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ETHICOMP 2007
Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan
Call for Papers
The ETHICOMP conference series was launched in 1995 by the Centre for Computing
and Social Responsibility (CCSR). Professor Terry Bynum and Professor Simon
Rogerson are the founders and joint directors. The purpose of this series is to
provide an inclusive forum for discussing the ethical and social issues
associated with the development and application of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT). Conferences are held about every 18 months.
There have been eight previous conferences in Europe. Delegates and speakers
from all continents have attended. Over 500 papers have been presented. In the
second ETHICOMP decade it is proposed that occasional special ETHICOMP
conferences will replace the normal European conferences in order to increase
participation of those from other parts of the world. Given its excellent
credentials Meiji University is an ideal place to launch this initiative.
ETHICOMP 2007 has the overall theme of "Glocalisation: Bridging the Global
Nature of Information and Communication Technology and the Local Nature of
Human Beings". The aim of the conference is to present and discuss the social
and ethical impact of advances in information and communication technologies
(ICT) on society, organisations and individuals.
Web Address for ETHICOMP 2007 is
http://www.kisc.meiji.ac.jp/~ethicj/index1.html
(a mirror at the CCSR website http://www.ccsr.cse.dmu.ac.uk will be added
shortly).
Papers of an ethical or societal nature within the following areas are
particularly welcomed.
* Globalisation
* E-Government, E-democracy and citizenship
* Agents
* Nanotechnology
* Assistive technology
* E-inclusion
* Health informatics
* Technology-enhanced learning
* Human communication
* Professional practice and system development
* Digital resources
* Knowledge management
* Technology and the workplace
Papers covering one or several of these perspectives are called for from
business, government, computer science, information systems, law, media,
anthropology, psychology, sociology and philosophy. Interdisciplinary papers
and those from new researchers and practitioners are encouraged. A paper might
take a conceptual, applied, practical or historical focus. Case studies and
reports on lessons learned in practice are welcomed.
How to submit
As in previous ETHICOMP conferences, papers written in English and not
published nor submitted elsewhere will be accepted on the basis of an extended
abstract of between 700 and 1000 words after a careful review by Programme
Committee members.
The first page of each submission must include the title, all of the authors'
names, affiliations, complete mailing addresses including email, telephone
numbers, and a statement of commitment that one of the authors will present the
paper at ETHICOMP 2007 in Japan.
A submission lacking any of the above information or outside the range of
700-1000 word limit will not be considered by the Programme Committee for
inclusion in the conference programme.
Please make submissions in the electronic form via email as embedded plain text
or an attachment in RTF format.
Abstracts must be submitted no later than 1 September 2006 to [log in to unmask]
Authors will be informed of the decision of the Programme Committee by 15
October 2006.
Important Dates
1 July 2006 Call for papers
1 September 2006 Latest date to submit abstracts to [log in to unmask]
15 October 2006 Authors informed of programme committee decisions
20 January 2007 Last date for receipt of full papers from authors
(electronic/camera ready versions)
27 March 2007 to 29 March 2007 ETHICOMP 2007, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan
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Mohammed Hawash
CCSR Webmaster
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Centre Of Computing and Social Responsibility
Faculty Of Computing Sciences and Engineering
The Gateway
De Montfort University
Leicester
LE1 9BH
Tel: (+44) 0116 250 6143
Fax: (+44) 0116 207 8159
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