[Fwd: Call for Papers: ICT in Social Change Organizations:
Deadline Dec 15!]

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Saludos cordiales

Florencio Ceballos
Senior Program Officer
telecentre.org
IDRC / CRDI

>Hello, dear Colleagues! Could you put this out to your
>lists and professional networks, especially research networks,
>of course. The call for papers was circulated widely, so I
>want to make sure everyone is aware of the deadline.
>Thank you so much.
>
>And, if you would like to submit papers, we would welcome
>them by the end of the day of the 15th -- extended abstracts
>are fine. Thanks!
>
>Best,
>
>Katrin
>
>
>Call for Papers for Journal of IT in Social Change --
>Deadline approaching, Dec 15th!
>
>(Please pardon cross-posting)
>
>Please NOTE THE UPCOMING DEADLINE!
>
>Organizations in the nonprofit and voluntary sector have
>recognized that information technologies are a vital part
>of their effective mission achievement. While a large and
>growing body of practical knowledge already exists,
>practitioners, managers, and policy makers still lack
>systematic scholarly research about how information
>technologies are changing the nonprofit sector and the
>organizations within it.
>
>NTEN and Nonprofit Online News are seeking research papers
>for a panel and a publication. The panel will be held at
>the Nonprofit Technology Conference, in Washington DC
>April 4-6, 2007 and will focus on "The State of the Art
>in Nonprofit Technology." We will publish papers in the
>inaugural issues of "The Journal of Information Technology
>in Social Change."
>
>We are seeking rigorously designed research that explores all
>facets of ICT implementation, use, and innovation in nonprofit
>and grassroots organizations and sectors. We are interested in
>research that engages with these and similar themes:
>
>* Technology adoption in the voluntary sector
>* The relationship between open ICT ecosystems and civil
>society
>* Issues around the use of technology platforms, e.g.,
>free/open source software and proprietary systems
>* How nonprofits and grassroots organizations use information
>technologies
>* Organizational change and technology implementation
>* The unique technological needs of nonprofit and grassroots
>organizations
>* The role of technology in promoting social change
>
>We are taking a multidisciplinary approach. Original papers
>and proposals are sought from researchers in all relevant
>subject areas. Proposals submitted should address facets
>of nonprofit technology, broadly construed.
>
>Complete papers are strongly encouraged and will be given
>priority over abstracts or proposals. Two to three page
>proposals that include a summary of research findings
>and methods used will also be considered.
>
>Send submissions including the author's contact information,
>position, and affiliation as PDF, RTF, or DOC files to
>research@nten.org
>
>Timeline:
>
>* Deadline for Submissions (complete papers preferred):
>December 15, 2006
>* Author notification (and editorial requests) by: February 15, 2007
>* Complete Papers Due: March 10, 2007
>* Journal Publication Date: April 5, 2007
>* Conference: April 4-6, 2007
>
>Partners:
>
>* NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network <http://www.nten.org>
>* Nonprofit Online News <http://www.nonprofitnews.org>
>* Michael Gilbert, Co-Editor
>* Katrin Verclas, Co-Editor
>* Paul-Brian McInerney, Co Editor
>
>--
>Katrin Verclas
>Executive Director
>NTEN: Your Nonprofit Technology Community
>www.nten.org
>
>Because the People who Work to Change the World need the Tools to do it!
>Become a member now: www.nten.org/join
>--
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