(http://www.edemocracy-conf.org/)
(http://www.mccsis.org)
* Conference background and goals
This conference aims to encourage and foster efforts of researchers and practitioners by sharing cutting-edge research, innovations, models, theories and strategies that address issues and challenges related to cultivating online communities for grassroots democracy, equity and social justice.
* Format of the Conference
The conference will comprise of invited talks and oral presentations. The proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of a book and CD-ROM with ISBN, and will be available also in the IADIS Digital Library (accessible on-line).
* Best Papers
Selected authors of best papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers to selected journals (i.e. IADIS International Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems - ISSN: 1646-3692) including journals from INDERSCIENCE Publishers.
* Types of submissions
Full and Short Papers, Reflection Papers, Posters/Demonstrations, Tutorials, Panels and Doctoral Consortium. All submissions are subject to a blind refereeing process.
* Topics for this conference include, but are not limited to:
Citizenship
* Unleashing the power of citizens in developing countries to use the Internet to drive their own social & political development agenda
Digital divide:
* Achievement of equity by bridging the digital divide and promoting critical and digital literacies
Participation:
* Provision of effective online platforms for meaningful participation of citizens
Access
* Optimization of wider access to democratic dialogues through successful community cultivation
Community cultivation
* Enhance the benefits of social development interventions through the use of digital, wireless and mobile technologies for cultivating communities to conduct inquiry and socio-political action
Sustainability
* Facilitating sustainable grassroots, bottom up co-created solutions and approaches to leadership, human rights, and civil society development
E-mentoring
* Reports and reflections on the successes and failures of deploying e-mentoring strategies for raising political awareness, civic consciousness and community cultivation
Transference
* North-South, South-South, and public-private partnerships and collaboration for co-creation of online communities
Community Ownership & Strengthening
* Studies of efforts of involving citizens as stakeholders in initiatives to promote democracy, social justice and equity by strengthening their capabilities and promoting their involvement in online communities.
* Important Dates:
- Submission Deadline (new date): 29 March 2010
- Notification to Authors (new date): 30 April 2010
- Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration (new date): Until 24 May 2010
- Late Registration (new date): After 24 May 2010
- Conference: Freiburg, Germany, 26 =C2=96 28 July 2010
* Conference Location
The conference will be held in Freiburg, Germany.
* Secretariat
IADIS Secretariat - IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE E-DEMOCRACY, EQUITY
AND SOCIAL JUSTIVE 2010
Rua Sao Sebastiao da Pedreira, 100, 3
1050-209 Lisbon, Portugal
E-mail: secretariat@edemocracy-conf.org
Web site: http://www.edemocracy-conf.org/
Committee Members: * for committee list please refer to
http://www.edemocracy-conf.org/committees.asp
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