6th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations
ITNG 2009
April 27-29, 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
http://www.itng.info/  
 
Call for Papers
Social Computing Track
New: Papers accepted to the track

Theme With the Internet rapidly taking on the role of a global marketplace for the exchange of ideas, experiences and knowledge, an interesting research area has emerged: social computing. Social computing lies at the intersection of social behavior and computing systems. It focuses on the use of technology to create social conventions and contexts, as well as the new relationships and power structures that result. Three widely-agreed tenets of social computing are (i) the shift of innovation from a top-down to a bottom-up model; (ii) the shift of value from ownership to experiences; and (iii) the shift of power from institutions to communities. Social computing (also known as Web 2.0 and social media) has drawn much interest in academia, the information technology industry and among Internet users. This track at ITNG 2009 is therefore timely, and will serve as a platform for those researching this area. Submissions may include research, system, evaluation, policy and position papers. Topics include, but are not limited to: Use of information communication technologies for social computing Infrastructure and architectures for social computing Mobility and social computing Online communities and social networking Social tagging and collaborative information organization Information retrieval and sharing techniques Usability and user needs Use and impact Management of information Applications and case studies in social computing Novel interfaces supporting user-generated content and social interaction Social, institutional and policy issues in social computing Social computing in schools, enterprises and other organizations Collaboration and social computing Social computing trends and issues   Paper Submission Proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society. Electronic submission in PDF or MS Word format are required. Papers must represent high quality and previously unpublished work, not currently under review by another conference, workshop, or journal. Interested authors should submit a 6-page summary of their original and unpublished work including 5 keywords in the IEEE format. Your submission should include the author names, complete mailing addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and the email addresses of the authors. For formatting and submission instructions, please refer to http://www.itng.info/submission.php. When submitting papers via the online submission system, remember to indicate that the paper is meant for the "Social Computing" track. This option is found in the "Submission Categories" section in the system. If using the online submission system is somehow not possible, please email the track co-chairs for assistance at itng2009@ntu.edu.sg.   Evaluation Process Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and soundness. Per ITNG policy, except for invited papers, all papers will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. Accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society and available on the IEEE digital library.   Important Dates Submission Deadline: November 28, 2008 Author Notification: December 19, 2008 Camera Ready Paper Due (6 pages): February 20, 2009   Accepted Papers PengYo: A Mobile Application to Support Phatic Communication in the Hybrid Space Daniel Filonik, Michael Gross, Andreas Hackel, Herbert Mangesius, Mark Bilandzic Center for Digital Technology and Management Technische Universität München, Germany Multidimensional Visualization System for Travel Social Networks Maria Chiara Caschera, Fernando Ferri, Patrizia Grifoni, Tiziana Guzzo Institute of Research on Population and Social Policies Rome, Italy Trust Computing for Social Networking Yanjun Zuo University of North Dakota, USA Towards a Context Aware Mobile Community Application Platform Christian Menkens Center for Digital Technology and Management Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany A Trend Analysis of the Question Answering Domain Mohan John Blooma, Alton Yeow Kuan Chua, Dion Hoe-Lian Goh Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Effects of Social Approval Votes on Search Performance Gabriella Kazai and Natasa Milic-Frayling Microsoft Research,Cambridge, UK   Track Co-Chairs General enquires on the Social Computing track and email submissions should be sent to: itng2009@ntu.edu.sg Dr Dion Goh, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Email: ashlgoh@ntu.edu.sg Dr Chei Sian Lee, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Email: leecs@ntu.edu.sg Dr Alton Chua, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Email: altonchua@ntu.edu.sg