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Call for chapter proposals: Conditions of Mediation
by Scott Rodgers 06 Sep '14

06 Sep '14

Apologies for cross-posting CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS Conditions of Mediation: Phenomenological Approaches to Media, Technology and Communication Editors: Tim Markham and Scott Rodgers In June 2013, the ICA preconference Conditions of Mediation (see http://conditionsofmediation.wordpress.com for further information) brought together scholars from a wide range of perspectives – including audience studies, political theory, metaphysics, media archaeology, software studies, science and technology studies, cultural geography and urban studies – to critically reflect on both the merits and limits of phenomenological approaches for understanding media, in philosophical, theoretical, political and empirical terms. Inspired by this very successful conference, we are now preparing a proposal for an edited book under the same title. The proposed format of the book is to have a substantive introduction, two ‘dialogues’ involving Graham Harman, Lisa Parks, Paddy Scannell, Shaun Moores, Nick Couldry and David Berry (based on their keynote papers), and 10-12 short paper chapters of 4000 words (excluding bibliography). We are therefore issuing an Open Call for Chapter Proposals. If you are interested in contributing a chapter to this edited book, please send a chapter title and 400 word abstract by no later than 15 September 2013 to Scott Rodgers at s.rodgers(a)bbk.ac.uk. Those that are subsequently invited to submit a full chapter will need to have this completed by 1 March 2014. Please direct any inquiries to Scott Rodgers at s.rodgers(a)bbk.ac.uk. We look forward to receiving your chapter proposals.

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CFP: iConference 2015
by Ingrid Erickson 31 Jul '14

31 Jul '14

iConference 2015 /Now Accepting Submissions/ March 24-27, 2015 Newport Beach, CA USA http://ischools.org/the-iconference/ We are now accepting submissions for iConference 2015. Submissions may be made on our secure submissions site at https://www.conftool.com/iConference2015/ The iConference is an international gathering of scholars and researchers concerned with critical information issues in contemporary society. The following submissions are invited: *Submission Type* *Deadline* *Notification* Papers <http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/papers/> Friday, September 5, 2014, midnight PDT mid-November Posters <http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/posters/> Friday, October 10, 2014, midnight PDT mid-November Workshops <http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/workshops/> Friday, September 26, 2014, midnight PDT Monday, October 27, 2014 Interactive Sessions <http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/sessions-for-interaction-and-en…> Friday, October 10, 2014, midnight PDT mid-November Doctoral Colloquium <http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/doctoral-colloquium/> Friday, September 12, 2014, midnight PDT Friday, October 24, 2014 Social Media Expo <http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/social-media-expo/> Participation commitment letter due October 14, 2014; submissions due December 15, 2014. Thursday, January 15, 2015 Dissertation Award <http://ischools.org/the-iconference/program/dissertation-award/> Wednesday, October 15, 2014, midnight PDT Thursday, January 15, 2015 iConference 2015 <http://ischools.org/the-iconference/> takes place March 24-27 in Newport Beach, CA. It is presented by the iSchools organization <http://ischools.org> and hosted by The Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences at University of California, Irvine. All information researchers and scholars are welcome. Sample topics of past iConferences include the following: ·social computing ·human-computer interaction ·digital youth ·digital curation and preservation ·information retrieval ·bibliometrics and scholarly communication ·social, cultural, health and community informatics ·knowledge infrastructures ·computer-supported cooperative work ·data, text and knowledge mining ·computational social science ·digital humanities ·network science ·information and communication technology for development ·data science ·information economics ·information work and workers ·user experience and design ·information systems ·information policy The Champion Sponsor of iConference 2015 is Microsoft Research. http://ischools.org/the-iconference/ ________________________________________ Ingrid Erickson Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science School of Communication & Information Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 4 Huntington Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 email: ingrid.erickson(a)rutgers.edu <mailto:ingrid.erickson@rutgers.edu> office: DeWitt 303 (185 College Ave.) phone: +1.848.932.7195 fax: +1.732.932.6916

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Last Chance: Post-Doc Position on Internet Infrastructures
by Christian Katzenbach 31 Jul '14

31 Jul '14

Dear AoIRers, just a quick reminder that the deadline for applications to our open post-doc position on governing internet infrastructure is approaching, we'll start reviewing the applications over the course of the next week. See the full job advert below or at our website: http://www.hiig.de/en/open-position-post-doctoral-research-fellow/ Best, Christian -- Christian Katzenbach | Project Lead Policy & Governance katzenbach(a)hiig.de Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society Berlin, Germany http://www.hiig.de/en/research/internet-policy-governance/ PGP Key: http://data.katzenbach.info/publickey-hiig.asc ##### The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) seeks applications from post-doctoral researchers for the position of a research fellow in Internet Policy and Governance. The candidate is expected to develop a research program focussing on governing infrastructures in digital societies. This post is a 0.75 FTE position and is available immediately for 12 months in the first instance, with the possibility of renewal thereafter, funding permitting. The salary is based on public sector wages (salary grade: TV-L 14, approx. € 35-40k p.a. gross salary, depending on your working experience, plus child allowances). Applications are invited from outstanding candidates with a PhD in social sciences. The succesful candidate will join the Internet Policy & Governance research team which investigates public and private forms of ordering from a social science perspective with a focus on the interplay between socio-cultural, technical and legal norms shaping the development of the Internet. In order to complement these research activities we seek a post-doctoral research fellow who investigates questions at the intersection of technologies, regulation, discourses and culture (in short: society) with regard to internet infrastructure. Along these lines, the research perspective shall not be restricted to a regulatory perspective on infrastructure but rather represent an articulate sensibility for «governing infrastructures» taking the the politics of infrastructures and technologies into account. Job Description • The succesful candidate is expected to develop and carry forward a research strategy addressing the governance of internet infrastructure and relevant discourses (eg. Net Neutrality, Routing, Big Data, Politics of Platforms). • A core task of this position is the acquisition of third-party funding facilitating the sustainable developement of this research agenda. • The successful candidate will develop and implement empirical case studies taking the lead in project management, data collection and analysis, and the dissemination of results. • The ideal candidate enjoys working with a multidisciplinary team of researchers and actively contributes to the intellectual exchange but also the management and administration of the research unit; the fellow will also mentor junior researchers and support the director. • The succesful candidate is expected to publish in top-rated journals and open-access outlets and to give presentations at national and international conferences. • There are no teaching obligations attached to this position, but teaching agreements with Berlin’s Universities are possible. This position is an ideal opportunity for a scholar whose work draws on a diverse set of disciplines (eg. political science, STS, media and communication studies, sociology, computer science) to bring empirical and analytical perspectives to complex socio-technical issues. It allows for the development of an outstanding academic profile that combines empirical and theoretical originality, multidisciplinary perspectives and management expertise on an international level. Qualifications • A completed PhD or doctoral degree in a subject relevant to the position (preferably social science). • Expertise and experience in writing research proposals. • Research focus on infrastructural and/or technological aspects of Internet Policy and Governance. • Academic ambition and curiosity grounded in a solid methodological, analytical, and theoretical foundation. • A strong academic record with theoretical contributions and empirical projects reflected in academic publications in key outlets and paper presentations at international conferences. • Proficiency in English is expected. An advanced level of German is desired but not obligatory. Working Environment The research activities of the growing Institute in Berlin provide excellent conditions to develop your own research ideas and to advance a range of research projects related to the study of Internet and Society. Our interdisciplinary-oriented projects are planned and implemented in small teams, working in an office located in the heart of Berlin. The Institute has a strong international focus and is currently, together with the Berkman Center at Harvard, the co-lead of a Global Network of Interdisciplinary Internet & Society Research Centers bringing together leading academic institutions from all across the world. For more specific information about the Institute and the research area Internet Policy and Governance, please visit our websitehttp://www.hiig.de/en/research/internet-policy-governance/. Application The application should contain • a letter of motivation, • an academic CV (incl. complete list of publications, presentations and projects), • a research statement (max. 3 pages) that sketches a research agenda relevant to the position, ideally connecting it to your previous research and the research conducted by the HIIG and/or the Internet Policy and Governance team, • one or two publications or excerpts relevant to the position (as pdf), • and list of two referees including contact details. Application review will begin start on 4 August and the search will remain open until the position is filled. You are welcome to direct your questions to Research Coordinator Christian Katzenbach (katzenbach(a)hiig.de) Please apply under http://www.hiig.de/en/open-position-post-doctoral-research-fellow/

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CfP: Media Architecture Biennale 2014 Doctoral Consortium
by Marcus Foth 31 Jul '14

31 Jul '14

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION MEDIA ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE 2014: Doctoral Consortium November 19-22, 2014 Aarhus, Denmark New EoI submission deadline: 15 August 2014 http://mab14.mediaarchitecture.org/doctoral-consortium/ The Doctoral Consortium at MAB is a full-day workshop on 20 November 2014. The colloquium session is primarily intended to highlight and confer around the work of research students, fellows and doctoral candidates working at the intersections of public space, digital media, socio-cultural analysis and theory, techno-artistic practices and critique. We welcome theoretical, analytical, and practice-based research. Researchers undertaking scholarly work at the PhD level are invited to take part in the Doctoral Consortium via the presentation of papers, work-in-progress and multimedia presentations (approximately 30 minutes in length). The Doctoral Consortium is free and open to other MAB delegates, too. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: * How to support the development of social structures with urban digital media * Social & Cultural Aspects of Media Architecture * Participatory Architecture & City Planning * Spatial Locative Media * Case Studies of Specific Projects * Future Trends & Prototypes * Media Facades & Urban Displays * Interaction Techniques & Interfaces * Critical & Historical Perspectives on Media Architecture * Design Processes & Methods 5 stipends of up to EUR 500 each are available for contributors to the doctoral consortium. These will be distributed according to financial need and quality of proposals. Please indicate that you wish to be considered for a stipend when you apply and list arguments for why you need the support. To apply to present your paper or presentation, please send an abstract of your study (max 500 words) to the Doctoral Consortium Chairs, Marcus Foth <m.foth(a)qut.edu.au> and Søren Pold <pold(a)cavi.au.dk>, with “MAB14-DC” in the subject line, by the extended deadline of 15 August 2014. If you are selected to participate in the Doctoral Consortium, you will be invited to submit a short paper (max. 4 pages, a template will be provided) by the extended deadline of 30 September 2014 that summarises either your overall research work-in-progress or a specific project that you are working on, as well as your questions and issues that you would like to discuss at the Doctoral Consortium. These papers will be included in the non-refereed part of the MAB 2014 conference proceedings. INFORMATION Twitter: @MABiennale Facebook: Facebook.com/MABiennale Web: http://www.mab14.org Email: MABiennale(a)mediaarchitecture.org Proceedings of the Media Architecture Biennale Conference 2012: http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2421076 Host: Aarhus University, Denmark, in collaboration with Media Architecture Institute. Doctoral Consortium Chairs: Søren Pold (Aarhus University) & Marcus Foth (Queensland University of Technology) — Professor Marcus Foth Director, Urban Informatics Research Lab Interactive & Visual Design, School of Design Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia m.foth(a)qut.edu.au – @UrbanInf – www.urbaninformatics.net CRICOS No. 00213J

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Gogle Faculty Research Awards
by Joly MacFie 30 Jul '14

30 Jul '14

http://research.google.com/university/relations/research_awards.html story: http://www.eweek.com/it-management/google-seeking-research-applicants-on-in… -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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[Fwd: RFP on Implications of "Open Data"]
by Dan L. Burk 29 Jul '14

29 Jul '14

Of possible interest. DLB ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: [CyberProf] RFP on Implications of "Open Data" From: "Jennifer Urban" Date: Tue, July 29, 2014 7:27 am -------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are delighted to announce that Berkeley Center for Law & Technology and Microsoft will fund up to six projects (totaling $300,000) to explore the civil rights, human rights, security and privacy issues that arise from Open Data. This research may help ground public policy discussions and drive the development of a framework to avoid potential abuses of this data while encouraging greater engagement and innovation. The papers flowing from the RFP will be the focus of our spring 2015 Berkeley Journal for Law & Technology Symposium. The RFP is here: http://www.law.berkeley.edu/bcltopendata.htm Feel free to circulate this broadly. The RFP is broad enough to encompass thinkers from many different disciplines, including law, CS, economics, and statistics. All best, Jennifer -- Jennifer M. Urban Assistant Clinical Professor of Law Director, Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic UC-Berkeley School of Law http://ssrn.com/author=1788303 --++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**== -- School of Law University of California, Irvine 4500 Berkeley Place Irvine, CA 92697-8000

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Webology: Volume 11, Number 1, 2014
by Alireza Noruzi 29 Jul '14

29 Jul '14

Dear All, apologies for cross-posting. We are pleased to inform you that Vol. 11, No. 1 of Webology, an OPEN ACCESS bi-annual journal, is published and available ONLINE now. ------------------ Webology: Volume 11, Number 1, 2014 TOC: http://www.webology.org/2014/v11n1/toc.html This issue contains: ------------------------- Articles ------------------------- - The Information Service Evaluation (ISE) Model -- Laura Schumann, & Wolfgang G. Stock -- Keywords: Information services; Technology acceptance; Evaluation -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2014/v11n1/a115.pdf - A metatheory integrating social, biological and technological factors in information behavior research -- Leon James, & Diane Nahl -- Keywords: Discourse analysis; Constructionism; Information behavior; Technological affordances -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2014/v11n1/a116.pdf - The cataloging of virtual communities of educational thematic -- Roman Korzh, Andriy Peleschyshyn, Yuriy Syerov, & Solomia Fedushko -- Keywords: Virtual community; Higher Educational Institution; Catalog; Web; Educational web community; Socio-demographic characteristic; Internet -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2014/v11n1/a117.pdf - Content marketing through data mining on Facebook social network -- Saman Forouzandeh, Heirsh Soltanpanah, & Amir Sheikhahmadi -- Keywords: Social networks; Marketing; Data mining; Decision tree -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2014/v11n1/a118.pdf - Webometric analysis of Iranian medical universities according to visibility, size and rich files -- Roghaye Tafaroji, Iman Tahamtan, Masoud Roudbari, & Shahram Sedghi -- Keywords: Webometric; Visibility; University ranking; Web Impact Factor; Rich files; Iran; External inlinks; Size; Web sites -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2014/v11n1/a119.pdf - Non-users of Internet in the information society -- Marina Viktorovna Zagidullina -- Keywords: Internet-using; Non-users; Media-behavior; Russia, Provincialism; Surveys -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2014/v11n1/a120.pdf - Improvement of methodical approaches to higher schools' marketing activity assessment on the basis of internet technologies application -- Elizaveta E. Tarasova, & Evgeny A. Shein -- Keywords: Marketing activity; Higher schools; Internet technologies; Integral evaluation of assessment indicators; Quality indicators; Functioning indicators -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2014/v11n1/a121.pdf - Google Patents: The global patent search engine -- Alireza Noruzi, & Mohammadhiwa Abdekhoda -- Keywords: Google Patents; Patent analysis; Patentometric -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2014/v11n1/a122.pdf ------------------------- Book Review ------------------------- - Visual indexing and retrieval -- Mohammadamin Erfanmanesh, & Elaheh Hosseini -- Keywords: Visual indexing; Image indexing; Image processing; Content indexing; Context indexing; Information retrieval -- URL: http://www.webology.org/2014/v11n1/bookreview24.pdf ------------------------- Call for Papers ------------------------- -- http://www.webology.org/callforpapers.html ================================== Best regards, Alireza Noruzi -------------------- Editor-in-Chief of Webology: Alireza Noruzi, Ph.D. Website: http://www.webology.org ~ The great aim of Open Access journals is knowledge sharing. ~ ~ Scientific knowledge is the result of the knowledge sharing and exchange of experiences. ~

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CeDEM Asia 2014
by Nathaniel Poor 29 Jul '14

29 Jul '14

c/o Marko Skoric, mskoric(a)cityu.edu.hk CeDEM Asia 2014, December 4-5th, 2014, Hong Kong Extended Submission Deadline August 10th, 2014 The International Conference on e-Democracy and Open Government Asia 2014 (CeDEM Asia 2014) aims to bring together researchers, policy-makers, industry professionals, and civil society activists to discuss the role of social and mobile media in the future of citizenship and governance, and to discuss ongoing research, best practices, and emerging topics that aim to shape the future of e-government, e-democracy and open government, in Asia and around the world. CeDEM Asia 2014 will be held at the City University of Hong Kong on December 4-5, 2014. The submitted papers will be subjected to a double-blind peer-review and accepted papers will be published in the open access conference proceedings. CeDEM Asia is a spin-off event of the renowned international conference series on e-democracy and open government taking place annually since 2011 at the Centre for E-Governance at the Danube-University Krems, Austria. For more information and submission instructions, please visit: http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/cedem-asia-14 ------------------------------- Nathaniel Poor, Ph.D. http://natpoor.blogspot.com/ https://sites.google.com/site/natpoor/

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CFP: journal issue on surveillance
by James Schwoch 29 Jul '14

29 Jul '14

CFP: special issue of Media and Communication on surveillance Further information: http://cogitatiopress.com/ojs/index.php/mediaandcommunication/pages/view/sp… James Schwoch Northwestern University Department of Communication Studies 2400 Campus Drive Evanston IL 60208 j-schwoch(a)northwestern.edu<mailto:j-schwoch@northwestern.edu> Brief description: Proposals are sought for article publication in Media and Communication for a special issue on surveillance. The deadline for abstracts is 10-15 November 2014, for completion of accepted papers 24-31 March 2015, and publication is scheduled for October 2015. We welcome contemporary and historical projects, research ranging from local to global issues, and interdisciplinary approaches. We aim to present work that will collectively address an international audience.

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New book: Symbolic Interaction and New Social Media
by Mark D. Johns 29 Jul '14

29 Jul '14

Symbolic Interaction and New Social Media (Studies in Symbolic Interaction series, Volume 43), edited by Mark D. Johns (Luther College), Shing-Ling S. Chen (University of Northern Iowa), Laura A. Terlip (University of Northern Iowa) has just been published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. (UK). https://www.emeraldinsight.com/books.htm?issn=0163-2396&volume=43 Contents: When McLuhan Met Simmel: Form is the Content, Medium is the Message Shing-Ling Sarina Chen (University of Northern Iowa), Mark D. Johns (Luther College) and Laura Terlip (University of Northern Iowa) >From Object to Flow: Network Sensibility, Symbolic Interactionism, and Social Media Annette Markham and Simon Lindgren (Umea University) Social Network Analysis for Facebook: Locating Cliques and Visualizing Sociability Jeffery Coons and Shing-Ling Sarina Chen (University of Northern Iowa) New Iowa School Redux: Second Life as Laboratory Michael Katovich (Texas Christians University) and Shing-Ling Sarina Chen (University of Northern Iowa) Mutable Selves and Digital Reflexivities: Social Media for Social Change in the Middle East and North America Victoria Ann Newsom (Olympic College) and Lara Lengel (Bowling Green State University) Structural Roles in Massively-Multiplayer Online Games: A Case Study of Guild and Raid Leaders in World of Warcraft J. Patrick Williams, David Kirschner, and Zahirah binte Suhaimi (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) (Re)Embodiment of the Digital Self and First Life Body in a New Social Media Environment: Paid Sex Work in Second Life Justin A. Martin (Southern Illinois University) Surfing to an Alternative Self: Internet Technology and Sexuality among “Married Straight Homosexual Men” Avi Shoshana (Bar-Ilan University, Israel) New Empirical Studies “The Wall is the City”: A Narrative Analysis of Vancouver’s Post-Riot “Apology Wall” Jennifer A.A. Lavoie, Judy Eaton, Carrie B. Sanders, Matthew Smith -- Mark D. Johns, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Communication Studies Luther College, Decorah, Iowa USA ----------------------------------------------- "Get the facts first. You can distort them later." ---Mark Twain

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