Call for Papers

Call for Papers

Time to Re-shape the Digital Society

International Conference celebrating the 40^th(+1) Anniversary of CRIDS

18-19 November 2021, Namur, Belgium

 

Dates: Thursday 18 November 2021 – Friday 19 November 2021

Location: University of Namur, Faculty of Law (rempart de la Vierge 5 – 5000 Namur, Belgium)

Abstracts submission deadline: 1 April 2021

Extended abstracts submission deadline : 19 April 2021

While a number of speakers will be specifically invited to present their vision, slots are open to researchers and practitioners through this call for papers.  For more information, please visit www.crids.eu/40ans

Fields and Topics

Cutting-edge papers, delivering vision and insight, are welcome from all fields we cover at the CRIDS:

• Law
• Communication and digital media education
• Philosophy and ethics

Multidisciplinary papers covering more than one discipline (law, communication and digital media education, philosophy and ethics) are particularly welcome.

Papers can be submitted on any fields and topics on relevant technologies and applications linked to digital societies, for instance:

Technologies & applications	Fields & topics
Artificial Intelligence	Power and governance
Big data	Citizenship and society
Blockchain	Ownership
5G	Human rights
Green IT	Sustainable IT
Smart cities	Fake news and quality content
Cloud computing	Protecting minors and citizens
e-Justice	Liability and responsibility
e-Government	Net neutrality
e-Health	Cybersecurity and policing
Trust services	Consumer protection
Identity management services	Contracting
IoT	Digital and media literacy
3D printing and additive manufacturing	Human rights
OTTs	Commons and open source
Bio-informatics	Access to data
Platforms	Data Protection
Social Networks …	Algorithmic governance …

Procedure for Abstracts and Papers

Abstracts

Abstracts should preferably be submitted in English but abstracts in French will also be considered.

Participants are invited to submit an abstract between 500 and 1000 words (references not included). Participants should also provide 3 to 5 keywords describing their contribution and a short biography. Abstracts should be submitted in Word document only and sent to international-crids@unamur.be

A scientific committee composed of academics from the University of Namur and from other universities will examine submissions and will inform the candidate the outcome.

Presentations will be delivered during dedicated tracks (20 min for presentation + 10 min for Q/A).

If your abstract was accepted during the first call, please resubmit either the same (albeit with small adjustments where needed) abstract and it will be accepted. You may resubmit a different abstract in which case it will be re-examined by the scientific committee.

Papers in view of publication

The proceedings of the conference will be published in a scientific publication (Larcier, Collection du CRIDS) and copies will be available at the conference. If your abstract is accepted, you will be invited to submit a paper (max. 5000 words in English or French) to be considered for publication. 

Best junior contribution award

A special prize will be given to the best contribution submitted by a junior researcher (less than 30 years old).

Fees

• Full conference fee^[1] (two days): 275€
• Online only (two days): 50€

 The full conference fee includes a copy of the conference proceedings, the program, lunches, coffees and a gala dinner (held during the conference). Online attendees will benefit from a preferential price on the printed proceedings.

For any inquiry, please use international-crids@unamur.be

Important dates

1 April 2021:	−      Deadline to submit abstracts
19 April 2021	−      Extended deadline to submit abstracts
1 May 2021:	−      Communication of results
10 June 2021:	−      Deadline to submit papers
23 July 2021:	−      Deadline to submit final revised papers (following peer review by scientific committee)
18-19 November 2021:	−      Conference

 

^[1] Discounts for special categories may be available on request