The 1st Symposium on Societal Challenges in Computational Social Science
Inequality and Imbalance

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CALL FOR WORKSHOP AND TUTORIALS
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November 15, 2017
London, United Kingdom                       
Website: symposium.computationalsocialscience.eu
For inquiries: css.eurosymposium@gmail.com


IMPORTANT DATES

Workshops and tutorials proposal submission deadline: September 8, 2017
Workshops and tutorials acceptance notification: September 12, 2017
Workshops and tutorials day: November 15, 2017
Main conference: 16-17 November 2017


SCOPE

The Symposium is an interdisciplinary venue that brings together 
researchers from a diverse range of disciplines to contribute to the 
definition and exploration of the societal challenges in Computational 
Social Science, especially around the topics o inequality and imbalance.
This is the first in a series of three symposia that discuss societal 
challenges in computational social sciences. Future events will 
be focused on "Bias and Discrimination" (Cologne, 2018) and "Polarization 
and Radicalization" (Zurich, 2019). 

We welcome submissions for workshops and tutorials proposals on any 
emerging topic at the intersection of the social sciences and the computer 
sciences. Members of all segments of the social media research community 
are encouraged to submit proposals. 

Workshops will give the opportunity to meet and discuss issues with a 
selected focus, providing an excellent forum for exploring emerging 
approaches and task areas and bridging the gaps between the social 
science and technology fields.

Tutorials will be an opportunity for cross-disciplinary engagement and a 
deeper understanding of new tools, techniques, and research methodologies. 
Tutorials should provide either an in-depth look at an emerging technique 
or software package or a broad summary of an important direction in the 
field. 

Example topics include (but are not limited to):
* Inequality, imbalance, bias, discrimination
* Digital health
* Urban informatics
* Web mining for social good
* Algorithmic regulations
* Impact of online phenomena on the offline world
* Credibility of online content
* Impact of AI on the social life
* Rich representations of social ties

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Authors are kindly requested to send a PDF with their proposal at the 
following email address with the subject "Workshop/Tutorial proposal":
css.eurosymposium@gmail.com


Proposals for workshops and tutorials should be no more than three (3) pages 
in length (10pt, single column, with reasonable margins), written in English, 
and should contain:
* A concise title
* The names, affiliations, and contacts of the organizing committee
* Duration of the event (half-day or full-day meeting)
* A short abstract describing the scope and main objective of the event
* A short description of the main topic and themes (2 paragraphs maximum)
* A description of the event format and a list of proposed activities
* An approximate timeline of the activities
* Historical information about the event, when available
* [Workshops only] A description of how workshop submissions will be evaluated
  (invited contributions, peer review, etc.)

Workshops and tutorials will be selected based on the following criteria:
* Timeliness of the topic
* Potential to attract the interest a diverse set of attendees
* Activities that are different from the classic mini-conference format
* Involvement people of different backgrounds in the organizing committee
* Addressing topics at the intersection of different disciplines