The International Social Science Council’s 2nd World Social Science Forum (WSSF)

　　
　　The International Social Science Council’s 2nd World Social Science Forum (WSSF) will take place on 13-15 October, 2013 in Montréal, Canada.

　　The theme and focus for the 2013 Forum is “Social Transformations and the Digital Age”

　　(see detailed theme and sub-theme document at www.wssf2013.org)

　　During the 2013 World Social Science Forum in Montréal, scholars from across the disciplines and across the world will come together to address the ways in which digital technologies are being developed and used, and

　　 (First major focus area) how they are transforming different spheres of social life and

　　 (Second major focus area) how they are transforming the social sciences.

　　The Forum will include plenary presentation/discussion sessions, and parallel panel presentations/discussion sessions. The conference organizers welcome suggestions for alternative or hybrid forms of presentation that take advantage of the features of digital technologies.