9.00- 10.30 Panel 1: Intro and Public, chair: Tamara Besednjak Valič

the CCW conference will take place at

Hostel Situla,
Dilančeva ulica 1,
8000 Novo mesto

More info regarding the venue is available at HOSTEL SITULA web page (CLICK for connection) .

See you all in Novo mesto!
CCW 2011, Organizing Team

please note that some deadlines regarding extended abstract submission and first draft of the paper submission have been extended!

CCW team

Call for Papers

for

The 1^st International Conference 2011

 on:

Multi-faceted nature of collaboration in

contemporary world - CCW

7. – 8. November 2011, Novo mesto, Slovenia

hosted by the

School of Advanced Social Studies, Slovenia & Junior Sociologists Network of the International Sociological Association

Pleso (ZAG) 70.2 km from Novo mesto

Brnik (LJU) 73.2 km from Novo mesto

Rijeka (RJK) 78.8 km from Novo mesto

Maribor International Airport (MBX) 86.1 km from Novo mesto

After arriving to Novo mesto you can accomodate in the following hotels/youth hostels:

Hotel Krka

Hotel Pri Belokranjcu

Appartments- rooms Ravbar

Hostel Situla

We welcome you in November!

View from the air

View from the bridge

In front of City hall

At night, by the fountain in old City centre

In previous years, the importance of collaboration between key stakeholders in society was considered of secondary importance – just as (un)intentional product. Today, however, call for increased collaboration occurs in virtually all areas of social action. Progressively, more attention is given to cooperation between higher education and economy and the formation of (in)formal coalitions within organizations or society. These policies underpin collaboration’s position of power in the society.

The purpose of this conference is to contribute to an increased understanding of the role of collaboration and, by doing so, to build an interdisciplinary approach.

The organisers welcome the submission of papers to the overall theme Multi-faceted nature of collaboration in contemporary world or to one of the following special sub-themes:

1. Collaboration in EU: Challenges and opportunities
2. Collaboration mechanisms in the process of knowledge creation
3. Interdisciplinarity and collaboration
4. Post-traditional forms of collaboration
5. Collaboration in historical prospective 
6. Collaboration between universities and society
7. Down-sides of collaboration
8. Networks and collaboration
9. Collaboration in public or private organizations
10. Collaboration in the multicultural context
11. Methodological issues and collaboration

Papers from other sub-fields of collaboration studies are also invited.

Extended Abstract Submission Deadline: 20. 10. 2011

At this stage, you may submit either a full paper or an extended abstract (3-5 pages). Furthermore, you must also submit a concise short summary (not more than 500 words) along with 5 keywords (max). You may find more detailed information on the submission of abstracts ad papers at: http://ccw2011.wordpress.com/

 Results of the review process and notification of acceptance will be communicated to authors by: 22. 10. 2011

The report will clearly state whether your contribution is accepted for presentation. It will also say whether your paper needs any additional improvements in order to be included in the Conference programme.

 Papers Submission Deadline (first version): 30. 11. 2011

Final Papers Submission Deadline: 15. 12. 2011

Submission information

Abstracts and papers should be sent by e-mail to: ccw2011[at]fuds.si, please replace [at] with @.

It is better to submit the abstract using the Word 97-2003 version of Microsoft. We suggest naming your file “PRESENTERS NAME_CCW2011.doc” to avoid confusion between abstracts.

See also Guidelines for authors.

Extended Abstract Submission Deadline: 20. 10. 2011

If you are not ready to submit a full paper at the first stage, you may alternatively submit an extended abstract, however the abstract must be in line with the guideliness as presented below.

In order to facilitate a fair double blind review process, your extended abstract must have at least three (3) to five (5) pages (without title page) and provide at least the following information:   

• the title of the paper and author information (affiliation and position);
• a concise short summary (500 words) and keywords (up to 5);
• the main question / topic addressed in the paper;
• the main theses advanced or tested; 
• the relevance of the topic regarding the current state of knowledge;
• main sources / literature used;
• the main analytical method to be used in the paper (if mathematical model, explain its structure; if econometric estimation, explain the data and the testing method; if case study, explain the information available and the method of deriving conclusions; if theoretical narrative, explain the existing knowledge and the value added of the paper compared to it; if other, explain in appropriate detail);
• expected results of the paper.

The extended abstract should follow the APA style guideliness as far as possible. General information on APA can be found at: http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm

b) Full paper guideliness

 The full paper should follow the APA style guideliness, available at: http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm.

Please use Times New Roman, 12. The paper length should be between 6,000 and 8,000 words (together with references and appendices).