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Dear All, I am delighted to announce the following conference and call for papers: Digital dE-BiAsing Techniques for an Engaged Society (Debates) 18th May 2016 Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK The call for papers for the first Debates conference closes on 19th February 2016. The overall topic for the Debates conference is the issue of negative behaviours in online social media and how these can be analysed and addressed by the research community. Keynote speakers are: Professor Annemaree Lloyd - Professor Swedish School of Library and Information Sciences, University of Boras, Sweden Professor Stephan Lewandowsky - Chair in Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol Professor Heidi Julien - Professor of Library and Information Studies, University at Buffalo, USA Carl Miller - Research Director, Centre for the Analysis of Social Media (CASM) at Demos Debates is a one-day conference with a difference: * Each keynote will set out their theme based around their main theoretical lenses which are then carried through into the strand * The invited speakers pick up the theme and then the pecha kucha's further articulate this (selected from the call for papers) * In the morning plenary the keynotes with invited speakers will lead a themed plenary with presenters and audience to identify possible research ideas and collaborations * The most promising ideas and collaborations are to be developed in outline and displayed on the unconference boards with a named lead * These then form the basis for the Unconference sessions in the afternoon * Conference committee members will have a roving brief to capture the highlights for the final plenary * The plenary will identify the research themes and collaborations that have emerged. We are accepting abstracts for pecha kucha papers on the following themes: The analysis and/or addressing the issue of negative online social media behaviours through the main theoretical lenses of: * Psychology - we would especially welcome papers on the use of mis-information theory * Information behaviour - abstracts on everyday information seeking will be particularly welcome * Information literacy - especially those papers that have an information practice focus * Policy studies - in particular papers focussing on where interventions need to be (policing, legislation or the social media companies) and/or how to influence decision-makers Creative and educational approaches to this issue are also welcomed. We are interested in hearing from early career as well as more established researchers. Abstracts format Guidance for contributors to prepare your submission: Structured abstracts of 500 words with a title of no more than 15 words and references in Harvard style (references and keywords will not be included in the word count). Headings for structured abstract as follows: * Purpose * Design/methodology/approach * Findings * Research limitations/implications * Practical implications * Originality/value * Keywords - up to 5 * References These will be double blind refereed. Those authors who have their papers accepted will be invited to submit a full article to a special edition of Online Information Review<http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/oir> (2014 Impact Factor: 0.918). Authors who's papers are accepted for the conference will be given full instructions on how to create a pecha kucha presentation. Authors will be notified of decisions by 11th March 2016. Send your completed abstracts to: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by 19th February 2016 For more information about the conference and to book your place, visit the conference page<http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/debates>. We look forward to hearing from you. This conference is sponsored by the Information Literacy Group. Best wishes, Geoff Geoff Walton BA (Joint Hons), MA, MCLIP, FHEA, PgCHPE, PhD, Senior Lecturer in Information Sciences, iSchool@northumbria http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/ee/news/isch Department of Mathematics & Information Sciences Northumbria University [cid:image001.png@01CF9119.96A5C550] Room 038, Pandon Building, Camden Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 1XE, UK| t: +44 (0)191 243 7144 fax: +44(0)1912437630 This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. Any use, disclosure or reproduction without the sender's explicit consent is unauthorised and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please notify Northumbria University immediately and permanently delete it. Any views or opinions expressed in this message are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the University. The University cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free or has not been intercepted and/or amended.