9th International GOR Conference -GENERAL ONLINE RESEARCH ’07
March, 26-28,2007 at University of Leipzig, German
http://www.gor.de

Conference topics include theories, methods, and findings concerning social and business aspects of the Internet and mobile communication. The aim of the conference is to document the progress of Internet science, innovative developments, and practical experience.

Paper presentations, roundtable presentations, posters, and sessions can be proposed on the following topics: (i’ve shortened this list so see their site for more details)

A: The Internet as a Research Tool (Online Market Research and Social Research, Methods’ Effects of Online Data Collection, Mobile Data Collection, Statistical Biases in Online Sampling, Best Practice Examples, Innovative Data Collection Tools, Online Access Panels, Quality Standards, Data Mining, Online Experiments, Mixed Mode Studies)

B: The Internet Measured (Indices of the Digital Divide(s) and Digital Inequality, Use of Logfiles and Databases, Indices of the Information Society, Measurement of Range of Coverage, Measurement of Online Social Networks, Diffusion of Visual Online & Mobile Communication)

C: The Internet in its Context(Internet, Mobile Communication, and Civil Society, Online Groups & Online Communities, Social Networks and Relationships Online & Offline, Digital Inequality, Democracy, Internet, Social Movements, and Collective Action, Internet & Science, Electronic & Mobile Business, E-Business, Evaluation of Web-Sites and E-Commerce, Mobile Commerce, Electronic Customer Relationship Management, Internet & Mobile Communication in Everyday Life, E- & M-Learning, New Forms and Formats: Internet-TV, Blogs, Podcasts, RSS etc., Internet & Mobile Communication in Organizations, Virtual Teams & Online Communities of Practice, Internet and Journalism, Search Engines, Search Strategies, and Social Outcomes,
Semantic Webs and Topic Maps, Digital Censorship)

If you would like to contribute to the conference by presenting a paper, roundtable report, a poster, or a complete session please submit (an) abstract(s) electronically no later than: September 30th 2006 to: http://www.gor.de