***Apologies for cross-posting.*** Call for presentations and abstract submissions General Online Research conference (GOR 18) 28 February to 2 March 2018, Cologne, Germany. Working on research on web and mobile Web survey methodology, online market research, Big Data and data science, or politics and online communication? Then submit your abstract to GOR, the international conference in online research. Join us in beautiful Cologne, conveniently accessible from Frankfurt International Airport by train within one hour. Deadline for abstract submissions: 15 November 2017 (papers for Tracks A, B, C and GOR Thesis Award 2018 competition), 1 December 2017 (papers for GOR Best Practice Award 2018 competition) and 24 January 2018 (posters and GOR Poster Award 2017 competition) Submissions at https://www.gor.de/gor18/ Further information at https://www.gor.de/ Long version of the call: https://www.gor.de/about/call-for-papers.html Topics: Internet Surveys, Mobile Web, and Online Research Methodology, Big Data and Data Science, Politics and Online Communication, Online Market Research All submissions relevant to online research are welcome. Presentations in the past years covered a broad range of topics, be it online and mobile web surveys or research concerning the Internet or social aspects of the Web, big data and data science, and research on politics and communication. Since 1997, GOR has been attended by more than 300 researchers and other professionals each year who want to stay on top of new developments and best practices for their work in business and academia. This year’s conference seeks submissions in: ·      Internet Surveys, Mobile Web, and Online Research Methodology (Track A) ·      Big Data and Data Science (Track B) ·      Politics and Communication (Track C) The programme committee invites presenters from academia, business, official statistics, government agencies, and other sectors to submit their work for presentation. Submissions will be accepted on the basis of a double-blind peer review process. We look forward to receiving your abstract submission. You can find the complete call for papers and further information at https://www.gor.de/. Florian Keusch on behalf of the programme committee -- Florian Keusch Assistant Professor for Statistics and Methodology University of Mannheim A5, 6 (Entrance C) Room C213, 2nd floor 68159 Mannheim, Germany +49 (0)621 - 181 3214 f.keusch@uni-mannheim.de floriankeusch.weebly.com