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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">As a member of the
</span><b><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB"><span style="font-size:11pt">SOTICS 2020</span></span></b><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">
 (The Tenth International Conference on Social Media Technologies, Communication, and Informatics) committee and
</span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>the chair of special track</b></span><span style="font-size:11pt">
</span></span><b><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB"><span style="font-size:14pt"><span class="x_mark787kykbir">ODV4DT</span></span></span><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">:
</span><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal">Open Data Value for Digital Transformations</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal">,</span><b><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">
 I</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal">'d like to invite you to submit your
</span><span style="font-size:10pt"><span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal">papers</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal"><b>/posters/presentation/demos
 proposals</b></span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal"> (<b><span style="font-size:14pt; color:rgb(200,38,19)" lang="fr">Submission deadline:
</span><span style="font-size:14pt; color:rgb(200,38,19)" lang="fr"><strike>August 24 (extended)</strike></span><span style="font-size:14pt; color:rgb(200,38,19)" lang="fr"> September 12</span></b><span lang="fr"></span>).</span></p>
<span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal"></span><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">SOTICS 2020, and in particular “</span><b><span style="font-size:10pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span class="x_mark787kykbir">ODV4DT</span>:
</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal">Open Data Value for Digital Transformations</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">”,
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal">provides an excellent international
</span><span style="color:#1A1A1A; font-size:10pt"><span><span style="color:black; font-size:11pt; line-height:normal">for</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal">um
</span><span style="color:#1A1A1A; font-size:10pt"><span><span style="color:black; font-size:11pt; line-height:normal">for</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal"> the exchange of ideas
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal">on </span><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal"><b>open data (</b></span><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal"><b><i>including, Big Data, Linked Data, open government data, geospatial
 data</i></b></span><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal"><b>) related topics</b></span><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal"> covering them from different aspects.
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">This could be an excellent opportunity for
</span><span style="font-size:10pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB"><span style="font-size:11pt">researches, practitioners, students and other stakeholders</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB"> to exchange their ideas
 and to receive valuable feedback on </span><span style="font-size:10pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB"><span style="font-size:11pt">a broad range of issues related to [linked] open data and open data government</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">,
 which is one of the drivers of the open data initiative. We accept both, theoretical and practical contributions that can be at different stages, from the first steps towards a solution to very mature results.
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<b><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Potential topics include, but are not limited to:</span></b></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">The role of open data in different domains ([bio]medicine, culture, environment, agriculture, region and cities, economy and finances, governments, society, transport, education etc.)
</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">Quality of open data (including Big data, Linked data, geospatial data)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">[Linked] open data, OGD and e-government: challenges, opportunities</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">Social media analysis on open data, open data government</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">Integration of open data and social media
</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">[Linked] open data applications and innovations: open data-based services and their potential</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">[Linked] open data processing techniques, including data standardization and homogenization: challenges, techniques, experience</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">Visualisation of [Linked] open data
</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">Data-driven decision-making and support tools (including Business intelligence (BI))</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">Artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to meet and exceed customers’ expectations</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">Retrieving open data from social media</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">Re-use of [Linked] open data: techniques, use-cases</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">[Linked] open data on a web scale</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">Prediction of the re-use of open data sets or how to find out the topic of interest</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">API for open data retrieval</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">Open data platforms and their state (in terms of usability, quality, participation and other aspects)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">Open data feedback: the role of social networks</span></li><li><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">History and horizons or future open data concepts and their economic and social value</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal">Important Datelines</span><span style="font-size:10pt"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal"><i>Inform the Chair as soon as you decide to contribute</i></span></b></p>
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<li><b><span style="font-size:14pt; line-height:normal; color:rgb(200,38,19)" lang="fr">Submission deadline:
</span><span style="font-size:14pt; line-height:normal; color:rgb(200,38,19)" lang="fr"><strike>August 24 (extended)</strike></span><span style="font-size:14pt; line-height:normal; color:rgb(200,38,19)" lang="fr"> September 12</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal" lang="fr"><strike><br>
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<span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal"><b>For</b></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal"><b> more detail on the Special Track</b></span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal">,
 please check</span><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt"><a href="http://www.iaria.org/conferences2020/filesSOTICS20/ODV4DT.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable"><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal">http://www.iaria.org/conferences2020/filesSOTICS20/<span class="x_mark787kykbir">ODV4DT</span>.pdf</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal">,
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal">however, more detail on the conference are available -
</span><span style="font-size:10pt"><a href="http://www.iaria.org/conferences2020/SOTICS20.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable"><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:normal">http://www.iaria.org/conferences2020/SOTICS20.html</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="en-GB"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">This year, SOTICS will held in a spectacular city of Porto (October 18 to October 22).</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB"><b>I sincerely invite you to consider submitting your contribution</b></span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">
 and </span><span style="font-size:14pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB"><b>distributing this Call for Papers between your colleagues and students who may be interested in it</b></span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">.</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB"></span><span style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB"><br>
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<b><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">Please
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">i</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal">nform me by contacting me (</span><span style="font-size:10pt"><a href="mailto:Anastasija.Nikiforova@lu.lv" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal">Anastasija.Nikiforova@lu.lv</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal">)
 a</span><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal">s soon as you decide to contribute</span></span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal">
 to ensuring logistics in time.</span><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="en-GB"></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">Feel free to share your contribution and
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB"><b>let’s transform data into value and knowledge, our world into open data driven world, government into open government and take a step towards
 better life</b></span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height:normal" lang="en-GB">.</span></p>
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Best regards,</div>
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Anastasija Nikiforova,</div>
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