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Information, Communication and Society Journal - amendment to email address
by Keeble, Leigh 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

APOLOGIES FOR CROSS POSTING >From 1st January 2006 the journal Information, Communication and Society is being relocated to the University of York, UK . All enquiries concerning the submission of articles should be addressed to: Brian D. Loader, Editor iCS, Department of Sociology, University of York, Heslington, YORK YO1 5DD. UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1904 432639 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 433043 email: bl506(a)york.ac.uk Submissions of papers for consideration can be sent electronically to iCS(a)tandf.co.uk Books and other material for review should be sent to: Review Editor iCS Department of Sociology, University of York, Heslington, YORK YO1 5DD. UK.

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AoIR Conference 2006
by Matthew Allen 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

Dear air-listers I have just posted to the list, on behalf of the 2006 Program Chair Fay Sudweeks, the call for papers for IR 7.0 - Internet Convergences, the AoIR conference for 2006, to be held in Brisbane Australia (Fay has had some email trouble in poasting to the list). I am pleased to announce also the Axel Bruns will be Conference Chair. May I ask that you all utilise your own networks and contacts to promote and distribute the call for papers widely? May I also ask that you all consider submitting a paper or other contribution to the conference and, in particular, that you work collaboratively to propose, organise and present some panels at the conference? AoIR is strongly committed to the international aspects of the association and, of course, the Internet itself. In holding the conference in Australia - the first time it has been held in the Asia-Pacific region - we are seeking to promote new membership, new attendance, and new insights; at the same time, we would welcome returning members and attendees who will sustain the conference's proud traditions. best wishes Matt Dr Matthew Allen Associate Professor Internet Studies Associate Dean Teaching and Learning, Humanities Curtin University of Technology, CRICOS 00301J Australia m.allen(a)curtin.edu.au http://smi.curtin.edu.au/netstudies/allen.htm +61 8 92663511 (v) +61 8 9266 3166 (f) President, Association of Internet Researchers http://www.aoir.org

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AoIR Conference 2006: 1st announcement and call for papers
by Matthew Allen 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

CALL FOR PAPERS IR 7.0: INTERNET CONVERGENCES International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers Brisbane, Australia 28-30 September 2006 Pre-Conference Workshops: 27 September 2006 INTERNET CONVERGENCES The Internet works as an arena of convergence. Physically dispersed and marginalized people (re)find themselves online for the sake of sustaining and extending community. International and interdisciplinary teams now collaborate in new ways. Diverse cultures engage one another via CMC. These technologies relocate and refocus capital, labor and immigration, and they open up new possibilities for political, potentially democratizing, forms of discourse. Moreover, these technologies themselves converge in multiple ways, e.g. in Internet-enabled mobile phones, in Internet-based telephony, and in computers themselves as "digital appliances" that conjoin communication and multiple media forms. These technologies also facilitate fragmentations with greater disparities between the information-haves and have-nots, between winners and losers in the shifting labor and capital markets, and between individuals and communities. Additionally these technologies facilitate information filtering that reinforces, rather than dialogically challenges, narrow and extreme views. CALL FOR PAPERS Our conference theme invites papers and presentations based on empirical research, theoretical analysis and everything in between that explore the multiple ways the Internet acts in both converging and fragmenting ways - physical, cultural, technological, political, social - on local, regional, and global scales. Without limiting possible proposals, topics of interest include: - Theoretical and practical models of the Internet - Internet convergence, divergence and fragmentation - Networked flows of information, capital, labor, etc. - Migrations and diasporas online - Identity, community and global communication - Regulation and control (national and global) - Internet-based development and other economic issues - Digital art and aesthetics - Games and gaming on the Internet - The Net generation - E-Sectors, e.g. e-health, e-education, e-business We call for papers, panel proposals, and presentations from any discipline, methodology, and community that address the theme of Internet Convergence. We particularly call for innovative, exciting, and unexpected takes on and interrogations of the conference theme. However, we always welcome submissions on any topics that address social, cultural, political, economic, and/or aesthetic aspects of the Internet and related Internet technologies. We are equally interested in interdisciplinary proposals as well as proposals from within specific disciplines. SUBMISSIONS We seek proposals for several different kinds of contributions. We welcome proposals for traditional academic conference papers, but we also encourage proposals for creative or aesthetic presentations that are distinct from a traditional written 'paper'. We welcome proposals for roundtable sessions that will focus on discussion and interaction among conference delegates, and we also welcome organized panel proposals that present a coherent group of papers on a single theme. This year AoIR will also be using an alternative presentation format in which a dozen or so participants who wish to present a short overview of their work to stimulate debate will gather together in a plenary session involving short presentations (no more than 5 minutes) and extended discussion. All papers and presentations in this session will be reviewed in the normal manner. Further information will be available via the conference submission website. - PAPERS (individual or multi-author) - submit abstract of 500-750 words - SHORT PRESENTATIONS - submit abstract of 500-750 words - CREATIVE OR AESTHETIC PRESENTATIONS - submit abstract of 500-750 words - PANELS - submit a 250-500 word description of the panel theme (and abstracts of the distinct papers or presentations) - ROUNDTABLE PROPOSALS - submit a 250-500 word statement indicating the nature of the roundtable discussion and interaction. Papers, presentations and panels will be selected from the submitted proposals on the basis of multiple blind peer review, coordinated and overseen by the Program Chair. Each person is invited to submit a proposal for 1 paper or 1 presentation. People may also propose a panel of papers or presentations, of which their personal paper or presentation must be a part. You may submit an additional paper/presentation of which you are the co-author as long as you are not presenting twice. You may submit a roundtable proposal as well. Detailed information about submission and review is available at the conference submission website http://conferences.aoir.org. All proposals must be submitted electronically through this site. PUBLICATION OF PAPERS All papers presented at the conference are eligible for publication in the Internet Research Annual, on the basis of competitive selection and review of full papers. Additionally, several publishing opportunities are expected to be available through journals, again based on peer-review of full papers. Details on the website. GRADUATE STUDENTS Graduate students are strongly encouraged to submit proposals. Any student paper is eligible for consideration for the AoIR graduate student award. Students wishing to be a candidate for the Student Award must also send a final paper by 31 July 2006. PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS Prior to the conference, there will be a limited number of pre-conference workshops which will provide participants with in-depth, hands-on and/or creative opportunities. We invite proposals for these pre-conference workshops. Local presenters are encouraged to propose workshops that will invite visiting researchers into their labs or studios or locales. Proposals should be no more than 1000 words, and should clearly outline the purpose, methodology, structure, costs, equipment and minimal attendance required, as well as explaining its relevance to the conference as a whole. Proposals will be accepted if they demonstrate that the workshop will add significantly to the overall program in terms of thematic depth, hands on experience, or local opportunities for scholarly or artistic connections. These proposals and all inquires regarding pre-conference proposals should be submitted as soon as possible to the Conference Chair and no later than 31 March 2006. DEADLINES Submission site available: 1 December 2005 Final date for proposal submission: 7 February 2006 Presenter notification: 21 March 2006 Final workshop submission deadline: 31 March 2006 Submission of paper for publication/student award: 31 July 2006 Submission of paper for conference archive: 30 September 2006 CONTACT INFORMATION Program Chair: Dr Fay Sudweeks, Murdoch University, Australia, sudweeks(a)murdoch.edu.au Conference Chair: Dr Axel Bruns, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, a.bruns(a)qut.edu.au President of AoIR: Dr Matthew Allen, Curtin University of Technology, Australia m.allen(a)curtin.edu.au Association Website: http://www.aoir.org Conference Website: http://conferences.aoir.org (from 1 December)

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biological new media interventions?
by Katherine Mancuso 24 Nov '05

24 Nov '05

Does anyone know much about biologically related new media projects other than the Critical Art Ensemble? I'm specifically interested in eugenics and things similar to The Flesh Machine. I don't know of anyone who will know since my knowledge has effectively outstripped that of my new media professor at this point, so I'm just fishing for any sources that are helpful here. Either analyses of CAE's work, or (preferably) other new media interventions. thanks! kathy -- Katherine Mancuso, PhD student Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts S415 Callaway Center Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322 katherine.mancuso(a)emory.edu AAA 2005 Media/Technology sessions: http://wiki.oxus.net/wiki/AAA2005 Anthropologists and labor unions allied: http://AAAUnite.blogspot.com Orphans V: Science, Industry, Education: http://www.sc.edu/filmsymposium Social software linkage: http://del.icio.us/museumfreak My weblog: http://museumfreak.livejournal.com "My life is not a quota or an action to affirm an idea of equality. My life is my life." ~Jamaica Kincaid "she's nothing more than fiction / she dreams in digital / compose your dreams / and don't be afraid to expose yourself." ~Orgy

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international blog contest
by Frank Thomas 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

The official German short-wave radio Deutsche Welle recently ran an international blog contest which shows the large variety of blogs that is possible - although in fact, 4 out of 5 are still ego-centered. And besides seriously studying the issue it's also quite amusing to surf the best entries: http://www.thebobs.de/thebobs05/bob.php?site=winner Regards, Frank -- .......................................... Dr. Frank Thomas FTR Internet Research 93110 Rosny-sous-Bois France -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.6/179 - Release Date: 23/11/2005

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an emerging social phenomenon on the web
by Bunz, Ulla 23 Nov '05

23 Nov '05

Forwarded upon request. For inquiries, please contact Wyatt Ehrenfels directly. Ulla ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- From: J. Wyatt Ehrenfels [mailto:jwyattehrenfels@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 9:17 AM Subject: an emerging social phenomenon on the Web I am a social psychologist referred to you (i.e. the Association of Internet Researchers) by a participant of an education and technology listserv who responded favorably to my efforts to raise public awareness about an emerging phenomenon -- amusing yet disturbing -- intellectually stimulating -- I am talking about gang cyberstalking and specifically about the risks of participating in unmoderated news groups. These news groups are available through the front pages of most ISPs and most prominently through Google. For example, while many psychology department web sites and blogs include the psychology "news groups" in their comprehensive list of resources, over 95 percent of the messages archived! to these "news groups" are flames. No, I'm not talking about adversarial debates about topics relevant to the news group. I'm talking about personal wars. These tastefully-named "news groups" have become home to gangs of anonymous stalkers seeking to harass individuals who contribute unconventional wisdom or complaints to the Web. These gangs are comprised not only of tech-savvy juveniles and belligerents with criminal and/or psychiatric histories but seasoned academics and practitioners (i.e. professional shills) who adopt menacing personalities under the anonymity afforded by Usenet. (And I'm not talking about "handles" but true aliases supported by anonymizing remailers, free news posting servers, and forgery). The products of these flame wars and defamation in these news groups end up vandalizing Wikipedia and the search e! ngines (especially Google), raising questions about the credibility and educational value of these resources. To offer some insight into the scope of the problem, I composed a series of related reports about an illustrative self-described "cabal" operating out of unmoderated sci.psychology.psychotherapy. The reports are offered in the spirit of civic responsibility, social science, and also to entertain its readers while striking a note of caution. I hope you enjoy them. The main report is the following: http://www.fireflysun.com/book/sci.psychology.psychotherapy.PUBLIC.php with links to related reports in the right navigation bar, including reports that illustrate how Web Resources (e.g. Google, Wikipedia, Amazon.com) are abused or vandalized for the purposes of harassment and defamation: http://www.fireflysun.com/book/Google_PUBLIC.php http://www.fireflySun.com/en.wikipedia.org.php http://www.fireflySun.com/book/stalker_profiles.php http://www.fireflySun.com/book/stalkingAmazon.com.php http://www.fireflySun.com/book/proxyname.php best regards, Wyatt Ehrenfels

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Digital divide in Europe
by Michel J. Menou 22 Nov '05

22 Nov '05

The Eurostat publication Statistics in focus, 38/2005 is devoted to recent data regarding the so-called "digital" divide (aka internet penetration) in the countries of the European Union http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-NP-05-038/EN/KS-NP-05-03… -- ================================================================= Dr. Michel J. Menou Consultant in ICT policies and Knowledge & Information Management Adviser of Somos@Telecentros board http://www.tele-centros.org Member of the founding steering committee of Telecenters of the Americas Partnership http://www.tele-centers.net/ B.P. 15 49350 Les Rosiers sur Loire, France Email: Michel.Menou(a)wanadoo.fr Phone: +33 (0)2 41511043 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ciber/peoplemenou.php ================================================================== -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.5/177 - Release Date: 21/11/2005

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7 new papers, 1 Book and 2 MS Theses on opensource.mit.edu
by Karim R. Lakhani 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

Dear All, Please find below the latest additions to our knowledge repository. Many thanks to the authors for their submissions. Please provide feedback to the authors directly. Until next time.... Warmly, Karim Paper 1 Author: FRANCESCO RULLANI Title: The debate and the community. The "reflexive identity" concept and the FLOSS community case http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/rullani.pdf Abstract: The empirical studies relative to the Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) case stress the important role played by psychological and social motivations. However, the theories elaborated to cope with this dimension, such as "gift economy", "epistemic community" or "community of practice", are not combined into a unique structured framework. It is possible to draw inspiration from philosophical studies about language and from sociological studies about collective action in order to construct a mechanism here called "reflexive identity"- able to bridge the analyzed theories and to explain the empirical evidences left aside by self-supply, reputation and signaling. The reflexive identity mechanism is triggered by the dialog between the members. In order to simply communicate, in fact, members have to "negotiate" the system of meanings they use to interface with the world and with the communitarian environment. But this means reshaping also their own vision of the world, redefining their identity. Community aims, principles and ethos act directly on members' identity, making them internalize the communitarian structure of rules. The reflexive identity principle, then, merges the psychological and social dimension of the FLOSS phenomenon with the structure of rules adopted by the FLOSS community, and thus it constitutes together with self-supply, signaling, reputation and peer regard the basis upon which the FLOSS community is built. Paper 2 Authors de Souuza, Cleidson, John Froehlich & Paul Dourish Title: Seeking the Source: Software Source Code as a Social and Technical Artifact http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/desouza.pdf Abstract In distributed software development, two sorts of dependencies can arise. The structure of the software system itself can create dependencies between software elements, while the structure of the development process can create dependencies between software developers. Each of these both shapes and reflects the development process. Our research concerns the extent to which, by looking uniformly at artifacts and activities, we can uncover the structures of software projects, and the ways in which development processes are inscribed into software artifacts. We show how a range of organizational processes and arrangements can be uncovered in software repositories, with implications for collaborative work in large distributed groups such as open source communities. Paper 3 Author Beussi, Lorenzo Title: Analysing the technological history of the Open Source Phenomenon: Stories from the Free Software Evolution http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/benussi.pdf Abstract: The Free Libre Open Source Software represents an outstanding example of open development model of technological knowledge. It has been studied in several researches that produced valuable illustrations of the way it works. Our understanding of its principal features is growing exponentially and an entire new literature on open source has been created. However there appears to be an important gap in the literature: the origin of the phenomenon. The paper attempts to tackle this issue by analyzing the long-term technological history of Free Open Source Software; the main research questions at stake are: is the phenomenon completely new? and if it is not totally new, where it comes form? and, more generally, how open source software developed over time? As a consequence the present work focuses primarily on the analysis of the fee/open source software history of technological change over a period of almost sixty years. I adopted a multidisciplinary approach to analyse the network of relations emerging between inventions and technological innovations, as well as economic determinants and intellectual property rights regimes throughout the period considered. Thus, I attempt to investigate the origins of the phenomenon as a way of understanding its evolution. Paper 4 Author: Watson, Andrew Title: Reputation in Open Source http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/watson.pdf Abstract The 1990s and early 2000s have seen the dramatic rise of open source software, with the Linux operating system as the most salient example. This article focuses on the role of reputation in open source. It describes the importance of the reputations of hackers, software vendors, open source projects, and the open source movement. Although reputation has long been used as an explanation of hacker motivation, this article applies the concept of reputation at multiple levels, and identifies the inter-level relations. Paper 5 Author: Arti K. Rai Title" "Open and Collaborative" Biomedical Research: Theory and Evidence Abstract Although a few commentators have discussed briefly the application of open source-type principles to biomedical research, they have not analyzed carefully how the model is actually being used. In this paper, I draw upon an ongoing, multi-year empirical inquiry into the role of intellectual property in computational biology and associated efforts to evaluate the extent to which the open and collaborative research model may promote socially desirable biomedical innovation – that is, innovation that produces marginal health benefits in excess of its marginal costs. Paper 6 Author Dafermos, George Title: The Critical Delusion of Immaterial Labour http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/dafermos4.pdf Abstract: There is an idea of immaterial labour: given that no worker is truly autonomous, the working class formed around the abode of immaterial labour edges in that direction. This idea enjoys a particularly strong hold among people contemplating employment in industries radically transformed or even spawned anew by digitisation, a fine illustration of which is the new media sector comprising Website developers, and e-marketers, to name but two of the more popular areas of specialisation, yet the idea's underlying premises made their appearance a long time before the digital condition ascended in the epicentre of our technologically hypertrophic societies. However, not only this rather ambiguous idea is not grounded in pragmatism, and is thus poised to result in huge misunderstandings as to the social relations of production that the hyped-up class of knowledge workers seems to be defined by; but most importantly, it is also bringing into force a new dialectic of hyper-exploitation in which a multitude of people, both highly-qualified warriors of the digital revolution and deskilled, underpaid manual labour destined to man the call centres in India, give away (all or part of) their labour for free without demanding, or being capable of demanding, anything in return. This essay sheds light upon this multi-faceted problematic, and elucidates on the ends and means by which this obscure master - slave dialectic is set in motion. Paper 7 Authors Jullien,Nicolas & Jean-Benoît Zimmermann Title New approaches to intellectual property : from open software to knowledge based industrial activities http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/jullienzimmermann.pdf We analyze the question of intellectual property in computer software, showing that both copyright and patents do not fit to the specificities and needs of this industry. The alternative model of Open Source Software, based on a very new juridical concept called GPL "General Public License", tends to take a growing importance. We explain its main characteristics, which consist to impose to the producers to disclose the source-code of the concerned programs and of any further improvement if they re-distribute/resell it. We show that by doing that it introduces a totally different approach of intellectual property within industrial strategies, based on a weaker intellectual protection. We discuss the consequences of such a movement in intistitutional and public policy terms and we enlarge the approach to understand its exemplariness, in the context of a knowledge based economy, for a growing number of industrial activities. Book Title How open is the future? Economic, social and cultural scenarios inspired by Free and Open Source Software. (Creative Commons License) http://crosstalks.vub.ac.be/publications/index.html Edited by Marleen Wynants & Jan Cornelis Abstract of the book: There are two reasons why the free and open-source software issue has become such an inspirational and powerful force today: the rise of the Internet and the growing tendency to protect all intellectual property. Internet technology made it possible to handle massive decentralized projects and irreversibly changed our personal communication and information research. Intellectual property, on the other hand, is a legal instrument which - due to recent excesses - became the symbol of exactly the opposite of what it had been developed for: the protection of the creative process. As a result, free-thinking programmers, scientists, artists, designers, engineers and scholars are daily trying to come up with new ways of creating and sharing knowledge. MS Theses Thesis 1 Author Lindman, Juho Title: Effects of Open Source Software on the Business Patterns of Software Industry http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/lindman.pdf Abstract: Open source software is a phenomenon that has potential to change the traditional patterns of business behavior. Research committed so far has not evaluated the entire scale of potential changes, which is the purpose of this explorative thesis. Previous literature on the subject can be divided into history of the phenomenon, explaining the nature of the phenomenon, and a more general discussion about strategies and business models in the software business. By using these theories this thesis provides a framework for analysing the entire phenomenon. The framework is put to use in the empirical part. Data consist of interviews of experts in the field. An analysis of the data is done using narrative methods. The analysis yield eleven narratives that describe the phenomenon. Four of the narratives reveal effects. On the basis of the responses gathered, open source software can change competition environment, customer expectations, the importance of competence, and platform thinking. Thesis 2 Author Cooksey, Robert Title: I Walk the Open Road: Toward an Open Source Philosophy http://opensource.mit.edu/papers/cooksey.pdf Abstract This paper addresses the concept of "Open Source" in a philosophical way. It argues that open source is a virtual entity with ontological significance beyond the realm of the software movement that granted its naming. The paper includes an examination of the technical language surrounding open source software, progresses through a philosophical exploration of this language removed from the specificity of computer languages and technologies, and then returns to an analysis of The Open Source Definition in the light of the philosophical investigation. -- Karim R. Lakhani MIT Sloan | The Boston Consulting Group Mobile: +1 (617) 851-1224 http://spoudaiospaizen.net http://web.mit.edu/lakhani/www | http://opensource.mit.edu My *new* book: http://tinyurl.com/cjxj6

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Fwd: CFP: INES Fall 06 workshop
by Jeremy Hunsinger 21 Nov '05

21 Nov '05

> > Reminder: Call for papers. > Locating Engineers: Education, Knowledge, Desire > International Network for Engineering Studies (INES) Workshop > Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA > September 10-13, 2006 > Deadline for manuscript proposals: December 1, 2005 > Notification of acceptance: January 15, 2006 > Deadline for completed draft manuscripts: July 1, 2006 > > INES workshop website: www.inesworkshop.sts.vt.edu > > Reform in engineering education has become an object of intense > interest and > desire in countries throughout the world. What is at stake in the > contents > of education for engineers, and for whom? > > This first workshop of the International Network for Engineering > Studies > (INES), sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation and > Virginia Tech, > will bring together researchers on the history, social and cultural > studies, > and philosophy of engineering education to address these questions by > placing them in wider historical and cultural contexts. > > How have the social, political, and epistemological issues involved in > locating engineers varied across space and time? What have been key > struggles in different countries? What have been the implications of > outcomes in engineering education for emerging national identities > as well > as transnational projects ranging from industrial capitalism to > globalization? What have been the implications of engineering > education for > emerging sciences and technologies? What relations have emerged > between what > counts as engineering and who counts as engineers, including > disproportionate demographic distributions by race and sex? > > This three-day workshop will employ a unique format of focused > discussion > around 16-18 previously-drafted papers in order both to bring together > researchers working on these topics in different countries and to > identify > critical issues and opportunities for further research. The > workshop will > provide travel subsidies and defray local expenses for participants > contributing manuscripts. The NSF award includes travel and local > expenses > for up to four Ph.D. students from other U.S. institutions, including > students who are not contributing manuscripts but would otherwise > benefit > from attending, and with special encouragement to students from > underrepresented minorities. > > Plans for dissemination include a coordinated set of publications > in 3-4 > journals, web-based video/audio streaming and transcripts to inform > scholars > not able to participate, and an edited book collection. > > See the workshop website for more detailed information: > www.inesworkshop.sts.vt.edu. > > The International Network for Engineering Studies was born in > August 2004 in > Paris, France, and currently has more than 160 members. The > organization > has three purposes: (a) to advance research in historical, social, > cultural, and philosophical studies of engineers and engineering; > (b) to > build a visible international community of researchers interested in > engineering studies; and (c) to draw upon research in engineering > studies to > contribute to public discussions and debates about engineering > education and > policy. > > INES expects to hold a second workshop in Taiwan in Fall 2007 > around the > topic of engineers and the workplace and a third workshop in > Portugal in > Fall 2008 (prior to SHOT 2008) around the topic of engineers and > technology. > > INES members also work collaboratively within and between existing > professional societies to advance work in engineering studies. > > An INES website is forthcoming. > jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu jeremy.tmttlt.com www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Associatiion of Internet Researchers

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CFP: IFIP. Social Informatics: An Information Society for All?
by Jeremy Hunsinger 20 Nov '05

20 Nov '05

It is possible to get a minor extension on the deadline below if you need it :) -J International Federation for Information Processing IFIP-TC9 "Relationship Between Computers and Society" Seventh International Conference "Human Choice and Computers" (HCC7) An International Conference in remembrance of Rob Kling Social Informatics: An Information Society for All? Nova Gorica (Slovenia), Gorizia (Italy) September 21-23, 2006 Scope of the Conference Human choice and computers, Computers and Society, Social Informatics, are terms referring to a similar preoccupation: How is the human being and its societal environment kept in the centre - How to build up an "Information Society for All" [UNESCO, 2002], [eEurope, 2002] when developing our more and more complex ICT (Information and Communication Technology) systems? Call for Papers and Full Information Two main streams are proposed for discussion, the first one related to the concept of "social informatics", its methodology, its borders; the second related to its practice in different fields, or linked to relevant issues. Full presentation at http://www.HCC7.org Deadlines - December 15th, 2005: Papers submission deadline - 10 pages (4200-4500 words) with 5 keywords, to the International Programme Committee Chair, Jacques Berleur mailto:jberleur@info.fundp.ac.be http://www.info.fundp.ac.be/~jbl/ - Early March 2006: Feedback to authors - 1st April 2006: Final Paper due, and registration (people who don't register at the same time will not have their paper published) jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu jeremy.tmttlt.com www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Associatiion of Internet Researchers

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