CAQDAS 07: Advances in Qualitative Computing

[Christina Silver]

CAQDAS 07 Conference : Advances in Qualitative Computing

Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham
18-20 April 2007

http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk/conference07.htm


Conference Overview

The CAQDAS Networking Project are pleased to remind you about the “CAQDAS 07 Conference : Advances in Qualitative Software”. This conference is broad in scope to reflect recent developments in IT and qualitative analysis and focuses on advances which support the whole process of conducting various forms of qualitative research; including for example, reference to voice recognition and transcription software, video preparation and processing applications, text analysis and hypertext tools as well as those software packages traditionally understood to fall under the CAQDAS umbrella.


Meet developers
This conference is an opportunity to bring together methodologists, users, developers and trainers of software designed to facilitate qualitative research, to discuss and share methods, applications and experiences.

CAQDAS 07 attracts considerable interest from many major software developers. The organisers are confident that they will see this as an opportunity to bring along some of their new and existing products. Developers are always keen to discuss user’s requirements and problems, so this will be an ideal opportunity for all delegates to meet developers face to face, and contribute to the development of future products.

Software Developers and Publishers will have stands providing information on their products from Tuesday 17th April 2007 and throughout the conference.


Plenary speakers
The Conference has already attracted some renowned experts in their field including…

Professor Udo Kelle, Institute of Sociology, Philipps University of Marburg, Germany

Professor Clive Seale, Department of Sociology & Communications, Brunel University, London

Alan Stockdale, PhD, Center for Applied Ethics and Professional Practice, Education Development Center, Newton, USA

Professor Nigel Fielding & Professor Ray Lee, Co-directors of the CAQDAS Networking Project, University of Surrey and Royal Holloway, University of London


Call for Papers

We invite papers from those working in applied and academic settings and from any discipline. We particularly welcome contributions concerning the following topics:

Techniques for data collection and conversion;
Impacts of software use on methodology and analysis;
The role of IT in facilitating multiple-method research;
Technologies and IT for the analysis of visual data;
Qualitative secondary analysis;
(Online) qualitative archiving;
Teaching methodology using IT;
IT tools for collaborative working.

Student Abstract Competition
Full time students are invited to enter our student abstract competition. The review committee will choose the 2 best abstracts, based on originality and those students will recieve free registration for the conference (including accommodation costs).


Registration

Registration for the conference is now open at http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/ias/work...gistration.php


Important Dates:

Abstracts accepted until 22nd December 2006

Early bird registration until 30th November 2006

Registration closes on 16th March 2007



Dr Christina Silver
CAQDAS Networking Project
Dept of Sociology
University of Surrey
GUILDFORD GU2 5XH
email: c.silver@surrey.ac.uk
CAQDAS web site: http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk/
Tel +44 (0)1 483 68 27 91
Fax +44 (0)1 483 68 95 51

DISCUSSION GROUP qual-software : join information etc
see: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/qual-software.html
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CAQDAS NETWORKING PROJECT: ESRC funded project to support the use of software in qualitative data analysis; co-directed by Nigel Fielding, Professor of Sociology, University of Surrey and Ray Lee, Professor of Social Research Methods at Royal Holloway, University of London


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Dr Christina Silver
Resource Officer
CAQDAS Networking Project
Dept of Sociology
University of Surrey
GUILDFORD GU2 5XH UK
email: c.silver@surrey.ac.uk
CAQDAS web site: http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk/
Tel +44 (0)1 483 68 27 91
Fax +44 (0)1 483 68 95 51