Colleagues



Please find below and attached a Call for Participation for the 3rd African Cyber Citizenship Conference to be held in Port Elizabeth on 31 October – 1 November 2016.



If you or any of your colleagues or students are researching any topics that can relate to modern Cyber Citizenship, from whatever underlying discipline, please consider to submit a paper to this conference. Abstract are due by 15 May and the full papers by 15 June 2016.



Also, please feel free to forward this to any of your colleagues active in any research related to cyberspace and the effects thereof.



Regards



Rossouw von Solms







Apologies for cross-postings.



CALL FOR PAPERS



AFRICAN CYBER CITIZENSHIP CONFERENCE 2016 (http://accconference.nmmu.ac.za)


General Theme: Cyberspace and its impact on Society

The advent of cyberspace has affected all aspects of modern society. Cyberspace has changed the way in which people learn, shop, socialize, entertain themselves, participate in government, etc. It has affected the way in which businesses interact with each other, governments communicate with citizens, and information and news is disseminated. This conference calls for papers from all fields of study based on research that examines the ways in which cyberspace affects various associated fields of study, including aspects related to, but not limited to:


·         Legal frameworks

·         Psychological issues

·         Business practices

·         Philosophical and ethical aspects

·         Education

·         Entertainment

·         Safety

·         Security

·         Cyber-bullying

·         Social Networking



We invite you to submit contributions based on original research in any area related to "Cyberspace and its impact on Society". Contributions can take the form of original research papers and/or panel discussions to disseminate related research.

The African Cyber Citizenship Conference: ACCC2016 to be held on 31 October – 1 November 2016, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

The conference is aimed at researchers, policy-makers and reflective practitioners.

Papers will be double-blind peer-reviewed according to the subsidy requirements of the South African Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). Accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Only papers of participants who have paid the full conference fee will be included -- see deadlines.

Conference proceedings will be distributed at the conference.



Important dates:



Papers must be submitted to the conference Easychair site<https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=accc2016>.

If you are unable to submit to the conference easy chair site, or experience any problems please contact the program chair via email<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.



15 May 2016


Abstract submission


15 June 2016


Full papers  submissions
(for blind peer review)



Panel proposal submissions


15 July 2016


Notification of acceptance


30 August 2016


Camera-ready papers deadline


15 September 2016


Presenter registration payment



Chairs:

General Conference Chair: Prof Rossouw von Solms (NMMU) [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>

Programme Chair: Prof Johan van Niekerk (NMMU) [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>


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