February 2009 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

CFP: PRESENCE 2009
by Matthew Lombard 20 Feb '09

20 Feb '09

FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS - PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY Call for Papers PRESENCE 2009 12th Annual International Workshop on Presence Los Angeles, California, USA November 11-13, 2009 Submission deadline: July 1, 2009 Conference web site: http://ispr.info/conference OVERVIEW Academics and practitioners with an interest in the concept of (tele)presence are invited to submit their work for presentation at the 12th Annual International Workshop on Presence, to be held in Los Angeles, California on November 11-13, 2009. Often described as a sense of "being there" in a mediated environment, telepresence is broadly defined as a psychological state or subjective perception in which a person fails to accurately and completely acknowledge the role of technology in an experience. It is a rich, fascinating subject of scientific investigation, artistic exploration and diverse application, with increasingly important implications for the ways in which people work, play and live, and technologies are developed. Designing technologies and imagining practices to modify, prolong and reconfigure the possibilities of being present and co-present has been a continuous endeavor of the human species, from early attempts at constructing communication and transportation devices, to the many current technologies we continue to develop to reach other places and people. Today presence phenomena are the subject of research and theory in communication, computer science, psychology, business, philosophy and many other fields. Technology designers are working to create and refine presence experiences for entertainment, business, medicine and health, teaching and learning, exploration, art and performance, and a great many other commercial and noncommercial arenas. The PRESENCE conferences provide a relaxed and enjoyable forum for presentation of presence scholarship and applications and (especially in the planned format this year), discussion sessions that allow attendees to join together in synthesizing and expanding our collective knowledge and visions for the future regarding this compelling topic. PRESENCE 2009 is co-organized by the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR; http://ispr.info) and The University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT; http://ict.usc.edu) TOPICS Issues of prominent interest include (but are not limited to): * Presence in shared virtual environments and online communities * Presence in social interactions with virtual agents and digital counterparts * Real bodies, avatars and cyborgs * Presence and ubiquity with mobile and geo-location technologies * Realistic action in virtual environments * Parasocial interaction and relationships * Presence as a socio-cultural achievement; practices, preferences and material resources to manifest presence * Linguistic and non-verbal strategies to create, negotiate and challenge presence in mediated environments * Cognitive processes and the sense of presence * Neuropsychology of presence * Presence affordances in digital technologies * 3D sound, acoustic environments and presence * Advanced broadcast and cinematic displays (stereoscopic TV, HDTV, IMAX) * Haptic and tactile displays * Holography * Affective and socio-affective interfaces * Presence augmentation through social, physical, and contextual cues * Presence, involvement and digital addiction * Presence theory; historical investigation of presence concepts; fictions, constructions and realism; transportation, flow, absorption, awareness; philosophical perspectives on presence * Causes and consequences (effects) of presence * Presence analysis, evaluation, and measurement techniques * Presence applications (communication and collaboration; education and training; medicine, health and cybertherapy; entertainment and gaming; art and performance; exploration; teleoperation; technology usability and design; etc.) * Ethical and societal implications of presence technologies * The future of presence experiences We seek original, high quality papers that make substantial contributions to the field. All accepted papers will be collected in the official conference Proceedings (with ISBN) and will also be permanently available for download on the ISPR conference archive (http://ispr.info) Authors may also be invited to revise their paper for publication in a special issue of PsychNology (http://www.psychnology.org) or another journal. CONFERENCE FORMAT PRESENCE 2009 will have an interactive format in which all participants (attendees, presenters, invited speakers) attend each of the sessions as well as several social events, allowing participants to exchange ideas and build knowledge together as the conference progresses. Discussion sessions will be built into the schedule to enhance collective knowledge-building. The language of the conference is English. Please visit the conference web site (http://ispr.info/conference) in the weeks ahead for more information on the conference program, local accommodations, registration, etc. VENUE The conference will be hosted by The The University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) in Los Angeles, California. The conference events will take place at The Marina del Rey Hotel (http://www.marinadelreyhotel.com) in the beautiful Marina del Rey area. Only 4 miles from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), and easily accessible from all major Southern California freeways, the Marina del Rey/Venice Beach area offers waterfront beauty with shopping, dining, great recreation and miles of beautiful beaches. SUBMISSIONS We invite researchers and practitioners to submit work in the following categories: PAPERS: Comprehensive descriptions of research or design work and/or theoretical investigation within the scope of the workshop. Papers must relate to existing literature on presence and make an original contribution to it. Papers are 4 to 10 pages including references in the PRESENCE 2009 template format (see the submission page at http://ispr.info/conference) Accepted papers will be included in the Proceedings, and will be allocated time for oral presentation. PANELS: Sets of presentations on a single theme or topic within the scope of the workshop. Submitters are encouraged to be creative regarding both the topic or theme and the format for panel proposals (formats that encourage guided discussion are particularly welcome). Panel proposals must identify and provide contact information for all proposed participants and be 4 to 10 pages long including references in the PRESENCE 2009 template format). Accepted panels will be included in the proceedings. POSTERS: Visual display presentations. Poster proposals are limited to 4 pages including references in the PRESENCE 2009 template format. Accepted poster proposals will be published in the conference proceedings. Posters will be displayed on an approximately 28 in (70 cm) by 40 in (100 cm) board during a dedicated session of the conference and will be allocated a 30 second oral preview. DEMONSTRATIONS/EXHIBITIONS: Step-by-step audiovisual demonstrations and/or hands-on experiences of non-commercial work within the scope of the workshop. Proposals for demonstrations/exhibitions are limited to 4 pages in the PRESENCE 2009 template format. Accepted demonstration/exhibition proposals will be included in the conference proceedings and will be presented during a dedicated session of the conference. For the exhibitions of commercial products, please contact ISPR (ispr(a)ispr.info) for sponsorship terms and opportunities. All submissions will be made through the conference online submission system at <http://ispr.info> and will undergo a double-blind peer-review process by at least two selected reviewers. The submission deadline is July 1, 2009. IMPORTANT DATES July 1, 2009 - Submissions due; early registration opens August 15, 2009 - Acceptance/Rejection notifications September 15, 2009 - Finished, camera-ready papers due (electronic submission) October 1, 2009 - Early registration closes November 11-13, 2009 - Conference (onsite registration) CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Conference Co-Chairs Jacki Morie and Belinda Lange (Institute for Creative Technologies) Program Co-Chairs Kwan Min Lee (USC) and Matthew Lombard (Temple University) CONTACT For more information or assistance, please send e-mail to ispr(a)ispr.info or Matthew Lombard (<lombard(a)temple.edu>. -- Matthew Lombard, Ph.D. Temple University President International Society for Presence Research (ISPR) (215) 204-7182 lombard(a)temple.edu http://matthewlombard.com http://ispr.info

2 1

Re: [Air-L] GIGANET MAY 2009 BRUSSELS WORKSHOP: CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS!
by Nanette Levinson 20 Feb '09

20 Feb '09

Apologies for any cross-postings... Second International Workshop on Global Internet Governance: An Interdisciplinary Research Field in Construction Organized by GigaNet, in cooperation with ECREA IIC, CD and CLP Sections Brussels, Belgium — 11 May 2009 Preliminary Announcement and Call for Contributions The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) invites you to participate in a scholarly workshop to be held in Brussels, Belgium, on 11 May 2009. This full day workshop is organized in cooperation with three thematic sections of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA): International and Intercultural Communication (IIC), Communication and Democracy (CD), Communication, Law and Policy (CLP) sections. Building on the success of its first edition in Paris, France, in June 2008, the purpose of this workshop is the presentation and discussion of work-in-progress in Internet Governance-related research with the aim to identify emerging research themes and design a research agenda. We are interested in exchanging information and ideas about national and regional projects and networks currently pursuing research on global Internet governance, but also in identifying academic syllabi or other education programs dedicated to these issues, in order to share ideas and forge possible collaborations. Scholars from various academic disciplines and all regions of the world are welcome to contribute to this reflexive exercise, with the longterm 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. Submissions may address, but are not limited to, the following topics: involved actors and their interactions; Internet governance institutions and regimes; legal, socio-economical, behavioral and technical regulation means; Internet governance policy issues. Submissions should be sent by 20 March 2009 to Meryem Marzouki (Meryem.Marzouki(a)lip6.fr) They should include the name, affiliation, e-mail address and short bio of author(s), along with no more than 500 words of research work description. The program committee will notify applicants by 15 April 2009. To encourage knowledge dissemination, all relevant submissions will be published on the workshop website. Authors of selected submissions will participate at the workshop panel discussions. Program Committee Bart Cammaerts (ECREA-CD), London School of Economics, UK; Raquel Gatto (GigaNet), Pontifícia U. Católica de São Paulo, Brazil; Nanette S. Levinson (GigaNet), American U., USA; Meryem Marzouki (GigaNet), CNRS & U. Pierre et Marie Curie, France; Luciano Morganti (GigaNet & ECREA-IIC), Vrije U. Brussel, Belgium; Katharine Sarikakis (ECREA-CLP), U. of Leeds, UK; JP Singh (GigaNet), Georgetown U., USA; Leo Van Audenhove (GigaNet & ECREA-IIC) , Vrije U. Brussel, Belgium. There is no registration fee for this event. A registration form will be circulated with the program. Practical information on accommodation and low cost travel to Brussels are available on the workshop website: http://giganet.igloogroups.org/publiclibr/giganetcos/2009brusse. About GigaNet: giganet.igloogroups.org — About ECREA: www.ecrea.eu __________________ Nanette S. Levinson Director International Communication Division School of International Service American University Washington, DC 20016-8071 www.american.edu/levinson www.american.edu/sis/ic

1 0

CfP "Global Internet Governance: An Interdisciplinary Research Field in Construction", 11 May, Brussels
by Ralf Bendrath 20 Feb '09

20 Feb '09

This is a nice format, more roundtables than paper presentations, highly interactive. The Paris workshop last year was quite interesting. RB -------- Original-Nachricht -------- ========= Second International Workshop on Global Internet Governance: An Interdisciplinary Research Field in Construction Organized by GigaNet, in cooperation with ECREA IIC, CD and CLP Sections Brussels, Belgium — 11 May 2009 Preliminary Announcement and Call for Contributions The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) invites you to participate in a scholarly workshop to be held in Brussels, Belgium, on 11 May 2009. This full day workshop is organized in cooperation with three thematic sections of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA): International and Intercultural Communication (IIC), Communication and Democracy (CD), Communication, Law and Policy (CLP) sections. Building on the success of its first edition in Paris, France, in June 2008, the purpose of this workshop is the presentation and discussion of work-in-progress in Internet Governance-related research with the aim to identify emerging research themes and design a research agenda. We are interested in exchanging information and ideas about national and regional projects and networks currently pursuing research on global Internet governance, but also in identifying academic syllabi or other education programs dedicated to these issues, in order to share ideas and forge possible collaborations. Scholars from various academic disciplines and all regions of the world are welcome 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. Submissions may address, but are not limited to, the following topics: involved actors and their interactions; Internet governance institutions and regimes; legal, socio-economical, behavioral and technical regulation means; Internet governance policy issues. Submissions should be sent by 20 March 2009 to Meryem Marzouki (Meryem.Marzouki(a)lip6.fr) They should include the name, affiliation, e-mail address and short bio of author(s), along with no more than 500 words of research work description. The program committee will notify applicants by 15 April 2009. To encourage knowledge dissemination, all relevant submissions will be published on the workshop website. Authors of selected submissions will participate at the workshop panel discussions. Program Committee Bart Cammaerts (ECREA-CD), London School of Economics, UK; Raquel Gatto (GigaNet), Pontifícia U. Católica de São Paulo, Brazil; Nanette S. Levinson (GigaNet), American U., USA; Meryem Marzouki (GigaNet), CNRS & U. Pierre et Marie Curie, France; Luciano Morganti (GigaNet & ECREA-IIC), Vrije U. Brussel, Belgium; Katharine Sarikakis (ECREA- CLP), U. of Leeds, UK; JP Singh (GigaNet), Georgetown U., USA; Leo Van Audenhove (GigaNet & ECREA-IIC) , Vrije U. Brussel, Belgium. There is no registration fee for this event. A registration form will be circulated with the program. Practical information on accommodation and low cost travel to Brussels are available on the workshop website: http:// giganet.igloogroups.org/publiclibr/giganetcos/2009brusse. About GigaNet: giganet.igloogroups.org — About ECREA: www.ecrea.eu ========= -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dipl. Pol. Ralf Bendrath Technical University Delft, Netherlands Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Section ICT Work: http://www.ict.tbm.tudelft.nl Blog: http://bendrath.blogspot.com Info: http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~bendrath PGP / GnuPG Public Key: http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~bendrath/ralf-bendrath-public-key.asc

1 0

Introductory textbooks?
by Tuszynski, Stephanie 20 Feb '09

20 Feb '09

Greetings all - I'm trying to put together a proposal for a basic "intro to digital media/communication" course for the fall and I was wondering if people have particular textbooks they would recommend for this type of class. Feel free to pimp yourselves as well. ;) You can email me off-list at stuszynski(a)bethanywv.edu Thanks Dr. Stephanie Tuszynski Assistant Professor of Communication Bethany College This message may contain confidential information for the use of the addressee(s) above and may contain legally privileged information. If you are not the addressee, or the person responsible for delivering it to the addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, disseminating, distributing or copying this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message by mistake, immediately notify us by replying to the message and delete the original message immediately. Thank you.

1 0

Master's Research Survey Request
by Kristi Scott 20 Feb '09

20 Feb '09

Hello everyone, I am doing some research for my master's thesis examining the Second Life avatar and real world self. The purpose of this research study is to better understand the personality of the real world self and primary avatar. If you could take a few minutes of your time to take this survey it would be incredibly helpful to my research. Also, please feel free to circulate the link as I'd like to get as many respondents as possible. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Nyu9US_2b1sE98ZOmEWojwqg_3d_3d Thank you! Kristi Scott 'Kady Whybrow'

1 0

internet and homelessness
by Jeff Mascornick 20 Feb '09

20 Feb '09

Laszlo Check out Homeless Nation - http://homelessnation.org/en/about - "a website by and for the homeless" from Canada - I came across it a couple of years ago. It's interesting and maybe helpful to you as a starting point. Jeff Mascornick, MA Research Assistant Center for Community Research & Service School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy University of Delaware jjm4114(a)yahoo.com (302)547-5952 (c) ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:29:17 +0100 From: Laszlo Ropolyi <ROPOLYI(a)ludens.elte.hu> Subject: [Air-L] internet and homelessness To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Message-ID: <Pine.VMS.3.91-2.1090218230948.48460A-100000(a)ludens.elte.hu> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Dear all, I am looking for some ideas/papers/references about a very specific social context of the Internet. Is there any possible link between the Internet and homelessness? Thanks in advance for any comment. Laszlo Laszlo Ropolyi Dept. History and Philosophy of Science Eotvos University Budapest, Hungary ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ The Air-L(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/ End of Air-L Digest, Vol 55, Issue 21 *************************************

5 4

Re: [Air-L] internet and homelessness
by Julian Hopkins 19 Feb '09

19 Feb '09

I think the one you mean is: Schmitz, Joseph. "Structural Relations, Electronic Media, and Social Change: The Public Electronic Network and the Homeless". In: Jones, Steven G., (ed.). Virtual Culture. Identity and Communication in Cybersociety. London: Sage Publications Ltd.; 1997 Cheers, Julian ++++++++++ Blog: www.julianhopkins.net Skype: julhop IM: jfprhopkins(a)hotmail.com ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:37:36 -0500 From: jeremy hunsinger <jhuns(a)vt.edu> Subject: Re: [Air-L] internet and homelessness To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Message-ID: <96A620A4-33AD-4997-8FBB-F33EF781B3B7(a)vt.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes THis reminds me that there is a classic story of homeless in california, written up somewhere, It may have been santa monica, but i think the network was PEN and the googe shows http://www.mckeown.net/PENaddress.html there is likley more about.

1 0

Re: [Air-L] Using Wikis in Qualitative Research
by Denise N. Rall 19 Feb '09

19 Feb '09

Mike - As I recall our keynote speaker in Copenhagen last year, Mimi Ito, employed wikis in her intergrated research project with (over?) 35 researchers from different(?) universities. The team used wikis extensively to organise their various research endeavours and resulting publications. Whether they used the wiki with participants or not will be the answer to your question. I don't remember in that much detail but large scale research projects like hers might be a good place to start. Denise N. Rall, PhD. Special Projects, Faculty of Arts & Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW 2480 AUSTRALIA Mobile +(61) (0)438 233 344 http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/esm/staff/pages/drall/ Join the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org --- On Wed, 18/2/09, Mike Chapman <mcchapman(a)mac.com> wrote: From: Mike Chapman <mcchapman(a)mac.com> Subject: [Air-L] Using Wikis in Qualitative Research To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Received: Wednesday, 18 February, 2009, 1:54 PM Hello, Is anyone familiar with any publications that discuss using a wiki in qualitative research? In other words, studies where the researcher actually used the wiki as a method to facilitate interaction between researcher and participants for whatever reason? I have looked through Make Yahoo!7 your homepage and win a trip to the Quiksilver Pro. Find out more

1 0

Re: [Air-L] internet and homelessness
by David Gurzick 19 Feb '09

19 Feb '09

You might want to take a look at Chris Le Dantec's work on "Designs on dignity: perceptions of technology among the homeless". http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1357155 There was also a related piece in ACM's Interactions magazine a few months back. Message: 1 Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:01:28 -0500 From: Peter Timusk <ptimusk(a)sympatico.ca> Subject: Re: [Air-L] internet and homelessness To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP565941618EC0B5F5ACEBB5DCB50(a)phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed I suspect there is a temporary negative correlation. Internet use and access and experience suggest less risk for homelessness. But perhaps homelessness is too closely tied to income.

1 0

online homeless newpapers in Denmark
by Constance Kampf 19 Feb '09

19 Feb '09

Dear Laslow, Diana George has written on newspapers published by and for and around issues of homelessness, and some these papers have an online presence. http://www.composition.english.vt.edu/diana/Scholarship.html <http://www.composition.english.vt.edu/diana/Scholarship.html> inlcudes references for her work on the homeless. For example, in Denmark, the homeless newspaper published in Kobenhavn is Hus Forbi, and the website for this organization is: http://www.husforbi.dk/ Best Regards, Constance Constance Kampf, Associate Professor, Department of Language and Business Communication, Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus, Denmark cka(a)asb.dk -- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.

1 0