10 Years On: Looking Forwards in Mobile ICT Research
ICA Communications and Technology Division
Mobile Communications 10th Anniversary Pre-Conference Workshop
16th and 17th June 2013
London School of Economics and Political Science
Media and Communications Department
Lead Organisers:
Leslie Haddon (Senior Researcher LSE)
Jane Vincent (Visiting Fellow University of Surrey Digital World Research
Centre)
We are pleased to invite papers for the Mobile
Communications ICA Pre-Conference Workshop. In celebration of its 10th
Anniversary Year we also announce the introduction of an Award for the Best
Paper. We look forward to receiving your submissions and to welcoming you
in London in June 2013!
Aims of the Pre-Conference Workshop
This Workshop aims to understand more about the implications of the fast moving
mobile world both on the social practices of the users of mobile ICTs as well
as, and following the main ICA conference theme, on the ability of researchers
to deliver reliable and effective research material. This 10th Mobile
Communications ICA pre-conference provides a chance to take stock, reflect on
and look forward to developments in research in this field over the forthcoming
years. This will include discussing the general expectations and aspirations of
an invited panel of experts and exploring the future research implications of
contemporary studies to be reported at the conference.
Workshop Topics
Mobile communications are by no means new when we think in terms of walkie-talkies
or car telephones but the hand held digital voice and data mobile
communications that now populate our always on connected lives have only become
omnipresent in the last five years. Ten years ago, when the first ICA Mobile
Communications Pre-Conference Workshop was held, Twitter was unheard of, wifi
virtually non-existent and mobile phone subscriptions a fifth of their present
day numbers. Nowadays mobile ICTs are no longer merely mobile phones nor do
they just involve communication between people. Instead mobile devices like
smartphones, tablets or laptops use many convergent technologies (3G, 4G, Wifi,
Television etc). How can this experience of, and exponential global
growth in, mobile ICTs inform our ideas about the future?
We anticipate many diverse topics which will be linked
through the common thread of looking forwards in mobile communications perhaps
also providing material that may help set a future research agenda.
We welcome abstracts that relate to the following broad
areas of mobile ICT research
Cultural differences
Gender
Children
Elderly
Mobile media
Migration
Social Media
This range is in part designed to produce a broad overview,
but other more specific areas will be considered. For example, contemporary
studies are already identifying challenges in achieving consistency,
reliability and quality of results in a fast moving world of Big Data,
petabytes and change. New research has already highlighted the effects of
people on the move around the globe – migration within and between nations; as
well as emotions, affect and sentiment with regard to using mobile devices.
Best Paper Award
An Award for the best paper will be given at this event; only full papers
submitted by the entry date can be included for consideration for this award.
Programme Outline
Commencing 9am Sunday morning 16 June 2013 and concluding at 1pm 17th June,
this one and a half day event will consist of expert panel presentations and
reflections, and strands for the presentation of papers.
There is an upper limit of 46 papers, and a limit of 70
delegates.
Poster sessions may be an option if there is high demand.
More details of the programme and social events including a
dinner on Sunday night will be released as they are confirmed
Venue and Cost
The event is hosted by The London School of Economics and Political Science
Media and Communications Department.
The cost will be £70 per person inclusive of lunch Sunday
and coffee/tea Sunday and Monday morning.
Map link
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/mapsAndDirections/howToGetToLSE.aspx
The LSE is the world’s leading social science institution for teaching and
research, with an academic profile spanning a wide range of disciplines.
Teaching and research are conducted through 18 departments and 26 research
centres and institutes, with students drawn from more than 130 countries
worldwide.
Paper Submission Process
Contributions are invited from scholars from multiple disciplines studying
mobile ICTs and at all stages of their career. In keeping with the
pre-conference theme, those submitting abstracts should write something about
the broader implications, issues, trends, future research, etc. that can be
derived from the particular empirical study or the topic they focused upon.
This will also help to seek further publication of any papers. Although the
papers may well cover diverse topics this will ensure they have a common thread
of implications for communications research.
Abstracts 250 – 500 words to be sent to
j.vincent@surrey.ac.uk
Please use ICA Mobile Communications cfp Abstract Submission as email subject
and include a 50 word max biography
Abstract Deadline 16 November 2012
Confirmation of acceptance by 4 January 2012
Only Full Papers (max 8000 words) submitted by 31 March 2013
will be considered for the Best Paper Award.
