ISSM2019: International Symposium on Social Media USIU-Africa Nairobi, Kenya, September 11-12, 2019 |
Conference website | https://www.usiu.ac.ke/socialmediasymposium |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=issm2019 |
Submission deadline | July 30, 2019 |
Theme: Social Media Consumption: Trends and Practices
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
- Full Papers – These include mainly accomplished research results and have 8 pages at the maximum (5,000 words).
- Short Papers – These are mostly composed of work in progress reports or fresh developments and have 4 pages at maximum (2,500 words).
- Posters / Demonstrations – These have one page at the maximum (625 words) besides the poster itself (or demonstration) that will be exposed at the conference.
- Invited Talks – These will be made of contributions from well-known scholars and company representatives. An abstract will be included in the conference proceedings.
- Doctoral Consortium – Doctoral Consortium Contributions should have a maximum 2,500 words (4 pages).
List of Topics
Behavioral Approaches to Social Media research
o Dark side of social media.
o Social media influencers
o Barriers to social media use
o Effects of social media use
o Adoption and diffusion of online social networks
o Social media, Trust, Privacy and Ethics
o Social media and Governance
o Social media versus mainstream media
o Social media and activism
o Social media-facilitated collaborations
o Multidisciplinary applications of Social Media
o Applications of emoji in social media
o Social media addictions
o Innovative social media strategies
o Social media and marketing
Computational Approaches to Social Media research
o Social network analysis
o Social Media Data Mining
o Analysis of social network content
o Sentiment Analysis
o Event processing using social networks
o Fake news detection and analysis
o Human computer interaction: interfaces, navigation and visualization
o Social Media and Big Data
o Service quality of social networking sites
Important Dates
Program Committee
- Dr. Patrick Ndayizigamiye, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
- Businge Phelix Mbabazi Abwooli, Muni University, Uganda
- Prof. Patrick Kanyi Wamuyu, United States International University-Africa, Kenya
- Dr. Bernard Shibwabo, Strathmore University, Kenya
- Dr. Abraham Mulwo, Moi University, Kenya
- Dr. Lynette Lusike, Moi University, Kenya
- Dr. George Musumba – Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Kenya
- Dr. Lawrence Nderu - Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
- Prof. Kioko Ireri, United States International University-Africa, Kenya
- Dr. Lucy Gichaga, United States International University-Africa, Kenya
- Dr. Leah Mutanu, United States International University-Africa, Kenya
Publication
ISSM2019 proceedings will be published by Journal of Language, Technology & Entrepreneurship in Africa
Venue
The conference will be held in Nairobi, Kenya at the United States International University-Africa
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to pwamuyu@usiu.ac.ke
Sponsors
- U. S. Embassy, Nairobi
- United States International University-Africa