Call for tutorials: The 12th International Conference on Social Informatics

SocInfo 2020


Information Theory



Call for Tutorials
The SocInfo2020 Committee invites proposals for the Tutorials Day of the conference. All tutorials will be held on Tuesday, October 6th, 2020, in Pisa, Italy (at the same venue as the main conference). Tutorials will cover Computational Social Science topics consistent with the subject area of the SocInfo conference.
Tutorials will generally be half a day, however based on proposed schedules and activities, a full day tutorial may be warranted. Tutorial chairs may suggest lengths based on proposed scope. To foster interaction and exchange of ideas, all tutorials will be kept small, with up to a maximum of 35/40 participants. We particularly encourage tutorial themes that promote interdisciplinary discussion and provide the opportunity for those working in different fields represented at Social Informatics, including developers and practitioners, to participate.
Important Dates
Please email your proposal in a single pdf file to the tutorial chairs at socinfo2019tutorials@googlegroups.com before the deadline. For additional information please contact the tutorial chairs at the same address. All the deadlines are at 23:59:59 Anywhere on Earth Time.
Tutorial proposal submission deadline: May 15, 2020
Tutorial acceptance notification: June 10, 2020
Proposal format
Tutorial title and short summary: including motivation for the topic, relevance to the conference and specific objectives/outcomes for the tutorial (300 words).
Names, affiliation(s) and contact information for organizer(s).
Schedule and activities: including pointers to any sample code/slides/etc. that the organizers have used previously that would be applicable, and detailed description of any activities.
Precedent (if applicable): a list of previous tutorials at SocInfo or related conferences, and a brief description of how the proposed tutorial builds on or differs from them.
Requirements/equipment: a list of what will be required (e.g. wifi, projector, room with no tables, etc.).
Capacity: estimate about the number of attendees (or range) for which this tutorial would be suitable.
Audience: target attendees, any pre-requisite background.
Tutorial Chairs:
Luca Pappalardo, ISTI-CNR, Italy