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IADIS International conference Web Based Communities And Social Media 2013 (WBC 2013) conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 24 - 26 July 2013 part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS 2013), Prague, Czech Republic, 22 - 26 July 2013
Conference background and goals
Social Media are growing rapidly and play an increasingly important role in the development of Online Communities. Web based communities announce themselves both in your professional and private life through several new media such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Plaxo, etc. Social media allow dynamic roles in participation, virtual presence and online communities. These new ways to communicate via online social media are having great societal effects and are motivating the creation of best practices to help individuals, corporations and authorities to make the best of it. Aware of the growing impact of social media and the influence of web based communities in today's users/consumers behaviour, many organisations spend an increasing share of their budget in online social marketing strategies.
The mission of this conference is to publish and integrate scientific results and act catalytically to the fast developing culture of web communities, while helping to disseminate and understand the latest developments social media and their impact.
Format of the Conference
The conference will comprise of invited talks and oral presentations. The proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of a book and CD-ROM with ISBN, and will be available also in the IADIS Digital Library (accessible on-line). The conference proceedings will be submitted for indexing to INSPEC, EI Compendex, Thomson ISI, ISTP and other indexing services.
Best Papers
Selected authors of best papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers to selected journals (i.e. IADIS International Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems (IJCSIS - ISSN: 1646-3692) including journals from INDERSCIENCE Publishers and the "International Journal of Web Based Communities" (IJWBC); ISSN: 1477 - 8394 [4 issues per year].
Types of submissions
Full papers, Short Papers, Reflection Papers, Posters/Demonstrations, Tutorials, Panels and Doctoral Consortium. All submissions are subject to a blind refereeing process.
Topics related to Web Based Communities are of interest. These include, but are not limited to the following areas and topics:
The history, architecture and future of virtual communities
Group processes and self-organization
Cyborgs, teleworking, telemedicine, art games and learning communities
Expanding markets through virtual communities
Virtual communities for people with special needs
Social Media
Important Dates:
- Submission Deadline (1st call): 28 February 2013
- Notification to Authors (1st call - new date): 29 March 2013
- Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration (1st call - new date): until 26 April 2013
- Late Registration (1st call): after 26 April 2013
- Conference: Prague, Czech Republic, 24 - 26 July 2013
Conference Location
The conference will be held in Prague, Czech Republic.
Secretariat
IADIS Secretariat - IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE WEB BASED COMMUNITIES AND
SOCIAL MEDIA 2013
Rua Sao Sebastiao da Pedreira, 100, 3
1050-209 Lisbon, Portugal
E-mail: secretariat@webcommunities-conf.org
Web site: http://www.webcommunities-conf.org/
Program Committee
Web Based Communities and Social Media 2013 Conference Program Co-Chairs:
Piet Kommers, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Pedro IsaМas, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal
MCCSIS 2013 General Conference Co-Chairs:
Piet Kommers, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Pedro IsaМas, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal
Eva Kasparova, University of Economics, Faculty of Business Administration,
Prague, Czech Republic
Committee Members:
for committee list please refer to http://www.webcommunities-conf.org/committees
Registered participants in the Web Based Communities and Social Media 2013 conference may attend the other conferences part of MCCSIS 2013 free of charge.
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