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Call for Proposals - New Research for New Media - March 18-20, 2003 - University of Minnesota
by Nora Paul 27 Aug '02

27 Aug '02

Call for Proposals New Research for New Media: Innovative Research Methodologies March 18-20, 2003 University of Minnesota - Institute for New Media Studies The Institute for New Media Studies at the University of Minnesota invites presentation proposals for a three-day conference about innovative research methodologies for new media. The conference is meant to provide a forum for researchers who either a) use new media technologies to further their existing research methodologies or b) use innovative research methodologies to further their research into any aspect of new media. Successful proposals will be 5-7 double-spaced pages and will focus on a methodology employed for research in the field of new media. The paper should include a description of the methodology employed, how it can be used, and its particular advantages and disadvantages. Researchers who submit accepted proposals should be prepared to conduct a twenty-minute presentation, in workshop format, focusing on how the methodology has been applied in their own work, and how it can be applied to other kinds of research projects. All kinds of methodology will be considered, including but not limited to innovative twists on existing methods of quantitative and qualitative research. Deadline for proposals is November 15, 2002. Proposals will be reviewed and chosen by experts in the fields of new media and research methodologies. Researchers will be notified of their acceptance by December 30. As an additional perk, registration for the conference and two nights hotel lodging is free to those with accepted papers. Cost to other attendees is $100 for the entire conference, which includes two lunches, two breakfasts, a conference dinner and a conference program and directory. Registration information and a conference program is available at: http://www.inms.umn.edu/convenings/newresearch/main.htm The conference will be held in the newly renovated multimedia conference center and auditorium of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication's Murphy Hall on the University of Minnesota Minneapolis campus, nestled in the heart of the Twin Cities. Send proposals to: Direct questions to: Nora Paul, Director Nora Paul Institute for New Media Studies npaul(a)umn.edu University of Minnesota or 313 Murphy Hall Amy Mattson Lauters 206 Church Street SE Conference co-chair Minneapolis, MN 55445 laut0026(a)umn.edu

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Fwd: Assistant Professorship at the University of California, Irvine
by jeremy hunsinger 27 Aug '02

27 Aug '02

Begin forwarded message: > From: Vikki Duncan <vduncan(a)uci.edu> > Date: Mon Aug 26, 2002 9:45:57 PM US/Eastern > To: air-l-owner(a)aoir.org > Subject: Assistant Professorship at the University of California, > Irvine > > UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE > > The Program in Film Studies at the University of California, Irvine, > invites applications and nominations for a position at the level of > beginning Assistant Professor beginning July 1, 2003. > Film Studies is an undergraduate major in the School of Humanities. > The position includes participation in our Ph.D. Program in Visual > Studies administered jointly by Film Studies and Art History. Visit > our web-site at <http://www.humanities.uci.edu/visualstudies/>. > > QUALIFICATIONS: > > Beginning Assistant Professor with specialization in new media > technologies, such as digital imaging, internet, web, and virtual > reality. Emphases on the relation between new media and issues of > sexuality, race, and visuality (cinematic, televisual, photographic) > are especially welcome. A new media specialist would be responsible > for teaching undergraduate core courses on New Technologies and > Visuality and Media Theory, and for developing other courses at the > undergraduate and graduate levels, which would expand the program's > current coverage of film and televisual media to include the > technological reconfigurations of production, distribution, and > reception of mediated images and new interfaces. The new media > specialist should have training in histories of technology (optical, > telephonic, electronic) and theories of technology and new media. > Applicants should have a Ph. D. in an appropriate discipline. > APPLICATIONS: Statement of current research, writing or publication > sample, teaching interests, curriculum vitae, two sample course > syllabi, and three letters of reference. > > Send materials to: > University of California, Irvine > Professor Akira Lippit > Chair, Search Committee > Program in Film Studies > HIB 235 > Irvine, CA 92697-2435 > > SEARCH COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Anne Friedberg, Victoria Johnson, David > Joselit, Felicidad Lim, Akira Lippit, Mark Poster, Fatimah Tobing > Rony, John Carlos Rowe > > UC-Irvine is located in the Southern California region, approximately > halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, and offers easy access to > diverse museums, archives, and research collections. The campus is > home to the Humanities Film and Video Center, a state-of-the-art > theater showcasing innovative film and video programs. The School of > Humanities boasts the internationally recognized Critical Theory > Institute and UCI is also the host campus to the University of > California system-wide Humanities Research Institute. > > Further inquiries may be addressed to Professor Lippit by e-mail at > <alippit(a)uci.edu>. > > Proof of US citizenship or eligibility for US employment will be > required prior to employment > (Immigration Reform Act of 1986). > APPLICATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 15, 2002 > > UCI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE > THROUGH DIVERSITY. > > -- > > > > Management Services Officer > Program in Film Studies > 235 Humanities Instructional Building > University of California, Irvine > Irvine, Ca 92697-2435 > > (949) 824-8596 phone > (949) 824-2464 fax > e-mail: vduncan(a)uci.edu > jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu on the ibook www.cddc.vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy www.dromocracy.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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Contexts Magazine (ASA) seeks submissions
by Nalini Kotamraju 27 Aug '02

27 Aug '02

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~apologies for cross-postings*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Contexts Magazine http://www.contextsmagazine.org <http://www.contextsmagazine.org/> The American Sociological Association has recently launched Contexts, a new magazine under the leadership of Claude S. Fischer, Professor of Sociology at University of California at Berkeley. The magazine is soliciting contributions for articles. Though Contexts is peer-reviewed, it operates like a magazine. Rather than reviewing full-length academic articles, the magazine solicits short proposals for review before asking authors to write full-length pieces. As a graduate student editor, I am trying to encourage the inclusion of technology-related topics (studied from a sociological perspective) in the magazine. If you are interested in contributing a piece to the magazine, please take a look at the guidelines for submission (http://www.contextsmagazine.org/authors_subinfo.html) You can also contact me with any questions. What is Contexts? ----------------- Contexts brings to a wide audience sociological ideas and research in an accessible and engaging way and offers fresh perspectives, clear, concise thinking and jargon-free reporting. Contexts also presents original, provocative photographs and illustrations that enhance understanding of social life. And Contexts helps general readers better understand important social issues that affect us all, addressing both critical public concerns and the often perplexing behavior of human beings. ------------------------------------------------------------------- nalini p. kotamraju ph.d candidate, department of sociology university of california at berkeley mailto:nalinik@uclink.berkeley.edu | http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~nalinik AOL IM: nkotamraju | 415.595.1033 voice

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BT loses hypertext claim
by Philipp Budka 27 Aug '02

27 Aug '02

Dear all, interessting news: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26802.html auf deutsch: http://www.derstandard.at/?id=1050442 greetings -- Philipp Budka ph.budka(a)philbu.net GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. http://www.gmx.net

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Conference Announcement (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 26 Aug '02

26 Aug '02

fyi 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 ___________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:31:40 -0400 From: KMDI <kmdi.info(a)utoronto.ca> Reply-To: "KMDIARY-L : The official e-newsletter of UofT's Knowledge Media Design Institute" <KMDIARY-L(a)listserv.utoronto.ca> To: KMDIARY-L(a)listserv.utoronto.ca Subject: Conference Announcement Press Release 19 August 2002 - For Immediate Release Doors of Perception # 7 Flow: The design challenge of pervasive computing 14,15,16 November 2002 Amsterdam http://flow.doorsofperception.com What happens to society when there are hundreds of microchips for every man, woman and child on the planet - most of them (the chips) talking to each other? What are the implications of a world filled with sensors and actuators? What does 'the world as spread sheet' look like? What will it mean it to be 'always on' in a real-time economy? Some of the world's most insightful designers, thinkers and entrepreneurs will address these questions at Doors of Perception 7 in Amsterdam on 14, 15 and 16 November 2002.The theme of the celebrated international gathering is flow: the design challenge of pervasive computing. Up until now, we have filled our world with complex technical systems - on top of the natural systems that were already here, and social/cultural ones that evolved over thousands of years - without thinking much about the consequences. Some of those consequences, such as environmental degradation - have been dire as a result. We need to think right now about the consequences of this new technological revolution in smart systems and ambient intelligence. In particular we need to decide: "to what question is pervasive computing an answer?" Among the keynote speakers in the Doors of Perception programme are: Ton van Asseldonk, an expert on the concept of mass-individualization in services Janine Benyus, the author of the widely-praised Biomimicry: innovations inspired by nature Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos, principals of UN Architects, The Netherlands Peter Bogh Andersen, who compares flow design to navigating a ship Stefano Boeri, urban designer of ports in the Mediterranean - Genoa, Naples, Salerno Ole Bouman, editor of Archis magazine Joshua Davis winner of a Golden Nica, the highest honour in international net design. Aditya Dev Sood, Director of the Centre for Knowledge Societies, Bangalore Luis Fernández-Galiano, author of Fire and Memory: On Architecture and Energy Felice Frankel, MIT scientist and director of the Envisioning Science project J C Herz, founder and CEO of Joystick Nation, applies complex systems to design IVO JANSSEN, pianist NATALIE JEREMIJENKO, Centre for Advanced Technology, New York University Derrick de Kerckhove, Director of the McCluhan Programme at the University of Toronto Rob van Kranenburg, Flow editor Ezio Manzini, renowned expert on sustainability and the design of services Patricia de Martelaere, rising star of European philosophy, and author of What remains Malcom McCullough, author of Abstracting Craft and the forthcoming On Digital Ground Franziska Nori, curator of the hit exhibition, I Love You on hackers and viruses Felix Stalder, co-moderator of the Nettime mailing list and director of Openflows Bruce Sterling, author, journalist, editor, critic, leader of the Viridians Marco Susani, director of the advanced concepts group at Motorola Consumer Experience PHILIP TABOR, formerly direc tor of studies, Bartlett School of Architecture, London John Thackara, first Perceptron, Doors of Perception Axel Thallemer, pneumatics guru and founder of Festo Corporate Design in Germany Gillian WiLdman, The Design Council, London Open Doors - Design Grand Prix Who has the most exciting, innovative and meaningful project for the future use of pervasive computing? To find out, we are staging an exciting special event at the end of Day 2: Open Doors Design Grand Prix. In quick-fire, five-minute presentations, 20 finalists - selected by our advisors from around the world - will present proposals for design scenario projects to a jury of experts. Conference venue: RAI Convention Centre Europaplein NL-1078 GZ Amsterdam The Netherlands Doors of Perception Doors of Perception (Doors) brings together innovators, entrepreneurs, educators, and designers, who need to imagine alternative futures - sustainable ones - and take design steps to realize them. Our products are a better understanding of the design process; scenarios for services that meet emerging needs in new ways; and new connections and capabilities among innovative people and organisations. Contact details E: press(a)doorsofperception.com (Livia Ponzio) T: 00 31 20 596 3220 F: 00 31 20 596 3202 W: http://flow.doorsofperception.com Subscribe to Doors' email newsletter at: http://www.doorsofperception.com

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AoIR 3.0 Reminder
by Steve Jones 26 Aug '02

26 Aug '02

[Feel free to circulate to other lists, but please avoid excessive crossposting. The early registration deadline of August 31 is near. Early registration saves participants money and conference organizers additional work as the conference itself draws near. Registration information is at http://www.aoir.org/2002.] Internet Research 3.0: NET / WORK / THEORY, the International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR), International Institute of Infonomics and University of Maastricht, The Netherlands, is taking place October 13-16, 2002. Confirmed keynoters for the conference are: 1) Dr. Detlef Eckert, Head of Unit for Policy Planning, European Commission, Directorate General Information Society 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 Registration is open at the conference website: http://www.aoir.org/2002 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Internet Research (IR) 3.0, an international and interdisciplinary conference, will feature a variety of perspectives on Internet research, in order to develop a better theoretical and pragmatic understanding of the Internet. Building on the previous well-attended international conferences, IR 3.0 will bring together prominent scholars, researchers, and practitioners from many disciplines, fields and countries for a program of presentations, panel discussions, and informal exchanges. Over 300 proposals for panels and scholarly presentations have been accepted. Additionally, there will be the following pre-conference workshops: "Intellectual Property for Internet Researchers" and "Social, Technical and Democratic Origins of the Internet." Additional information about these workshops is available at http://www.aoir/org/2002/program. A complete program will be posted soon on the conference website. This year's theme, Net/Work/Theory, is intended to encourage participants to reflect on how to theorize what we know about the Internet and on how to apply what we know theoretically in practice. The conference will be held for the first time in Europe, where intellectual environments have traditionally been a source of social and cultural theory. IR 3.0 will be hosted by the International Institute of Infonomics in the beautiful city of Maastricht in the Netherlands. As the city in which one of the key treaties of the European Union was signed, Maastricht also symbolizes a changing Europe in a changing international setting. The conference will provide opportunities to network, learn from other researchers, hear from leading players in Internet development, and enjoy the "art of fine living" of Maastricht, in the south of the Netherlands. CONTACT INFORMATION: If you have questions about the conference, program, or AoIR, please contact: Conference Coordinator: Monica Murero, Infonomics and University of Maastricht, Monica.Murero(a)infonomics.nl Program Chair: Klaus Bruhn Jensen, University of Copenhagen: kbj(a)hum.ku.dk A(o)IR President: Steve Jones, sjones(a)uic.edu More Information about IR 3.0 can be found on the Conference Website: http://www.aoir.org/2002 For more information about the Association of Internet Researchers, including information on joining the association, visit AoIR's http://aoir.org For more information about the International Institute of Infonomics visit http://www.infonomics.nl

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UNSUBSCRIBE / REMOVE
by SanganakSakha 25 Aug '02

25 Aug '02

--- air-l-request(a)aoir.org wrote: >Send Air-l mailing list submissions to > air-l(a)aoir.org > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > air-l-request(a)aoir.org > >You can reach the person managing the list at > air-l-admin(a)aoir.org > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of Air-l digest..." > > > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. RE: Reading on anonymity, gdss (Jennifer Stromer-Galley) > 2. RE: question from a reporter (Julian Bleecker) > >--__--__-- > >Message: 1 >From: "Jennifer Stromer-Galley" <jstromer(a)asc.upenn.edu> >To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> >Subject: RE: [Air-l] Reading on anonymity, gdss >Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 12:23:47 -0400 >Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org > >Tom Postmes and Russell Spearks provide a meta-analysis of the effects >of anonymity, self-awareness, and group size in GDSS environments. It >might be a bit dense for an undergraduate course, but it's a good >meta-analysis of findings from 60 studies. > >Postmes & Spears. 1998. Deindividuation and antinormative behavior: A >meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 123, 238-259. > >Good luck, >~Jenny Stromer-Galley > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: air-l-admin(a)aoir.org [mailto:air-l-admin@aoir.org] On >> Behalf Of Caroline Haythornthwaite >> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 6:46 PM >> To: air-l(a)aoir.org >> Subject: [Air-l] Reading on anonymity, gdss >> >> >> I'm looking for a good reading for undergraduates on the >> impact of anonymity in CMC on communication and other >> behaviors, and also one on Group Decision Support Systems. I >> know of a number of articles that discuss anonymity along >> with other things, but I wanted one that brings that work >> together. With GDSS there are some books but I'd like >> something shorter. I'm interested in something that is quite >> recent (say 5 years or so) and can give a bit of state of the >> art on the subject. >> >> Thanks. >> >> /Caroline >> >> ------- >> Caroline Haythornthwaite >> Graduate School of Library and Information Science >> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Air-l mailing list >> Air-l(a)aoir.org >> http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l >> > > > >--__--__-- > >Message: 2 >From: "Julian Bleecker" <jbleecker(a)nyc.rr.com> >To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> >Subject: RE: [Air-l] question from a reporter >Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 13:18:25 -0400 >Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org > >Amy, > >Hi. I'm in a middle ground here, being an Internet Researcher who is also a >technologist working on a 9/11 Memorial web project - the Sonic Memorial >(http://www.sonicmemorial.org) which launches on 9/1. For the last year >this question as to what the Web's role is in memorializing the events of >9/11 have been right up front in my thinking. > >I'm most available via email, as I'm back-and-forth between various offices >trying to get this project launched - julian(a)fatdonut.com - although feel >free to contact me if you wish at any of the numbers below. > >.julian bleecker. >155 W. 15th St. >NY, NY 10011 >(h) 646-638-9440 >(m) 917-907-4606 > >-----Original Message----- >From: air-l-admin(a)aoir.org [mailto:air-l-admin@aoir.org]On Behalf Of Amy >Harmon >Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 11:49 AM >To: air-l(a)aoir.org >Subject: [Air-l] question from a reporter > > >Greetings, I'm a reporter for the New York Times. For a Sept. 11 anniversary >issue that we are publishing, I'm writing about the use of the Internet in >the aftermath of the attacks, and particularly about the memorialization >that seems to be continuing on the Web a full year later. If anyone on the >list has studied the implications of the Web's role in the >grieving/memorialization process for 9/11 and is willing to be interviewed, >please email me at amy(a)nytimes.com and let me know how to reach you. >thanks, >Amy > >------------------------------- >Amy Harmon >Technology Reporter >New York Times >(212) 556-1505 >amy(a)nytimes.com > > > >_______________________________________________ >Air-l mailing list >Air-l(a)aoir.org >http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l > > > > > >--__--__-- > >_______________________________________________ >Air-l mailing list >Air-l(a)aoir.org >http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l > > >End of Air-l Digest _____________________________________________________________ Get your free report on the top freelance markets, a free course of market tips and free market bulletins: Freelance Work Exchange (Find Work, Make Money) http://www.freelanceworkexchange.com/fe.html _____________________________________________________________ Promote your group and strengthen ties to your members with email(a)yourgroup.org by Everyone.net http://www.everyone.net/?btn=tag

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question from a reporter
by Amy Harmon 23 Aug '02

23 Aug '02

Greetings, I'm a reporter for the New York Times. For a Sept. 11 anniversary issue that we are publishing, I'm writing about the use of the Internet in the aftermath of the attacks, and particularly about the memorialization that seems to be continuing on the Web a full year later. If anyone on the list has studied the implications of the Web's role in the grieving/memorialization process for 9/11 and is willing to be interviewed, please email me at amy(a)nytimes.com and let me know how to reach you. thanks, Amy ------------------------------- Amy Harmon Technology Reporter New York Times (212) 556-1505 amy(a)nytimes.com

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Reading on anonymity, gdss
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 23 Aug '02

23 Aug '02

I'm looking for a good reading for undergraduates on the impact of anonymity in CMC on communication and other behaviors, and also one on Group Decision Support Systems. I know of a number of articles that discuss anonymity along with other things, but I wanted one that brings that work together. With GDSS there are some books but I'd like something shorter. I'm interested in something that is quite recent (say 5 years or so) and can give a bit of state of the art on the subject. Thanks. /Caroline ------- Caroline Haythornthwaite Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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IT & Politics at American Poli Sci mtgs
by Alexandra Samuel 22 Aug '02

22 Aug '02

Is anyone one on the list going to the meetings of the American Political Science Assn next week? If so it would be great to connect. Perhaps the best place to meet up is at the reception for APSA¹s Information Technology and Politics Section. The reception is on Friday, August 30, from 6:30 to 8:00, at the Fire and Ice restaurant, 205 Berkeley Street, Boston. (apologies for cross-posting) -- Alexandra Samuel alex(a)alexandrasamuel.com http://www.alexandrasamuel.com 3223 West 2nd Avenue Vancouver, BC V6K 1K9 Canada

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