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20 August Submission Deadline Reminder: International Conference 21-22 October 2015, Scottsdale (Phoenix), Arizona, USA
by Susan B. Kretchmer 20 Aug '15

20 Aug '15

** Please pass this message on to colleagues, networks, and lists to whom it would be of interest. Thank you! ** PARTNERSHIP FOR PROGRESS ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE 2015 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Creating Connections, Building Bridges: Advancing the Digital Divide Research, Policy, and Practice Agenda 21-22 October 2015 Arizona State University SkySong Scottsdale (Phoenix), Arizona USA http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/ If you would like to 1) present and discuss your work during PPDD 2015 and have it included in the online PPDD 2015 Conference Proceedings and/or if you would like to 2) provide a Position Paper for inclusion in the PPDD 2015 E-Book, we look forward with enthusiasm to your contribution and ask that you please follow the instructions provided at http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/cfp/ to submit your work. In addition, as a major outcome of PPDD 2015, we plan to produce an edited volume of the top papers as well as special issues of our Publishing Partners’ journals on specific themes within the digital divide area. Deadline to Submit Your Work for Consideration for Presentation: 20 August 2015 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time Notification of Acceptance: 27 August 2015 Submissions are welcome from researchers, policymakers, and practitioners at all stages of their careers, from any theoretical and methodological approach, and across multiple disciplines engaged in work that informs issues related to the digital divide. Deadline to Submit a Position Paper for the PPDD 2015 Conference E-Book: 7 September 2015 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time All PPDD 2015 attendees may submit a position paper and all submissions that follow the guidelines provided at http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/cfp/ will be included in the PPDD 2015 Conference E-Book. Please share your insights and expertise with PPDD and an unprecedented broad multi-disciplinary coalition of co-sponsoring organizations from academic and practitioner communities, including the United States Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Together, we will enrich the dialogue, connect research, policy and practice, and advance the agenda on the digital divide.

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EVAA 2016 Call for proposals
by Sam.Hinton 20 Aug '15

20 Aug '15

Electronic Visualisation and the Arts Australasia 2016 Canberra, 5th and 6th March, 2016 http://evaa.com.au/ Extended call for proposals EVAA is an interdisciplinary conference on visual technologies in culture, the arts and humanities. It is affiliated with EVA London (http://www.eva-london.org/) We welcome contributions from scholars, practitioners and professionals from fields including digital humanities, computer and information science, design, media, art practice, GLAM and heritage. In all these fields data and its representations are transforming practice and scholarship: this conference is about how we respond to this challenge. EVAA 2016 has extended the deadline for proposals and is calling for abstracts of up to 300 words for long papers (8 pages), short papers (4 pages), presentations, demonstrations and creative works that engage with the broad conference themes. Please see the conference web site (http://evaa.com.au/) for more details. We are offering the option of double-blind peer review for all long and short papers. Reviewed papers will be published in an online volume with an ISBN to qualify for HERDC recognition. For details on submitting an abstract, please see: http://evaa.com.au/call-for-proposals/ The deadline for abstracts is October 15th, 2015. Twitter: @evaa2016 — Dr Sam Hinton Convenor, Web Design and Production Faculty of Arts and Design University of Canberra CRICOS #00212K

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CFP: CeDEM16 – International Conference for e-Democracy and Open Government 2016
by Joly MacFie 05 Aug '15

05 Aug '15

https://digitalgovernment.wordpress.com/2015/07/03/call-for-papers-cedem16-… CeDEM16 will be held 18-20 May 2016 at the Danube University Krems. The international conference CeDEM16 brings together e-democracy, e-participation and open government specialists working in academia, politics, government and business to critically analyse the innovations, issues, ideas and challenges in the networked societies of the digital age. -- --------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Theorizing the Web Special Issue
by Davis, Jennifer Lauren - davis5jl 05 Aug '15

05 Aug '15

Hi all, Check out this fantastic, open-access, Theorizing the Web special issue of Interface co-edited by Nathan Jurgenson and me. The issue includes both peer-review articles and shorter essays submitted by participants from Theorizing the Web 2014. Enjoy and spread widely!! http://commons.pacificu.edu/interface/ Best, Jenny Jenny L. Davis Assistant Professor of Sociology James Madison University Co-Editor: Cyborgology.org<http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/> Twitter: @Jenny_L_Davis<https://twitter.com/Jenny_L_Davis>

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Re: [Air-L] [CITASA] 3 positions at Nanying Tech U Singapore---avoid
by Patrick Williams 05 Aug '15

05 Aug '15

I saw Philip Howard's response to the NTU jobs on the CITASA and AoIR listservs. Just to follow up on it. I'm not sure where the information that the president of the country overturned Cherian George's tenure decision came from, but my understanding (and FYI I'm an associate professor at NTU) is that NTU's board denied his tenure; there was no overturning. Certainly there were many faculty, including me, who were shocked by the incident, but there were probably just as many who were not surprised. I learned very quickly after moving to NTU that engaging in actions (whether through activism, publishing research, etc.) that directly criticize government policies could have dire consequences. But I would disagree that "it is a bit early, and a bit risky, to invest your academic career in Singapore." The research environment is lively and active, the faculty is internationally diverse, and faculty are supported in their work....as long as they don't bite the hand that feeds them. [Yes, that may feel like a slap in the face to a liberal academic, but it's also increasingly a reality in higher education everywhere.] The Cherian George case was political, but then again people are denied tenure or fired every year at universities for political reasons. You didn't do what your dean asked asked you to do once and got on her/his bad side....you didn't collaborate with the 'right' people in a lab or department or wherever....you told your students God doesn't exist....such stories circulate in the US, UK, Europe, and elsewhere as well. Even tenured professors in the US feel unsafe at some institutions, from teaching on sensitive issues to not securing 'enough' grant money...Singapore is nothing special in this regard. There are many people who don't get tenure at NTU, but many who do. I would agree that scholars doing advocacy or activist work that would target Singaporean public policy might very well do better elsewhere. But there are many scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and communication who do great work otherwise. Therefore I would add a caveat to Philip's statement: "If you study communication, technology, journalism, media, or have domains of inquiry that are culturally, politically, or economically sensitive, this is probably not a good place for you." A more accurate statement would be: If you study any of those things and plan to critique Singapore governmental policy, this is probably not a place for you." Folks interested in a job in Singapore can begin by looking at faculty profiles and seeing what kinds of things profs here are publishing, for one thing. Or just apply and, if you get a campus interview, ask good questions about your concerns during your visit. If you don't get a good feeling, you don't have to take the job. Cheers, patrick. On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 7:42 AM, Philip N. Howard <pnhoward(a)uw.edu> wrote: > Alas I don't believe these jobs will be good for many people on this list. > > Unfortunately NTU, and Singapore, has a bad reputation for academic > freedoms. Very recently the president of the country overturned a tenure > decision involving one of our colleagues, Dr. Cherian George (phd > Stanford), and neither his department nor his university were able to stand > by him. I was one of his external reviewers and got drawn into the > campaign to have the university and government respect the usual system of > peer assessment. > > > http://techpresident.com/news/23575/op-ed-singapore-doesnt-always-need-inte… > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-sandvig/internet-freedom-prof-den_b… > > http://blogs.wsj.com/indonesiarealtime/2013/03/01/singapore-professor-denie… > > If you study communication, technology, journalism, media, or have domains > of inquiry that are culturally, politically, or economically sensitive, > this is probably not a good place for you. Singapore as a country may open > up in time, but you probably don't want to be the next test case for > academic freedom! It is a bit early, and a bit risky, to invest your > academic career in Singapore. > p. > > Dr. Philip N. Howard > Professor, University of Washington > Professor, Central European University > GPG Key: 9CAAEABC > www.philhoward.org > @pnhoward > > **New Book** > Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up. > Yale University Press, 2015, www.paxtechnica.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: CITASA [mailto:citasa-bounces@list.citasa.org] On Behalf Of Barry > Wellman > Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 3:29 PM > To: communication and information technology section asa < > citasa(a)list.citasa.org> > Subject: [CITASA] 3 positions at Nanying Tech U Singapore > > As Rich sez, a great dept. > Barry Wellman > _______________________________________________________________________ > FRSC INSNA Founder University of Toronto > http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman twitter: @barrywellman > NETWORKED:The New Social Operating System. Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman > MIT Press http://amzn.to/zXZg39 Print $14 Kindle $9 > _______________________________________________________________________ > > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2015 19:06:34 +0200 > From: Rich Ling <riseling(a)gmail.com> > To: AoIR mailing list <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: [Air-L] Three positions in Comm School at Nanyang > Technological University, Singapore > Message-ID: > < > CAO5RENCvT+mAsfUcwA5oTtOUAfydYGRVdP16dbD62r5ZeJ1Xiw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Dear all, > > There are three positions open at Nanyang Technological University in > Singapore. There is a Full and an Asst. Prof. position in the area of ICT > and an Asst. position in Integrated Marketing Communication. > > > http://www.ntu.edu.sg/ohr/career/CurrentOpenings/FacultyOpenings/WKWSCI/Pag… > > The University is very dynamic. It is rising in the rankings and it is a > great place to work. > > -- > Rich L. > > > _______________________________________________ > CITASA mailing list > CITASA(a)list.citasa.org > http://list.citasa.org/mailman/listinfo/citasa_list.citasa.org > > _______________________________________________ > CITASA mailing list > CITASA(a)list.citasa.org > http://list.citasa.org/mailman/listinfo/citasa_list.citasa.org >

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Re: [Air-L] [CITASA] 3 positions at Nanying Tech U Singapore---avoid
by Christian Sandvig 05 Aug '15

05 Aug '15

Hi Everyone, I signed the 2013 Harvard Berkman statement cautioning Internet researchers that the signatories did not believe NTU meets international norms for the protection of academic freedom. http://cheriangeorgestatement.tumblr.com/ Although the statement was speculative in 2013, since then a former NTU Dean admitted that the controversial firing was not an NTU decision and was imposed on the university by the government. http://bit.ly/1S8hYxT Why would a bunch of international Internet researchers take a stand on this issue? It's not as though the signatures on that letter are all people who are deeply involved in Singaporean academic life. (I'm not.) I'm sure many of those who signed knew almost nothing about Singapore. And why Singapore? The world is full of injustice. The answer is that many Singaporean academics at a variety of levels have asked for or supported international pressure on this issue. Some of them may not feel comfortable posting publicly about it with a viewpoint opposite to Patrick's. Singapore is a rich country with excellent PR. It is a realistic concern that foreign academics studying the Internet, media and/or communication (people who tend to have intellectual commitments to the freedom of information) may not know that they are applying to what Human Rights Watch calls a "textbook example" of a repressive state. Christian On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Patrick Williams <subcultures(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I saw Philip Howard's response to the NTU jobs on the CITASA and AoIR > listservs. Just to follow up on it. > > I'm not sure where the information that the president of the country > overturned Cherian George's tenure decision came from, but my understanding > (and FYI I'm an associate professor at NTU) is that NTU's board denied his > tenure; there was no overturning. Certainly there were many faculty, > including me, who were shocked by the incident, but there were probably > just as many who were not surprised. I learned very quickly after moving to > NTU that engaging in actions (whether through activism, publishing > research, etc.) that directly criticize government policies could have dire > consequences. But I would disagree that "it is a bit early, and a bit > risky, to invest your academic career in Singapore." The research > environment is lively and active, the faculty is internationally diverse, > and faculty are supported in their work....as long as they don't bite the > hand that feeds them. [Yes, that may feel like a slap in the face to a > liberal academic, but it's also increasingly a reality in higher education > everywhere.] > > The Cherian George case was political, but then again people are denied > tenure or fired every year at universities for political reasons. You > didn't do what your dean asked asked you to do once and got on her/his bad > side....you didn't collaborate with the 'right' people in a lab or > department or wherever....you told your students God doesn't exist....such > stories circulate in the US, UK, Europe, and elsewhere as well. Even > tenured professors in the US feel unsafe at some institutions, from > teaching on sensitive issues to not securing 'enough' grant > money...Singapore is nothing special in this regard. > > There are many people who don't get tenure at NTU, but many who do. I would > agree that scholars doing advocacy or activist work that would target > Singaporean public policy might very well do better elsewhere. But there > are many scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and communication who > do great work otherwise. Therefore I would add a caveat to Philip's > statement: "If you study communication, technology, journalism, media, or > have domains of inquiry that are culturally, politically, or economically > sensitive, this is probably not a good place for you." A more accurate > statement would be: If you study any of those things and plan to critique > Singapore governmental policy, this is probably not a place for you." Folks > interested in a job in Singapore can begin by looking at faculty profiles > and seeing what kinds of things profs here are publishing, for one thing. > Or just apply and, if you get a campus interview, ask good questions about > your concerns during your visit. If you don't get a good feeling, you don't > have to take the job. > > Cheers, > > patrick. > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 7:42 AM, Philip N. Howard <pnhoward(a)uw.edu> wrote: > > > Alas I don't believe these jobs will be good for many people on this > list. > > > > Unfortunately NTU, and Singapore, has a bad reputation for academic > > freedoms. Very recently the president of the country overturned a tenure > > decision involving one of our colleagues, Dr. Cherian George (phd > > Stanford), and neither his department nor his university were able to > stand > > by him. I was one of his external reviewers and got drawn into the > > campaign to have the university and government respect the usual system > of > > peer assessment. > > > > > > > http://techpresident.com/news/23575/op-ed-singapore-doesnt-always-need-inte… > > > > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-sandvig/internet-freedom-prof-den_b… > > > > > http://blogs.wsj.com/indonesiarealtime/2013/03/01/singapore-professor-denie… > > > > If you study communication, technology, journalism, media, or have > domains > > of inquiry that are culturally, politically, or economically sensitive, > > this is probably not a good place for you. Singapore as a country may > open > > up in time, but you probably don't want to be the next test case for > > academic freedom! It is a bit early, and a bit risky, to invest your > > academic career in Singapore. > > p. > > > > Dr. Philip N. Howard > > Professor, University of Washington > > Professor, Central European University > > GPG Key: 9CAAEABC > > www.philhoward.org > > @pnhoward > > > > **New Book** > > Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up. > > Yale University Press, 2015, www.paxtechnica.org > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: CITASA [mailto:citasa-bounces@list.citasa.org] On Behalf Of Barry > > Wellman > > Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 3:29 PM > > To: communication and information technology section asa < > > citasa(a)list.citasa.org> > > Subject: [CITASA] 3 positions at Nanying Tech U Singapore > > > > As Rich sez, a great dept. > > Barry Wellman > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > FRSC INSNA Founder University of Toronto > > http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman twitter: > @barrywellman > > NETWORKED:The New Social Operating System. Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman > > MIT Press http://amzn.to/zXZg39 Print $14 Kindle > $9 > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2015 19:06:34 +0200 > > From: Rich Ling <riseling(a)gmail.com> > > To: AoIR mailing list <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > > Subject: [Air-L] Three positions in Comm School at Nanyang > > Technological University, Singapore > > Message-ID: > > < > > CAO5RENCvT+mAsfUcwA5oTtOUAfydYGRVdP16dbD62r5ZeJ1Xiw(a)mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > Dear all, > > > > There are three positions open at Nanyang Technological University in > > Singapore. There is a Full and an Asst. Prof. position in the area of ICT > > and an Asst. position in Integrated Marketing Communication. > > > > > > > http://www.ntu.edu.sg/ohr/career/CurrentOpenings/FacultyOpenings/WKWSCI/Pag… > > > > The University is very dynamic. It is rising in the rankings and it is a > > great place to work. > > > > -- > > Rich L. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CITASA mailing list > > CITASA(a)list.citasa.org > > http://list.citasa.org/mailman/listinfo/citasa_list.citasa.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CITASA mailing list > > CITASA(a)list.citasa.org > > http://list.citasa.org/mailman/listinfo/citasa_list.citasa.org > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ >

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Job Openings
by Charles Steinfield 05 Aug '15

05 Aug '15

Readers of this mailing list might find the following positions to be of interest. Please feel free to share widely. 1. Internet Economics (tenure system, assistant professor): http://cas.msu.edu/job/posting-1631/ <http://cas.msu.edu/job/posting-1631/> 2. Data Science and Health (tenure system, assistant professor): http://cas.msu.edu/job/posting-1632/ <http://cas.msu.edu/job/posting-1632/> 3. Media and Information Theory and/or Methods (tenure system, associate or full): http://cas.msu.edu/job/posting-1678/ <http://cas.msu.edu/job/posting-1678/> regards, Charles Steinfield Department of Media and Information Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48840 USA +1 517 482 8651 steinfie(a)msu.edu

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Re: [Air-L] Three positions in Comm School at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
by Mathieu.O'Neil 05 Aug '15

05 Aug '15

Hi all Catching up on mail so belatedly reposting the following response to a similar ad from CITASA. cheers Mathieu =-=-=-= Alas I don't believe these jobs will be good for many people on this list. Unfortunately NTU, and Singapore, has a bad reputation for academic freedoms. Very recently the president of the country overturned a tenure decision involving one of our colleagues, Dr. Cherian George (phd Stanford), and neither his department nor his university were able to stand by him. I was one of his external reviewers and got drawn into the campaign to have the university and government respect the usual system of peer assessment. http://techpresident.com/news/23575/op-ed-singapore-doesnt-always-need-inte… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christian-sandvig/internet-freedom-prof-den_b… http://blogs.wsj.com/indonesiarealtime/2013/03/01/singapore-professor-denie… If you study communication, technology, journalism, media, or have domains of inquiry that are culturally, politically, or economically sensitive, this is probably not a good place for you. Singapore as a country may open up in time, but you probably don't want to be the next test case for academic freedom! It is a bit early, and a bit risky, to invest your academic career in Singapore. p. Dr. Philip N. Howard Professor, University of Washington Professor, Central European University GPG Key: 9CAAEABC www.philhoward.org @pnhoward =-=-=-= -----Original Message----- From: Air-L [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Rich Ling Sent: Monday, 27 July 2015 3:07 AM To: AoIR mailing list Subject: [Air-L] Three positions in Comm School at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Dear all, There are three positions open at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. There is a Full and an Asst. Prof. position in the area of ICT and an Asst. position in Integrated Marketing Communication. http://www.ntu.edu.sg/ohr/career/CurrentOpenings/FacultyOpenings/WKWSCI/Pag… The University is very dynamic. It is rising in the rankings and it is a great place to work. -- Rich L. _______________________________________________ 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/

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power? of the internet
by Barry Wellman 04 Aug '15

04 Aug '15

See Wenhong Chen & Stephen Reese's new edited book Networked China: Global Dynamices of Digital Media & Civic Engagement. Routledge 2015 Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ FRSC INSNA Founder University of Toronto http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman twitter: @barrywellman NETWORKED:The New Social Operating System. Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman MIT Press http://amzn.to/zXZg39 Print $14 Kindle $9 _______________________________________________________________________

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FW: Call for Papers: Special issue - Community Informatics and Data Literacy
by Michael Gurstein 04 Aug '15

04 Aug '15

================================================== Call for Papers: Special issue - Community Informatics and Data Literacy Journal of Community Informatics ( <http://ci-journal.net/> http://ci-journal.net) Submissions due 30th September. A special issue of the international Journal of Community Informatics ( <http://ci-journal.net/> http://ci-journal.net) will be devoted to Data Literacy. Community Informatics (CI) is the study and the practice of enabling communities with Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs). This special issue will focus on the role of data literacy in using ICT to empower and enable communities. The issue is expected to be published in June 2016. The Journal of Community Informatics is a focal point for the communication of research of interest to a global network of academics, community informatics practitioners and national and multi-lateral policy makers. Call for papers The field of CI seeks to explore the potential of information and communication technologies and their applications for social and economic development efforts at the community level. It particularly seeks to ensure that marginalized individuals and communities can benefit from the opportunities that ICTs can provide. Increasingly data literacy has been identified as a requirement to make effective use of these opportunities. However, very little attention has been paid to defining what data literacy means or how it can be achieved. Data literacy refers to the skills, knowledge and context needed to make effective use of data on the web. It includes the ICT skills to find, access and manipulate data; the statistical and subject matter skills to interpret and use the data; and also the context needed to provide the opportunity and motivation to use the data. It can be seen as a characteristic of an individual or a community. Recently there have been calls for greater data literacy from communities as diverse as the open data movement (who see it as essential if open data is to fulfil its promise of greater transparency and engagement) and the citizen science movement (who see it as required for citizens to understand, engage in, and support science). This raises fundamental concerns in CI such as the power of those who are data literate relative to those who are not, and the right of experts to demand skills of the population as a whole. However, these debates need to be unDERpinned with a clearer and more detailed description of what data literacy is and why it is needed. Work on data literacy has remained the preserve of educationalists and librarians, but the increased use of data in many areas has created a pressing need for a more multi-disciplinary view. For this special issue of the Journal on Data Literacy, we are inviting submissions of original, unpublished articles. Potential topics include (but are not limited to): What do we mean by data literacy? Why do we need data literacy? How should data literacy be achieved? What are the broader political, social and philosophical implications of data literacy? What are the practical implications of data literacy? We welcome research articles, along with case studies and notes from the field. All research articles will be double blind peer-reviewed. Insights and analytical perspectives from practitioners and policy makers in the form of notes from the field or case studies are also encouraged - these will not be peer-reviewed. Closing date for submission of full papers: 30 September 2015 Submission Process & Guidelines Authors need to register <http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/user/register> with the Journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in <http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/user/register> and begin the five-step process. Guest editors: Alan Tygel Mark Frank Johanna Walker Judie Attard

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