First Call for Workshop Proposals, ACM/IEEE JCDL 2016, Newark, NJ
Posted October 31, 2015
The organizers of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2016 invite proposals for workshops. Workshops are intended to draw together communities of interest both those in established communities and those interested in discussion and exploration of a new or emerging issue. They can range in format from formal, perhaps centering on presentation of refereed papers, to informal, perhaps centering on an extended roundtable discussions among the selected participants.
Workshops relating to the theme of the conference Big Libraries, Big Data, Big Innovation are particularly encouraged.
ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) 2016
June 19‐23, 2016 Newark, NJ
Call for Workshop Proposals
The organizers of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2016 invite proposals for workshops. Workshops are intended to draw together communities of interest both those in established communities and those interested in discussion and exploration of a new or emerging issue. They can range in format from formal, perhaps centering on presentation of refereed papers, to informal, perhaps centering on an extended roundtable discussions among the selected participants. Workshops relating to the theme of the conference Big Libraries, Big Data, Big Innovation are particularly encouraged.
Submissions should include:
- a workshop title and short description
- a statement of objectives for the workshop
- a topical outline for the workshop
- identification of the expected audience and expected number of attendees
- a description of the planned format and duration (halfday, fullday, or one and a half day). Fullday workshops may be split to be hosted half day each on the 22nd and the 23rd.
- specific requirements for the workshop, if applicable (e.g., A/V)
- information about how the attendees will be identified, notified of the workshop, and, if necessary, selected from among applicants
- contact and biographical information about the organizers
- if a workshop or closely related workshop has been held previously, information about the earlier sessions should be provided dates, locations, outcomes, attendance, etc.
Important dates: The workshop proposal and acceptance notifications dates are earlier than in previous years to allow for more time for organizers to solicit papers and engage participants.
(all deadlines at 11:59 PM Hawaii Std. Time on the date)
Early submission: December 20, 2015
Early decision (for submissions received by December 20th): January 10, 2016
Submission deadline: January 10, 2016
Notification of acceptance: January 31, 2016
Camera ready copy: April 6, 2016 (for inclusion in conference proceedings)
Workshops: June 22 and 23, 2016 (after the main conference program)
Submission details: The proposal should be no more than two pages and use the ACM Proceedings template, located at: http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html
Workshop proposals are to be submitted in electronic form via the conference’s EasyChair submission page via https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jcdl2016. For more information: Please contact the JCDL 2016 workshop cochairs: Unmil Karadkar ([email protected]) and Chirag Shah ([email protected])
About JCDL: JCDL is a major international forum focusing on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, organizational, and social issues. JCDL encompasses the many meanings of the term digital libraries, including (but not limited to) new forms of information institutions and organizations; operational information systems with all manner of digital content; new means of selecting, collecting, organizing, distributing, and accessing digital content; theoretical models of information media, including document genres and electronic publishing; and theory and practice of use of managed content in science and education.