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

Czech,Hungarian,Polish native speakers - seeking contact (fwd)
by Ewa Callahan 23 Sep '02

23 Sep '02

Hello, I am working on a project on Czech, Hungarian and Polish search engines and would like to get in contact with native Czech and Hungarian speakers to verify that some of my assumptions about those langauges are correct and maybe come-up with better examples for my presentation in Maastrich, then I am able to provide now. If also someone from Poland would like to contact me, I will appreciate it. EWa Callahan ----------------------------------------------- Ewa Callahan School of Library and Information Science Indiana University <ecallaha(a)indiana.edu> ------------------------------------------------

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rccs redesign
by david silver 23 Sep '02

23 Sep '02

Folks, I'm excited to report that the beta version of the new site redesign for the Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies is up and running. Enjoy ... http://www.com.washington.edu/rccs As you might notice, it is almost entirely database driven which means that in the near future we will be able to organize the existing content, especially the book reviews, in new and interesting ways. Moreover, two pages -- Courses in Cyberculture and Events & Conferences -- have been fully automated which means that users can input relevant information regarding their own courses, events, conferences, etc. REQUEST FOR HELP FROM AIR FOLK: Please visit the site and feel free to input your courses and conferences. Thank you! The redesign has been a collaborative project and made possible by the energy and ideas of many folks. First, I wish to thank Jeff Tycz, Martin McGee, and Nectarine Design (http://www.nectarinedesign.com/) for the principal design and programming work. Next, I want to thank Jerry Baldasty, Tony Giffard, and the Department of Communication at the University of Washington who provided a Trust Fund Award that made the design work possible. I also want to thank John Klockner, also of UW's Department of Communication, who has been tireless in helping to launch the site. I hope you enjoy the new redesign, and I look forward to seeing many of you in Maastricht! david silver http://faculty.washington.edu/dsilver/

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Privacy in Digital Environments: Empowering Users (CSCW Workshop CFP)
by aoir.z3z＠danah.org 23 Sep '02

23 Sep '02

I sent this out a few months back, but i thought i'd send it again as the deadline is pending. ----------------------------- CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Privacy in Digital Environments: Empowering Users a Workshop at CSCW 2002 November 16, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Organizers: danah boyd (MIT Media Lab, zephoria(a)media.mit.edu) Carlos Jensen (Georgia Tech, carlosj(a)cc.gatech.edu) Scott Lederer (UC Berkeley, lederer(a)cs.berkeley.edu) David Nguyen (Georgia Tech, dnguyen(a)cs.gatech.edu) More Details: http://smg.media.mit.edu/cscw2002-privacy/ Position Paper Deadline: September 27, 2002 Submissions to: cscw2002-privacy(a)media.mit.edu ABSTRACT People are deeply concerned about their privacy, and are quite adept at defining limits and maintaining barriers in the physical world. Yet, in the digital world we are no longer good privacy managers. Our motivation and interest do not disappear in the transition from the physical to the digital; the systems we use strip us of the power to become effective privacy managers. Often these failures are attributable to us as designers and developers; our systems do not always provide access to information users need to make informed decisions about their privacy. At other times we overload users with too much information, making managing their privacy too much of a burden. As system designers, we have paid little attention to protecting user privacy, and even less to empowering them to take charge of their own privacy. This workshop seeks to address the privacy needs and concerns of users in the design of digital environments, whether they be websites, collaborative calendar systems, collaborative work environments, online communities, communications systems or ubiquitous computing environments. Each of these settings faces real and pressing challenges when it comes to protecting user privacy. We shall seek answers to the following questions: What can we, as designers, do to increase user awareness of what our environments are doing and how user information is collected and used? How can we empower users to manage the ways in which they are represented in the environments or to limit their exposure when needed? We seek a balanced group, composed of social scientists, technologists, designers, legal and policy experts, and others with demonstrable interest or experience in privacy-aware or identity-management technologies in existing or emerging digital environments. FOR MORE INFORMATION URL: http://smg.media.mit.edu/cscw2002-privacy/ Email the organizers: cscw2002-privacy(a)media.mit.edu CSCW 2002: http://www.acm.org/cscw2002/

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AoIR 2002 Conference in Maastricht: 13-16 October 2002 - Update
by Monica.Murero＠MERIT.unimaas.nl 20 Sep '02

20 Sep '02

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 Dear Colleagues, As anticipated few days ago, I am glad to announce that the abstracts of the presentations are now available online at: http://www.infonomics.nl/aoir/programme.htm In case you need to send us an update, please contact Klaus Bruhn Jensen (kbj(a)hum.ku.dk) Today is the last day to save money on the registration fees!! If you have not yet registered, you can still do it at: http://www.aoir.org/2002 Thank you for your early registration! In the next weeks I will send you further important updates. As usual, if you need more information or special assistance with any aspect related to the conference organization, please do not hesitate to contact me. See you here and in Maastricht! Monica Murero, Phd Conference Chair Project Leader and Senior Researcher International Institute of Infonomics University of Maastricht (NL) TEL.+31-45-4000-540 FAX +31-45-4000-545

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IU-Bloomington, 3 tenure track openings
by ebucy 20 Sep '02

20 Sep '02

Three Assistant Professor Faculty Positions in Telecommunications Indiana University, Bloomington The Department of Telecommunications seeks three additional tenure track faculty. Candidates will hold the Ph.D., M.F.A. or other appropriate terminal degree, and present a promising program of (1) scholarly research using social scientific, legal, or historical methods related to electronic media/communications, or (2) creative activity in interactive new media. They also must be able to teach effectively in one or more of the department's undergraduate or graduate areas of concentration. On the undergraduate level, these are Media and Society, Design and Production, and Industry and Management. On the graduate level, these are Processes and Effects, Law and Policy, Management, and Interactive New Media Design. The department's overriding objective is to attract the best applicants in the field. We encourage qualified applicants whose research, creative activities, or teaching is in any of the graduate or undergraduate areas of concentration indicated above. In light of our current needs, however, we especially seek individuals, with teaching and research or creative interests in the following areas: * management of media enterprises, with background in management, organizational communication, economics or any other appropriate discipline; the ideal candidate would strengthen our media management curriculum, especially at the master's level, and intellectually complement our technology, economics, and policy faculty * interactive entertainment design, with demonstrated competence in non-linear script-writing for interactive storytelling and game design; interactive sound and music; 3D modeling for character animation; or networked game programming * programming and content strategies; advertising in and promotion and marketing of new electronic media and technologies * public communication campaigns, especially those focusing on health or political messages The department offers a B.A. in Telecommunications as well as M.A., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. It features a special program on the graduate level in new media (MIME) and features a joint M.S./J.D. degree with the IU School of Law. It also offers an undergraduate Certificate in New Media and Interactive Storytelling. Applicants should submit 1) a cover letter summarizing their qualifications for the position, 2) a current vita, 3) selected publications or a portfolio documenting recent creative work, including recent student work if applicable and 4) evidence of effective teaching. Three letters of recommendation should be submitted directly by recommenders. Direct questions and application materials to Professor Walter Gantz, Chair, Department of Telecommunications, Radio-TV Center, 1229 East Seventh Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5501. Professor Gantz can be reached by phone at (812) 855-1621, fax at (812) 855-7955, or via e-mail at gantz(a)indiana.edu. Those interested in the position and invited to learn more about our faculty and programs by visiting the department's Web site at http://www.indiana.edu/~telecom/. Openings begin August 15, 2003. Review of applications will begin November 11, 2002 and will continue until the positions are filled. Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We strongly encourage applications from women and minority candidates as well as from two-career couples. Assistant Professor Faculty Positions in Telecommunications Indiana University, Bloomington The Department of Telecommunications seeks additional tenure track faculty. Candidates will hold the M.F.A. or Ph.D. and present a promising program of creative activity in interactive new media. They also must be able to teach effectively in the department's Design and Production undergraduate area and the department's Interactive New Media Design graduate area of concentration. The department's overriding objective is to attract the best applicants in the field. We especially seek individuals, however, with teaching and creative interests in interactive entertainment design and with demonstrated competence in non-linear script-writing for interactive storytelling and game design; interactive sound and music; 3D modeling for character animation; or networked game programming. The department offers a B.A. in Telecommunications as well as M.A., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. It features a special program on the graduate level in new media (MIME) and a joint M.S./J.D. degree with the IU School of Law. It also offers an undergraduate Certificate in New Media and Interactive Storytelling. Applicants should submit 1) a cover letter summarizing their qualifications for the position, 2) a current vita, 3) selected publications or a portfolio documenting recent creative work, including recent student work if applicable and 4) evidence of effective teaching. Three letters of recommendation should be submitted directly by recommenders. Direct questions and application materials to Professor Walter Gantz, Chair, Department of Telecommunications, Radio-TV Center, 1229 East Seventh Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5501. Professor Gantz can be reached by phone at (812) 855-1621, fax at (812) 855-7955, or via e-mail at gantz(a)indiana.edu. Those interested in the position and invited to learn more about our faculty and programs by visiting the department's Web site at http://www.indiana.edu/~telecom/. The department's Web site describing the MIME program is at http://www.MIME.indiana.edu. Openings begin August 15, 2003. Review of applications will begin November 11, 2002 and will continue until the positions are filled. Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We strongly encourage applications from women and minority candidates as well as from two-career couples.

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MEDIA-SPACE 02 LECTURES - LIVE STREAM
by Benjamin Fischer 20 Sep '02

20 Sep '02

media-space 02 (http://www.media-space.org) September, 19-22, 2002 Stuttgart Filmhaus, Friedrichstr. 23 A The main stress on the this years edition of media-space lies on New Media, New Music, Performance, and Theatre. Our guests are i.e. the Amsterdam based Studio for electroacoustic music STEIM and IRCAM from Paris. A special event is the STEIM concert on Friday, September 20, 9 p.m. the composers Joel Ryan, Netochka Nezvanov, and Daniel Schorno give together with the cellist Frances-Marie Uitti an insight into laptop live music and instrumental electroacoustics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDIA-SPACE 02 LECTURES - LIVE STREAM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL LECTURES ON THE MEDIA-SPACE CAN BE WATCHED VIA http://video.lf.net:554/ramgen/encoder/ms02.rm AS LIVE VIDEO STREAM. To watch the live video-stream you will need the RealPlayer. The free Real Player Basic can be downloaded at http://www.real.com. >>> all times are indicated in Middle European Time (MET) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14.00 time and space on the stage and in the film - a comparison. Klaus-Peter Platten 15.00 Medial interactions: Adaptive textiles Henrik Mauler und Gert de Bryn 16.00 Ambiente sensibili - The work of Studio Azzurro Axel Wirths 21.00 Steim concert evening ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14.00 Video work for Wooster Group und Forsythe Philip Bußmann 15.00 Stuttgart Library. A music library Manuel Poletti und Andreas Breitscheid 16.00 Jitter - realtime performance tool Jeremy Bernstein und Randell Jones 17.00 Scanned Christian Ziegler 21.00 Lounge ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15.00 Cosmos in the head - theatres without actors Via Lewandowsky 16.00 n/a Michael Simon 17.00 The realization of peaks in the high mountain landscape Hanna Groninger and Kerstin Weinbrecht 19.00 Panel discussion

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.CH: Winter School on Neue Medien und Demokratie in der Informati onsgesellschaft
by Robert Krimmer 20 Sep '02

20 Sep '02

Please, just have a look! Could be interesting for you: http://www.swissgis.unizh.ch/d/aktuell.htm Winter School 2002 Neue Medien und Demokratie in der Informationsgesellschaft Lenzerheide, Graubünden/ Schweiz 6. - 9. Dezember 2002 Ziele der Winter School Hauptziel der SwissGIS Winter School 2002 ist die Schaffung einer diskursiven Arena in den Bereichen E-Democracy, E-Government, E-Policy und E-Media Society. Fortgeschrittene StudentInnen und junge ForscherInnen tauschen sich gegenseitig aus, lernen andere Projekte kennen und werden von Expertinnen und Experten auf neue, interdisziplinäre Forschungsfragen und Forschungsfelder geführt. Struktur der Winter School Präsentationen von Expertinnen und Experten aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz liefern einen Einstieg in die Debatten rund um die thematischen Schwerpunkte. Eine zweite Vertiefung findet in den Arbeitsgruppen statt, die sich auch mit den eigenen Forschungsarbeiten beschäftigen und neue Impulse vermitteln sollen. Angesprochen werden Graduierte und Studierende der Abschlussphase aus sozialwissenschaftlichen Fächern, die in ihrer Forschung im Bereich der Neuen Medien und Demokratie eine interdisziplinäre Perspektive berücksichtigen wollen. Kosten Die diesjährige SwissGIS Winter School wird vom Schwerpunktprogramm "Zukunft Schweiz" des Schweizerischen Nationalfonds finanziert. Die Reisekosten gehen zu Lasten der TeilnehmerInnen und Teilnehmer. Für Unterrichtsmaterial wird bei der Anmeldung ein Kostenanteil von Fr. 50.- erhoben. Bewerbungsverfahren und weitere Informationen Unter www.swissgis.unizh.ch/d/winterschool.htm finden Sie das detaillierte Programm sowie ein Formular für Ihre Bewerbung: Für die Anmeldung notwendig sind Angaben zu Ihrer Person sowie eine A4-Seite-Skizze des laufenden oder geplanten Forschungsvorhabens. Einsendeschluss für die Teilnahmegesuche ist der 6. Oktober 2002; eine Verlängerung der Frist ist nicht vorgesehen. Die definitive Teilnahme wird elektronisch am 14. Oktober 2002 bekannt gegeben. --- Get the Austrian e-Gov-Mailinglist! Subscribe at http://lists.wu-wien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/e-gov --- Robert Krimmer (robert.krimmer(a)wu-wien.ac.at) ~ Projektassistent e-Voting.at ~ Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien Institut fuer Informationsverarbeitung und -wirtschaft Abteilung Produktionsmanagement Pappenheimgasse 35/5 A-1200 Wien, Austria ~ web: http://www.e-Voting.at, http://www.robert.krimmer.at

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clinical supervision online
by Ben Davidson 20 Sep '02

20 Sep '02

Hi all, Colleagues from a number of mental health professions and I are in the process of researching the benefits and drawbacks of receiving clinical supervision online. If you are looking for clinical supervision and would be interested in accessing supervision online for your clinical practice, then being part of this research project could be of great benefit to you.. In the course of the coming months we will be setting up a number of supervision groups of different sizes, working with a number of different formats, some with a peer-group supervision structure and others with a supervisor, using a range of facilities (including videoconference, private e-mail list, synchronous messaging, etc.) To find out more and register your interest, please visit: http://www.online-supervision.net/RegisterInterest.asp Apologies for any annoyance if you are a member of more than one of the groups I am cross-posting this message to. Please feel free to pass this message on to any other individuals or groups you feel may be interested. Best wishes, Ben Davidson Psychiatric Nurse and Group Analyst

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Handbook about CMC Sociology
by Antonio Roversi 20 Sep '02

20 Sep '02

Dear all I am looking for a sociological handbook (not a reading) about CMC - in english - for my course on Sociology and Communication. It should at least contain two capters: on basic concepts and on research field. Can anyone suggest any reference ? Thanks in advance Antonio -------------------------------------------------------- Prof Antonio Roversi Faculty of Education University of Bologna Italy

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Technology and Academic Preparation: A Comparative Study
by Mark Warschauer 19 Sep '02

19 Sep '02

For the couple of years, our team at the Univ. of California, Irvine has been carrying out research on the use of new technologies in diverse social contexts in California schools. During this past year of the study, that involved a qualitative investigation of the technology availability, access, and use in two sets of Southern California high-schools: 5 schools with large numbers of Latino students in low socio-economic status neighborhoods, and 3 schools of predominately White students in wealthier communities. Both the Executive Summary (9 pages) and the full report (165 pages) can be downloaded from here: http://www.gse.uci.edu/markw/research.html Mark Warschauer Vice Chair, Department of Education University of California, Irvine tel: 949: 824-2526, fax: (949) 824-2965 markw(a)uci.edu; http://www.gse.uci.edu/markw

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