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

Fwd: [webcommunities] The Well - For Sale
by Emilie MARQUOIS-OGEZ 25 Aug '05

25 Aug '05

Début du message réexpédié : > De: Robin Hamman <robin.hamman(a)bbc.co.uk> > Date: 24 août 2005 15:33:11 GMT+02:00 > À: cybersociology(a)yahoogroups.com > Objet: [webcommunities] The Well - For Sale > > The Well, an online community founded in 1985, is to be sold by it's > current owner Salon.com. Salon bought the community in 1999 for US $5 > million. > Since then, it's always managed to turn a profit but memberships > (costing $120 > to $150 per year) have declined from 6000 to 4000 between 1999 and > today. > > Salon expects to achieve a sale price of around $500,000 - about the > equivalent of one year's subscription fees. That's probably a bargain > if the > membersthemselves buy the community... > > More at - > http://cybersoc.blogs.com/cybersoc/2005/08/for_sale_the_we.html > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> > <font face=arial size=-1><a > href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hdc6t46/ > M=362329.6886308.7839368.1510227/D=groups/S=1705005512:TM/Y=YAHOO/ > EXP=1124902516/A=2894321/R=0/SIG=11dvsfulr/*http://youthnoise.com/ > page.php?page_id=1992 > ">Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk > back!</a>.</font> > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > This mailing list is open to anyone who is interested in web > communities. We use it to share information and ideas. > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/webcommunities/ > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > webcommunities-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > ---------------------------------------------- Emilie Marquois-Ogez Doctorante en informatique France Telecom R&D 38-40, rue du Général Leclerc 92794 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex France Equipes de recherche : - TECH/EASY/DIAG (France Telecom R&D) - Systèmes à objets coopératifs (IRIT - UT1) Tél. : +33 (01) 45 29 45 28 Fax : +33 (01) 45 29 69 26 Page Web : http://www.univ-tlse1.fr/ceriss/soc/perso/marquois/ Emilie%20MARQUOIS.html

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AoIR Conference -- call for chairs
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 24 Aug '05

24 Aug '05

I'm looking for volunteers to chair sessions at the upcoming AoIR conference. If you are willing to chair -- which means making sure speakers run on time, and helping field questions -- please email me as soon as possible. Please look at this site, and let me know what session you would like to chair. Also, let me know what days/times you could chair. I'll accommodate as best I can. http://people.lis.uiuc.edu/~haythorn/IR6-Conference-Layout-June05.html This site is currently quite close to the final version of the schedule despite the June date on it. I'll be posting a draft of the program shortly, as well as reissuing this page. In the meantime, it will give you the names of sessions you can select to chair. Thanks. /Caroline (AoIR Program Chair) ---------------------------------------- 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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Re: cmc and ftf interaction
by Stephanie Kent 24 Aug '05

24 Aug '05

Thanks Yanuar, we shall see! And does anyone know how to contact Steve Duck? Thanks for the lead, Rich. :-) steph http://www.reflexivity.us On Aug 24, 2005, at 3:02 PM, air-l-aoir.org-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 21:50:14 +0100 > From: "Yanuar Nugroho" <yanuar-n(a)unisosdem.org> > Subject: Re: [Air-l] cmc and ftf interaction > To: <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Message-ID: <00c701c5a824$57970050$e300a8c0@yanuar> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > hi steph, > are these of some use? > > Watts, L. A., Nugroho, Y., & Lea, M. (2003). 'Engaging in Email > Discussion: > Conversational Context and Social Identity in Computer-Mediated > Communication' Proceedings of IFIP INTERACT'03, Zurich, Switzerland. > September 2003. pp.559-566 > > Nugroho, Y,"Anonymity in Computer-Mediated Communication". Antropologi > Indonesia. Jakarta:University of Indonesia. 28(73):58-75. Mar 2004. > > cheers, > y > ---------------------------------- > Yanuar Nugroho > http://myprofile.cos.com/yanuar-n > Research Assistant & PhD Researcher > PREST - Institute of Innovation Research > The University of Manchester > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 01:25:12 +0200 > From: <richard-seyler.ling(a)telenor.com> > Subject: RE: [Air-l] cmc and ftf interaction (Intern) > To: <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Message-ID: > <04161341FDE60141B7640D4E801D11EC4E267E@TNS-FBU-2E > -011.corp.telenor.no> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > As I recall, Steve Duck had some stuff on this. > > Rich L. >

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Logged on but Disaffected Symposium - University of York, 26th - 27th September 2005
by Keeble, Leigh 24 Aug '05

24 Aug '05

Apologies for Cross-Posting Final few places available - registration closes Tuesday, 30th August. Logged On but Disaffected? Young People, Citizenship and ICTs A symposium to be held at Wentworth College, University of York, York, UK 26th -27th September 2005 Sponsored by Community Informatics Research & Applications (CIRA) University of Teesside, UK. & Department of Sociology, University of York This two day symposium brings together a number of leading scholars, policy practitioners and activists who are involved in the study and adoption of ICTs as a means to facilitate the active engagement of young people in democratic governance. The symposium aims to address such questions as: * How can ICTs be best used to facilitate active participation by young people in democratic politics? * Can ICTs become a part of citizenship education curriculum? * What kinds of online interaction facilitate effective deliberation between young people? * What kinds of ICTs are most likely to engage the hard-to-reach groups of disaffected young people? * How can ICTs enable genuine respect and involvement of young people in national and local decision-making? * Do ICTs make participation more difficult? There are a few places still available at the symposium for delegates. For more information including registration and a copy of the programme, please go to http://www.cira.org.uk/logged_on/index.htm. Research Officer & iCS Reviews Editor CIRA School of Computing University of Teesside Middlesbrough Tees Valley TS1 3BA UK www.cira.org.uk www.infosoc.co.uk This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you receive this e-mail by mistake,please advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your e-mail software. Please also destroy and delete the message from your computer. Any modification of the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited unless expressly authorised by the sender.

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RE: [Air-l] cmc and ftf interaction (Intern)
by richard-seyler.ling＠telenor.com 23 Aug '05

23 Aug '05

As I recall, Steve Duck had some stuff on this. Rich L. -----Original Message----- From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Stephanie Kent Sent: Tuesday, 23 August, 2005 08:45 AM To: air-l-aoir.org(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] cmc and ftf interaction Many moons ago, when I first joined this list (2002), I asked for resources on small group dynamics online. That was my way into an interest on the interaction between folks who interact BOTH online and face-to-face. I promised to provide the bibliography I put together, and am finally doing so. Does anyone have additional or more recent sources that they might recommend? Andrejevic, M. (2002). The work of being watched: Interactive media and the exploitation of self-disclosure. Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 19(2). Becker, H.S. (1958). Problems of Inference and Proof in Participant Observation. American Sociological Review, 23(6), 652-659. Bennis, W.G. & Shepard, H.A. (1978). A theory of group development. In L. Bradford, Group Development, 2nd Ed., Revised, (13-35). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/Pfieffer. Burkhalter, B. (2000). Reading race online: discovering racial identity in Usenet discussions. In M.A. Smith & P. Kollack (Eds.), Communities in Cyberspace. London: Routledge. Feng, H. (2002, November). The fragrance of Chinese communication atmosphere. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA. Flaherty, L.M., Pearce, K.J., & Rubin, R.B. (1998). Internet and face-to-face communication: Not functional alternatives. Communication Quarterly, 46(3), 250-268. Guterl, F. (2002, November 11). What Freud Got Right. Newsweek, 50-51. Hall, R. (1999). The organization and development of discursive practices for 'having a theory.' Discourse Processes, 27(2), 187-218. Holt, R. & Chang, H. (2002, November). Bao (Reciprocity): The give-and-take of appropriate communication. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA. Horrigan, J.B. (2001, October 31). Online communities: Networks that nurture long-distance relationships and local ties. A report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Retriieved November 25, 2002 from http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/pdfs/PIP_Communities_Report.pdf Jia, W. (1999). From Kaihui to Daihui: The transformation of Chinese civic discourse. In R. Kluver and J.H. Powers (Eds.), Civic discourse, civil society, and Chinese communities, p. 67-76. Stamford, CT: Ablex Publishing Corporation. Koschmann, T. (1999). The edge of many circles: Making meaning of meaning making. Discourse Processes, 27(2), 103-117. Layng, J.M. (2002, November). Questions & answers: Computer-mediated communication in action. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA. Leeds-Hurwitz, W. (1993). Semiotics and Communication. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Lindlof, T.R. (1995). Sources of the interpretive paradigm. Qualitative Research Methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Livingston, I. (1997). Indiscretions: Of body, gender, technology. In J. Terry & M. Calvert (Eds.), Processed lives: Gender and technology in everyday life (pp. 95-102). London: Routledge. Ma, R. (1996). Computer-mediated conversations as a new dimension of intercultural communication between East Asian and North American college students. In Herring, S.C. Computer-Mediated Communication: Linguistic, social and cross-cultural perspectives (173-185. Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Ma, R. (2002, November). Guanxi (Interrleation): The bridge of effective communication. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA. Millen, D.R. & Fontaine, M.A. (2002). Understanding the individual, community and organizational benefits of work-based communities. Retrieved on November 24, 2002 from the IBM Watson Research Center at http://domino.watson.ibm.com/cambridge/research.nsf/pages/papers.html? Open&count=500 Millen, D.R. & Muller, M.J. (2001). Computer-supported communities of practice. Position paper for ECSCW Workshop on Community Knowledge. Retrieved November 24, 2002 from the IBM Watson Research Center at http://domino.watson.ibm.com/cambridge/research.nsf/pages/papers.html? Open&count=500 Mitra, A. & Schwartz, R.L. (2001, October). From cyber space to cybernetic space: Rethinking the relationship between real and virtual spaces. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 7(1). Retrieved November 24, 2002 from http://www.ascusc.org/jcmc/ Oravec, J.A. (2002, April). Bookmarking the world: Weblog applications in education. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 45(7), 616-621. Oravec, J.A. (2003). Weblogs as an emerging genre in higher education. Journal of C C Computing in Higher Education, 14 (2), 21-44. Palincsar, A.S. (1999). Applying the sociocultural lens to the work of a transition community. Discourse Processes, 27(2), 161-171. Reddy, W.B. (1994). Intervention skills: Process consultation for small groups and teams. San Diego, CA: Pfeiffer & Company. Rheingold, H. (1993). The virtual community: Homesteading on the electronic frontier. Retrieved November 25, 2002 from http://www.well.com/user/hlr/vcbook/vcbookintro/html Rioch, Margaret J. (1975). The work of Wilfred Bion on groups. In A.D. Colman & W.H. Bexton (Eds.), Group Relations Reader 1, (21-33). Springfield, VA: Goetz Printing. Scott, C.R., Quinn, L., Timmerman, C.E., & Garrett, D.M. (1998). Ironic uses of group communication technology: Evidence from meeting transcripts and interviews with group decision support system users. Communication Quarterly, 46(3), 353-374. Suler, J. (2000). Extending a work group into cyberspace. In The Psychology of Cyberspace (orig. pub. 1996), retrieved November 24, 2002 from http//www.rider.edu/users/suler/psycyber/extendgrp.html Wakeford, N. (1997). Networking women and GRRLS with I/CT. In J. Terry & M. Calvert (Eds.), Processed lives: Gender and technology in everyday life (pp. 51-66). London: Routledge. Walther, J.B. (1992). Interpersonal effects in computer-mediated interaction: A relational perspective. Communication Research, 19(1), 52-90. Walther, J.B. (1996). Impersonal, interpersonal, and hyperpersonal interaction. Communication Research, 23(1), 3-43. Weber, R.C. (1982). "The group: a cycle from birth to death. In L. Porter & B. Mohr (Eds.), Reading Book for Human Relations Training, 7th Edition, (68-71). Weinberg, H. (2002, March). Community Unconscious on the Internet. Journal of Group Analysis. Retrieved November 20, 2002, from http://www.groupintervisual.net/hosting/ga-special-issue/ Wells, L., Jr. (1985). The group-as-a-whole perspective and its theoretical roots. In Colman, A.D. & Geller, M.H. (Eds.), Group Relations Reader 2, (109-126). Springfield, VA: Goetz Printing. steph http://www.reflexivity.us _______________________________________________ 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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cmc and ftf interaction
by Stephanie Kent 23 Aug '05

23 Aug '05

Many moons ago, when I first joined this list (2002), I asked for resources on small group dynamics online. That was my way into an interest on the interaction between folks who interact BOTH online and face-to-face. I promised to provide the bibliography I put together, and am finally doing so. Does anyone have additional or more recent sources that they might recommend? Andrejevic, M. (2002). The work of being watched: Interactive media and the exploitation of self-disclosure. Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 19(2). Becker, H.S. (1958). Problems of Inference and Proof in Participant Observation. American Sociological Review, 23(6), 652-659. Bennis, W.G. & Shepard, H.A. (1978). A theory of group development. In L. Bradford, Group Development, 2nd Ed., Revised, (13-35). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/Pfieffer. Burkhalter, B. (2000). Reading race online: discovering racial identity in Usenet discussions. In M.A. Smith & P. Kollack (Eds.), Communities in Cyberspace. London: Routledge. Feng, H. (2002, November). The fragrance of Chinese communication atmosphere. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA. Flaherty, L.M., Pearce, K.J., & Rubin, R.B. (1998). Internet and face-to-face communication: Not functional alternatives. Communication Quarterly, 46(3), 250-268. Guterl, F. (2002, November 11). What Freud Got Right. Newsweek, 50-51. Hall, R. (1999). The organization and development of discursive practices for ‘having a theory.’ Discourse Processes, 27(2), 187-218. Holt, R. & Chang, H. (2002, November). Bao (Reciprocity): The give-and-take of appropriate communication. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA. Horrigan, J.B. (2001, October 31). Online communities: Networks that nurture long-distance relationships and local ties. A report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Retriieved November 25, 2002 from http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/pdfs/PIP_Communities_Report.pdf Jia, W. (1999). From Kaihui to Daihui: The transformation of Chinese civic discourse. In R. Kluver and J.H. Powers (Eds.), Civic discourse, civil society, and Chinese communities, p. 67-76. Stamford, CT: Ablex Publishing Corporation. Koschmann, T. (1999). The edge of many circles: Making meaning of meaning making. Discourse Processes, 27(2), 103-117. Layng, J.M. (2002, November). Questions & answers: Computer-mediated communication in action. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA. Leeds-Hurwitz, W. (1993). Semiotics and Communication. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Lindlof, T.R. (1995). Sources of the interpretive paradigm. Qualitative Research Methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Livingston, I. (1997). Indiscretions: Of body, gender, technology. In J. Terry & M. Calvert (Eds.), Processed lives: Gender and technology in everyday life (pp. 95-102). London: Routledge. Ma, R. (1996). Computer-mediated conversations as a new dimension of intercultural communication between East Asian and North American college students. In Herring, S.C. Computer-Mediated Communication: Linguistic, social and cross-cultural perspectives (173-185. Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Ma, R. (2002, November). Guanxi (Interrleation): The bridge of effective communication. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA. Millen, D.R. & Fontaine, M.A. (2002). Understanding the individual, community and organizational benefits of work-based communities. Retrieved on November 24, 2002 from the IBM Watson Research Center at http://domino.watson.ibm.com/cambridge/research.nsf/pages/papers.html? Open&count=500 Millen, D.R. & Muller, M.J. (2001). Computer-supported communities of practice. Position paper for ECSCW Workshop on Community Knowledge. Retrieved November 24, 2002 from the IBM Watson Research Center at http://domino.watson.ibm.com/cambridge/research.nsf/pages/papers.html? Open&count=500 Mitra, A. & Schwartz, R.L. (2001, October). From cyber space to cybernetic space: Rethinking the relationship between real and virtual spaces. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 7(1). Retrieved November 24, 2002 from http://www.ascusc.org/jcmc/ Oravec, J.A. (2002, April). Bookmarking the world: Weblog applications in education. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 45(7), 616-621. Oravec, J.A. (2003). Weblogs as an emerging genre in higher education. Journal of C C Computing in Higher Education, 14 (2), 21-44. Palincsar, A.S. (1999). Applying the sociocultural lens to the work of a transition community. Discourse Processes, 27(2), 161-171. Reddy, W.B. (1994). Intervention skills: Process consultation for small groups and teams. San Diego, CA: Pfeiffer & Company. Rheingold, H. (1993). The virtual community: Homesteading on the electronic frontier. Retrieved November 25, 2002 from http://www.well.com/user/hlr/vcbook/vcbookintro/html Rioch, Margaret J. (1975). The work of Wilfred Bion on groups. In A.D. Colman & W.H. Bexton (Eds.), Group Relations Reader 1, (21-33). Springfield, VA: Goetz Printing. Scott, C.R., Quinn, L., Timmerman, C.E., & Garrett, D.M. (1998). Ironic uses of group communication technology: Evidence from meeting transcripts and interviews with group decision support system users. Communication Quarterly, 46(3), 353-374. Suler, J. (2000). Extending a work group into cyberspace. In The Psychology of Cyberspace (orig. pub. 1996), retrieved November 24, 2002 from http//www.rider.edu/users/suler/psycyber/extendgrp.html Wakeford, N. (1997). Networking women and GRRLS with I/CT. In J. Terry & M. Calvert (Eds.), Processed lives: Gender and technology in everyday life (pp. 51-66). London: Routledge. Walther, J.B. (1992). Interpersonal effects in computer-mediated interaction: A relational perspective. Communication Research, 19(1), 52-90. Walther, J.B. (1996). Impersonal, interpersonal, and hyperpersonal interaction. Communication Research, 23(1), 3-43. Weber, R.C. (1982). “The group: a cycle from birth to death. In L. Porter & B. Mohr (Eds.), Reading Book for Human Relations Training, 7th Edition, (68-71). Weinberg, H. (2002, March). Community Unconscious on the Internet. Journal of Group Analysis. Retrieved November 20, 2002, from http://www.groupintervisual.net/hosting/ga-special-issue/ Wells, L., Jr. (1985). The group-as-a-whole perspective and its theoretical roots. In Colman, A.D. & Geller, M.H. (Eds.), Group Relations Reader 2, (109-126). Springfield, VA: Goetz Printing. steph http://www.reflexivity.us

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AoIR Executive Election Results
by Nancy Baym 23 Aug '05

23 Aug '05

I am pleased to report the results of the elections for the 2005-2007 Executive Committee of the Association of Internet Researchers. I also want to extend my heartfelt thanks to all those who ran for positions. Your willingness to serve is appreciated, and I hope we can find ways to include you in AoIR governance, decision making, and work. Thanks also go to Jen Stromer-Galley for her role as vote counter. Without further ado, those elected are: Vice President Charles Ess Treasurer Monica Murero Secretary Irene Berkowitz Student Representative Ted Coopman Open Seats Caroline Haythornwaite Randy Kluver Kate O'Riordan -- Nancy Baym http://www.ku.edu/home/nbaym Communication Studies, University of Kansas Bailey Hall, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 102, Lawrence, KS 66045-7574, USA Association of Internet Researchers: http://aoir.org

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20 year Usenet timeline
by Jennifer Kurkoski 23 Aug '05

23 Aug '05

Oooh! This is fun. :-) "We compiled some especially memorable articles and threads in the timeline below. For example, read Tim Berners-Lee's announcement of what became the World Wide Web or Linus Torvalds' post about his 'pet project'." http://www.google.com/googlegroups/archive_announce_20.html --- Jennifer Kurkoski Ph.D. Student, Organizational Behavior Haas School of Business University of California, Berkeley kurkoski(a)haas.berkeley.edu 510.643.1407 http://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/kurkoski

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Research workshop - Taller sobre investigacion sobre los procesos y resultados de actividades de inclusion digital
by Michel J. Menou 22 Aug '05

22 Aug '05

Español a Seguir / English follows ********************************* Oficina de pesquisa sobre processos e resultados das actividades de inclusão digital Como parte da programação da 4a Oficina para a Inclusão Digital, a ser celebrada no Rio de Janeiro de 17 a 19 de outubro de 2005, uma oficina com duração de um período está sendo organizada pelo Observatório Nacional da Inclusão Digital (ONID) com apoio de CoVITALC/Somos@Telecentros <mailto:CoVITALC/Somos@Telecentros> (http://www.tele-centros.org <http://www.tele-centros.org/>) e da Rede Internacional de Pesquisa em Informatica Comunitária (CIRN, http://www.ciresearch.net <http://www.ciresearch.net/>). Observa-se que: - a pesquisa está muitas vezes ausente dos programas de informática comunitária ou inclusão digital, - a pesquisa nesta área é dispersa e desligada das necessidades das atividades de inclusão digital das comunidades, - há um largo hiato conceitual, prático e de comunicação entre operadores de telecentros e pesquisadores de informática comunitária/ inclusão digital. Tal situação prejudica a todos e precisa ser superada. O propósito da oficina é promover uma oportunidade para pessoas responsáveis por telecentros comunitários e outros tipos de serviços e programas de acesso público, de um lado, e pesquisadores, do outro, discutirem: * assuntos a ser investigados e sua pertinência * métodos apropriados para investigação * pesquisas em andamento ou planejadas * mecanismos para facilitar a interação e intercâmbio de resultados. A situação no Brasil bem como na Amárica Latina e Caribe é o foco principal, mas não exclusivo, da oficina. O número de participantes será limitado, de forma a propiciar melhores condições de diálogo. Convidamos àqueles interessados em participar que enviem ao Prof. Michel J. Menou (Michel.Menou-arroba-wanadoo.fr), até 20 de setembro de 2005, um resumo (máx. 500 palavras): * Para pessoas responsáveis por telecentros comunitários: descrevendo os assuntos a ser investigados e os resultados práticos esperados da pesquisa, e/ou a sua experiência em participar de projetos de pesquisa ou utilizar resultados. * Para pesquisadores: descrevendo pesquisas planejadas, em andamento ou concluídas, e discutindo as metodologias usadas. Pessoas responsaveis por telecentros ou pesquisadores que no podem participar na oficina mas gostariam não obstante de someter temas para pesquisa, ou métodos de pesquisa podem seguir o mismo processo, mencionando no inicio do resumo “Não participara”. Se selecionadas suas contribuições estarão incluidas na documentação da oficina. As propostas serão avaliadas por um comitê integrado por representantes das comunidades de responsaveis por telecentros, pesquisadores CoVITALC & CIRN. A aceitação dos trabalhos será notificada aos autores em 1° de Outubro de 2005. As contribuições aprovadas serão publicadas nos sítios web do evento e do ONID (em construção). Após a oficina, os autores das mais importantes contribuições poderão ser convidados a submeter um artigo completo para possível publicação no Journal of Community Informatics (http://www.ci-journal.net <http://www.ci-journal.net/>). Informamos que todos os participantes da 4a Oficina de Inclusão Digital deverão arcar com seus gastos de viagem e estadia. +++++++++++++++++++++ Taller sobre investigación sobre los procesos y resultados de actividades de inclusiÓn digital Como parte de la programación del 4o Taller Brasileño de Inclusion Digital lo cual sera celebrado en Rio de Janeiro, 17-10 de Octubre de 2005, un taller de meio dia de duración esta organizado por el Observatório Nacional de Inclusion Digital (ONID) de Brasil con el apoio de _CoVITALC/Somos@Telecentros <mailto:CoVITALC/Somos@Telecentros>_ (_http://www.tele-centros.org <http://www.tele-centros.org/>_) y da Red Internacional de investigación en informática comunitaria (CIRN, _http://www.ciresearch.net <http://www.ciresearch.net/>_). Notase que * investigación es muchas veces ausente en los programas de informatica comunitaria o inclusion digital, * investigación en este campo esta dispersada y desligada de las necesidades de las actividades de informatica comunitaria, * ha una ampla acequia conceptual, pratica e de comunicación entre operadores e pesquisadores en informática comunitaria. Esta situación esta prejudicable a todos y tiene que ser superada El objetivo del taller es de ofrecer una oportunidad para las personas responsables por telecentros comunitários o otros tipos de servicios y programas de aceso publico, de un lado, y investigadores, de otro lado, discutir: * temas que necesitan ser investigados * métodos apropriados para investigación * investigaciones en andamento o planejadas * mecanismos para facilitar interaccion y intercâmbio de resultados La situación en Brasil bien como en América Latina y el Caribe es el foco principal todavia no exclusivo. El numero de participantes estará limitado de forma a facilitar las mejores condiciones para el dialogo. Convidamos as las personas que desean participar a enviar al Prof. Michel J. Menou (Michel.Menou-arroba-wanadoo.fr) antes del 20 de Setiembre de 2005, una propuesta de contribución en una corta nota (cerca de 500 palabras máximo) descreviendo: * para personas responsables de telecentros comunitários, los temas que mas necesitan de investigación y los resultados práticos esperados de la investigación, y/o su experiência de participación en proyectos de investigación o utilización de sus resultado. * para investigadores, investigación terminada, en andamento o planejada y discutiendo las metodologías usadas. Responsables de telecentros o investigadores que no pueden participar en el taller pero gustarían de someter temas a ser investigados o métodos de investigación pueden seguir el mismo processo de arriba, mencionando al inicio del resumo “No participara”. Si selecionadas sus contribuciones estarán incluidas en la documentación del taller. Las propuestas estarán evaluadas por um comité integrado por representantes de la comunidad de responsables por telecentros, investigadores, CoVITALC & CIRN. Notificación de la aceptación estará comunicada el 1 de Octubre de 2005. Contribuciones aceptadas estaran publicadas en los sítios web del evento y del ONID (lo cual encontrase en construcción). Después del taller los autores de las mas importantes contribuciones pudran ser convidados en someter un artigo completo para possible publicación en el Journal of Community Informatics (_http://www.ci-journal.net <http://www.ci-journal.net/>_). Todos los participantes en el 4o Taller de Inclusion Digital estan supuestos cobrir sus gastos de viaje y estancia. +++++++++++++++++++++++ Seminar on research about the process and outcome of digital inclusion activities As part of the 4^th Brazilian workshop on digital inclusion to be held in Rio de Janeiro, October 17-19, 2005, a half-day seminar will be organized on the above subject by the Brazilian National Observatory of Digital Inclusion (ONID) with the support of CoVITALC/Somos@ Telecentros <mailto:CoVITALC/Somos@Telecentros> and the Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN). It has been noted that: * research is often a missing component in community informatics programs, * research is scattered and disconnected from the needs of community informatics endeavors, * there is a wide conceptual, practical and communication gap between community informatics practitioners and researchers. This situation is highly damageable to all and needs to be corrected. The purpose of the seminar is to provide an opportunity for people in charge of community telecenters and other ICT public access services and programs, on the one hand, and researchers, on the other hand, to discuss: * issues that need to be investigated * appropriate methods for such investigations * current and planned research endeavors * ways to facilitate interaction and sharing of research results. The Brazilian and Latin American & Caribbean scenes are the main but non-exclusive focus. The number of participants will be limited with a view to secure optimal conditions for interaction. Those wishing to participate should send to Prof. Michel J. Menou (Michel.Menou@NoSpam wanadoo.fr – delete No Spam) by September 20^, 2005, a short (about 500 words maximum) statement, with a significative title that describes: * as a person in charge of community telecenters: issues that need to be investigated and the expected practical outcome, and/or their experience with being involved with research work or using its results. * as a researcher: completed, on-going or planned research and discussing related methodologies. Both practitioners and researchers who cannot attend the workshop but would like to contribute research needs or methods can follow the above procedure, mentioning at the beginning of the statement « not attending. If selected their contribution will be included in the workshop material. Proposals will be selected by a committee composed by representatives of telecenters community, research community, CoVITALC & CIRN. Acceptance will be notified by October 1st, 2005. Accepted contributions will be published on the event and ONID web sites. After the seminar authors of the most significant contributions will be invited to submit formal papers for publication in the Journal of Community Informatics. Participants in the 4^th workshop on digital inclusion are expected to meet the costs of their travel and attendance. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.13/78 - Release Date: 19/08/2005

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by Jeremy Hunsinger 21 Aug '05

21 Aug '05

if anyone else is interested drop me a note and i'll get you the sign up info for the the league that i'm running. it should be great fun. you don't have to be an expert, but you do have to be strategic. you can learn as you go. 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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