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

interesting site
by jeremy hunsinger 20 May '02

20 May '02

it is entitled readme, it has some interesting articles http://journalism.fas.nyu.edu/opensource/readme/index.php -- 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 this email was sent from my office

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CFP - Workshop on Agent Technologies for e-Services (ATES 2002)
by Simeon J. Simoff 20 May '02

20 May '02

**Call for Papers** Workshop on Agent Technologies for e-Services ATES 2002 http://www.cmis.csiro.au/ATES2002 to be held in conjunction with Net.ObjectDays 2002 (NODe 2002) October 7-10, 2002, Erfurt, Germany Workshop Chair Dr. Ryszard Kowalczyk CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences, Australia (ryszard.kowalczyk(a)csiro.au) The aim of the workshop is to explore and promote the use of software agent technologies for e-services including automation support for dynamic and collaborative discovery, creation, composition, execution, delivery, monitoring and management of e-services. Topics of the Workshop The topics of the workshop include (but are not restricted to) the following issues: * Agents for customer profiling and identification of needs for e-services * E-service modeling and description (e.g. agent-based workflow, ontology, semantic web) * Agent communication and interactions in e-services (e.g. ACL, protocols) * Agent-based e-service discovery and selection (e.g. search, filtering, brokering, matching) * Agents for e-service creation, composition and integration (e.g. generation, coordination, collaboration, interoperability) * Agent-mediated e-service contracting (e.g. RFQ, auctions, negotiations, exchanges) * Agents-based e-service execution and delivery (e.g. direct, ASP, e-portals, mobile, wireless) * Agents for e-service monitoring, control and management * Quality of e-services (e.g. agents for evaluation, analysis and assurance of QoS) * Agent-related e-service security, privacy and legal aspects * Agent-based platforms, infrastructure and systems for e-services * Agent-based e-service applications (e.g. in e-Commerce, e-Business, e-Government, e-Health, e-Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Customer Relation Management, Virtual Enterprises, networked and portable information appliances, mobile devices, multimedia e-services, etc) For more information, please contact the workshop chair. Further information on ATES'2002 and NODe'2002 is also available at http://www.cmis.csiro.au/ATES2002 and http://www.netobjectdays.org .

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Identity
by Lachlan Brown 19 May '02

19 May '02

[Air-l] Re: Air-l digest, Vol 1 #331 - 16 msgs Nicholas Jankowski [Air-l] research gaps Mark Andrejevic [Air-l] Identiy and Internet John White [Air-l] Identiy and Internet Denise Carter [Air-l] Identiy and Internet John White [Air-l] Trolling Susan Herring [Air-l] research gaps Steve Jones [Air-l] Identity and Internet Ben Davidson [Air-l] Identity and Internet Mary L. Gray There are two 't's in identity John White. A pity none of you picked up on that. Lachlan -- _______________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup

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AUP (Acceptable Use Policy)
by john k 19 May '02

19 May '02

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A(o)IR conference in Maastricht -Keynote Speakers 2002
by Monica.Murero＠MERIT.unimaas.nl 16 May '02

16 May '02

I am delighted to announce you that confirmed keynoters for the 2002 AoIR conference in Maastricht are: 1) Dr. Detlef Eckert, Head of Unit for Policy Planning, European Commission, Directorate General Information Society, Bruxelles. 2) Professor Bill Dutton, Director, Oxford Internet Institute 3) Professor Dr. Cees J. Hamelink, University of Amsterdam 4) Professor Dr. Robin Mansell, London School of Economics I am locking forward to meeting you all in Maastricht! Dr. Monica Murero Conference Coordinator Infonomics and University of Maastricht (NL) N.B. Registrations are now opened. For more information visit the conference website: http://www.aoir.org/2002

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May 2002 executive committee report
by Steve Jones 16 May '02

16 May '02

May 15, 2002 Report of the a(o).i.r. executive committee Prepared by Steve Jones AoIR Executive Committee President: Steve Jones Vice-President: Nancy Baym Secretary: Ulla Bunz Treasurer: Benjamin Bates Open Seats: David Silver and Barry Wellman Appointed Seats: Matthew Allen and Leslie Shade Student Seat: Lisbeth Klastrup Publications Officers: Jeremy Hunsinger and Charlie Breindahl 2002 Conference Coordinator: Monica Murero 2002 Conference Program Chair: Klaus Bruhn Jensen Ethics Working Group Chair: Charles Ess 1. Introduction & General (Jones) Below is the monthly report from AoIR executive committee members. 2. Executive Officers' Reports 2.1 President (Jones) 2.1.1 As mentioned in last month's report we have implemented a couple of new working groups - one to assist with Internet resources via the aoir.org site, and another to evaluate AoIR's election procedures. I wish to thank Charlie Breindahl and Nancy Baym for agreeing to be executive committee liaisons with those working groups, and to thank those members who volunteered to serve on the working groups. More opportunities for members to volunteer will undoubtedly arise in the future, and I greatly appreciate the willingness of people to assist AoIR in its early, formative years. 2.2 Vice President (Baym) 2.2.1 I have been organizing the elections working group for which I'll be the executive committee liaison. And I've been participating in ongoing discussions, with particular focus on the issue of association publication (to do? not to do? what to do? how to do? stay tuned for opportunities to give your input). 2.3 Secretary (Bunz) 2.3.1 The listserve project (David Silver, Matt Allen, Ulla Bunz) is almost completed. After feedback from the exec, Jeremy is now providing technical support. We anticipate publicizing the final result within the next few weeks. The list is extensive (more than 80 reviewed entries) and we are trying to find a compromise between printer friendly, simplistic, yet usable layout. Also, I am organizing an editors roundtable for Maastricht, and have actively participated in the discussions of the executive committee list. I've wanted to say this for a couple of months, so here it goes. Whenever I write the short summaries (below), I'm amazed at how cut and dry they sound. I can assure you that your EC has passion, fire, enthusiasm and callused finger tips from writing (sometimes quite a bit) more than a hundred email messages each month. Summary April 12 - May 13, 2002 This month on the executive list: * Publication of the Internet resource working group charge and the Election working group charge to air-l; Charlie and Nancy (the liaisons to the executive committee respectively) have reported back and work will begin soon. * Discussion of eprints services, and the pro and cons of a possible AoIR journal (print, online, or both) * Decision to accept Routledge's Cyberstudies Catalog discount offer * Discussion of conference issues, including keynote speakers for Maastricht, reviewing issues in general, possible formation of a conference work group, suggestions for the editors roundtable at Maastricht, and long term planning for future conferences (call for papers for Toronto, call for host for AoIR 5.0) * The EC provided feedback on an advanced draft of the listserve project which will be completed in the upcoming month * Discussion on whether to publicize AoIR more aggressively and to which audiences, or not * The EC provided feedback on the ethics work group's draft 2.4 Treasurer (Bates) 2.4.1 No report (w/o Net access for a short time). 2.5 Open Seats (Silver, Wellman) 2.5.1 Silver: As Ulla noted (see above), Matt, Ulla, and myself and putting the final touches on the list project and have benefited greatly from Jeremy's help. Helped Jeremy organize an AIR reception at the recent Critical Cyberculture Studies conference at the University of Maryland. Ideas were shared, drinks were dranked, and friendships were begun and/or solidified. Been keeping up with the heavy email activity taking place on the executive list. 2.5.2 Wellman: Initiated discussion of desirability for reporting back of referees' comments to conference paper submitters, especially, but not exclusively, rejectees. Initiated discussion about desirability for reaching out to expand AOIR's active membership, especially at leading research institutions. 2.6 Appointed Seats (Allen, Shade) 2.6.1 Allen: No report. 2.6.2 Shade: Participated in a few conferences: --seminar on Digital Divide for Canadian Heritage, Ottawa --panel presentation on Dot Force at Bugs: Globalism and Pluralism, Montreal --panel on power and inequality at Globalization and Social Justice, Chicago Met with Sj in Chicago, and talked about What I Should Do For AOIR, among other things 2.7 Student Seat (Klastrup) 2.7.1 On leave. 2.8 Publications Officers (Hunsinger, Breindahl) 2.8.1 Hunsinger: I helped charlie with the lists because we have been getting an inordinate amount of attempts to send virus's and spam of late. I am researching a solution to implement soon. Covered some of the Treasurer job while Ben is away. Fixed some minor problems on the server. Updated server software. Advised Klaus and Monica when they asked for advice. Helped the List group a bit. Created/implemented the working group lists. Created/implemented the members announcement system. Discussed at length several things on the exec list. Helped with some membership problems. Did some things for the Ethics working group. There are probably other things:) 2.8.2 Breindahl: I have been appointed liaison between the "Internet Resources Working Group" and the Executive Committee. Nine volunteers have come forward and the working group is now starting its work. Otherwise I have taken part in most of the discussions of the executive committee and tended to our mailing-lists. 2.9 2002 Conference (Monica Murero, Coordinator; Klaus Bruhn Jensen, Program Chair) 2.9.1 Murero: The organization of A(o)IR conference is quite advanced at this time, and is progressing well. It was an intense month! We have now 4 confirmed keynote speakers. Announcements will follow soon. The conference website has been updated with new information, particularly about registrations, accommodations, transportations, program and home page. Registrations are now open and messages will be sent out soon to boost registrations. Steve and I are working on it at the present time. The organization of the 2 pre-conference workshops is completed. Klaus and I have taken care of sending this information online together with an "appetizer" of the program. I have worked on a frame for the conference program (time-schedule). Building on previous conferences, time for lunch (we missed it last year), coffee breaks, and early departures are all taken into considerations this year. I have answered a lot of e-mails and processed requests from unwaged participants. I did some intermediation between local proposals and AoIR executive committee's vision. I'd like to address a particular thank to Steve for his constant help and quick feedbacks. 2.9.2 Jensen: Following notification of submitters for AoIR 3.0, I have been working with Monica Murero to adjust the program and getting it as well as information on preconference workshops online. Confirmations from participants are due June 1; reminders are being sent out, and the resulting preliminary program will be put online in June. 2.10 AoIR Ethics Working Group (Charles Ess, Chair) 2.10.1 The working group has continued to revise and refine its draft statement on Internet research ethics, in preparation for making it available to the aoir-list for comment. We have reviewed additional scholarly resources (print and web-based), including those suggested by recent discussion on the aoir-list; these are incorporated in the draft. We are also considering a case study submitted by an aoir member, which may be notable for its being relatively non-problematic in ethical terms! ------------------------------------end of executive committee report------------------------------ The Association of Internet Researchers is a scholarly association dedicated to the advancement of the cross-disciplinary field of Internet studies. It is a resource and support network promoting critical and scholarly Internet research independent from traditional disciplines and existing across academic borders. The association is international in scope. The association's web site is at http://www.aoir.org. Membership information is available at http://aoir.org/airjoin.html

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Kids and porn content : also a "pull problem" ?
by Serge Courrier 16 May '02

16 May '02

Last year, an interessant study from Netvalue assumed that 20 % of cyberkids visited pronography sites. http://uk.netvalue.com/presse/cp0055.htm Without ignoring the horror of cyberpedophilia and traumatisms potentially caused by porn contents on kids, I would like to know if you ever heared of studies suggesting that porn content accessed by kids through Internet is not only a "push problem" (bad people trying to pervert youngsters), but is also a "pull problem" (kids searching for porn). So porn content could be seen as an educational problem, not only a security or legal problem. Any comments or URLs ? Best regards __________________________ Serge Courrier Internet section editor Psychologies magazine Science & Vie Télérama __________________________

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Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication Conference
by Fay Sudweeks 16 May '02

16 May '02

*** SAVE and Register Early by May 17 *** International Conference on CULTURAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION (CATaC'02) 12-15 July 2002, University of Montréal, Quebec, Canada Conference theme: The Net(s) of Power: Language, Culture and Technology Website: www.it.murdoch.edu.au/~sudweeks/catac02/ ------------------------------------------------------- This biennial conference series aims to provide an international forum for the presentation and discussion of cutting-edge research on how diverse cultural attitudes shape the implementation and use of information and communication technologies (ICT). "Cultural attitudes" here includes cultural values and communicative preferences that may be embedded in both the content and form of ICT - thus threatening to make ICT less the agent of a promised democratic global village and more an agent of cultural homogenisation and imperialism. The conference series brings together scholars from around the globe who provide diverse perspectives, both in terms of the specific culture(s) they highlight in their presentations and discussions, and in terms of the discipline(s) through which they approach the conference theme. PROGRAM An exciting program has been arranged, including presenters from Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Mexico, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, UK and USA. See the conference website for paper details. Ample time is allowed for open discussions at the end of each session. The conference concludes with a panel discussion. The panel is led by session discussants and integrates the themes of the conference, focusing on future research directions in the converging areas of culture, technology and communication. KEYNOTE SPEAKER Susan Herring (Associate Professor of Information Science, Adjunct Associate Professor of Linguistics, Indiana University) will be speaking on "The language of the Internet: English dominance or heteroglossia". INVITED SPEAKER Laurie Walker, University of Lethbridge, Canada LOCAL CHAIR Lorna Heaton, University of Montreal, Canada ACCOMMODATION Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the university residences and at the Royal Terrasse Hotel. Be sure to make your reservation early, particularly at the hotel where rooms are limited. CONFERENCE DINNER The conference dinner will be held on Sunday 14 July at Fairmont Le Château Montebello, a stunning red cedar log château famed for its rugged luxury in beautiful surroundings. Dinner and bus transport to Montebello are included in the registration fee. Montebello is approximately a one-and-a-half hour drive from Montreal. REGISTRATION Until 17 May, the conference registration fee is USD300 with further discounts for authors (one author discount fee per paper) and full-time students. After 17 May, each fee type will increase by USD40. Conference and author registration fees include technical sessions, conference dinner and transport, reception, proceedings, satchels, breakfasts, lunches, morning and afternoon coffees, panel and closing cocktails. Student registration fee excludes the conference dinner and transport. All fees include the panel on Monday 15 July. The panel is also open to the public for a fee of USD30. See the registration form on the conference website for more information and REGISTER NOW. CONTACTS Charles Ess Director, Interdisciplinary Studies Center Drury University 900 N. Benton Ave. Springfield, MO 65802 USA Tel: 417-873-7230; Fax: 417-873-7435 Fay Sudweeks Senior Lecturer School of Information Technology Murdoch University Murdoch WA 6150 Australia Tel: 61-8-9360-2364; Fax: 61-8-9360-2941

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newwork from lia
by collection_monthly 16 May '02

16 May '02

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Re: Research on Fidonet
by Alan Sondheim 15 May '02

15 May '02

Years ago I met Tom Jennings, who began the whole thing; I asked him about its (then) current state of development and he said, well, it was useful when modems were running at 2400 baud. He went on to start a magazine called Homocore which was pretty amazing - and I think he might be the moderator of the Bruce Sterling Dead Technology list - I'm not sure. You might search for him online - I'd be curious what you turn up. Not only re: Fidonet, but also the entire computer bulleten board BBS culture, which seems just about gone now - I know that Monochrome's still running in England - I check in on occasion - it's got a web base as well - Alan, sondheim(a)panix.com Internet text at http://www.anu.edu.au/english/internet_txt Partial at http://lists.village.virginia.edu/~spoons/internet_txt.html Trace Projects at http://trace.ntu.ac.uk/writers/sondheim/index.htm CDROM of collected work 1994-2002 available: write sondheim(a)panix.com

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