May 2005 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

now there's an ethics problem...
by Charles Ess 10 May '05

10 May '05

Just a little something to brighten our days... http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/10/technology/10cisco.html?pagewanted=1&th&ad xnnl=0&emc=th&adxnnlx=1115722888-NZXGYenVWREqYyGxe5dPQw Charles Ess Distinguished Research Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies Drury University 900 N. Benton Ave. Voice: 417-873-7230 Springfield, MO 65802 USA FAX: 417-873-7435 Home page: http://www.drury.edu/ess/ess.html Co-chair, CATaC: http://www.it.murdoch.edu.au/catac/ Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23

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Re: [Air-l] relation digital divide - knowledge gap
by Paul Chenoweth 10 May '05

10 May '05

Michael, You may find additional collaborative voices at the Digital Divide Network http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org/ Paul Chenoweth, Web Developer Belmont University 615-460-6867 "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain ----- Original Message ----- From: Opgenhaffen Michaël <michael.opgenhaffen(a)lessius-ho.be> Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 4:47 am Subject: [Air-l] relation digital divide - knowledge gap > I'm doing research within the area of the digital divide. I was > wondering if the causal relation between the digital divide and > the knowledge gap is examined. Most of the time, these two > concepts are described in relation to each other (digital divide > leads to knowledge gap), but i didn't find a study that really > describes the relation between these two concepts. > > Anyone that can help me out? > > Michaël > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-l-aoir.org(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ > >

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IR 6.0 Student Paper Competition
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 09 May '05

09 May '05

I've had a number of questions about this competition and thought it best to address them generally. Here are some of the rules: The competition is open to GRADUATE students -- sorry, not open to undergraduates. Paper must have been ACCEPTED for presentation at the IR 6.0 conference. Papers must be received by me, Caroline Haythornthwaite (haythorn(a)uiuc.edu) by JUNE 1st, 2005. (Note, due to many other items to be scheduled around reviewing these papers, do not expect this deadline to be extended.) Papers should be around 5000 words. (Excessively long papers will not be considered.) --- NOTE: My preference is for papers in simple formats, i.e., single files that are easily opened in Word. If you have a complicated construction of files and graphics, it may be easier if you put that on a URL where I can access it. You can send a paper copy. If so, please allow time for the paper to reach me by the June 1st deadline. Send to me at the address below. Expect a confirmation of receipt of your paper. If you do not receive one within a week, please email me asking if the paper was received, but do not attach the file to that message. /Caroline ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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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IR: Student Paper Competition, June 1st deadline
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 07 May '05

07 May '05

A reminder to students to consider submitting papers for the Internet Researcher's student paper award. Please send papers or a URL where the paper can be found to me at haythorn(a)uiuc.edu. If files are large and/or contain numerous graphics, please put on a URL rather than sending via email. Papers do not have to have been submitted to the IR conference to be eligible for this award. Below is the information as found on the IR conference call for papers. Please adhere to the deadline for submission. /Caroline GRADUATE STUDENT PROPOSALS AND PARTICIPATION We strongly encourage submissions of proposals from graduate students, and papers for consideration for a special Student Award. Students should note their student status with submission. Students wishing to be a candidate for the Student Award must send a full final paper to the conference organizers by June 1, 2005. ---------------------------------------- Caroline Haythornthwaite Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 501 East Daniel St., Champaign IL 61820

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the next executive and the future of aoir
by Jeremy Hunsinger 07 May '05

07 May '05

I think it is very important for people to get involved in this election, and to nominate people to serve on the executive. This next period will be very important to AoIR, and there are quite a few possible directions that the association might head, for instance: Will we develop a journal? or adopt a journal? or something else? Will we continue to pursue the Annual, or will we go a different direction? What will become of the website, wiki, conference system, and other tools we use all the time? Will we have to raise dues? Will we begin offering competitive bursaries to the conferences to whom? Will we standardize the conference or will we continue our 'every one is unique style'? Will we require full papers in future conferences? Those are just a smattering of the issues that the exec will deal with in the next two years, and many of them directly affect all of you. I'm sure the rest of the exec can think of even more issues and I'm sure you can too. So I'm encouraging you to participate in the election, the discussions around it, to nominate people, and to determine AoIR's future. Personally, I know that I'm stepping down this term, though I might stand for election in the future. It has been a great experience, and I'd continue it if I could, but I'm entering a new stage in my career soon, and want to pursue a few other projects for a while. Other original members of the exec are also reaching the end of their terms and ex officio terms, so we need people to step up and take the reins of AoIR, and help determine its future. Let's open the discussion, 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

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what is the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR)?
by Jeremy Hunsinger 07 May '05

07 May '05

i just responded to the question off list, so i'll share my response on list with some minor changes. this response is being posted initally to the list known as air-l which is @aoir.org. air-l is an open list provided by the Association of Internet Researchers. ----- The Association of Internet Researchers is an academic association dedicated to the advancement of the cross-disciplinary field of Internet studies. It is a resource and support network promoting critical and scholarly Internet research independent from traditional disciplines and existing across academic borders. The association is international in scope. ---- in short, we are an academic association. Other academic assocations are: the american sociological association, the society for the social study of science, and others. there are larger and smaller associations, and there are disciplinary and interdisciplinary association. we are incorporated in the u.s. as a non-profit 503c. the officers and the executive board determine almost everything about the association. air-l membership gets you reduced journal subscription rates, reduced book purchase costs at some presses, and reduced fees for the associations annual conference Internet Research, currently in its sixth year. 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

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An internet research conference
by Ulla Bunz 06 May '05

06 May '05

I'm forwarding the information below upon request. Ulla Bunz --------------------------------- Original Message --------------------------------- Subject: An internet research conference From: "David Smahel" <smahel(a)fss.muni.cz> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Our conference "Cyberspace 2005" that we organize here in the Czech Republic: http://www.cyberspace.law.muni.cz/en/index.htm Call for papers CYBERSPACE 2005 CONFERENCE Brno, Czech Republic November 7-8, 2005 Organized by Faculty of Law in cooperation with School of Social Studies Masaryk University Paper abstracts are solicited for submission to the following workshops of III. International Conference Cyberspace 2005: - e-government, e-justice (chaired by JUDr. Danu¹e Spáèilová) - philosophy and sociology of cyberspace (chaired by Mgr. et Mgr. Martin ©kop, Ph.D.) - psychology and internet (chaired by PhDr. David ©mahel, Ph.D.) - law in cyberspace (chaired by JUDr. Radim Polèák) - crime and security in cyberspace (chaired by prof. ing. Vladimír Smejkal, CSc.) - regulatory framework of electronic communications (chaired by RNDr. Bohumír ©tìdroò, CSc.) Authors of accepted papers will be asked to present them and/or to make them available for publication in conference proceedings. Authors of accepted papers will be provided with free accommodation, conference meals and admission to all conference events. All accepted papers will be peer refereed. Each submission requires author names, affiliations, addresses and e-mail addresses, the applicable topic and paper abstract. For papers with more than one author, indicate which author will serve as the point of contact. Abstracts submission due: May 31, 2005 -- Ulla Bunz Assistant Professor Department of Communication Rutgers University 4 Huntington Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901

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international collaborations
by Jeremy Hunsinger 06 May '05

06 May '05

this is an interesting article on international collaboration, including some material on ict's but it is a bit introductory. http://www.scidev.net/dossiers/index.cfm? fuseaction=printarticle&dossier=13&policy=60 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

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Re: [Air-l] Down to the Wire
by Miraj Khaled 06 May '05

06 May '05

The Economist has published an article on the issue rebutting Thomas Bleha's findings. "Prophet of American technodoom" http://www.economist.com/printedition/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=3887163 Incidentally, this Discussion Paper published in 2003 by the Oxford Internet Institute may be of interest to some degree. "Broadband Internet: The Power to Reconfigure Access" http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/resources/publications/OIIFD1_200308.pdf regards, Miraj Khaled --- air-l-aoir.org-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: Message: 10 Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 11:14:07 -0500 From: Lon Berquist <berquist(a)uts.cc.utexas.edu> Subject: Re: [Air-l] Down to the Wire To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org I'm surprised no one has yet mentioned Bob Crandell's study from a few years ago: "The $500 Billion Opportunity: The Potential Economic Benefit of Widespread Diffusion of Broadband Internet Access," http://www.criterioneconomics.com/docs/Crandall_Jackson_500_Billion_Opportu… Lon Berquist berquist(a)uts.cc.utexas.edu Quoting Ben Anderson <benander(a)essex.ac.uk>: > replying to myself. Bad form. But I missed off this ref which neatly > points out the low quality thinking in policy (and some academic) > circles on these issues and gives a timely review of the evidence > there is: > > Firth, L. and D. Mellor (2005). "Broadband: benefits and problems." > Telecommunications Policy 29(2-3): 223-236. > On 4 May 2005, at 10:10, Ben Anderson wrote: > >> On 3 May 2005, at 07:36, Ellis Godard wrote: >> Eh... Is there good data (heck, *any* data) that broadband increases >> growth, productivity, or quality of life? >> Not yet at the 'everyday life' level. There may have >>been macro-economic studies.... Miraj Khaled ============ techiemik(a)yahoo.com mindexplorer.blogspot.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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2nd CFP - HICSS39 - Online Communities in the Digital World Minitrack
by Karine Barzilai-Nahon 05 May '05

05 May '05

Online Communities in the Digital Economy CALL FOR PAPERS Thirty-ninth Annual Hawai'i International Conference on System Sciences January 4 - 7, 2006 Hyatt Regency, Kauai More information on the mini-track can be found at: http://www.e-business.fhbb.ch/hicss Additional detail may be found on HICSS primary web site: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu We call for papers that address communities as a social phenomenon, the design of platforms and services, and community-related business models as critical success factors in the digital economy. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: - Communities as sociological phenomenon in the digital economy (e.g., dynamics, relationships, information control, managing communities, flow of information in communities) - Community-related business models (e.g., productivity, trust, reputation systems) - Business Communities - Personalization and use of customer profiles - Case studies and topologies of Online Communities - M-Communities and hybrid communities - Design principles for community platforms (e.g., coordination, trust, normative values, design patterns and methods, implementations, architectures and components, personalization and avatars) - Formal or semi-formal models of communities and their platforms (e.g., conceptual frameworks, organizational models, cognitive models, multi-agent systems, formalizations) MINITRACK CHAIRS: Karine Barzilai-Nahon (Main Contact) Assistant Professor The Information School University of Washington karineb(a)u.washington.edu Mark Ginsburg Asst. Professor MIS U of Arizona mginsbur(a)eller.arizona.edu Blair Nonnecke Assistant Professor Dept. of Computing and Information Science University of Guelph nonnecke(a)cis.uoguelph.ca IMPORTANT DEADLINES Abstracts- Authors may contact Minitrack Chairs for guidance and indication of appropriate content at anytime. June 15 - Authors submit full papers to the Peer Review System August 15 Acceptance/Rejection notices are sent to Authors via the Peer Review System. September 15 Authors submit Final Version of papers following submission HICSS-39 CONFERENCE TRACKS Collaboration Systems and Technology Co-chair: Robert O. Briggs bbriggs@GroupSystems; Co-chair: Jay Nunamaker nunamaker(a)cmi.arizona.edu Decision Technologies for Management Chair: Dan Dolk drdolk(a)nps.edu Digital Media: Content and Communication Chair: Michael Shepherd shepherd(a)cs.cal.ca E-Government Chair: H. Jochen Scholl jscholl(a)u.washington.edu Information Technology in Health Care Chair: William Chismar chismar(a)hawaii.edu Internet & the Digital Economy Co-chair: David King david.king(a)jda.com; Co-chair: Alan Dennis ardennis(a)indiana.edu Knowledge Management Systems Co-chair: Murray Jennex murphjen(a)aol.com; Dave Croasdell davec(a)unr.edu Organizational Systems & Technology Chair: Hugh Watson hwatson(a)terry.uga.edu Software Technology Chair: Gul Agha agha(a)cs.uiuc.edu HICSS conferences are devoted to advances in the information, computer, and system sciences, and encompass developments in both theory and practice. Invited papers may be theoretical, conceptual, tutorial or descriptive in nature. Submissions undergo a double-blind peer referee process and those selected for presentation will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Submissions must not have been previously published. CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION Ralph Sprague, Conference Chair Email: sprague(a)hawaii.edu <mailto:sprague@hawaii.edu > Sandra Laney, Conference Administrator Email: hicss(a)hawaii.edu <mailto:hicss@hawaii.edu > Eileen Robichaud Dennis, Track Administrator Email: eidennis(a)indiana.edu <mailto:eidennis@indiana.edu >

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