FYI - this might interest some of you (note the specific mention of “History of the Internet”). Cheers, Andy Begin forwarded message: From: Scott Hale <scott.hale@oii.ox.ac.uk<mailto:scott.hale@oii.ox.ac.uk>> Date: March 29, 2015 at 9:56:44 AM EDT To: <citasa@list.citasa.org<mailto:citasa@list.citasa.org>> Subject: [CITASA] Oxford ConnectLife Conference: Abstract due Tuesday Apologies for cross posting. There is still time to submit an abstract to Oxford's Connected Life conference coming up in June. Registration is only £10 and travel bursaries will be available. Details below and at http://connectedlife.oii.ox.ac.uk/connected-life-15/cfp/ Cheers, Scott ------------- Connected Life 2015 is a day-long conference dedicated to igniting multidisciplinary exchanges and showcasing exciting Internet research. We welcome students and faculty from all disciplines, including (but not limited to) business, computer science, economics, education, history, international relations, law, linguistics, literature, media and communications, medicine, philosophy, politics, psychology, and sociology. Like last year’s inaugural conference, Connected Life 2015 will foster collaborations within and beyond Oxford in pursuit of an enhanced understanding of the Internet and its multifaceted effects upon society. We invite the submission of proposals for presentations on ongoing or recent research. Proposals that address our key thematic questions are particularly encouraged: How does our digital society intersect with existing social structures, institutions, and relationships? What are the impacts of digital technology on society and how will these evolve? Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): Politics and Public Policy Science and Technology Teaching and Education Gender and Identity Digital Humanities Cybersecurity, Surveillance, and Censorship Big Data Methods Entrepreneurship and Innovation Virtual Markets and Economies Internet Infrastructure and Protocols Social Networking History of the Internet Mobile Technologies Media and Journalism The above categories are intended only to provide a general direction for what can be discussed. We welcome submissions on any research topic related to the Internet; if you have questions about this, please contact a member of the organising team. Please note that as we are calling for presentations, not papers, proceedings will not be published. Therefore, we are willing to consider abstracts based on papers submitted to other conferences. However, we do recommend that clarification is first sought from the other intended destination(s) for your work. Submissions for oral presentations should be in the form of either an abstract or blog post of 400-600 words. Please submit via email (to connectedlife@oii.ox.ac.uk<mailto:connectedlife@oii.ox.ac.uk>) by Tuesday, 31st March 2015. We encourage blog posts that can be published on this website and generate discussion before and after the conference; however, the choice of a blog post or traditional abstract will not affect acceptance. We are also accepting abstracts or blogs posts (also of 400-600 words) for our Poster and Visualisation Fair, which will be running all day with a dedicated session for questions after lunch. Time and space permitting, any sort of visual is welcome (e.g., videos, interactive displays). We will do our best to accommodate interesting work that fits with the conference theme. All abstracts and blog posts will be reviewed by a committee of students and faculty from the Oxford Internet Institute. Notification of acceptances will be communicated in mid-late April. We are pleased to announce that we are able to provide travel support bursaries (of around £100-150) for a limited number of participants from outside the UK and Europe. If you are in need of financial assistance for travel, please indicate this in your submission. Registration will open in April. Like last year, there will be a registration fee of £10 that covers lunch, tea and coffee, and a reception at the end of the day. We look forward to receiving and reviewing your submissions! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email us at connectedlife@oii.ox.ac.uk<mailto:connectedlife@oii.ox.ac.uk>. -- Scott Hale Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford http://www.scotthale.net/ scott.hale@oii.ox.ac.uk<mailto:scott.hale@oii.ox.ac.uk>