Call for Proposals -- 2008 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC 2008) in Montréal, Canada

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Sending this information along for Kirk and IEEE.
Hope to see you all the meeting on Tuesday!

Cheers-
Leah Eaton
President


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Subject: Call for Proposals -- 2008 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC 2008) in Montréal, Canada

Could you please share the following updated call for proposals
(extended deadline for proposal submissions) with the members of your
chapter of the STC?  I believe this conference, which
is the annual conference of the IEEE Professional Communication
Society (IEEE PCS) is one that might be of interest to you members.

Thank you for your time and consideration; I greatly appreciate it.

Sincerely,

Kirk St.Amant
IPCC 2008 Conference Chair

<<BEGIN CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR IPCC 2008>>
Call for Panel and Paper Proposals: IEEE International Professional
Communication Conference 2008 (IPCC 2008)

Deadline for proposals extended to 15 January 2008

The Annual Conference of the IEEE Professional Communication Society (IEEE PCS)

Conference Theme: Opening the Information Economy

Conference Location: Concordia University, Montréal, Canada

Conference Dates: 13-16 July 2008

Conference Website: http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pcs/?q=node/2

The information economy is based on the collection and the exchange of
data and ideas.  We all either contribute to or use materials from the
information economy in most aspects of our everyday lives.  Thus, the
information economy exists as an environment in which we are all
contributors and consumers. Within this system, effective
communication is essential to success and means individuals can
contribute ideas and information effectively and can make efficient
use of the goods and services.  Few of us, however, understand all of
the nuances of the information economy or the communication factors
that affect its operations.

This conference seeks to "open" this economic model by examining the
connections between communication practices and the products,
practices, and services that constitute the information economy.  The
objective of such an examination will be to help attendees better
understand and participate in the information economy as both
contributors and consumers.

The conference will take place on the campus of Concordia University
in Montréal, Canada, and will consist of paper presentations and panel
discussions that focus on various communication, design, social, and
cultural aspects of the information economy.

Possible Topic Areas
Suggested topic areas include but are not limited to the following:
• Establishing and assessing the value of knowledge work and knowledge products
• Information design, usability, and accessibility
• Virtual teams, online collaboration, and distributed models of work
• Cross-cultural communication, globalization, outsourcing,
translation, and localization
• Legal policies and social issues related to the information economy
• Media selection and multimodality
• The role of and perspectives on teaching and training within the
information economy
• Content management, open source software, single sourcing, and XML

Proposal Submission Process and Submission Dates

1. Send 1-2 page (250-500 word) proposals to IPCC2008 at gmail.com by 15
January 2008.  In your proposal, please be sure to do the following:

• State the focus/main topic of the presentation

• Provide an overview of the main points or ideas that will be covered
in the presentation

• Discuss how the presentation enhances attendees' understanding of
the information economy

2. For each presenter, include a 50-100 word biosketch and a contact
email address.

For conference- or proposal-related questions contact: IPCC2008 at gmail.com
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