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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Dear colleagues<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>I send here information about the WIS 2018 conference. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Kind regards, Ágústa Pálsdóttir<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>CALL FOR PAPERS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>University of Turku and the Baltic Region Healthy Cities Association organize the seventh Well-Being in the Information Society (WIS) 2018 conference in Turku, Finland 27-29. August 2018. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>See more on WIS 2018 in </span><span lang=FI><a href="http://www.wis.fi"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0563C1'>www.wis.fi</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The overreaching topic of the 2018 conference is<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>WIS 2018 – Fighting inequalities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>SUGGESTED TOPICS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We want to focus on sustainable systemic solutions to urban health problems and issues in this year’s conference, giving priority to multidisciplinary contributions. Issues of interest include but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.85pt'><span lang=EN-US>HEALTH<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Health inequalities<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Health system differences<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Health and digital divide<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Sustainable e- and m-health<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.85pt'><span lang=EN-US>WORK<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US>Public-private partnerships in health<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US>Safe working environment <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US>Digital workplace<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><span lang=EN-US>Ubiquitous work<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.85pt'><span lang=EN-US>WEALTH<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Social inequalities<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Segmentation and polarization of society<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Barriers and drivers of health and social equality<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.85pt'><span lang=EN-US>DIGITAL WORLD<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Inclusive system design<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Promises of digitalization for well-being<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Digital Divide<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><span lang=EN-US>Developing and maintaining health systems<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>FORMATS AND PUBLICATIONS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>All accepted conference papers will be published in Springer series CCIS (Communications in Computer and Information Science).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Take a look at the WIS 2016 proceedings: </span><span lang=FI><a href="http://www.springer.com/la/book/9783319446714"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0563C1'>http://www.springer.com/la/book/9783319446714</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Best papers as further developed versions are published also in a special Issue of <span style='color:black'>International Journal of Telemedicine and Clinical Practices</span>: <a href="http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijtmcp"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijtmcp</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Papers are in two forms: full papers and abstracts. Contributions in both categories are submitted in ready form. Please submit your paper through the link in the conference website </span><span lang=FI><a href="http://www.wis.fi"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0563C1'>www.wis.fi</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>IMPORTANT DATES<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Deadline for submission 31.03.2018<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Notification of acceptance 10.05.2018<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Final versions and author registration 10.06.2018<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>ORGANIZERS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>University of Turku and Baltic Region Healthy Cities Association – WHO Collaborating Centre for Healthy Cities and Urban Health in the Baltic Region in co-operation with Åbo Akademi University, Turku University of Applied Sciences and the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>If you do have any inquiries do not hesitate to contact us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please feel free to circulate this further to potential interested recipients.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Looking forward to see you in Turku in August 2018!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:FI'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FI style='mso-fareast-language:FI'><img border=0 width=359 height=45 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3B07F.E02C2140"></span><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:FI'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IS style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Consolas;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Ágústa Pálsdóttir, PhD, Professor <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Consolas;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Head of Department of Information Science <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Consolas;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>e-mail: <a href="mailto:agustap@hi.is"><span style='color:blue'>agustap@hi.is</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Consolas;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>phone: 525-4507<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Consolas;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>fax: 552-6806<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Consolas;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Consolas;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Address:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Consolas;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>University of Iceland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Consolas;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Faculty of Social and Human Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Consolas;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Gimli v/Sæmundargötu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Consolas;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>101 Reykjavík<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Consolas;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Iceland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=IS style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>