Call for Papers

IWCSC will address the intersections between technological, sociological and aesthetic issues pertinent to communication as generator of sustainable community development. The workshop will be an interdisciplinary forum where researchers can discuss innovative communication solutions and paradigms that can enhance sustainable community development.

Topics of interests include, but are not limited to:

  • Theories and approaches for designing, developing and using communication tools to promote sustainability in communities.
  • Semantic and Social Media in sustainable community development.
  • New sustainable communication channels (haptic, spatial, aural).
  • Cultural and cross-cultural approaches to communication.
  • Equitable and accessible approaches to communication.
  • Ecological, socio-economic and political aspects of communication for communities development.
  • Adaptable and Adaptive communication for sustainable communities.
  • Models for sustainable urban community development.
  • Communication technologies and geolocated communities (nomad, collocated and dislocated).
  • Communication aspects for encouraging participation and collaboration in sustainable practices.
  • Measurements and characteristics for the success of sustainable community communication.

Submissions

We invite practical approaches, empirical findings, proposals and research results that address aspects of communication for sustainable communities. Position and theoretically grounded discussions about the topics of interest, as well as mature aesthetic explorations, are also welcome.

Papers must be full format (6-8 pages), in the ACM SIG format. Submissions must contain original contributions and include unpublished results. Selected papers will be published in the CEUR Workshop Proceedings

Please, use the JEMS system to submit a paper at https://submissoes.sbc.org.br/Paper.cgi?c=1198&track=2900

Participants should register for SIGDOC 2010. One-day registration is available on the SIGDOC'10 website.

Contact: organizers@iwcsc.com

Important Dates



Submission deadline: August 14th, 2010 (extended)

Notification to Authors: September 2nd, 2010

Camera-ready: September 12, 2010

IWCSC'10: September 26th

SIGDOC'10: September 26th-29th