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Re: digital recording
by Matt Ratto 26 Feb '04

26 Feb '04

Bernie, I started out using a minidisc and also grew frustrated with the real-time transfer issue. Recently, I got a iRiver mp3 jukebox with a 20 gig HD. This little number does real-time mp3 encoding and also transfers files via USB 2.0. I have a powered stereo mike (Sony ECM-ZS90) that I use with this. Oh, and the battery lasts approximately 16 hours. Now all I have to worry about is the battery on my powered microphone running out - which has in fact happened. best, Matt Dr Matt Ratto Networked research and digital information KNAW-Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science Joan Muyskenweg 25 Postbus 95110 1090 HC Amsterdam The Netherlands tel: (31)(20)462-8719 fax: (31(20)665-8013 http://www.niwi.knaw.nl/en/nerdi2/toon

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NY Times article on videogame research
by Leslie Regan Shade 26 Feb '04

26 Feb '04

-- Congratulations to Mia Consalvo for her lovely picture and mention in today's NT Times: "The Ivy-Covered Console" about the rise of videogame research in academia. Check it out at http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/26/technology/ circuits/26play.html?th Leslie Regan Shade Associate Professor Communication Studies Concordia University

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CSCW 2004 Paper Submission Deadline Approaching!
by Reddy, Madhu 26 Feb '04

26 Feb '04

Dear Colleague, We would like to remind you that the deadline for Paper submissions for the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work 2004 is March 19, 2004 at 5 pm Pacific Standard Time. We are now accepting electronic submissions at http://www.acm.org/cscw2004/call_papers.html. Please read the guidelines on the page to insure that your paper meets the submission requirements. In particular, all authors' names and affiliations should be blanked out on the copy that is submitted for review. If you have any questions about your paper submission, please send it to cscw2004-papers(a)acm.org. Please remember that even if you decide not to submit a paper, we have other tracks that may be of interest to you. The deadlines for these tracks are listed below and the electronic submission for the tracks will be available soon. Notes *New Track* March 19, 2004 Videos April 30, 2004 Panels April 30, 2004 Tutorials April 30, 2004 Workshops April 30, 2004 Interactive Posters June 25, 2004 Demonstrations July 9, 2004 Doctoral Colloquium July 9, 2004 We are also proud to announce that our open plenary speaker will be Mitchell Kapor and closing plenary speaker will be Lawrence Lessig. To find out more about our plenary speakers, please visit http://www.acm.org/cscw2004/plenary.html. The conference will be held November 6-10 2004 in Chicago, ILL. Hotel and other information will be available at http://www.acm.org/cscw2004/registration.html. Please forward this message to anyone who you think may be interested; our apologies if you receive multiple copies. If you have any questions, please visit our web site (http://www.acm.org/cscw2004) or contact us by email (cscw2004-info(a)acm.org) We look forward to seeing you in Chicago! Gary Olson and Jim Herbsleb, Conference Co-Chairs Madhu Reddy Publicity Chair

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RE: [Air-l] digital recording
by Kevin Tharp 26 Feb '04

26 Feb '04

Hello: I use a Sony Digital Voice Recorder (IC Recorder ICD-BP150). Connects by USB to my pc so I can easily move files to hard drive. Limited storage space, but I can get about 2 hours of voice recordings. It has been a fantastic resource. Regards, Kevin W. Tharp On Feb 25, 2004, at 12:11 PM, bernie.hogan(a)utoronto.ca wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > A thread was started last week about digital transcription software. > This week > I was wondering what people were using to actually get the digital > files. I've > been using a minidisc player and a program called WinNMD, but that is > subpar > since it only transfers in realtime. >

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digital recording
by bernie.hogan＠utoronto.ca 25 Feb '04

25 Feb '04

Hi Everyone, A thread was started last week about digital transcription software. This week I was wondering what people were using to actually get the digital files. I've been using a minidisc player and a program called WinNMD, but that is subpar since it only transfers in realtime. Any suggestions? Take Care BERNiE Bernie Hogan Ph.D. Student Department of Sociology NetLab, Knowledge Media Design Institute University of Toronto

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UCSD Division of Cal-(IT)2 Offers Two Faculty Positions in Arts & Humanities
by Steve Jones 25 Feb '04

25 Feb '04

UCSD Division of Cal-(IT)2 Offers Two Faculty Positions in Arts & Humanities 2.23.04 – The UCSD Division of Cal-(IT)2 and the UCSD Division of Arts & Humanities are recruiting for two new tenure-track positions. Both positions will benefit from New Media Arts research and performance facilities planned for the first floor of the Cal-(IT)2 building, which is currently under construction and slated for occupancy in early 2005. One position is for an assistant or associate professor in the humanities whose research addresses or engages the development of information technology and telecommunications. This appointment will be in the appropriate department: Literature, History, or Philosophy. The application deadline is March 21. The second position is for an assistant or associate professor who brings creative and/or theoretical work demonstrating substantial engagement with computing in any field of the arts such as (but not limited to) the visual arts, music, theatre and/or dance. The position will be affiliated with the New Media Arts layer of Cal-(IT)2. The application deadline is March 10. More specifics for both positions and how to apply for each are listed below. Position Title: Assistant or Associate Professor Job Number: 4-320-AA Description: As part of the California Institute of Information Technology and Telecommunications (Cal-(IT)2), UCSD is seeking to hire an outstanding assistant or beginning associate professor in a humanities field whose research addresses or engages the development of information technology and telecommunications. The appointment will begin July 1, 2004 or thereafter. This position will be affiliated with Cal-(IT)2 and will have a primary appointment in the appropriate humanities department (Literature, History, or Philosophy). At present, the institute has four main thematic focus areas: new media arts, intelligent transportation, environment and civil infrastructure, and digitally enabled genomic research. Candidates for this position should have work that demonstrates a substantial engagement with information and telecommunications technology that will either contribute to one or more of the focus areas or address broader issues, including but not limited to, the aesthetics of information technology, information theory, the historical development, epistemological or ethical implications, and intellectual ramifications of telecommunications and information technology. A Ph.D. is required. Salary: Salary commensurate with experience and publication record and based on UC pay scales. Closing Date: Review of applications will begin on March 21, 2004 and will continue until the position is filled. To Apply: Applications should include letter of intent, CV, placement file or three letters of reference. Applicants who are not U.S. citizens should state their immigration status at the time of application. Send applications to: Humanities Cal-(IT)2 Search Department of Philosophy 7002 Humanities and Social Sciences University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0119 Inquiries: bechtel(a)ucsd.edu Please refer to position #4-320-AA in your response. Posted on 01/28/04. Faculty Position: Assistant or Associate Professor, New Media Arts The University of California, San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities (http://dah.ucsd.edu) invites applicants for an assistant or beginning associate professor of New Media Arts to begin July 1, 2004. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and based upon UC pay scales. Candidates should have creative and/or theoretical work that demonstrates a substantial engagement with computing in any field of the arts such as (but not limited to) the visual arts, music, theatre and/or dance. The position will be affiliated with the New Media Arts layer of the California Institute of Information Technology and Telecommunications [Cal-(IT)2 - http://www.calit2.net ], and with the Center for Research in Computing and the Arts (CRCA - http://www.crca.ucsd.edu) The position will involve teaching within the Interdisciplinary Computing in the Arts Major and development of new digital arts graduate programs. The candidate will join one of the departments of Visual Arts, Music, or Theatre and Dance. Ph.D., M.F.A., or commensurate professional experience is required. To apply, please send a letter of intent including a statement of qualifications and research interests, curriculum vitae, samples of creative work and/or publications, along with names and addresses (including email addresses) of three references to: Digital Arts Search Committee CRCA 0037 UC San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093-0037 The application deadline is March 10, 2004, or until the position is filled. Please reference position #4-332-fAf in all correspondence. Enclose self-addressed postcard for acknowledgment of application and SASE for return of work samples. About UCSD: UCSD is a major research university that promotes and supports creative work and advanced research in all forms of the arts including practice, history, and theory. One of the 10 campuses in the world-renowned University of California system, UCSD has rapidly achieved the status as one of the top institutions in the nation for higher education and research. Total current campus enrollment is nearly 25,000. Generous research funding and excellent studio facilities are available. Teaching will include both graduate seminars and undergraduate classes and active involvement with a new interdisciplinary graduate program currently in development. UCSD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity.

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CFP: Survey on mobile phone
by Susan B. Kretchmer 25 Feb '04

25 Feb '04

Posted on behalf of Jason Rutter Jason.Rutter(a)man.ac.uk * * * Please forward as appropriate * * * Hi, I'm from Manchester University where I'm currently undertaking a survey of how people use their mobile phones for things like gaming, leisure information and other new services. We're looking for what attitudes people have about their network providers, quality of service and how they feel about mobile devices in general. What we are after is people to complete the questionnaire but because we don't believe in asking for something for nothing we are offering a prize of a PALM TUNGSTEN T3* to one respondent. The survey is available in English, Spanish, Greek and Italian at: www.mobile-ent.org/survey Thanks for your time. Good luck with the prize draw. Jase -- Dr Jason Rutter Mobile Entertainment: User Centred Perspectives 25th-27th March 2004 www.mobile-ent.org ESRC DigiPlay Seminar series www.cric.ac.uk/cric/digi/digisems.htm ESRC Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition (CRIC), The University of Manchester, Harold Hankins Building, Booth Street West, Manchester, M13 9QH. UK PH: +44 (0) 161 275 6859 Fax: +44 (0) 161 275 7361 http://www.cric.ac.uk/cric/Jason_Rutter __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools

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CFP: HICSS minitrack: "Information and Communication Technologies in support of KM"
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 24 Feb '04

24 Feb '04

Below please find a call for papers for a minitrack at the Hawai'i International Conference on Systems Science, January 2005, on Information and Communication Technologies in support of Knowledge Management, Organizational Memory, and Organization Learning. Please forward to appropriate lists and colleagues. This minitrack was put together to address alternate views of knowledge management (KM), e.g., ideas that challenge knowledge-based systems' concepts of knowledge "codification" and "transfer", and studies that pay attention to situated knowledge. We seek papers that examine the processes associated with knowledge creation, sharing, communication, recognition, evaluation and internalization, and their implications for the use of ICTs, as well as presentation of alternate kinds of knowledge management systems. We are interested in submissions addressing social studies of science (and e-science), education (and online learning, online education systems), library and information science, as well as management and business-organization studies. We welcome papers that explore what is shared as well as what is not shared in defining the role and significance of ICTs in the knowledge-sharing process. Finally, we are interested in studies and presentations of applications such as collaboratories which provide a mix of means of communicating, storing and retrieving information in support of knowledge processes. We are looking for both thoughtful, informed empirical studies as well as strong theoretical that present rich conceptualizations of how ICTs may support knowledge sharing. Questions can be addressed to me Caroline Haythornthwaite (haythorn(a)uiuc.edu) or to either of the other co-chairs: Saonee Sarker ( ssarker(a)wsu.edu) and Susan Gasson (sgasson(a)cis.drexel.edu) --------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS Hawai'i International Conference on Systems Science, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Big Island of Hawaii, January 3-6, 2005 (http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/) We invite submissions for a minitrack on Information and Communication Technologies in support of Knowledge Management, Organizational Memory, and Organization Learning (KM/OM/OL). Abstracts to minitrack co-chairs March 31, 2004 Full papers to minitrack co-chairs June 15, 2004 Details of the KM/OM/OL cluster can be found here: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/Hicss38/foscfp.htm#***CLUSTER*** Minitrack Co-Chairs Saonee Sarker (Primary Contact) Washington State University ssarker(a)wsu.edu Susan Gasson Drexel University sgasson(a)cis.drexel.edu Caroline Haythornthwaite University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign haythorn(a)uiuc.edu Information And Communication Technologies In Support Of Km/Om/Ol This minitrack looks at technical issues and tools for building and supporting knowledge management, organizational memory, and organizational learning systems including the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to support the sharing of knowledge between individuals, groups, and organizations in a variety of contexts (e.g., collocated, distributed nationally or internationally). In addition, we welcome studies with implications on social/technical design of systems enabling knowledge sharing. We encourage papers that explore the role of information and communication technologies (e.g., knowledge management systems, digital libraries, online learning environments, intranets, etc.) in mediating/facilitating knowledge sharing. Papers that generate new paradigms and present alternatives to the knowledge-based systems' concepts of knowledge "codification" and "transfer" are of interest. Potential topics include: -- How ICTs affect knowledge sharing. -- Knowledge characteristics in ICT-mediated collaboration. -- ICT design attributes that facilitate or constrain effective knowledge sharing. -- The role of ICTs in facilitating collaborative work. -- Tools and technologies for developing KM/OM/OL oriented Systems -- Capture, storage, search, retrieval, and use of knowledge and organizational memory -- Development and use of taxonomies, ontologies, and knowledge/topic maps -- Development and implementation of Knowledge networks -- Developing processes and systems for visualizing knowledge -- New paradigms for KM. Dates March 31, 2004: Abstracts to be submitted to Minitrack Chairsfor guidance and indication of appropriate content. June 15, 2004: Authors submit full manuscripts to Minitrack Chairs. Contact the chairs in advance for specific submission instructions. August 15, 2004: Minitrack Chairs send notices of accepted manuscripts to Authors. (Note: Acceptance may be conditional; revisions may be requested for final acceptance of paper.) October 1, 2004: Deadline for Authors to submit the final version of their accepted papers electronically for publication. At least one author of each paper must have registered to attend the conference by this date. December 10, 2004: All conference registrations and payments are due. On site registration fee applies after this date. No refunds after this date. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Caroline Haythornthwaite (haythorn(a)uiuc.edu) Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 501 East Daniel St., Champaign, IL, 61820 phone: 217-244-7453 fax: 217-244-3302 www.lis.uiuc.edu/~haythorn

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Survey for Encyclopedia of Learning
by JASON NOLAN 24 Feb '04

24 Feb '04

Hi Everyone; If you're interested in the larger issues of learning, please fill out my <a href="http://www.zoomerang.com/recipient/survey-intro.zgi?ID=L2233PCDY3U5&PIN=8Y8… ">survey</a>. Joel Weiss and I are working on a plan for an Encyclopedia of Learning with Kluwer Academic Publishers, and Kluwer has put together a survey go get some general information from folks interested in Learning. Here's the raw URL. If you could share it, blog it, mail it to your friends, I'd greatly appreciate it. http://www.zoomerang.com/recipient/survey-intro.zgi?ID=L2233PCDY3U5&PIN=8Y8…

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[EURICOM-L] Call for Papers: International Colloquium -- Communication and Democracy: Technology and Citizen Engagement (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 24 Feb '04

24 Feb '04

fyi. Please note that for some of us it is just before the Amer Soc Assoc conf in SFO. 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 To network is to live; to live is to network _____________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 11:41:43 -0500 From: "Bill McIver, University at Albany" <mciver(a)ALBANY.EDU> To: EURICOM-L(a)listserv.albany.edu Subject: [EURICOM-L] Call for Papers: International Colloquium -- Communication and Democracy: Technology and Citizen Engagement * * * * *Call for Papers* International Colloquium *Communication and Democracy: Technology and Citizen Engagement* Wednesday, August 4 - Friday, August 6, 2004 Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Sponsors University of New Brunswick, Department of Sociology and Office of Research Services National Research Council Canada Institute of Information Technology, Atlantic Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia Since the early 1990s, governments, industry and commercial organizations, public agencies, non-governmental organizations, communities and individual citizens have embraced the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT), expending extensive resources on their deployment and adoption. Along this digital journey, on one end of a continuum, claims have been made about the revolutionary and emancipatory potential of ICT. Promoters exhort the urgency of its adoption to realize citizen empowerment, institutional transformation and transparency, direct democracy, and the erasure of time and space to create an electronic global village. At the other end of this continuum of debate, critics argue that the potential benefits of ICT are being outweighed by a growing digital impotence for citizens, who are increasingly bound by new forms of regulation, institutional electronic rigidities, market regulation, the extension of commercial practices deeper into social life, and technical design myopic of human needs. The broad themes of citizen engagement, democratic inclusion, and socio-economic betterment for citizens, communities and nations have emerged as key research concerns that cut across issues such as the digital divide, convergence, e-commerce and the dot com bomb, e-learning, e-health, gaming, virtual communities, community informatics, connectivity, broadband, and government online. Now, ten years into the popular development of the Internet, it is opportune to critically reflect on where we have been, where we are supposed to be, what we have learned, or what we should have learned, where we should be going, and what questions we should be asking as we continue further on this journey. The purpose of this colloquium is to reflect on the core issues of communications, democracy and citizen engagement and to push the margins of thinking and debate around entry points such as methodologies, social practices, theoretical frameworks, technical design, institutional relations and citizen needs. It will bring together up-and-coming researchers and established experts to exchange ideas about current research and theories - and rethink the ways forward. Presentations can be based on local, national or international research. To facilitate open discussion and full involvement all sessions will be plenary. Central themes for panels (papers) include, but are not restricted to: *Technology R&D and Citizen Needs* This panel focuses on user needs and applications research and development. Featuring social scientists and computer science researchers, half the presenters discuss communication from a user needs perspective, and other presenters discuss the process behind the design of community informatics and other applications. One goal of the panel is to encourage debate among social and computer scientists about citizen needs and technology research and development. Needs assessment, the socio-economic aspects of the communication relationship, and technology designed to meet user needs are possible theme areas. *Research Methodologies* Various qualitative and quantitative methods offer a number of possibilities for research on citizen needs, democratic communications, community communications, human/technology interface, and community informatics, among others. This panel discusses such questions as: what are the 'right' research questions that should be asked, and why? What are different methodologies that should be employed? Empirical examples, theoretical and methodological examples or possibilities could be explored. *Citizen Engagement and E-Democracy* Panelists will discuss findings of research on ICT used to facilitate citizen engagement in communities and between citizens, in relation to community organizations, government agencies and the state. What do "engagement" and "e-Democracy" mean to citizens, governments and communities, and what should they mean? What are the best means, channels or practices to attain them? * * *Organizers* * * Andrew Reddick, Ph.D. Group Leader, e-Government/e-Citizen Group, National Research Council Canada, Institute for Information Technology, Fredericton, NB, Canada andrew.reddick(a)nrc-cnrc.gc.ca <mailto:andrew.reddick@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca> Vanda Rideout, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada vrideout(a)unb.ca <mailto:vrideout@unb.ca> Mary C. Milliken, MA, Ph.D. candidate, UNB, Conference Organizer, NRC-CNRC IIT, mary.milliken(a)nrc-cnrc.gc.ca <mailto:mary.milliken@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca> *Submission of Abstract* Faculty, researchers and graduate students are encouraged to submit 250 word abstracts in .doc or .pdf format, for peer review, to the attention of Mary C. Milliken, mary.milliken(a)nrc-cnrc.gc.ca <mailto:mary.milliken@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca> by 1 April 2004. Authors will be notified of acceptance by 30 April. The deadline for full papers is 12 July 2004. Discussants will provide comments on final papers. For further information about this event, please refer to our web site at http://www.unb.ca/technocitizen/ or contact Mary at the above e-mail address.

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