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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 18px; color: #000000;"><b>*** Third Call for Contributions ***</b></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 18px; color: #000000;">ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 18px; color: #000000;">(GoodIT 2022)</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 18px; color: #000000;">79 September, 2022, 5* St. Raphael Resort & Marina, Limassol, Cyprus</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 18px; color: #000000;"><a href="https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/">https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/</a></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 18px; color: #000000;"><b><u>Scope</u></b></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">The ACM GoodIT conference seeks papers describing significant research</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">contributions related to the application of information technologies (IT) to social</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">good. Social good is typically defined as something that provides a benefit to the </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">general public. In this context, clean air and water, Internet connection, education, </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">and healthcare are all good examples of social goods. However, new media </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">innovations and the explosion of online communities have added new meaning to the</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">term. Social good is now about global citizens uniting to unlock the potential of </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">individuals, technology, and collaboration to create a positive societal impact.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">GoodIT solicits papers that address important research challenges related to, but not</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">limited to:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Citizen science</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Civic intelligence</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Decentralized approaches to IT</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Digital solutions for Cultural Heritage</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Environmental monitoring</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Ethical computing</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Frugal solutions for IT</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Game, entertainment, and multimedia applications</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Health and social care</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">IT for automotive</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">IT for development</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">IT for education</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> I</span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">T for smart living</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Privacy, trust and ethical issues in ICT solutions</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Smart governance and e-administration</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Social informatics</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Socially responsible IT solutions</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Sustainable cities and transportation</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Sustainable IT</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Technology addressing the digital divide</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 18px; color: #000000;"><b><u>Main Track Paper Submission</u></b></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">The papers should not exceed six (6) pages (US letter size) double-column,</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">including figures, tables, and references in standard ACM format</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">(<a href="https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/).">https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/).</a></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">They must be original works and must not have been previously published.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">At least one of the authors of all accepted papers must register and present the</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">work at the conference; otherwise, the paper will not be published in the</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">proceedings. All accepted and presented papers will be included in the conference</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">proceedings published in the ACM Digital Library.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to a special issue</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">in the journal MDPI Sensors, where the theme of the special issue will be</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">"Application of Information Technology (IT) to Social Good"</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">(<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/topical_collection_goodit).">https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/topical_collection_goodit).</a> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Specifically 5 papers will be invited free of charge and another 5 papers will get a</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">20% discount on the publication fees.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Furthermore, MDPI Sensors will sponsor a Best Paper Award with the amount of</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">400 CHF.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Separate call-for-papers are announced for the special tracks (more information</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">is available on the conference web site).</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 18px; color: #000000;"><b><u>Work-in-Progress and PhD Track</u></b></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Inside ACM GoodIT, the Work-in-Progress and PhD Track provides an opportunity to</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">showcase interesting new work that is still at an early stage. We encourage </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">practitioners and researchers to submit to the Work-in-Progress venue as it provides</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">a unique opportunity for sharing valuable ideas, eliciting feedback on early-stage </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">work, and fostering discussions and collaborations among colleagues. Moreover, this </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">track provides a platform for PhD students to present and receive feedback on their </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">ongoing research. Students at different stages of their research will have the</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">opportunity to present and discuss their research questions, goals, methods and </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">results. This is an opportunity to obtain guidance on various aspects of their research</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">from established researchers and other PhD students working in research areas </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">related to technologies for social good.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"><b>Important</b></span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">: For this specific track, papers must not exceed four (4) pages</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">(US letter size) double column, including figures, tables, and references in standard</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">ACM format </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">(<a href="https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/).">https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/).</a></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 18px; color: #000000;"><b><u>Important Dates</u></b></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> Submission deadline for all types of contributions: 23 May 2022</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> Notification of acceptance: 20 June 2022</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> Camera-ready submission and author registration: 11 July 2022</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 18px; color: #000000;"><b><u>Program Chairs</u></b></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Costas Mourlas, University of Athens, Greece</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Diogo Pacheco, University of Exeter, UK</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Catia Prandi, University of Bologna, Italy</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 18px; color: #000000;"><b><u>WiP & PhD Track Chairs</u></b></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">Marco Furini, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"> D</span><span style="font-family: Lucida Grande, Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;">imitris Gouscos, University of Athens, Greece</span></div>
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