November 2014 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 124, Issue 18
by David Nieborg 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

http://icts-and-society.net/events/5th-icts-and-society-conference/ 2014-11-20 0:00 GMT+01:00 <air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org>: > Send Air-L mailing list submissions to > air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > air-l-owner(a)listserv.aoir.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Air-L digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. #SMSociety15: Social Media & Society Conference - Call for > Submissions (Anatoliy Gruzd) > 2. Vacancy: Linked Data Postdoctoral Researcher, Dublin, > Deadline: Nov 28 at noon GMT (Natalie Harrower) > 3. Assistant Professor of Media Studies - Niagara University > (Doug Tewksbury) > 4. Request for Survey Participation (Theo Plothe) > 5. CeDEM15 - Call for Papers (Caroline Haythornthwaite) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 23:25:41 -0400 > From: Anatoliy Gruzd <agruzd(a)gmail.com> > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: [Air-L] #SMSociety15: Social Media & Society Conference - > Call for Submissions > Message-ID: <546C0DB5.7050808(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > (Apologies for cross-posting) > > ------------------------------------ > 6th Annual International > Social Media & Society Conference > Toronto, Canada > July 27-29, 2015 > http://SocialMediaAndSociety.com/ > ------------------------------------ > Call for Submissions > > Academic research on social media is growing exponentially across > various disciplines including: Communications, Information / Library > Science, Computer Science, Business, Sociology, Education, Psychology, > Health and others. The Web of Science alone indexed nearly 5,000 journal > and conference publications over the last decade. This growing body of > research revealed many interesting factors about social media platforms, > their users, and a glimpse of our society at large. But are we any > closer to understanding the broader implications of social media on our > increasing networked society? > > The 2015 Social Media & Society Conference (#SMSociety15) invites > scholarly and original submissions that build on the previous work and > critically evaluate the role of social media for social and political > change, community engagement, marketing, new forms of governance, > support of individuals and organizations in domains such as business, > information, management, public administration, academia, health, and > journalism (just to mention a few). We are also calling for submissions > that develop and apply novel methods and theories to collect, analyze, > and visualize social media data as well as those that discuss ethical > and privacy implications of using big and small data. We welcome both > quantitative and qualitative work in the broad area of Social Media & > Society that crosses interdisciplinary boundaries and expands our > understanding of the current and future trends in social media. > > Whether you are just starting a new research project or ready to report > on the final results, you will find that #SMSociety15 is a great venue > for you! The 2015 conference invites a wide range of submissions: > - short papers on completed or well-developed projects (Due: March 2, 2015) > - work-in-progress paper abstracts (Due: April 10, 2015), > - panel discussions (Due: March 2, 2015) > - poster presentations (Due: May 1, 2015). > > New to this year, we are also calling for proposals to host: > - half-day workshops (Due: February 2, 2015) on a well-defined area or > technical tutorials that will examine a particular method or tool for > the analysis of social media data in more detail > > PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES > All accepted short papers will be published in the Conference > Proceedings by the ACM International Conference Proceeding Series > (ICPS). Authors of accepted top papers will be invited to submit their > full papers to the special issue of the Information, Communication & > Society journal (published by Taylor & Francis). > > BACKGROUND > The Social Media & Society Conference is an annual gathering of leading > social media researchers from around the world. Now, in its 6th year, > the 2015 Conference will be held in Toronto, Canada from July 27 to 29, > 2015. From its inception, the conference has focused on the best > practices for studying the impact and implications of social media on > society. Organized by the Social Media Lab at Ryerson University, the > conference provides attendees an opportunity to exchange ideas, present > their original research, learn about recently completed and > work-in-progress studies, and strengthen connections with their peers. > The 2014 conference hosted over 200 attendees, featured research from > 238 authors across several fields from 21 different countries. > > TOPICS OF INTEREST > Social Media & Small Data > ? Case Studies of Online Communities Formed on Social Media > ? Case Studies of Offline Communities that Rely on Social Media > ? Sampling Issues > ? Value of Small Data > > Social Media & Big Data > ? Visualization of Social Media Data > ? Social Media Data Mining > ? Scalability Issues & Social Media Data > ? Social Media Analytics > ? Ethics of Big Data > > Social Media Impact on Society > ? Private Self/Public Self > ? The Sharing/Attention Economy > ? Virality & Memes > ? Political Mobilization & Engagement > ? Social Media & Health > ? Social Media & Business (Marketing, PR, HR, Risk Management, etc.) > ? Social Media & Academia (Alternative Metrics, Learning Analytics, etc.) > ? Social Media & Public Administration > ? Social Media & the News > > Theories & Methods > ? Qualitative & Quantitative Approaches > ? Opinion Mining & Sentiment Analysis > ? Social Network Analysis > ? Theoretical Models for Studying, Analysing and Understanding Social Media > > Online/Offline Communities > ? Trust & Credibility in Social Media > ? Online Community Detection > ? Influential User Detection > ? Online Identity > > Social Media & Mobile > ? App-ification of the Society > ? Privacy & Security Issues in the Mobile World > ? Apps for the Social Good > ? Networking Apps > > PROGRAM COMMITTEE > The list of the Program Committee members is available at > https://socialmediaandsociety.com/?page_id=1346 > > CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE > Anatoliy Gruzd > Associate Professor, Ted Rogers School of Management > Director, Social Media Lab > Ryerson University, Canada > Twitter: @gruzd > > Barry Wellman > Professor & Director, NetLab > University of Toronto, Canada > Twitter: @barrywellman > > Philip H. Mai > Manager of Academic Communications > Ryerson University, Canada > Twitter: @phmai > > Jenna Jacobson > PhD Candidate, Faculty of Information (iSchool) > University of Toronto, Canada > Twitter: @jacobsonjenna > > > For further inquiries, please contact Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd at > gruzd(a)ryerson.ca > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 11:41:00 +0000 > From: Natalie Harrower <N.Harrower(a)ria.ie> > To: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: [Air-L] Vacancy: Linked Data Postdoctoral Researcher, Dublin, > Deadline: Nov 28 at noon GMT > Message-ID: > <5585E44E50865845A21532E164B566182DBB34FD(a)RIAEXCH01.royal.local> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Dear AoIR: > > Please circulate! > > Post Title: Linked Data Postdoctoral Researcher > Post Location: Digital Repository of Ireland, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, > Ireland > Position: Contract Post: full-time for 10 months > Closing Date for applications: Friday 28th November 2014 at 12 noon. > Full job spec: > http://www.ria.ie/About/Human-Resources/Vacancies/Linked-Data-Postdoctoral-… > > _________________ > > Dr. Natalie Harrower | Manager, Education and Outreach | Digital > Repository of Ireland > Royal Irish Academy | 19 Dawson St. Dublin 2 > n.harrower(a)ria.ie | @natalieharrower | @dri_ireland | www.dri.ie > > > The Royal Irish Academy is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 > & 2003 and is compliant with the provisions of the Data Protection Acts > 1988 & 2003. For further information see our website www.ria.ie > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:03:52 -0500 > From: Doug Tewksbury <dtewksbury(a)niagara.edu> > To: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: [Air-L] Assistant Professor of Media Studies - Niagara > University > Message-ID: <D0921B88.15507%dtewksbury(a)niagara.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT > > Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Media Studies > Niagara University > Starting Fall 2015 > > The Department of Communication Studies at Niagara University is seeking a > tenure-track Assistant Professor of Media Studies to begin in fall 2015. > > Responsibilities: Candidates should be able to teach a variety of courses > in both digital journalism and multimedia production, with a focus on how > these media can be used to promote social justice. The teaching load is a > 3/3, with a maximum class size of 35. An active program of research, > potential for scholarly publication, and service to the university, the > profession and the community are expected. The successful candidate is > expected to participate in departmental and university duties, including > student advising and committee work. A Ph.D. in a Communication or Media > Studies discipline is required by the time of appointment. > > About the Department: The Department of Communication Studies at Niagara > University has a curriculum built on principles of social justice and seeks > to instill in its students the important contribution that mass media can > play in bettering the human condition. The program is designed to give > students a strong background in both the liberal arts and professional > approaches with respect to mass media. Niagara University, founded in 1856, > is a private Catholic institution sponsored by the Vincentian community. > The University overlooks the Niagara River on the U.S.-Canada border, just > north of Niagara Falls, NY, and is in close proximity to Buffalo, > Rochester, and Toronto. > > To Apply: > > You may apply online at jobs.niagara.edu, which will require you to > upload (1) a letter of interest, (2) C.V., (3) teaching philosophy (4) > research sample (5) the names and contact information of three references. > Letters of reference will be requested from shortlisted candidates. Review > of applications will begin on January 1st, 2015. > > Please direct any questions regarding this position to Dr. Doug Tewksbury > at dtewksbury(a)niagara.edu<mailto:dtewksbury@niagara.edu> > > Niagara University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. > Individuals identifying with historically marginalized populations are > particularly encouraged to apply. > > > ? > Doug Tewksbury, Ph.D. > > Assistant Professor > Communication Studies Department > Niagara University > PO Box 1922 > Niagara University, NY 14109 > > p: 716.286.8338 > e: dtewksbury(a)niagara.edu<mailto:dtewksbury@niagara.edu> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 15:16:26 -0500 > From: Theo Plothe <tp6316a(a)student.american.edu> > To: Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: [Air-L] Request for Survey Participation > Message-ID: > <CAOzAoFF8e_YYM4YZqTgygZuq6= > qYvSn1dBfDfyvaPBqAHrL8qw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Hello everyone, > > I am recruiting participants for an online survey as part of my > dissertation. If you play digital games or identify as a gamer, please > participate in a short Qualtrics survey. It'll take 5-10 minutes, it's > anonymous, and your assistance will not only be greatly appreciated, but > will help researchers understand how players experience digital games as a > medium. > > Here is the link to the survey: *http://bit.ly/1qKXOrs* > <http://t.co/Ey9I0Bl40u> > > Thank you so much for your participation! > > *Please feel free to share this survey to any one you feel may be > interested. * > > If you have any questions please email the principal researcher, Theo > Plothe > at tp6316a(a)student.america.edu > > Thank you again! > > -- > Theo Plothe > Ph.D. Candidate > Games Studies, Remix Culture and Sports > American University School of Communication > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 14:34:31 -0800 > From: Caroline Haythornthwaite <c.haythorn(a)ubc.ca> > To: "<air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org>" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: [Air-L] CeDEM15 - Call for Papers > Message-ID: <AC1B9CC8-7F47-48EC-9F50-57329BEEFF18(a)ubc.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Peter Parycek <peter.parycek(a)donau-uni.ac.at> > > > > The deadline for the submissions is nearing quickly (8 December 2014), > so we kindly ask you to disseminate the CeDEM15 CfP in your networks, to > your students (we have a PhD Colloquium and grants for them too), > colleagues, etc. You are welcome to use the text below, forward the whole > CfP or focus on your track in particular (copy & paste from the cfp)! Will > you be submitting a paper? > > > > CeDEM15 Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government 20 - 22 May 2015 > > > > www.donau-uni.ac.at/cedem > > > > The international Conference for e-Democracy and Open Government brings > together e-democracy, e-participation and open government specialists > working in academia, politics, government and business from to critically > analyse the innovations, issues, ideas and challenges in the networked > societies of the digital age. > > > > Tracks at CeDEM15 include: > > *E-Democracy and E-Participation > > *E-Voting > > *Bottom-Up Movements > > *Social and Mobile Media for Public Administration > > *Open Collaborative Government > > *Democracy, Globalization and Migration > > *Connected Smart City > > *Open Data, Transparency and Open Innovation > > *Technology and Architecture > > *Self-governance in Complex Networks > > *Rethinking Information Visualization for the People > > *Freedom and Ethics in Digital Societies > > *Design and Co-creation for E-democracy > > *Citizen's Participation in Democratic Governance Processes through ICT > in Africa > > *Open Access > > > > ..... at CeDEM15 you can also submit papers for the: > > *PhD Colloquium > > *Workshop Proposals > > *Reflections > > *Open Space > > > > .... and we are pleased to offer PhD students bursaries: > > *3 bursaries for the best PhD submissions: a 3-day conference fee waiver > and accommodation at the Kolping Hotel (Krems) for the duration of the > CeDEM15 conference > > *3 bursaries: a 3-day conference fee waiver http://bit.ly/1mqhBPV > > > > Our confirmed keynotes are: > > Alon Peled (Hebew University of Jerusalem, Israel) > > Theresa A. Pardo (University at Albany, USA) > > Marijn Janssen (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands) > > Shauneen Furlong (University of Toronto and University of Ottawa, Canada) > > > > .... and finally: > > *Co-located with CeDEM15 will be the 4th SharePSI Workshop. Share-PSI > 2.0 is a EU funded project for the exchange of experience and ideas around > implementing open data policies in the public sector. Attendees of CeDEM 15 > will be granted free entrance to the SharePSI public meetings and > presentations. For more information about SharePSI see the projects website > http://www.w3.org/2013/share-psi/ > > > > Important Dates: > > *Deadline for the submission of all papers, workshop proposals, > reflections: 8 December 2014 > > *Notification of acceptance: 9 February 2015 > > *Camera-ready paper submission: 2 March 2015 > > > > > > Looking forward to seeing you there! > > > > Peter > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ > > ------------------------------ > > End of Air-L Digest, Vol 124, Issue 18 > ************************************** > -- dr. David B. Nieborg Fellow UvA - MIT +31 620936238 (Amsterdam) +1 6172300743 (Boston) www.gamespace.nl / @gamespacenl

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IS-EUD 2015 Call for Participation
by Patrick Shih 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

[Apologies for cross-postings. Please send to interested colleagues and students] IS-EUD 2015 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION http://www.iseud.net/ ********************************************************************* 5th Symposium on End User Development: My world, my device, my program Madrid, 26-29 May 2015 ********************************************************************* * THEME * In an increasingly connected world, we use computer technology in more and more of our work practices and everyday routines. End users face the challenge of adapting and combining these devices and technologies for their potentially various and differing purposes, and engage in creative, often collaborative, activities to make the infrastructures fit their practice. End-user development has established itself as a research discipline that connects the ergonomics of programming with the users’ needs and abilities to shape the technological infrastructures they live in. The research does not aim at making everybody a programmer, but at allowing everybody to be in control of the technologies they live and work with at a degree of complexity of their choice. This includes improving the concepts and interfaces for programming and configuration as well as supporting end users in their activities to share, delegate and collaborate. The IS-EUD 2015 in Madrid welcomes researchers and practitioners interested in exploring innovative, creative, simpler and more empowered ways of ideating, infrastructuring, configuring, adapting and programming our modern IT infrastructures at home and at work. We look at devices like smartphones, dishwashers, smart TVs, robots, cars, wearable IT, houses and laptops, and we look at practices and milieus like engineering, shopfloor, hackspaces, fab labs, app programming, e-health, e-mobility, e-democracy and energy efficient IT, and aim at improving tools, interfaces, processes and methods that support user-driven innovation. The conference welcomes contributions that − describe new, simple and efficient interfaces for adaptation and programming, − describe new approaches for more flexible software and device architectures, − describe new processes and methods to approach complex scenarios of infrastructuring, − present studies and design implications on challenges and practices of end user development and user creativity. In this edition we aim at opening the conference to the end users with a new category of contributions called the EUD playground where a plethora of interactive activities can be planned, from studios, to hackatons, to whatever format that invites end users to try out technologies devised for them. * SCOPE AND TOPICS * Authors are invited to submit manuscripts of original unpublished work in all areas related to EUD. Long papers may address work on cognitive and design aspects, underlying theories, formal methods, taxonomies, implementation efforts, tool support, and empirical studies. Short papers that present work in progress or demonstrations of tools are also solicited. Specific topics addressed include (but are not limited to) the following ones: − EUD in everyday life − EUD in specific fields of application − Device ecologies to enable EUD activities − EUD methodologies and approaches − End user participation in Co-Design and Co-Production of software − Supporting collaboration in EUD settings − EUD technologies, frameworks and tools − Recommender systems to support EUD − Collaborative Software Development − Cultures of Participation and Meta-design − EUD and Open Source − Web 2.0 and mash-up technologies enabling EUD − Strategies to foster EUD in software development companies − EUD cost-benefit models − EUD and crowdsourcing − EUD for supporting device sustainability − Usability and UX evaluation of EUD systems * LONG AND SHORT PAPERS * We invite two different types of paper submissions: (a) long papers, up to 16 pages, describing original unpublished research; (b) short papers, up to 6 pages, describing original unpublished research, whose results are more preliminary or less validated than for long papers. All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee. Accepted papers (both long and short) will appear in the proceedings of IS-EUD 2015, published by Springer as Lecture Notes on Computer Science (LNCS). Short papers will be presented at the conference as poster or live demo in a specific session. Submission The review process is double-blind, thus submissions must be anonymized. Papers must be carefully formatted according to the Springer LNCS format (http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0) Paper title, authors and affiliations, abstract and keywords/topics, must be submitted by December 15, 2014 to aid in reviewer assignments. Authors may submit and update their submission through the EasyChair system (http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iseud2015) until the paper submission deadline. Important dates − Abstract submission: December 15, 2014 − Paper submission: December 22, 2014 − Notification: February 20, 2015 − Camera-ready: March 9, 2015 * WORK-IN-PROGRESS * Work-in-progress (WIP) submissions are intended for presenting preliminary results. The authors of accepted contributions will have the opportunity to display a poster and explain their work to other conference attendees during the conference. Accepted Work-in-progress contributions will be published in a dedicated issue of the “International Reports on Socio-Informatics” series and will be available online at http://irsi.iisi.de. The issue has its own ISSN. Submission Authors may submit and update their contribution (up to 4 pages) through the EasyChair system (http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iseud2015) until the deadline. Important dates − Submission: March 6, 2015 − Notification: March 20, 2015 − Camera-ready: March 27, 2015 * EUD-PLAYGROUND * This year, IS-EUD invites proposal for hands-on sessions to be held in parallel tracks, as part of the main conference program, on the afternoon of Thursday, May 28th, 2015. The “End-Users’ Playground” will be open to the general public, thus offering a unique scenario in which (a) wider categories of the public will create, modify and extend technologies with the tools researchers have developed for their needs and (b) researchers can obtain feedback directly from end users. The Playground aims at inspiring new perspectives on the field of End-User Development. It will be an excellent opportunity for organizers to share their tools with other researchers and to engage the end-users at the same time, in order to broaden the scope of their research practices. A successful Playground activity, therefore, will offer direct hands-on experiences with new and cutting-edge end-user development technologies, both for conference attendees and non-professionals. Playground activities should accommodate a maximum of 20 participants each, with a minimum of 5 participants required to run the activity and they are open to anyone (conference attendees and the general public). Each activity will last a maximum of 4 hours. For each Playground activity, we request a short proposal (up to 4 pages). Accepted proposals will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Organizers are also strongly encouraged to arrange for posterior publications of a Playground activity’s output. Submission guidelines Submit a proposal formatted according according to the Springer LNCS format (http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0) The proposal should be structured accorded to the following: 1. Abstract (150 words maximum) 2. Topics to be covered and their relevance to the EUD community 3. Detailed description of the planned hands-on activity (e.g., how the tool will be introduced to the participants, a scenario of the activity in text or in visual format, a tasks list, a description of the organization of participants in the groups, etc.). You may include diagrams or screenshots if relevant. 4. Objectives and learning goals for the activity 5. Supporting documentation (e.g., project website) 6. References Please add an additional page in which you indicate: 1. Short biographical statement(s) of organizer(s) 2. Cost of material and hardware, if any (per participant, with list of individual items) 3. Logistics requirements: space, equipment, video/audio, specialized tools, etc. 4. Selection criteria and expected number of participants 5. Expected length (up to 4 hours) Submission Organizers may submit and update their proposal through the EasyChair system (http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iseud2015) until the proposal submission deadline. Important dates − Proposal: January 26, 2015 − Notification: February 28, 2015 − Camera-ready: March 9, 2015 * WORKSHOPS * High quality workshops, aligned to the themes of the conference, provide an informal setting where participants have the opportunity to discuss specific topics in an atmosphere that fosters the active exchange of ideas. Submission Workshop proposals (up to 4 pages) must be carefully formatted using the Springer LNCS format (http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0) Workshop organizers may submit and update their workshop proposal through the EasyChair system (http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iseud2015) until the deadline. Important dates − Proposal: January 26, 2015 − Notification: February 9, 2015 − Camera-ready: March 9, 2015 − Workshops date: May 26, 2015 * DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM * The IS-EUD Doctoral Consortium is intended to bring together PhD students working on theory and application of EUD. We particularly encourage students that are somewhere in the middle of their research to submit to this workshop. Submission Applications to the Doctoral Consortium (up to 4 pages) must be carefully formatted the Springer LNCS format (http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0) Authors may submit and update their submission through the EasyChair system (http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iseud2015) until the submission deadline. Important dates − Submission: January 15, 2015 − Notification: February 28, 2015 − Camera-ready: March 9, 2015 * VENUE * The Symposium will take place at Media-Lab Prado and the Leganés Campus of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The Workshops and the Doctoral Consortium will be held at the University Campus in Leganés, a city in the south of Madrid connected through public transportation to the city center (see location http://goo.gl/maps/ePQLV) The main track of the conference including the Playground will take place at Media-Lab Prado in Madrid downtown (see location at http://goo.gl/maps/OgFTF) * ORGANIZERS * Conference chairs − Paloma Diaz, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain − Volkmar Pipek, Siegen University, Germany Program chairs (Full Papers) − Carmelo Ardito, University of Bari, Italy − Carlos Jensen, Oregon State University, US Program chairs (Short Papers) − Ignacio Aedo, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain − Alexander Boden, Fraunhofer FIT, Germany EUD-Playground chairs − Andrea Bellucci, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain − Lily Diaz, Aalto University, Finland − Monica Maceli, Drexel University, US Industrial Liaison chairs − Marcos García, MediaLab-Prado, Spain − Alex Jaimes Larrate, Yahoo Labs, US/Spain/India − Boris De Ruyter, Philips Research Europe, The Netherlands Workshop chairs − Daniela Fogli, University of Brescia, Italy − Yvonne Dittrich, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark Doctoral Consortium chairs − Clarisse de Souza, PUC-Rio, Brazil − Panos Markopoulos, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands − Simone Stumpf, City University London, UK Publicity chairs − Patrick Shih, Pennsylvania State University, US − Teresa Onorati, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Local arrangement chair − Telmo Zarraonandia, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain * STEERING COMMITTEE * − Margaret Burnett, Oregon State University, US − Maria Francesca Costabile, University of Bari, Italy − Boris De‎ Ruyter, Philips Research Europe, The Netherlands − Yvonne Dittrich, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark − Gerhard Fischer, University of Colorado, US − Anders Mørch, University of Oslo, Norway − Antonio Piccinno, University of Bari, Italy − Volkmar Pipek, Siegen University, Germany − Mary Beth Rosson, Pennsylvania State University, US − David Redmiles, University of California, US − Gunnar Stevens, Siegen University, Germany − Volker Wulf, Siegen University, Germany For more information, look at http://www.iseud.net/ ________________________________________________________ Dr. Patrick C. Shih College of Information Sciences and Technology The Pennsylvania State University ________________________________________________________

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Question on ethics with research on Facebook
by Frances Clynes 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

Does anyone know what the accepted practice is in academia for quoting posts from Facebook groups? Is it necessary to get the permission of the group member even if they are quoted anonymously? Thanks

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FW: Call for Papers-China Internet Research Conference 2015
by Randy Kluver 21 Nov '14

21 Nov '14

>http://www.china.ualberta.ca/Conferences/Chinese-internet-research-confere >nce.aspx > >Call for Papers > >The University of Alberta¹s China Institute invites paper proposals for >the 13th annual Chinese Internet Research Conference (CIRC) to be held in >Edmonton, Canada on May 27-28, 2015. While following the CIRC tradition of >welcoming a wide range of general submissions, this year¹s conference will >highlight the themes of ³(un)civil society² and ³Chinese internet or >internet in China?² > >(Un)civil Society >To date, much research on the Chinese Internet has focused on internet >censorship as well as state-society confrontations. While these issues >continue to hold importance, a new generation of research could help to >unpack the multilayered and multidimensional reality and contradictions of >the Chinese Internet. As the population of Chinese netizens has surpassed >600 million, not only has the Chinese internet become a contentious medium >for the state and an emergent civil society, it has also given voice to >controversial exchanges between various social groupings along >ideological, class, ethnic, racial and regional fault lines. Some examples >include the internet flame war between Han Han and Fang Zhouzi that >defamed ³public intellectuals² in China, the Left-Right debate amongst >China¹s intellectual communities that occasionally spill over into street >brawls, online breach of privacy (e.g. certain instances of ³human flesh >search engine²), conflict between ³haves² and ³have-nots,² contention >between Han and ethnic minorities in Tibet and Xinjiang, racial discourse >on mixed-race Chinese and immigrants, and debate over the ³sunflower >movement² in Taiwan and the ³umbrella movement² in Hong Kong. Papers on >this theme will shed light on uncivil exchanges online that fail to >produce consensus or solutions and the social/cultural/political schisms >that complicate the promise of constructive citizen engagement and civil >society in China. Conversely, papers that illustrate, analyze and reflect >on overcoming incivility online, without curtailing citizens¹ rights to >speech, security and safety are also welcome. > >Chinese Internet or Internet in China? >Papers on this theme could consider the extent to which internet >applications and user patterns in China are unique or simply >representative of global trends, with local variations in terms of >technology use and the associated cultural meanings. They might also >address the growing popularity of Chinese internet applications among >users abroad. Put differently, how "unique" and how "Chinese" is the >"Chinese internet?" Should we be talking about a "Chinese internet" or the >"internet in China?" Comparative perspectives as well as the development >of fresh theoretical angles are encouraged. >Papers may be submitted outside these two themes. Researchers are invited >to submit proposals on any aspect of the development, use, and impact of >the internet in China. Topics may include the economic, political, >cultural, and social dimensions of internet use in China, may focus on >interpersonal, organizational, international, or inter-cultural >dimensions; and may explore theoretical, empirical, or policy-related >implications. >Possible topics may include, but are not limited to: > >* Internet business, entertainment, and gaming >* Research methods, web metrics, ³big data² analysis, and network analysis >* The digital divide along class, gender and rural-urban lines >* The globalization of such Chinese internet firms as Baidu, WeChat, and >Alibaba >* Cultural activities or cultural tensions expressed through such popular >mediums as microblogs (weibo), and WeChat (weixin) > >The China Institute will sponsor participants¹ meals during the conference >dates, but is unable to cover travel costs. A limited number of university >accommodations are available at reduced rates on first-come-first-served >basis. There is no registration fee for this conference. As in past years, >top single-authored papers by graduate students will receive awards. >Participants are also invited to join in a three-day, self-paid trip to >the Canadian Rockies after the conference. Please submit paper proposals >of no more than 400 words in length with the subject line of ³CIRC >proposal² by February 15, 2015 to esarey(a)ualberta.ca. Acceptance notices >and panel information will be released in March 2015. >CIRC 2015 Organizers > >* Ashley Esarey, University of Alberta >* Jiang Min, University of North Carolina at Charlotte > >CIRC Steering Committee > >* Ang Peng Hwa, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore >* Hu Yong, Peking University >* Randy Kluver, Texas A&M University >* Jack Linchuan Qiu, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and >Communication, the Chinese University of Hong Kong >* Peter K. Yu, Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law, and >founding director of the Intellectual Property Law Center at Drake >University Law School > > > > >-- >Randy Kluver, Ph.D. >Executive Director, Global Partnerships and Projects >Associate Professor, Department of Communication >Texas A&M University > > >

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CFP Vancouver E-Lit reading (11/28; 1/9/15)
by Charles Baldwin 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

E-Lit@Vancouver Start 2015 with Electronic Literature! The Electronic Literature Organization seeks proposals for the E-Lit@Vancouver reading, to be held 8pm, Friday, January 9, at the Rickshaw Theatre (254 E Hastings St). The reading is organized by ELO President Dene Grigar and ELO co-Vice President Sandy Baldwin. The event is free and open to the public, and is scheduled to take place during the 2015 Modern Language Association (readers are not required to attend the conference or be members of MLA, though they are required to be physically present at the reading). Participations in the reading is open to any member of the ELO (see http://eliterature.org<http://eliterature.org/>? for more information). We seek readings and performances that celebrate electronic literature in all its forms. To be considered, send a 300 word proposal, including technical requirements, and a brief biography to Sandy Baldwin at sbaldwin66(a)gmail.com<mailto:sbaldwin66@gmail.com>. Deadline: November 28. All submissions will be read and peer reviewed. Decisions will be announced by December 5.? Sandy Baldwin West Virginia University Associate Professor of English Director of the Center for Literary Computing

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CFP: "Technologies and Recording Industries" Creative Industries Journal, Fall 2015
by Eric Harvey 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

Hi all, a reminder about this call: we're seeking a diversity of approaches and contributors. Please feel free to re-circulate. *Creative Industries Journal, Special Issue 8.2 (Fall 2015)CFP: Technologies and Recording IndustriesDeadline: March 6, 2015* The past 15 years have proven transformative for music recording industries around the world, as digital technologies from the ground up (mp3s) and the top down (streaming platforms) have helped transform the landscape of production, promotion, distribution, retail, and fandom. Yet while these transformations have recently upended assumptions about musical practice for artists, industry workers, fans, journalists, and researchers, a broader historical perspective situates them in a legacy more than a century long. Indeed, a history of recording industries told from a media and technology perspective is one of constant flux. The introduction of new media technologies has continually reorganized the practices, regimes of value, discourses, and power relationships of the recording business. This issue of the Creative Industries Journal seeks to address the constitutive roles of technologies in shaping recording industry practices. How have the introduction and adoption of new tools of production, distribution, promotion, or consumption facilitated changes in the creative and industrial practices surrounding popular music in a variety of global contexts? Following Williamson & Cloonan (2007) and Sterne (2014), we specify “recording industries” instead of “music industries” to focus attention on the myriad creative and industrial processes related to music (or, broadly, sound) recordings, and to evade the tendency to group a variety of disparate music and sound-related industries (licensing, instrument sales, live performance) under one heading. We use the plural to assert the multiplicity and variety of recording industries that have emerged over time, which may not have anything to do with the current corporate-owned, multinational recording industry. Possible topics for this issue include, but aren’t limited to: Connections between technological formats and genres Streaming services and music distribution Discourses surrounding the vinyl record resurgence Collectors and collecting practices Record stores and the recording industries New technologies and global/local regimes of representation Music, technology, and identity Industry practices of the digital music era Trade papers and the recording industries Media mobility vs. audio fidelity Sound recordings and radio Television and the recording industry Failed or ephemeral formats Re-issues and new formats Record label histories Technological experimentation >From cylinder to disk Recordings as material culture The history of personal recordings Internationalization of recording technologies/industries The recording industry and children’s media Spoken-word phonography Taste-making and technologies To be considered for publication, articles should be between 5000 and 6000 words, double-spaced in Harvard Style. All submissions in these categories will be blind reviewed. Queries regarding potential submissions also are welcome. Authors are responsible for acquiring related visual images and the associated copyrights. *For more information or to submit a query, please contact the issue’s editors Kyle Barnett (kbarnett(a)bellarmine.edu <kbarnett(a)bellarmine.edu>) or Eric Harvey (ericharvey(a)weber.edu <ericharvey(a)weber.edu>) All submissions are due via email by March 6, 2015.* Creative Industries Journal is a peer reviewed journal with a global scope, primarily aimed at those studying and practicing activities which have their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent, and which have a potential for wealth creation. These activities primarily take place in advertising, architecture, the art and antiques market, crafts, design, fashion, film, interactive leisure software, music, the performing arts, publishing, television and radio. -- Eric Harvey, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Communication Weber State University 1395 Edvalson St. Ogden, UT 84408

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Call for Papers - Social Science Computer Review - Special Issue "Citizenship, Social Media & Big Data"
by Gil De Zuniga Homero 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

Hola all ~ I hope you find this one of interest. Let me know if you have further questions. Saludos, HGZ Homero Gil de Zúñiga Medienwandel Professorship Director, Media Innovation Lab (MiLab) Department of Communication http://publizistik.univie.ac.at/en College of Social Sciences University of Vienna www.univie.ac.at homerogdz.com Google Scholar Profile @_HGZ_ ------- Social Science Computer Review Call for Submissions: Special Issue on "Citizenship, Social Media, and Big Data" Call for Papers: The Internet and social media have become the primary outlets for many citizens to consume and share news and political information, express themselves politically, and engage in the political process. Much of this online political behavior leaves digital traces that can be aggregated into large-scale data sets that provide scholars new opportunities to understand the nature of citizenship in an era of digital media. The Social Science Computer Review calls for submissions to a special issue focusing on "Citizenship, Social Media, and Big Data". The special issue is seeking full-length manuscripts that apply big data and a social scientific approach to explore how citizens use media, in particular social media, for political purposes. The special issue is open to a variety of topics that include, but are not limited to, citizens' engagement with news and political information, the intersection of citizenship and journalism, political discussion and expression, as well as political participation, activism, and protest. The special issue also welcomes manuscripts on topics related to the call that introduce new methods for analyzing big data. Important Dates: February 1, 2015: Submission deadline (full paper) April 15, 2015: Authors notified of editorial decision May 15, 2015: Revised manuscripts due June 15, 2015: Authors receive 2nd round of comments from reviewers (if necessary) July 15, 2015: Final version of manuscript due September 15, 2015: Authors' approval of copyedited proofs due November 1, 2015: Expected online publication date April 1, 2016: Expected print publication date Submission Process: Manuscripts should be submitted via email before the indicated deadline above to homero.gil.de.zuniga(a)univie.ac.at Please use subject SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTER REVIEW in the email. About SSCR: Social Science Computer Review (SSCR) is an interdisciplinary journal covering social science instructional and research applications of computing, as well as societal impacts of information technology. It has an impact factor of 1.542 and was ranked 11 out 92 interdisciplinary social science journals in the 2013 Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Report. About the Special Issue Editor: Uni.-Prof. Dr. Homero Gil de Zúñiga holds the Medienwandel Professorship at University of Vienna, where he also directs the Media Innovation Lab (MiLab). His research addresses the influence of new technologies and digital media over people's daily lives, as well as the effect of such use on the overall democratic process.

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Research Position for New Twitter Anti-Hate Project
by Susan Benesch 20 Nov '14

20 Nov '14

Research Position: New Project on Anti-Hatred Tweets The Dangerous Speech Project <http://www.voicesthatpoison.org> works to find and test pro-speech methods for diminishing harmful speech - or its effects. It is directed by Prof. Susan Benesch <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/sbenesch> of American University and the Berkman <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2014/03/benesch> Center. The successful candidate will work on a new two-year project to identify, collect, and analyze the effect of ‘counterspeech’ (speech rebutting hateful, hostile, or harmful Tweets), in collaboration with Prof. Derek Ruths <http://www.derekruths.com/> of McGill University, who directs the Network Dynamics Lab <http://networkdynamics.org/> there. The researcher will perform systematic content analysis to map hateful Tweets and responses to them, using both qualitative textual analysis and quantitative content and conversation analysis. Much of this work will be done in close collaboration with a computer science graduate student who will be responsible for the development of automated detection and filtering tools. The successful candidate will be comfortable working closely with computational researchers, and with large datasets collected from online social platforms. Familiarity with data analysis tools (e.g. Excel, R, Python) and some knowledge of statistics are welcome but not required. This position is ideal for junior scholars in Master's or PhD programs in Communication, Media Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Information Studies, and related fields who want to develop and hone their research skills. Candidates must be comfortable establishing research direction, asking questions, managing time, and pursuing the work with limited supervision. Strong skills in writing, organization, and academic research are essential. There may be opportunities for co-authorship of papers in peer-reviewed journals and presentations of findings at relevant conferences. The researcher will be paid $15-25 hourly, depending on qualifications, with flexible hours and no residency requirement. It may require occasional travel for 2-4 days, to meetings with project staff and academic conferences, with expenses paid by the project, which is funded through 2016. To apply, please send an email to sbenesch(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu with the subject “RA Application” and include the following: – CV or resume – Writing sample (preferably a literature review or scholarly article) – Links to online presence (e.g., blog, homepage, Twitter etc.) – The names and email addresses of two employers or professors who we may contact as references – A cover letter that includes citizenship/legal residency status, number of hours available to work per week, current city of residence, available start date, current student status, and any other practical consideration that may be important for us to know We are committed to diversity in our team and strongly encourage people of color, of diverse gender identities, women, and LGBTQIA persons to apply.

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#SMSociety15: Social Media & Society Conference - Call for Submissions
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

Begin forwarded message: > From: Anatoliy Gruzd <agruzd(a)GMAIL.COM> > Subject:#SMSociety15: Social Media & Society Conference - Call for Submissions > Reply-To: Anatoliy Gruzd <agruzd(a)GMAIL.COM> > > ***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** > > (Apologies for cross-posting) > > ------------------------------------ > 6th Annual International > Social Media & Society Conference > Toronto, Canada > July 27-29, 2015 > Website: http://SocialMediaAndSociety.com/ > ------------------------------------ > Call for Submissions > > Academic research on social media is growing exponentially across various disciplines including: Communications, Information / Library Science, Computer Science, Business, Sociology, Education, Psychology, Health and others. The Web of Science alone indexed nearly 5,000 journal and conference publications over the last decade. This growing body of research revealed many interesting factors about social media platforms, their users, and a glimpse of our society at large. But are we any closer to understanding the broader implications of social media on our increasing networked society? > > The 2015 Social Media & Society Conference (#SMSociety15) invites scholarly and original submissions that build on the previous work and critically evaluate the role of social media for social and political change, community engagement, marketing, new forms of governance, support of individuals and organizations in domains such as business, information, management, public administration, academia, health, and journalism (just to mention a few). We are also calling for submissions that develop and apply novel methods and theories to collect, analyze, and visualize social media data as well as those that discuss ethical and privacy implications of using big and small data. We welcome both quantitative and qualitative work in the broad area of Social Media & Society that crosses interdisciplinary boundaries and expands our understanding of the current and future trends in social media. > > Whether you are just starting a new research project or ready to report on the final results, you will find that #SMSociety15 is a great venue for you! The 2015 conference invites a wide range of submissions: > - short papers on completed or well-developed projects (Due: March 2, 2015) > - work-in-progress paper abstracts (Due: April 10, 2015), > - panel discussions (Due: March 2, 2015) > - poster presentations (Due: May 1, 2015). > > New to this year, we are also calling for proposals to host: > - half-day workshops (Due: February 2, 2015) on a well-defined area or technical tutorials that will examine a particular method or tool for the analysis of social media data in more detail > > PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES > All accepted short papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings by the ACM International Conference Proceeding Series (ICPS). Authors of accepted top papers will be invited to submit their full papers to the special issue of the Information, Communication & Society journal (published by Taylor & Francis). > > BACKGROUND > The Social Media & Society Conference is an annual gathering of leading social media researchers from around the world. Now, in its 6th year, the 2015 Conference will be held in Toronto, Canada from July 27 to 29, 2015. From its inception, the conference has focused on the best practices for studying the impact and implications of social media on society. Organized by the Social Media Lab at Ryerson University, the conference provides attendees an opportunity to exchange ideas, present their original research, learn about recently completed and work-in-progress studies, and strengthen connections with their peers. The 2014 conference hosted over 200 attendees, featured research from 238 authors across several fields from 21 different countries. > > TOPICS OF INTEREST > Social Media & Small Data > • Case Studies of Online Communities Formed on Social Media > • Case Studies of Offline Communities that Rely on Social Media > • Sampling Issues > • Value of Small Data > > Social Media & Big Data > • Visualization of Social Media Data > • Social Media Data Mining > • Scalability Issues & Social Media Data > • Social Media Analytics > • Ethics of Big Data > > Social Media Impact on Society > • Private Self/Public Self > • The Sharing/Attention Economy > • Virality & Memes > • Political Mobilization & Engagement > • Social Media & Health > • Social Media & Business (Marketing, PR, HR, Risk Management, etc.) > • Social Media & Academia (Alternative Metrics, Learning Analytics, etc.) > • Social Media & Public Administration > • Social Media & the News > > Theories & Methods > • Qualitative & Quantitative Approaches > • Opinion Mining & Sentiment Analysis > • Social Network Analysis > • Theoretical Models for Studying, Analysing and Understanding Social Media > > Online/Offline Communities > • Trust & Credibility in Social Media > • Online Community Detection > • Influential User Detection > • Online Identity > > Social Media & Mobile > • App-ification of the Society > • Privacy & Security Issues in the Mobile World > • Apps for the Social Good > • Networking Apps > > PROGRAM COMMITTEE > The list of the Program Committee members is available at https://socialmediaandsociety.com/?page_id=1346 > > CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE > Anatoliy Gruzd > Associate Professor, Ted Rogers School of Management > Director, Social Media Lab > Ryerson University, Canada > Twitter: @gruzd > > Barry Wellman > Professor & Director, NetLab > University of Toronto, Canada > Twitter: @barrywellman > > Philip H. Mai > Manager of Academic Communications > Ryerson University, Canada > Twitter: @phmai > > Jenna Jacobson > PhD Candidate, Faculty of Information (iSchool) > University of Toronto, Canada > Twitter: @jacobsonjenna > > > MORE INFORMATION AT http://SocialMediaAndSociety.com/ > > > For further inquiries, please contact Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd at gruzd(a)ryerson.ca > > _____________________________________________________________________ > SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social > network researchers (http://www.insna.org) To unsubscribe, send > an email message to listserv(a)lists.ufl.edu containing the line > UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message.

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CeDEM15 - Call for Papers
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 19 Nov '14

19 Nov '14

Begin forwarded message: > From: Peter Parycek <peter.parycek(a)donau-uni.ac.at> > > The deadline for the submissions is nearing quickly (8 December 2014), so we kindly ask you to disseminate the CeDEM15 CfP in your networks, to your students (we have a PhD Colloquium and grants for them too), colleagues, etc. You are welcome to use the text below, forward the whole CfP or focus on your track in particular (copy & paste from the cfp)! Will you be submitting a paper? > > CeDEM15 Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government 20 - 22 May 2015 > > www.donau-uni.ac.at/cedem > > The international Conference for e-Democracy and Open Government brings together e-democracy, e-participation and open government specialists working in academia, politics, government and business from to critically analyse the innovations, issues, ideas and challenges in the networked societies of the digital age. > > Tracks at CeDEM15 include: > *E-Democracy and E-Participation > *E-Voting > *Bottom-Up Movements > *Social and Mobile Media for Public Administration > *Open Collaborative Government > *Democracy, Globalization and Migration > *Connected Smart City > *Open Data, Transparency and Open Innovation > *Technology and Architecture > *Self-governance in Complex Networks > *Rethinking Information Visualization for the People > *Freedom and Ethics in Digital Societies > *Design and Co-creation for E-democracy > *Citizen's Participation in Democratic Governance Processes through ICT in Africa > *Open Access > > ..... at CeDEM15 you can also submit papers for the: > *PhD Colloquium > *Workshop Proposals > *Reflections > *Open Space > > .... and we are pleased to offer PhD students bursaries: > *3 bursaries for the best PhD submissions: a 3-day conference fee waiver and accommodation at the Kolping Hotel (Krems) for the duration of the CeDEM15 conference > *3 bursaries: a 3-day conference fee waiver http://bit.ly/1mqhBPV > > Our confirmed keynotes are: > Alon Peled (Hebew University of Jerusalem, Israel) > Theresa A. Pardo (University at Albany, USA) > Marijn Janssen (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands) > Shauneen Furlong (University of Toronto and University of Ottawa, Canada) > > .... and finally: > *Co-located with CeDEM15 will be the 4th SharePSI Workshop. Share-PSI 2.0 is a EU funded project for the exchange of experience and ideas around implementing open data policies in the public sector. Attendees of CeDEM 15 will be granted free entrance to the SharePSI public meetings and presentations. For more information about SharePSI see the projects website http://www.w3.org/2013/share-psi/ > > Important Dates: > *Deadline for the submission of all papers, workshop proposals, reflections: 8 December 2014 > *Notification of acceptance: 9 February 2015 > *Camera-ready paper submission: 2 March 2015 > > > Looking forward to seeing you there! > > Peter >

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