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Re: [Air-L] Any sociological or STS research on machine learning?
by Benjamin Shestakofsky 16 Jan '18

16 Jan '18

Stephen, in addition to the fantastic list that many others have compiled, here is a recent ethnographic piece in which I examine the co-evolution of software systems and human labor in a tech startup: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0730888417726119 Best, Benjamin Shestakofsky Ph.D. Candidate Department of Sociology University of California, Berkeley http://www.benjaminshestakofsky.com

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EJC Seeks Proposals for Special Issues
by Harrison, Teresa M 16 Jan '18

16 Jan '18

Call for Proposals for Special Issues The Electronic Journal of Communication (EJC) is seeking proposals for special issues edited by scholars on a variety of topics addressing human communication, including, but not limited to: --electronic, digital, or social media scholarship; --communication studies (including interpersonal, organizational, mass media, political, gender-related, history, and other contexts) --journalism; --information science and/or human-computer interaction; --related fields of study For over 25 years, EJC has developed thematic issues that address emerging, innovative, or niche topics, research methods, or pedagogical interests with the goal of highlighting scholarship and stimulating further interest. Proposals for special issues consist of: --a brief description of the topic, theme, or area of interest to be addressed by the issue --a brief explanation of its significance or importance --any further information that would help illuminate the particular perspective taken and/or the proposed editor's qualifications --CV for the proposed editor (individuals may also choose to co-edit) To view themes of past issues, please see: http://www.cios.org/www/ejcmain.htm Examples of previous calls for papers may be read at: http://www.cios.org/www/ejccalls.htm Please send questions, indications of interest, or proposals for further discussion to: Teresa M. Harrison Managing Editor, EJC Professor, Department of Communication University at Albany, SUNY Albany, NY 12222 http://www.albany.edu/communication/t_harrison.php tharrison(a)albany.edu @tmaharrison

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Deadline approaching, HMC Pre-Conference 2018 @ ICA/Prague
by Jones, Steve 15 Jan '18

15 Jan '18

HMC Pre-Conference 2018 The machines are coming, some are here, and they tell us much about what it means to be human. This pre-conference focuses on communication with and between humans and machines. These digital interlocutors have the potential to engage, alter, and disrupt “normal” events, practices, and phenomena. We invite scholars from any epistemological and methodological backgrounds to discuss their work related to Human-Machine Communication (HMC). This encompasses Human-Computer Interaction, Human-Robot Interaction, and Human-Agent Interaction, in this full-day pre-conference. We seek to raise awareness of and further develop HMC research, theory and the scholarly community surrounding it. We welcome scholars from across ICA’s divisions in addition to scholars who have never attended ICA before. https://hmc2018.wordpress.com/2017/10/09/hmc-2018/ Deadline for submissions: 29 January 2018 Notification of acceptance: 12 February 2018 Preconference Focus: As artificial intelligence, robotics, and ICTs continue to develop and merge, we are increasingly interacting with digital interlocutors such as voice-based agents, robots, and social bots. We also are sending and receiving messages to and from wearable devices. We directly interact with the technologies surrounding us, and digital entities have been and continue to stand in for humans in everyday communication contexts. The recent surge of digital interlocutors into quotidian routines has been accompanied with questions – voiced by leading scientists as well as the average person – regarding the ramifications of these technologies and our interactions with them. Possible topic areas for participant presentations include, but are not limited to, communicative practices between humans and digital interlocutors, the integration of artificial entities into private, professional, and political spaces, the incorporation of AI into journalism and other media industries, cultural discourse surrounding these technologies, relationship dynamics between humans and machines, reinterpretations and representations of humans as digital entities, and intercultural aspects of HMC. Pre-conference format: Our goal is to provide a space for participants to present their research and engage in conversation with one another. We have adopted a two-tiered format in which some scholars will be invited to deliver a paper presentation while others will be invited to take part in a poster session. More details are forthcoming. Proposals: (750-1,000 words excluding references). Proposals should detail what the scholar plans to present and how it relates to the overall focus of the preconference on human-machine communication. We are interested in all forms of scholarship (theoretical, empirical, etc). Proposals should be submitted as an attachment to Patric Spence: HMC.preconference(a)gmail.com Sponsors: • University of Oregon, School of Journalism and Communication • Northern Illinois University, Department of Communication • Northern Kentucky University, College of Informatics • University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Communication • University of Kentucky, School of Information Science • Western Michigan University, School of Communication • University of Central Florida, Nicholson School of Communication • Communication and Social Robotics Lab Organizers: Patric Spence, University of Central Florida Autumn Edwards, Western Michigan University Chad Edwards, Western Michigan University Andrea L. Guzman, Northern Illinois University David J. Gunkel, Northern Illinois University Steve Jones, University of Illinois at Chicago Austin Lee, Northern Kentucky University Seth C. Lewis, University of Oregon Seungahn Nah, University of Oregon After all the presenters have registered, we will have 20 spots left for other attendees. If you would like to attend this pre-conference, please send an email to Patric Spence at hmc.preconference(a)gmail.com for further directions.

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Doing Research with Hyperlinks: London Launch of Hyphe 1.0, King's College London, 22nd January 2018
by Gray, Jonathan 15 Jan '18

15 Jan '18

We will be having a short public event to celebrate the 1.0 launch of Hyphe<http://hyphe.medialab.sciences-po.fr/>, a new open-source tool for hyperlink analysis next Monday, 22nd Jan at the Old Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Stand Campus, King’s College London: http://hyphe-london.eventbrite.co.uk<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhyphe-lon…> If you’re interested in digital methods for hyperlink analysis, you’re welcome to come along. We’ll have guests from the médialab at Sciences Po, as well as the Techno-Anthropology Lab (Copenhagen), DensityDesign Lab (Milan) and others. Details are copied below. Please feel free to forward to friends, colleagues and students who you think might be interested! All the best, Jonathan ## Doing Research with Hyperlinks: London Launch of Hyphe 1.0 ## Date/time: 1800-1900, 22nd January 2018 ## Venue: The Old Anatomy Lecture Theatre, K6.29, Strand Campus, King's College London ## URL: http://hyphe-london.eventbrite.co.uk<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhyphe-lon…> ## Tweet: https://twitter.com/kingsdh/status/952955011738333185<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.…> How can we do research with and about hyperlinks? How can data about hyperlinking practices be used in the context of social and cultural research? This event will explore the use of digital methods and tools for hyperlink analysis. In particular it will explore the open source Hyphe tool<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhyphe.med…> developed at the médialab, Sciences Po<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.media…> in Paris (@medialab_scpo<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.c…>, co-founded by sociologist Bruno Latour<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bruno…>). Hyphe has just had its 1.0 release, and this will be its London launch event. One of its main developers, research-engineer Mathieu Jacomy<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.media…> (@jacomyma<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.…>, médialab) will present the tool and its main features, providing a brief introduction to corpus creation, web crawling, visual exploration and analysis. He will be joined by friends from the Public Data Lab<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpublicdat…> (@PublicDataLab<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.…>) to discuss methodological and conceptual considerations for digital methods research with and about hyperlinking, drawing on research projects such as the recently launched Field Guide to "Fake News" and Other Information Disorders<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffakenews.…>. Guests will include Tommaso Venturini (@TommasoVenturin<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.…>) at ENS Lyon<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ens-l…>, Anders Munk (@AndersKMunk<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.…>) and Anders Koed Madsen (@Anderskoed1<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.…>) at the Techno-Anthropology Lab<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tantl…>(@TANTLab<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.…>), Copenhagen; Ángeles Briones (@angelesbriones<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.…>) at the DensityDesign Lab<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.densi…> (@densitydesign<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.…>) in Milan, and others. The event is hosted by Jonathan Gray<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kcl.…> (@jwyg<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.c…>) and Tobias Blanke<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kcl.…> (@tobias_blanke<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.…>) at the Department of Digital Humanities<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kcl.…> (@kingsdh<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.…>), King's College London. The hashtag for the event is #kingsdh<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.…>. -- Jonathan Gray | jonathangray.org<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjonathang…> | @jwyg<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.c…> Lecturer in Critical Infrastructure Studies Department of Digital Humanities King’s College London

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24th International Symposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems (ISMIS 2018): First Call for Papers and Special Sessions
by Announce Announcements 15 Jan '18

15 Jan '18

*** FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS AND SPECIAl SESSIONS *** 24th International Symposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems (ISMIS 2018) St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus, 29-31 October, 2018 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… WELCOME ISMIS is an established and prestigious conference for exchanging the latest research results in building intelligent systems. Held twice every three years, the conference provides a medium for exchanging scientific research and technological achievements accomplished by the international community. SCOPE The scope of ISMIS is intended to represent a wide range of topics on applying Artificial Intelligence techniques to areas as diverse as decision support, automated deduction, reasoning, knowledge based systems, machine learning, computer vision, robotics, planning, databases, information retrieval, etc. The focus is on research in intelligent systems. The conference addresses issues involving solutions to problems that are complex to be solved through conventional approaches and that require the simulation of intelligent thought processes, heuristics and applications of knowledge. The integration of these multiple approaches in solving complex problems is of particular importance. ISMIS provides a forum and a means for exchanging information for those interested purely in theory, those interested primarily in implementation, and those interested in specific research and industrial applications. TOPICS ISMIS 2018 is intended to attract individuals who are actively engaged both in theoretical and practical aspects of intelligent systems. The goal is to provide a platform for a useful exchange between theoreticians and practitioners, and to foster the cross-fertilization of ideas in the following areas: · Active Media Human-Computer Interaction · Autonomic and Evolutionary Computation · Digital Libraries · Health Informatics · Intelligent Agent Technology · Intelligent Data Processing and Analytics · Intelligent Information Retrieval · Intelligent Information Systems · Intelligent Language Processing · Knowledge Integration and Aggregation · Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining · Knowledge Visualization · Logic for Artificial Intelligence · Multimedia Information Retrieval · Soft Computing · Text Mining · Web Intelligence · Web Mining In addition, we solicit papers dealing with Applications of Intelligent Systems in complex/novel domains, e.g. art, human genome, global change, manufacturing, social good, etc. PAPER SUBMISSION Authors are invited to submit their manuscripts in LNCS/LNAI style (maximum 10 pages). All paper submissions will be handled electronically. All submissions will be subject to review by the ISMIS 2018 Program Committee. Papers should be prepared using the Springer LNCS/LNAI style (http://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gui…) maximum 10 pages. Papers should be submitted in PDF form via ISMIS 2018 Online Submission System: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . SPECIAL SESSIONS ISMIS 2018 solicits proposals for special sessions within the technical scope of the conference. Special sessions supplement the regular program of the conference and provide a sample of the state-of-the-art research in specific topics. Special-session proposals should be submitted by the prospective organizer(s) who will commit to promoting and handling the review process of their special session as Chairs or Co-Chairs of the event. Proposals should include the following information: · Title · Name(s) of organizer(s) · Email of main contact person · Brief bio(s) of organizer(s) · Brief description · Related topics (with respect to those of the Main Conference) · Potential participants · A draft of the CFP · Description of publicity and promotion plan Papers submitted to special sessions will have to be evaluated and peer- reviewed along the very same criteria as the regular sessions. It is expected that 4 or 5 papers are presented at each special session. The accepted papers will be published by Springer in the same conference volume with the regular accepted papers. Special-session proposals should be submitted in PDF format by E-mail to the Special Sessions Chair Stefano Ferrili at: stefano.ferilli(a)uniba.it . PUBLICATION AND JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUES The ISMIS 2018 proceedings will be published by Springer in LNAI (Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence) and will be available at the conference. Authors of best papers will be invited to submit their extended versions to the Journal of Intelligent Information Systems (JIIS) (http://www.springer.com/computer/database+management+%26+information+retrie…) published by Springer. Fast Track Processing will be used to have them reviewed and published. IMPORTANT DATES · Special Sessions Proposals Submissions due: 2nd February 2018 · Special Sessions Proposals Notification: 9th February 2018 · Paper Submissions due: 10th May 2018 · Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: 10th July 2018 · Camera-Ready Versions of Accepted Papers: 31st July 2018 · Author Registration: 31st Juy 2018 · Early Non-Author Registration: 10th September 2018 · Late Non-Author Registration: after 10th September 2018 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Steering Committee Chair · Zbigniew Ras (UNC-Charlotte, USA & Polish-Japanese Academy of IT, Poland) Symposium Chair · George Papadopoulos (University of Cyprus, Cyprus) Program Committee Co-Chairs · Michelangelo Ceci (Universita degli Studi di Bari, Italy) · Nathalie Japkowicz (American University, USA) · Jiming Liu (Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong) Special Sessions Chair · Stefano Ferilli (University of Bari, Italy) Program Committee http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…

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Fwd: [JVWR] Quick Turnaround CfP Assembled 2018
by Tzafnat Shpak 15 Jan '18

15 Jan '18

A quick turnaround of papers: Feb. 2018 decision and Apr. 2018 publication. JVWR CfP Assembled 2018 View this email in your browser <http://mailchi.mp/8f76a4513f68/jvwr-quick-turnaround-cfp-assembled-2018?e=7…> A Quick Turnaround Call for Papers - Assembled 2018 issue A General Call for Papers <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> *Note:* this is a good opportunity for authors for a quick turnaround of papers with February 2018 *decisions* and April 2018 *publication*. The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research (http://www.jvwresearch.org/ <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…>) is an online, open access academic journal that engages a wide spectrum of scholarship and welcomes contributions from the various disciplines and approaches that intersect with virtual worlds research. Virtual worlds ignite a continuously evolving area of study that spans multiple disciplines and the JVWR editorial team looks forward to engaging a wide range of creative and scholarly research. *Motivation and Scope* The Assembled issue is a place for various papers, on the topic of the journal - that are being collected during the year and published usually once a year. Authors who would like to submit directly to the ‘Assembled’ issue should do so by adding the words “submitted for Assembled” in the “Comments for Editor” on the 1st step of the submitting process. *Possible topics include, but are not limited to:* - 3D fun - Mini robots - Social networks that change our mind - Artificial limbs - New forms of hardware - Augmented and mixed environments - Wearable - User generated content - 3D printing - Visual data streaming - Immersive technologies - Shopping from home - Projections of the real - Wireless people - Portable friends - The Internet of Things - Virtual currencies - E-readers - … - And more *See past Assembled issues >>>>>>>* Submission Instructions Authors are invited to submit original scholarly papers of 3000-5000 words including footnotes, references, and appendices. Interested authors should submit a full paper by the deadline indicated below. All submissions should be made via the JVWR publishing system (see www.jvwreserach.org > About JVWR > For Authors). All submissions will be peer reviewed. Accepted papers will be published online in the Volume 11, Number 1 (2018) of the Journal. *Deadlines and Timetable* Issue editor(s) are to be announced. If you wish to enhance your editing experience with this quick turnaround issue - please send email request with CV to #TheJVWR coordinating editor at info(a)jvwresearch.org *January 30, 2018:* Authors submit full paper *February 10, 2018:* Editors return initial decision *March 10, 2018:* Authors submit final revision *March 25, 2018:* Camera ready *April 1, 2018:* Publication Further Information Please contact: info(a)jvwresearch.org [image: Assembled 2017] <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> [image: Assembled 2016 (2/2)] <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> [image: Assembled 2015] <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> [image: Assembled 2014] <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> [image: Assembled 2013] <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> [image: Assembled 2012] <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> [image: Assembled 2012] <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> <https://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> *Copyright © 2018 Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, All rights reserved.*

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CfP: Journalism and Social Media: Redistribution of Power?
by S.A. Eldridge II 15 Jan '18

15 Jan '18

Dear Colleagues, For those working in areas of journalism studies and social media, this Call for Papers may be of interest. Kind regards, Scott Eldridge and Marcel Broersma Journal: Media and Communication (Open Access Journal) Title: Journalism and Social Media: Redistribution of Power? Editors: Marcel Broersma and Scott Eldridge II (University of Groningen, The Netherlands) Deadline for Abstracts: 1 March 2018 Deadline for Submissions: 30 September 2018 Publication of the Issue: February/March 2019 Information: In the last decade, social media have been fully integrated into journalism practice. This has had an impact on how news is produced, what online news texts look like, and how audiences consume news, and even what we consider “news” and “journalism” to be. This has led some scholars to argue that social media have been “normalized” within existing frameworks, and further that their rise has not had an impact on journalism’s core. Others contend that norms, practices, and forms are fundamentally changing. This would, by extension, suggest a major change in journalism’s relationships with other agents in the networked ecology of news, including its relationship with sources, social media platforms, technology companies, and the citizens their content reaches. In the wake of a particularly tumultuous year for news and journalism, where social media and its pervasive nature within and around news media and politics have been front and center and where journalism’s public role has been under review, this thematic issue offers an opportunity to conceptualize the relationship between journalism, social media, and the mechanisms of power anew. We invite scholars to contribute papers which advance our understanding of these dynamics, which are increasingly part of our public discussions of news, media, and power within society, through critical and reflective academic study. This thematic issue focuses on questions of if and how the rise of social media has redistributed power in the news media ecosystem. We invite scholars to explore questions around the functions and roles journalism traditionally fulfilled, and weigh whether and how these have been altered—or taken over—by other players. Exploring how sources can now bypass reporters to get their message across to new audiences, and how citizens can navigate social platforms for news independent of traditional journalism heavyweights, we invite scholars to contribute to debates around this reorientation of media power. We are interested articles that shed new light across these themes, including papers which explore: The power balance between journalists and sources, including politicians and industry leaders, and where these have changed with the rise of social media; Transformations in journalism practice, epistemology, and (online) news texts that reflect shifting power distributions in the news ecology; Distributors of “fake” news, or commercial message such as native advertising, who get their messages legitimized in news media discourses and the implications of these distributors on news dynamics; Participatory practices, polarized audiences and social media for what they signal about divisions within broader society; Novel methodological approaches to exploring the shifting power relationships between journalism, social media platforms, and other realms of societal power; Other papers which expand our understanding of these dynamics within fields of journalism, media, and communications studies. Instructions for Authors: Authors interested in submitting a paper for this issue are asked to consult the journal’s instructions for authors: https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/pages/view/forauthors <https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/pages/view/forauthors> If interested,please send an abstract of max. 400 words to: s.a.eldridge.ii(a)rug.nl before 1 March 2018. Authors will be notified about acceptance before 21 March 2018. Deadline for the submission of full papers will be 30 September 2018. Final papers can be 8,000 words max. Open Access: The journal has an article processing charge to cover its costs, so authors are advised to check with their institutions if funds are available to cover open access publication fees. Further information about the journal’s open access charges and institutional memberships can be found here: https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/about/editorialPolicie… Website for this call: https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/pages/view/nextissues#… <https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/pages/view/nextissues#…> ________________________________ Dr Scott A Eldridge II Assistant Professor Centre for Media and Journalism Studies Harmoniecomplex 1312.0132 University of Groningen Postbus 716 9700 AS, Groningen, NL telephone • +31 (0)503637263 twitter • @seldridge skype • scotteldridgeii http://www.rug.nl/staff/s.a.eldridge.ii/ <http://www.rug.nl/staff/s.a.eldridge.ii/> Now out: Online Journalism from the Periphery: Interloper Media and the Journalistic Field. <https://www.routledge.com/Online-Journalism-from-the-Periphery-Interloper-M…>

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CeDEM Asia 2018, Japan
by Judith Schoßböck 15 Jan '18

15 Jan '18

Dear AIR-Listies, we would like to draw your attention to the current call for CeDEM Asia 2018 in Japan: Submission system is open until 15 February 2018. Main Topics of the conference: political polarization, campaigning, populism, civic engagement, e-government, smart cities Please find all further information here: https://wp.me/ptoXX-4mS If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me under judith.schossboeck(a)donau-uni.ac.at Best, Judith Schossboeck Danube University Austria and City University Hong Kong

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User reaction to "addition" narrative
by Jay Hauben 15 Jan '18

15 Jan '18

Hi Sanjay, The World of Warcraft community in China responded to the "addition" narrative with a video that received wide approval and spread. You can see that response described in a presentation given at re:public 2017 in Berlin in May 2017. I will attach the text. It can also be seen at: http://www.columbia.edu/~hauben/berlin2017/JHauben-talk-may-9-2017-final.doc The slides which accompanied the presentation are at: http://www.columbia.edu/~hauben/berlin2017/JHauben-ppt-may-9-2017-final.ppt A video clip of part of the response can be accessed at: http://www.columbia.edu/~hauben/berlin2017/War%20of%20Internet%20Addiction%… The whole response can be seen on YouTube starting at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHjg65mQJkw&list=PL01C52AF09E8FD76D. It is in Mandarin but along the top are English language super-titles. Take care. Jay

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The 6th International Conference on Enterprise Systems (ES 2018): First Call for Papers and Special Sessions
by Announce Announcements 14 Jan '18

14 Jan '18

*** FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS AND SPECIAL SESSIONS *** The 6th International Conference on Enterprise Systems (ES 2018) St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus, 8-9 October, 2018 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… WELCOME Welcome to the 6th International Conference on Enterprise Systems. Enterprise Systems (ES), also referred to as Enterprise Information Systems, has become increasingly popular over the last 20 years because it integrates and extends business processes across the boundaries of business functions and corporate walls, as well as country border lines. The International Conference on Enterprise Systems (ES) has been held every year since 2013. The sixth in the series will be held at St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus, 8-9 October, 2018. The conference is hosted by the Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus. This conference series is focusing on both the technical and application aspects of enterprise systems, the complex and cross-disciplinary problems of enterprise integration, and the new technological frontiers such as Industrial Integration, Industrial Information Integration, and Industry 4.0. The objectives of the conference are to provide high quality research and professional interactions for the advancement of science and technology. The main features of the conference include Keynote Speeches, Regular and Special Sessions. It has been highlighted by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . SCOPE We welcome original and survey articles about the latest advances of technology. The final results can be state-of-the-art, requirements, fundamental theories, models, frameworks, algorithms, methodologies, platforms, protocols, prototypes, testbeds, field trials, case studies/stories, field experiences, standardization efforts, regulatory activities, education and training innovations, etc. The application areas include aeronautics and astronautics, agriculture, automotive, building, construction, energy, finance, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, process industry, power, transportation, etc. TOPICS The topics of interest include but are not limited to: · Enterprise Systems for Industry 4.0 · Cyber Physical Systems for Industry 4.0 · Internet of Things for Industry 4.0 · Big Data for Industry 4.0 · Security and Privacy Protection for Industry 4.0 · System Engineering and Human Factors for Industry 4.0 · IoT-enabled Smart Manufacturing A full list of subtopics for each one of the above topics can be found on the conference web site. SPECIAL SESSIONS The goal of Special Sessions is to provide a focused discussion of new or innovative topics. Special Session organizers consist of at least 5 papers. Please download the template of Special Sessions and submit it to the Special Session Chair (relevant information is available on conference web site). All Special Session papers will be reviewed with the same criteria as Regular Session papers. PAPER SUBMISSION The submitted paper should adhere to the double-blind review policy. All papers will be double-blind reviewed by the Program Committee on the basis of technical quality, relevance, originality, significance, and clarity. All paper submissions will be handled electronically. Papers that do not comply with the Submission Guidelines will be rejected without review. Paper types: · Full papers present final result. They must not exceed 8 pages. · Short papers can contain preliminary results. They must not exceed 6 pages. · Work-in-progress papers to present valuable and latest progresses of ongoing projects: 4 pages. Note, all manuscripts shall be written in English, using the IEEE conference template (double column, size 10). Templates can be found at: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . Please use the following submission link for Easy Chair: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . PUBLICATION AND SPECIAL ISSUES Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into the IEEE Xplore Database which is indexed by EI. Furthermore, selected papers will be invited for two journal special issues, the first to be published by Enterprise Information Systems, Taylor and Francis, with theme "Spacecraft Informatics", and the second by the Journal of Industrial Integration and Management, World Scientific, with theme "Next-Generation Enterprise Systems in the Industrial Integration Era". More information is available on the conference web site. IMPORTANT DATES · Special Sessions Proposals due: 2nd April 2018 · Regular Paper Submissions (al types) due: 14th May 2018 · Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: 23rd July 2018 · Camera-Ready Versions of Accepted Papers: 13th August 2018 · Author Registration: 13th August 2018 · Early Non-Author Registration: 10th September 2018 · Late Non-Author Registration: after 10th September 2018 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Honorary General Chairs · Aurona Gerber, South Africa, IEEE SMC EAE TC Chair · Alta Van der Merwe, South Africa, IEEE SMC EAE TC Chair · Li Da Xu, USA, IEEE SMC EIS TC Co-Chair Program Chair · George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Co-Chairs · Ling Xia Li, Old Dominion University, USA · Wattana Golf Viriyasitavat, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand · Yale Yu, Infosys Australia & New Zealand · Chris Zhang, University of Saskatchewan, Canada · Zhuo Zou, Fudan University, China Program Committee http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…

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