ICT 2009 - IADIS International Conference ICT, Society, and Human Beings 2009

CALL FOR PAPERS- Deadline for submissions (2nd call): 15 April 2009

IADIS Int Conf ICT, SOCIETY AND HUMAN BEINGS 2009
Algarve, Portugal, 21 to 23 June 2009
(http://www.ict-conf.org/)
part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems
(MCCSIS 2009)
Algarve, Portugal, 17 to 23 June 2009
(http://www.mccsis.org)

Conference Program Chair:
Professor Em. Gunilla Bradley, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

General MCCSIS Conference Co-Chairs:
Piet Kommers, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Pedro Isa¨ªas, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal
Nian-Shing Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan


Keynote Speaker (confirmed):
Prof. Dr. Lorenz M. Hilty, Head of Laboratory, Technology and Society Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, Switzerland

Conference background and goals
The effects of ICT on human beings come in focus in the conference but also the interaction between ICT ¨C Individual ¨C Society. Analyses of Interaction and Effects are both important. Changes in behaviour, perspectives, values, competencies, human and psychological aspects, feelings are all of interest. Computer Science and IT related disciplines work more and more together with various behavioural and social sciences: Cognitive effects and changes, Motivational and emotional changes, Organisational and institutional changes, Societal changes, Value changes and new lifestyles, experiences from Child psychology and Development psychology.
In general all types of research strategies are encouraged and especially cross disciplinary and multidisciplinary studies: Case studies, broader empirical field studies, theoretical analyses, cross cultural studies, scenarios, ethnographic studies, epistemological analyses.

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 related to ICT, Society and Human Beings
These include, but are not limited to the following areas and topics:


Globalization and ICT
- Globalization processes
- Glocalization processes
- Values, norms
- Labour market (outsourcing,integration, mobility)
- Universal access
- Virtual worlds
- Global villages
- Rethinking economical and social
theories
- Human capital theory
- Sustainability, Democracy
- Global catastrophes
- Vulnerability

Life role and ICT)
- Citizen¡¯s role
- Professional role
- Leadership role
- Private role
- Virtual roles
- Home of the future
- Mobile life
- Role conflicts

Desirable goals
- Integration
- Humanization
- Reducing poverty
- Bridging the digital gap
- Freedom of expression
- Democratization
- E-cooperation
- Peace
- Sustainability
- Wellbeing Health
- Human welfare
- Quality of life

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
- ICT applications and systems contributing to desirable goals (see track below)


Life environment and ICT
- Psychosocial environment
- Work environment/Work place
- Work content ¨C Work tasks
- Organizational structure
- Decision support systems
- Human-human communication
- Power structure-formal and informal
- Leadership
- Career patterns
- Influence/participation
- Working hours and
salary/compensation
- Work pace/work load
- Physical and ergonomic conditions
- Learning and knowledge growth
- Home Environment
- Public Environment
- Private Environment
- Virtual Environment
- Virtual (on-line) communities
- Organisational Design and
Management
- Psychosocial work environment

Effects on humans
- Analyses of impact as well as technology contributing to desirable human qualities
- Psychosocial impact
- Life styles
- Human needs (meaningfulness, belonging, autonomy, confidence)
- Happiness and fun
- Wellbeing and health
- Dependency
- Identity
- Integrity
- Trust ¨C security ¨C privacy
- Addictiveness (games)
- Availability
- Motivation
- Human memory
- Cybersickness
- Stress (over- and understimulation)
- Workload
- Fatigue
- Love and Relationship
- Skills and competencies
- Creativity
- Problem solving
- Social competence

Perspectives
- Social and psychosocial
- Cross-cultural
- Theoretical
- Gender
- Class
- Rural ¨C urban
- Multimodal
- Economic
- Ethical

Actions for reaching the Good Information Society
- Individual level
- Community (physical and virtual)
level
- Governmental level
- International level
- Civil society and social change
communities
- Design of societal systems ¨C
rethinking



Important Dates
- Submission Deadline (2nd call): 15 April 2009
- Notification to Authors (2nd call): 6 May 2009
- Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration (2nd call): Until 20 May 2009
- Late Registration (2nd call): After 20 May 2009
- Conference: Algarve, Portugal, 21 to 23 June 2009

Conference Location
The conference will be held in Algarve, Portugal.



Secretariat
IADIS Secretariat - IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ICT, SOCIETY AND HUMAN BEINGS 2009
Rua Sao Sebastiao da Pedreira, 100, 3
1050-209 Lisbon, Portugal
E-mail: secretariat-AT-ict-conf.org Web site: http://www.ict-conf.org/

Program Committee: Please refer to http://www.ict-conf.org/committees.asp