Call for #papers & pre/postdoctoral #Fellowship in Japan

Great news this morning, an interesting funding opportunity (travel cost, residency, settling in) for people residing in the UK, but having a European, Canadian, American or British nationality and looking for a collaboration with research institutes in Japan. The program is open to researchers from all departments (including social sciences). It is a short-term option, which - to me - makes it even more appealing (explore, evaluate and grow). More information on the fellowship can be found here.

From the funding organization website:
This Programme provides the opportunity for short-term visits for pre- and post-doctoral UK researchers and researchers from Europe and North America based in the UK to conduct cooperative research with leading research groups at Japanese Universities and Institutions. The Programme is designed to provide researchers with first-hand experience of the research and living environment in Japan, whilst expanding academic exchange between Japan and the United Kingdom. Researchers from all fields of sciences including humanities and social sciences are eligible to apply. Awards will cover visits of 1 to 12 months.

Calls for paper:

M4D (mobile for development) in Dakar, Senegal

When: 8 - 9 April 2014 

submission deadline 1 December 2013 (this is the extended deadline)

More information for the call of papers: 

http://mobilemondaydakar.org/m4d2014/en/call-for-papers

Overall information on the conference: http://mobilemondaydakar.org/m4d2014/en/

Call for paper on Special Issue: New Media and Social Learning

Website: http://www.mdpi.com/si/socsci/social_learning
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Gráinne Conole
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2014

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MOBILITY 2014, The Fourth International Conference on Mobile Services, Resources, and Users
July 20 - 24, 2014 - Paris, France
Submission deadline: February 28, 2014

General page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2014/MOBILITY14.html
Call for Papers: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2014/CfPMOBILITY14.html

• regular papers
• short papers (work in progress)
• posters

Submission page: http://www.iaria.org/conferences2014/SubmitMOBILITY14.html
Sponsored by IARIA, www.iaria.org