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IMCW2014: 

5th International Symposium on Information Management in a Changing World,

November 24-26, 2014, Antalya, Turkey

Research Data Management and Knowledge Discovery 

(First Call for Papers)

Symposium web site: http://imcw2014.bilgiyonetimi.net 

SCOPE

IMCW2014: The "5th International Symposium on Information Management in a Changing World" will take place at the Club Hotel Sera (http://www.clubhotelsera.com.tr/) in Antalya, Turkey, from November 24-26, 2014 (http://imcw2014.bilgiyonetimi.net/).  To commemorate the 2014 Turkish-German Science Year, IMCW2014 is organized in cooperation with Hacettepe University and the Goethe-Institutes in Turkey.  

IMCW2014 will be held jointly with the 10th International Conference on Knowledge Management (ICKM2014) at the same venue so that participants will have a chance to attend both events.      

MAIN THEME

The main theme of the Symposium is “Research Data Management and Knowledge Discovery”. It aims to bring together researchers, data scientists, computer engineers, data repository managers, information scientists and information professionals, data librarians and archivists to discuss the issues pertinent to research data management and open data repositories, and to contemplate on how to design and develop innovative and collaborative knowledge discovery and mining services over the research data. 

CONTRIBUTIONS

Contributions can be theoretical as well as technical and practical.  Informative case studies are also welcome.  

We accept extended abstracts (no less than 750 words) for full papers; short communications, Research in Progress reports, visual presentations (“pecha kuchas”) and posters on all aspects of innovative and collaborative research data management and knowledge discovery. Extended abstracts for student papers and posters are also welcome.  Extended abstracts of PhD students to present the interim findings of their ongoing research will also be considered. Please use the template available on the Symposium web site to prepare your contributions and send them to us using the Conference Management Software (openconf) byMarch 16, 2014.

We also accept proposals to organize workshops.  Proposals should include a title, a short abstract, proposal type, the name and contact information of the convener and be addressed to [log in to unmask] by March 16, 2014.   

We also encourage session proposals. The coordinator of a special session will be responsible for the selection of papers (4-6 papers) and will chair the session.  For session coordinators, registration fee will be waived. 

Accepted extended abstracts may be developed as full papers.  A short list of papers will be selected so that the revised and extended versions of these papers and posters will appear in the proceedings book to be published by Springer under its Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series (decision pending) and the Symposium web site.  Papers that appear in Springer’s CCIS series are indexed in Thomson Reuter’s Conference Proceedings Citation Index.

MAIN TOPICS

Main topics of the Symposium include (but not limited with) the following: 

Research Data

Research Data Infrastructure

Research Data Management

Open Access to Research Data 

Knowledge Discovery in Research Data 

Education for Research Data Management 

IMPORTANT DATES

First Call: December 2013 

Second Call: January 2014 

Third Call: February 2014 

Last date to send all types of extended abstracts and proposals: 16 March 2014 

Authors notification: 1 May 2014  

Submission of extended abstracts in final form: 1 June 2014

Registration starts: 2 June 2014

Submission of full papers (if desired):1 July 2014 

Notification of acceptance of full papers: 1 August 2014

Submission of full papers in final form: 1 September 2014

Symposium: 24-26 November 2014 

All suggestions and comments are welcome. Please send us your ideas about possible invited

speakers at [log in to unmask].

Yaşar Tonta and Serap Kurbanoğlu, General Co-chairs 

Hacettepe University 

Department of Information Management

06800 Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey

Phone: +90 312 297 82 00

Fax: +90 312 299 20 14

E-mail: {yasartonta, [log in to unmask] 

Nico Sandfuchs

Goethe-Institut Ankara

Atatürk Bulvarı No:131

06640 Bakanlıklar, Ankara, Turkey

Phone:+90 312 419 52 83

E-mail: [log in to unmask]