June 2013 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 106, Issue 29
by Pablo Porten-Cheé 01 Jun '13

01 Jun '13

Abwesenheit: Ich bin bis einschließlich 2. Juni im Urlaub und kann Ihre Mail erst danach beantworten. Freundliche Gruesse, Pablo Porten-Chee Out of office: I am on vacation until June 2nd but will try to get back to you as soon as possible. Best regards, Pablo Porten-Chee

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Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 106, Issue 35
by Pablo Porten-Cheé 01 Jun '13

01 Jun '13

Abwesenheit: Ich bin bis einschließlich 2. Juni im Urlaub und kann Ihre Mail erst danach beantworten. Freundliche Gruesse, Pablo Porten-Chee Out of office: I am on vacation until June 2nd but will try to get back to you as soon as possible. Best regards, Pablo Porten-Chee

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Re: [Air-L] Let's Talk About AoIR
by William Bain 01 Jun '13

01 Jun '13

Dear AOIRers, I just wanted to note that recently the tendency on air-l seems to be that a discussive moment springs up from time to time, instead of being more constant, as in the past. Guess that's obvious from what's been said on this thread. However, in my humble, the cfp's and tecnho refs are great but I think the listserv is at its most dynamic when lots of opinions are being exchanged. The more info the better as I see it........ Possibly important in terms of renewal & spreading the word? Best wishes, William PhD Student Comparative Literature Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

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CFP: Workshop Ethics of Cyber Conflict
by Mariariosaria Taddeo 01 Jun '13

01 Jun '13

Dear Colleagues, Apologies for cross posting. Please find below a CFP on a 'Workshop on the Ethics of Cyber Conflict', which I am organising in collaboration with the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. With kind regards, Mariarosaria Taddeo -- Dr. Mariarosaria Taddeo Research Fellow in Cyber Security and Ethics, PAIS, University of Warwick Research Associate - Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford http://taddeo.philosophyofinformation.net/index.html ************************************* Ethics of Cyber Conflict Time: November 2013 Place: Rome, Italy Participation fee: none In the age of the so-called information revolution, the ability to control, disrupt or manipulate the enemy’s information infrastructure has become as decisive as weapon superiority with respect to determining the outcome of conflicts. So much so that Pentagon’s definition of cyberspace as a new domain in which war is waged, alongside land, sea, air and space, comes as no surprise. The deployment of cyber conflicts as part of a state’s defensive or offensive strategy is a fast growing phenomenon, which is rapidly changing the dynamics of combat as well as the role that warfare plays in political negotiations and the life of civil societies. Such changes are not the exclusive concern of the military, for they also have a bearing on ethicists and policymakers, since existing ethical theories of war, together with national and international regulations, struggle to address the novelties of this phenomenon. The issue could not be more pressing and there is a much felt and fast escalating need to share information and coordinate ethical theorising about cyber conflicts. Contributions to the workshop will address issues concerning the way ICTs are affecting our ethical views of conflicts and warfare, as well as the analysis of just-war principles in the light of the dissemination of cyber conflicts; humanitarian military interventions based on ICTs; whether preventive acts of cyber war may satisfy jus-ad-bellum criteria; challenges of upholding jus-in-bello standards in cyber warfare, especially in asymmetric conflicts; attribution and proportionality of the response to cyber attacks; moral permissibility of automated responses and ethical deployment of military robotic weapons. More details can be found on the workshop website http://ccdcoe.org/428.html . The workshop will be a two-day event organised by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence and chaired by Dr Mariarosaria Taddeo, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick. The event will gather ethicists, experts in military studies, policymakers and experts in cyber security to discuss the ethical problems caused by cyber conflicts. Submission of Papers: Authors are required to submit an extended abstract of the planned paper which should describe the topic and set out the main aspects and structure of the research (up to 1000 words). Following a preliminary review and acceptance of the abstract, the authors will be requested to submit the full paper that meets high academic quality, which will be considered for a publication in an international peer-reviewed journal. Speakers will be offered travel, transfer from,and to the airport, accommodation for the duration of the event. Submission details, author guidance and other practical information will be made available on the Centre’s website latest by August 2013. Important Dates Extended abstracts (1000 words): 9 September 2013 Notification of acceptance: 30 September 2013 Full paper: 07 November 2013 Registration is required for this event, please contact events -at- ccdcoe.org For enquiries about the workshop, please contact Lt Ludovica Glorioso (ludovica.glorioso -at- ccdcoe.org) or Anna-Maria Talihärm (anna-maria.taliharm -at- ccdcoe.org)

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Re: [Air-L] Let's Talk About AoIR
by Sarah Florini 01 Jun '13

01 Jun '13

HI, all. I just want to echo what has already been said about the conference organizers. You guys are awesome. I appreciate all your work. I'm sure everyone feels the same. I, personally, see this conversation as part of the growing pains of the organization. The change in the submission process just happened to be the thing that sparked it. But, the conversation was probably going to happen sooner or later. If such conversations didn't happen occasionally, AoiR would become calcified and cease to be the reflexive intellectual space we all seem to appreciate. But, I have nothing by love and praise for the conference organizers. There have been a lot of good ideas put forth. I think the track idea might be a useful one to think about. We're an interdisciplinary organization, and if we want to have an interdiscipinary conference we need to try and find a way to accommodate the disciplinary needs of members. That way people can "fit" AoIR into what they need to be doing for tenure, promotion, travel funds, etc. A lot of people have said that their home departments don't take AoIR conferences seriously and won't give them funding to come. Those people need a peer refereed full paper that can be published in proceedings to justify their attendance to their departments. I would hate to see AoiR conferences loose those people and their work. So, we should keep those needs in mind. But, we also need to keep in mind the points that have already been made about work in-progress, performances, activist work, etc. It seems like there could be some kind of track system for different kinds of work so that we can be more confident that those different "flavors" of contribution are being evaluated appropriate criteria. Also, ditto to what Terri said about being willing to help. As these problems get tackled, I'm always happy to help with what I can. Best, Sarah Florini A.W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Communication Arts University of Wisconsin-Madison

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