ETHICOMP 2020: 18th International Conference on the Ethical and Social issues in Information and Communication Technolgies Edificio Quintiliano, Universidad de La Rioja, Calle la Cigüeña, 60, 26006 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain Logroño, Spain, June 17-19, 2020 |
Conference website | https://www.unirioja.es/ethicomp/2020/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ethicomp2020 |
Abstract registration deadline | October 30, 2019 |
Submission deadline | October 30, 2019 |
ETHICOMP 2020
Paradigm Shifts in ICT Ethics: Societal Challenges in the Smart Society
18 International Conference on the Ethical and Social Impacts of ICT
Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
17 - 19 June
The ETHICOMP series of conferences fosters an international community of scholars and technologists, including computer professionals and business professionals from industry. Since 1995, conferences have been scheduled across Europe and Asia, with our main events coming approximately every 18 months. ETHICOMP considers computer ethics, conceived broadly, to include philosophical, professional, and practical aspects of the field.
Our 2020 conference will be a jointly hosted event by La Rioja University in collaboration with Universitat Rovira i Virgili, the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility (De Montfort University, Leicester, UK) and the Centre for Business Information Ethics (Meiji University, Tokyo) in Logroño, Spain, June 17-19, 2020.
The University of La Rioja (UR) is located on a modern campus in Logroño, capital of La Rioja, where 7500 students are registered in 26 undergraduate programs, doctorates, masters, and other postgraduate courses. The UR is the only university in this small, quiet region in Northern Spain. La Rioja is where the Monasteries of San Millán de la Cogolla, cradle of the first words written in the Spanish language, are situated, which were included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1996. The University of La Rioja was founded in 1992 and, as a centre devoted to Higher Education, research, and cultural promotion, it has continued the work of these monasteries in disseminating knowledge and the Spanish language. The conference is organized in close collaboration with the Social and Business Research Laboratory of Rovira i Virgili University, an interdisciplinary centre where society transformation is analyzed, including the technological transformation from an ethical perspective.
Submission Guidelines
As in previous ETHICOMP conferences, only papers written in English and not published nor submitted elsewhere are eligible for submission. They will be accepted on the basis of an extended abstract after a careful, double-blind review overseen by the Program Committee. Initial submissions should take the form of extended abstracts of 1000-1500 words and no more than 4 pages (references included ). All accepted extended abstracts will be published in proceedings with an ISBN. If their extended abstract has been accepted, authors can voluntarily submit full papers (max. 7000 words and no more than 10 pages; acknowledgement, references, etc. included) that will be published as a book chapter in the ETHICOMP series.
Authors can choose to submit either to the general ‘open’ track or to a specific track. All submissions should take the form of extended abstracts (1000-1500 words and no more than 4 pages).
We welcome perspectives from researchers in business, government, computer science, information systems, law, media, anthropology, pedagogy, psychology, sociology, ethics, and philosophy. Interdisciplinary papers and papers from new researchers and practitioners are encouraged. Papers can involve a variety of approaches, including those with a conceptual, applied, practical, or historical focus, as well as case studies and reports on lessons learned in practice.
Authors may submit more than one abstract but acceptance of multiple proposals by a single author or co-author will be weighed against available space to ensure we can include as many authors as is practical for ETHICOMP 2020. At least one of the authors should register and attend the conference, presenting their paper. Presentations of papers in the conference can be done in regular presentations (15 minutes of presentation + 15 minutes for questions & debate) and panels (90 minutes with up to 6 papers: 5-10 minutes for each presentation + the remainder for open questions & debate by the panel). All extended abstracts will be published in proceedings with an ISBN. Authors are also invited (but not required) to submit final full papers to be published as a book chapter in the ETHICOMP series (with an ISBN). Final papers should not exceed 7000 words and no more than 10 pages.
More information: submission page (https://www.unirioja.es/ethicomp/2020/page5.html)
Important dates
- Extended abstract submissions open: July 15, 2019
- Abstract submission deadline: October 30, 2019
- Reviews due (accept/accept with changes/reject): November 30, 2019
- Re-submissions due (accept with changes): December 1, 2019
- Final reviews due (accept with changes): December 15, 2019
- Full paper submission deadline: March 16, 2020
- Early bird registration: from January 2, 2020 to March 2, 2020
Committees
Conference Directors
- Mario Arias-Oliva, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarargona (Spain)
- Jorge Pelegrín-Borondo, La Rioja University, Logroño (Spain)
- Emma Juaneda-Ayensa, La Rioja University, Logroño (Spain)
Program Committee
- Kiyoshi Murata, Centre for Business Information Ethics, Meiji University, Tokyo (Japan)
- Ana María Lara Palma, Burgos University, Burgos (Spain)
Publication
Publication of extended abstracts in proceedings:
All accepted extended abstracts will be published in the Proceedings of the 18th International Conference ETHICOMP 2020 book (with ISBN). If you do not want that your paper will be included in the proceedings, please inform the conference directors. The proceedings will be indexed in Dialnet, one of the biggest bibliographic repositories for Spanish academic documents with 10.175 academic journals, including English academic production. Extended abstract should be submitted to EasyChair in word or .odt format, based on the template that can be found on the submission page.
Publication of full papers in book:
Authors with an accepted abstract will be invited to submit their full papers, which should not exceed 7000 words and no more than 10 pages. Full papers will be published in a book with ISBN that is indexed in Dialnet. This possibility is optional. Full papers should be submitted to EasyChair in word or .odt format, based on the full paper template that can be found on the submission page.
Venue
The conference will be hosted by the Department of Economics and Business, Faculty of Business, La Rioja University in its Logroño City Campus. Logroño is the capital of La Rioja, an area in Spain which is internationally famous for the quality of its wines. Logroño and its region La Rioja have several cultural attractions. You will be able to explore places such as Santo Domingo de la Calzada and its cathedral San Millán de la Cogolla.
Location: Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales, Edificio Quintiliano, Universidad de La Rioja, Calle la Cigüeña, 60, 26006 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to mario.arias@urv.cat
Sponsors
- La Rioja University.
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili.
- Centre for Business Information Ethics, Meiji University.
- Centre for Computing and Social Responsability, De Montfort University.