CMC 2014 - Sixth International Conference on Concept Mapping
Santos, Brazil - September 23-25, 2014
Website: http://cmc.ihmc.us
Contact: cmc2014@ihmc.us
Local arrangements: cmc2014-local@ihmc.us

The Sixth International Conference on Concept Mapping follows on the
success of the first five Conferences held in Pamplona, San José,
Tallinn/Helsinki, Viña del Mar and Valletta in bringing together
scholars and practitioners interested in concept mapping. It
is being organized by the University of São Paulo (Brazil) and the
Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (USA).

The Conference is aimed at all persons interested in the use of
concept maps (based on the work of Dr. Joseph Novak), including,
but not limited to: facilitation of learning; eliciting, capturing,
archiving, and using "expert" knowledge; planning instruction;
assessment of "deep" understandings; research planning; collaborative
knowledge modeling; creation of "knowledge portfolios";
administrative and strategic planning and monitoring and knowledge
management.

We expect participants from a broad range of fields presenting a
wide variety of research and applications of concept mapping.
All presentations at the conference are expected to include time
for questions, answers, and scholarly discussion.

Electronic paper submissions can be submitted in the following
categories:

· Full Papers: Full papers are reports of completed research accepted
by a panel of experts and peers in the Program Committee and will
be published in the conference proceedings. There are three categories
for papers: (a) empirical research, (b) model or theory development,
and (c) theorizing from the literature. The time allotted for each
session is 30 minutes (20 minutes presentation/10 minutes discussion).
Audience participation, as a principle of adult education, is
stressed. Full papers submissions have a length of up to 8 pages.
The Program Committee may recommend that a full paper that does not
meet all the criteria be presented as a Poster Presentation with paper.

· Poster Presentations (with paper): The posters will form a visual
display prepared by conference participants describing a research
initiative, program, pedagogical model, and/or best practice on how
concept mapping is applied in a variety of settings. Poster
presentations serve as an effective forum for the exchange of
information and a means to communicate ideas, research, and programs.
Poster papers should have a maximum length of 4 pages and will be
published in the conference proceedings.

· Poster Presentation (without paper): Posters that do not include
a formal paper will also be accepted for presentation at the conference.
Participants can submit a 500 word abstract if they are interested
in presenting a poster without writing a formal paper. The abstracts
will be reviewed for selection at the conference.

All papers should be written and presented in English, Spanish or
Portuguese. The Proceedings of the Conference will be published
electronically by the University of São Paulo and distributed to
all participants. They will be also posted on the Conference web site.
All papers from previous conferences are available at
http://cmc.ihmc.us and can be searched at http://www.cmappers.net.

Time-line for Proposal Submission Process

INITIAL CONFERENCE PAPER/PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 19, 2014

To submit a paper or poster please go to the following web site:
http://cmc.ihmc.us. For each type of presentation follow the
directions as to the page numbers and the format that is posted there.
The submission system will be available soon.

DECISION RETURNED TO PAPER AUTHOR(S): June 30, 2014

FINAL CAMERA READY SUBMISSION OF PAPER FOR INCLUSION IN CONFERENCE
PROCEEDINGS: July 30, 2014

CONFERENCE DATES: September 23-25, 2014

Program Committee Honorary Chair
Joseph Novak, Cornell University &
Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, USA

Program Committee Chairs
Alberto J. Cañas, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, USA
Paulo Correia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Maria Elena Infante-Malachias, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Local Arrangements Chairs
Paulo Correia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Maria Elena Infante-Malachias, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Steering Committee

Alberto J. Cañas, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, USA
Simone Conceição, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
Steve Cook, Department of Defense, USA
Paulo Correia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Sumitra Himangshu, Macon State College, USA
Norma Miller, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, Panama
Priit Reiska, Tallinn University, Estonia
Jesús Salinas, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain
Jaime Sánchez, Universidad de Chile, Chile
Jacqueline Vanhear, University of Malta, Malta

Program Committee (Preliminary)

Robert Abrams, Care for the Homeless, USA
Karoline Afamasaga-Fuatai, National University of Samoa, Samoa
Mauri Åhlberg, University of Helsinki, Finland
Larry Bunch, Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, USA
Anderson R. Y. Cabral, Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Brazil
William Caldwell, University of North Florida, USA
Alberto J. Cañas, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, USA
Evandro Cantú, Instituto Federal do Paraná, Brazil
Mary Jo Carnot, Chadron State College, USA
Rodrigo Carvajal, Moffitt Cancer Center, USA
Silvia Chacón, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica
John Coffey, University of West Florida, USA
Carmen M. Collado, Independent Consultant, USA
Simone Conceição, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
Steve Cook, Department of Defense, USA
Paulo Correia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Davidson Cury, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brazil
Natalia Derbentseva, University of Waterloo, Canada
Italo Dutra, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Tanja Engelmann, Institut für Wissensmedien, Germany
Germán Escorcia, Independent Consultant, Mexico
Tom Eskridge, Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, USA
Lea Fagundes, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Eloi Luiz Favero, Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil
Clovis T. Fernandes, Instituto Tecnológico da Aeronáutica, Brazil
Louis Fourie, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Gloria Gómez, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Fermín González, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain
Gordon Jin-Xing Hao, Beihang University, China
Mónica Henao, Universidad EAFIT, Colombia
Sumitra Himangshu, Macon State College, USA
Robert Hoffman, Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, USA
Maria Elena Infante-Malachias, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Taina Kaivola, University of Helsinki, Finland
Ian Kinchin, University of Surrey, UK
Ely Kozminsky, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
Evelyse dos Santos Lemos, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil
Flavio Antonio Maximiano, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Norma Miller, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, Panama
Brian Moon, Perigean Technologies LLC, USA
Marco A. Moreira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Daniela L. Musa, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
Joseph D. Novak, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, USA
Ángel Luis Pérez, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
Stela C. B. Piconez, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Thomas Reichherzer, University of West Florida, USA
Priit Reiska, Tallinn University, Estonia
Carlos Araya Rivera, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Francisco E. L. da Rocha, Universidade Federal do Pará, Brazil
Ma. Luz Rodriguez, Centro de Educación a Distancia - Tenerife, Spain
Nancy Romance, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Patrícia B. Schäfer, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Jesús Salinas, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain
Jaime Sánchez, Universidad de Chile, Chile
Romero Tavares da Silva, Universiade Federal da Paraíba, Brazil
María Isabel Suero, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain
Manuel F. Aguilar Tamayo, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Mexico
Sok Khim Tan, Independent Educational Consultant, Malaysia
Alfredo Tifi, Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale "Eustachio Divini", Italy
Patrícia L. Torres, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil
Jorge Valadares, Universidade Aberta (de Lisboa), Portugal
Jacqueline Vanhear, University of Malta, Malta
Michael Vitale, East Carolina University, USA
Jinshan Wu, Beijing Normal University, China
Claudia Zea, Universidad EAFIT, Colombia
Guoquing Zhao, Beijing Normal University, China