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Lantern Part 1 of 2 - New Issue from JVWR
by Tzafnat Shpak 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

[image: Journal of Virtual Worlds Research]<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> We are happy to announce the publication of *a **NEW ISSUE* from the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research (JVWR): *Volume 7, Number 1: * *Lantern (Part 1 of 2)* The editorial team: - *Yesha Sivan*, Metaverse-Labs Ltd & Tel Aviv-Yaffo Academic College, Israel - *Abhishek Kathuria*, The University of Hong Kong - *David Gefen*, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA - *Maged Kamel Boulos*, University of Plymouth, Devon, UK The first thematic issue of JVWR 7th year (2014) focuses on a literature review of 3D3C worlds according to specific topics such as Law, Taxation, Medical, Education, Money and more. The Lantern issue is published in two parts: Part 1 on Q1/2014 & Part 2 on Q3/2014. Issue Editors' Corner - Taking a Broader View by Looking Deeper<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> Yesha Y Sivan Peer Reviewed Research Papers - Review of Educational Research Methods in Desktop Virtual World Environments: Framing the Past to Provide Future Direction<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> Dennis Beck, Ross Perkins - The Aspatial Economics of Virtual Worlds<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> Edward Heath Robinson - Privacy in Virtual Worlds: A US Perspective<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> Jeannie Pridmore, John Overocker - Overview: Virtual Reality in Medicine<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> Claudio Pensieri, Maddalena Pennacchini - Taxation of Virtual World Economies: A Review of the Current Status<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> Jamie S. Switzer, Ralph V. Switzer - Linguistic and Multilingual Issues in Virtual Worlds and Serious Games: A General Review<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> Samuel Cruz-Lara, Alexandre Denis, Nadia Bellalem We are looking forward to Part 2 of the *Lantern*<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…>issue with more unique reviews of the Virtual Worlds' field. Enjoy your read! ------------------------------ More from the JVWR - Were you in our Milan event "*Via the Looking Glass*<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…>" in December 2013? Participants are invited to contact us by email toinfo(a)jvwresearch.organd get access to the presentations. - *A call for reviewers*<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…>: we welcome competent academicians & researchers to join us as members of the JVWR review team. Being a reviewer is a matter of prestige and achievement. The JVWR believes in the value and importance of the reviewers throughout the publication process. It is not only about bringing the individual paper to its best, but also about shaping the credibility and reputation of the journal as a leader in the evolving field of Virtual Worlds. If you are interested - join us a *peer-reviewer* of the JVWR. Please contact us by email to info(a)jvwresearch.org<info(a)jvwresearch.org?subject=RE%3A%20Call%20for%20reviewers>, send CV or a short resume and let us know what *areas of interest* you are able to review. We are looking forward to hearing from you! - You are invited to browse *previous issues*<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…>on our web site. - *Subscribe*<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…>to our mailing list (on the top left of http://www.jvwresearch.org<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…>) to receive JVWR news and updates (no spam guaranteed). - You are welcome to: Join our Facebook<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…>page (TheJVWR) And follow us on *twitter <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…>* @TheJVWR. Happy, healthy and productive 2014 in the virtual and the real., Thankfully, *Prof. Yesha Y. Sivan* Managing Editor TheJVWR - The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research http://jvwresearch.org<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> [image: Lantern Part 1 issue cover]<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> © 2014 Journal of Virtual Worlds Research All rights reserved.

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On Reverse Engineering
by Nick Seaver 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

Hi all, Apologies for the self-promotion, but I just put out a piece on Netflix, algorithms, and cultural engineering, which I thought might be of interest to folks here. (Medium's reading-time algorithm suggests that it is a #longread.) https://medium.com/anthropology-and-algorithms/d9f5bae87812 Best, Nick Nick Seaver PhD Candidate Anthropology Department Intel Science and Technology Center for Social Computing University of California, Irvine www.nickseaver.net | @npseaver

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blatant groveling: my book "It's Complicated"
by danah boyd 28 Jan '14

28 Jan '14

Friends & Colleagues - In less than a month, my new book - "It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens" (see: http://www.danah.org/itscomplicated/ ) - will be published. This is the product of ten years worth of research into how social media has inflected American teen life. I'm writing today in the hopes that you might consider pre-ordering a copy (or two <grin>). This book (published by Yale University Press) is a cross trade/academic book. Pre-sales and first week sales significantly affect how a trade book is marketed and distributed. Even though this book is based on grounded data, I've written it to be publicly accessible in the hopes that parents, educators, journalists, and policy makers will read it and reconsider their attitude towards technology and teen practices. The book covers everything from addiction, bullying, and online safety to privacy, inequality, and the digital natives debate. I've also worked hard to make it an accessible text for undergraduates so you may also find it useful for your classroom. If you have the financial wherewithal to buy a copy, I'd be super grateful. If you don't, I *totally* understand. Either way, I'd be super super super appreciative if you could help me get the word out about the book. I'm really hoping that this book will alter the public dialogue about teen use of social media. You can pre-order it at: - Amazon (Hardcover, Kindle, Audiobook): http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0300166311/apophenia-20 - Powell's: http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9780300166316-0 - Yale University Press: http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300166316 Fingers crossed that y'all will find it useful and interesting. {{hug}} danah

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Univ of Westminster: MA in Social Media
by Christian Fuchs 28 Jan '14

28 Jan '14

If you have 3rd year bachelor students interested in Social Media and studying in London, please point them towards the MA in Social Media at the University of Westminster. The programme focuses on the theoretical, critical and practical skills of social media research and use. Thank you. Christian Fuchs The MA in Social Media offers a flexible interdisciplinary exploration of key contemporary developments in the networked digital media environment. It will benefit those seeking to develop their understanding of contemporary communication and its societal, political, regulatory, industrial and cultural contexts. The MA in Social Media provides students with the opportunity to focus at postgraduate level on: * Studying the ways in which social media and the Internet shape and are shaped by social, economic, political, technological and cultural factors, in order to equip students to become critical research-oriented social media experts. * Developing reflective and critical insights into how social media and the Internet are used in multiple contexts in society, and into which roles social media can play in various forms of organisations that are situated in these societal contexts. The aim is that students are equipped to become reflective and critical social media practitioners. * Gaining in-depth knowledge and understanding of the major debates about the social and cultural roles of social media and the Internet. * Acquiring advanced knowledge and understanding of the key categories, theories, approaches and models of social media's and the Internet's roles in and impacts on society and human practices. * Obtaining advanced insights into practical activity and practice-based work that relate to how social media and the Internet work and which implications they have for social and cultural practices. More information: Full time (1 year): http://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/subjects/journalism-and-mass-communica… Part time (2 years): http://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/subjects/journalism-and-mass-communica… -- Christian Fuchs Professor of Social Media University of Westminster, Communication and Media Research Institute, Centre for Social Media Research http://fuchs.uti.at, http://www.triple-c.at http://www.westminster.ac.uk/csmr @fuchschristian c.fuchs(a)westminster.ac.uk +44 (0) 20 7911 5000 ext 67380

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Update CfP - Conference on Social Media and the Transformation of Public Space
by Anne Helmond 28 Jan '14

28 Jan '14

Social Media and the Transformation of Public Space June 18-20, 2014 - University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (funded by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Science) Organizers: José van Dijck & Thomas Poell Confirmed keynote speakers: Lance Bennett, Tarleton Gillespie, Alfred Hermida, Hallvard Moe Discussants: C.W. Anderson, Marcel Broersma, Jean Burgess, Irene Costera Meijer, Mark Deuze, Marlies Glasius, Eggo Müller, Bernhard Rieder, and Michael Schudson The quick rise of social platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn, is fundamentally affecting the balance between personal (private) space, community (public) space, and corporate (commercial) space. These platforms allow, on the one hand, for mass participation in public discourse, providing users with new means of expressions and connection. In this light, it has been argued that social media bring about a democratization of public life: facilitating novel forms of political contestation, more participatory types of journalism, and direct interaction between citizens and political and cultural elites. On the other hand, social media, through their technological architectures, steer how users interact with each other. They penetrate the dynamics of everyday life, reshaping people's informal personal interactions, but also affecting institutional structures and professional routines. In this process, both public and private communication becomes entangled with social media's commercial mechanisms, transforming the political economy of the media landscape. In combination, these developments force all societal actors--including the mass media, civil society organizations, and state institutions--to reconsider and recalibrate their position in public space. This conference explores the potentially contradictory cultural and techno-commercial mechanisms introduced by the rise of social media platforms. The organizers invite research from different perspectives and traditions to reflect on this issue. First, we invite work that interrogates how both formal institutions (news, public broadcasting, law and order, etc) and informal organizations (activists, communities) adopt and adjust to social media. What new cultural and political practices are articulated in these processes? Second, we encourage technological perspectives: presentations of scholarship examining which mechanisms of selection and which logics of knowledge production are embedded in the platforms' technologies. Third, the conference solicits economic and political perspectives: how do social media affect the operations and economies of media production? And how do these technologies affect power relations between different social actors? The main question driving this conference is how social media, looked at from different angles and scholarly approaches, are transforming concepts of public space or "publicness". More particularly, we will ask how social media are involved in the transformation of particular domains, including news production, public broadcasting, activism, and law and order. Examples of possible topics follow below. Public space - Social media and new practices of identity and citizenship - Social platforms and shifting norms and logics of knowledge - Fluctuating dynamics of public debate - Redistribution of political, economic, and cultural power through social media - Facebook and the reconceptualization of publicness News - Crowdsourcing journalism - Algorithmic selection and circulation of news - User-generated content as news source - Business models for online news - Social media and data journalism Public broadcasting - YouTube's role in public broadcasting - Twitter as a real-time rating service - The participation paradigm in television - PSB 'public' values and the use of social media - "Social TV": the integration of social media and television. Activism - Leadership and the online organization of protest - Connective processes of mobilization - Social technologies and changing repertoires of contention - Viral protest videos - Real-time protest communication - Twitter and alternative journalism Law and order - Challenges of viral mobilization - Security and surveillance versus accountability - Data collection and new methods of surveillance - "Policing" social media platforms - Crowdsourcing civilian prosecutors Submit an Abstract - Presentations of original research will be 10-15 minutes long and will be held in panels; panels have 4 speakers max. and will last an hour and a half. We invite 400-word abstracts, and select presentations on the basis of their quality. Each proposal should contain a 100-word bio of the presenter. - Proposals for full panels of four speakers are also welcome; they should include a description of the panel in approximately 400 words, and short (100 word) abstracts and bios for each speaker. A proposal for a full panel ideally also includes a moderator. - Papers: We aim to publish a selection of the best papers on the theme of the conference in a special issue of a peer-reviewed journal or as a book collection. Papers should be max 7,500 words (including references). Full papers are due after the conference. Please indicate in the abstract of your presentation or panel whether you plan to submit a full paper! - Proposals for presentations or full panels should be sent in a PDF or Word format as email attachments to asmc14-fgw(a)uva.nl no later than Friday, March 7, 2014. We will evaluate submissions on a rolling basis and will respond to every proposal. - The fee for registration will be 50 euro to cover all conference documentation, refreshments, lunches and administration costs. Registration will open in March 2014. Website: http://acgs.uva.nl/news-and-events/upcoming-events/item/social-media-and-th…

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Seminar Series: Breaking Boundaries
by James Robson 28 Jan '14

28 Jan '14

Dear all, The following ESRC funded seminar series, Breaking Boundaries, may be of interest to some people. It's based at Oxford University but the seminars will also be live streamed (http://breakingboundariesoxford.org/?page_id=414) BREAKING BOUNDARIES SEMINAR SERIES: Begins Thursday 30th January The Breaking Boundaries seminar series brings together researchers, policy makers and practitioners to discuss the notion that information communication technologies can be used to break down boundaries to learning and participation in society. Funded by the ESRC and coordinated by research students at the Department of Education and the Oxford Internet Institute, Breaking Boundaries will provide an interdisciplinary forum to engage with important contemporary themes in three linked seminars: * Digital communities - Dr Jonathan Tummons (University of Durham) and James Richardson (Tinder Foundation): Thursday 30th January; 5-6.30pm; Department of Education * Broadening access - Professor Grainne Conole (Director of the Institute of Learning Innovation at the University of Leicester), Dr Rebecca Eynon (Research Fellow at the OII and Lecturer in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford), and Sarah Porter (Visitor at the OII): Thursday 20th February; 5-6.30pm; Oxford Internet Institute * ICT for Development - Dr Niall Winters (Reader in Learning Technologies at the London Knowledge Lab): Thursday 13th March; 5-6.30pm; Department of Education Come along and join the debate! More information: http://breakingboundariesoxford.org/ Thanks James

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Fwd: [SWS-L:790] citation for women's use of internet for info on pregnancy?
by Dianna Fielding 28 Jan '14

28 Jan '14

How do we know people are using the internet to get information? See below. Please direct responses to the original mailer. Thanks, Dianna Fielding ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Trina Smith <trinasmith(a)georgiasouthern.edu> Date: Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 11:29 AM Subject: [SWS-L:790] citation for women's use of internet for info on pregnancy? To: SWS-L(a)listproc.cc.ku.edu Hi Everyone I am going to be writing an internal grant proposal in which I intend to content analysis of websites, both "parenting ones" and message boards and more medically focused ones looking at prenatal depression. This is a first step in a larger study in which later I want to interview women who experience depression during pregnancy and health care providers. However, here is my question based on talking to someone about this outside of the social sciences. How do I know that pregnant women use the internet to find information? Is this more of a given or should I be citing this? If it is the latter, I am at a loss of even how to search the literature for this. Any suggestions or cites would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Trina Smith, PhD, MSW Assistant Professor of Sociology Georgia Southern University 2279 Carroll P.O. Box 8051, Statesboro, GA 30460 trinasmith(a)georgiasouthern.edu 912-478-5935

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Proposals for Colloque Mobilité et traces dans l'espace public
by Rania Aoun 27 Jan '14

27 Jan '14

Hello everybody, Colloque Mobilité et traces dans l'espace public 15 et 16 mai 2014 à l'UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL It would be a pleasure to receive proposals from you. The deadline of abstract's submission : 31 janvier 2014 P.S: Proposals could be in French or in English. For more information : http://grisq.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CFP-Mobilite_traces_espace-publ… Or contact Maude Bonenfant : bonenfant.maude(a)uqam.ca Colloque : 15 et 16 mai 2014 Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) MOBILITÉ ET TRACES DANS L’ESPACE PUBLIC Colloque co-organisé par : Groupe d’études et de recherches sur la sémiotique des espaces (GERSE) Groupe de recherche sur l’information et la surveillance au quotidien (GRISQ) Groupe de recherche Homo Ludens sur les pratiques ludiques et la communication Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire GRICIS sur la communication, l’information et la société Chaire UNESCO en communication et technologies pour le développement Dans le cadre de ce colloque, nous recherchons donc des interventions qui exploreront les questions entourant les traces numériques et la mobilité dans l’espace public à partir de différentes perspectives et champs de recherche. Nous sommes intéressés par des questionnements critiques et théoriques ainsi que des études de terrain qui présentent de façon problématisée la dynamique abordée dans ce colloque. Voici une liste non-exhaustive de thématiques pertinentes : - Technologies de mobilité dans l’espace public urbain - Interfaces informatiques et organisation des villes - Big Data , « open data » et « villes intelligentes » - Traçabilité et surveillance politique et économique - Mobilité, réseaux de télécommunication et gouvernance - Individu mobile, citoyenneté et engagement - Lieux publics, espace numérique et espace marchand - TIC et transformations de l’espace public et politique - Détournement et appropriation des technologies de mobilité - Traces numériques, identité publique et « e-reputation » Comment soumettre une proposition Vous avez jusqu’au 31 janvier 2014 pour soumettre une proposition (en français ou en anglais) de 300 mots et une courte biographie à l’adresse suivante : bonenfant.maude(a)uqam.ca Comité organisateur • Maude Bonenfant, professeure au Département de communication sociale et publique (UQAM) • Magda Fusaro, professeure au Département de management et technologie (UQAM) • Marc Ménard, professeur à l’École des Médias (UQAM) • André Mondoux, professeur à l’École des Médias (UQAM) • Maxime Ouellet, professeur à l’École des Médias (UQAM) • Charles Perraton, professeur au Département de communication sociale et publique (UQAM) Have a nice day! Rania Aoun Doctorante et chercheuse en Sémiologie (Sémiotique des communiions), UQAM Coordonnatrice du Groupe de recherche Homo Ludens, UQAM

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Data and Discrimination: Converting Critical Concerns into Productive Inquiry at ICA
by gus andrews 27 Jan '14

27 Jan '14

Hi list, My colleague Seeta Peña Gangadharan asked me to pass this along, as it may be of interest to many of you. Cheers, Gus gandre.ws Data and Discrimination: Converting Critical Concerns into Productive Inquiry A preconference at the 64th Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association <http://www.icahdq.org/conf/index.asp> Thursday, May 22, 2014, 9:00-4:30 Seattle, Washington, Sheraton Seattle Hotel<http://www.icahdq.org/conf/2014/hotels.asp> Organized by Seeta Peña Gangadharan<http://newamerica.net/people/seeta_gangadharan>, Open Technology Institute, New America Foundation Call for Papers<http://oti.newamerica.net/events/2014/05/22/data-and-discrimination#callfor…>| Submission<http://oti.newamerica.net/events/2014/05/22/data-and-discrimination#submiss…>| Registration<http://oti.newamerica.net/events/2014/05/22/data-and-discrimination#registr…>| Schedule<http://oti.newamerica.net/events/2014/05/22/data-and-discrimination#schedule> Critics increasingly cite the pervasiveness of data collection by corporate and government actors as evidence of a growing problem that requires intervention and oversight. But what about the analysis of these data or other processes like data storage, transmission, and sharing? More importantly, in each of these contexts, what constitutes harm and who or what is likely affected? In this preconference, scholars will explore the nature and consequences of discrimination that occurs when corporations and governments collect, store, transmit, share, and analyze information about consumers and citizens. Discrimination can be understood in technical terms, such as parameters of an algorithm that identify patterns in a data set, in political terms, such as when a lack of data collection on certain populations leads to policy choices and the distribution of resources, or social and economic terms, such as when analysis of consumers’ digital behavior leads to targeted marketing of particular products. This convening will present new ways to identify and differentiate forms of data-based discrimination and to convert critical concerns into productive inquiry. We aim to discuss historical, methodological, moral, and ethical issues that will inform a critical perspective on computational, algorithmic, and aggregative processes governing public and private decision making today. Call for Papers We welcome scholarly contributions that address the following questions: - What is data-based discrimination? Who or what discriminates? Who is discriminated against? Why? Which stage—data collection, sharing, transmission, analysis—matters more to discriminatory process or outcomes? - Under what conditions do data distort, pervert, or harm more than help? For example, what is the relationship of open data initiatives to data-based discrimination? - How do we conceptualize error or noise in the age of big data analysis? Is data obfuscation, for example, a liberatory process? What are predigital examples of data-driven discrimination? - What mechanisms, regulatory or otherwise, can solve problems related to data-based discrimination? - When does exclusion from data collection processes and their analysis equate with social, economic, and political exclusion? Submission We welcome extended abstracts of original works from scholars at all stages of their careers and across multiple disciplines. We also welcome submissions from practitioners. Please submit an extended abstract (approximately 750 words) in the form of a pdf to ica2014(a)opentechinstitute.org. Registration Register for this preconference online<http://www.icahdq.org/conf/>beginning January 15, 2014, as part of your main ICA conference registration, or as a stand-alone item. The cost per person is $50. A limited number of fee scholarships for nationals based in a developing country will be available. If interested, please put “Scholarship” in the header of your extended abstract. Also, two spots are available for “Rapporteurs,” which entails documenting the event in exchange for a fee waiver. Please indicate “Rapporteur” in the header of your submission. Preference for rapporteurs will be given to graduate students. ScheduleDeadline for proposals: January 31, 2014. Confirmation of receipt: Week of February 3, 2014 Decision announced: February 21, 2014 Deadline for submission of completed papers: April 21, 2014 Preconference: May 22, 2014

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CFA Women and Technology Conference
by Nasreen Rajani 27 Jan '14

27 Jan '14

Apologies for double posting. The attachment did not work. Please see below for the CFA. Carleton University will be hosting the inaugural Women and Technology Conference for emerging scholars on April 16, 2014. Please see the attached call for abstracts for submission guidelines and details. Please distribute widely. WTCCU Organizing Committee, Alexandra Born, Nasreen Rajani, Matt Murdoch ——————— The Women and Technology Conference is a meeting of Ontario scholars working in applied and technical fields, the natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences. This year’s meeting will take place in Ottawa, on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, with all events being hosted at Carleton University. The goal of the Women and Technology Conference is to highlight scholarship on women and technology by focusing on two broad topics: 1. Women as producers and users of technology in applied and technical fields. a. Examples of disciplines represented within this topic include: engineering; architecture; industrial design; neuroscience; and the biological, chemical, physical, and computing sciences. 2. The relationship(s) between women and technology. This includes the role of women as both subjects and objects in knowledge/media production, as well as the impact of women on the relative success of emerging and established technologies. a. Examples of disciplines represented within this topic include: film and media studies; business; sociology; history; public policy; and women’s and gender studies. One of the major goals of this conference is to help advance the work of Ontario scholars by creating an interdisciplinary space for dialogue on women and technology. To help ensure that these goals are achieved, you are encouraged to tailor your abstract and presentation to a well-educated audience without expertise in your field. Submissions reporting on original scholarship and research are preferred. Presentations not meeting this requirement will be considered on a case-by-case basis, with preference given to those who have first-hand experience working at the nexus of women and technology. To apply: please submit a 150-word abstract with 3 keywords/phrases for a 10-15 minute oral paper presentation to: womenandtechcu(a)carleton.ca. Deadline: February 7, 2014 at 4:00pm EST In your submission, please indicate if you require assistance with childcare. The conference organizers will provide subsidies for child care and associated costs (e.g., parking and transportation).

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