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The Digital Narrative: 8th Annual iDMAa Conference, November 4-6, 2010. Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Leading academics, professionals and artists will gather at Emily Carr University of Art and Design for the International Digital Media and Art Association’s 8th annual conference to explore how digital media and art is informing, challenging and reinventing our notions of narrative structures and storytelling. The conference will include pre-conference workshops, keynote and plenary presentations, panels, networking, discussions, social events as well as opportunities to explore Emily Carr’s Intersections Digital Studios and Center for Social Media.

Call for Papers: The eighth annual International Digital Media and Arts Association Conference seeks abstracts (500 words maximum) for presentation and/or discussion about innovations and challenges pushing the edge of digital media and art, particularly as they relate to narrative. All abstracts will be refereed for acceptance and should:
* Report on the results of creative or research projects that explore new areas of media design, media tools or media education
* Follow Chicago Manual of Style documentary note formatting conventions
* Not have been submitted for publication elsewhere

Submission guidelines
1. Submit your abstract online (https://www.uu.edu/forms/conferences/idmaa10/callforpapers.cfm) as a word document by August 30, 2010. All authors participating in the conference will have their abstract posted as is in the online conference proceedings. Abstracts must be formatted according to Chicago Manual of Style.
2. Authors will be notified via email of acceptance by approximately September 15.
3. Authors should confirm attendance by October 1.
4. To be reviewed for possible publication in _The Journal of the International Digital Media and Arts Association_ conference proceedings, accepted papers must be sent to ritchie@lvc.edu in their final form (as a word document using your last name in the filename) by November 1.