Sixth International GOR Conference
GOR 04
GERMAN ONLINE RESEARCH '04
30th and 31st March, 2004
at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Organizers:
German Society for Online Research - DGOF e.V.
Social Survey Research Center, Institute of Sociology,
University Duisburg-Essen
The 6th German Online Research Conference 2004
is jointly organized by the German Society for Online
Research (DGOF e.V.), and the Social Survey
Research Center (Prof. Dr. Frank Faulbaum) of the
University of Duisburg-Essen. The conference will
be held at the university campus in Duisburg.
Conference topics include theories, methods, and
empirical findings concerning the internet, online
communication, or mobile communication.
The aim of the conference is to document the progress
of internet research, innovative developments, and
practical experience, as well as to further dialogue
between:
- researchers
- researchers and users of internet research
- universities and companies
- customers and suppliers.
Conference Languages:
English, German
Contributions:
Paper presentations, posters, and sessions can be
proposed on the following topics:
Interactive Market- and
Social Research
- Online- and Mobile Market Research
- Innovative Sampling approaches
- Cross-over Designs, Mixed-Modes' and Methods'
Effects
- Usability Research, Usability Engineering, Usability
Testing
- Online Experiments
- Online Surveys
Internet, Mobile Communication,
and Civil Society
- Online Groups: Structures, Interaction, Community
Building, and Effects
- Social and Psychological Effects of Internet Use
- Social Networks and Relationships: On-line and
Off-line
- Online Community Software: Applications and Results
- Mobile Communication and Social Networks
- e-Democracy: Examples of Best Practice, Changes,
and Problems
- Internet, Crime, Privacy Protection, and Deviant
Behavior
- Digital Divide
- Internet, Social Movements, and Collective Action
- Internet and Science
e-Commerce and e-Controlling
- e-Business and e-Advertising
- Successful Evaluation of Web-Sites and e-Commerce
- Currencies of the Net: Benchmarking and Measurement
of Range of Coverage
- Customer Relationship Management and Online Market
Research
- Non-Reactive Methods of Data Collection and Data-Mining
Interpersonal Communication
- Computer Mediated Communication
- Mobile Communication and Life-Style
- Online-Gaming
- Trust and Credibility on the Internet
- e-Health
- Non-Reactive Methods of Data Collection of Interpersonal
Communication
- Weblogs and Bloggers
The Internet Within and Outside
of Organizations
- e-Learning on the Intranet and Internet
- Interactive Organizational Research, e.g. Online
Employee Surveys
- Knowledge Exchange and Knowledge Management in
Organizations (Intranet)
- Communities of Practice on the Internet: Design
and Effects
Paper Presentations:
Paper presentations include oral presentations of
max. 20 minutes plus 10 minutes for discussion.
Qualified contributions will be invited to submit
the paper for publication in an international English
language conference proceedings' volume or in an
international English language journal.
Posters:
Posters will be discussed at fixed times. The best
poster will receive a prize of Euro 500,-.
Sessions:
There will also be the opportunity to propose a
group of interrelated presentations (max. 4-5 persons)
within one session. For more information please
contact the program committee (gorpaper04@dgof.de).
Workshops:
There will be tutorial workshops covering key methods
and topics of internet research. These will be held
by qualified researchers and practitioners. The
workshops will take place the day commencing the
GOR conference (March 29, 2004) as well as during
the conference without overlapping with the presentations.
Participation in workshops is not free of charge
and the number of participants will be restricted.
Registered visitors of the conference have priority.
More information about the workshops and registration
is available at http://www.dgof.de/gor04/work_e.htm.
Exhibition Stand Space:
Companies will have the opportunity to book exhibition
stand space for presentations of products or services
that offer solutions to problems of market- and
social research on the Internet or Intranet. More
information is available at gororga04@dgof.de.
Social Events and Membership Meeting:
The traditional early-bird-meeting will take place
onMarch 29th 2004. Already during this meeting visitors
and participants will have the opportunity to socialize
with colleagues, acquainting themselves with other
researchers.
On Tuesday 30th April 2004, there will be a socialevent
held during the evening which will include dinner
and disco.
During the conference there will be a meeting for
the members of the German Society for Online Research.
The members will receive additional information
about the meeting at a later date.
Submission Guidelines
If you would like to contribute to the conference
by presenting a paper or a poster, please send an
abstract no later than:
September 30th 2003
to: gorpaper04@dgof.de
Authors will receive notice of acceptance by:
November 17th 2003.
The preliminary program will be posted on December
1st, 2003 at the following url: http://www.dgof.de/gor04
The program committee will review abstracts. For
accepted oral presentations transparencies or Power-Point
files (preferably in English) are expected to be
sent before the conference until February 29th
2004.
The abstract (of no more than 350 words) should
be
submitted in in the following format:
1. Title of the oral presentation or poster
2. Type (oral presentation or poster)
3. Author(s)
4. Address of first author (postal address, phone
number, e-mail and URLs)
5. Central topic choice (max. 3), if applicable
6. Keywords (max. 4)
7. English text of abstract (max 350 words)
Submission format:
1) Please send your abstract in rich text (.rtf)
file format to:
gorpaper04@dgof.de
The subject line of your e-mail must contain the
following text: "abstract"
2) In addition to sending the attachment, please
include the abstract and the information 1-6 mentioned
above in the body of your e-mail.
Conference Fees:
Conference fees include conference materials, two
lunches, conference dinner, drinks and snacks during
breaks.
Academic: |
120 Euro |
Students: |
60 Euro |
Presenting participants: |
30 Euro (first authors only) |
Non-academic (e.g., company representatives,
free-lancers, consultants): |
290 Euro |
Early registrants, who register before January
31st 2004 receive a fee reduction of 20%.
DGOF members receive a fee reduction of 20% (membership
application
forms can be found at http://www.dgof.de/dgof_antrage.pdf).
For German participants conference fees have to
be paid in advance in full.
Foreign participants may pay their fees at the conference
venue. Day tickets are not available.
Registration for all participants will begin on
December 01st 2003. Further detailed information
will be posted continually at the following URL:
http://www.dgof.de/gor04/index_e.htm
Overview of the timeline:
09/30/03
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Deadline for abstract submission |
11/17/03
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Feedback on acceptance |
12/01/03
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Preliminary program will be published,
Registration begins |
01/31/04
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Deadline for fee-reduced early
registrations |
02/29/04
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Deadline for sending transparencies
or Power-Point files
for accepted oral presentations |
02/29/04
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Deadline for registration to workshops |
03/29/04
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Early-bird-meeting + workshops
in Duisburg |
03/30/04-03/31/04
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Conference + workshops at the
University of
Duisburg-Essen in Duisburg |
Summary of contacts:
Contact address of the local organizing committee:
Conference office GOR 04
c/o Prof. Dr. Frank Faulbaum
Institute of Sociology
University Duisburg-Essen
Lotharstr. 65
47048 Duisburg
Germany
Phone +49 203-379-2532
Fax +49 203-379-4350
email: office.gor@uni-duisburg.de
URL: http://soziologie.uni-duisburg.de/PERSONEN/faulbaum.html
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