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Fwd: [IAMCR] cfp - Science Journalism in a Digital Age
by jeremy hunsinger 27 Aug '10

27 Aug '10

> > Call for Papers: ‘Science Journalism in a Digital Age’ > > Special Issue of Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism > > Guest Editor: Stuart Allan, Bournemouth University, UK > > In taking science journalism as its focus, this special issue of Journalism will seek to contribute to current debates about the ways in which this important genre of reporting is being transformed by the changes ushered in by digital media. > > Today it is readily apparent that precisely what counts as ‘science news’ is undergoing dramatic redefinition as the convergence of ‘old’ and ‘new’ media continues apace. The challenges facing the science journalist have always been formidable, of course, but the internet and associated digital technologies are bringing to bear new pressures and constraints – as well as creating fresh opportunities for innovation – deserving of our close attention. While the very future of science journalism is being called into question by some, others point to alternative approaches to science reporting that are flourishing online. > > In exploring these concerns, this special issue’s agenda is informed by a sense of urgency. At a time when many news organizations are under intense financial pressure to trim or reduce expenditure on specialist, investigative reporting, it is all too often the case that science news is regarded as expendable. In the eyes of some, it is a luxury increasingly difficult to justify when other types of news will be more popular with audiences (and thus advertisers). CNN’s decision to cut its entire science, technology and environment news staff, for example, provoked widespread alarm when it was announced in 2008. Few commentators failed to note the irony that science issues – such as climate change, stem cell research, evolution and bio-terrorism – were proving sufficiently controversial to attract intense news coverage at the time. > > Accordingly, a guiding theme of the special issue is that current assessments of the news media’s public responsibilities in a democracy can be enriched by inquiries into the changing nature of science journalism. Possible topics to be examined may include: > > • The political economy of science journalism > • Journalists’ uses of digital technologies in science reporting > • Rethinking the news values of science coverage > • Scientists as news sources and the politics of expertise > • The framing of controversy in science stories > • The impact of blogging on science news > • Audience perceptions of science news on the web > • Science journalism and social networking > > Prospective authors should submit an abstract of approximately 250 words by email to Stuart Allan (sallan(a)bournemouth.ac.uk) A selection of authors will be invited to submit a full paper according to the journal’s Notes for Contributors. Acceptance of the abstract does not guarantee publication, given that all papers will be subjected to peer review. > > Timeline > > Deadline for abstracts: 1 October, 2010; deadline for submission of articles: 31 December, 2010. Final revised papers due: March, 2011. Publication: Volume 12, No. 7 > > Stuart Allan’s science-related publications include Environmental Risks and the Media (co-edited, 2000), Media, Risk and Science (2002), and Nanotechnology, Risk and Communication (co-authored, 2009). Recent co-written journal articles have appeared in New Genetics and Society (2005), Science Communication (2005), Health, Risk & Society (2007), Public Understanding of Science (2009), and Journal of Risk Research (2010). > > Professor Stuart Allan > The Media School > Bournemouth University > Talbot Campus > Poole, Dorset > BH12 5BB > UK > > sallan(a)bournemouth.ac.uk > > BU - the UK's Number One New University > The Guardian University Guide 2009 & 2010 > This email is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. 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CFP: BWe (Basic Writing Electronic Journal) Special Issue on Multimodal Composing
by Lynn Reid 27 Aug '10

27 Aug '10

Hi everyone, Below, please find a CFP for the upcoming Special Issue of BWe. Please circulate widely! Contact Guest Editor Barbara Gleason off-list at bgleason(a)ccny.cuny.edu with any questions. ** ** ** ** ** ** *Multimodal Composing:* *Opportunities and Challenges in Basic Writing Contexts* * * *Basic Writing Electronic (BWe) Journal * *Guest Editor: Barbara Gleason* Traditional print essays (8-15 pages) and webtexts & other multimodal/digital compositions are welcome. *Submission Deadline:* October 15, 2010 *Send inquiries* to bgleason(a)ccny.cuny.edu<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/bgleason@ccny.cuny.e…> *Submit manuscripts* to bwespecialissue(a)gmail.com<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/bwespecialissue@gmai…> For the upcoming issue of *BWe*, we seek essays on multimodal writing in college and pre-college composition and rhetoric classes. As Cynthia Selfe argues in the June 2009 issue of *College Composition and Communication*, our profession's continuing tendency to focus primarily on print literacy limits our understanding of rhetoric, discourages students from "identify[ing] their own communication needs" and needlessly limits individuals who have developed expressive identities in a digital age ("The Movement of Air, The Breath of Meaning: Aurality and Multimodal Composing" in *CCC*, June 2009, 618). By widening the possibilities for composing in their classrooms, instructors may establish more compelling and inclusive learning environments for students of diverse races and cultures, language backgrounds, ages, and communication interests. Teachers also may create classes that can better serve the needs of students who have learning differences, e.g., in the areas of vision, hearing, or attention. Along with the potential advantages of incorporating multiple modes of composing into their curricula, instructors may well experience challenges that can obstruct curricular change or dampen enthusiasm of both instructors and students. Integrating new technologies into classes sometimes creates unwanted hurdles. Instructors may experience new technologies as more burdensome than beneficial, especially when faculty are not rewarded for integrating new communication technologies into their curricula. In addition, educational institutions are increasingly demanding that digital texts and multimodal composing options be integrated into their curricula--sometimes before they have acquired the funds or the staff to support these efforts. We already know that we are experiencing a major transformation in communications that is permeating both our daily lives and our institutional realities. Most of us are struggling to develop our own expertise in multimodal composing while simultaneously teaching others to compose in digital environments. We encourage prospective authors to consider both opportunities and challenges associated with teaching/learning multimodal composing. We hope to receive submissions that focus on one (or more than one) of these roles/perspectives: writer, student, teacher, tutor, program administrator. We also welcome reviews of books & web sites that enhance instructors' knowledge of teaching with new technologies OR that facilitate adult learners' expertise in multimodal composing. Finally, since basic writing instruction is moving into new venues (e.g., as test-preparation courses in for-profit companies or in adult education programs), we welcome submissions that explore uses of multimodal composing in a variety of institutional environments. All submissions must be submitted electronically. Both multimodal texts and traditional print essays are welcome. Print essays should be saved in Word or in Rich Text Format before being emailed as attachments. *Citation Style:* Submissions should be formatted in MLA style. *Manuscript Submission* *Deadline:* October 15, 2010 *Email inquiries to Barbara Gleason* at bgleason(a)ccny.cuny.edu<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/bgleason@ccny.cuny.e…> . *Submit manuscripts* to bwespecialissue(a)gmail.com<https://mail.google.com/mail/html/compose/static_files/bwespecialissue@gmai…> .

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Fifth GigaNet Annual Symposium, Vilnius - 13 September 2010
by Dmitry Epstein 27 Aug '10

27 Aug '10

Dear AoIR community, The program for the Fifth Annual Symposium of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network is now available. The symposium is to be held in Vilnius - Lithuania, on September 13th, 2010. Detailed information about remote participation features and speakers full papers will be posted close to the event at: http://giga-net.org/page/2010-annual-symposium If you are planning to attend the event or to follow remotely, please register at: http://giga-net.org/page/registration-fifth-giganet You can find more information and the detailed program below. Best, Dmitry ============================= Fifth GigaNet Annual Symposium Vilnius, 13 September 2010 The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) is a scholarly community which aims: (i) to promote the development of Internet Governance as a recognized interdisciplinary field of study and (ii) to facilitate the informed dialogue on policy and issues in a multistakeholder approach. In order to fulfills its goals, since 2006, it has been organizing a collective premier research event, the GigaNet Annual Symposium at the Internet Governance Forum meetings, which is an opportunity to showcase some of the best current research on Internet Governance from around the world and provides a venue for scholars to discuss and debate these crucial issues. Prior successful symposia in Greece (2006), Brazil (2007), India (2008) and Egypt (2009) lead us to the Fifth GigaNet Symposium to be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, on September 13th, 2010 - one day before the IGF official opening, at LITEXPO. We will offer Remote Participation options for the Symposium. Registration is free of charge. If you are planning to attend or remotely participate, please apply here: http://giga-net.org/page/registration-fifth-giganet If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact: giganetsymposium2010(a)easychair.org Symposium Program 9:00-9:15 Opening 9:15-10:30 PANEL 1: Internet governance theory and issue Moderador: William Drake, Centre for International Governance of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva - Peng Hwa Ang and Natalie Pang. Going Beyond Talk: Can International Internet Governance Work? - Everton Lucero. Global Governance of Critical Internet Resources: A Perspective from the South - Jean-marie Chenou. Multistakeholderism or elitism ? The creation of a transnational field of Internet governance 10:30-11:00 Poster session and coffee break 11:00-12:15 PANEL 2: State power and Internet governance Moderator: Rolf Webber , European Law Institute and the Center for Information and Communication Law at the University of Zurich - Joanna Kulesza. State responsibility for acts of cyber-terrorism - Jeremy Shtern. Models of Global Internet Governance and the Projection of State Power: The Case of Facebook and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada - Lorena Jaume-Palasi and Ben Wagner. Nosy preferences of Google and China: Modelling an internet governance conflict using Amartya Sens liberal paradox 12:15-12:30 Sponsorship slot 12:30-13:30 Lunch - Sponsored by MIT Press. Welcome speech given by William Drake, editor of the MIT Press series on The information revolution and global politics and Milton Mueller, author of the newly released book, Networks and States: the Global Politics of Internet Governance. 13:30-14:45 PANEL 3: Interaction of technology, operations and governance Moderator: Meryem Marzouki, LIP6/PolyTIC - CNRS - Brenden Kuerbis. Securing Internet routing: Influence and control of critical Internet resources through social networks and delegation - Dmitry Epstein, Qiu-Hong Wang, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Milton Mueller. Whats in the name? A behavioral study of the use of the URLs in China and the US - Laura DeNardis. The Privatization Of Internet Governance 14:45-15:45 PANEL 4: IGF practice, multistakeholderism and emerging issues - Nanette Levinson. Evaluating and Analyzing Collaboration In Cross-cultural and Cross-sectoral Perspective: Indicators from The Internet Governance Forum - Ivar Alberto Hartmann. Universal Access policies and Internet Access as a Fundamental Right: The Constitutional Law Perspective informed by the Brazilian Case. 15:45-16:00 Closing 16:00-16:30 Poster session and coffee break 16:30 GigaNet Business meeting POSTER SESSION: Charlotte Bogusz. Openness and Privacy v/ Security : The example of filtering measures.2 Charlotte Bogusz. The promotion of the general interest through ICTs : The French and Senegalese examples Daniel Oppermann. Analysing cybercrime from a multistakeholder perspective Luiz Costa. The Internet and the Constitutional restrictions on foreign participation in Brazilian Media Luiz Costa. A case study on the Brazilian E-Commerce Forum Mona Badran. Is internet changing the social life of Egyptian college students and affecting their privacy? Rolf H. Weber. Policies for Governing Critical Internet Resources Shawn Gunnarson. Securing ICANN's Accountability Sofiane Bouhdiba. Internet governance and Education: the Tunisian Virtual University in the context of the Tunis agenda 2010 PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Slavka Antonova, University of North Dakota, USA Lamees El Baghdady, Modern Sciences and Art University, Egypt Roy Balleste, St. Thomas University, USA Olga Cavalli, South SSIG, Argentina Dmitry Epstein, Cornell University, USA Marianne Franklin, University of London, UK Raquel Gatto - PC Chair, PUC-SP, Brazil Konstantinos Komaitis - Membership Chair, University of Strathclyde, UK Brenden Kuerbis - Communications Chair, Syracuse University, USA Nanette Levinson, American University, USA Milton Mueller - GigaNet Chair, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

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Job Posting - Liberation Technology, Program Coordinator
by Yosem Companys 26 Aug '10

26 Aug '10

fyi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Larry Diamond Date: Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 2:48 AM Dear Friends and Colleagues Please note that we have posted on the Stanford jobs a new position of Program Coordinator for the Liberation Technology Program at CDDRL. Interested applicants must apply through the Stanford University jobs site at http://jobs.stanford.edu, noting the Job Code: 39616. The job description is listed below. Please feel free to forward this message to anyone who may be interested. Thank you. Larry Diamond Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution & Freeman Spogli Institute Director, Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6010 www.stanford.edu/~ldiamond http://cddrl.stanford.edu/ ------------------------------ Program Coordinator Job ID 39616 Job Location Dean of Research Job Category Social Science Research Salary 2P1 Date Posted Aug 24, 2010 One Year Fixed Term (2P1) The Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, a center within the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, seeks an experienced Program Coordinator to work with faculty investigators to develop and manage the Program on Liberation Technology. The rapidly growing field of “Liberation Technology,” is the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to enhance and deepen democracy, political accountability, human rights, the rule of law, and economic development. The individual will be working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and must have a clear understanding of all aspects of program research, funding, deliverables, and sponsor requirements. Program Coordination and Development (75%) • Evaluate and provide expertise in the development of the growing field of “Liberation Technology”. • Manage public communications of the Liberation Technology program, including the website, blog, email listserve, and other announcements on and off campus; write and solicit content for the website; ensure information on website is current, accurate and professional. • Research, identify and select speakers for the weekly LibTech seminar series and other related conferences; sole contact with speakers and will coordinate with events coordinator on speaker travel, arrival, and interaction of visitors with faculty and fellows at CCRL and FSI. • Write and edit summaries of seminar presentations and conference discussions for posting on website and blog; manage the meeting schedule and material preparation. • Conduct outreach to relevant corporate and non-profit actors in the field, particularly philanthropic foundations and corporations specializing in information and communication technology and new social media. Recruit and hire undergraduate student research and program assistants and supervise their work. • Serve as Directors’ liaison and will utilize sound judgment and great discretion in working with multiple researchers and a variety of agencies; individual will attend meetings on behalf of program and program directors and must have intimate knowledge of research to be able to appropriately represent the program. • Coordinate internally with CDDRL staff and with academic and administrative staff in other relevant Stanford centers and departments; interface with director with respect to meeting and appointment scheduling, and with other projects as requested. Research and Research Support (25%) • Gather and summarize current academic research on Liberation Technology; survey, summarize and assess news accounts and blogposts of how ICT is being used to advance democracy and development. • Interview Liberation Technology practitioners and write synopsis for publish on CDDRL website and blog. • Contributes to the research, development and writing of research proposals, annual reports and scientific papers and journals for publication; responsible for knowing technical reporting requirements. • Support the research, writing, and speaking of the Director on Liberation Technology, including preparation of presentations. • Interview Liberation Technology practitioners and write synopsis for publish on CDDRL website and blog. Qualifications: The successful candidate must have excellent research, writing, and administrative skills, substantial knowledge of how information and communication technology is being used to advance democracy and development, and academic training in a relevant field, such as social science, computer science/engineering, or law. He or she must have the ability to carry out a wide range of assignments with minimum instruction. Excellent communication skills are also a must, both written and orally, with an ability to interact comfortably with high-profile individuals. Prior work in or research on the application of information and communication technology for advancing democracy and development is highly desired. Experience with the Stanford University campus is also a plus. To apply please provide a cover letter and resume. Stanford University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. *Apply Now* <http://jobs.stanford.edu/find_a_job.html?accountId=de85ad313f8598db1c42b567…> -- _______________________________________________ liberationtech mailing list liberationtech(a)lists.stanford.edu Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech

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MedieKultur: Call for papers: Challenging Genre – Genre Challenges
by Ditte Laursen 26 Aug '10

26 Aug '10

MedieKultur. Journal of media and communication research Challenging Genre – Genre Challenges - new media, new boundaries, new formations Special theme. Editors: Anne Jerslev (guest), Mette Mortensen, Line Nybro Petersen Submission deadline: February 1, 2011 Publication date: Fall, 2011 Today’s intensified blurring of boundaries between media, and between media and their audiences is challenging our traditional understanding of genre. New genres surface at the same rapid pace as old ones are contested or simply deemed out of date. Even though terms such as genre hybridity and cross genres have pointed to generic instabilities and experiments for a couple of decades now, the altered modes of media production and distribution raise a number of topical questions: How might we understand genre today? In which ways might genre be a productive term for conceptualising and comprehending the new digital media landscape? And not least, do we need to change our notions of traditional genre expressions, for example in film and television? While the scholarly literature on genre is substantial in film studies, television studies and literary studies, the concept of genre remains largely underdeveloped theoretically as well as methodologically in our present era of digital transformation. Genre has traditionally been defined as a horizon of expectations and a contractual relationship between audiences and media formats. However, this definition hardly seems adequate in relation to contemporary media characterised, on the one hand, by new genres constantly emerging and evolving, and, on the other hand, by persistent renegotiations of the relationship between author, audience and media product. This special issue of MedieKultur consequently sets out to rethink genre across a wide range of media offerings, including, but not limited to, online social media, television entertainment and news, film and film culture and video games. We thus invite contributions on: · Media convergence and genre · Genre, interaction, participatory practices and aesthetics · Genre and digitalisation · Genre and media production · Genre and audiences · Conceptualising genre – now and then http://www.mediekultur.dk Please note: Although we organize some of our articles into special issues, we encourage your contributions and will happily find a place for articles of high quality regardless of topic. -- Ditte Laursen Forsker i medier, ph.d. / Media researcher, Ph.D. STATSBIBLIOTEKET / STATE AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Universitetsparken Dk - 8000 Århus C Tlf. / Phone +45 89462060 CVR / SE / VAT No. DK 10100682 - EAN 5798000791084 http://statsbiblioteket.dk http://www.dittelaursen.dk

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Call for Papers: Journal of Information Technology & Politics Special issue
by Stephen Coleman 26 Aug '10

26 Aug '10

Call for Papers Journal of Information Technology & Politics Online deliberation: Developments and future directions Over the past ten years, a sizeable, multidisciplinary body of research has developed which is focused on analyzing new sites and practices of public deliberation online. This special issue of the Journal of Information Technology & Politics, following on from the 2010 Online Deliberation conference held at the University of Leeds, aims to take stock of this field of research and debate the future direction it should take. The editors invite original papers that reflect critically on the development of online deliberation theory, practice, and research, as well as contributions that introduce new research findings and innovative theoretical and empirical approaches to the field. Full drafts of all papers are due by 3 December, 2010 Papers will be returned to authors by 25 March, 2011 Final versions of papers must be received by 20 May, 2011 Submission information Details of submission types can be found here: http://www.jitp.net/m_submiss.php. In preparing manuscripts for submission, authors are asked to review the information on replication (http://www.jitp.net/m_replicat.php) the JITP checklist for APA style (http://www.jitp.net/files/jitp_style_checklist.pdf) and the referee guidelines (http://www.jitp.net/files/refguide.pdf) Manuscripts should be submitted electronically using the JITP’s online system: http://www.jitp.net/m_submit.php. When submitting your manuscript, please note (using the relevant field) that the submission is for the ‘Online Deliberation’ special issue. Guest Editors: Stephen Coleman, Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds. Giles Moss, Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds. Stephen Coleman Professor of Political Communication Institute of Communications Studies University of Leeds <http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521817523>

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Abstract Deadline Extended to 9/7: Global-Local Tensions in New Media
by Ben Aslinger 25 Aug '10

25 Aug '10

Call for Abstracts: Global-Local Tensions in New Media This anthology seeks to add to scholarship on the cultural geography of new media networks and products and the tensions between the “global” and the “local” by examining a range of new media case studies. This project considers new media practices, texts, services, software, policies, infrastructures, and design discourses that enrich existing relationships between creative industries and cultures of production, reception, and engagement. We seek papers with prose and diction appropriate for the undergraduate classroom but that are also sophisticated enough to be read by beginning graduate students. While we are open to case studies that illuminate new commercial and sociocultural practices and debates in any national context, we are particularly interested in papers that examine intersections of the global and the local outside of Western Europe and the industrializing nations of the Asia-Pacific region. Despite this project’s basis in the English language, we are interested in incorporating authorial voices and topics from a variety of national, regional, and subnational perspectives. We seek papers that address one or more of the following subject areas: analog and digital media forms in the global market the role of new media in constructing “media capitals” the role of new media platforms in addressing diasporic audiences challenges of defining the local in the face of complex intersections with the global debates surrounding media globalization in specific local contexts the construction of dominant models of web design and definitions of “quality” web aesthetics vernacular design aesthetics that resist hegemonic these models cultural policy and new media industries global/local visions of the future of computing and digital communication localized internet and mobile cultures, practices, industries, and technologies interrogations of the global, local, cosmopolitan, hybrid, or glocal in regard to new media development strategies and new media infrastructures multi-scalar digital divides global/local perspectives on gaming cultures or game development experiences of place through new media new media networks and nodes economies of import and export Please send a 250-word abstract with a preliminary bibliography by September 7th to either Ben Aslinger (Bentley University, Waltham, MA, USA,baslinger(a)bentley.edu) or Germaine Halegoua (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, grhalegoua(a)gmail.com) Our plan is for all 5000-word commissioned papers to be due by March 31, 2011.

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Call for Chapter Proposals: Human Rights and Information Communication Technologies: Trends and Consequences of Use
by John.Lannon 25 Aug '10

25 Aug '10

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS Proposal Submission Deadline: August 27th, 2010 Human Rights and Information Communication Technologies: Trends and Consequences of Use A book edited by John Lannon (University of Limerick, Ireland), Edward F. Halpin (Leeds Metropolitan University, UK) and Steven Hick (Ottawa University, Canada) To be published by IGI Global Website: http://tinyurl.com/33hy2zw INTRODUCTION Intergovernmental agencies, governments and non-governmental organizations are now using Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) to collect, organize and disseminate information on peoples' rights, the promotion of human rights, and the protection of individuals and communities at risk. These efforts have moved beyond the traditional human rights regime, as more attention is being paid to rights based approaches to development, and to the interconnectedness of environmental protection, climate change and the wellbeing of humanity. As a result, ICT policies and practices are having an even more far-reaching effect on the enjoyment of human rights by all. Since 2001 ICTs have transformed the capacity of organisations, movements and oppressed communities to highlight human rights abuse, and to advocate for causes and victims of oppression. They make it easier to share and to access information; they facilitate human rights data aggregation and analysis; they offer innovative tactical approaches to campaigning; and they precipitate real-world campaigning and lobbying activities. They enable global participation, and give local actors and previously invisible groups international visibility. At the same time the features that make ICTs an effective tool for the promotion and protection of human rights also make them useful in the exploitation of people and the violation of human rights. They contribute directly and indirectly to the abuse of children, for example; they facilitate the distribution of material that is hostile to racial and religious groups; they threaten the security and the privacy of individuals; and they contribute to the operation of international trafficking and other criminal activities. OBJECTIVE OF THE BOOK Human Rights and Information Communication Technologies: Trends and Consequences of Use will provide a comprehensive examination of the use and application of information and communication technologies in the world of human rights. This will contribute significantly to understandings of the impact of ICTss on the promotion and protection of human rights in societies around the world. TARGET AUDIENCE This book will provide a valuable tool and insight for academics from a range of fields, including information management, information systems, communications, information technology, international relations, human rights, politics, law, and sociology. It will also be useful to international non-governmental organisations, non-governmental organisations, and governments, for policy and practice. RECOMMENDED TOPICS include, but are not limited to, the following: - the impact of ICT policies on human rights; - the role of information in the promotion and protection of human rights; - the opportunities and pitfalls of ICTs for human rights campaigning; - ICTs and human rights education; - Human rights activism in the information age; - communication rights, privacy and free speech; - human rights and the Internet; - ICTs and gender-based rights - Information systems deployment in human rights - Mobile technologies and their application to human rights - Human rights organizations and the application/deployment of ICT - Information security - Information poverty, exclusion, and social, economic and cultural implications SUBMISSION PROCEDURE Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before August 27th, 2010, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by October 8th 2010 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by December 17th, 2010. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. PUBLISHER This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2011. IMPORTANT DATES August 27, 2010: Proposal Submission Deadline October 8, 2010: Notification of Acceptance December 17, 2010: Full Chapter Submission February 18, 2011: Review Results Returned May 20, 2011: Final Chapter Submission September 30, 2011: inal Deadline Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to: John Lannon Centre for Information and Knowledge Management S1-20, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, IRELAND Tel.: +353 87 8225087 E-mail: john.lannon(a)ul.ie

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learning and research in virtual worlds special issue published
by jeremy hunsinger 25 Aug '10

25 Aug '10

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=g926174999 is the special issue Aleks Krotoski and I put together while we were both in the last few months of our ph.d.'s the topic is learning and research in virtual worlds Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. --Pablo Picasso

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Reminder: CFC - Managing Open Innovation Technologies
by Stefan Hrastinski 25 Aug '10

25 Aug '10

Call for Chapter Proposals Managing Open Innovation Technologies Deadline: 15 September 2010 We invite submissions for an edited book, planned to be published with Springer, on the role of ICT, Web 2.0 technologies and their relation to Open Innovation. As aspects of open innovation are redrawing boundaries for innovation and collaboration, we encourage researchers and reflective practitioners from all disciplines and fields that focus on aspects of technology and innovation in their research or service to consider submitting proposals for case studies (3000-5000 words) or research articles (7000-10,000 words). Chapters are to address aspects of creating new business opportunities by engaging end-users in co-creative activities by means of supporting technology. While contributions should rest on scientific methods and rigor, the style of writing should be practically oriented and suitable for both researchers and advanced practitioners interested in learning about and adopting open innovation. The purpose of the book is to advance and disseminate practically relevant research on systematic practical open innovation, and make research results available to practitioners. The intended target audience is the international academic community and industry (the software and ICT sector as provider of technology and other sectors as adopters), including government, NPOs and NGOs. Open innovation involves all aspects of creating new business opportunities by engaging end-users in co-creative activities. Web 2.0 technologies has caused electronic collaboration to evolve, hence paving the way for companies to invite customers and employees to be involved in the refinement of their offerings. Ideally open innovation will create win-win situations where users get services that are more oriented to their needs and organizations will offer services that are more desired by the market. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, the following: * Collaboration systems and open innovation * Social software and open innovation * Open source software lessons for open innovation * ICT and inter-/intra-organizational innovation * Management of IT for open innovation * The role of open standards in relation to open innovation technology * Users as innovators in a digital environment * ICT and consumer innovation networks * Lessons from open innovation in practice * Tools for open innovation * Frameworks for deploying open innovation * Technology and applications for open innovation * Design, application and evaluation of ICT for open innovation * Implementation, integration and maintenance of ICT for open innovation * Successful exemplars, such as commercial open source projects and open innovation clusters * Theoretical foundations, methodological issues, practical approaches and underlying trends of open innovation You are cordially invited to submit on or before September 15, 2010, a 2-3 page proposal explaining the purpose, objectives, and focus of the proposed chapter. Proposals should include a 2-4 sentences overview of the general topic area, an outline of major topics/major sections covered by the chapter, as well as contact information and a brief bio for each author. Authors will be notified by October 1, 2010 about the status of their proposals. Authors of accepted proposals will be invited to participate in a developmental workshop in Uppsala, Sweden, on November 5, 2010. Drafts of chapters (approx. 6,000 words) are due by January 15, 2011. Important Dates: September 15, 2010: Proposal Submission Deadline October 1, 2010: Notification of Acceptance November 5, 2010: Developmental workshop January 15, 2011: Full Chapter Submission February 20 2011: Comments and feedback May 1, 2011: Final Chapter Submission Inquiries and submissions to be forwarded electronically (.odf, .doc, .pdf): Jenny Eriksson Lundström (Primary Contact) Uppsala University Dept. Informatics and Media and Swedish IT-User Centre Box 513 SE-751 20 UPPSALA +46 (0)18-4711163 jenny.eriksson(a)nita.uu.se<mailto:jenny.eriksson@nita.uu.se> Stefan Hrastinski KTH and Swedish IT-User Centre, Uppsala University stefanh(a)kth.se<mailto:stefanh@kth.se> Pär J. Ågerfalk Uppsala University Dept. Informatics and Media and Swedish IT-User Centre par.agerfalk(a)im.uu.se<mailto:par.agerfalk@im.uu.se> Mats Edenius Uppsala University Dept. Informatics and Media and Swedish IT-User Centre mats.edenius(a)nita.uu.se<mailto:mats.edenius@nita.uu.se>

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