Organizing Committee

Conference Co-Chairs

Wayne Lutters
U. of Maryland, Baltimore
CSCW, sociotechnical systems, virtual organizations, social computing
Mega Subramaniam
U. of Maryland, College Park
youth learning in libraries, youth information practices, digital literacies
Kevin Crowston
Syracuse University
virtual organization, citizen science projects, research data management

Program Co-Chairs

Michelle Martin
U. of Washington
children’s literature, young adult literature, youth services
Bonnie Nardi
U. of California, Irvine

social theory, political economy, computing within limits

Paper Co-Chairs

Aleksandra Sarcevic
Drexel University
CSCW, HCI, health informatics
Nick Weber
U. of Washington
data accessibility, sustainability, data curation

Poster Co-Chairs

Yong Ming Kow
U. of Hong Kong
social computing, peer collaboration, games research
Eric Meyers
U. of British Columbia
information science, learning science, new media studies

Workshop Co-Chairs

Marianne Martens
Kent State University
children’s librarianship, youth services, children’s publishing
Gitte Balling
Københavns Universitet
literary theory, aesthetics, communication, media

Sessions of Interaction and Engagement Co-Chairs

James Howison
U. of Texas, Austin
technology collaboration, open source software developments, organizational science
Kate Marek
Dominican University
digital libraries, internet applications, information policy, global information issues

Doctoral Colloquium Co-Chairs

Sun Young Park
U. of Michigan
hci, health informatics, CSCW, interactive systems, information management
Anita Komlodi
U. of Maryland, Baltimore County
hci, human information behavior, design user interaction, virtual reality environments

Doctoral Dissertation Award Co-Chairs

Tawanna Dillahunt
U. of Michigan
hci, ubiquitous computing fields, social science theory, community support
Volker Wulf
Universität Siegen
cooperation systems, knowledge management, community support, user-oriented software development

Early Career Co-Chairs

Dick Kawooya
U. of South Carolina
intellectual property, information access, information flow
Hamid Ekbia
Indiana University
mediation, digital information, communication techniology

Blue Sky Co-Chairs

Kevin Crowston
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
virtual organization, citizen science, data management
John King
U. OF MICHIGAN
epistemic infrastructure, municipal corporations
 

Undergraduate Co-Chairs

Matthew Bietz
U. of California, Irvine
pervasive data ethics, sociotechnical systems
Yubo Kou
Florida State University
video game communities, cscw, social computing
 

Social Media Co-Chairs

Amelia Gibson
U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
information access, policy, information systems
Jessica Vitak
U. of Maryland, College Park
networked privacy, user behaviors, personal information
 

iSchool Partnerships and Practices Co-Chairs

Timothy Summers
U. of Maryland, College Park
cybersecurity , sociotech, hackers, leadership
Sean McGann
U. of Washington
business intelligence and analytics, leadership development
Elke Greifeneder
Humboldt-Universität
information behavior, data validity, digital libraries
 

Keynotes Chair

Dan Russel
Google
search experiences, Google users, queries
 

Student Volunteer Co-Chairs

Samantha McDonald
U. of California, Irvine
information communication technology, sustainability
Elizabeth Mills
U. of Washington
design principles, inclusive storytimes, libraries
 

Student Volunteer Mentor Co-Chairs

Katy Lawly
U. of Maryland, College Park
metadata, information spaces, information organization
Nora O’Murchu
U. OF LIMERICK
diy technologies, grassroot practices, design methods
 

Proceedings Co-Chairs

Natalie Taylor
U. of South Florida
youth behavior, information access, digital literacy
Caitlin Christian-Lamb
U. of Maryland, College Park
collective memory, archives, social justice
 

Conference Management

Mary Kendig
U. of Maryland, College Park
project management, data ethics, militaristic data analytics
Clark Heideger
iSchools
management, marketing, information systems