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Can there be a social movement informatics?
by Walker, Steve [IES] 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

Call for Papers One day Workshop: Can there be a Social Movement Informatics? Over the last two decades, the rapid spread of low cost ICT, and most particularly of the Internet, has opened up a range of opportunities for a range of socially-oriented movements and organisations. For example, women's, human rights, community, labour and more recently anti-globalisation and global justice groups are all developing ways of using ICT to further social ends, as have others with less desirable ends such as US hate groups and a variety of cults. Over a similar period, research into the use of information and information systems has highlighted the importance of social and organisational context in influencing patterns of technology use and development. The purpose of this workshop is to examine the idea of a 'social movement informatics', and explore whether it constitutes a distinct area of study analogous with, for example, health informatics, community informatics or environmental informatics. We seek to address questions such as: Do the various contexts, values and ways of working of social movements have enough in common with each other, and distinctiveness from the business-oriented mainstream of much informatics research, to warrant specific study? What are the distinguishing features of a social movement informatics? What are the main current topics of interest in such a social movement informatics? We are inviting authors to submit papers or presentations for discussion. Suggested topics may include, but are not limited to: - Informatics and organisation of social movements - Social conflict and the net - Developing and evaluating informatics systems in social movement settings - Information systems ethics - Social movements and Internet governance - Transnational CMC in social movements - Informatics and learning in social movements - Digital divide and social movements - Case studies Abstracts of no more than 500 words for papers or presentations should be emailed to the organisers by 31st January 2003. Participants will be notified by Friday 14th Feb 2003. Completed presentations and/or papers should be emailed by 11th April, to allow for distribution at the event. The workshop is being organised by Steve Walker (s.walker(a)lmu.ac.uk) and Eddie Halpin (e.halpin(a)lmu.ac.uk) of the Social Movement Informatics Research Group - a nascent group of researchers, from the School of Information Management, Leeds Metropolitan University. Date: 10-4:30 April 29th 2003 Location: School of Information Management, Priestley Hall, Beckett Park Campus, LEEDS, UK Costs: £30 - please contact organisers for concessions.

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Re: Technology & Tolerance
by Walker, Steve [IES] 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

Gina, There was an intersting paper presented at the Euricom 'Political Economy of Convergence' colloquium in London in 1999 which looked at where prominent sites (mostly search engines, from memory) obtained their news tracing them back to feeds from the major news agencies. Unfortunately I don't have the reference, but perhaps someone on the list might have it. Steve >From: "Gina Neff" <ginasue(a)panix.com> >To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> >Subject: Re: [Air-l] Technology & Tolerance >Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 10:01:21 -0500 >Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org >On a related note, the role of the Internet on the political orientation >of news is being hotly debated among U.S. conservatives and liberals. In >part because the Federal Communications Commission is gearing up to >loosen ownership restrictions on mass media outlets, right and left have >been debating whether mass media still need to be as tigthly regulated >with the advent of the Internet. What's interesting to see in this >debate is the way the Internet is thought of as increasing access to the >political ideas of those making the argument. Yesterday's New York Times >ran an article that made an liberal McChesney-ite argument by saying <that the Internet challenges corporate media domination. This weekend >Edward Lynch made a similar argument from the right by saying that the >Internet challenges liberal domination of the media. IMHO, what's being >left out of this debate is the variable of who owns Internet news >outlets, the probibitive expense of constantly updated news, and the >effects of the Internet crash on news online. >links to both below... >best, >gina >Gina Neff >Department of Sociology >Columbia University

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UPDATED: NPO/NGO Media & Technology Calendar
by Art McGee 05 Dec '02

05 Dec '02

NPO/NGO Media & Technology Calendar: http://amcgee.freeshell.org/mtcalendar.html Art

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Internet Use and Social Network DIversity
by dca4＠georgetown.edu 05 Dec '02

05 Dec '02

Another resource with some very good studies and insights can be found is Community Informatics, Shaping Computer Mediated Social Relations, editors Leigh Keeble and Brian D. Loader. Dorine Andrews Research Professor - CCT Program Georgetown University 202-784-4338 410-366-0994 www.georgetown.edu/faculty/dca4

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Women in Virtual Spaces
by T Kennedy 05 Dec '02

05 Dec '02

CSAA 2003 ANNUAL MEETING / Recontres annuelles 2003 de la SCSA Dalhousie University / University of King's College Halifax, Nova Scotia / Halifax, Nouvelle-Écosse June 1st to June 4th, 2003 / Du 1 au 4 juin 2003 Call for Papers Gender Session title: Women in Virtual Spaces Cyberfeminism has brought forth the idea that virtual spaces can be an important tool for women in the fight for equality. Feminist explorations and interactions on the internet and World Wide Web have opened up virtual spaces for women's resistance to political, economic and social inequality. The focus of this session is to explore how women use virtual spaces, or cyberspaces (including work in Information technology fields), to resist oppression. Topics can include but are not limited to: How do women utilize new cyberspaces? Is technology a tool of resistance for women or another place that oppresses women? What can new technologies offer women as (cyber)feminist tools? Exploring identity on the Net The digital divide Race barriers on the Net Representations of women in cyberspaces and IT Women in Information Technology industries Please forward all abstracts to session organizer Tara Franz tfranz(a)yorku.ca by Dec. 15, 2002. No late submissions will be considered.

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Fwd: Next 2.0 call
by Steve Jones 04 Dec '02

04 Dec '02

>Media and Communications Department, Karlstad University, Sweden > >Next 2.0 > >Call for papers > >Digital technologies are changing the way we live. Webs of >connection are being formed. Networks are becoming a way of life. >New collective forms of cultural production and exchange are >evolving from the communication practices supported by digital >media. Theorists and critics are investigating the place of digital >media artifacts in social, philosophical, and critical contexts. > >NEXT 2.0 will bring together for a second time in Karlstad an >international field of practitioners and scholars engaged in the >work of making these technologies meaningful for contemporary >culture. An academic conference and an artistic exhibition, NEXT 2.0 >will represent a unique forum for celebrating and critiquing the >techniques, forms, and aesthetics of digital media. > >CONFERENCE THEMES > >Creating Content for Interactive New Media > >One of our themes is to develop alternative approaches to the design >of content and narrativity in interactive digital environments. How >is storytelling and narrative evolving with the development of new >interactive forms such as the interactive film and DVD technology? >How have artists developed alternative approaches to the design of >interactive digital environments? The explosion of new approaches to >creating content for new media >will require the use of a wide spectrum of traditions, genres, >styles and disciplines, ranging from theatre to music to film. > >HumanIT > >An exploration of the human values of technology. What is the value >of modern information technology to people? How do we ensure that >the technological progress that is being made serves humanity in the >best possible way? Issues of design, mobility, usability, privacy, >and information stress are of interest here. > >Virtual Globalization > >Digital technology, under the auspices of the "IT Revolution" is >often associated with globalization. Pundits claim that technologies >such as the web will usher in a new and more democratic world. >Critics, on the other hand, point out that IT will do no such thing >and that the many claims of its revolutionary potential are >overblown and naïve. We invite presentations that enter into this >debate and more specifically investigate the links between the >economic, political and social effects of the combined forces of >globalization and information >technology. > >CONFIRMED SPEAKERS / ARTISTS > >*Stelarc- Stelarc is an Australian artist who has performed >extensively in Japan, Europe and the USA- including new music, dance >festivals and experimental theatre. He has used medical instruments, >prosthetics, robotics, Virtual Reality systems and the Internet to >explore alternate, intimate and involuntary interfaces with the >body. He has performed with a THIRD HAND, a VIRTUAL ARM, a VIRTUAL >BODY and a STOMACH SCULPTURE. >Recently he completed EXOSKELETON- a pneumatically powered 6-legged >walking machine actuated by arm gestures. Current projects include >the EXTRA EAR - a surgically constructed ear as an additional facial >feature that coupled with a modem and a wearable computer will act >as an internet antenna, able to hear RealAudio sounds. > >(Additional speakers and artists will be announced shortly.) > >PAPER SUBMISSIONS > >Scholars and artists working in digital media, theory, and criticism >are encouraged to submit proposals to present their work at the >conference. Presentations may be in the form of scholarly papers or >presentations; or performance, installations, or sculpture >incorporating digital technologies, interactive or digital video, >virtual environments, or network-based elements. Conference sessions >may combine academic presentations with mediated performances; we >encourage proposals which push the boundaries of the traditional >conference paper in form and content. > >Proposals should not exceed 500 words in length. Please indicate >which of the above themes your paper falls under. Proposals should >be submitted to electronically to: andreas.kitzmann(a)kau.se or via >regular mail to: > > Andreas Kitzmann > Dept. of Media and Communications > University of Karlstad > 651 88 Karlstad, Sweden > Fax: 46-(0)54-838445 > tel: 46-(0)54-700-2105 > >If your presentation requires specific media or technical support >(computer or network access, 35 MM slides, videotape, etc.), >describe your needs in detail, including specific OS or hardware >requirements (Mac OS or Windows), if appropriate. All proposals >*must* be submitted in WWW-ready format (ASCII text, or simple HTML >code), either as attachments to email correspondence or within the >body of the email message. > >PERFORMANCES / INSTALLATIONS / "NET"WORK > >NEXT is generally interested in artistic work that advances new >concepts of technology, and more particularly in electronic art in >which content is directly informed by an understanding of >technological theory. Pieces which address concerns related to the >above-stated themes will have the best chance of success. NEXT will >screen installations, video tapes, performances, games, and anything >in-between. > >Please submit a 2-page description of your project, a 1-page >biography, a complete list of technical requirements, plus examples >of your work on NTSC VHS tapes, PC or Mac CD-ROM, DVD, or Audio CD >to: > > Steve Gibson > Digital Media, Faculty of Fine Arts > University of Victoria > Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada > >Please be aware that NEXT has a limited budget for equipment rental. >Those projects in which the artist provides his or her own equipment >will have the greatest chance of being accepted to NEXT. > >DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: January 15, 2003 > >Notification of acceptance of proposals will be sent out in February. > > Contact Information > > Robert Burnett: Robert Burnett(a)kau.se (Director of Next) > Andreas Kitzmann: Andreas Kitzmann(a)kau.se (editor, papers >and general enquiries) > Malin Sveningsson: Malin Sveningsson(a)kau.se (editor, papers) > Steve Gibson: sgibson(a)pop.finearts.uvic.ca (editor, artistic works) > >Web Site: http://www.media.kau.se/next2/

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list on work in technology
by Gina Neff 04 Dec '02

04 Dec '02

Hello all, Work on Tech is a new mailing list for those interested in issues of work and organization in technology industries, including but not limited to the Internet. Please consider joining us, and forward this announcement to others who may be interested. You can subscribe to the list by sending a message to: majordomo(a)columbia.edu with the message: subscribe Workontech The list is sponsored by Columbia University's Center on Organizational Innovation and is managed by Gina Neff. Best regards, Gina

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Re: [Air-l] Internet use and social network diversity
by Andrew Herman 04 Dec '02

04 Dec '02

One place to begin is the Kollock and Smith collectionm COMMUNITIES IN CYBERSPACE, especially the chapter by Christopher Mele. Andrew Herman >>> knh(a)MIT.EDU 12/03/02 10:28AM >>> Hi All, I'm writing a paper on the the relationship between the use of different information and communication technologies and the diversity of peoples social networks. I have data from 300+ interviews with the residents of four Boston neighborhoods. I would be interested in any references that you might have on other studies that have looked at the impact of Internet, phone, or television use on the diversity of social networks. Thanks, -Keith -- Keith N. Hampton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Technology, Urban and Community Sociology Associate Housemaster, Sidney-Pacific Department of Urban Studies and Planning Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 9-522 Cambridge, MA 02139 USA Email: knh(a)mit.edu Phone: (617) 258-0461 Fax: (617) 253-2654 Web: http://www.mysocialnetwork.net _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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Fwd: Call for Papers: Call for Presenters
by jeremy hunsinger 03 Dec '02

03 Dec '02

Begin forwarded message: > From: "Dvorak, Ken" <Ken.Dvorak(a)sjcd.edu> > Date: Tue Dec 3, 2002 10:32:00 AM US/Eastern > To: H-PCAACA(a)H-NET.MSU.EDU > Subject: Call for Papers: Call for Presenters > Reply-To: Popular Culture & American Culture Associations/H-Net > Discussion list <H-PCAACA(a)H-NET.MSU.EDU> > > ******* DEADLINE EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 15, 2002 ******* > > International Summer Conference in Finland > > The Informing Science Institute, the National Communication > Association, and > the Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide will be sponsoring > an > International Summer Conference on communication and technology in > Pori, > Finland, June 24-27, 2003. The purpose of the conference is to spur > debate > and increase understanding to meet the challenges and explore the > opportunities posed by the new Information Age, and to reach out in > innovative ways to seek partnerships and solutions that bridge gaps in > knowledge, expertise, and interdisciplinary cooperation. The topic > areas to > be considered range from the digital divide to interpersonal > communication > to misinforming and misinformation. Further details are available at > the > conference web site: http://www.is2003.org. > > In addition to lunches, coffee, tea, and snack breaks, and guided > walking > tours of the city during the day, the conference features an informal > welcoming reception, a banquet with music at a traditional Finnish > restaurant by the river, and a reception at City Hall hosted by the > City of > Pori. The conference will be held at the Pori Unit of the Turku School > of > Economics and Business Administration. Pori is on the West coast of > Finland, > about 120 km (or 75 miles) north of Turku and 240 km (or 150 miles) > north-west of Helsinki. The main part of Pori, a peaceful city of > 75,000, is > about eight blocks square, so it is easy to walk almost everywhere. > > Traffic is light, and many people ride bicycles. It is easy to reach > Pori > from either Helsinki or Turku by air, bus, train, or rental car, or > even > ferry from Sweden via Turku. A trip is planned on Saturday, the day > after > the conference, to nearby Yyteri Beach, a sandy beach known as the > "Finnish > Riviera," with a water slide and a hiking trail along the shore, and/or > Reposaari, a small fishing village unspoiled by tourism. Convention > attendees will also be able to participate in a post-conference study > trip > to the University of Lapland above the Arctic Circle, land of the > Midnight > Sun and Northern Lights. > > You can learn more about Finland at > http://www.genealogia.fi/finnlinks/ and > http://virtual.finland.fi/ <http://virtual.finland.fi/> . > > Submission Instructions > > The language of the conference is English. All submissions should be > original and not currently under review by any other publication or > conference since the author(s) will need to transfer copyright to the > organizers before the paper can be published. All submissions will > undergo > blind review by three or more referees. It may be useful to review > papers > presented at IS2002, which can be found at http://2002.insite.nu > <http://2002.insite.nu> . All accepted papers will be published in the > Conference Proceedings and selected papers will appear in the journal > _Informing Science: International Journal of an Emerging > Transdiscipline_ or > the _Journal of Information Technology Education_. Quality papers on > the > special conference topics of Misinforming/Misinformation and Bias will > be > fast tracked for inclusion in a special issue of _Informing Science_ > and/or > a book. > > Below are the specific requirements for each type of submission, > followed by > the general requirements for all submissions. > > Research Papers--Research papers should be submitted as complete > papers. > > Papers should include a description of the context of use, the relevant > publics involved, the problem, and the proposed solution, if > appropriate. > > Original thinking is valued. Papers typically are less than 20 pages > long > (about 5000 words). Research papers must be original and unpublished. > > Interactive Papers, Discussion Papers, and Practical Papers--Shorter > papers > (at least 8 pages) of Research-in-Progress, Interactive, Discussion, > and > Practical matters are also welcome. These let you share the progress > you > have had to date and receive constructive feedback midstream in your > research. > > Panel Discussions--Proposals for panels that synthesize and orient > work in > the area are encouraged, especially those that cross disciplinary > boundaries. Panel proposals should define an issue, list proposed panel > members, their backgrounds, and their basic positions. Panel proposals > should be written as extended abstracts that are approximately two > pages > long. Panels should provide for interaction among members and with the > audience and should not consist of a series of independent mini-papers. > > Submissions will be accepted via the web at http://submit.insite.nu (or > email, if your web access is limited). Please review > http://www.is2003.org > for complete details on submission, including formatting instructions. > NEW > SUBMISSION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 15, 2002 (just request extension from Eli > Cohen at eli_cohen(a)acm.org or elicohen(a)sprintmail.com.) > > If you would like to be part of a panel submission, but cannot put one > together, we will try to match up presenters with similar interests and > submit the resulting panels. To participate, please email a Word > attachment > containing a 75-word abstract of your topic, a 50-word bio, and your > complete contact information by 5 p.m. ET on DECEMBER 8, 2002 to both > docrod99(a)hotmail.com <mailto:docrod99@hotmail.com> and > susankretchmer(a)yahoo.com. > > Authors may appear at most on two papers, or one paper and one panel. > For an > accepted paper to appear on the program and in the proceedings, at > least one > author must register by the presenters' registration deadline. All > members > of panels must register by the presenters' registration deadline. > > Volunteer to Review Submissions > > Please volunteer your expertise as a paper reviewer for the NCA 2003 > International Summer Conference and, thereby, become a member of the > Conference Program Committee. Sign up at: http://volunteer.InSITE.nu. > > Sponsorships > > Various levels of Academic Departmental Sponsorship are available > beginning > at $500. All sponsors will be acknowledged in the conference > literature and > websites. Higher levels of support will also be acknowledged on the > > Conference Carry Case. Interested institutions should contact both > Susan > Kretchmer (susankretchmer(a)yahoo.com) and Rod Carveth > (docrod99(a)hotmail.com) > > Important Dates > > Abstract or paper submission December 15, 2002 > Author notification February 15, 2003 > Final paper due (MS Word or RTF) & presenter's registration deadline > March 15, 2003 > Conference Period June 24-27, 2003 > Study Trip to the Arctic Circle June 29-July 3, 2003 > Further details about the conference are available at the IS2003 web > site: > http://www.is2003.org. Please contact both Susan Kretchmer > (susankretchmer(a)yahoo.com) and Rod Carveth (docrod99(a)hotmail.com) with > any > questions. > > 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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Internet use and social network diversity
by Keith N Hampton 03 Dec '02

03 Dec '02

Hi All, I'm writing a paper on the the relationship between the use of different information and communication technologies and the diversity of peoples social networks. I have data from 300+ interviews with the residents of four Boston neighborhoods. I would be interested in any references that you might have on other studies that have looked at the impact of Internet, phone, or television use on the diversity of social networks. Thanks, -Keith -- Keith N. Hampton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Technology, Urban and Community Sociology Associate Housemaster, Sidney-Pacific Department of Urban Studies and Planning Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 9-522 Cambridge, MA 02139 USA Email: knh(a)mit.edu Phone: (617) 258-0461 Fax: (617) 253-2654 Web: http://www.mysocialnetwork.net

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