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Digital Divide review
by Barry Wellman 25 Jul '03

25 Jul '03

Dear Colleagues, Wenhong Chen and I have a draft article, "Digital Divides and Digital Dividends" which reviews Socioeconomic, Gender, Life Stage, Race/Ethnic, Linguistic, and Rural-Urban variations in access/use in 8 countries: US, UK, Germany, Italy, Japan, China, Korea and Mexico, For complex reasons, we can't post this paper now, but we would be happy to send it to you for your comments, as long as you don't post it. For a copy, please contact my assistant, Monica Prijatelj. <cinamon2000(a)utoronto.ca> Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at 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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ph.d.fellowship in digital documentation at the Univ. of Tromsoe, Norway
by Niels Windfeld Lund 25 Jul '03

25 Jul '03

Doctoral Fellow in Documentation Studies, open specialty: Digital documentation, at the Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Art and Literature, University of Tromso, Norway. Reference: 03/3156 Date of announcement in Norwegian: 09.07.2003 http://tavla.uit.no/1060898400.Led.7697.html Date for applications: 15.08.2003 The University of Tromsø invites applications for 1 position as research fellow in Documentation Studies. The positions are fixed-term positions for 4 years with 25 % administration or teaching duties each year. Previous employment as research fellow or in an equivalent recruitment position will count as part of the education program, so that the total number of years spent on the education program is 3. The position are associated with the Faculty of Humanities and the Institute of Art and Literature. Documentation Studies explores in theory and practice: media like sound, writing or images, analogue and digital media, documents like books, letters, speeches, concerts, homepages, paintings and institutions like libraries, archives, museums, documentation centers, cultural centers, mass media and Internet etc. The applicant must include a research proposal (5-7 pages), which must be relevant to the general field of Documentation Studies and especially in relation to digital forms of documentation, either digital document types or document institutions being digital or using digital documentation. Proposals related to document institutions will be favoured. Apart from that, it is free for applicants to formulate and define their projects as they wish and draw on their individual background. The application should in addition include: a letter of application (up to 3 pages) with a description of the applicants' background, research experience and the relevance of previous work to Documentation Studies Master's thesis or equivalent work, and, possibly, other relevant material (see Works below) certified copies of diplomas and transcripts a complete list of publications including information about where the works have been published The applicants must document scientific competence in Documentation Studies or similar studies (Communication-, Media-, Information or Library Sciences) at the Master's level. Applicants must have mastery of English or a Scandinavian language. The successful applicant will submit a research proposal, which will be the basis for employment. The research fellow should, no later than 6 months after employment, submit a plan for the employment period which includes a detailed description of the research project and other parts of the doctoral degree program. The plan should name the project's supervisor. The research fellow will teach or conduct research-related activities on all levels from BA to MA within Documentation Studies. The salary for the positions follows the relevant Norwegian regulations. The regular salary for a research fellow is NOK 275.900 per year. A 2 % contribution to the Norwegian pension fund is obligatory. Applications will be evaluated by an expert committee. Emphasis will be put on the candidates' potential for research based on: the Master's thesis other academic works the research proposal In addition, work experience and other activities relevant to the fulfilment of the research, the doctoral degree program and teaching will be included in the basis for evaluation. Information and material which are to be included in the evaluation should be submitted by the deadline for applications. The University of Tromsø wishes to recruit women to academic positions. When two applicants are found to be essentially equally qualified, the University will rank the female applicant ahead of the male applicant. Employment is decided upon by the Board of the Faculty of Humanities based on recommendations from the Center's Director. The application should be sent in 5 collated sets marked by the reference number, 03/3156, to the following address by the deadline for applications, August 15th. 2003: The University Director The University of Tromsø NO-9037 Tromsø NORWAY Works: Applicants should send three collated sets of academic works - published or unpublished - to the following address by the deadline for applications. The Faculty of Humanities The University of Tromsø NO-9037 Tromsø NORWAY For more information, please confer "Regulations for the Degree of Dr. Art. at the University of Tromsø, available at the University's web pages. http://ws.uit.no/websim2/index.php?SiteId=58&PageId=15&RecordId=28 Further information: Professor Niels Windfeld Lund, Coordinator of Documentation Studies program email: niels.windfeld.lund(a)hum.uit.no Associate professor Ole Karlsen, Head of Institute of Art and Literature email:ole.karlsen@hum.uit.no Director of Faculty, Eirik Liland, Faculty of Humanities email: eirik.liland(a)hum.uit.no -- Niels Windfeld Lund, professor, Koordinator for dokumentasjonsvitenskap / Chair of Documentation Science Program Institute of Art and Literature HUM-FAK, Universitetet i Tromsø/University of Tromsoe Breivika, N-9037 Tromsoe, Norway tlf. +47-77646284, fax + 47-77644239 http://thedocumentacademy.hum.uit.no http://thedocumentacademy.hum.uit.no/students/niels.lund/index.html

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"The Social Construction of Rob Kling"
by harmeet s. sawhney 25 Jul '03

25 Jul '03

We have inserted a short piece on Rob in the TIS issue that is currently in press. It is a wonderful piece by Roberta Lamb entitled "The Social Construction of Rob Kling." An advance copy is now available on the TIS web site (URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~tisj/) Harmeet Sawhney Interim Editor, TIS

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toronto airfaire
by Ulla Bunz 24 Jul '03

24 Jul '03

I remember there being a question about airfaire to Toronto for the October conference. I keep getting announcements from www.travelocity.com that the price is going down. This might be specific to my New York departure, but if anyone is still looking for cheap tickets I recommend to check it out. Ulla ************************** Ulla Bunz Assistant Professor Department of Communication Rutgers University 4 Huntington Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 **************************

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July, 2003 AoIR Executive Committee Report Update
by Nancy Baym 24 Jul '03

24 Jul '03

The report from Liss Jeffrey, conference coordinator, was inadvertently omitted from the report posted yesterday. Here it is (thanks Liss!): The Toronto crew continues to work on the "Broadening the Band" conference. Check out the web site www.ecommons.net/aoir for updates. An online forum has just started up on the site ( <http://www.ecommons.net/aoir/p/list.php?f=2>http://www.ecommons.net/aoir/p/list.php?f=2 ) so that our conference delegates can locate room-mates and enjoy a more affordable stay at the downtown Hilton, our AoiR 4.0 network central. A bit of cash raised in seed funding from the Bell University Labs at the University of Toronto has been put to work to develop an easier way to update the Program databases that we have created. You will see results soon. After the Toronto conference, we will donate this basic software to AoiR. (Thanks David Mason, Christie Hurrell, Bernie Hogan and the working group for help with this, and Matt Allen for handling the updates.) Please register if you have not yet < <http://order.kagi.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi?storeID=5WS1&&>http://order.kagi.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi?storeID=5WS1&& > Information on hotel registration can be found here: < <http://ecommons.net/aoir/registration.html#hotel>http://ecommons.net/aoir/registration.html#hotel > Hoping that perhaps those running for graduate student representative might volunteer to help with special plans for grad students, welcomes and birds of a feather at the Toronto conference. If you are interested, please contact Olivia Robertson <olivia.robertson(a)utoronto.ca>, who is our chief volunteer wrangler. BTW the new directors of the AoiR Toronto 2003 not for profit are: Liss Jeffrey, Catherine Middleton and Olivia Robertson. We have started to assign some chairs to panels, and to schedule certain special events ( including a memorial moment for Professor Ron Kling by some of his former students and colleagues), so if you are interested in chairing or have an idea that might help conference life, please drop a note to aoir(a)ecommons.net -- Francophones especially encouraged to apply! Our meetings continue 4 - 6 PM every Monday, so if you want to join in, come along or drop us an email. Hope you are enjoying the summertime and see you in Toronto for October's northern air :). -- Nancy Baym http://www.ku.edu/home/nbaym Communication Studies, University of Kansas 102 Bailey Hall, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045, USA Association of Internet Researchers: http://aoir.org

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Re: [Air-l] GLOBALIZATION Vol 1 #782 ref comment by jeremy hunsinger <jhuns@vt.edu>
by D.Mepham 24 Jul '03

24 Jul '03

Jeremy You asked can you perhaps tell us how you intend to tie the internet into your research? I suppose the internet is the largest way in which increased connexity has taken the world by storm, now rapidly followed by mobile technological development WAPs laptops hand helds etc. I use the Internet as my primary tool in researching anything; the ability to search a document on the PC is so much easier than trawling through books and newspapers in hardcopy. Though it does not exclude these. Just by contributing to the list we indicate the importance of the Internet in our academic lives! At this point of my quest to understand Globalization I would have to say the Internet is my main mental picture. I know it is broader than this. A number of you have responded to my post on and off list thank you very much. Daphne

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IT and International Development Journal Published
by George Lessard 24 Jul '03

24 Jul '03

Begin forwarded message: > From: Michael Best <mikeb(a)media.mit.edu> > Date: Wed Jul 23, 2003 1:43:21 PM America/Winnipeg > To: gkd(a)phoenix.edc.org > Subject: [GKD] IT and International Development Journal > > Call for Papers > http://mitpress.mit.edu/journals/itid/cfp.pdf > Reply-To: gkd(a)phoenix.edc.org > > Dear GKD Colleagues, > > We are delighted to report that the first issue of Information > Technologies and International Development is now complete and is with > the MIT Press. It should be printed and shipped by this October. This > inaugural issue will be an exciting one with high-quality contributions > from Anne Holohan, Sugata Mitra, Larry Press, Don MacLean, Nicholas > Negroponte and others. In addition, two research contributions compare > the IT activities in China and India which, given recent political > activities, is more relevant and important than ever. > > We are attaching (below) our editorial to the inaugural issue. This > will > give you a better sense of the upcoming material as well as the > process. > > Deadlines for the next issue are already coming fast upon us. We are > continuously accepting submissions and hope you will send us your best > work as well as encourage your colleagues to do the same. Instructions > for authors can be found off of our website: > <http://mitpress.mit.edu/ITID>. We also would be delighted if you or > your > institution can subscribe; subscription details can be received by > email > from journals-info(a)mit.edu. > > Finally, we welcome your comments, suggestions, and questions by email > to itid-ed(a)mit.edu. > > With kind regards, > Ernest J. Wilson, III > Michael L. Best > Editors-in-Chief > > ********************** > > Editorial > Michael L. Best and Ernest J. Wilson III > Information Technologies and International Development > Volume 1 Number 1 > > > Welcome to the inaugural issue of Information Technologies and > International Development. Our vision is to become the premier journal > in this emerging field, probing the multiple intersections between > international development and information and communication > technologies > (ICTs). We enthusiastically submit to you this first issue in which we > have engaged some of the field's best scholars and practitioners; we > hope you find in ITID a helpful platform for rich and vigorous debate > that advances the field. > > We believe the time is right for Information Technologies and > International Development. After a decade of often breathless and > hyperbolic dialogue, there is a now a greater sense of realism about > ICTs potential contributions to international development. The skeptics > are starting to admit that under the right conditions ICTs can indeed > play a positive, cost-effective role in development from the local > level > to the global. The enthusiasts better understand that technology is > always deeply embedded in society, and that development conditions > differ from one country to the next and always impose real constraints > on the speedy roll-out of new applications. Furthermore, we now have a > decade of accumulated experience upon which to draw for serious > analysis > and thoughtful reflection. At this critical moment, we are seeing more > sustained interest from private firms, government agencies, > foundations, > and civil society organizations eager to learn from the experiences of > others and to capture best practices. > > From the vantage of this Journal these new conditions offer a > tremendous > opportunity: while we, frankly, remain optimistic about the critical > role new information and communication technologies will play in > international development there remains an extraordinary amount of > theoretical and practical work to be done by social scientists and > engineers alike. We see this issue as both a reminder of the promise > and > excitement of our field as well as a call-to-action since so much > fundamental work remains. > > The inaugural issue you have in your hands was nearly one year in the > making. We happily received more than fifty submissions for > consideration, and forty colleagues were kind enough to provide > critical > and insightful peer reviews. The end result is an excellent issue in > which we are offering three Research Articles, three Research Reports, > and four Forum essays. We continue to receive high quality submissions, > and issue number two will also provide you with superior analysis of > critical issues in ICT and development. We very much encourage you to > send us your best work - and to spread the word amongst your > colleagues. > We accept submissions continually, on a rolling basis. > > Please do visit our website, http://mitpress.mit.edu/ITID , which > contains online versions of some of the articles, the Call for Papers, > and the Instructions for Authors. Over time we anticipate the site > will > grow into a robust resource for the community. > > The number of submissions for our inaugural issue was quite gratifying > and the quality of the articles selected for publication in this issue > is very high. However, we were disappointed with several aspects of the > pool, and perhaps describing the reasons will be useful to potential > authors. First, the diversity of the submissions was more narrow than > we > hoped. We did not attract sufficient submissions from Africa or Latin > America. Second, the range of subjects was not nearly as wide as we > had > wished for, with too few reaching us on the more technical dimensions > of > ICT and development. Some of this is no doubt due to our own failings > to > publicize ITID and to develop networks into these areas; we pledge to > do > better by the next issue. Nonetheless, we ask for your help especially > to support research across the South, and to encourage submissions from > around the globe and across the professions and disciplines. > > Furthermore, we were frankly disappointed with the overall quality of > submissions to the Journal. We rejected nearly one half of the > submissions prior to any peer review as they were not judged to be of > sufficient quality to justify taxing our referees. Too many pieces were > uncritical rhetorical calls for more and more ICT use in development, > but without the supporting evidence to make the claims plausible. Too > many submission lacked analytic depth or original primary research or > failed to explain adequately the reasons they selected one methodology > over another. > > Happily, the editors and external reviewers were able to select works > for this inaugural issue of the highest quality. In a very timely > offering, Don MacLean reviews the efficacy and representativeness of > global governance structures, especially the International > Telecommunications Union (ITU) and suggests reforms for a more > inclusive > and transparent organization. Anne Holohan offers a striking example of > ICTs in action as they facilitate the UN relief operations in Kosovo. > In > a Research Report Mitra, Tooley, Inamdar, and Dixon describe how they > were able to improve English pronunciation amongst Indian school > children through the use of a computer based instructional program. In > the Forum, Nicholas Negroponte provides a controversial look at > creativity and development and the role computers and the Internet can > play. And Naveen Prakash and Madanmohan Rao offer companion book > reviews > of Gyandoot - The Model for Community Networks by Rajesh Rajora. > > In a Forum essay, we argue that India and China are critical test > countries for ICTs and development. The Research Article by Press, > Foster, Wolcott, and McHenry gives a very useful comparison between > these two Asian giants and demonstrates how they have pursued > contrasting national ICT strategies. In a related Research Report, > Mingzhi Li and Ming Gao describe the software sector in China, drawing > important comparisons to India. These three pieces together offer a > mini > theme for this issue: the contrasting ICT strategies of the world's two > most populous nations. We will occasionally offer several articles > organized around a common theme in future issues of ITID as well. > > Finally, our special thanks and gratitude go to our eminent Advisory > and > Editorial Boards who have already proven themselves to be essential > partners in this enterprise. In that vein we invite all our readers to > get involved with us and participate in growing and nurturing this new > Journal. Please do contact us on itid-ed(a)mit.edu with your comments, > your suggestions, and your offers to help build a truly global > community > of people who care about development and ICT. > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Via / Excerpted From / Thanks to: http://tinyurl.com/h4m7 http://media002.tripod.com/ (c)info http://members.tripod.com/~media002/disclaimer.htm Due to the nature of email & the WWW, check ALL sources. "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." (Gandhi) > > ------------ > ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** > To post a message, send it to: <gkd(a)mail.edc.org> > To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: > <majordomo(a)mail.edc.org>. In the 1st line of the message type: > subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd > Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: > <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/> > >

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Blogathon 2003
by Eszter Hargittai 24 Jul '03

24 Jul '03

I was wondering if any other AoIR members were planning to participate in Blogathon 2003. It's a 24 hr event this weekend, 9am EST Sat to 9am EST Sun. People (hundreds) have signed up across the globe to blog for 24 hours straight and raise funds for various charities. I thought the event may be of interest to some Internet researchers. For more info, see the project's Web site: http://www.blogathon.org I'll be taking part. Here's my blogathon site: http://www.esztersblog.com/blogathon03 Feel free to stop by my blog during Blogathon (or any time thereafter) or drop me a note during the event and help me stay awake.:) Since I'm blogging for Planned Parenthood, I will be posting lots of materials related to reproductive rights and reproductive health. (If you know of great online resources in that domain, please send pointers my way so I can feature them during the Blogathon.) It looks like there will be all sorts of interesting blog themes by participants, it's probably worth checking out some of those sites this weekend (or possibly later as hopefully some of the blogs will stay up after the event). Eszter http://www.eszter.com --- I'm blogging for Planned Parenthood, please consider a contribution! http://www.esztersblog.com/blogathon03 _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Introducing My Way - http://www.myway.com

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Re: [Air-l] Please help to find the number of school websites
by Sandra Bavasso Roffo 23 Jul '03

23 Jul '03

Dear Ellen, in that case you may find some interesting data (US only) in the National Center for Education Statistics. Their research department has a research about Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994-2001 and there is also another one about Students and Computer Access (http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2002/internet/4.asp) Hope this helps better! Best regards, Sandra :) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Sandra, I meant to say that I search for the number of web sites of secondary (or K-12) schools. Sorry. Ellen Lunts University of Rochester elunts(a)netscape.net "SCBR" <scbr(a)sinectis.com.ar> wrote: >Ellen, > >I am not sure of understanding exactly what you are looking for (if schools >as posgraduate level or schools as high schools) but if it has to do with >universities and post graduate schools, a good starting point can be the >Google´s special for universities that you can find at: >http://www.google.com/options/universities.html > >In this matter also, usnews.com in its surveys and rankings, has some >numbers that could help (i.e. they have a school directory of 363 US schools >offering master´s programs). > >I hope this helps. > >Regards, Sandra :) > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <kisochkausa(a)netscape.net> >To: <air-l(a)aoir.org> >Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 2:05 PM >Subject: [Air-l] Please help to find the number of school websites > > >> Dear list serv members, >> >> I search for the resent numbers of school and class web sites (in the USA >or worldwide) on the Internet. (I have 1998 data, but would prefer to >replace those with the new ones.) Any suggestions are appreciated. >> >> Ellen Lunts >> University of Rochester >> elunts(a)netscape.net __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455 _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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July, 2003 AoIR Executive Committee Report
by Nancy Baym 23 Jul '03

23 Jul '03

July 23, 2003 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 2003 Conference Chair: Liss Jeffrey 2003 Conference Program Co-Chairs: Matthew Allen and David Mitchell Ethics Working Group Chair: Charles Ess Elections Working Group Chair: Mia Consalvo Net Resources Working Group Chair: Charlie Breindahl 1. Introduction & General (Jones) Below is the monthly report from AoIR executive committee members. If you aren't reading this...well, you ought to be. I know it can get lengthy, and it can get detailed, but it's the single best way to know what AoIR is up to, and to find ways to get involved with it (in any number of ways from contacting the people who report to volunteering to work on something you see mentioned to making suggestions to...). 2. Executive Officers' Reports 2.1 President (Jones) 2.1.1 2.2 Vice President (Baym) 2.2.1 I have temporarily assumed presidential duties as Steve has taken a hiatus for personal reasons. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family at this time. In the meantime, if you were going to email Steve about AoIR, please email me instead. Our elections are moving along. We have a terrific slate of candidates. I look forward to working with those you elect, and hope also to work with those who are not elected to follow through on the many wonderful ideas they have posed in the election forum. Thanks again to the elections working group, particularly Mia Consalvo and Jenny Stromer-Galley, for their recommendation that we institute the forum. Conference planning is also proceeding well, and we look forward to seeing you in (officially SARS-free) Toronto this October. For those of you making hotel recommendations, I want to remind you that staying at the Hilton helps subsidize the meeting rooms, and it is important to the success of the conference that our attendees stay there. If it is too pricey, the roomate finder board is up and running (see Rhiannon Bury's recent email for appropriate links). 2.3 Secretary (Bunz) 2.3.1 Have participated as usual, and been working especially on the t-shirt/merchandise project. June 15 - July 16, 2003 This month on the executive list: . The exec has been working on AoIR merchandise that will be sold through an online vendor, starting later this summer. Currently, a t-shirt design contest is under way that will be judged by Charlie Breindahl and Ulla Bunz. . The exec finalized the AoIR election forum (<http://aoir.org/forum>http://aoir.org/forum) which has since been put to use in the current elections, and the election email. The election period ends on July 28. Only members are eligible to vote. Current members received the election email, if you have not received the election email, please verify that you are a member, then contact Jeremy Hunsinger at jhuns(a)vt.edu. If you would like to vote, you can still become a member by going to the AoIR website at <http://aoir.org/airjoin.html>http://aoir.org/airjoin.html. Votes will be counted by AoIR member Jennifer Stromer-Galley. . The exec reconfirmed that the graduate student representative on the exec committee has to be a grad student at the time of election, but not necessarily for the entire term. . The exec has continued to advise the program chair Matt Allen on conference matters and grad student prize matters, and has continued to communicate with the conference team in Toronto about local issues including databases, and student volunteers. 2.4 Treasurer (Bates) 2.4.1 Keeping up with everything. Been quite busy last couple of days. Working on conference registrations, processing a batch of new memberships and renewals as well. 2.5 Open Seats (Silver, Wellman) 2.5.1 Silver: No report. 2.5.2 Wellman: Brought news of AoIR to the Arctic Circle. Worked to secure volunteers for the Toronto conference. Gave advice as needed to Exec Committee. 2.6 Appointed Seats (Allen, Shade) 2.6.1 Allen: Conference duties as Program Chair 2.6.2 Shade: Nothing to report. (Waiting with bated breath to index the AOIR annual ;) ) 2.7 Student Seat (Klastrup) 2.7.1 No report. 2.8 Publications Officers (Hunsinger, Breindahl) 2.8.1 Hunsinger: primarily i've been doing election stuff but i've been doing other things as necessary. 2.8.2 Breindahl: The web site has had another minor overhaul and with help from Jeremy I finally nailed the problem with snippets of Dreamweaver mark-up at the bottom of the pages. Our mail lists and aoir.org mail accounts still receive massive amounts of spam. I hope I haven't accidentally deleted a legitimate query. 2.9 2003 Conference (Liss Jeffrey, Chair; Matthew Allen, David Mitchell, Program Co-Chairs) 2.9.1 Dr Liss Jeffrey: No report. 2.9.2 Mitchell: No report. 2.10 AoIR Ethics Working Group (Charles Ess, Chair) 2.10.1 As chair I distributed my report on the June RESPECT conference in Budapest to the ethics working committee for discussion. The RESPECT project seeks to build a set of ethical guidelines for "socio-economic" research within the European Research Area (as established and funded by the European Union - specifically, under the European Commission's information Society Technologies (IST) Programme). In particular, the project seeks to establish codes for: Professional Conduct in Socio-Economic Research Data Protection Conducting Ethical Socio-Economic Research Professional (Behavior), and Intellectual Property Rights (See <<http://www.respectproject.org/main/index.php>http://www.respectproject.org/main/index.php> for a description of the project, links to the guidelines in their current form, and other important resources.) The report includes description of important resources on the web affiliated with both the RESPECT project and related E.U. projects: in addition, all of the conference presentations are available on the conference web site (<<http://www.respectproject.org/events/budprog.php>http://www.respectproject.org/events/budprog.php>). Four are especially worth the notice of AoIR members: * DG INFOSOC socio-economic activities, Tina Mede, DG INFOSOC * Conducting European socio-economic research: which competencies are needed? Ellen Schryvers and Tom Vandenbrande, HIVA * International and Intercultural Competencies in Vocational Contexts: What is it and how to teach and learn it? (Educational requirements for interdisciplinary, cross-cultural socio-economic research.) Holger Reinisch, University of Jena *Ethics and Public Policy: the Science and Society Programme, Maurizio Salvi, Directorate General Research, European Commission The AoIR ethical guidelines need to be updated in light of this work, at least with respect to the resources list. It also seems clear to me that this work reiterates the more deontological cast of research ethics in the EU, as compared with the US, and so the discussion of this topic in the AoIR document also needs updating in this light. An important conceptual starting point for this project, as articulated by the project director, Ursula Huws, is one that I will raise on the AoIR list, in hopes to get AoIR-ists insight and wisdom on this point. It may also be worth mentioning: 1. The NESH guidelines (from Norway, which figured prominently in the development of the AoIR ethiccs guidelines) are being revised - with specific attention to Internet research. I'm hoping to get an English copy of these for our use this fall in the pre-conference workshop on Internet research ethics (Wednesday, October 15) in Toronto. 2. Specific legal requirements continue to emerge, insofar as they're not already established in diverse E.U. countries under EU Data Privacy Protection Direction 95. I'm hoping to be able to offer more detailed information and resources on this in the near future, thanks to several conference colleagues with expertise on Internet law. If any AoIR members are interested in seeing the longer report, please write me - <cmess(a)drury.edu> - and I will happily forward it to you. 2.11 AoIR Research Annual Working Group (Mia Consalvo, Chair) 2.11.1 All contributors corrected and returned their copy-edited chapters, after which I organized the files needed by the publisher, and sent them in for the compositor to create page proofs. That process should take about 8 weeks, after which we'll get the page proofs back to double-check, and then the volume goes to press. Additionally, initial planning has begun for the second volume. 2.12 AoIR Net Resources Working Group (Charlie Breindahl, Chair) 2.12.1 There has been no activity in the 'Net WG.

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