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Scholarships for new Masters in International Politics of the Internet
by Madeline Carr 20 Jun '13

20 Jun '13

Hi all, Could I ask you to spread the word about a new Masters program that we are introducing in September? The Masters in International Politics of the Internet is a multidisciplinary degree hosted in the Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth - one of the world's leading IP/IR departments. Students will have the opportunity to study Internet governance, cyber security (from both a political and strategic perspective), Internet Freedom and cyber war as well as modules from our law and computer science faculties. For further info: www.aber.ac.uk/ccrc Also note that we have a number of very generous scholarships available for this program. They are only open to UK/EU students (a funding restriction, not an indication of our interest) but they pay all fees plus living allowance. Scholarship details can also be found at the above address. Thanks, Madeline Dr. Madeline Carr Lecturer in International Politics and the Cyber Dimension Department of International Politics Aberystwyth University Penglais, Aberystwyth SY23 3FE Wales +44 01970 621955 mob: 0752 867 2088 madelinemcarr(a)gmail.com

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Kids and the Internet
by Patrick Cox 20 Jun '13

20 Jun '13

The Children and Childhood Studies Area of the Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association invites you to participate in the annual MAPACA conference. Papers in this area examine intersections of childhood and pop culture including the impact of pop culture on children and childhood, representations of childhood in pop culture, and the role of children and young adults as influencers and creators of popular and American culture. Single papers, panels, roundtables, and alternative formats are welcome. Proposals should take the form of 300-word abstracts. The deadline for submission is Friday, June 30, 2013. This year’s conference will be in Atlantic City, NJ, Nov. 7-9, 2013. For the complete call as well info on how to submit a proposal, please see http://mapaca.net/. Please direct any questions about the Children and Childhood Studies area to area chair Patrick Cox at ptcox(a)camden.rutgers.edu. MAPACA welcomes proposals on all aspects of popular and American Culture. For a list of MAPACA’s other areas and area chair contact information, visit Subject Areas <http://mapaca.net/areas/>. General questions can be directed to mapaca(a)mapaca.net. MAPACA is an inclusive professional organization dedicated to the study of popular and American culture in all their multi-disciplinary manifestations. The association is comprised of college and university faculty, independent scholars and artists, and graduate and undergraduate students. It is a regional division of the Popular Culture and American Culture Association <http://pcaaca.org/>, which, in the words of Popular Culture Association founder Ray Browne, is a “multi-disciplinary association interested in new approaches to the expressions, mass media and all other phenomena of everyday life.” Thanks Patrick Cox Area Chair, Children and Childhood Studies Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Studies Association -- Patrick Cox PhD Candidate, Childhood Studies, Rutgers Lecturer, American Studies, Penn State http://camden-rutgers.academia.edu/PatrickCox http://childhood.camden.rutgers.edu/ https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/exploring_childhood_studies http://mapaca.net/areas/children-and-childhood-studies

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The Digital Divide. The Internet and Social Inequality in International Perspective
by Massimo Ragnedda 20 Jun '13

20 Jun '13

Dear colleagues, We are happy to announce publication of *TheDigital Divide. The Internet and SocialInequality in International Perspective<http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415525442/> *, edited by Massimo Ragnedda and Glenn W. Muschert that contains 20 contributions on more than 320 pages. This book provides an in-depth comparative analysis of inequality and the stratification of the digital sphere. Grounded in classical sociological theories of inequality, as well as empirical evidence, this book defines ‘the digital divide’ as the unequal access and utility of internet communications technologies and explores how it has the potential to replicate existing social inequalities, as well as create new forms of stratification. *The Digital Divide* examines how various demographic and socio-economic factors including income, education, age and gender, as well as infrastructure, products and services affect how the internet is used and accessed. Comprised of six parts, the first section examines theories of the digital divide, and then looks in turn at: - Highly developed nations and regions (including the USA, the EU and Japan); - Emerging large powers (Brazil, China, India, Russia); - Eastern European countries (Estonia, Romania, Serbia); - Arab and Middle Eastern nations (Egypt, Iran, Israel); - Under-studied areas (East and Central Asia, Latin America, and sub-Saharan Africa). Providingan interwoven analysis of the international inequalities in internet usage and access, this important work offers a comprehensive approach to studying the digital divide around the globe. It is an important resource for academic and students in sociology, social policy, communication studies, media studies and all those interested in the questions and issues around social inequality. You can read and download the Preface, the Introduction and the table of Content here<http://mragnedda.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/introduction-and-table-of-cont…>. 20%of discount with this flyer.<http://mragnedda.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/the-digital-divide-flyerpdf.pdf> With kind regards, Massimo Ragnedda and Glenn W. Muschert -- Massimo Ragnedda mragnedda.wordpress.com http://notizie.tiscali.it/opinioni/Ragnedda/184/ skype: massimo.ragnedda http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/sass/about/media/staff/ragnedda/?v… uniss.academia.edu/MassimoRagnedda Twitter: @massimoragnedda

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#SMSociety13 : Keynote and Presentations Announced for 2013 Social Media & Society Conference!
by Anatoliy Gruzd 19 Jun '13

19 Jun '13

(Apologies for cross-posting) We would like to invite you to attend the *2013 SOCIAL MEDIA & SOCIETY CONFERENCE * to be held on September 14-15, 2013 at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. We have a great line-up of presentations by researchers and practitioners from 60+ institutions hailing from 15 different countries! This year keynote will be Dr. Sharad Goel (Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research) who will present on 'Going Viral' and the Structure of Online Diffusion. (*) The full list of accepted panel, paper and poster submissions is now available at http://SocialMediaAndSociety.com/?page_id=7 (*) The general registration is now open, and the "early-bird" deadline is August 1, 2013: http://SocialMediaAndSociety.com/?page_id=5 If you have any questions about the conference, please email to Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd at gruzd(a)dal.ca Hope you can join us for this exciting event and contribute to this emerging research area! -- Organizing Committee, #SMSociety13 http://SocialMediaAndSociety.com Twitter: #SMSociety13

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CfP: JoCI Special Issue on Urban Planning & Community Informatics
by Marcus Foth 19 Jun '13

19 Jun '13

Call for Abstracts: JoCI Special Issue on Urban Planning & Community Informatics due 16 August 2013 http://www.urbaninformatics.net/joci/ A forthcoming Special Issue of the Journal of Community Informatics (http://ci-journal.net) will be devoted to ‘Urban Planning and Community Informatics.’ This Special Issue will be guest-edited by an international team of researchers whose urban scholarship intersects with community informatics. For this Special Issue of JoCI, we are inviting the submission of original, unpublished articles. The focus will be on community informatics practices that relate to the following types of urban research areas: urban informatics; urban planning and design; urban studies; urban geography; urban sociology; urban anthropology; and urban technologies. The Journal of Community Informatics (JoCI) is a platform for research of interest to a global network of academics, practitioners, national and multi-lateral policy makers. Community informatics explores applications of ICTs in economic, ecological and socio-cultural development. A community informatics focus seeks to ensure that individuals and communities can take advantage of the opportunities that ICTs can provide, while remaining in control of these technologies and their management. We welcome research articles with themes at the intersections of urban research and community informatics—from a diversity of themes and geographical scales. Articles may be theoretical or practical in nature, but should conform to the scholarly standards as outlined in JoCI’s writing guidelines. Research notes or case studies from the field are also encouraged—including insights or analyses from practitioners and policy makers. This Special Issue will be guest-edited by an international team of scholars with interests in urban studies and community informatics including: Liisa Horelli (Finland), Geisa Bugs (Brazil), Jennifer Cowley (USA), Marcus Foth (Australia), Reinout Kleinhans (The Netherlands), Joanna Saad-Sulonen (Finland/Lebanon/France), David Sadoway (Canada/India/East Asia), Carlos Nunes Silva (Portugal/Africa), and Patrick Sunter (Australia). All research articles will be double blind peer-reviewed. Additional details can be found in the full call for papers at: http://www.urbaninformatics.net/joci/ · Deadline for submission of preliminary abstracts: 16 August 2013 · Deadline for final paper or technical note submissions: 20 October 2013 · Publication target date: Spring 2014 For information about submission requirements, including author guidelines, please visit: http://www.ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions For further information, clarifications, or suggestions, and for submitting short abstracts of papers for consideration, please contact the Special Issue’s Coordinating Editor: Dr Liisa Horelli YTK – Land Use Planning and Urban Studies Group Department of Real Estate, Planning and Geoinformatics Aalto University, Finland liisa.horelli [at] aalto.fi -- Associate Professor Marcus Foth Director, Urban Informatics Research Lab Principal Research Fellow and A/Research Leader, School of Design Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) 130 Victoria Park Road, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia m.foth(a)qut.edu.au – @sunday9pm – http://www.urbaninformatics.net/

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Workshop on “Ubiquitous games and gamification for promoting behavior change and wellbeing” @ CHItaly 2013
by Stefano De Paoli 19 Jun '13

19 Jun '13

Our apologies for crossposting. Please consider submitting your work or passing this message on to someone you know who might be interested. Call for Papers: Workshop on “Ubiquitous games and gamification for promoting behavior change and wellbeing” - http://www.monicatentori.com/ubigames4health/ When: September 16 Where: Trento, Italy @ CHItaly 2013 - http://chitaly2013.disi.unitn.it/ Paper submission instructions: Papers should be submitted through EasyChair system (https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=ubigames4health) and should follow the HCI Extended Abstract format for up to 4 pages ( http://chi2013.acm.org/authors/format/#archiveformat) Paper submission deadline: June 30 Notification of acceptance: July 19 Camera ready: August 16 Games constitute a basic component of human experience in all cultures and they typically involve mental and/or physical stimulation. This motivated researchers to explore the fusion of game-based approaches and modern technologies for maintaining and regaining both physical and mental wellbeing. In particular, Gamification and Serious game-based approaches have demonstrated a great potential of promoting well-being and physical activity, and transforming the prevention, management and treatment of diseases into a fun experience. Such relatively new concepts have opened an interdisciplinary research avenue that focuses on the employment of interactive technologies for stimulating a positive change in behavior. The domain of Ubiquitous Computing plays an important role by providing effective methods for analyzing human behavior, for assessing the level of positive change in healthy behavior, for evaluating user experience, for recognizing user performance in games, for connecting activities using game elements and in general for providing the link between physical and virtual world. Putting a user in the game context (which includes goals, rules, challenges and interactions) while monitoring real environment and tracking the user behavior provide a framework that offers an immense number of opportunities for stimulating a healthy life-style as well as for the rehabilitation of motor and cognitive functions. The goal of this workshop is to create a collaborative platform among experts from the game industry, healthcare, HCI, and UbiComp related domains to see where ubiquitous games can influence the attitudes, health and behaviors of people, and how can they be used to change human behavior to promote wellbeing. The workshop invites academic researchers and industry practitioners to submit contributions on innovative solutions, concepts, hardware/software and services for maintaining or regaining physical and mental health. The topics of special interest include (but are not limited to): - Gamification for health related applications, to promote exercise and physical activity - Ubiquitous games interaction experiences to promote health - Automatic assessment of motor functions - Evaluation of emotional response in ubiquitous designs - Serious games for wellbeing - Games and Virtual environments for cognitive stimulation and rehabilitation - Supporting long-term home-based physical/cognitive rehabilitation - Ubiquitous interactive designs that promote social inclusion of elderly and people with cognitive disabilities - Ubiquitous games that observe and promote health - Recognition of behaviors, gestures and playful interactions for ubiquitous games - Technologies that promote sustainable behavior interfaces for gamification - Gamification design experiences - Case studies of use of gamification in industry and healthcare Technical Program Chairs: Nadia Berthouze, UCL Interaction Centre Stefano De Paoli, Fondazione <ahref Michela Ferron, Fondazione Bruno Kessler Yongqiang Lyu, Tsinghua University Paolo Massa, Fondazione Bruno Kessler Sergio F. Ochoa, University of Chile Monica Tentori, CICESE

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2013 AoIR Dissertation Award Announcement
by Kendall, Lori 18 Jun '13

18 Jun '13

I am pleased to announce the recipient of this year’s AoIR Dissertation Award. The award-winning dissertation, “Programmed sociality: A software studies perspective on social networking sites,” was written by Taina Bucher. Bucher received her PhD from the University of Oslo and is currently a Research Fellow in the Department of Media and Communication at the University of Oslo. Her dissertation examines the connections between social networking software and sociality, looking in particular at the ways that software influences norms and forms of social life. I would also like to congratulate Lauren Sessions Goulet and Yukari Seko, who each received Honorable Mentions from the committee. Goulet received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and her dissertation is titled “Friends in all the right places: Social resources and geography in the age of social network sites.” She currently works as a researcher at Facebook. Seko received her PhD from York University with a dissertation titled “Wound uploaders: Visual narratives of self-injury on social media.” She is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Toronto. As chair of the Dissertation Award committee, I would also like to extend my thanks to the committee members: David Brake, Caroline Haythornthwaite, and Erika Pearson. We received thirty-five dissertations, a significant increase over last year. We were quite impressed with the high quality and great variety of the dissertations. Please join me in congratulating Drs. Bucher, Goulet and Seko! Lori ____________________________________________________________ Lori Kendall Vice President, Association of Internet Researchers Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign loriken at illinois.edu

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by Chris 18 Jun '13

18 Jun '13

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Re: [Air-L] NSA and privacy?
by William Bain 18 Jun '13

18 Jun '13

This is in a general way but I think interesting to all. It seems to me to underline the interdisciplinary nature of the idea of privacy. It's an article in The New York Times penned by the philosopher Peter Ludlow, key feature of which (in my humble) is the underlying multiple definitions of government (in Platonic garb, perhaps). Anyway, I'm sure many have already seen the article, if not, the link is below my name. Best wishes, William http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/the-real-war-on-reality/?hp

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Call for reviewers -- HICSS Social Networking and Communities minitrack
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 18 Jun '13

18 Jun '13

Hi all. We have an overwhelming response to our minitrack for the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences and are looking for new (or renewing) reviewers. To give you a flavor for the kind of papers there is an overview of the minitrack below. These will be full papers, no longer than 10 pages (in 10 pt). Reviews will be due end of July. If you are interested in reviewing, please send me an email with your name, institution (if any), position (student, faculty, other), and 3-5 keywords to describe the areas you feel most competent reviewing. Please also indicate if you are able to review 1, 2 or 3 papers. Thanks to volunteers in advance. /Caroline Caroline Haythornthwaite SLAIS, The iSchool at UBC c.haythorn(a)ubc.ca http://haythorn.wordpress.com/ Social Networking and Communities minitrack in the Digital and Social Media track http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/dsm.html The focus of this mintrack is primarily on social media and their interrelations with communities (online and offline) in the context of work, personal life, and education. We would like to attract papers that address issues of social media and online communities of practice, inquiry and interest; social, political and economic social media sustained and/or augmented communities. By ‘communities’, we include communities of practice, epistemic communities, communities of inquiry; as well as fully virtual communities, and social media use that supports or complements geographically based community. Social media use for maintenance of interpersonal and communal relations, real-time updates of local activity, and awareness and social network building is rapidly expanding. Community building and community management can be key success factors in the society, encompassing work, education, social life, and play. An understanding of design of technologies and practices, and the networks and behaviors emerging from the use of such media can play an important role in creating and sustaining effective educational, social, political and economic practices in the 21st century.

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