IV Congress of CiberSociety 2009. Analog crisis, digital future

Call for Papers

The Observatory for CyberSociety and CitiLab-Cornellà organized the IV Congress of CyberSociety, a Living Congress that is taking place in different phases, and whose period of discussion of online communication will take place between 12 and 29 November 2009.

Check the requirements for submitting contributions. We invite you to discover the different working groups and choose the ones you wish to send your communication.

Until October the 5th you can send your communications to the IV Congress of Cybersociety.

Communications or "papers" are at the core of the Congress. Therefore, they must be framed and appeal directly to the issues presented by any of the Working Groups. The sending of communications has to be made exclusively from the pages of the group you want to get. Do this by using the online form of transmission that the organization has prepared for this, where the communication should always try to appeal to the questions and considerations of the Working Groups.

Besides other developments of this issue, we've included the possibility of communication in different formats (text, audio, video or slide show).

Whom we address


Given the urgency and importance of the drawn approaches in the editorial line, as well as the emerging fields of each of the Working Groups, we think of joint ownership of both the industry and the Academy of Administration, Business and Civil Society.

Therefore, we call on:


  • Researchers and teachers in the areas of social sciences, humanities and technology to present their ideas, latest research and innovations.
  • Professionals from the Administration and private companies to present their experiences, relevant and practical field.
  • Civil Society and "digital citizenship" to share their views, comments and experiences about their involvement in the Knowledge Society.


Focus of the communications


The conference this year is structured around six broad themes, grouping them in various working groups with specific themes:
  • Education
  • Politics
  • Communication
  • Science and Research
  • Economy
  • Culture

The papers or comuinications of the Congress, must be framed and appeal directly to the topic presented by one of the working groups that make up these six areas of the congress.

How to submit


The sending of communications will be exclusively from the pages of each of the Working Groups. You should always use the online form of transmission that the organization has prepared for this.

Thus, communications are not accepted by email or by other means than the above.

When presented


While the active form of transmission of communications. Since that makes the call for papers until October 5th, 2009 you can send your proposals or paper communication to the Working Groups of the congress.