Call for Proposals: ICQE20
24-27 October 2020, Malibu, California, USA
Submissions due 11:59pm Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7), 15 May 2020
The Second International Conference on Quantitative Ethnography
(ICQE20) will provide an international forum for researchers to
present work, learn new methodological techniques, and network with
other scholars working in the new and growing field of quantitative
ethnography (QE).
Building on the tremendous success of ICQE19, we encourage work from
any discipline, which can include (but is not limited to):
New and innovative techniques for QE, including network analysis,
automated coding, and approaches to reliability and validity of
quantitative ethnographic analyses
Studies of the relationship between different techniques or methods
for conducting QE analyses
Extension of QE techniques to new types of data, fields of study, or
research questions
Empirical QE results, whether preliminary, exploratory, or confirmatory
New theoretical issues in QE or reexamination of existing theoretical frameworks
Formative work that describes prospective thinking about planned QE studies
The primary criteria are that work being presented is theoretically
and methodologically thoughtful and sound, and helps build the QE
community by sharing ideas, methods, resources, and inspiration.
Submission Information
ICQE20 will accept the following types of submission:
Papers (12-15 pages): Papers are intended for mature work that
requires in-depth explanations of conceptual background, methodology,
data, argumentation, and/or findings. Accepted papers will be
published in the official proceedings.
Posters (4 pages): Posters are intended for formative work. The
four-page poster abstract should identify the aspects of the work that
will likely lead to productive discussions with conference
participants in a poster session, including figures exemplifying the
visual support to be provided for these discussions in the poster.
Poster abstracts will be published in the proceedings supplement.
Symposia (8 pages total): Symposia consisting of 3-6 scholars are
intended for conveying larger ideas or findings about a specific issue
in QE. Symposium proposals will be evaluated based on their capacity
to address larger topics, controversies, or challenges of interest to
the QE community. Symposium proposals should clearly articulate: (a)
the overall focus of the symposium; (b) brief descriptions of the
content and significance of each scholar’s contribution; and (c) how
the collective contributions will enhance understanding of some larger
issue in the QE community. Symposium descriptions will be published in
the proceedings supplement.
Pre-Conference Workshops (4 pages): Half-day workshops are intended to
help participants learn or improve QE theories, methods, or skills,
and may also be structured as tutorials on particular QE tools or
techniques. Workshop proposals will be evaluated based on their
capacity to facilitate shared knowledge-building around issues of
interest to the QE community. Workshop proposals should clearly
articulate: (a) the overall focus of the workshop and why it will
benefit members of the QE community; (b) the target audience for the
workshop; (c) the schedule of activities accompanied by a brief
description of each activity; and (d) the expected outcomes of the
workshop, including any deliverables or follow-up activities that
extend beyond the conference itself. Workshop descriptions will be
published in the proceedings supplement.
Doctoral Consortium Applications (6 pages): To apply for the Doctoral
Consortium, please visit http://www.icqe20.org/doctoral-consortium for
detailed instructions. Doctoral Consortium research summaries will be
published in the proceedings supplement.
Early Career Workshop (6 pages): To apply for the Early Career
Workshop, please visit http://www.icqe20.org/early-career-workshop/
for detailed instructions. Early Career Workshop research summaries
will be published in the proceedings supplement.
Submission Instructions
To submit a paper or poster abstract, to propose a symposium or
workshop, or to apply to the Doctoral Consortium or Early Career
Workshop, visit https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icqe2020.
All submissions should be written in English and must conform to the
current version of the Springer author guidelines and paper templates.
Instructions for authors and links to the paper templates can be found
here:
https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines
Review of Paper and Poster submissions will be double blind. Paper and
poster abstracts must be submitted with all identifying information
about the author(s) removed.
Review of Symposium, Workshop, Doctoral Consortium, and Early Career
Workshop proposals will be single blind. These proposals should be
submitted with all names included.
Submission Deadline: 11:59pm Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7), 15 May 2020.
Pre-Conference Workshops
Attendance at workshops is complimentary for registered participants
of the conference. Registration for workshops will be first come,
first served, and additional information about workshops will be
available on the conference website.
Submission Review and Notification
Submissions must follow the formatting and content instructions of
their respective submission category.
Authors of submitted papers, poster abstracts, and symposia must agree
to review at least two submissions. All submissions will be
peer-reviewed by at least two members of the QE community, and review
of individual submissions will be overseen by a member of the Program
Committee.
Papers may be accepted as is, accepted with suggestions for revisions,
accepted as posters (in which case the authors will need to prepare a
4-page poster abstract), or rejected. Poster, symposium, and workshop
submissions, as well as applications to the Doctoral Consortium and
Early Career Workshop, will be accepted as is or rejected. All
authors, regardless of submission type, will have the option to make
edits before submission of the final version.
Accepted papers will be published in the official proceedings. Poster
abstracts, symposium/workshop descriptions, and Doctoral
Consortium/Early Career Workshop research summaries will be published
in the proceedings supplement.
Acceptance notifications will be sent on or before 10 August 2020.
Final papers will be due 31 August 2020 for inclusion in the
conference proceedings.
We hope you will join us in Malibu, California, to share ideas,
methods, resources and inspiration as we continue to build the QE
community!
For more information, please visit http://www.icqe20.org/ or contact
us at icqe20@xxxxxxxxx.