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How to run successful webinars? Presentation on Tue 16 Nov 2010
by Fred Dervin 23 May '11

23 May '11

The 2010 Global Education Conference is being held November 15 - 19, 2010, online and free. Sessions will take place in multiple time zones and multiple languages over the five days. http://www.globaleducationconference.com/ TITLE: How to run successful webinars? Lessons learnt and challenges for learning and collaboration at a global level. PRESENTER: Fred Dervin,, University of Turku, Finland (Finland) CO-PRESENTER: Katerina Zourou, University of Luxembourg TIME: GMT Tue 16 Nov 2010 01:00PM click for international time conversions: http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=11&day=16&year=2010&… SESSION ROOM: https://sas.elluminate.com/d.jnlp?sid=gec2010&password=D.616E7D3800C4CE47B7… to enter the Elluminate session room, open one hour before session. FORMAT: Presentation LANGUAGE: English SHORT DESCRIPTION: Although the number of webinars (i.e. events streamed live over the Internet) is rapidly growing, the orchestration of such events in terms of communication, modes of delivery, opportunities for interaction and follow-up is in its infancy. Moreover, gathering a worldwide audience challenges our understanding of how to address a large number of multicultural participants. The presentation is based on findings from two public webinars, hosted by the University of Turku (Finland) and the University of Luxembourg in 2010. An examination of the events will allow us to identify 5 success factors and a set of quality indicators. Shortcomings in running webinars will also be discussed based on our experience. The presentation ends with some reflections on the nature of interaction in live online events, namely the chat function as a means of learning and group cohesion among online participants, and as a catalyst for interaction between the group and the panelists.

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Job Announcement - Colorado College
by CJ Pascoe 11 Mar '11

11 Mar '11

Hi all, My fabulous college is looking to hire an Assistant Professor of new media whose research addresses the theory and practice media, digital culture and technology. I've posted the job ad below. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me. Regards, CJ ___________________________________________ C.J. Pascoe Assistant Professor Department of Sociology Colorado College 719-389-6735 http://faculty1.coloradocollege.edu/~cpascoe Colorado College invites applications for an Assistant Professor of New Media (tenure-track) from candidates across the liberal arts whose research addresses the theory and practice of media, digital culture, and technology. An ideal candidate will examine the interplay between society, technology, and art within a broad historical framework. Candidates should also focus on the impact of media and technology on ways of thinking, the production of subjectivity, and the interaction of community and aesthetics. The Assistant Professor of New Media will be housed in the recently- constructed interdisciplinary Cornerstone Arts Center. Given the primacy of the arts in the Cornerstone, it is important for candidates to demonstrate facility with current artistic theory and practice. As part of their professional responsibilities, candidates will be expected to actively promote the use of Cornerstone’s facilities, which include smart classrooms, digital computing labs, and publicly accessible, multi-purpose spaces designed to cultivate connections among artistic and critical practices. This task includes helping to develop an all-college program in Media Studies. Candidates should understand the demands particular to pedagogy in the liberal arts and the college’s commitment to critical thinking and writing across the disciplines. Although the position will emphasize theoretical approaches to the study of media, candidates with teaching experience in a creative field related to their area of research are encouraged to apply. Ph.D. required. For full consideration, applications and complete dossiers (curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, graduate transcripts, and teaching philosophy) should be submitted by January 15, 2011 to: Prof. Tom Lindblade Chair, Hiring Committee: Assistant Professor of New Media Colorado College 14 E. Cache la Poudre Colorado Springs CO 80903 Colorado College is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to increasing the diversity of the college community. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are particularly encouraged to apply and to identify the ways in which they would bring diversity to our community. Spousal split candidacies will be considered. Colorado College welcomes members of all minority groups and reaffirms its commitment not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability in its educational programs, activities, and employment practices.

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Postdoc opportunity: Media, Activism, Participatory Politics, USC Annenberg
by Zhan Li 18 Dec '10

18 Dec '10

Hi! If it is of interest, please would you forward this notice to your listserv. Thank you! > > Please read and forward as you think relevant! Thanks! > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > USC's Annenberg School for Communication is seeking a Postdoctoral > Research Associate to join its Media, Activism, Participatory > Politics (MAPP) Case Studies Project. > > The Postdoctoral Research Associate will assume significant > responsibility in conducting case study based research for the > Project. This research will investigate the continuities between > participatory culture and civic engagement. As such, qualified > candidates should be aware of current research trends in fan > studies, civics, globalization and/or media studies and should be > ready to apply that knowledge to the case study research. > > The Postdoctoral Research Associate will have earned an advanced > degree and/or conducted previous qualitative research in one or > more of the above listed areas. Successful candidates must be able > to work independently and apply knowledge of domestic and > international participatory cultures and civic action to the > development of innovative models of civic learning and identity. > Fluency in one foreign language, especially Spanish, is strongly > preferred. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will report to the > Project's Research Director. > > The University of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is > located in the heart of downtown L.A. and is the largest private > employer in the City of Los Angeles. As an employee of USC, you > will be a part of a world-class research university and a member of > the "Trojan Family," which is comprised of the faculty, students > and staff that make the university what it is. > > Job Accountabilities: > > Serves as a research trainee for the purpose of enhancing and > developing research competencies. Participates in planning, > designing and conducting highly technical and complex research > projects under the direction of a supervisor. May or may not work > independently.Identifies, researches, compiles and evaluates data > sources, background information and/or technology related to area > of specialization. > Analyzes and evaluates research data utilizing computers and > provides interpretations requiring significant knowledge of a > specialized area of research. Searches literature, utilizing all > available resources including electronic, regarding new methodology > and designs experiments accordingly. > Contributes to the development of research documentation for > publication and/or prepares technical reports, papers and/or records. > Performs other related duties as assigned or requested. The > University reserves the right to add or change duties at any time. > The University of Southern California values diversity and is > committed to equal opportunity in employment. > > more information about posted position and application details: > https://jobs.usc.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=12869… > > -- > Zhan Li > USC PhD Student (Organizational Communication) > Research Manager, USC Annenberg Scenario Lab > http://www.uscscenariolab.com > Research Assistant for Prof. Henry Jenkins > Teaching Assistant for Prof. Laura Portwood-Stacer > zhanli(a)usc.edu +1 (213) 590-4958 twitter:thezhanly >

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Re: [Air-L] seeking textbook recommendations (Abbe Forman)
by Maria Jose Calderon 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

Dear Abbe, It is hard to find this kind of text. In any case, this might be helpful: *Hassan, * Robert and Thomas, Julian (2006) *The new media theory reader* , Berkshire: Open University Press. Hope this works for you, All the best, María-José Calderón PHD student Political Studies FLACSO http://ec.linkedin.com/pub/maria-jose-calderon/8/546/2

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Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
by Stephanie Bennett, Ph.D. via LinkedIn 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

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Call for Workshops: Fifth International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media (ICWSM-11)
by John Breslin 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

== Call for Workshop Proposals == = Workshops at the Fifth AAAI International Conference on Weblogs and Social Media = == July 17-21, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain == === Sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence === == Important Dates for Workshop Organizers == * January 7, 2011: Workshop Proposal Submission * January 18, 2011: Workshop Acceptance * March 22, 2011: Workshop Paper Submission * April 8, 2011: Workshop Paper Acceptance Notification * July 21, 2011: ICWSM-11 Workshops Day The ICWSM-11 Committee invites proposals for Workshops Day at the Fifth International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media (ICWSM-11). The Workshops Day will be held at the end of the conference on July 21, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to meet and discuss issues with a selected focus - providing an informal setting for active exchange among researchers, developers and users on topics of current interest. ICWSM-11 is being co-located with IJCAI-11, and we plan to have a special conference rate for IJCAI registrants. Members of all segments of the social media research community are encouraged to submit proposals. To foster interaction and exchange of ideas, the workshops will be kept small, with 25-50 participants. Attendance is limited to active participants only. The format of workshops will be determined by their organizers, who are encouraged to avoid a mini-conference format that is dominated by long talks and short discussions. Instead, the organizers should leave ample time for discussions and interaction between the participants, and should encourage the submission and presentation of position papers that discuss new research ideas. Workshops will typically be a half-day in length, although full-day proposals will be considered. == Proposal Content == Proposals for workshops should be about two (2) pages in length, and should contain the following: * A description of the workshop topic. Identify the specific issues and research questions on which the workshop will focus. * A brief discussion of why the topic is of particular interest at this time. * A list of related workshops held previously at related conferences and a brief statement on how the proposed workshop differs from the previous workshops or how it follows-up on the work presented at previous workshops. * A brief description of the proposed workshop format, regarding the mix of events such as paper presentations, invited talks, panels, and general discussion. * An indication as to whether the workshop should be considered for a half-day or full-day meeting. * The names and full contact information (email and postal addresses, fax and phone numbers) of the organizing committee - three or four people knowledgeable in the field - and short descriptions of their relevant expertise. (Please specify main contact.) Strong proposals include organizers who bring differing perspectives to the workshop topic and who are actively connected to the communities of potential participants. * A list of potential attendees. Workshops are an excellent forum for exploring emerging approaches and task areas, for bridging the gaps between the social science and technology fields or between subfields of social media research, for elucidating the results of exploratory research, or for critiquing existing approaches. Because workshops are intended for focused exploration of special topics, topics that are already the subject of regular meetings are not appropriate. == Workshop Organization == Workshop organizers will be responsible for the following: * Producing a call for submissions/participation. The call for papers is due January 25, 2011; due to the short turnaround time, you should create a draft in tandem with your proposal. This call will be posted on the ICWSM-11 site within 3-4 days. Organizers are responsible for additional publicity such as distributing the call to relevant newsgroups and electronic mailing lists, and especially to potential audiences from outside the ICWSM community. Organizers are encouraged to maintain their own web site with updated information about the workshop. * Selecting participants. Workshop attendance is by invitation of the organizers. Selection of attendees will be made by the organizers on the basis of submissions due March 22, 2011. Workshop organizers will need to provide ICWSM-11 with a preliminary list of the participants on April 8, 2011. * Coordinating the production of the workshop papers and abstracts. AAAI coordinates the collection, production, and distribution of the technical reports or working notes for the workshops. Workshop papers and abstracts must be received by AAAI no later than April 22, 2011, and volumes are limited to a total of 200 pages. Workshop organizers who want to publish the papers from their workshop (or significant portions of it) will have the opportunity to do so through the AAAI Press. The Press (which retains the right of first refusal to publish) will furnish details of its program to interested organizers and authors. ICWSM will provide logistical support, and meeting places for the workshops, and will determine the dates and times of the workshops. ICWSM reserves the right to drop any workshop if the organizers miss the above deadlines. Workshops are not to be used as a vehicle for marketing products. A reduced workshop registration fee will be offered to ICWSM-11 technical program registrants. == Submission Deadline == Proposals must be received by January 7, 2011. Decisions about the Workshops Day program will be made by January 18, 2011. Submissions must be in PDF format and can be made via the EasyChair conference system at: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icwsm2011workshops http://bit.ly/icwsm-w == Workshops Co-Chair == John Breslin College of Engineering and Informatics / DERI NUI Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland +353 91 492622 john.breslin(a)nuigalway.ie @johnbreslin == Conference Information == http://www.icwsm.org/ icwsm11(a)aaai.org @icwsm

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Call for Tutorials: Fifth International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media (ICWSM-11)
by John Breslin 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

== Call for Tutorial Proposals == = Tutorials at Fifth International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media = == July 17-21, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain == === Sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence === == Important Dates for Tutorial Organizers == * February 18, 2011: Tutorial Proposal Submission * March 4, 2011: Tutorial Acceptance * July 17, 2011: ICWSM-11 Tutorials Day The ICWSM-11 Committee invites proposals for Tutorials Day at the Fifth International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media (ICWSM-11). The Tutorials Day will be held on July 17, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. Anyone interested in presenting a tutorial at ICWSM-11 should submit a proposal to the 2011 Tutorials Chair (via EasyChair). ICWSM-11 is being co-located with IJCAI-11, and we plan to have a special conference rate for IJCAI registrants. == What Is the Tutorials Day? == The Tutorials Day provides an opportunity for junior and senior researchers to spend a day before ICWSM freely exploring exciting advances in disciplines outside their normal focus. We believe this type of forum is essential for the cross-fertilization, cohesiveness, and vitality of the social media field. We all have a lot to learn from each other; the Tutorials Day promotes the continuing education of each member in our community. == Topics == ICWSM is interested in proposals for advanced tutorials at the leading edge of social media in all its incarnations, including but not limited to: NLP, Social Psychology, Data Mining, Sociology and Visualization. We are particularly interested in tutorials that offer two types of knowledge. The first type provides in-depth background tools to help educate researchers and students for the purpose of conducting social media research; examples of this type of tutorial from ICWSM-10 include "Introduction to Social Media Network Analysis" and "Large-Scale Social Media Analytics with Hadoop". A second type of tutorial provides a broad overview for a social media area that potentially crosses boundaries with an interesting application area; examples of this type of tutorial from ICWSM-10 include "The Social Semantic Web: How Web 2.0 and the Semantic Web Can Strengthen Each Other" and "The Social Psychology of Social Media through the Lens of Text Analysis". Our goal is to present a diverse program that includes tutorials on core areas of social media research for new or non-technical audiences, and tutorials from allied non-computing disciplines that can inform research within social media. Previous years' tutorial programs provide an indication of the scope and variety of possible topics. The list is not exclusive; indeed, we are expressly interested in topics that we would not have imagined to mention. Finally, note that we very much welcome proposals for educational approaches that go beyond the traditional format of four-hour tutorials, exploiting the flexibility that the open format program offers. == Submission Requirements == We need two kinds of information in the proposals: information that will be used for selecting proposals and information that will appear in the tutorial description brochure. The proposal should provide sufficient information to evaluate the quality of the technical content being taught, the quality of the educational material being used, and the speakers' skill at presenting this material. Each proposal should include at least the following: * Goal of the tutorial: Who is the target audience? What will the audience walk away with? What makes the topic innovative? * History: List of previous venues and approximate audience sizes, if the same or a similar tutorial has been given elsewhere; otherwise an estimate of the audience size. * Content: Detailed outline and list of additional materials, augmented with samples, such as past tutorial slides and survey articles, whenever possible. Be as complete as possible. * Tutorial description: 1-2 paragraphs summarizing the tutorial outline (suitable for promotion on the ICWSM-11 website), and the intended duration of the session (the default is four hours). * Prerequisite knowledge: What knowledge is assumed of the target audience? Please also submit the following information about the team of presenters: name, mailing address, phone number, email address; background in the tutorial area, including a list of relevant publications and/or presentations; any available examples of work in the area (ideally, a published tutorial-level article or presentation materials on the subject); evidence of teaching experience (courses taught or references); and evidence of scholarship in computer science or social science. == Submission Deadline == Proposals must be received by February 18, 2011. Decisions about the Tutorials Day program will be made by March 4, 2011. Submissions must be in PDF format and can be made via the EasyChair conference system at: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icwsm2011tutorials http://bit.ly/icwsm-t == Tutorials Chair == John Breslin College of Engineering and Informatics / DERI NUI Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland +353 91 492622 john.breslin(a)nuigalway.ie @johnbreslin == Conference Information == http://www.icwsm.org/ icwsm11(a)aaai.org @icwsm

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TOC: Digital Icons Issue 4: War, Conflict and Commemoration in the Age of Digital Reproduction
by Adi Kuntsman 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

Digital Icons: Studies in Russian, Eurasian and Central European New Media Issue 4: War, Conflict and Commemoration in the Age of Digital Reproduction guest-edited by Adi Kuntsman (University of Manchester). http://www.digitalicons.org/ This issue of Digital Icons explores the ways in which wars and conflicts are mediated, commemorated, reported and discussed on the Internet as well as in other forms of new media, including mobile phones, digital broadcasting and computer games. The issue examines the role of new media in understanding, representing, negotiating and remembering (or forgetting) war and terror; the status of testimony, evidence and reportage in the age of digital reproduction; practices of memory in relation to new information and communication technologies; and structures of feeling that operate in on-line reports and debates around military operations and human suffering. 4.0 Editorial | Vlad Strukov 4.1 Online Memories, Digital Conflicts and the Cybertouch of War | Adi Kuntsman 4.2 The Commemoration of Nazi ‘Children’s Euthanasia’ Online and On Site | Lutz Kaelber 4.3 World War 2.0: Commemorating War and Holocaust in Poland Through Facebook | Dieter De Bruyn 4.4 Past Wars in the Russian Blogosphere: On the Emergence of Cosmopolitan Memory | Elena Trubina 4.5 Deadly Game along the Wistula: East European Imagery in Oshii’s ‘Avalon’ (2001) | Gérard Kraus 4.6 Oshii’s ‘Avalon’ (2001) and Military-Entertainment Technoculture | Patrick Crogan 4.7 ‘The Weight of Meaninglessness’ | Naida Zukić 4.8 ‘Roma Snapshots: A Day in Sarajevo’ | Vanja Čelebičić 4.9 The Portrayal of Russian Hackers During Cyber Conflict Incidents | Athina Karatzogianni 4.10 A Study on a Russian-American Non-Reflexive Discourse | Olga Baysha 4.11 Web Wars: Digital Diasporas and the Language of Memory | Ellen Rutten 4.12 Book Reviews The full issue is available online on http://www.digitalicons.org/. For more information, please visit the website or write to the editors: editor(a)digitalicons.org Digital Icons Editor: Vlad Strukov (London) Digital Icons Editorial Team: Sudha Rajagopalan (Utrecht), Robert Saunders (New York) and Henrike Schmidt (Berlin). Digital Icons: Studies in Russian, Eurasian and Central European New Media (Digital Icons) is an online publication that appears twice per year. The journal is a multi-media platform that explores new media as a variety of information flows, varied communication systems, and networked communities. Contributions to Digital Icons cover a broad range of topics related to the impact of digital and electronic technologies on politics, economics, society, culture, and the arts in Russia, Eurasia, and Central Europe. Digital Icons publishes articles from scholars from a variety of academic backgrounds, as well as artists' contributions, interviews, comments, reviews of books, digital films, animation, and computer games, and relevant cultural and academic events, as well as any other forms of discussion of new media in the region.

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CFP: CHI 2011 Workshop on Gamification
by Sebastian Deterding 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

Apologies for cross-posting. =========================================== Call For Participation CHI 2011 Workshop Gamification: Using Game Design Elements in Non-Gaming Contexts http://bit.ly/grn-chi2011 =========================================== "Gamification" is an informal umbrella term for the use of video game elements in non-game systems to improve user experience (UX) and user engagement. The recent introduction of ‘gamified’ applications such as Foursquare to large end-user audiences promises new lines of inquiry and rich data sources for the many endeavors in human-computer interaction (HCI) that have explored game-related heuristics, design patterns and dynamics of motivating, positive user experiences – endeavors as various as persuasive technology, funology, incentive centered design, the social psychology of online communities, motivational affordances, or game UX. The goal of this one-day workshop at CHI 2011 is to bring together HCI researchers and practitioners from these diverse fields to take the next step forward by building a shared picture of the current state of approaches and findings pertinent to gamification, and to identify synergies, key opportunities and questions for future research. ===Submission details=== We invite researchers from all theoretical and methodological backgrounds to submit a 2-4 page position paper in the CHI extended abstracts format on ongoing empirical work, (potentially summative) accounts of existing approaches and findings, or work that might otherwise elucidate the user experience, psychology, social dynamics and design of information systems employing game elements via e-mail to chi2011 (at) gamification-research.org. Note that at least one author of each accepted paper needs to register for the workshop and for one or more days of the conference. ===Organizing Committee=== * Sebastian Deterding, Hamburg University, Germany * Dan Dixon, University of the West of England, UK * Lennart Nacke, University of Saskatchewan, Canada * Kenton O’Hara, Microsoft Research Cambridge, USA * Miguel Sicart, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark ===Schedule=== * Submission deadline: January 14, 2011 * Notification of acceptance: February 11, 2011 * Workshop: May 7 or 8, 2011 (final date to follow) ===Links=== * CFP: http://bit.ly/grn-chi2011 * Further information: http://gamification-research.org/chi2011 * Updates: http://twitter.com/gamifyresearch -- Cheers, Sebastian ------------------------------------------------------------ Sebastian Deterding | coding conduct Mail: sebastian(a)codingconduct.cc | Twitter: dingstweets Web: http://codingconduct.cc | Skype: sebastiandeterding ------------------------------------------------------------ This email is [X] assumed public and may be forwarded, blogged, etc. [_] assumed to be private. Please ask before redistributing

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CFP: Rethinking the Culture of Busyness and IT: NSF-sponsored symposium
by Gilly Leshed 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

---------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- “Slow Down, You Move Too Fast”: Rethinking the Culture of Busyness and IT NSF-Sponsored Symposium Seattle, WA May 6-7, 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- We live in a culture of busyness: in developed countries, many of us feel rushed, overloaded and overworked, yet we value the idea of doing more in less time. In this culture, information technologies (IT) are intended to free us from hard labor and save us time: e-mail is sent immediately, e-shopping saves us from trudging through malls, status updates and microblogging give us quick glimpses into friends’ lives, and smartphones make it all instantly accessible on the go. At the same time, our use of IT may affect experiences of time in other ways: facilitating fragmentation and micro-coordination of work, inadvertently or insidiously redistributing labor and responsibility, making accessible an overabundance of information, products and services among which we feel obligated to choose properly, and increasing our availability to anyone, anytime and anywhere. What role does technology actually play in promoting a culture of busyness? Can technology be designed purposely against a cultural mainstream of productivity, encouraging slowing down, reflection, and pause? To what extent could such technology be relevant to task-centric workplaces or busy homes with multiple family members coordinating their activities? The goal of this NSF-funded symposium is to foster an interdisciplinary research community that draws from the social sciences, science& technology studies, organization and management science, and technology design to address the following questions: (1) What are the roles of IT in coping with and/or promoting a culture of busyness? We aim to identify theoretical and empirical gaps in understanding sociotechnical aspects of busyness at the individual, organizational, and societal level. (2) To what extent is it possible to intervene in the culture of busyness by altering the design of IT or its use practices? We will identify both technical and social opportunities and challenges in the design and application of IT interventions for this purpose. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PARTICIPATION We invite researchers, designers, and practitioners interested in addressing the relationship between technology and the intensification of life in the workplace, at home, and elsewhere. Sample topics include but are not limited to: - Interruption management and the increasing demand on cognitive resources - Information overload in web, internet, and communication technologies, including social media and social networking sites: causes, experiences, coping strategies, and social and cultural responses - Rhetoric and costs of anytime, anywhere access and availability with mobile and awareness technologies - Sociological analysis of uses of technologies for time management, activity and task management, and personal information management - Technology saving whose time, at whose expense and other political questions - Analysis of ties between technologies in domestic environments and the acceleration of home life and leisure - Designing for slowness, reflection, and pause - Analysis of ways technology design redistributes workload either surreptitiously, intentionally, or accidentally, fairly or unfairly, sometimes in the name of “efficiency” - Design and use of technology in cultures embracing other values of time and work - Possibilities for and limitations of interventions based on technology design or changing use practices in any of these topics To participate, please submit a position paper that briefly addresses each of the following questions: 1. What work have you done in this area? How is it related to the theme of this symposium? 2. Identify one or two key issues, challenges, or opportunities you are interested in discussing in this symposium. Why are they important? How do you envision making progress in addressing them? 3. What one piece of research or writing have you found most inspirational for your work in the area? Submissions should be 2-4 pages, using the ACM paper format available at:http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates. Please send your submission or questions about the symposium to gl87(a)cornell.edu. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- KEY DATES February 1, 2011: Deadline for position papers March 1, 2011: Notification of acceptance May 6-7, 2011: Symposium ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION AND TRAVEL The symposium will take place near the University of Washington campus, Seattle, WA. Travel funding and accommodation at the Waterfront Hotel in Seattle will be offered to one person for each accepted symposium submission. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Gilly Leshed, Department of Communication, Cornell University Phoebe Sengers, Information Science and Science& Technology Studies, Cornell University Helen Nissenbaum, Media, Culture, and Communication& Computer Science, New York University STEERING COMMITTEE Batya Friedman, Information School, University of Washington Carman Neustaedter, School of Interactive Arts + Technology, Simon Fraser University ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by NSF, grant number IIS-1049359: Workshop: Rethinking the Value of Busyness in IT

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