Call for Papers

Sixth International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics and Scientometrics (WIS) & Eleventh COLLNET Meeting
19-22 October, 2010, Mysore, India
Forthcoming: www.collnet-mysore.in
Host: University of Mysore, Mysore, India

Scope
Quantitative aspects of science of science. Collaboration and communication in science and in technology. Science policy. Combination and integration of qualitative and quantitative approaches.
Theoretical, methodological and applied aspects, for example:
- Emerging issues in scientometrics/informetrics/webometrics and history
- Science Policy and collaboration
- Collaboration Studies for Science & Society
- Collaboration, Knowledge Management & Industrial Partnership
- Collaborative Bridge between Academic Research and Industry
- Techniques for Collaboration Studies
- Visualization Techniques in Collaboration Studies
- Quantiatative analysis of S&T innovations
- Informetric laws and distributions, mathematical models of communication or collaboration - Nature and growth of science and of collaboration in science and its relation with technological output
- Evaluation indicators
- Collaboration in science and in technology from both quantitative and qualitative points of view

Please, note that these examples listed above give a broad outline of the scope of the workshop theme but do not limit it.

University of Mysore, Mysore, India
http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in/

Invited Speakers:
Wolfgang Glänzel (Belgium)
Zeyuan Liu (China)
Ülle Must (Estonia)
Bülent Özel (Turkey)
Program Chair: Hildrun Kretschmer (Germany, China)
Program Co- Chair: S.L. Sangam (India)
Program Organising Chair: V.G.Talwar, Vice Chancellor, Mysore (India)
Programme Committee:

Local Members (http://www.collnet-mysore.in)

COLLNET Members
http://www.collnet.de/

Conference Fee:
- Foreign Participants: 100 Euro
- Foreign Students: 50 Euro
- Foreign Accompanying persons: 50 Euro
- Indian participants: RS.2500/-
- Indian students: Rs.500

The fee includes coffee break, lunches, Inaugural Cocktail, dinner and banquet.

Proceedings are included in the conference fee for participants and students but not for accompanying persons.
The sightseeing tour of Mysore is included in the conference fee.
For persons who are interested in, a special extended tour will be programmed at the last day (with additional fees).
For more information please contact: Mallinath Kumbar
mallina...@yahoo.com

Important Dates:
Extended Abstract (3 pages):
April 15, 2010 (deadline)
Acceptance: May 15, 2010
Full Paper: August 15, 2010 (deadline)
(Camera-ready version, maximum 10 pages including tables, figures, references) Both abstracts and full papers will be peer reviewed by the Programme Committee. The accepted full papers will be published in the proceedings.

Please send your extended abstracts to:
Hildrun Kretschmer
kretschme...@onlinehome.de
Please send also a copy to:
S. L. Sangam
slsan...@yahoo.com

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Isidro F. Aguillo, HonPhD
Cybermetrics Lab
CCHS - CSIC
Albasanz, 26-28, 3C1. 28037 Madrid. Spain

Ph. 91-602 2890. Fax: 91-602 2971

isidro.aguillo @ cchs.csic.es
www. webometrics.info
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