*The 8th International workshop on Big Data and Social Networking Management and Security (BDSN 2020)* http://emergingtechnet.org/BDSN2020/ *In conjunction with The Seventh International Conference on Social Networks Analysis, Management and Security(SNAMS-2020) Paris, France. December 14-16, 2020.* *BDSN 2020 CFP* Data has always been recognized as an important asset for driving value be it scientific, governmental or for enterprise. The amount of data being generated constantly with high volume, velocity and variety has marked the emergence of "Big Data" as a contemporary research challenge with vast opportunities. In the context of the digital-world, the internet and Social Networks have contributed immensely in generating Big Data pools. Hundreds of millions of people around the globe are nowadays connected using different type of social networks. Big Data and Social Networks become interrelated in the modern computing agenda being both concerned with intensive data. As much opportunities they hold, Big Data and Social Networks come with their own challenges such as management, Security, Processing etc. In order to unlock the potentials of these technologies, innovative solutions are required, which will leverage new models in computing. The 8th International workshop on Big Data and Social Networking Management and Security will be a forum for scientists, researchers, students, and practitioners to present their latest research results, ideas, developments, and applications in the areas of big data and social networking. We are mainly interested in receiving state of the art work on different aspect of big data management system, big data security and privacy, cloud computing and big data, social networking and big data analytics, and social networking management and security, to mention but few. *The topics of interest for this workshop include, but are not limited to:* - Big data and Social Networking concepts and applications - Emerging technologies in Big Data and Social Networking - Management Issues of Social Network Big Data - Security challenges in Big Data and Social networks - Social Network and Big Data Analytics - Open Source tools for Big Data - Green Computing for Big Data - Network Infrastructure for Social Networking and Big Data - Social Networks Monitoring Tools As a Service - Cloud Computing for Big Data and Social Networks - Big Data and the Internet of Things - Big Data Management - Big Data and Decision Making - Visualization tools for Big Data *Submissions Guidelines and Proceedings* Manuscripts should be prepared in 10-point font using the IEEE 8.5" x 11" two-column format (IEEE Templates <https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html>). All papers should be in PDF format, and submitted electronically at Paper Submission Link. A full paper must not exceed the stated length (including all figures, tables and references). Submitted papers must present original unpublished research that is not currently under review for any other conference or journal. Papers not following these guidelines may be rejected without review. Also submissions received after the due date, exceeding length limit, or not appropriately structured may also not be considered. Authors may contact the Program Chair for further information or clarification. All submissions are peer-reviewed by at least three reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in the SNAMS Proceeding and to be submitted to IEEE Xplore for inclusion. The proceedings are also submitted for indexing to EI (Compendex), Scopus and other indexing services like DBLP. Submitted papers must include original work, and must not be under consideration for another conference or journal. Submission of regular papers must not exceed 8 pages and must follow the IEEE paper format. Please include up to 7 keywords, complete postal and e-mail address, and fax and phone numbers of the corresponding author. Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their work at the conference. Submitted papers that are deemed of good quality but that could not be accepted as regular papers will be accepted as short papers. Length of short papers *Important Dates* Submission Date: 25 October, 2020 Notification to Authors: 15 November, 2020 Camera Ready Submission: 1 December, 2020 *Journal Special Issues* Selected papers from the presented papers will be invited to submit an extended version to number of journals. Papers will be selected based on their reviewers’ scores and appropriateness to the Journal’s theme. All extended versions will undergo reviews and must represent original unpublished research work. Further details will be made available at a later stage. Please send any inquiry to the Emerging Tech. Network Team at: emergingtechnetwork@gmail.com