|  | 
  
     | Important dates for submission
	
		| 29 November 2002 | Deadline for submission of abstracts |  
		| 15 January 2003 | Notification of the acceptance 2003 |  
		| 15 March 2003 | Full paper deadline (in order to be included in the printed programme |   Paper review procedureSubmissions will be reviewed by the organizing committee on the basis of an abstract. Each of the themes will be chaired by a senior researcher with research expertise in the area. The theme chair will be in charge of supervising the review process. Evaluation criteria will be similar to those typically used by major research journals and conferences (e.g., importance of the topic and findings, quality of the research, and clarity of the writing and presentation). Results of the review will be communicated to the author by the specified date. See the paper submission section for more information on the submission and review process. 
 |  | Accepted papers: Instructions to AuthorsThe language of the conference and for all submissions is English. Paper must be sent in electronic form on the this site. A form will be available on the paper submission section from January 15 2003. Accepted papers should be submitted as soon as possible after the notification of acceptance. Papers must be submitted by April 15 2003, a week before the Conference. In order to be included in the conference information booklet, CD-ROM, and be considered for publication, papers must reach the organising committee by March 15 2003. 
 
 |  | Accepted papers: formattingAccepted paper should be prepared in Word (version 97 or higher) or RTF.Basic FormattingPage set up: A4Top margin: 3 cm
 Bottom margin: 3 cm
 Left margin: 3 cm
 Right margin: 2 cm
 Typefaces: Text: Times New Roman, 11 pt
 Heading 1: Times New Roman, 12 pt, Bold (Major sections)
 Heading 2: Times New Roman, 11 pt, Bold (sections within major sections)
 
 
 AbstractThe paper should include the abstract submitted initially. The abstract should be self contained and understandable by the general reader outside the context of the full paper. The abstract is to be in fully justified italicised text, below the main title.
 Main TextType your main text in 11-point Times New Roman, paragraph spacing: before - 6 pt, line spacing: 
single-spaced. Do not use double-spacing. Be sure your text is fully justified - that is, flush 
left and flush right, without a first-line indent.
 Figures and TablesFigures should be numbered consecutively as they appear in the text. Figures that contain only textual rather than diagrammatic information should be designated tables. Tables should be numbered consecutively as they appear in the text.ReferencesFollow the standard set in "New media and Society"
 
 |  |