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Fwd: Call for papers for Barbara Wellbery Memorial Award in privacy
by Dan L Burk 04 Aug '05

04 Aug '05

Of possible interest. DLB > Call for Papers: > > Submissions for the 2005 Barbara Wellbery Memorial Award are now being > accepted through October 15, 2005. The Barbara Wellbery Memorial Award, > annual international privacy writing competition, was established in 2004 to > honor the memory of Barbara Wellbery and her contribution to the privacy > field. The purpose of the award is to spark constructive debate, stimulate > creative thinking in the field of data privacy, and encourage the > development of practical solutions to current privacy dilemmas. The first > award was presented last year at the 26th Conference on Data Protection and > Privacy Commissioners in Poland to Lilian Edwards from the Law Faculty of > Edinburgh University in the UK. > > A former partner at Morrison & Foerster, Barbara Wellbery was well-respected > for her in-depth knowledge of privacy issues, and strong commitment to > fostering international understanding of differing privacy approaches around > the world. She was the chief architect and negotiator of the U.S. safe harbor > privacy accord with the European Union. Ms. Wellbery passed away in 2003 > after a long illness. > > The winner of the award receives a $3,000 cash award. In addition, the > individual will receive an invitation to present his or her paper at an > international data protection and privacy conference and a stipend of up to > $2,000 for associated travel expenses. The paper will also be published in > the International Review of Law, Computers, & Technology and by the > International Association of Privacy Professionals. > > To view application information, submission form (in English or French) and > the 2004 winning entry, see the links below. For further information about > award and guideline submissions, please contact Ms. Cynthia Rich of Morrison > & Foerster LLP at crich(a)mofo.com. > > http://www.mofo.com/docs/PDF/2005_Wellbery_Award_%20Application.pdf (the > application in English) > > http://www.mofo.com/docs/PDF/2005WellberyFrench.pdf (the application in >French) > > http://www.mofo.com/docs/PDF/2004_Barbara_Wellbery_Award_Paper.pdf (2004 >winning paper) Dan L. Burk Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly Professor University of Minnesota Law School 229 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA *************************************** Voice: 612-626-8726 Fax: 612-625-2011

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Re: [Air-l] academics steering away
by Jonathan Marshall 04 Aug '05

04 Aug '05

> In a recent discussion, an Aussie colleague said: > >> "On the whole, with the exception of legal writers arguing about >> whethersuch control is good or bad, academics seem to have steered >> away from the >> issues involved of how these things actually work. > I really wondered about "steering away" which really says > "deliberatelyavoids" (you have to actively "steer"). Well, if for example i steer to towards the US, I also steer Away from Western Australia. Thats life and thats innocence :) However, although i was not arguing this, there are of course explicit and implicit 'forces' which affect the kinds of work that people take up and which gets propagated - if there isn't, then we might as well forget about doing sociology altogether and simply assume everyone has personal motivations which overwhelm social factors. > It actually sounds as a hot and researchable topic -- see > sociological-ish journal _Surveillance and Society_. thank you for the reference. jon -- UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects.

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CFP: Making Links Sydney 14/15 Nov 2005 - Putting Technology to Work in the Community Sector
by Marcus Foth 03 Aug '05

03 Aug '05

Putting Technology to Work in the Community Sector Sydney, 14th - 15th November 2005 http://communityweb.ngogeeks.com/Abstracts2005.html A conference for community and non-government workers will show it's not only corporate giants and dotcoms that can successfully harness the power of the World Wide Web. Representatives from community agencies and NGOs around the country will come together in Sydney in November to share their experiences of employing information and communication technologies (ICTs) for community building and improved service delivery. Making Links 2005 - "Putting technology to work in the community sector"' will be held on 14 and 15 November 2005 at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Participating NGO and community workers will gain an understanding of the application of ICTs in community work, as well as the fundamental tools for website development. Call for papers Papers are invited from community sector or NGO workers with ICT successes - or lessons - to share within the themes: NGOs and IT; Community Building and Social Capital; Web Development; and hands-on technical workshops. Registrations: Open 27 July 2005 Jill Sergeant Website Officer Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) PO Box 51 King St Newtown NSW 2042 Ph: 02 8568 1106 Fax: 02 9557 9867 Switchboard: 02 9557 9399 www.afao.org.au -- Marcus Foth MA(DigitalMedia) BCompSc(Hons) BMultimedia m.foth(a)qut.edu.au - http://www.vrolik.de/ Research Associate Creative Industries Research and Applications Centre Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Phone +61 7 3864 3800 - Fax +61 7 3864 3723 http://www.creativeindustries.qut.edu.au/

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academics steering away
by Barry Wellman 02 Aug '05

02 Aug '05

In a recent discussion, an Aussie colleague said: "On the whole, with the exception of legal writers arguing about whether such control is good or bad, academics seem to have steered away from the issues involved of how these things actually work. I'm not for example able, at this moment, to do more than posit that things are less controlled than they used to be (most of the complaints seem to arise between 1994 and 1997), however this may not be the case." I really wondered about "steering away" which really says "deliberately avoids" (you have to actively "steer"). It actually sounds as a hot and researchable topic -- see sociological-ish journal _Surveillance and Society_. I really think this -- and many similar -- case is a situation of so many things worth studying and not enough time or people to study them. So not steering away, just not getting around to do. Having just come over 2 years prep and 6 weeks writing our first big Connected Lives paper, I am wearily aware of the gap between bright idea and reasonable paper. 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 _____________________________________________________________________

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Re: RE: [Air-l] query about commercial regulation of internet chat
by Jonathan Marshall 02 Aug '05

02 Aug '05

Thank you Eric, Chris and Carolyn, Sorry about the delay in acknowledgment, i had a rather sharp deadline. But what has suprised me in a way, is the shortage of descriptive or sociological articles on this issue. Most of the accounts of what i guess we could call 'commerical moderation' such as AOL's patrolling and 'censoring' of its message boards and chatrooms seems largely to be covered by disconnected personal anecdote, as kept in the archives of groups like alt.aol-sucks (which may or may not be reliable) or in a few newspaper stories (most of which i've found only by references in that newsgroup). Partly this difficulty *might* arise because of the legal agreements binding AOL Moderators which restrict their open discussion of these issues, and which make discussion from all sides difficult. On the whole, with the exception of legal writers arguing about whether such control is good or bad, academics seem to have steered away from the issues involved of how these things actually work. I'm not for example able, at this moment, to do more than posit that things are less controlled than they used to be (most of the complaints seem to arise between 1994 and 1997), however this may not be the case. In a way, this is where i have slight doubts about Eric's argument, if i may be excused. As i understand Eric is arguing, from a legal point of view, that corporate monitoring and control of discussion sites, or of virtual worlds, really has little effect on free speech issues in general, and that there is no need to panic. There is, however, a plausible argument that more and more public space is being sold off to corporations, that media ownership is shrinking and getting less open to different views (ask anyone who has non-mainstream pro-cororate views if such views are accurately represented in the media and the chances are they will say no), that the way broadband is being regulated removes 'open access', or that even the actions of government are becoming protected by commerical inconfidence deals, or commercial secrecy. Now, if it is the case that more and more places in which one can discuss issues are coming under corporate control, then the question arises as to whether access to significant public areas, in which access to a large public is possible, is potentialy being lessened. And if the answer to that question is 'yes', then allowing continuing, unrestricted and increasing corporate regulation of the space they provide for discussion, or allowing corporations to regulate discussion about that space, becomes more and more problematic. ie. if there are plenty of alternatives to corporately provided discussion sites then complete corporate control of those sites is not such a bad thing, but the less such alternatives exist or are able to allow access to any wider 'public sphere', then less democratic and open society will become. jon ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Goldman <egoldman(a)gmail.com> Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:47 pm Subject: Fwd: [Air-l] query about commercial regulation of internet chat > A lot has been written on this topic, depending on how broadly you define > your inquiry. Consider, for example, the recent short paper I wrote > http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=755884 > Regards. Eric. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jonathan Marshall <Jonathan.Marshall(a)uts.edu.au> > Date: Jul 26, 2005 12:56 AM > Subject: [Air-l] query about commercial regulation of internet chat > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > > > I wonder if anyone knows of any academic writings on the commercial > regulation of chatrooms, mailing lists etc. > > I remember and can find heaps of annecdotal evidence of AOL regulating the > use of posts with 'vulgar' terms in them. This has supposedly lead to the > discontinuance of serious discussion on homosexuality, breast > cancer and so > on. However i've not yet found any academic discussion of this, or articles > which put this in historical context. For example, does AOL still behave in > this kind of way, if it ever did. > > I also remember that Prodigy was accused of obliterating > complaints against itself. > > In one book i saw mention that one supplier simply replaced any word it did > not like with a series of #s, but the source does not mention either where > or when this occured. > > I've also heard of companies attempting regulate comment about them in > internet groups by threatening legal action over the use of trade marks, but > cannot remember any details, and again don't know anything about the > historical trajectory. > > thanks for any help with this. > > jon > -- UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. 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new reviews in cyberculture studies (august 2005)
by david silver 01 Aug '05

01 Aug '05

New reviews (found at http://www.com.washington.edu/rccs/ ) for AUGUST 2005 include: [1] Emily Noelle Ignacio, Building Diaspora: Filipino Cultural Community Formation on the Internet (Rutgers University Press, 2005) Reviewed by: Marc W.D. Tyrrell, Research Resource Division for Refugees, Carleton University Reviewed by: Hilary Robertson-Hickling, Department of Management Studies, University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica Reviewed by: Christopher Helland, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada [2] John Edward Campbell, Getting It On Online: Cyberspace, Gay Male Sexuality and Embodied Identity (Haworth Press, 2004) Reviewed by: Adi Kuntsman, Department of Sociology, Lancaster University, UK Reviewed by: Nina Wakeford, INCITE and Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, UK Reviewed by: Monica Whitty, Psychology, Queen's University Belfast Author Response: John Edward Campbell, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania [3] Karen Mossberger, Caroline J. Tolbert, Mary Stansbury, Virtual Inequality: Beyond the Digital Divide (Georgetown University Press, 2003) Reviewed by: Charles Ford, Department of History, Norfolk State University Reviewed by: Jane Weiss, Humanities Department, SUNY College at Old Westbury Reviewed by: Michelle Rodino, Department of Communication, University of Cincinnati Author Response: Karen Mossberger, University of Illinois at Chicago [4] Christine L. Borgman, From Gutenberg to the Global Information Infrastructure: Access to Information in the Networked World (MIT Press, 2000) Reviewed by: Bill Herman, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania Enjoy. david silver www.theseptemberproject.org English: http://www.theseptemberproject.org/tsp.pdf Espanol: http://www.theseptemberproject.org/tspespanol.pdf

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Teknokultura (fwd)
by david silver 01 Aug '05

01 Aug '05

fyi. david ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Teknokultura Revista on-line Convocatoria /Call for submisions 2005-2006 English Teknokultura, on-line journal of the University of Puerto Rico's Social Sciences Faculty (R�o Piedras Campus), announces its opening for contributions to evaluate articles and electronic art relevant to the integration of technology to daily lives and labor. Book and website reviews, literary work, and cartoons associated to these themes will also be evaluated. For this issue will be given special consideration to works related to wireless technology. The articles should be in the following the format: a.. 15-20 pages, double sapce,font size 12 b.. PC format (Word, RTF or open office) c.. Follow APA style (American Psychological Asossioation) d.. Include Abstract (100-200 words aprox.) e.. Contributions could be summited in Spanish, English or portuguesse All materials should be sent to Heidi J. Figueroa Sarriera, Editor, to the following e-mail address: teknok(a)rrpac.upr.clu.edu For more information please contact Heidi J. Figueroa Sarriera by phone at 787-764-0000 x. 7917, send email to hfiguero(a)coqui.net or visit our site: http://teknokultura.rrp.upr.edu/contactanos/call%20for%20contributions.htm Espa�ol La revista online Teknokultura, de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de R�o Piedras, anuncia la convocatoria para evaluar art�culos y obras de arte electr�nico relacionados a la integraci�n de la tecnolog�a a la vida cotidiana y el mundo del trabajo. Tambi�n recibimos rese�as de libros, actividades y websites, piezas literarias y caricaturas asociadas a estos temas. Para este numero se dar� especial consideraci�n a trabajos relacionados a tecnolog�as inal�mbricas (wireless) En el caso de art�culos de discusi�n, el formato debe ser el siguiente: a.. Tener de 15 a 20 p�ginas a doble espacio, tama�o de letra 12 b.. Estar escrito en plataforma PC (RTF, Word o Open Office) c.. Utilizar la convenci�n de publicaci�n APA (American Psychological Association) d.. Incluir un abstract o resumen (100-150 palabras aprox.) e.. Las contribuciones de los proyectos podr�n ser en espa�ol, ingl�s o portugu�s. El material debe ser enviado a la atenci�n de Heidi J. Figueroa Sarriera, Editora, al siguiente correo electr�nico: teknok(a)rrpac.upr.clu.edu Para informaci�n adicional puede comunicarse con Heidi J. Figueroa en el tel�fono 787-764-0000 ext. 7917, hfiguero(a)coqui.net o viste nuestro site: http://teknokultura.rrp.upr.edu/contactanos/call%20for%20contributions.htm Heidi J. Figueroa Sarriera e-ditora de Teknokultura Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto de R�o Piedras Facultad de Ciencias Sociales PO Box 23345 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3345

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Fwd: How search engines re-write the past
by Emilie MARQUOIS-OGEZ 01 Aug '05

01 Aug '05

Thought you might be interested... Emilie Marquois-Ogez Début du message réexpédié : > De: Loet Leydesdorff <loet(a)LEYDESDORFF.NET> > Date: 30 juillet 2005 10:05:12 GMT+02:00 > À: SOCNET(a)LISTS.UFL.EDU > Objet: How search engines re-write the past > Répondre à: Loet Leydesdorff <loet(a)LEYDESDORFF.NET> > > ***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** > > Multiple Presents: How > <http://www.leydesdorff.net/searcheng/index.htm> > Search Engines Re-write the Past > > > New Media & Society (forthcoming) > > <http://www.leydesdorff.net/searcheng/searcheng.pdf> <pdf-version> > > Iina Hellsten, Loet Leydesdorff, and Paul Wouters > > > > > Abstract > > > Internet search engines function in a present which changes > continuously. > The search engines update their indices regularly, overwriting Web > pages > with newer ones, adding new pages to the index, and losing older ones. > Some > search engines can be used to search for information at the internet > for > specific periods of time. However, these 'date stamps' are not > determined by > the first occurrence of the pages in the Web, but by the last date at > which > a page was updated or a new page was added, and the search engine's > crawler > updated this change in the database. This has major implications for > the use > of search engines in scholarly research as well as theoretical > implications > for the conceptions of time and temporality. We examine the interplay > between the different updating frequencies by using AltaVista and > Google for > searches at different moments of time. Both the retrieval of the > results and > the structure of the retrieved information erodes over time. > > > > ** apologies for cross-postings > > > _____ > > > Loet Leydesdorff > Amsterdam School of Communications Research (ASCoR) > Kloveniersburgwal 48, 1012 CX Amsterdam > Tel.: +31-20- 525 6598; fax: +31-20- 525 3681 > loet(a)leydesdorff.net <mailto:loet@leydesdorff.net> ; > http://www.leydesdorff.net/ > > > > The Challenge of <http://www.upublish.com/books/leydesdorff-sci.htm> > Scientometrics; The <http://www.upublish.com/books/leydesdorff.htm> > Self-Organization of the Knowledge-Based Society > > _____________________________________________________________________ > SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social > network researchers (http://www.insna.org) To unsubscribe, send > an email message to listserv(a)lists.ufl.edu containing the line > UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message. > ---------------------------------------------- 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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