We have the pleasure to announce the presence of David Gurteen and Martin Kuppinger as keynote speakers during MISC 2010.
David Gurteen has over 30 years’ experience working in high technology industries. Today he works as an independent educator, facilitator and coach helping people to be more creative, innovative and to work more effectively together.  David is the founder of the Gurteen Knowledge Community - a global learning network of over 14,000 people in 150 countries. The community is for people who are committed to making a difference: people who wish to share and learn from each other and who strive to see the world differently, think differently and act differently. Members receive the monthly Gurteen Knowledge Letter that is now in its sixth year. David is also the publisher of the Gurteen Knowledge Website – the largest resource website of its kind that contains book reviews, articles, people profiles, event calendars, inspirational quotations, an integral knowledge-log and more on subjects that include knowledge management, learning, creativity, innovation and personal mastery. A frequent speaker and facilitator, he regularly presents on various aspects of knowledge management and informal learning. He is well known for his Gurteen Knowledge Cafés that he runs regularly in London and in other cities around the world. He also facilitates Knowledge Cafés and workshops for organizations and conference organizers.  Martin Kuppinger is Founder and Senior Partner at Kuppinger Cole and Partner. Born in 1965, he is the author of more than 50 IT-related books, as well as a widely-read columnist and author of technical articles and reviews in some of the most prestigious IT magazines in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. He is also a well-known speaker and moderator at seminars and congresses. His interest in Identity Management dates back to the 80ies, when he also gained considerable experience in software architecture development.
Making learning, knowledge, working, employment, business and healthcare mobile, personal and social. www.miscforum.eu The MISC conference is about exploring the current changes in technologies and practices towards individualisation and socialisation through connectivity and mobile technology at the service of identity construction. Our goal is to bring together researchers and practitioners working in a variety of fields (education, employment, healthcare, policy, technologies etc.) to facilitate exchanges and foster future collaborations. It aims at offering a forum where these researchers and practitioners can discuss theoretical as well as practical aspects, open issues, and innovative approaches as well as share the latest advances in the state of the art of personal and social data management, privacy/intimacy and identity construction. Call for contributionsThe call for contributions is now open. The themes are: Education & lifelong learningLearning records, ePortfolios, personal learning environments: the objective of this track is to explore how individual learners are empowered as the authors and the architects of their own personal and community learning environments to manage their digital identity? Work & employabilityEmployment records, competency records, personal knowledge management systems: the objective of this track is to explore the link between individual systems used to manage one's employability (e.g. through continuing professional development, recognition of prior learning) and organisational learning systems designed for competency and knowledge management. Healthcare & wellnessPersonal health records (PHR) medical records, personal health management systems: the objective of this track is to explore the link between individual systems of healthcare systems and professional practice. Business & tradeBusiness records, credit records, transaction records, vendor relationship management systems: the objective of this track is to explore the benefits for individuals and businesses of a better control of personal data by clients and prospects of business services. Policies & citizenshipDigital identities governance: The objective of this track is to explore how personal data and digital identities contribute to the construction of individual and collective identities. Technologies & infrastructuresThe Internet of Subjects: the objective of this track is to explore how to make the Internet a more person-centric environment ―the interaction between the growing individualisation of technologies with the development of social computing and social networks A more detailed presentation of the call is accessible at: www.miscforum.eu/conference/call/ Calendar 26 October 2009 – deadline for the submission of abstracts 9 November 2009 – notification of acceptance to authors 23 November 2009 – author registration deadline—to be included in the programme 20 December 2009 – deadline for receipt of revised abstracts and completed contributions (case-studies, work in progress, short and long papers) SubmissionAuthors are invited to submit extended abstracts (500 to 750 words) of case studies, work-in-progress and original unpublished research (short and long papers). All submitted abstracts will be peer-reviewed by three members of the program committee for originality, significance, clarity and quality. Accepted submissions will be published online as part of the EIfEL conference proceedings with an attributed ISBN number. All extended abstracts should be submitted via the conference management tool: www.conftool.net/misc2010/ The conference is sponsored by the TAS3 partnership | 
