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Announcing CIPR Student Travel Grant for IR12
by Michael Zimmer 06 Aug '11

06 Aug '11

Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the following student travel grant opportunity for IR 12 in Seattle. Michael -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Co-Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org ===== ** CIPR Student Award in Information Policy & Ethics ** Sponsored by: Center for Information Policy Research (CIPR) http://www4.uwm.edu/cipr/ School of Information Studies (SOIS) http://www4.uwm.edu/sois/ University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The Center for Information Policy Research (CIPR) is pleased to again offer a CIPR Student Award in Information Policy & Ethics, to sponsor one student (undergraduate, graduate or post-doc) for the Association of Internet Researchers IR12 Conference in Seattle, Washington. The amount of the award is US$500. The student’s research must focus on some aspect of information policy or ethics, and internet studies, broadly conceived. The recipient must have an accepted paper at IR12 and must attend to present the research. To apply, please send the following documents to Michael Zimmer at zimmerm(a)uwm.edu: - Accepted Paper Abstract - CV - Brief statement describing how the paper/research will make an impact on the fields of information policy, ethics, and internet studies. Application deadline is August 31, 2011. Notification of award will be received by September 15. The recipient should acknowledge the CIPR grant at AoIR and in any subsequent presentations or publications. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Michael Zimmer CIPR Co-Director *** The Center for Information Policy Research (CIPR) is the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's multidisciplinary research center for the study of the intersections between the policy, ethical, political, social and legal aspects of the global information society. It is lead by co-directors Dr. Joyce Latham and Dr. Michael Zimmer.

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Publication Announcement: New Media, Politics and Society in Israel
by Heidi Campbell 06 Aug '11

06 Aug '11

I would like to announce the publication of a special issue of Israel Affairs on New Media, Politics and Society in Israel. Below is a list of the articles appearing in the special issue: High-tech nation: the future of the Israeli polity Gideon Doron The diffusion of the Internet to Israel: the first 10 years Nicholas A. John A revised look at online journalism in Israel: entrenching the old hegemony Dan Caspi Religion and the Internet in the Israeli Orthodox context Heidi Campbell Internet, conflict and dialogue: the Israeli case Ronit Kampf Israeli public relations and the Internet Ruth Avidar User generated content in the Israeli online journalism landscape Idit Manosevitch MK websites and the personalization of Israeli politics Lior Livak, Azi Lev-On & Gideon Doron Online Israeli politics: the current state of the art Sharon Haleva-Amir For those who are interested here is a link to the special issue: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/fisa20/current This special issue will also be published as a book by Routledge.

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CFP: Cases on Higher Education Spaces
by Carpenter, Russell 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

CALL FOR CASE PROPOSALS Cases on Higher Education Spaces: Innovation, Collaboration, and Technology A book edited by Dr. Russell G. Carpenter, Assistant Professor of English and Director of the Noel Studio for Academic Creativity, Eastern Kentucky University, USA To be published by IGI Global: [1]http://www.igi-global.com/authorseditors/authoreditorresources/callf orbookchapters/callforchapterdetails.aspx?callforcontentid=1362988b-a26 1-4cf8-b7bd-a031c1bb034f Proposal Submission Deadline: November 15, 2011 Full Chapter Submission Deadline: January 15, 2012 University Business magazine, in its recent "Collaboration Station" issue published in May, 2011, documented the recent flurry of reinvented spaces and new construction that caters to students and university populations. In it, they recall the uninviting environments of yesterday and look toward the future of designing higher education learning spaces. Higher education spaces are undergoing radical transformation in an attempt to respond to the needs of 21st-century learners and a renewed interest in collaboration that spans beyond the walls of departments, colleges, and libraries. Meanwhile, libraries, media labs, and other central higher education initiatives are reinventing their spaces through remodeled centers and full-scale renovation projects. Likewise, some involve new, collaborative practices that respond to the ways that students, faculty, and staff communicate, research, and learn in the 21st century. Universities are drawing from successful reinvented corporate environments as they design their new spaces, libraries are becoming centralized hubs for collaboration and information design, and the information commons concept has taken on a new meaning for higher education leaders. This collection invites representatives from higher education, K-12 education, a range of industries, and the corporate sector to ask questions about the future of higher education spaces, collaborative partnerships, and technologies that serve to develop new environments or reinvent previously unused or underused ones. The editor invites single authored and collaboratively written articles from a diverse range of innovative higher education and corporate partners to offer perspectives on ways in which technology, collaborative efforts, and creative thinking can be leveraged to envision new and redesigned higher education spaces. Inquiries, proposals, and submissions can be sent electronically in MS Word to: Dr. Russell G. Carpenter Director, Noel Studio for Academic Creativity Assistant Professor of English Eastern Kentucky University 859-622-7403 russell.carpenter(a)eku.edu References 1. http://www.igi-global.com/authorseditors/authoreditorresources/callforbookc…

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Job: A Postdoc researcher in the area of ICT-mediated social interaction
by danah boyd 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Perhaps of interest to someone on this list? Begin forwarded message: > From: "Airi Lampinen" <airi.lampinen(a)hiit.fi> > > danah, > > My home institute HIIT is looking for a postdoc in ICT-mediated social interaction. The ad for the position is below - if someone comes to mind who might be interested, please spread the word! > > I believe the position would be even more fun than the description below makes it sound and it'll be in a team that accommodates folks doing research such as mine, too, so no one should be intimidated by the psychophysiological recordings and such that are mentioned :) Someone who's interested in privacy would be amazing but other lines of research are perfectly fair game, too, of course! > > Airi > > -----Original Message----- > From: ACM SIGCHI General Interest Announcements (Mailing List) > [mailto:CHI-ANNOUNCEMENTS@LISTSERV.ACM.ORG] On Behalf Of Ravaja Niklas > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:11 AM > To: CHI-ANNOUNCEMENTS(a)LISTSERV.ACM.ORG > Subject: Job: A Postdoc researcher in the area of ICT-mediated social > interaction > > Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT is a joint research > institute of Aalto University<http://www.aalto.fi/en/> and the University > of Helsinki<http://www.helsinki.fi/university> for basic and applied > research on information technology (http://www.hiit.fi/) A new research > group in the Network Society research programme will focus on the social > psychological aspects of information and communication technologies (ICT). > > We are looking for a POSTDOC RESEARCHER in the area of ICT-MEDIATED SOCIAL > INTERACTION for a three-year period. > > The research of the group focuses, for example, on the emotional and > cognitive processes during mediated social interaction. The research > supports the creation of ICT that is optimal from the perspective of human > emotional and cognitive processes and social interaction. Methodological > approaches include also psychophysiological recordings (e.g., EEG, facial > EMG). > > The tasks of the Postdoc researcher include carrying out state-of-the-art > academic research with the best possible collaborators, reasonable > freedom, and opportunities for a high impact. We strongly favor > inter-group and interdisciplinary interaction. The researcher is also > expected to participate in the preparation of new research projects. > > We appreciate the following characteristics: > > * Appropriate education (PhD in computer or information science, > social psychology, psychology, cognitive science, or a closely related > field) > > * Proactive approach to work > > * Ability to co-operate in a multidisciplinary research team and > with partners of international projects > > * Solid experience in research work as witnessed by international > peer-reviewed publications > > * Expertise with psychophysiological methods (e.g., facial EMG, > EEG) is an advantage, but not a prerequisite > > The salary for the post will be based on the Universities' salary system. > For further information of the task, please contact Professor Niklas > Ravaja at +358 50 3605191. > > Applications should be addressed by e-mail to > niklas.ravaja(a)aalto.fi<mailto:niklas.ravaja@aalto.fi> by August 8, 2011. > Please, enclose your CV and list of publications. > > > > ********************** > Niklas Ravaja, Ph.D. > Director of Research > Aalto University > School of Economics > Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research P.O. Box 21255 (Fredrikinkatu > 48 A, 9th Floor) > FIN-00076 AALTO > FINLAND > GSM: +358-50-3605191 > Fax: +358-9-431 38391 > Email: niklas.ravaja(a)aalto.fi<mailto:niklas.ravaja@aalto.fi> > Skype: niklas.ravaja > http://ckir.aalto.fi/en/research/emoid/<http://ckir.aalto.fi/fi/research/e > moid/> > ********************** > > > ***** > Airi Lampinen > airi.lampinen(a)hiit.fi > http://www.hiit.fi/~lampinen/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

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SPECIAL JOURNAL ISSUE ON INTERCULTURAL NEW MEDIA RESEARCH: CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS
by info＠interculturalnewmedia.com 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Robert Shuter, Director of the Center for Intercultural New Media Research and Professor at Marquette University, is editing a special issue of the Journal of Intercultural Communication Research (Taylor & Francis) on intercultural new media research. The deadline for submissions is October 1, 2011. The following link describes details of the special issue and submission requirements. [1]http://www.interculturalnewmedia.com/uploads/4/9/9/7/4997585/jicr_ca ll.pdf Feel free to contact Bob if you have any questions: [2]shuter(a)interculturalnewmedia.com References 1. http://www.interculturalnewmedia.com/uploads/4/9/9/7/4997585/jicr_call.pdf 2. mailto:shuter@interculturalnewmedia.com

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Correction to IR12 Student Rates
by Michael Zimmer 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

Dear AoIR - There was an error in the regular (non-early bird) student rates originally posted to the IR 12 website: http://ir12.aoir.org/registration The correct fees are as follows: Early-Bird (through Aug 31) - Professional: $350 - Professional, bundled with 1 year membership: $330 - Student : $220 - Student, bundled with 1 year membership: $200 Regular (starting Sept 1) - Professional: $425 - Professional, bundled with 1 year membership: $405 - Student : $295 - Student, bundled with 1 year membership: $275 Students will notice that the regular fees are considerably less than originally posted. Apologies for the confusion. Looking forward to seeing everyone in Seattle! Michael Zimmer Treasurer, AoIR -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies Co-Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu w: www.michaelzimmer.org

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Pentagon looks into social network tracking and analysis
by Kyle Kontour 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

For anyone who missed this: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/02/pentagon-seeks-social-networking-e… I'm having a hard time picturing ways this can be used for anything other than shoring up U.S. state authority. Interesting, at any rate.

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Text Analytics and Social Media
by Linda Lou Lichtenstein 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

We are exploring the application of text analytics to the analysis of social media - specifically semantic orientation, sentiment analysis, and ontology analysis - and are looking for sources of reputable research, particularly in ontology analysis. Is anyone aware of articles that compare models of ontology management in text analytics for social media? And, can deficits in the current research be identified? Thank you, Linda Lichtenstein Research Assistant to Dr. Philip A. Klobucar Humanities Department New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey lll3(a)njit.edu

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AOIR Conference schedule?
by Janet Salmons, Ph.D. 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

Trying to do some advance planning-- can you tell me when the conference starts? Trying to decide whether I can fly in that day.... Thanks in advance, Janet *Janet Salmons Ph.D.* *Capella University School of Business and Technology and Vision2Lead, Inc. *Site- http://www.vision2lead.com Follow Twitter at /einterview Coming soon: Cases in Online Interview Research<http://tinyurl.com/e-interview2> PO Box 943 Boulder, CO 80306-0943

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Nicholas C. Mullins Award: Call for Submissions
by Jim McQuaid 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Nicholas C. Mullins Award The Nicholas C. Mullins prize is awarded each year by the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) for an outstanding piece of scholarship by a graduate student in the field of Science and Technology Studies. The winner receives a check for $US 1,000 and a plaque. The submission deadline is September 1, 2011. To submit a paper, send a PDF or Word file of the paper (or a functioning URL where it can be accessed). For further details on submission guidelines, please see the Mullins Prize page on the 4S website: http://www.4sonline.org/prizes/mullins. Members of the 2011 Mullins Award Committee are: Laurel Smith-Doerr, Committee Chair Boston University Ldoerr(a)LdoerrbuLdoerr.LdoerreduLdoerr Paul Mbatia University of Nairobi Stephen Zehr University of Southern Indiana

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