EPART 2011 - ePart 2011 : The 3rd International conference on eParticipation

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Category EPART 2011

Deadline: March 31, 2011 | Date: August 29, 2011-September 01, 2011

Venue/Country: Delft, Netherlands

Updated: 2011-02-12 19:18:28 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

29 August ? 1 September 2011

Delft, The Netherlands

Sponsored by IFIP, WG8.5

(co-located with the IFIP EGOV 2011)

www.epart-conference.org

Scope

The scope of the ePart 2011 covers the whole range of research in eParticipation. Its principal aim is to review research advances in both social and technological scientific domains, seeking to demonstrate new concepts, methods and styles of eParticipation.

The third ePart conference focuses on, but is not limited to, the following topics around eParticipation:

* The Research landscape, directions, foundations and methods

* Cultural and normative differences in eParticipation

* Impact of eParticipation on real world decision making

* Comparative analyses of eParticipation practices

* eParticipation projects: design, implementation, evaluation, quality and impact

* Technologies for eParticipation, policy modelling, simulation, impact assessment and visualisation

* Online deliberation and discourse, eConsulation, ePoling, eLegislation, eElectioneering, eCampaigning, eVoting, Social networking

* Education, training courses, and curricula

ePart is closely aligned with the IFIP e-government conference and the EGOV community (www.egov-conference.org). Participants registering for one conference can also attend the other conference.

Submission Guidelines

The conference allows for four distinct types of submissions:

* Completed research papers (max 12 pages, published in LCNS Springer)

* Ongoing research and innovative projects papers (max 8 pages, published in Trauner)

* Workshops and panels on pertinent issues (up to 3 pages)

* PhD colloquium submission

ePart papers must contain original material not previously published or currently submitted elsewhere. Paper submissions should be anonymous and follow the relevant templates. Submissions are only possible through easychair system at http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=epart2011. More details are provided at the conference’s website (http://www.epart-conference.org/).

Important Dates

Submission of papers: 31 March 2011

Submission of workshop/panel proposals: 15 April 2011

Submissions to PhD colloquium: 15 May 2011

Notification of acceptance for papers: 30 April 2011

Notification of acceptance for workshops/panels: 15 May 2011

Camera-ready papers of completed research: 31 May 2011

Camera-ready papers of ongoing research: 15 June 2011

Publication

All accepted completed research papers will be published by Springer Verlag. Ongoing research and innovation projects papers will be published by Trauner Druck. Outstanding research papers from the conference might be selected for further development and publication in a special issue of a relevant journal.

Programme Chairs

Efthimios Tambouris, University of Macedonia, Greece

Ann Macintosh, The University of Leeds, United Kingdom

Hans de Bruijn, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Programme Committee (tbc)

Tommaso Agnoloni, Italy

Mario Bochicchio, Italy

Yannis Charalabidis, Greece

Clelia Colombo, Spain

Fiorella de Cindio, Italy

Hans de Bruijn, The Netherlands

Pietro Speroni di Fenizio, Portugal

Noella Edelmann, Austria

Annelie Ekelin, Sweden

Enrico Ferro, Italy

Anna Carola Freschi, Italy

Olivier Glassey, Switzerland

Dimitris Gouscos, Greece

Todd Graham, The Netherlands

Ake Gronlund, Sweden

Johann Hoechtl, Austria

Marius Johannessen, Norway

Andreas Ladner, Switzerland

Antonella Longo, Italy

Euripidis Loukis, Greece

Rui Pedro Lourenco, Portugal

Ann Macintosh, UK

Peter Mambrey, Germany

Rony Medaglia, Denmark

Jeremy Millard, Denmark

Francesco Molinari, Italy

Jacob N?rbjerg, Denmark

Peter Parycek, Austria

Joelle Pianzola, Switzerland

Marco Prandini, Italy

Andrea Resca, Italy

Jeremy Rose, Denmark

Oystein Saebo, Norway

Sabrina Scherer, Germany

Efthimios Tambouris, Greece

Konstantinos Tarabanis, Greece

Ella Taylor-Smith, UK

Peter Teufl, Austria

Daniela Tiscornia, Italy

Yanina Welp, Switzerland

Maria Wimmer, Germany

Alexander Xenakis, Greece