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iConference 2018 Summary2018 ContentsQuick Links 2018 Quick LinksLocation: The University of Sheffield Campus By the NumbersTotal registered participants: 468 Completed Research Papers: 42 (acceptance rate 30%) Rates (listed in GBP):
2018 Supporting MaterialsOfficial Proceedings
Workshop Proposals Sessions for Interaction and Engagement Proposals iSchool Best Practices Proposals iSchools and Industry Partnership Presentations and Proposals 2018 OrganizersConference Chairs: Val Gillet, University of Sheffield; Peter Bath, University of Sheffield; Gobinda Chowdhury, Northumbria University Program Chairs: Julie McLeod, The iSchool at Northumbria University; Peter Willett, The Information School at Sheffield Papers Chairs: Kendra Albright, Kent State University; Noa Aharony, Bar-Ilan University; Mei Mei Wu, National Taiwan Normal University Posters Chairs: Hideo Joho, University of Tsukuba; Frank Hopfgartner, University of Glasgow Workshops Chairs: Andrew Cox, University of Sheffield; Alex Peng, Sun Yat-sen University SIE Chairs: Jenna Hartel, University of Toronto; Theresa Anderson, University of Technology Sydney Doctoral Colloquium Chairs: Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University; Elizabeth Shepherd, University College London Early Career Colloquium Chairs: Kalpana Shankar, University College Dublin; Carsten Oesterlund, Syracuse University Doctoral Dissertation Chairs: Joseph Tennis, University of Washington; Vivien Petras, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin iSchool Best Practices Chairs: Ann-Sofie Axelsson, University of Boras; António Lucas Soares, University of Porto iSchools and Industry Partnership Chairs: Yvon Kermarrec, Telecom Bretagne; Sean T. McGann, University of Washington Technical Chair: Andy Stones, University of Sheffield Sponsorship Chair: Stephen Pinfield, University of Sheffield Conference Coordinator: Clark Heideger, iSchools 2018 AwardsThe following awards were presentation at iConference 2018. Doctoral Dissertation AwardThis award recognizes the most outstanding dissertation of the preceding year. Each member iSchool was invited to submit one dissertation for blind review by an international jury made up of iSchool leadership and faculty. The winner received $2,500 U.S., the runner up $1,000 U.S. 2018 Winner 2018 Runner Up Lee Dirks Award for Best PaperSponsored by Microsoft, this award is presented to the author(s) of the conference’s most outstanding completed research paper, as judged by the Papers and Program Chairs. The award includes a prize of $5,000 U.S. This award honors the memory of Lee Dirks, long-time friend and supporter of the iConference. Click here for past winners. 2018 Winning Paper Runners Up, in alphabetical order: Title: How to Assess Cloud Service Contracts? A Checklist for Trustworthy Records in the Cloud Title: Privacy Attitudes and Data Valuation Among Fitness Tracker Users Title: Reckoning With: Information Use and Engaging With Strategic Decisions in High Tech Work Most Interesting Preliminary Results PaperThis award went to most intriguing paper in the preliminary results category as judged by the Papers and Program Chairs. 2018 Winner: Runners up, in alphabetical order: Title: Domestic Migrant Workers in Israel: The strength of weak ties Title: Metadata Versus Full-Text: Tracking Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) Users’ Behavior Title: Uncovering Hidden Insights for Information Management: Examination and Modeling of Change in Digital Collection Metadata Best Poster:The 2018 best poster was selected by the Posters Chairs and a committee of their own choosing. Finalists are selected based on their abstract submissions, and the winner is judged by their resulting presentation at the conference. 2018 Winner Runners up, in alphabetical order: Title: ICT, Aspirations, and Career Decisions: Does Access to Information Change How Nigerian Students Make Career Decisions? Title: Perceptions and Experiences of Qualitative Open Data (PEQOD): Exploratory Pilot Title: Respectful Reuse of Digital Records of Practice Dr. Lynn Silipigni ConnawayMonday, March 26, 9:00
Click here to find out more about Dr. Connaway. Dr. Susan DumaisTuesday, March 27, 9:00
Professor Luciano FloridiTuesday, March 27, 13:30
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