[WSIS CS-Plenary] Call for papers IFIP WG 9.2 Conference on Landscapes of ICT and S ocial Accountability

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Call for Papers

IFIP WG 9.2 Conference on Landscapes of ICT and Social Accountability
June 27-29, 2005

University of Turku, Turku, Finland

This is a call for papers for a conference on social accountability in
information and communications technologies (ICT). The conference will
be held from 27th to 29th  June 2005 at the University of Turku,
Finland. It is being organised by the Working Group on Social
Accountability of the International Federation for Information
Processing (IFIP), a non-governmental, non-profit umbrella organisation
for national societies working in the field of information processing.

The conference aims to review the landscapes: what are the social
consequences of information and communication technologies today and how
are they evolving?

Topics of interest for the conference include ICT and social
accountability in relation to:
1. Philosophy, ethics and sociological aspects
2. Culture and education
3. Social aspects
4. Politics and regulation
5. Economics and work
6. Technology, virtual reality and emerging technologies
7. New challenges: what needs to be done?

The decision to accept will be based on an extended abstract of 2-4
pages to be sent to Kai Kimppa, kai.kimppa at it.utu.fi.

Important Dates:
Deadline for submission of extended abstracts: October 1st, 2004.
Decision on abstract: November 15th, 2004.
Full papers due: February 28th, 2005.
Final papers due: April 15th, 2005.
Conference: June 27-29 th, 2005.

Further Information:

http://www.cs.utu.fi/ifip/WG9.2_Conference_2005/

Regards,
-- 
Kai Kimppa
Lecturer, University of Turku
Organizing Committee Chair

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Best regards,

-- 
Kai Kimppa
Lecturer, Information Systems, Department of Information Technology,
University of Turku
Areas of interest: IT Ethics, IPR's, HCI, UI Design
Tel. +358 2 333 8665
Mobile. +358 44 060 1321