CFP 2011 Submission Guidelines
The Association for Computing Machinery is accepting proposals for the 21st annual “Computers, Freedom, & Privacy” Conference. This year’s theme is “The Future is Now.”
Proposals should focus on the future of technology, privacy, innovation, and law. Participants are encouraged to submit proposals that feature diverse interests and viewpoints. Please submit your proposal by using the CFP2011 electronic submission system, which is available at http://www.cfp.org/2011/submissions/. Contact information will only be used for proposal discussions.
“Computers, Freedom, and Privacy” does not generally provide compensation to speakers. All conference registration fees will be waived for academic, non-profit, and government speakers (excluding speakers for Birds of a Feather sessions). Travel funding may be available on a case-by-case basis or through scholarship programs.
Dates & Deadlines
Early Bird Deadline March 15, 2011*
Final Deadline April 1, 2011*
Deadline for Poster Showcase Submissions April 3, 2011 (5:00 PM EST)
Conference June 14-16, 2011
* Early proposals will be notified of acceptance by April 20. All other proposals will be notified by May 1. The program committee may accept only part of a proposal without accepting the proposal as a whole.
Types of Submissions
Speakers, Topics, & Activities
If you have an idea for a session that you do not want to organize yourself, use the “topic or activity” suggestion form. To nominate a speaker, use the speaker suggestion form.
Topic or Activity Submissions: http://www.cfp.org/2011/cgi-bin/submit?type=top
Speaker Submissions: http://www.cfp.org/2011/cgi-bin/submit?type=spk
Panels, Workshops, & Other Sessions
The conference will begin each day with a speaker or plenary panel to explore challenging questions. Afternoon workshops will further explore these topics. To submit a plenary panel proposal or a workshop proposal, please use the appropriate form.
Plenary Panel Submissions: http://www.cfp.org/2011/cgi-bin/submit?type=ple
Sample: http://www.cfp.org/2011/wiki/index.php/Example_plenary_session_submission
Workshop Submissions: http://www.cfp.org/2011/cgi-bin/submit?type=wsh
Tutorials
90-minute tutorials explore topics in greater detail, while giving the audience a chance to interact with a speaker or team of speakers. The intended speaker should be the person to submit a tutorial proposal. To submit a tutorial proposal, please use the tutorial form.
Tutorial Submissions: http://www.cfp.org/2011/cgi-bin/submit?type=tut
Sample: http://www.cfp.org/2011/wiki/index.php/Example_tutorial_submission
Poster Showcase Session and Panel
Research may be either published or not, but there is a preference for research that avoids using legal or technical jargon. Accepted research will be posted on the conference website. Authors of the best topics will be invited to participate in a panel discussion. Once a topic is accepted, the author will be sent information on how to prepare and format their poster.
Law & Policy Posters should focus on recent or on going studies in the areas of law and policy.* Research Posters may focus on recent or on going research in any area relevant to the conference theme. To submit your research, please submit an abstract using the appropriate submission form. If the paper has been published, please also include the full citation as well as a link to where it can be found on the Internet and the full document or an extended abstract.
Law and Policy Submissions: http://www.cfp.org/2011/cgi-bin/submit?type=poster
Research Submissions: https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=cfp21research
* Questions about the Law & Policy Posters may be emailed to Andrew Grosso at agrosso@ACM.org. Please include the title, author’s name(s), and a brief summary of the topic.
Birds of a Feather Sessions
Birds of a Feather are informal, social evening sessions that may be offered as presentations, group discussions, or open meetings. These sessions are often used to instigate on going collaborative activity on a given issue. Birds of a Feather sessions need not limit their venue to the conference location, and are encouraged to explore settings that provide a suitable forum for the individual session. To submit a Birds of a Feather proposal, please use the appropriate form.
Birds of a Feather Submissions: http://www.cfp.org/2011/cgi-bin/submit?type=bof
Sample: http://www.cfp.org/2011/wiki/index.php/Example_BOF_session_submission
