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Ito on NPR
by Mark D. Johns 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

Mimi Ito (UC Irvine and IR 9.0 keynote speaker) was a guest on NPR's "On Point" radio program this morning: http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2008/11/digital-youth/ -- Mark D. Johns, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Communication Studies Luther College, Decorah, Iowa USA http://academic.luther.edu/~johnsmar/ ----------------------------------------------- "Get the facts first. You can distort them later." ---Mark Twain

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Yale ISP Fellowships
by Laura Forlano 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

FYI Begin forwarded message: > > Yale Information Society Project Fellowships for 2009-2010 > > The Information Society Project (ISP) at Yale Law School is seeking > applicants for 2009-2010 postdoctoral fellowships. The ISP > resident fellowships are designed for recent graduates of law or > Ph.D. programs who are interested in careers in teaching and public > service in any of the following areas: law and innovation; > Internet and telecommunications law and policy; intellectual > property law; access to knowledge; first amendment law; media > studies; privacy; civil liberties online; cybercrime and > cybersecurity; social software; standards and technology policy; > bioethics, biotechnology, and law and genomics; and law, > technology, and culture generally. > > Information about applying is available at the ISP web site at: > http://www.law.yale.edu/intellectuallife/6523.htm. Applications > for 2009-10 ISP fellowships must be postmarked no later than Feb. > 1, 2009.

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Book launch: Urban Informatics - The Practice and Promise of the Real-Time City
by Marcus Foth 26 Nov '08

26 Nov '08

Held in conjunction with OZCHI 2008 on Friday, 12th Dec 2008, 3pm at James Cook University, Cairns, please join us for afternoon tea where Associate Professor Bharat Dave (The University of Melbourne) will launch the latest release from IGI Global: Handbook of Research on Urban Informatics: The Practice and Promise of the Real-Time City Edited by: Marcus Foth, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference, IGI Global. ISBN 978-1-60566-152-0. 506 pp. http://www.urbaninformatics.net/book/ Please register at ozchi.org. Event info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=93201635054 DESCRIPTION Alive with movement and excitement, cities transmit a rapid flow of exchange facilitated by a meshwork of infrastructure connections. In this environment, the Internet has advanced to become the prime communication medium, creating a vibrant and increasingly researched field of study in urban informatics. The Handbook of Research on Urban Informatics: The Practice and Promise of the Real-Time City brings together an international selection of 66 esteemed scholars presenting their research and development on urban technology, digital cities, locative media, and mobile and wireless applications. A truly global resource, this one- of-a-kind reference collection contains significant and timely research covering a diverse range of current issues in the urban informatics field, making it an essential addition to technology and social science collections in academic libraries that will benefit scholars and practitioners in an array of fields ranging from computer science to urban studies. TOPICS COVERED Community engagement Digital cities Digital identity Environmental impact Locative media Mobile and wireless applications Participatory planning Privacy Surveillance Sustainability Urban informatics Urban technology Abstracts, foreword, preface, acknowledgements and contributors' biographies can be downloaded from: http://eprints.qut.edu.au/archive/00013308/ If you are interested in this book, please ask your library to place an order with their preferred distributor using this form: http://www.igi-global.com/downloads/pdf/LibRecForm_booksEnc.pdf If you are on facebook, please join the Urban Informatics group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2493830797 Best Regards, marcus -- Dr Marcus Foth Australian Postdoctoral Fellow Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Phone +61 7 313 x88772 - Fax x88195 - Office Z6-511 m.foth(a)qut.edu.au - http://www.vrolik.de/publications/

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"Social Computing in 2020" Bluesky Innovation Competition
by Jennifer S. Earl 25 Nov '08

25 Nov '08

In case anyone is interested... ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- "SOCIAL COMPUTING IN 2020" BLUESKY INNOVATION COMPETITION The University of California Transliteracies Project and UC Santa Barbara Social Computing Group announce the "Social Computing in 2020" Bluesky Innovation Competition." What will social computing technologies and practices be like in the year 2020? * ELIGIBLE: Undergraduate or graduate students anywhere in the world. * AWARDS: 1st prize, $3000 USD; 2nd prize, $1000, 3rd prize, $500. * SUBMISSION FORMAT: Description of an idea + Imaginative realization, embodiment, or illustration of the idea in a variety of possible formats (e.g., an essay, story, script, application sketch, fictional business plan, etc.). * DEADLINE: January 30, 2009. * FULL COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Guidelines & Submission Details http://socialcomputing.ucsb.edu/contest2020/ Students from any discipline--humanities, arts, social sciences, computer science, engineering, etc.--are encouraged to apply. The competition emphasizes visionary, thoughtful, or critical concepts rather than technical knowledge as such. For more information, see the full competition announcement (http://socialcomputing.ucsb.edu/contest2020/) Inquiries may be directed by email to socialcomputing(a)lsmail.ucsb.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMPETITION ORGANIZERS UCSB Social Computing Group (http://socialcomputing.ucsb.edu) (A working group in the UC Transliteracies Project: http://transliteracies.english.ucsb.edu) * Kevin Almeroth - Department of Computer Science; Associate Dean for Advancement and Planning, College of Engineering. * Jennifer Earl - Department of Sociology; Director, Center for Information Technology & Society. * Andrew Flanagin - Department of Communication; Co-director, Credibility and Digital Media@UCSB Project. * James Frew - Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management. * Alan Liu - Chair, Department of English; Director, UC Transliteracies Project. * Miriam Metzger - Department of Communication; Co-director, Credibility and Digital Media@UCSB Project. (With assistance from the UCSB Graduate Student Social Computing "Bluesky" Group.) ---------- End Forwarded Message ---------- ********************************* Jennifer Earl Director, Center for Information Technology and Society Associate Professor of Sociology University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9430 P: (805) 893-7471 F: (805) 893-3324 *********************************

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CPDP2009 - announcement - please circulate
by Sari Depreeuw 25 Nov '08

25 Nov '08

Dear all, This conference might be of interest to some of you. Kind regards, Sari. _____________________ Sari Depreeuw Researcher FLEET, Flemish E-publishing Trends www.fleetproject.be Vrije Universiteit Brussel Rechtsfaculteit - Bureau 4C319 Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel tel. +32-2-629.15.86 fax. +32-2-629.26.62 www.vub.ac.be/LSTS Begin forwarded message: > From: Serge Gutwirth <serge.gutwirth(a)vub.ac.be> > Date: Mon 24 Nov 2008 21:49:44 GMT+01:00 > > Subject: CPDP2009 - announcement - please circulate > > Computer, Privacy, Data Protection conference > CPDP 2009: Data Protection in A Profiled World? > > Data protection and privacy increasingly face new challenges posed > by technologies and policies as well as society and individual > expectations. Identifying and addressing such issues is the main > goal of the annual Computer, Privacy, Data Protection (CPDP) > conference. > > The CPDP Conference aims at bridging policymakers, academics, > practitioners and activists to create the most appropriate forum of > discussion on key challenges. > > It combines informative panels with the latest agenda news from > data protection stakeholders and panels with current topics of > interests. > > The main topic of interest on this year's CDPD Conference Data > Protection in A Profiled World is 'profiling and automatic > computing'. Other topics are: e-voting and data breaches, e-privacy > regulations and surveillance, privacy by design and social networks > as well as developments in the JHA area. > More than 60 speakers coming from national and international > organisations and institutions will intervene on these topics or > present annual sessions on the agendas of European and national > institutions, US and Canada governments and law firms. > > The CPDP has been conceptualised as follow: > _ 12 Panel sessions on Friday and Saturday (six recurrent panels > and six thematic panels) > _ 1 Parallel reading panel for a pre-registered audience > _ 1 Pecha Kucha Night: Friday evening event > > For full details and the programme, please visit our website: > http://www.cpdpconferences.org > > You can register for the conference here: http:// > www.cpdpconferences.org/registration.html > > Kind regards > > Serge Gutwirth

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This Is Not A Web | WWWW
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 25 Nov '08

25 Nov '08

Artists/ What Would Dali Do ? ....Clean/Clear Your Mind Of All That You Know (or Think You Know) About The World Wide Web .... ... In Reading About Barcelona And Its Art / Artists / Architecture ... It Occurred To Me That The Time Has Come To Rethink The Nature Of The Web And The Internet ... What Would Dali Do ? >From The Perspectives Of Dali / Gaudi / Miro / Piscasso / ... How Could / Should / Would The WWW Be Configured / Structured / Organized ... [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dalí ] [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaudi ] [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Miró ] [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picasso ] What Would Dali Do ? >>> I'm Not Interested In Art / Architecture Content On The Current Web Per Se ... But In A ReConceptualized Web = How Would Such Artists/ Architects Envision The WWW ... <<< [BTW: I'm Not Interested In Virtual Realities Per Se ... [e.g. Second Life] What Would Dali Do ? / Examples / Samples / Thoughts / Would Be Most Appreciated .... It Could Be SINful [ http://tinyurl.com/5rgff6 ] ... What Would Dali Do ? BTW: I Plan To Attend The e-Society Conference In Barcelona [ http://www.esociety-conf.org/ ] in late February 2009 / Does AnyOneElse Plan To Go ... ? /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come / Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ] What Would Dali Do ?

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Reminder: Online discussion on Retooling for the 21st Century: Digital skills and literacy December 1, 2008 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST
by Bermonte, Anne (MGS) 25 Nov '08

25 Nov '08

Remember to register for the upcoming online discussion: December 1, 2008: Retooling for the 21st Century: Digital Skills and Literacy ePanel 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. EST. Barbara Crow, Director of Graduate Program in Communications and Culture, York University and Co-Director of the Mobile Media Lab, will lead a panel of researchers and academics who will discuss research in relationship to digital literacy pertaining to access, play, surveillance, code, copyright, policy and gaming. She will be joined by: Greg Elmer, Director of Infoscape Research Lab and Bell Globemedia Research Chair, Associate Professor at Ryerson University Jennifer Jenson, Associate Professor of Pedagogy and Technology in the Faculty of Education at York University Leslie Regan Shade, Associate Professor and Director, MA in Media Studies Concordia University, Department of Communications Studies http://digitalontario.na3.acrobat.com/digitalskills/ <http://digitalontario.na3.acrobat.com/digitalskills/> You must pre-register for this ePanel at digitalontario(a)ontario.ca Anne Bermonte Senior Project and Policy Advisor OCCIO I&IT Strategy, Policy and Planning Branch Ministry of Government Services

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Announcement: Talk by Jimmy Wales
by Nishant Shah 25 Nov '08

25 Nov '08

Dear All, The Centre for Internet and Society, in collaboration with the Bangalore International Centre, is proud to host a discussion focusing on Wikipedia and free culture, with Jimmy 'Jimbo' Wales (Founder, Wikipedia) and Sue Gardner (Wikimedia Foundation), on the 13th of December, at the Bangalore International Centre, Bangalore. You can find more details about the event at http://cis-india.org/events/wikipedia-and-free-culture It is a free event, though registration is compulsory. We shall look forward to discussions on the recent controversies and debates that have surrounded the Wikipedia, and the ways in which questions of knowledge, authority, authorship and information are changing in our rapidly transforming Information Societies. Please distribute and disseminate the information as you see suitable. We shall look forward to seeing you there, Warmly Nishant -- Nishant Shah Doctoral Candidate, CSCS, Bangalore. Director (Research), Centre for Internet and Society,( www.cis-india.org ) Asia Awards Fellow, 2008-09 # 0-9740074884

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Research on hypertext
by Øystein Pedersen Dahlen 25 Nov '08

25 Nov '08

Dear colleagues, Is there anybody out there who knows about research on hyperlinks in web news outlets that goes beyond counting the number of hyperlinks? More precisely: content analysis of interlinked texts that gives a better understanding of the connection between the primary and linked texts, like answering question if the linked texts give the reader more knowledge and understanding of the news by using these hyperlinks. Best wishes Øystein Pedersen Dahlen Volda University College Norway

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Brenda Danet in Israel
by Barry Wellman 24 Nov '08

24 Nov '08

Brenda Danet and I became close when I was in Israel in 1995 (at Hebrew U). She was very welcoming and supportive. More importantly, she was the mentor to an exciting band of Israeli grad students at the time. A final set of hugs to Brenda!!! Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology University of Toronto 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _______________________________________________________________________

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