The conference invites proposals for traditional academic papers that discuss digital storytelling and its theoretical, social and cultural contexts; and we will also hold 25% of all panel seats for practice-led reflection from digital storytelling workshop practitioners and participants. Presenters are encouraged to show examples of digital stories related to their papers as part of their allocated 15-20 minute presentations. In addition to individual abstracts, panel ideas are welcome. The accepted full papers submitted to peer review process will be available online. The full papers should be between 5000-7000 words including bibliography, and can be submitted after the conference presentation. The template of publication will be sent to accepted full papers authors.

Each session with have 3-4 panelists, with 15 or 20 minutes for presentation and fifteen minute period for questions. The abstracts for papers, presentations and panels should be submitted in 250-300 words. The panel proposals should state the topic and the purpose of the panel, configured by the panel head. In addition, the panel proposal should include the brief summary of each participant’s part in the panel, accompanied by their bios in few words.

The paper should be in English. Simultaneous translation will not be available.

* If you have difficulty with the online abstract submission, please send your abstract to the conference secretary e-mail. ([email protected])

Deadline for Abstract Submission: March 31, 2015