Social media is being adopted and applied in almost every area of human activity, be it for personal applications, in education, for commercial applications or in the public sector. The rapid uptake of social media is related to many factors including its ease of use and adaptability to different devices. However, it also poses some challenges and problems that need to be addressed and discussed. Taking this into consideration ECSM 2017 seeks to establish a home for researchers and practitioners with a wide range of approaches to engaging with the impact, use and potential of social media across disciplines.

Key Topics: Social media in business, Social media in education, The networked citizen, Monitoring and evaluating social media, Security of social media. 

Important Dates:

Abstract submission deadline 12 December 2016 

Notification of abstract acceptance 22 December 2016

Full paper due for review 30 January 2017

Notification of paper acceptance (with any requested changes) 10 April 2017

Earlybird registration closes 24 April 2017

Final paper due (with any changes) 8 May 2017

Final Author registration date 29 May 2017