November 2002 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

road warriors
by Barry Wellman 05 Nov '02

05 Nov '02

I am posting this query to both the Community list and the AOIR list, because of its relevance to both. I've been flying around a lot recently giving lectures and attending conferences: to scholarly, governmental and corporate dot.com groups. In so doing, I frequently encounter what _PC Magazine_ calls "road warriors", albeit the opposite of Mad Max. These are managers, professionals and technicians who spend a good deal of time traveling, either between organizational offices, or to other organizations or conferences. Modally, 2-4 days per week. They live by computer-supported and 800-number contact back to their home base. If you get into business lounges, you can see them pounding their laptops, checking their emails, and talking via 800 numbers to their colleagues elsewhere. They spend a lot of time in corporate hotels (e.g., the misnamed Holiday Inn), bars, medium-priced restaurants, and airport lounges. Has anyone seriously studied such folks? How do they sustain this mobile life? What is their community, with work colleagues and friends -- and household members? Etc. Barry ___________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 ___________________________________________________________________

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benefits, freebies, papers, etc
by Nancy Baym 04 Nov '02

04 Nov '02

By the way, the Association of Internet Researchers does provide a free means for anyone -- whether they are members are not -- to connect with others doing relevant work, find out about what else is going on that may interest them, and otherwise have their internet research interests sustained and supported by AoIR without paying membership dues. It's called air-l. How many other professional associations do you know that provide a free forum for nonmembers to complain about what the association doesn't do for them? I am amazed at the invisibility of the resource of air-l, even as its used as a means to discuss all that AoIR doesn't do. Bram is right that the question of what is interesting or good may not be the same as what is feasible (though those categories have certainly been collapsed in most of this discussion), and abstract discussion of what is good/right/ideal/etc has its utility. As ever, if there are people enthusiastic about undertaking the labor to make AoIR what you think it ought to be, let those of us on the exec committee know what you can pitch in. We always have more to be done. If you have ideas about what AoIR ought to be and no interest in contributing to making those things happen, then it may be an interesting discussion, but it won't motivate anyone to do it. Nancy

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Fwd: Final CFP: User Modeling 2003 - two weeks before paper submission deadline
by jeremy hunsinger 04 Nov '02

04 Nov '02

> > > > FINAL CALL > > > > UM 2003 > > > > 9th International Conference on User Modeling > > > > http://www2.sis.pitt.edu/~um2003/ > > > > > > June 22 toJune 26, 2003 > > University ofPittsburghConferenceCenter > > Johnstown,Pennsylvania,USA > > > > > > DEADLINES: > > > > November 11, 2002- preliminary workshop proposals > > November 18, 2002- papers > > November 25, 2002- posters > > November 25, 2002- final workshop proposals > > November 25, 2002- tutorial proposals > > January 25, 2003- Doctoral Consortium submissions > > February 10, 2003- Paper/Poster Notification > > > > > > INVITED SPEAKERS > > > > Michael Pazzani, Information and Computer Science, > > UniversityofCalifornia,Irvine > > > > Rosalind Picard, MIT Media Laboratory > > > > Kurt VanLehn, Computer Science Department,UniversityofPittsburgh > > > > > > CALL FOR PAPERS > > > > The International User Modeling Conferences are the events at which > research foundations are being laid for the personalization of > computer systems. In the last 15 years, the field of User Modelling > has produced significant new theories and methods to analyze and model > computer users in short and long-term interactions. A user model is an > explicit representation of properties of individual users or user > classes. It allows > > the system to adapt its performance to user needs and preferences. > Methods for personalizing human-computer interaction based on user > models have been successfully developed, applied and evaluated in a > number of domains, such as information filtering, e-commerce, adaptive > natural language and hypermedia presentation and tutoring systems. > > > > New trends in HCI create new and interesting challenges for User > Modeling. While consolidating results in traditional domains of > interest, the User Modeling field now also addresses problems of > personalized interaction in mobile, ubiquitous and context-aware > computing and in user interactions with embodied, autonomous agents. > It also considers adaptation to user attitudes and affective states. > edited to fit in the 10k limit url at the top jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu on the ibook www.cddc.vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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CFPs: COST269 Conference Helsinki 3-5 September 2003
by jeremy hunsinger 04 Nov '02

04 Nov '02

> > THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE IRRELEVANT: > > The user and the future of information and communication technologies > > > A transdisciplinary, proactive and collaborative knowledge-building > conference organised by COST Action 269 > > University of Art and Design, Helsinki (Finland) > > 3-5 September 2003 > > INTRODUCTION > > Technology is one of the key elements contributing to rapid global > change. Whether we are interested in developing technology, or > studying its relationship with people and everyday life, or seeking to > benefit from the potential it creates, or worried over its > consequences, we can hardly overlook its role in the shaping of our > future. But what can we say of the direction and meaning of this > development? > > Through the four themes, > > • the extended human > • users as innovators > • dealing with diversity > • the reconfiguration of society > > the organisers of this conference want to focus the attention of an > interdisciplinary community on some of the key arenas where the future > relationship of people and new digital technology and its applications > are being negotiated. > > Often the most advanced technology and its potential but yet > unforeseen applications are discussed only within the communities of > the technology specialists, while the critics, users and policy makers > convene in their own respective circles, each with their own > traditions, languages, and agendas. Unfortunately, these communities > seldom meet in an organised fashion, and when they do, they often > suffer from language and cultural clashes that tend to hamper > interdisciplinary encounters. > > In this conference, the organisers - the COST Action 269 - invite > technology and product developers, designers, social scientists, > policy makers, community representatives and others who are interested > in the conference topics, to join an attempt to develop the discussion > on a common, shared and transdisciplinary ground. We ask participants > to > > 1) strive to present their topic from a human centric point of view as > opposed to a technology, product or business centric one, and to > > 2) present in a language that attempts to transcend disciplinary > boundaries, a language that non-experts can also understand, and to > > 3) not only report on their work, but also to engage in the conference > debate which aims to develop ways to understand the interests of > people and society, to evaluate developments against such evolving > understanding, and to chart interesting and desirable future > directions. > > The emphasis of this event will be on networking and promoting a > dialogue with colleagues from around Europe and the rest of the world. > The event itself will be augmented with online discussion before and > after the conference. > > We look forward to seeing you in Helsinki for a conference designed to > be exciting, thought-provoking and challenging. > > > COST 269: USER ASPECTS OF ICTs > > The conference is organised by the COST 269 network 'User Aspects of > ICTs', the successor to COST 248. COST269 is an action in the domain > 'Telecommunications, Information Science and Technology' of COST, an > intergovernmental framework for European Co-operation in the field of > Scientific and Technical Research. In COST 269 European scientists > from telecommunication research departments, universities and > operators together with independent consultants collaborate in > cross-disciplinary groups to analyse social dimensions of people's > relationships to information and communication technologies. More > information is available on our website at http://www.cost269.org > > (edited to keep under 10k) > CONFERENCE WEBSITE > > http://www.cost269.org/conference.html > > > jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu on the ibook www.cddc.vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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EMTEL Conference
by jeremy hunsinger 04 Nov '02

04 Nov '02

> > *** New Media, Technology and Everyday Life in Europe *** > > A European Conference organised by EMTEL > The European, Media, Technology and Everyday Life Network > London, April 23-26 2003 > > __ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS__ > > The Fifth RTD Framework Programme of the EU, Creating a User-friendly > Information > Society, has as its main objective the realisation of the "benefits > of the > information society for Europe both by accelerating its emergence and > by > ensuring > that the needs of individuals and enterprises are met". > > The New Media, Technology and Everyday Life in Europe Conference > addresses > this > agenda directly. It will ask three crucial questions which > technology-driven > conferences generally fail to address: > > § What does a user-friendly society mean? > § What are the facilitators of, and the obstacles to, its realisation? > § What are the consequences for markets and policy making? > > The Conference builds on and expands a range of research activities > funded > by the EC > 4th and 5th Framework Programme (2000-03), COST networks actions and > IST > Programmes. > It is timely in its situation at the interface between 5th and 6th > Framework > Programmes. Above all, it draws on the research experience of the EMTEL > network > (http://www.emtel2.org <http://www.emtel2.org> ). (editted out so it would fit under 10k limit, was 29k) > FOR MORE INFORMATION > > Conference website: http://www.emtelconference.org > <http://www.emtelconference.org> > > EMTEL Conference Secretariat > Ms. Suzanne Stein > Media@LSE > London School of Economics > Houghton Street > London, WC2A 2AE > > http://www.emtelconference.org <http://www.emtelconference.org> > Phone: +44 (0)207 955 6493 > Fax: +44 (0)207 955 7420 > E-mail: s.k.stein(a)lse.ac.uk jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu on the ibook www.cddc.vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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Re: making papers available
by Jonathan Sterne 04 Nov '02

04 Nov '02

Hi All, I also agree with Barry. Volunteers are just that, not employees. Making papers available to everyone is more work, and strident demands for other people's volunteer time just aren't cool. There's are two other angles that nobody's mentioned. 1. Sometimes there's no paper. I often present segments of work in progress at conferences; my essays tend to be on the long side, and there's no way I can fit 40 manuscript pages in to a 15 minute (sometimes less!) presentation. So, rather than rewriting the whole thing, I write a speech and give it as a speech. People understand spoken language better than written language in conference formats anyway. The result is that any time I've been asked for a conference paper in recent memory, I've only got lecture notes to give. Usually, I take a name, and months later when the journal or book-chapter version is ready to go, I send copies to whoever asked me. 2. Finally, this is just too obvious but I can't help myself from pointing it out: if you want a particular paper from a particular author, why not drop them a line? Most academics are thrilled when others want to read their work. Best, --Jonathan

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Re: Conference papers online
by Yvonne Waern 04 Nov '02

04 Nov '02

Maybe it is possible to get a list of the contributors and contact them personally, if we are interested in some particular paper? I was a reviewer, and put in a lot of work in the process. However, I have not paid the dues to the "clube". I already am a member of too many societies, but I like this list! All the best, Yvonne -- Yvonne Waern Professor emerita CMC-research group Computer and System Sciences Stockholm University /KTH Forum 100, S-164 40 Kista, Sweden Phone (home): +46 8 500 307 18

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Fwd: [LNC] The Death Of The Internet
by jeremy hunsinger 04 Nov '02

04 Nov '02

> > found this over on scitechdaily.com > > The Death Of The Internet > How Industry Intends To Kill The 'Net As We Know It > Jeff Chester is executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy > <http://www.democraticmedia.org/>. > > The Internet’s promise as a new medium -- where text, audio, video and > data can be freely exchanged -- is under attack by the corporations > that control the public’s access to the 'Net, as they see > opportunities to monitor and charge for the content people seek and > send. The industry’s vision is the online equivalent of seizing the > taxpayer-owned airways, as radio and television conglomerates did over > the course of the 20th century. > > http://www.tompaine.com/feature.cfm/ID/6600 > > -- > Jeremy Hunsinger http://www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy > cddc/political science http://www.cddc.vt.edu > 526 major williams hall 0130 http://www.dromocracy.com > virginia tech -under construction > blacksburg, va 24061 > 540-231-7614 > jhuns(a)vt.edu > this email was sent from my office > --- > () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ > - against microsoft attachments > > > > jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu on the ibook www.cddc.vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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archive & membership
by Unn Kristin Daling 04 Nov '02

04 Nov '02

Archive & membership According to the list-discussion about the conferencepaper archive I just want to share a couple of comments as a member of a(o)ir. Often people feel they want to belong to a group of interest, and some take initiatives to establish an organisation or similar. Others with same interests get information about this organisation's existence, and about the others (besides the social-professional community it self) advantages, and may then apply for a membership. As an "internet researcher" I found membership in a(o)ir both interesting (for me personal) and important (for me professional). Among the advantages is the access to the archive. I do like the idea of open source and sharing. I also like the idea of people acting together, in solidarity and/or in common interests. The a(o)ir is open for everyone who want to share their "internet research" to this interdisciplinary community, or that just want to be a passive receiving member. It's up to everyone self. Should it be any questions about opening membership advantages to non-members? Then the result could be that no one saw any advantage of membership, the organisation would be dissolved, as ended the archive discussion. In stead I hope that as many as possible with interests of internet research do participate in a(o)ir. Unn Kristin Daling Centre for technology and society Department of interdisciplinary studies of culture Norwegian University of Science and Technology N-7491 Trondheim

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Final Call for Papers: Amsterdam Symposium 'Gender and ICT'
by E.W.M.Rommes＠wmw.utwente.nl 04 Nov '02

04 Nov '02

Final Call for Abstracts The Dutch Gender and Technology Association is pleased to announce a symposium entitled: Gender and ICT: Where are we at? It will be held in Amsterdam on 17 January 2003. We shall review the international state-of-the-art and the Dutch situation. A number of internationally renowned speakers have already agreed to open the day's discussion, including Wendy Faulkner, Knut Sorensen and Liesbet van Zoonen. During the afternoon there will be parallel sessions. We invite abstracts on the following themes: . social relations of the Internet . gender and the design of ICT (information and communication technology) . the digital divide Both theoretically and empirically focused presentations are welcome. The deadline for abstracts (max. 400 words) is November 15. The final programme will be available by December 15. The working language of the symposium will be English. Abstracts may be submitted to: Els Rommes e.w.m.rommes(a)wmw.utwente.nl or Sally Wyatt: wyatt(a)pscw.uva.nl . More information at: http://www.indexsociety.nl/genderictsymposium/index.htm

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