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FACCT Online Forum - Empowering Patients Online
by Aryne Blumklotz 20 Feb '04

20 Feb '04

Join us for a FACCT online forum Empowering Patients Online* featuring Gary Schwitzer Health care journalist and communications authority Tuesday, June 18 - Thursday, June 20 We invite you to participate in an online discussion about Web-based decision-support tools. Learn how these tools work, how they are developed, who is using them and how they benefit consumers. Log on for a few minutes each day to: * Learn about the top Web-based consumer support tools for online decision-making. * Discuss the pros and cons of the most popular tools. * Find out what consumers want and what these online products offer. * Generate ideas for building a consumer-centered model for online decision-making. *Empowering Patients Online is a free event - but you must register to participate. To register simply reply to this e-mail listing your name and e-mail address in the message space. We'll send you instructions on how to log onto the site and participate in the discussion. Aryne Blumklotz, MPH - Communications Coordinator FACCT - The Foundation for Accountability 1200 NW Naito Parkway, Suite 470 Portland, OR 97209 Phone: (503) 546-9717 Fax: (503) 223-4336 www.facct.org

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Recall: [Air-l] Abstract: Measure of Discussion Activity in Threa ded Discussion Spaces
by Avner Caspi 21 Jun '03

21 Jun '03

Avner Caspi would like to recall the message, "[Air-l] Abstract: Measure of Discussion Activity in Threaded Discussion Spaces".

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apsa panels
by jeremy hunsinger 14 Nov '02

14 Nov '02

the apsa is having its annual, you can see some of its i.t. panels and get the drafts below Information, Technology and Politics http://apsaproceedings.cup.org/Site/panels/040/D040.htm Chair: Micah Altman, Harvard University 1 Online Surveys: Assessing the Usefullness of New Methods for Measuring Public Opinion 2 Evil, Telecommunications, and the Internet 3 Organizing and Participating Online 4 Internet Policymaking and E-Merging Research: E-Governance, E-Competitiveness, and E-Security 5 The Internet and Civic Culture 6 Technology and Education 7 Technology, Communities, and Participation 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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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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September 2002 AoIR Executive Committee Report
by Steve Jones 20 Oct '02

20 Oct '02

September 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. This will be the last report before the annual conference in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and I am greatly looking forward to seeing many of you there. (It is likely that the next monthly report will be slightly delayed as according to schedule it ought to be published just before the conference is wrapping up.) A tremendous amount of effort has gone into the planning of the conference, and much has particularly been contributed by Monica Murero and her colleagues in Maastricht, Klaus Bruhn Jensen, Jeremy Hunsinger and a host of AoIR members who served on the program committee. As has been the case the past two years I am nearly overwhelmed by the breadth and depth of the program, and cannot wait to begin the meeting. 2. Executive Officers' Reports 2.1 President (Jones) 2.1.1 See above re: our upcoming conference. Concerning the conference after it, in 2003, a quick note of thanks is in order to Barry Wellman for his efforts at getting its planning fully under way. And please note that a "Call for Hosts" was recently issued for AoIR conferences in 2004 and beyond. If you are interested in hosting a future AoIR conference please contact me. 2.2 Vice President (Baym) 2.2.1 No report. 2.3 Secretary (Bunz) 2.3.1 Returned from leave. Scheduled exec meetings. Began preparing meeting itinerary for Maastricht. Began organizing awards for keynote speakers and best student paper. Chirped in on issues below. This month of the exec list: August 14 - September 12, 2002 . Agreement to discontinue and archive air-dbase, and to re-vitalize air-meet . Discussion of Call for Host, and quite a lot of discussion and work done on issues concerning conference hosting, selection and responsibilities of conference chairs and program chairs . Exchange of information regarding the Toronto 2003 planning, including discussion of possible grant or other funding options, possible program chairs, and possible keynote speakers 2.4 Treasurer (Bates) 2.4.1 Nothing to report. 2.5 Open Seats (Silver, Wellman) 2.5.1 Silver: Have taken an active role in brainstorming/planning upcoming and future AoIR conferences. And spent time looking forward to meeting up with everyone in Maastricht. 2.5.2 Wellman: I did a lot of work in helping to get the 2003 AOIR Toronto conference organized. I was appointed official liaison between the AOIR Executive Committee and the Toronto AOIR conference working committee, I represented the AOIR Exec to Toronto, and the Toronto organizers to AOIR Exec. This month was intense, and planning for the Toronto conference has moved forward in nice ways. 2.6 Appointed Seats (Allen, Shade) 2.6.1 Allen: Nothing to report. 2.6.2 Shade: Spent time on air-exec talking/strategizing about the AOIR Conf 2003 in Toronto. 2.7 Student Seat (Klastrup) 2.7.1 Nothing to report. Will take steps to organise informal grad student meeting during AOIR Conf in Maastricht very soon! 2.8 Publications Officers (Hunsinger, Breindahl) 2.8.1 Hunsinger: I helped a few people with their memberships I answered some questions relating to the listserves fiddled with the server a bit worked on related projects talked and tried to understand issues surrounding the next few conferences helped Klaus and Monica a bit 2.8.2 Breindahl: In my role as Information Officer, I continue to screen the subscription requests to AIR-L. The volume of spam has decreased recently, whereas the number of subscription requests has increased (no relation between those trends as far as I can see). The further development of aoir.org towards being database-driven is temporarily halted to await input from the Net Working Group. 2.9 2002 Conference (Monica Murero, Coordinator; Klaus Bruhn Jensen, Program Chair) 2.9.1 Murero: The last month has been very intense. Results looks very good. I have collaborated with Klaus on the program schedule, sent some mailing to air-list and to the conference authors, solved some issues and answered MANY questions online. Klaus and I are working now on the room assignment for the presentations. I am taking care of keynote speakers, and local arrangements. Registrations and hotels are fully delegated to an external local agency. I am also coordinating with sponsors, publishers, electronic equipment, and taking care of details of catering, transportations and local logistics issues. 2.9.2 Jensen: Most of all, I have been working with Monica Murero in updating the preliminary program for AoIR 3.0, which now includes abstracts of papers and panels. In addition, I have secured chairs for sessions at the conference, and have lined up the procedure for reviewing student papers. I take this final report before the conference as an opportunity to thank the wider AoIR community, whose input made the program possible.* 2.10 AoIR Ethics Working Group (Charles Ess, Chair) 2.10.1 Earlier this month, the ethics working committee posted its latest draft report on Internet research ethics, "Ethical decision-making and Internet research: Recommendations from the aoir ethics working committee." <http://www.aoir.org/reports/DraftFIVE.html> for review and comment by the aoir membership. This document articulates our best overview of the main range of ethical issues characteristic of the diverse venues and approaches to Internet research. It reflects nearly two years of cooperative work, expertise, and discussion of researchers and ethicists from a variety of disciplines and countries. While the committee is quite pleased with how the document has shaped up - we realize quite well that aoir folk may have further comment, criticisms, and suggestions in response to this draft that would make the document still better. This is, after all, precisely why we worked to post it to aoir within a month or so prior to the Maastricht conference. Our request is precisely that aoir folk - especially those who will be in Maastricht - review the draft document, and send any questions and/or suggestions for improvement to Charles Ess <cmess(a)drury.edu> who will take them to the ethics working committee for review and consideration. Our hope is that by going through this final review process, the document will meet any last objections and concerns, prior to being presented to the aoir business meeting in Maastricht for (we hope!) approval and endorsement by the aoir membership. On behalf of the aoir ethics working committee, let me thank the aoir membership for your support and encouragement - and we look forward to presenting and discussing the ethics document with you in Maastricht. 2.11 AoIR Elections Working Group (Nancy Baym, Liaison) 2.11.1 No report. 2.12 AoIR Net Resources Working Group (Charlie Breindahl, Liaison) 2.12.1 The AoIR Net Working Group has been dormant over the summer, but we have recently begun discussion of the future of aoir.org as content management system (audience oriented) or groupware (author oriented). ------------------------------------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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RE: [Air-l] Maastricht
by Monica.Murero＠MERIT.unimaas.nl 01 Oct '02

01 Oct '02

Dear Nancy, Dear Colleagues, Maastricht and in its surrondings offer a lot to visitors, especially if you plan to stay few days before/after the conference. This reference might be interesting: Maastricht Tourist Office (in 4 languages): http://www.vvvmaastricht.nl/ Here you can find pretty much "everything" about Maastricht fine life, from restaurants to city tours. Moreover, for those of you that will arrive in Maastricht during the weekend before the conference, we will organize some meeting-points. I will give you more information on it in the next days. Talk to you soon! Kind Regards, Monica Murero Conference Chair IR 3.0: Net / Work / Theory International Conference of the AoIR MECC conference & exhibition center Maastricht (NL) 13 October pre-conference workshops 14-16 October 2002 -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Baym To: air-l(a)aoir.org Sent: 27/09/02 23.29 Subject: [Air-l] Maastricht I'm sure air-l is so quiet because we are all busy preparing for our upcoming meeting in Maastricht. Has anyone been researching the area or spent time there and want to recommend things to do there? Maybe people who were interested in doing the same things might be able to hook up in advance this way? Just a thought from your friendly local social engineer, Nancy ________________________________________________________

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panel on weblogs for ICA
by Nicole Ellison 30 Sep '02

30 Sep '02

Hi AIRers, I am putting together a proposed panel on blogs for the International Communication Association conference in San Diego, May 23-27. The theme in Communication in Borderlands, which fits right in. The CFP is online at http://www.icahdq.org/publicpdf/2003cfp.pdf. Since it's a panel, abstracts (not full papers) are due November 1. Are there any blog researchers on the list who are interested in participating? If so, please email me privately and I'll fill you in. Enjoy Maastricht! Sorry I won't be joining you this year, Nicole ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Nicole B. Ellison Dept of Communication California State University | Stanislaus

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CFP Media Ecology Association Convention, June 5-8, 2003
by J. Sternberg 29 Sep '02

29 Sep '02

The Fourth Annual MEA Convention Sponsored by The Hofstra University School of Communication And Hofstra Cultural Center Hempstead, New York NB: Dormitory accommodations will be available on a limited basis. Remapping Communication Environments June 5-8, 2003 How is technology reshaping our media landscape? * New communication platforms and old communication environments * Information technology and place * Ghettoes in the global village - the technology divide * Urban and suburban communication environments * Media content * Media and religion * Ethics in media * Transforming public life and private life * Creating social spaces * Digital economics and the changing media landscape * Sustainable digital communities * Non-technological communication in a media world * Understanding new communication environment in media history * Media and cultural change * Language and the new communication technologies We welcome proposals for individual papers, presentations, roundtables, workshops, screenings, performances or other kinds of special sessions that are either theme-based or appropriate to the study of media ecology. Diverse theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of media environments, including historical, philosophical, aesthetic, literary, psychological, sociological, anthropological, political, economic, and scientific investigations, applied, and pedagogical perspectives are welcome. Complete papers may be considered for top competitive paper award or top student paper award through a refereed process. Deadline for submission of abstracts and proposals is January 15, 2003 Send two copies of abstracts and/or proposals to: Conference Professor Carol J. Drummer, MEA School of Communication Room 318 Dempster Hall Hofstra University Hempstead, NY, 11549-1110 Questions? Contact the Convention Coordinators: Susan Drucker druckers(a)ix.netcom.com 516-463-5304 Barbara Kelly Barbara.M.Kelly(a)hofstra.edu 516-463-4100 Further details are available at http://www.media-ecology.org

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CFP: The Multilingual Internet
by Susan Herring 28 Sep '02

28 Sep '02

Call For Papers THE MULTILINGUAL INTERNET: LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION IN INSTANT MESSAGING, EMAIL AND CHAT Co-editors: Brenda Danet Susan Herring Hebrew University of Jerusalem Indiana University and Yale University Bloomington brenda.danet(a)yale.edu herring(a)indiana.edu In today's multilingual, global world, hundreds of millions of people are communicating on the Internet not only in its established lingua franca, English, but also in many other languages. To date, the research literature in English on the features of computer-mediated communication has focused almost exclusively on emergent practices in English, neglecting developments within populations communicating online in other languages. This is a Call for Papers for a special issue of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, a peer-reviewed online journal. We may also edit a follow-up book on the same theme, containing a wider selection of papers, with a major publisher. Papers may relate to instant messaging, private email, postings to listserv lists and newsgroups, text-only chat, e.g., on IRC or MOOs, visually enhanced chat, or SMS (short message service) in mobile phone use. We invite papers on topics such as: --The influence of the local language on the use of a medium, e.g., the distinctive features of email or chat in languages with specific font-related requirements (e.g., French, Russian, Hindi, Arabic, Korean, Chinese). --Cultural constraints on the use of the medium, e.g., how traditional requirements for deference in Japanese language and culture are realized or modified in online communication; Italian non-verbal and verbal expressivity as realized in typed chat. --Comparison of the distinctive features of email or chat in two or more language-culture groups or sub-groups with differing cultural orientations, e.g., Austrian German versus German German. --Chat in situations of diglossia--differentiation between spoken and written languages and dialects (e.g., Moroccan spoken Arabic and how it is being realized in typed chat). --Code-switching in bilingual or multilingual online communication. --The clash between requirements of formality in the letter-writing tradition in a given language-culture constellation and the trend toward speech-like patterns in online textual communication. --Language and play with culture, including play with identity (e.g., via nicknames). --A comparison of online communication within the same language- culture group but in different languages, e.g., Israeli chat in English versus Hebrew. --The effects of the English language or global "netspeak" (Crystal, 2001) on email and chat in the local language. --Online communication in English by non-native speakers, focusing on language and culture issues. Submission procedures: Potential authors should submit a preliminary proposal of 500-1000 words by November 30, 2002 (earlier submissions are encouraged). The proposal should describe the research question, the data and methods of analysis, preliminary findings/observations and their broader significance, and should include selected references. The proposal should also include a tentative paper title. Authors whose proposals are accepted for inclusion will be invited to submit a full paper of roughly 7,000-10,000 words by April 15, 2003. Since JCMC is an interdisciplinary journal, authors should plan for papers that will be accessible to non-specialists. If you have a potentially suitable paper that is already published or slated for publication elsewhere, we would also like to hear from you, as it might be possible to republish high quality articles in the follow-up book. Questions? Proposal ideas? Please address all correspondence electronically to both co-editors: Brenda Danet (brenda.danet(a)yale.edu) and Susan Herring (herring(a)indiana.edu) A Web version of this Call for Papers is available at: http://www.ascusc.org/jcmc/cfpmultilingual.html ------------------------------------------------------------------

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Maastricht
by Nancy Baym 27 Sep '02

27 Sep '02

I'm sure air-l is so quiet because we are all busy preparing for our upcoming meeting in Maastricht. Has anyone been researching the area or spent time there and want to recommend things to do there? Maybe people who were interested in doing the same things might be able to hook up in advance this way? Just a thought from your friendly local social engineer, Nancy ________________________________________________________ Nancy Baym http://www.ku.edu/home/nbaym Communication Studies, University of Kansas 102 Bailey, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045, USA Association of Internet Researchers: http://aoir.org

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