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<body style="font: 10pt/normal Segoe UI; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><div class="GroupWiseMessageBody" id="GroupWiseSection_1574232680000_Helena.Francke@hb.se_22F3AD6019900000A2390000C096DF0B_"><div><div><div><div><div><font face="Segoe UI" size="3"></font><p align="left" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><font face="Segoe UI" size="2">Good morning! </font></span></p><p align="left" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><p align="left" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><font size="2">The call for registration for iConference 2020 is out. Hoping to see many of you in Borås in March! </font></span></p><p align="left" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><font size="2">Please help us spread the word! </font></span></p><p align="left" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><font size="2">//Helena</font></span></p><p align="left" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><font size="2">***</font></span></p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><font face="Segoe UI" size="2"><strong>iConference 2020 – Sustainable Digital Communities<br></strong><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Borås, Sweden</span></span></span></font></span><p></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">March 23-26, 2020</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><strong><em>Call for registration</em></strong></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></span></p><p></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The registration for iConference 2020 has now opened and we welcome participants to register for the conference in Borås, Sweden, March 23-26, 2020. iConference 2020 is jointly hosted by the University of Borås, Sweden and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway.</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">THEME</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> The iConference 2020 will feature papers on all current critical information issues. The theme of the conference will be <i>sustainable digital communities</i>. Participants are invited to discuss sustainability from ethical, social, ecological, economic and technological perspectives. This includes trusting communities, equality, openness, privacy, cultural heritage and access to digital worlds. What are the consequences of the seemingly limitless expansion of production, processing and storage of information?</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">KEYNOTE SPEAKERS </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>iConference 2020 organizers are pleased to announce that we have engaged three inspiring keynote speakers who will stimulate and provoke thinking and discussions at the conference:</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">* Aslak Sira Myhre, Director General of the National Library of Norway</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">* Dr Lina Dencik, Cardiff University, Director of the Data Justice Lab</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">* Professor Jussi Karlgren, Spotify</span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">PRACTICAL INFORMATION </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">See the </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://ischools.org/Practical-Information"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><font color="#0000ff">practical information page</font></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> for more information on registration, travel and accommodation. <span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br></p><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><font size="2"><strong>CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS </strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">See list and contact information of organizers and track chairs here: <br></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://ischools.org/2020-Organizers"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;"><font color="#0000ff">https://ischools.org/2020-Organizers</font></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></font></span><p align="left" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><br></span></p><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><font size="2"><strong>IMPORTANT LINKS</strong></font></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Conference website: </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://ischools.org/iConference"><font color="#0000ff">https://ischools.org/iConference</font></a> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Conference practical information: </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://ischools.org/Practical-Information"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;"><font color="#0000ff">https://ischools.org/Practical-Information</font></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Conference registration site: </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://ischools.org/2020-Registration"><font color="#0000ff">https://ischools.org/2020-Registration</font></a> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Conference e-mail: </span><span lang="EN-US"><a><span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192); mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">iconf2020@hb.se</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><span lang="EN-US"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Facebook iConference:</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; 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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">**************<br>Helena Francke, associate professor<br>
</font><div><font face="Arial" size="2">Library and Information Science<br>University of Borås </font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"><!--GWSignatureRecordId 49183517.hb.adm.100.16F796A.1.40152.1 GWSignatureRecordId--><font face="Arial"><br>co-chair iConference 2020, Borås 23-26 March 2020<br><a href="https://ischools.org/iConference">https://ischools.org/iConference</a> </font></font></div></div>
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