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

Room-mate
by Charlie Breindahl 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Hello all, I'm looking for a male to share a room at IR 10. I do smoke occasionally, but would never do so in the room. I have a double room booked at the conference hotel, arriving Wednesday Oct. 7 and departing Sunday Oct. 11, and would be interested in a a roommate for all or part of the conference. I note in passing that the room-sharing procedure of AoIR conference-goers confirms my belief that there is such a thing as a biological sex and that important life decisions depend on it. I might add that - as far as room-sharing is concerned - my girlfriend agrees with me. Please contact me off list of you're interested. Best and thanks, Charlie -- Charlie Breindahl Webmaster, Danish Centre for Design Research Co-editor, Artifact http://www.informaworld.com/artifact External Lecturer, University of Copenhagen + Copenhagen Business School "For the modern Don Quixote, the windmills have been preprogrammed to turn into knights" - Janet H. Murray

1 0

GMJ-Canadian Ed.-Intl. Perspectives on Net Neutrality
by lshade＠alcor.concordia.ca 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

CALL FOR PAPERS Global Media Journal - Canadian Edition 2010: Volume 3, Issue 1 International Perspectives on Network Neutrality Guest Editors: Dr. Jeffrey Layne Blevins, Iowa State University Dr. Leslie Regan Shade, Concordia University URL for pdf and French abstract: http://www.gmj.uottawa.ca/gmj--ce_cfp_v3_i1_10.pdf The idea of network neutrality has become one of the most prominent policy concerns for lawmakers, telecommunications industries, media reformers, and communication scholars. In short, neutrality is the idea that Internet service providers should afford equal interconnection among content providers and users of the network, so that those who control access to the network do not censor lawful content or enact discriminatory routing of content. The outcome of this debate has significant implications for the participatory-democratic nature of the Internet, the free flow of information and speech, users privacy rights, Internet governance, efficacy of independent media, and political participation, as well the continued vitality of libraries and educational systems. Given these stakes, network neutrality may well be the telecommunication policy issue of the 21st Century. In North America, battles over network neutrality have already emerged in Canada and the United States. While mobilization for network neutrality has been slower in Canada than in the United States, in the last year alone activism has taken many forms, including online and offline actions and politicizing a range of citizens and policy-makers. Canadas media regulator, the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), has issued a call for network neutrality and is holding a public hearing on issues related to traffic management in July 2009. Proponents of network neutrality in the United States scored their biggest victory to date when President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which included language supporting neutrality principles as part its Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. Nevertheless, any subsequent legislation seeking comprehensive enforcement of network neutrality will surely face intense opposition. This issue will spotlight international perspectives on network neutrality that encompass such themes as empire, network economics, technological innovation, telecommunication regulation and corporate control. Any analytical approach is welcome, including comparative studies, telecommunication policy analysis, media studies, ethical examination, political economic critique, as well as others. Potential topics could include, but are not limited to the following: --public awareness and activism about net neutrality --ethical perspectives on network neutrality --neutrality as a telecommunication policy norm --network neutrality and Internet governance --the relationship of network neutrality to other areas of communication law --consumer disenfranchisement/power without network neutrality --media ownership and network neutrality --industry trends that may undermine, or support neutrality --technologies that may undermine or support network neutrality --examination of the relationships between competing broadband networks --media discourses on network neutrality --network neutrality and impact on library and education sector --network neutrality and impact on independent media sector The Global Media Journal -- Canadian Edition (http://www.gmj.uottawa.ca/) welcomes high-quality, original submissions on related topics to the above theme. Submissions are expected to develop communication and media theories, report empirical and analytical research, present critical discourses, apply theories to case studies, and set out innovative research methodologies. The Journal is bilingual (English and French) open-access online academic refereed publication that aims to advance research and understanding of communication and media in Canada and around the globe. Deadline: March 15th, 2010 Submissions: Papers (5,000 to 7,500 words), review articles of more than one book (2,500 to 3,000 words), and book reviews (1,000 to 1,200 words). Method: All manuscripts must be submitted electronically as Word Document attachments, directly to Dr. Jeffrey Layne Blevins (blevins(a)iastate.edu) or Dr. Leslie Regan Shade (lshade(a)alcor.concordia.ca) Guidelines: Available at: http://www.gmj.uottawa.ca/for-authors_e.html Decision: April 30th, 2010 Publication: June 15th, 2010

1 0

Looking for roomate
by Se Jung PARK 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Dear all Hi there, I'm looking for a female roomie with a room ;) I'll arrive Oct. 6th and depart Oct. 11th. Please e-mail me if you are interested. I'm a female PhD student from YeungNam University, South Korea. Best, Se Jung Park -- Se Jung PARK Ph.D. Student Dept of Media & Communication, YeungNam University, 214-1, Dae-dong, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea, Zip Code 712-749 English Vita- http://english-webometrics.yu.ac.kr/Latest%20news/CV(Aug2009).pdf Twitter- http://twitter.com/sejungpark Researcher at WCU Webometrics Institute http://english-webometrics.yu.ac.kr

1 0

looking for a IR10 roomie (male)
by Johnny Jie Gujie 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

Dear all Just another request for a non-smoking male roomie in a double-bed room. I have booked from Oct. 7th to Oct. 10th. I am a phd student from the Australian National University. If you are interested, just email me for further details:) Best Johnny Jie Gu Ph.D Candidate School of Humanities/School of Art Room 1.16, Building 105B, The Shed Australian National University CANBERRA, ACT, 0200 AUSTRALIA P: +61 2 6125 1493 W: www.anu.edu.au/ _________________________________________________________________ 心跳斗地主新版体验，给你360度的心跳体验！ http://club.msn.cn/

1 0

Facebook's Religion Question Prompts Soul-Searching
by Gavin Baker 01 Sep '09

01 Sep '09

An engaging story from the popular press: Soul-Searching on Facebook By William Wan Washington Post Sunday, August 30, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/29/AR200908290… Also see the sidebar, Facing Their Faith http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2009/08/30/GR200908300… and accompanying blog post, What's Obama's Religion on Facebook? http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/godingovernment/2009/08/by_willi… -- Gavin Baker http://www.gavinbaker.com/ gavin(a)gavinbaker.com We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2 1