14th International ISKO Conference - Rio de Janeiro

Where: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Getulio Vargas Foundation)

Cultural Center – Oscar Niemeyer Tower

Praia de Botafogo, 186
Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro – RJ – Brazil
Subway / Matro Station: Estação Flamengo (exit Praia de Botafogo)

Link to Google Maps

When: Sept. 27th, 28th and 29^th, 2016.

General theme: Knowledge Organization for a sustainable world: challenges and perspectives for cultural, scientific, and technological sharing in a connected society

Objectives:

a)      to discuss the challenges and perspectives in knowledge organization in relation to cultural diversity;

b)     to verify the state of the art of international research in knowledge organization;

c)      to identify differing perspectives of scientific dialog in the international environment of knowledge organization;

d)      to advance discussions on the current epistemological construction, interdisciplinary dialog, technological applications and the social dimension of knowledge organization;

f)    to provide international visibility of KO research.

Subthemes (but not restricted to them):

1. The epistemological dimension of knowledge organization (conceptual, historical, and/or methodological bases of KO as well as dialogs at the intersections of disciplines)

2. The applied dimension of knowledge organization (KO models, formats, tools, products, and structures)

3. Social and political dimension of knowledge organization (education and professional practice in KO, ethics in KO, culture and identity in KO, and KO for a sustainable development)

Important dates (deadlines):

• February 1^st, 2016: Submissions of the extended abstract: up to 1500 words with citations (citations not included in word count) should be sent to: iskorio2016@gmail.com.

• April, 1^st, 2016: Notification of acceptance or rejection

• May 1^st 2016: Submission of the final version of, formatted and print-ready accepted papers

Registrations: fees will be announced in December, 2015.

Organizing Committee:

Chair:

• José Augusto Chaves Guimarães (São Paulo State University – UNESP – Brazil)guima@marilia.unesp.br

Members:

• Renato Rocha Souza (Getulio Vargas Foundation – FGV – Brazil)rsouza.fgv@gmail.com
• Fabio Assis Pinho (Federal University of Pernambuco – UFPE – Brazil)fabiopinho@ufpe.br
• Helen Castro Silva Casarin (São Paulo State University – UNESP – Brazil) –helenc@marilia.unesp.br
• Daniel Martínez-Ávila (São Paulo State University – UNESP – Brazil) –dmartinezavila@marilia.unesp.br
• Natália Bolfarini Tognoli (São Paulo State University – UNESP – Brazil –natasliatognoli@marilia.unesp.br
• Vera Dodebei (University of the State of Rio de Janeiro – UNIRIO – Brazil) – dodebei@gmail.com

Saiba mais no site: http://isko-brasil.org.br/?page_id=711

Dica do José Mauro Gouveia.