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Graduate Student Workshop: Values in Computer and Information System Design
by Michael Zimmer 19 Dec '07

19 Dec '07

[Please distribute widely - apologies for cross-posts. -mz] Call for Applications Graduate Student Workshop: Values in Computer and Information System Design Center for Science, Technology and Society Santa Clara University August 8-16 2008 http://www.scu.edu/sts/VID/welcome.cfm Workshop Directors: Geoffrey C. Bowker, Santa Clara University http://www.scu.edu/~gbowker Helen Nissenbaum, New York University http://www.nyu.edu/projects/nissenbaum/ Workshop Details: We invite applications for a one week NSF sponsored workshop on emerging approaches to the study of values in computer and information systems. Funding is available to help support students’ travel, accommodation, and subsistence. Workshop goals include: · Deepening understanding of technology in relation to social, moral, political and cultural values. · Creating new opportunities for collaborations among researchers and scholars (current and future). · Revealing relevant cross-cutting literatures, approaches, and methodologies. · Promoting the development of collegial networks among established scholars and students. Students will cover a diverse canon of works on technology and values, and design and design methodologies promoting a broad understanding of what “good” systems are. Guest faculty, including major theorists and design practitioners, will lead discussions and share their own work. On Saturday August 16, students will present their work at a public conference to a panel made up of industry and academic experts, who will comment on their presentations. There will also be two keynote presentations. Who should apply? Students working toward a Ph.D., or equivalent professional degree, in information science, media and communications, sociology, management, policy, law, STS, computer science and engineering, and philosophy. Applicants should have completed (or nearly completed) course requirements and be on the path toward an independent project (dissertation or other) related to the central themes of the Workshop. We are striving for diversity of backgrounds, methodologies, and geographic origin. Please send: CV, 2-page project description, and letter of recommendation (under separate cover) from a faculty member. CV should mention relevant coursework, work, design, or system-building experience. In a cover letter, applicants should mention potential funding sources and needs. Send queries or materials to: Geoffrey C. Bowker Center for Science, Technology and Society Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053-0470 gbowker(a)scu.edu Applications close: 15 January, 2008 Awards will be announced: 29 February, 2008 http://www.scu.edu/sts/VID/welcome.cfm This workshop is made possible by NSF Science of Design Grant: CNS 0613893 ----- Michael Zimmer, PhD Microsoft Fellow, Information Society Project Yale Law School e: michael.zimmer(a)yale.edu w: http://michaelzimmer.org

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snide, cute, ignorant, surprising
by Barry Wellman 19 Dec '07

19 Dec '07

The tone of Monica Hesse's Washington Post story is somewhat snide. Although I did enjoy some of her word-play: "celebrademic" danah "uncapping" herself (altho note that the Post copyeditor re-capped her at the start of a para.) Frankly, "danah" uncapped has made proofreading PITAs for me for years. What is ignorant is Ms Hesse being surprised that small circles cite each other. This is true in many fields. There is a whole area of bibliometrics devoted to this. Check out the work of Howard White or Loet Leyesdorff, for example. Or, as usual, I have co-authored a paper on the subject -- its on my website. "Does Citation Reflect Social Structure? Longitudinal Evidence from the 'Globenet' Interdisciplinary Reserach Group" JASIST, 1/04. What is surprising is that I was interviewed and quoted by Ms Hesse and it was a much straighter piece of reporting: "An Unmanageable Circle of Friends: Social-Network Sites Inundate Us with Connections, and that can be Alienating." Washington Post, August 26, 2007, p. M10. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/24/AR200708240… Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Room 418 Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-7162 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php Elvis wouldn't be singing "Return to Sender" these days _______________________________________________________________________

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Re: [Air-L] The Washington Post piece (Holly Kruse)
by David M Silver 19 Dec '07

19 Dec '07

Holly Kruse wrote: > I can confirm one thing: the article and its fallout has definitely > increased the number of air-l subscription requests. that rocks. here's another good thing about the WaPo article: nearly all the interviewees are women. i can't remember a journalistic piece about an academic field of study that was not dominated by the opinions and perspectives of male senior scholars. that said, it was a shame to feature only american scholars. david silver http://silverinsf.blogspot.com

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OII Summer Doctoral Programme 2008 - Web Science
by Vicki Nash 19 Dec '07

19 Dec '07

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the application process for the OII's 6th Summer Doctoral programme is now open. Organised for the first time in collaboration with the Web Science Research Initiative <http://webscience.org> , the Programme (13th-26th July) will focus on themes around Web Science. Up to 25 places will be available to students at an advanced stage of their PhD research. In addition, thanks to a grant from the EPSRC, WSRI has a number of scholarships available for students at MIT, University of Southampton, University of Oxford and Harvard University which will support a three-month period of exchange activities on Web Science, beginning with the Summer Doctoral programme in Oxford. Further information on both Programmes can be found on our website at http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/sdp/Y2008.cfm Best wishes Vicki Nash Dr Victoria Nash Director of Graduate Studies Oxford Internet Institute 01865 287231 www.oii.ox.ac.uk

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[EURO mGOV 2008] The Third Euro Conference on Mobile Government
by i k 19 Dec '07

19 Dec '07

*** Apologies for Cross postings *** The EURO mGOV 2008 ------------------------------------- The Third European Conference & Exhibitions on Mobile Government 15 - 16 September 2008 Sheraton Voyager, Antalya, Turkey ------------------------------------- ** http://www.mgovernment.org/events/ ** Submissions Deadline : 1 May 2008 Featuring mGovernment Summit ---------------------------- Prominent Representatives from European Public Sector will be invited to share their experiences, and discuss implemenation of mGovernment services and applications, the lessons learned, and the future of the mGovernment revolution. Special invitation to public sector professionals.. --------------------------------------------- If you are a public sector professional with key responsibilities and experience in mGovernment, mGCI may support your participation to the conference. To take advantage of this special invitation, please contact the conference secretariat... Mobile Government ------------------ mGov involves revolutionary approaches to the modernization of public sector via utilization of networked mobile technologies in the local or central government organizations. It aims to enhance the businesses of the public sector by bringing new opportunities for providing services to the citizens and improving business processes in public organizations. mGovernment is now a recognized field of practice and research, and constitutes the next evolutionary step of the progresses in eGovernment. The Euro mGOV Conference series establish a forum and provide a showcase for the developments on the public administration and mobile Internet technologies, services and business models, and tie them to the existing and future m-government applications and government business models. The series will present evidences of applications and trends in mobile government implementations from various parts of the world. The conferecne is a prime platform for presenting, exchanging and disseminating the newest developments, ideas, applications and services in the field of mGovernment among three essential constituents: public and private sector professionals and the researchers. Euro mGov conference organization cordially invites researchers and practitioners from academia, public sector, IT and Telecom Industry to participate and contribute to this largest gathering of the mobile government professionals. Who will attend? ----------------- *** Public sector professionals such as policy and decision makers, managers of departments developing or implementing mobile technologies, politicians and representatives of civil society organisations and NGOs. *** Private Sector professionals from, for example, mobile telco`s, infrastructure, hardware, content, applications and service providers to the public sector. *** Researchers from academia and other research organizations. Conference Format ------------------ The conference will have two major streams: Research and Practice streams. The research stream will promote discussions and exchange of ideas on significant and recent research on Mobile Government. The Practice stream will have various practice talks, exhibition and demo of Mobile government IT solutions, applications and services. The Research Sessions: These session aims to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas, promote discussions and support wider reach of mobile government issues. There will be a number of high quality keynote, case study, policy and research presentations. Practice Sessions:The industry/exhibition/demo session aims to get public or private sector professionals to exhibit current developments in mobile IT solutions, and demo of mobile government applications and services. Various industry participants and government units will gather to create a showcase of the most recent mobile government solutions facilitating e-government and other public administration. The EURO mGOV Conference also invites proposals for panels, posters, demos, tutarial, special sessions and exhibitions. Further information ------------------- for topics, committees, submissions, participation, partnership, sponsorship and exhibitions.... Please visit wwww.mgovernment.org/events/ Conference Secretariat: mgov2008(a)mgovernment.org Organized and Supported by --------------------------- -- The Mobile Government Consortium International, UK -- Department of Computer Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, Turkey

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[mSociety 2008] The First International Mobile Society Conference
by i k 19 Dec '07

19 Dec '07

*** Apologies for Cross postings *** mSOCIETY 2008 -------------------------------------- The First International Conference & Exhibitions on Mobile Society 18 - 19 September 2008 Sheraton Voyager, Antalya, Turkey --------------------------------------- ** http://www.mgovernment.org/events/ ** Submissions Deadline : 1 May 2008 Shaping the future`s psychology and the society ------------------------------------------------- Mobile Society refers to the emerging trends of the collective-life on earth driven by the technology of networked mobile phones and other mobile devices. These technologies and its fast and wide adoption is influencing the way we live in the society, we run businesses and the way we are as individuals. The First International Conference on Mobile Society (mSociety 2008) aims to be a platform for presenting, exchanging and disseminating the newest developments, ideas, applications and services involving all aspects of practice and research in mSociety. The mSociety 2008 organization invites all professionals having interest in how mobility influences the society: both positive and negative. Possible perspectives may include, but not limited to, technology diffusion and adoption; dissemination of mobile content, applications and services for business and entertainment; economical, sociological and psychological impact of mobility on society. Who will attend? ---------------- *** Researchers economists, technologists, sociologists and psychologists from academia and other research organizations. *** Private Sector professionals from, for example, mobile telco`s, infrastructure, hardware, content, applications and service providers to the individuals and organizations. *** Members of Civil Society Organizations. Conference Content and Format ------------------------------ The first International Conference on The Mobile Society aims to focus on psychological and sociological impacts of mobile technologies, especially mobile phones, on individuals and the society. The conference will have two major streams: Research and Practice streams. The research stream will promote discussions and exchange of ideas on significant and recent research on Mobile Society. The Practice stream will focus on content, applications and services. The Research Sessions: These session aims to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas, promote discussions and support wider reach of mobile society issues. There will be a number of high quality keynote, case study, policy and research presentations. Practice Sessions:The industry/exhibition/demo session aims to get professionals to exhibit current developments in mobile IT solutions, and demo of mobile applications and services influnecing the society and the individuals. The Conference also invites proposals for panels, posters, demos, tutarial, special sessions and exhibitions. Please refer to relevant pages on this site for specific instructions. Further information ------------------- for topics, committees, submissions, participation, partnership, sponsorship and exhibitions.... Please visit wwww.mgovernment.org/events/ Conference Secretariat: msociety2008(a)mgovernment.org Organized and Supported by --------------------------- -- The Mobile Government Consortium International, UK -- Department of Computer Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, Turkey

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SCRIPT-ed December 2007 issue
by Andres Guadamuz 19 Dec '07

19 Dec '07

[Apologies for cross-posting] http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrc/script-ed The Editorial Board of SCRIPT-ed – A Journal of Law, Technology & Society is pleased to present its 16th issue, which addresses a wide range of issues emergent from advances in technology, including net neutrality, data protection, free access to legal research, and the precautionary principle. Additionally, there are pieces on technology-driven alienation and a further contribution to the Taylor-Adams dialogue begun in earlier issues. SCRIPT-ed is also proud to announce that starting with this issue, all articles will be published under a CC licence by default. In this issue: Editorial - SCRIPT-ed Redux: New Challenges, New Directions, Shawn H.E. Harmon and Wiebke Abel. Peer-Reviewed Articles - A Private Law Approach to Privacy; Mandatory Law Obliged? Colette Cuijpers, pp.304-318 - Emerging Global Networks for Free Access to Law: WorldLII’s Strategies, Graham Greenleaf, Philip Chung and Andrew Mowbray. - Can Article 5.7 of the WTO SPS Agreement be a Model for the Precautionary Principle? Niu Huei-Chih. - The Protection of Personally Identifiable Information, DeLiang Liu. - Net Neutrality and Consumer Access to Content, Christopher T Marsden. - Identity Theft and Systems Theory: The Fraud Act 2006 in Perspective, Anne Savirimuthu and Joseph Savirimuthu. Analysis - Robots Bowling Alone: Evolving Post-Technological Humans, David Koepsell. - Copyright and Research: A Different Perspective, Jan Velterop. Reports - Institute of Medicine, Law & Bioethics (IMLAB), Amanda Warren-Jones. Book Reviews - The Regulatory Challenge of Biotechnology: Human Genetics and Food Patents, by Han Somsen (ed). Reviewed by Kate Getliffe. - Biotechnology and International Law, by Francesco Francioni and Tullio Scovazzi (eds). Reviewed by Andrea Glorioso. - Unravelling the Myth around Open Source Licences, by Lucie Guibault and Ot van Daalen. Reviewed by Andres Guadamuz. - The Troubled Pregnancy: The Legal Wrongs and Rights in Reproduction, by J.K. Mason. Reviewed by Alasdair Maclean. - New Directions in Copyright Law, by Fiona Macmillan (ed). Reviewed by Daithí Mac Síthigh. -- Andres Guadamuz AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law Old College, South Bridge Edinburgh, EH8 9YL Tel: 44 (0)131 6509699 Fax: 44 (0)131 6506317 a.guadamuz(a)ed.ac.uk http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrb/ SCRIPT-ed Journal of Law, Technology and Society http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrc/script-ed IP/IT/Medical Law LLM by Distance Learning http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/distancelearning/

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The Washington Post piece
by Joseph Turow 19 Dec '07

19 Dec '07

It *is* mortifying to see the results of a (presumably) serious set of interviews turned into what is fundamentally an anti-intellectual article. I have to say that every time I talk to a journalist I worry that I won't end up sounding like a fool-even if the quote is correct. The best people to talk to are beat reporters who really know the territory. Monica Hesse, by contrast, is a "staff writer" who as a result has written articles with titles that range from "Identity Stolen: Steel Yourself" to "Refrigerator Stuffed Too Full" and "...Can Modern Love Survive a Tale of Two Chairs?" For what it's worth, I see articles such as the one about Facebook as a callout about the importance of a topic and people related to it. When I worry about such pieces, I tell myself that my nonacademic friends (and the PR folks at my University) will be impressed that I was quoted and mostly forget what was said; that most of my academic friends will know how this works and shrug off what sounds silly; and that only a wayward few will parse each quote to understand its deep meaning. Joe Joseph Turow Robert Lewis Shayon Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Annenberg School for Communication University of Pennsylvania 3620 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 215 898 5842

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Re: [Air-L] WSJ
by Margie Borschke 19 Dec '07

19 Dec '07

Simply, as Oscar Wilde said: The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

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informed consent
by Erika Pearson 19 Dec '07

19 Dec '07

I am curious as to people's experiences in gathering informed consent? Our university has a paper document that it requires participants to sign -- but I was wondering if any of you have any experience in alternate ways of gathering this consent (i.e.: email or electronic document, printing out and mailing back or even scanning in a signed copy of the document) and any problems you encountered. any help would be much appreciated. cheers erika ~~ Erika Pearson Dept. of Media, Film and Communication. University of Otago P.O. Box 56 Dunedin 9054 Aotearoa/New Zealand Ph: (+0064 3) 479-8680 E-mail: erika.pearson(a)otago.ac.nz

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