Call for Panel and Paper Proposals: IEEE International Professional Communication Conference 2008 (IPCC 2008)

When: Conference Dates: July 13-16, 2008

Where: Concordia University, Montréal, Canada

Description: 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. As a
result, the information economy exists as an environment in which we
are all contributors and consumers. Within this system, effective
communication is essential to success, allowing individuals to
contribute ideas and information effectively and to 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 examine or 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
Send 1-2 page (250-500 word) proposals to IPCC2008@gmail.com by

• 15 October 2007 (deadline for submissions to be considered for early
acceptance)

• 15 December 2007 (deadline for regular submissions)

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

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