Call for Papers 

Time to Re-shape the Digital Society

International Conference celebrating the 40th Anniversary of CRIDS

2nd and 3rd of July 2020, Namur, Belgium

 

Dates: Thursday 2 July 2020 – Friday 3 July 2020

Location: University of Namur, Faculty of Law (rempart de la Vierge 5 – 5000 Namur, Belgium)

Submission deadline: January 30th, 2020

This two-day conference celebrates the 40th anniversary of the CRIDS (Centre de recherche information, droit et société - Information, Law and Society Research Center). It will take place on Thursday 2 July and Friday 3 July 2020 at the University of Namur.  

The theme of the anniversary conference is to reflect on the future of our digital society to make it a better place for the generations to come. Over the past 40 years we have seen technology develop and many attempts to tame and frame its impact on society. There have been some successes but also some failures.

The conference will assemble academics, researchers and practitioners from all over the world and from different disciplines (law, sociology, philosophy, communication and information studies, etc.) to reflect on a future framework for the development of a better digital society.

While a number of speakers will be specifically invited to present their vision, many slots are open to researchers and practitioners through this call for papers. 

A summer school on recent and future EU legislation affecting the digital society will take place on Tuesday 30 June and Wednesday 1 July 2020. 

For more information, please visit www.crids.eu/40ans

Fields and Topics

Cutting-edge papers, delivering vision and insight, are welcome from all fields we cover at the CRIDS:

·        Law

·        Communication and digital media education

·        Philosophy and ethics

Multidisciplinary papers covering more than one discipline (law, communication and digital media education, philosophy and ethics) are particularly welcome.

Papers can be submitted on any fields and topics on relevant technologies and applications linked to digital societies, for instance:

Technologies & applications
Fields & topics
Artificial Intelligence
Power and governance
Big data
Citizenship and society
Blockchain
Ownership
5G
Human rights
Smart cities
Fake news and quality content
Cloud computing
Protecting minors and citizens
e-Justice
Liability and responsibility
e-Government
Net neutrality
e-Health
Cybersecurity and policing
Trust services
Consumer protection
Identity management services
Contracting
IoT
Digital and media literacy
3D printing and additive manufacturing
Human rights
OTTs
Commons and open source
Bio-informatics
Access to data
Platforms
Data Protection
Social Networks
…
Algorithmic governance
…

Deadlines

Abstracts must be submitted by January 30th, 2020.

Posters must be submitted by March 15th, 2020.

Format of Abstract and Procedure

Call for presentations

Abstracts should preferably be submitted in English but abstracts in French will also be considered.

Participants are invited to submit an abstract between 500 and 1500 words (references not included). Participants should also provide 3 to 5 keywords describing their contribution and a short biography. Abstracts should be submitted in Word document only and sent to international-crids@unamur.be

A scientific committee composed of academics from the University of Namur and from other universities will examine submissions and will inform the candidate by the end of February 2020 of the outcome. 

Papers will be delivered during dedicated tracks (20min for presentation + 10 min for Q/A) and could also be selected to be included in a publication on the conference.

Call for posters

We also welcome poster proposals, which should cover research projects in the areas covered by the conference. An abstract (500 words maximum) should be submitted by 15 March 2020 by using the procedure described above. Posters will be exhibited in a prominent place at the conference venue throughout the conference. 

Applicants should specify if they are submitting an abstract or a poster.

Important dates

●      Conference only (early bird - before March 31st): 200€

●      Conference only: 250€

●      Summer School (early bird - before March 31st): 100€

●      Summer School: 150€

●      Conference + Summer School: 300€

The participation fee includes the conference program and materials, lunches, coffees and a gala dinner (held during the conference).

For more information, please visit www.crids.eu/40ans

For any inquiry, please use international-crids@unamur.be

Jerry JACQUES
Postdoctoral Researcher / International Relations Manager
Research Centre Information, Law and Society (CRIDS)

jerry.jacques@unamur.be
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