UPDATE: We will be accepting extended abstracts through March 23rd.

What is InfoSocial?

InfoSocial is the graduate student research conference of Northwestern’s Media, Technology, & Society (MTS) doctoral program.

The annual two-day event showcases a variety of student research that explores the exciting new opportunities and challenges created for scholars across disciplines as they utilize the wealth of new data sources made possible by the increasingly abundant information infrastructure of contemporary society.

InfoSocial 2012 brought together 133 graduate students from across the nation representing a wide variety of academic disciplines.  Click here to learn more.

InfoSocial 2013

We have posted this year’s Call for Papers.  Extended abstracts are due March 20, 2013. UPDATE: The deadline has been extended.  Abstracts are now due March 23rd.

We are excited to announce that Sara Kiesler, the Hillman Professor of Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), will be our 2013 keynote speaker.

When and Where

InfoSocial will be held on October 25th & 26th, 2013 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

More Information

All meals will be provided to registered attendees, including fully-catered receptions on both Friday and Saturday evenings!

If you would like to attend the event, a registration link will soon be available here. Please continue checking-in.

Questions? Contact us at mtsconference@u.northwestern.edu and via Facebook or Twitter.

Sponsorship

We are currently seeking sponsors for InfoSocial 2013. If you or your organization are interested in sponsoring this year’s proceedings, please email us at mtsconference@u.northwestern.edu.