CFP First Asia Cyber Emotions International Conference, KyeongSan/Daegu, South Korea, Dec 2-3, 2010

FP First Asia Cyber Emotions International Conference, KyeongSan/Daegu, South Korea, Dec 2-3, 2010



Conference Summary

The Cyber Emotions Research Center at YeungNam University in South Korea is holding the 1st Asia Cyber Emotions International Conference from December 2-3 (Fri-Sat), 2010.

As the online population grows and social interactions are increasingly influenced by Internet technologies, human emotions have been observed in online user behaviour. It is important to understand how online environment catalyses offline emotional characteristics, and transfers them into e-communities. The workshop aims to bring scholars working on related academic fields such as social sciences, computer and information sciences together to examine the (emerging) issues of feelings concerns the contemporary computer-mediated e-society. The workshop aims to examine the current and possible theoretical frameworks and investigate new approaches and techniques for detecting, measuring and evaluating feelings in cyberspace and the associated effects.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Cyber emotion
- Facial expression
- Tools for cyber emotion research
- Online communication
- Methods for detecting and measuring emotion online
We welcome papers reporting on research into any perspective of human emotions. We particularly welcome papers that describe and apply innovative methodological approaches. PhD/postgraduate students are also very welcome to participate in the conference.

The official language for the conference is English. However, we may be able to provide translators for other languages such as German, Japanese and Chinese.



Key conference organizers:

Asso. Prof. Han Woo Park
Department of Media & Communication
WCU Webometrics Institute
YeungNam University



Assis. Prof Sung Woo Lim
Department of German Language & Literature
YeungNam University



Important dates:

Abstract submission deadline: August 01, 2010

Notice of acceptance deadline: September 01, 2010

Conference dates: December 2-3, 2010



Registration fee:

General: US $50

Student: Free



Abstract submission

If you would like to participate, please submit your abstract(s) in PDF format via email to cyberemotions@gmail.com.

Funding up to 600,000 Korean dollars may be available for selected scholars and students. Funding will cover board and lodging for the duration of the conference, and in selected cases, air travel to South Korea by the most economical means. To be considered for the funding, please submit your CV together with the abstract(s) to cyberemotions@gmail.com by August 01, 2010.



Contact us

If you have any enquiries or would like to contact us regarding the suitability of your research for the conference, please email us on cyberemotions@gmail.com.