[Wikimania-l] First Call for Papers WikiSym 2011

[Finn Aarup Nielsen]

CALL FOR PAPERS - WikiSym 2011 - 7th International Symposium on
Wikis and Open Collaboration
October 3-5, 2011 | Mountain View, California

http://www.wikisym.org/ws2011

The International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration (WikiSym) is the 
premier conference on open collaboration and related technologies. In 2011, 
WikiSym celebrates its 7th year of scholarly, technical and community 
innovation in Mountain View, California at the Microsoft Research Campus in 
Silicon Valley.

Submissions are invited for the following categories, further details
are available on the conference website:

http://www.wikisym.org/ws2011/submitting:start

* Research Papers, Panels, Workshop: April 1
* Posters, Demos: May 13
* Notification of Acceptance: June 17

The conference program will include a peer-reviewed research track, as well as 
workshops, a doctoral consortium, invited keynotes and panel speakers. Evening 
social events will follow, because wiki folks know the value of a good party 
for sparking conversation and collaboration. As always, Open Space, a 
participant-organized track will also run throughout the conference. Many of 
the most innovative technology companies in the world have a presence in 
Mountain View, which makes it an ideal venue for hatching new ideas and 
thoughtful debate about collaborative computing among technologists, 
researchers, educators, and activists.

Topics appropriate for research submissions include all aspects of the people, 
tools, contexts, and content that comprise open collaboration systems. For 
example:

* Collaboration tools and processes
* Social and cultural aspects of collaboration
* Collaboration beyond text: images, video, sound, etc.
* Communities and workgroups
* Knowledge and information production
* New media literacies
* Uses and impact of wikis and open resources in specific fields, such
as
    - Education/Open Educational Resources
    - Law/Intellectual Property
    - Journalism
    - Art
    - Science
    - Publishing
    - Business
    - Entertainment

In addition to research and development topics, WikiSym also invites
innovative proposals for wiki-style art and performance.


Felipe Ortega, Conference Chair
University Rey Juan Carlos
http://felipeortega.net/

Andrea Forte, Program Chair
Drexel University
http://www.andreaforte.net/