Still time for GikII Gothenberg!!

I have neglected to post here that the abstract deadline for GikII 6: This Time It's Gothenberg! has been extended to MAY 15. You have two whole weeks more!!!

So don't waste your time watching the Royal Wedding, pretending to enjoy making the BBQ light, or pointelessly walking up a Munro when you could be doing something much more geeky instead! Instead send an abstract to lilian.edwards@strath.ac.uk or Mathias Klang (klangm@chalmers.se). We will notify successful applicants very shortly thereafter.

Full details and dates are here - note also that a limited number of places are also available to non speakers - with preference given to postgraduates and PhDs working actively in IT law related areas. You can notify us your details using the form here though note this does not confirm acceptance.

So come, come ye all or you risk missing: ppaers on variously the Twitter accounts of Abba, the legal personality of zombies, robot ethics and liability, law and virtual pornography, soft law in World of Warcraft, whistleblowing after Wikileaks, and the legal implications of time (or possibly the chronological implications of law).

GikII goes Gothenberg!

From Matthias Klang who is bravely taking the helm..

GikII VI, Göteborg, Sweden 2011

Freedom, openness & piracy?
26-28 June 2011
IT University
Göteborg, Sweden

Call for Papers

Is GikII a discussion of popular culture through the lens of law – or is it about technology law, spiced with popular culture? For five years and counting, GikII has been a vessel for the leading edge of debate about law, technology and culture, charting a course through the murky waters of our societal uses and abuses of technology.

For 2011, this ship full of seriously playful lawyers will enter for the first time the cold waters of the north (well, further north than Scotland) and enter that land of paradoxes: Sweden. Seen by outsiders as well-organised suicidal Bergman-watching conformists, but also the country that brought you Freedom of Information, ABBA, the Swedish chef, The Pirate Bay and (sort of…) Julian Assange. We offer fine weather, the summer solstice and a fair reception at the friendly harbour of Göteborg.

So come one, come all… Clean your screens, look into the harder discs of your virtual and real lives, and present your peers with your ideas on the meaning of our augmented lives. Confuse us with questions, dazzle us with legal arguments, and impress us with your GikIIness. If you have a paper on (for example) regulation of Technology & Futurama, soft law in World of Warcraft, censoring social media & Confucius, the creative role of piracy on latter day punk or plagiarism among the ancient Egyptians – We are the audience for you (for a taste of past presentations see the Programme section).

Application process

Please send an abstract not exceeding 500 words to Professor Lilian Edwards (Lilian.Edwards@strath.ac.uk) or Dr Mathias Klang (klang@ituniv.se). The deadline for submissions is 15 April 2011. We will try to have them approved and confirmed as soon as possible so that you can organise the necessary travel and accommodation.

Registration

As with previous years, GikII is free of charge, and therefore there are limited spaces available, so please make sure you submit your paper early. Priority is always given to speakers, but there are some limited spaces available for students and non-speakers. Registration is open through Eventbrite.