[cid:image001.jpg@01CB96EF.45E9C710] 2011 iConference - Early Registration Alert The UW Information School invites the ICTD community to attend the sixth annual iConference, which will take place February 8-11, 2011, at the Renaissance Hotel downtown. This is the first time that the University of Washington and Seattle will host faculty, researchers, students and collaborators from all 28 information schools. The four days will include peer-reviewed papers, posters, and workshops, as well as industry panels with representatives with Seattle's industry leaders. The iConference is presented by the iCaucus, an association of 28 academic institutions spanning eight countries worldwide dedicated to advancing the information field. Attendees who register by December 14 receive a discount on registration. There is also a special "Day Rate" available for attendees who only want to attend portions of the program and a discounted rate for full-time students. The program will include: Tuesday, February 8 Workshop (all day): Storytelling, Narratives and Metaphors in the Design and Use of ICTs: Creating an interdisciplinary community of scholarship; Brian M. Landry, Phillip J. Ayoub, Michael Twidale Workshop (9am - 12:30): ICTD Un-Workshop: Charting iSchool Research in Information and Communication Technologies and Development; Chris Coward Wednesday, February 9 Session 10: Social Inclusion * Low-cost Assistive Technology in the developing world: A research agenda for information schools, Joyojeet Pal, Victor Tsaran, Ugo Vallauri * Technology as Amplifier in International Development, Kentaro Toyama * Things Fall Apart: Maintenance, Repair, and Technology for Education Initiatives in Rural Namibia, Alex Pompe, Steven Jackson Session 16: Collaboration * No Sense of Distance: Improving Cross-Cultural Communication with Context-Linked Software Tools, Cecilia Aragon, Sarah Poon * Social Scientists, Documents and Cyberinfrastructure: The Cobbler's Children or the Missing Masses? Elizabeth Kaziunas , Steve Sawyer, Carsten Osterlund * Designing the Future of Collaborative Workplace Systems: Lessons Learned from a Comparison with Alternate Reality Games, David Gurzick, Kevin White, Wayne Lutters, Brian Landry, Caroline Drombowski, Jeffrey Kim Session 17: Social Inclusion * Cost and other barriers to public access computing in developing countries, Melody Clark, Ricardo Gomez * Loose Strands: Searching for Evidence of Public Access ICT Impact on Development, Michelle Fellows, Araba Sey * Using Mobile Phone Data to Measure the Ties Between Nations, Joshua Blumenstock Thursday, February 10 Session 36: Collaboration * Good Bones: Anthropological Scientific Collaboration around Computed Tomography Data, Andrea Tapia, Rosalie Ocker, Mary Beth Rosson, Bridget Blodgett * NGO Collaborations: Sharing and Pooling projects, Kartikeya Bajpai, Edgar Maldonado, Louis-Marie Ngamassi Tchouakeu, Andrea Tapia, Carleen Maitland * Metadata Fictions and Frictions in Scientific Collaboration, Matthew Mayernik, Archer Batcheller, Christine Borgman Friday, February 11 Session 39: Social Inclusion * Dusting for science: motivation and participation of digital citizen science volunteers, Oded Nov, Ofer Arazy, David Anderson * Governance of Labor in Digital Video Networks, Adam Fish * The CyberNavigators of Chicago Public Library and the 'informatics moment': The information revolution in civil society and people's everyday lives, Kate Williams Session 42: Visualization * Visualizing Global Cyberscapes, Matthew Zook * A vision for Information Visualization in Information Science, Marilyn Ostergren, Jeff J. Hemsley, Miranda Belarde-Lewis, Shawn Walker * Visualization, Causation, Discourse, and History, Robert Allen Three more great reasons to attend the iConference: 1. Quality and breadth of research - This year's CFP was the most selective ever. With papers and posters spanning design, e-learning, health, knowledge organization, open access, social media, and more, you're sure to experience much that pertains to your area of expertise. 2. Unparalleled networking opportunities - the iConference draws fellow professionals who share your passion and research interests. It's a dynamic experience that fosters interaction, spontaneity, reflection, and potential collaboration. 3. Keynotes and industry panels - In addition to two keynotes from visionaries in the field of information science, Colin B. Burke and Susan Dumais, the conference will also feature industry panels on "Privacy in the Cloud" and "Big Data." Visit our website for additional details, including a complete conference agenda: www.ischools.org/iConference11/2011index/<http://www.ischools.org/iConference11/2011index/> iConference 2011 is hosted by the University of Washington Information School. Presenting Sponsors include the National Science Foundation, Microsoft Research, Intelius, and Serials Solutions. Additional support provided by Google, Washington Research Foundation, WebJunction, the Seattle Public Library, and the University of Washington Libraries. You are receiving this email because you expressed interest in the University of Washington Information School. You may unsubscribe from this list by replying to this message with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. Our mailing address is: The Information School | Box 352840 | Mary Gates Hall, Ste 370 Seattle, WA 98195-2840 Phone: (206) 685-9937 | Fax: (206) 616-3152