The previous Transforming Audiences conferences\, in 2007\, 2009 and 2011\, have seen this event \;become Europe&rsquo\;s major international conference series for audience/user studies\, bringing together \;researchers from all over the world. Now we are delighted to invite you to Social Media\, the fourth in \;the Transforming Audiences series\, in central London in September 2013.
\nWe particularly invite papers that connect with the themes making connections\, creative cultures and \;open everything.
Making connections &mdash\; friends | followers | connections | networks | communities | tags | favourites | \;playlists | channels | emotions | affect | information | knowledge | circulation | movement | share
Creative cultures &mdash\; critical making | memes | do-it-yourself | do-it-with-others | collaboration | \;participation | read-write | edit | hacking | modding | coding | creativity
Open everything &mdash\; Big Data | data journalism | visualisation | mapping | activism | commons | \;business models | access | education | MOOCs | private | public | surveillance | visibility
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
You can submit proposals for individual papers or for themed panels. Individual papers will each \;have 15 minutes plus discussion time. Panels should consist of three presentations of 15 minutes \;each\, to be followed by fifteen minutes of discussion for a total session of one hour.
For individual papers\, please send a 300-word abstract and brief biographical note of up to 70 \;words. Abstracts should highlight the original theoretical or empirical contribution. They should also \;include the presenter&rsquo\;s name\, institutional affiliation\, title of paper\, email and work address.
Proposals for panels or alternative formats should include a 300-word overview as well as individual \;abstracts following the guidelines above.
All proposals should be sent by 26 April 2013 to \;TA4@westminster.ac.uk. \;Electronic submissions \;only. Successful applicants will be notified by mid-May.