Call for Papers Social Mobile Computing and Services To be published in a Special Issue of International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM) Associated Editor North America Mudasser F. Wyne School of Engineering and Technology, National University, USA Integration of social behavior and computing is termed as social computing. In general it is related to the activities or process that involves innovative use of computing systems to support social interaction among users in the virtual world. Social computing has become more widely known because of its relationship to a number of recent trends, such as, the growing popularity of software and Web 2.0, increased academic and research interest in social network analysis and the rise of the open source as a viable method of production, to name a few. Social computing is among the most popular technologies making their way into our daily lives. The ever-growing number of users in social networks has the potential to radically change how we do our daily business in the near future. The integration of Web-based social networks with mobile phones has led to a growing interest in mobile computing. The main objective of this marriage of convenience is to let everyone interact socially, without having to join the proprietary social network. The success of this approach lies in, making it flexible for software developers and an enjoyable for all the users. This special issue is intended to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in developing and enhancing social mobile computing and services. The objectives for this attempt are to provide a forum for discussion of ideas and techniques developed and used in mobile computing and services. In addition the forum can also be used for educators and developers to discuss system and architecture requirements for social services. Both theoretical papers and papers reporting implementation models, technology used and practical results are solicited. Topics of Interest We seek outstanding original contributions, including solid theoretical and empirical evaluations as well as practical and industrial experiences that solve open research problems and make a significant impact to this emerging field. Submitted papers will be evaluated according to their significance, originality, and technical quality. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: • Design and Architecture of social mobile computing platform. • Social networks and services • Gesture based Computing for Mobile Communication and Social Interaction • Human-provided and outsourcing services • Integration of service and mobile computing • Service Composition and Engineering • Service Applications and Implementations • Service Design Methods • Service change management • Designing Outsourcing Interactions • Service Ontologies • Game-based Social Computing and Rich Application Development • Case studies for Service Concepts and Technologies • Pervasive and Mobile Services • Embedded and Real-time Services • Service Security, Privacy, and Trust • Novel and attractive social interaction paradigms • Educational Applications for Mobile Computing • Human Computer Interface (HCI) and Human Factors in Mobile Technologies • Augmented and Virtual Reality and Immersive Social Experiences in Computing • Virtual Synchronous Environments, Application and Technology for Real Time Social Interaction and Engagement • Mobile Application Development: Tools and Features for Service Applications Important Dates: Submission Due: September 30th, 2011. Notification of Acceptance: November 15th, 2011 Camera-Ready Submission: December 10th, 2011 Publication Schedule: January 2012. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Papers must not have been published, accepted for publication, or presently be under consideration for publication elsewhere. A standard double-blind review process will be used for selecting papers to be published in this special issue. Authors should follow the instructions outlined at the iJIM Website (see URL http://online-journals.org/i-jim/information/authors ) Electronic submission by email to (mwyne@nu.edu) For more information about the iJIM, please visit the web site: http://online-journals.org/i- jim/index CfPart_ICL2011_0531mea.pdf