CfP IEEE International Professional Communication Conference 2008 (IPCC 2008)

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR IPCC 2008

Call for Panel and Paper Proposals: IEEE International Professional=20
Communication Conference 2008 (IPCC 2008)

Conference Theme: Opening the Information Economy

Conference Location: Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Conference Dates: July 13-16, 2008

The information economy is based on the collection and the exchange of data=
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ideas.  We all either contribute to or use materials from the information=
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economy in most aspects of our everyday lives.  As a result, the informatio=
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economy exists as an environment in which we are all contributors and=20
consumers. Within this system, effective communication is essential to succ=
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allowing individuals to contribute ideas and information effectively and to=
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make efficient use of the goods and services.  Few of us, however, understa=
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all of the nuances of the information economy or the communication factors =
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affect its operations.

This conference seeks to examine or to =93open=94 this economic model by ex=
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the connections between communication practices and the products, practices=
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and services that constitute the information economy. The objective of such=
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examination will be to help attendees better understand and participate in =
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information economy as both contributors and consumers.

The conference will take place on the campus of Concordia University in=20
Montreal, Canada and will consist of paper presentations and panel discussi=
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that focus on various communication, design, social, and cultural aspects o=
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the information economy.

POSSIBLE TOPIC AREAS
Suggested topic areas include but are not limited to the following:

=95 Establishing and assessing the value of knowledge work and knowledge pr=
oducts

=95 Information design, usability, and accessibility

=95 Virtual teams, online collaboration, and distributed models of work

=95 Cross-cultural communication, globalization, outsourcing, translation, =
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localization

=95 Legal policies and social issues related to the information economy

=95 Media selection and multimodality

=95 The role of and perspectives on teaching and training within the inform=
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economy

=95 Content management, open source software, single sourcing, and XML

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PROCESS AND SUBMISSION DATES
Send 1-2 page (250-500 word) proposals to [email protected] by

=95 15 October 2007 (deadline for submissions to be considered for early=20
acceptance)

=95 15 December 2007 (deadline for regular submissions)

For conference- or proposal-related questions contact: [email protected]

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Stefan Koch
University of Economics and BA
Department of Information Systems
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Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: (+43-1) 31336/5206
e-Mail: stefan.koch-i0A/nMdFMmTbTTqub/[email protected]
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