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REMINDER: HICSS 42 Minitrack on Open Movements
by Felipe Ortega 02 Jun '08

02 Jun '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Apologies for cross-posting. ============================================ *REMINDER: Call for Papers HICSS 42 Minitrack on Open Movements* *Full papers deadline: 15 June*. Less than 2 weeks left. Conference will be held from 5-8 January, 2009. *We are still open to accept reviewers for submitted papers*. Please contact Minitrack Co-Chairs if you want to be included in the reviewers pool. We will help best papers authors to publish their contributions on top-rated, international research publications. If you have doubts or you need some guidance about the contents on your paper, please don't hesitate and contact Minitrack Co-chairs: Co-chairs: Felipe Ortega (Primary Contact) Universidad Rey Juan Carlos GSyC/LibreSoft Tulipán s/n28933 Mostoles, Madrid, Spain Phone: +34-91-488-8523 Email: jfelipe(a)gsyc.es URL: http://libresoft.urjc.es/ Kevin Crowston School of Information Studies Syracuse University 348 Hinds HallSyracuse, NY 13244-4100 USA Phone: +1-315-443-1676 Email: crowston(a)syr.edu URL: http://crowston.syr.edu/ ======================================== The Minitrack focuses on research about Open Movements phenomena, including FLOSS, Open Contents and Open Communities from many different perspectives. We accept papers on social networks, and coordination and distributed collaboration in OC and OComm, community development and its evolution, knowledge management and learning, content development in these environments, as well as analysis and assesment of these processes. Topics and research areas include, but are not limited to: * Issues in distributed software development for FLOSS * Issues in content development in OC and OComm * Distributed collaboration in and coordination of FLOSS and OC development teams * Distributed group development for FLOSS * Community development and its evolution in OC * FLOSS teams as communities of practice * Leadership, management and policies in FLOSS, OC groups and Open Communities * Creators roles in OC, and OComm and how they evolve over time * Implementation of FLOSS systems * Distributed project management and distributed team management * Knowledge management and learning in OComm, OC and FLOSS development * Member satisfaction and effectiveness in OComm, OC and FLOSS development * Analysis and assessment of software development processes for FLOSS * Motivations and ideologies in OC, OComm and FLOSS * User involvement and user support in FLOSS development * FLOSS systems supporting OC projects * Web 20, Enterprise 20, mashups and their relationships with OC and OComm * Forecasting the evolution of FLOSS and OC projects, as well as OComm * Application, implementation and cases of use of OC and FLOSS projects in education, health care, public administrations and mass media * Social networks in FLOSS, OC projects and OComm Regards. Felipe Ortega. - -- José Felipe Ortega Soto | Ph.D. Candidate / Researcher Tel: (+34)-914 888 105 | Fax: (+34)-916 647 494 | GSyC/Libresoft - U. Rey Juan Carlos jfelipe _at_ gsyc.escet.urjc.es | Edif. Departamental II - Office 116 http://libresoft.urjc.es/ | c/Tulipán s/n 28933 Móstoles (Madrid) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIQ/dwe8GFfoqY1ucRAk8dAJ0VLD3iS+9tNfGgu+uQK3NV7eL5YgCdH+/e V8ljL8q32I22r7gXSuzvjPg= =Gbxd -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Internet Studies Festival: registration now open!
by Adi Kuntsman 02 Jun '08

02 Jun '08

Internet Studies Festival Are you a researcher or postgraduate student studying the Internet? Are you a recent graduate, interested in doing an MA in Internet and Communication studies? Then this event is for you! Liverpool John Moores University invites you to the *Internet Studies Festival*: an exciting one-day event that brings together young and experienced scholars working in the area. Join us on *the 18th of July 2008 from 10am all day* to learn about Facebook and blogging; on-line communities and chatrooms; Internet in many languages and ethics of Internet research. Come and get a chance to meet colleagues from around the UK, John Moores staff and current MA students who are at the forefront of this new and exciting field The Festival will include presentations, discussions and an exciting book fair. Tea, coffee and lunch will be provided to all registered participants. To register (free of charge!) please visit our website: http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/MCA/91522.htm Please circulate this invitation widely Dr. Adi Kuntsman Lecturer in Internet and Communication School of Media, Critical and Creative Arts Liverpool John Moores University Dean Walters, 1 St. James Road Liverpool, L1 7BR http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/MCA/91728.htm

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Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 46, Issue 29
by Mariana Goya 01 Jun '08

01 Jun '08

Hi Sabrina, In relation to digital convergence, I would recommend Lev Manovich's Language of new media. Regarding cultural changes, I would suggest the introduction and some chapters of Henry Jenkin's Media Convergence. Mariana air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: From: "Sabryna Cornish" Subject: [Air-L] convergence To: Message-ID: <48411AE7020000EE0000627F(a)wpo.cso.niu.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Hi all--I am teaching a graduate course on media convergence. I have a good idea for readings for the course, but wanted some suggestions from list serv members about what they might require graduate students to read. I am purposely not including a description of the course to see what list serv members think about when they consider the term media convergence. I will say this is a theoretically based course. Thanks in advance for any help! Sabryna Sabryna Cornish Assistant professor of journalism Department of communication Northern Illinois University -------- Mariana Goya M. Doctoral student at the Institute of Communications Research University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Invitation to GigaNet paris Workshop
by Nanette Levinson 01 Jun '08

01 Jun '08

Global Internet Governance: An Interdisciplinary Research Field in Construction A GigaNet workshop, organized in cooperation with GDR TICS and DEL Networks Paris, France - 23 June 2008 - 08:30-13:30 University Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle – Institut du Monde Anglophone Invitation to participate The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) will hold its first workshop on "Global Internet Governance: An Interdisciplinary Field in Construction", in Paris, France, on Monday 23 June 2003, 08:30-13:30. French co-organizers and sponsors are: GDR- CNRS TICS, DEL-CNRS network, Sciences Po, U. Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle, U. Pierre et Marie Curie, and LIP6 Laboratory. The purpose of the workshop, the first of its sort, is to allow scholars involved in Internet Governance-related research to describe their ongoing research projects to other scholars in the field, in order to share ideas, forge possible collaborations, and identify emerging research themes in the field. Scholars from various academic disciplines and all regions of the world are expected to contribute to this reflexive exercise, with the long-term objective of collectively building this interdisciplinary research field. Rather than featuring academic paper presentations, the workshop aims at providing a survey of current academic activities in the field of global Internet governance. The workshop is mainly organized around 3 roundtables, fostering lively and fruitful discussions. Panelists selected among the authors of submitted contributions will discuss global Internet governance research activities dealing with: models, players and democratic principles; regulation policies and regulatory issues; and regional perspectives and sociocultural issues. Attendance at the workshop is free and open to all interested parties, but registration is required. Workshop agenda and detailed program, registration form, contribution abstracts, as well as other practical information, are available at the workshop website: http://tinyurl.com/2nww9t. Contact: Meryem Marzouki, Workshop Chair LIP6-UPMC-CNRS, France (Meryem.Marzouki(a)lip6.fr) Workshop website: http://tinyurl.com/2nww9t -- Meryem Marzouki LIP6/PolyTIC - CNRS 104 avenue du Président Kennedy - 75016 Paris http://www-polytic.lip6.fr b_________________________________________ Nanette S. Levinson Chair, GigaNet and Director Designate International Communication Program School of International Service American University Washington, DC 20016-8071 202-885-1480 www.american.edu/levinson

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Convergence syllabus
by RGL 01 Jun '08

01 Jun '08

I'd also recommend considering the following, keeping in mind that policy issues related to convergence also matter a lot, hence the Benkler reference. B. Lentz, McGill University Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide (Hardcover) by Henry Jenkins The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom by Yochai Benkler New Media: A Critical Introduction (Paperback) by Martin Lister (Author), Kieran Kelly (Author), Jon Dovey (Author), Seth Giddings (Author), Iain Grant (Author) RG Lentz NYC

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