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Tenure-track assistant professor positions at Simon Fraser University
by Aleena Chia 06 Oct '20

06 Oct '20

*Assistant Professor — Critical Algorithm Studies* http://www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/faculty_openings/cat.html The School of Communication at Simon Fraser University is a national and global leader in the discipline and a dynamic site of research and teaching. Founded on a tradition of critical approaches to media and culture, technology studies, global communication, culture industries and policy, and applied media production, the School is home to several research groups, including the Digital Democracies Institute. We are a large and thriving unit with 1400 undergraduate majors and 100+ graduate students. We acknowledge the Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw), Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm), Tsleil-Waututh (səlil̓ w̓ətaʔɬ), Katzie, and Kwikwetlem (kʷikʷəƛ̓əm) peoples, on whose traditional territories Simon Fraser University’s three campuses stand. By recognizing the Unceded Traditional Coast Salish territories, we aspire to create space for reconciliation through dialogue and decolonizing practices. We invite applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Critical Algorithm Studies. Areas of research and teaching may include, but are not limited to, critical data studies; social implications of data systems and infrastructures; algorithmic bias; politics of content moderation; science and technology studies; intersectional analyses of digital labour; and platform studies. We especially welcome scholars who engage with Indigenous studies, Black studies, intersectional feminisms, decolonization and postcolonial studies, queer theory, trans studies, disability studies, critical race/ethnic studies, and transcultural and global studies. We are open to a range of approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, digital methods, and/or applied practices (e.g. creative interventions, data visceralization, community-led design), or a combination of approaches. The successful candidate should demonstrate potential for publication and research funding, for collaborative initiatives, and for working with students from diverse backgrounds. The candidate will be expected to teach and supervise students at all levels of the undergraduate and graduate curriculum and to undertake service and work with partners inside and outside the University. Candidates are expected to have a completed Ph.D. (or Ph.D. near completion) in Communication, Media Studies, or a related discipline. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. SFU is an equity employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of the university. Candidates are asked to submit: - Cover letter with indication of citizenship and/or residency status (2-3 pages) - Curriculum vitae - Research statement (2 page maximum) - Description of teaching philosophy and experience (1 page maximum) - One (1) sample of work (e.g. one article, chapter, policy report, creative work) - Contact information for three referees. (Letters of reference may be requested at a later date.) - Short statement with a description of past or potential contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion through teaching, mentoring, research, or service to the profession and/or community (1 page maximum) *All documents should be combined into a single PDF file with bookmarks.* Please send applications to Brenda Baldwin, Director's Assistant, at cmnsdsec(a)sfu.ca <%20cmnsdsec(a)sfu.ca>, addressed to: Dr. Zoë Druick Director School of Communication Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby, BC Canada V5A 1S6 Review of applications will begin on* November 15, 2020* and continue until the position is filled. The start date for the successful candidate is expected to be *September 1, 2021 * Under the authority of the University Act, personal information that is required by the University for academic appointment competitions will be collected. For further details, please see the Collection Notice. <http://www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/faculty_openings/collection_notice.html> *Assistant Professor — Media, Communication, and Public Engagement* The School of Communication at Simon Fraser University is a national and global leader in the discipline and a dynamic site of research and teaching. Founded on a tradition of critical approaches to media and culture, technology studies, global communication, culture industries and policy, and applied media production, the School is home to several research groups, including the Digital Democracies Institute. We are a large and thriving unit with 1400 undergraduate majors and 100+ graduate students. We acknowledge the Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw), Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm), Tsleil-Waututh (səlil̓ w̓ətaʔɬ), Katzie, and Kwikwetlem (kʷikʷəƛ̓əm) peoples, on whose traditional territories Simon Fraser University’s three campuses stand. By recognizing the Unceded Traditional Coast Salish territories, we aspire to create space for reconciliation through dialogue and decolonizing practices. We invite applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Media, Communication, and Public Engagement. Specific areas may include, but are not limited to, social media, activism and social movements, popular culture, political communication, and theories of media publics. We especially welcome scholars who engage with Indigenous studies, Black studies, intersectional feminisms, decolonization and postcolonial studies, queer theory, trans studies, disability studies, critical race/ethnic studies, and transcultural and global studies. We are open to a range of approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, digital methods, and/or applied practices (e.g. media storytelling; documentary and community media production and research), or a combination of approaches. The successful candidate should demonstrate potential for publication and research funding, for collaborative initiatives, and for working with students from diverse backgrounds. The candidate will be expected to teach and supervise students at all levels of the undergraduate and graduate curriculum and to undertake service and work with partners inside and outside the University. Candidates are expected to have a completed Ph.D. (or Ph.D. near completion) in Communication, Media Studies, or a related discipline. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. SFU is an equity employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of the university. Candidates are asked to submit: - Cover letter with indication of citizenship and/or residency status (2-3 pages) - Curriculum vitae - Research statement (2 page maximum) - Description of teaching philosophy and experience (1 page maximum) - One (1) sample of work (e.g. one article, chapter, policy report, creative work) - Contact information for three referees. (Letters of reference may be requested at a later date.) - Short statement with a description of past or potential contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion through teaching, mentoring, research, or service to the profession and/or community (1 page maximum) *All documents should be combined into a single PDF file with bookmarks.* Please send applications to Brenda Baldwin, Director's Assistant, at cmnsdsec(a)sfu.ca, addressed to: Dr. Zoë Druick Director School of Communication Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby, BC Canada V5A 1S6 Review of applications will begin on *November 15, 2020* and continue until the position is filled. The start date for the successful candidate is expected to be *September 1, 2021.* Under the authority of the University Act, personal information that is required by the University for academic appointment competitions will be collected. For further details, please see the Collection Notice. <http://www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/faculty_openings/collection_notice.html> _________________________________________ *Aleena L. Chia*, PhD, Assistant Professor School of Communication, Simon Fraser University aleena.chia(a)sfu.ca | @aleenachia | aleenachia.org At Simon Fraser University, we live and work on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

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cfp: Por(n), Sex+ [Big] Data
by Rebecca Saunders 05 Oct '20

05 Oct '20

Call for Papers Por(n), Sex2+ [Big] Data Porn Studies Journal Guest edited by Rebecca Saunders Deadline for Abstract Submissions of 500 words: 30th October 2020 Deadline for finished articles: 8th March 2021 Please send your abstracts and short bio to r.i.saunders2(a)hud.ac.uk<mailto:r.i.saunders2@hud.ac.uk> This special issue of Porn Studies considers the important relationship between big data and contemporary pornography and sex media. The cultural and political impact of big data, as well as the ethical implications of its collection and commodification, have been urgently researched within the fields of digital humanities, science and technology studies and digital sociology. This special issue turns these areas of inquiry, crucially, towards the analysis and understanding of contemporary sexuality and gender. Consuming pornography online and engaging with broader pornified media such as smart sex toys and dating apps generate data about how people desire, their socio-sexual interactions and the physiology of pleasure. As sexual culture in the digital North becomes thoroughly integrated with digital technologies and interfaces, the ethics, economics and politics of big data become central to examining the power relations and biopolitics of the sexual body in the twenty-first century. This special issue invites academics, producers, activists and educators to explore the economic, cultural and political implications of the relationship between big data, pornography and sex tech. Important areas of inquiry include but are not limited to: * The cultural impact and economic uses of data gathering through online porn consumption * MindGeek and Pornhub Insights * Dating applications * Crip sex and big data * Smart sex toys * AI sex robots * The use of algorithms in sex tech * New materialism and embodiment * The datafied sexual self * Sexual self-care and health * Racialised components of big data collection in sexual technologies Please send abstracts of up to 500 words and a short biographical note to r.i.saunders2(a)hud.ac.uk<mailto:rebecca.i.saunders2@hud.ac.uk> by 30th October 2020. Finished articles should be between 5,000 and 8,000 words and are due on the 8th of March, 2021. Dr Rebecca Saunders Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Department of Media and Performance School of Music, Humanities and Media University of Huddersfield My latest publication is the monograph Bodies of Work: The Labour of Sex in the Digital Age, part of Palgrave's Dynamics of Virtual Work series. University of Huddersfield inspiring global professionals. [http://marketing.hud.ac.uk/_HOSTED/EmailSig2014/EmailSigFooterMarch2019.jpg] This transmission is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you receive it in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and remove it from your system. If the content of this e-mail does not relate to the business of the University of Huddersfield, then we do not endorse it and will accept no liability.

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Call for participation: Value-driven Next Generation Internet workshop
by Anja Bechmann 05 Oct '20

05 Oct '20

Dear AoIR community, Registration is open for the Value-driven Next Generation Internet: A future Internet in support of people’s lives and global sustainability, a pre-conference to AoIR2020 Annual Conference<https://members.aoir.org/AoIR2020_Participate>. To register, please click: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexPvyu651FstdQktH3oOJ6mGGNLU7tkCi… We are very much looking forward to having your expert opinion on how to inform further policy work that ensures a future human-centric internet! The workshop is organized by DATALAB, Aarhus University, and co-organisers Steve Jones, Katrin Tiidenberg, Nancy Baym, Andra Siibak, and Michael Zimmer. About the Workshop: The aim of the workshop is to bring new insights into how to support a more human-centric evolution of the internet. As non-human-centric internet technologies and data-driven business models increasingly shape life on the planet, the story of the internet today has evolved into a story of loss of control. Early optimism about the Internet's potential for broader civic engagement and a healthier democracy (Abbate, 2000; Berners-Lee et al., 1999; Gillies & Cailliau, 2000; Rheingold, 2000)<https://www.zotero.org/google-docs/?hGygJ1> has been replaced by cynicism and declining trust brought on by an increasing centralization of power over the internet. Themes: In the process of shaping an alternative internet model to compete with the dominant narratives, high-level internet research in progressive internet technologies and policies will play a crucial role, answering questions such as: Which values, regulatory approaches, business models and technologies are going to be at the core of the future internet? In which contexts do these aspects of the internet currently develop? What are the possible future trajectories of the core internet technologies and associated stakeholders? Which values should these technologies uphold to ensure a progressive and human-centric development and widespread introduction? These are some of the questions driving this half-day pre-conference workshop on a more human-centric future internet. This is a continuation of a successful pre-conference workshop at AoIR2019 with the aim of feeding AoIR-insights into the European Commission’s ambitious Next Generation Internet initiative (https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/next-generation-internet-init…) When: Monday 26 October, 14.00-17.00 UTC * Confirm YOUR time zone with UTC here: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone/utc Where: https://aarhusuniversity.zoom.us/j/69591371138 Conference registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexPvyu651FstdQktH3oOJ6mGGNLU7tkCi… REMEMBER TO SIGN UP FOR THE CONFERENCE BEFOREHAND SO WE CAN OPTIMIZE THE PROGRAM ACCORDING TO NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS. Mode: Lightning talks and live discussion. The session will be recorded and the insights will be translated into a report for the European Commission, keeping full anonymity of the participants. If you have any questions about the workshop, please contact the organizing team representatives Mathias Holm Sørensen (matho(a)cc.au.dk<mailto:matho@cc.au.dk>) or Marina Charquero Ballester (marinacharquero(a)cc.au.dk<mailto:marinacharquero@cc.au.dk>) Sincerely, On behalf of the Organizing team, Anja Bechmann Professor & Director of DATALAB Mobile: (+45) 51335138 Email: anjabechmann(a)cc.au.dk Web: www.datalab.au.dk DATALAB, Center for Digital Social Research Aarhus University Helsingforsgade 14, ICT-City 8200 Aarhus N Denmark New publications: Bechmann, A. 2020. Tackling Disinformation and Infodemics Demands Media Policy Changes<https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/3AFQGNYRV8AFUE5ZMHUT/full?target=10.1080…>, Digital journalism, 1-13. Henriksen, A & Bechmann, A. 2020. Building truths in AI: Making predictive algorithms doable in healthcare<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2020.1751866>, Information, Communication & Society, 1-15 Bechmann, A. & Zevenbergen, B. 2020. AI and Machine Learning: Ethical Guidelines<https://aoir.org/reports/ethics3.pdf> IRE 3.0, Association of Internet Researchers. Bechmann, A. & Kim, J.Y. 2020. Big Data: A Focus on Social Media Research Dilemmas<https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-3-319-76040-7_18…>, Handbook of Research Ethics and Scientific Integrity, 427-444 Bechmann, A. 2019. Inequality in posting behavior over time: a study of Danish Facebook users<https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2019-0012>, Nordicom Review, 40(1). Bechmann, A. & Bowker, G.C. 2019. Unsupervised by any other name: Hidden layers of knowledge production in artificial intelligence on social media<https://doi.org/10.1177/2053951718819569>, Big Data & Society, 6(1). Bechmann, A. & Nielbo, K. 2018. Are We Exposed to the Same “News” in the News Feed? An empirical analysis of filter bubbles as information similarity for Danish Facebook users<https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2018.1510741>, Digital Journalism, 6(8). Bechmann, A. 2017. Keeping it real: From faces and features to social values in deep learning algorithms on social media images<https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/41372> HiCSS, 50.

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Information innovation @ UTS Podcast Series (feat. Axel Bruns, Ella Hafermalz)
by Matthew Moore 05 Oct '20

05 Oct '20

Hi, Please subscribe to the Information Innovation @ UTS podcast series. We have interviews with: * Some guy called Prof. Axel Bruns on COVID and misinformation (along with Timothy Graham) * Ella Hafermalz on exile and remote working * Bobby Duffy on the perils of misperceptions * Elizabeth Arzadon & Kerrie MacAlister on Risk * John Bordeaux on Surveillance * Laurie Lock Lee & Luis Suarez on collaboration & metrics More to come in the coming weeks (incl. radical war, the automation of work, etc). Podbean: https://infoinnouts.podbean.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/information-innovation-uts/id15031092… (Google, Spotify & Audible registrations pending) Regards, Matt Moore Industry Fellow University of Technology Sydney UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views of the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. Think. Green. Do. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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New Film on Trump Data Operations
by Dr. Emma Briant 04 Oct '20

04 Oct '20

Dear Colleagues, I just wanted to urge you to check out the new film I helped with researching which came out this week! 'People you may know' by filmmakers Kat Gellein and Charles Kriel is on *Amazon Prime* and *Sundance Now* (Trailer at www.metrotonemedia.com) and looks at Republican evangelical data operations. Watch out also for an upcoming article by me on this drawing on my upcoming book where I examine Cambridge Analytica's role in the creation of this data app which misuses the data of up to 266M Americans Best wishes, Emma PS if you are interested in hearing more updates about my publications and talks you can follow me on Twitter @emmalbriant or sign up for important news: http://emma-briant.co.uk/sign-up-for-important-updates/ -- Dr Emma L Briant Independent Researcher/Author/Analyst Associate Researcher at Human Rights Program Bard College, Annandale on Hudson New York Website: www.emma-briant.co.uk Author of: *Propaganda and Counter-Terrorism: Strategies for Global Change *from Manchester University Press Co-Author of: *Bad News for Refugees* with Prof. Greg Philo and Dr. Pauline Donald from Pluto Press. Follow me on Twitter @emmalbriant

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Webinar: “Geeking” and “Prototyping” the “New Normal”
by Natalia Grincheva 04 Oct '20

04 Oct '20

Webinar: *“Geeking” and “Prototyping” the “New Normal”* *** With apologies for x-posting*** You are welcome to attend the following webinar: *“Geeking” and “Prototyping” the “New Normal”* A/Professor Christina Dunbar-Hester and Professor Fred Turner Could we imagine and prototype human life in the post-pandemic world? Will geeks rule in the emerging social conditions of the new normal, or will they simply become extinct in the digital mainstreaming of daily life? The webinar will tackle the question of human typologies in new social formations and online networks. *Register here:* https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/research/digital-studio/programs/seminar-series… *Date & time:* *October 8, 2020* Los Angeles (Pacific Daylight Time): 10:00 PM *October 9, 2020* London (Greenwich Mean Time +2): 7:00 AM Melbourne (Australian Eastern Standard Time): 4:00 PM This webinar is a part of the series: *Redefining Digital Keywords* *From Digital Archaisms to (Post)Pandemic Neologisms* (Digital Studio, the University of Melbourne) *Register here: * https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/research/digital-studio/programs/seminar-series *Synopsis:* In 2016 Benjamin Peters published his edited collection *Digital Keywords* <https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691167336/digital-keywords> (Princeton University Press). With provocative short essays from international digital media scholars in anthropology, history, political science, philosophy, religious studies, rhetoric, science and technology studies, and sociology, the book explored and critiqued the rich vocabulary of the growing field of digital humanities on 25 keywords, ranging from meme to surrogate, from forum to mirror, from cloud to digital. The pandemic outbreak has challenged and reconfigured human experience across physical, social and digital realities, and hence urges us to revisit our digital keywords vocabulary. This global webinar series will bring together leading digital humanities scholars to reflect upon their original contributions to the *Digital Keywords. *Each webinar will focus on two digital phenomena and their corresponding keywords to explore how their meanings are changing in the face of disruptions caused by lockdowns or social distancing, and what new cultural practices, social challenges and political implications emerge around the new digital vocabulary. Series curated by Dr Natalia Grincheva (Digital Studio Senior Research Fellow). *Schedule* *October 23: “Sharing” and “Gaming” in the Post-pandemic World* Dr. Nicholas A. John and Professor Saugata Bhaduri How do we share online versus offline and what games can we play when limited within digital reality? What are the consequences on our health and well-being of non-stop digital sharing of our lives and emotions? And is it possible to transfer sport matches, games, and even such world sport mega-events as the Olympics into the digital world? The webinar will aim to answer these questions in conversation with Dr Nicholas A. John and Professor Saugata Bhaduri. *November 6: “Zooming” In and Out to Examine the “Virus”* Professor Jodie McVernon and Professor Sean Cubitt What new meanings of words such as zoom and virus did the Convid-19 outbreak instigate? How did we move from ‘Google it’ to ‘Let’s Zoom’, and what are the economic and political implications of platform-imperialism in the time of the 24/7 digital communication? What are the real and potential powers of online and biological viruses to disrupt, challenge, improve or destroy human life? The final webinar will facilitate a cross-disciplinary conversation between researchers at the University of Melbourne to share insights on the role of digital technologies in the current pandemic with its consequences for moral, social and physical being.

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[Call for Volunteers] Truth and Trust Online (Oct 16-17)
by Ahmed Medien 03 Oct '20

03 Oct '20

Hi everyone, Sorry for cross-posting. We would appreciate if you could share our call for volunteers in your circles, with your students. We're offering complimentary tickets to all our volunteers for both days of the conference. Here's our programme <https://truthandtrustonline.com/programme/> (registration is still open btw). -- *Call for volunteers: https://truthandtrustonline.com/call-for-volunteers/ <https://truthandtrustonline.com/call-for-volunteers/>* Truth and Trust Online (TTO) is seeking volunteers for running its 2nd annual conference which will be held virtually on October 16th (Friday) and 17th (Saturday). In exchange for a couple of hours of work, we offer volunteers a complimentary ticket to the conference. We are seeking volunteers to help us in the following tasks. We have divided each task to a maximum of two hours blocks. Each volunteer can take the responsibility for one or more blocks, across different tasks. - Chat & Help Facilitators -- Monitors the main chat room -- Copy pastes information on sessions starting, links to sponsor rooms -- Monitors the help chat channel and helps the participants with technical issues -- Fun polls, etc. throughout the day also possible if desired - Q&A Facilitator for the Main and In-Depth Stage: -- Monitors incoming questions in the chat -- helps speakers know which one(s) to answer -- Groups questions together as needed The conference will be held 8:30-14:30 on Friday and 9:30-14:30 on Saturday Eastern Time. Please email us at admin(a)truthandtrustonline.com by 7th of October.com using the subject VOLUNTEER to let us know that you are interested in volunteering for TTO and your preferred volunteering role if you have any. You can also let us know if you have any time restrictions. Best, Ahmed + TTO Organizers

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ACM CSCW 2021 Call for Papers
by Nazanin Andalibi 02 Oct '20

02 Oct '20

Hello, CSCW is the premier international venue for research in the design and use of technologies that affect groups, organizations, communities, and networks. We invite authors to submit their best research on all topics relevant to collaborative and social computing. Accepted papers are published in two annual CSCW issues of the Proceedings of the ACM on Human Computer Interaction (PACM HCI). Submissions are accepted at four deadlines per year. The upcoming deadline is October 15, 2020, which will be followed by January 15, April 15, and Jul 15, 2021. Submissions accepted for publication in the October 2020, January 2021 and April 2021 cycles will be invited to present at CSCW 2021. Papers accepted from July 2021 onwards will be invited to present at CSCW 2022. *Please consult the CSCW website here <https://cscw.acm.org/2021/index.php/papers/?fbclid=IwAR0BNLZgJQwKRqkkyxTw_t…> for comprehensive details.* *CALL FOR PAPERS*We invite authors to submit papers that inform the design or deployment of collaborative or social systems; introduce novel systems, interaction techniques, or algorithms; or, study existing collaborative or social practices. The scope of CSCW 2021 includes social computing and social media, crowdsourcing, open and remote collaboration, technologically-enabled or enhanced communication, such as video-conferencing and other remote-presence technologies, CSCL, MOOCs and related educational technologies, multi-user input technologies, collocated work practices, work articulation and coordination, awareness, and information sharing. This scope spans socio-technical domains of work, home, education, healthcare, the arts, sociality, entertainment, and ethics. Papers can report on novel research results, designs, systems, or new ways of thinking about, studying, or supporting shared activities. CSCW encourages papers that make a contribution to building CSCW systems, including (but not limited to) engineering and technical enablers for CSCW applications, methods and techniques for new CSCW services and applications, and evaluation of both early-stage and fully-built CSCW systems in lab or field settings. To support diverse and high-quality contributions, CSCW uses a minimum of two-cycle review process with opportunity for major revisions reviewed by the same reviewers. Additionally, no arbitrary length limit is imposed on submissions. Accepted papers are published in the Proceedings of the ACM: Human Computer Interaction (PACM HCI) journal. We invite contributions to CSCW across a variety of research techniques, methods, approaches, and domains, including: - Social and crowd computing. Studies, theories, designs, mechanisms, systems, and/or infrastructures addressing social media, social networking, wikis, blogs, online gaming, crowdsourcing, collective intelligence, virtual worlds or collaborative information behaviors. - System development. Hardware, architectures, infrastructures, interaction design, technical foundations, algorithms, and/or toolkits that enable the building of new social and collaborative systems and experiences. - Theory. Critical analysis or theory with clear relevance to the design or study of social and collaborative systems, within and beyond work settings. - Empirical investigations. Findings, guidelines, and/or studies of practices, communication, collaboration, or use, as related to collaborative technologies. - Data mining and modeling. Studies, analyses and infrastructures for making use of large- and small-scale data. - Methodologies and tools. Novel methods, or combinations of approaches and tools used in building collaborative systems or studying their use. - Domain-specific social and collaborative applications. Including applications to healthcare, transportation, gaming, ICT4D, sustainability, education, accessibility, global collaboration, or other domains. - Collaboration systems based on emerging technologies. Mobile and ubiquitous computing, game engines, virtual worlds, multi-touch, novel display technologies, vision and gesture recognition, big data, MOOCs, crowd labor markets, SNSs, or sensing systems. - Ethics and policy implications. Analysis of the implications of socio-technical systems and the algorithms that shape them. - Crossing boundaries. Studies, prototypes, or other investigations that explore interactions across disciplines, distance, languages, generations, and cultures, to help better understand how to transcend social, temporal, and/or spatial boundaries. *Please reach out to papers2021(a)cscw.acm.org <papers2021(a)cscw.acm.org> for queries about paper submissions.* Best, CSCW 2021 Communication and Outreach Co-Chairs Nazanin Andalibi, Mateusz Dolata, and Konstantinos Papangelis Nazanin Andalibi, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of Michigan School of Information 3372 North Quad Website: https://www.nazaninandalibi.net/ Pronouns: She/Her *Affiliate faculty:* Digital Studies Institute Center for Social Media Responsibility Center for Ethics, Computing and Society

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Community Informatics Research Network online webinars Oct 19 - Nov 16, 2020
by Colin Rhinesmith 02 Oct '20

02 Oct '20

Dear Colleagues, The annual Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN) conference hosted at the Monash University Prato Centre in Italy has been postponed this year. In its place, we have organized a series of online seminars which you are invited to attend. The events are being organized by a team from the Digital Equity Group at Monash University (Australia) and the Comunity Informatics Lab at Simmons University (USA). Registration is free and a zoom link will be provided. Speakers will be participating from around the globe. Here is the list of online seminars taking place from October 19, 2021 to November 16, 2020: The Informatics of Community Mutual Aid on October 19, 2020 9PM US EST (1AM GMT) ICT4D beyond ICT on October 26, 2020 US 4AM EST (8AM GMT) Indigenous Archives Collective on November 2, 2020 12PM EST (4PM GMT) Globalization, Power, and Community Empowerment in Pandemic Times on Nov 9, 2020 (3PM GMT) Memorialization, Digital Media and the State November 16, 2020 *time tbd To learn more and to register, please visit: https://sites.google.com/view/community-informatics/events <https://sites.google.com/view/community-informatics/events> CIRN Home page - https://sites.google.com/view/community-informatics/ We look forward to your participation online. Sincerely, Colin — Colin Rhinesmith (pronouns: he/him) Associate Professor and Director Community Informatics Lab iSchool @ Simmons University phone: 617-521-2881 web: https://crhinesmith.com Editor-In-Chief Journal of Community Informatics http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej

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Call for Applications: Consumer Well-being in a Cashless Culture
by Drenten, Jenna 01 Oct '20

01 Oct '20

Call for Working Research Group/Track Applications: Consumer Well-being in a Cashless Culture Deadline to Apply: November 1, 2020 at 11:59pm EST (submit 300-500 word research vision + CV) Decision Notification: December 1, 2020 Transformative Consumer Research Virtual Conference: June 28-29, 2021 (https://tcr2021.mcintire.virginia.edu/) Cashless culture embodies what, when, and how we consume, catapulted by technological advancements in digital payment platforms (e.g., Venmo, GoFundMe, ApplePay). This track of the Transformative Consumer Research (TCR) Conference* seeks to critically examine the sociocultural facets of cashless culture (e.g., people, processes, technologies) and the transformative capabilities of cashless culture for consumer well-being. For this track, we seek policymakers, cross-disciplinary researchers, and industry experts with diverse interests in consumer well-being and cashless culture. For more details on the track and what to expect, click here: https://tcr2021.mcintire.virginia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Track-Desc… *NOTE: The TCR Conference is a dialogical conference in which small groups of researchers generate new contributions. In other words, you don’t apply with a ‘paper’ or ‘presentation’ -- rather, you collectively develop new research with others in the track. Articles from this TCR Conference will be submitted to a special issue of the Journal of Consumer Affairs, among other outlets in the areas of digital media and cultural studies. For more information about TCR and previous publications, click here: https://www.acrwebsite.org/web/tcr/foundational-readings To apply to join the ‘Consumer Well-being in a Cashless Culture’ track, you must submit a 300-500 word ‘Statement of Your Research Vision’ along with your CV. Unlike other conferences, where a team of authors submit a paper, applicants to this conference apply as a single individual. For more information about How to Apply, click here: https://tcr2021.mcintire.virginia.edu/how-to-apply/ The application portal can be found here, under “Track 1-11: Consumer Well-being in a Cashless Culture”: https://tcr2021.mcintire.virginia.edu/track-1/ POSSIBLE TRACK TOPICS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: * New forms of identity, community, and power emerging from cashless culture * Ethical implications of digital payment platform algorithms, data harvesting, and consumer privacy * Problematization of cashless culture at the intersection of power, marginalization, inequality, and/or accessibility * Formal and informal regulations (e.g., government censorship, parental control) of digital payment platforms * New forms of marketplace labor, markets, and/or economic developments emerging from cashless culture or digital payment platforms * Critical-historical analysis of cashless culture/digital payment platforms and case studies specific to consumer well-being * Mitigation strategies for managing financial, social, and/or psychological vulnerabilities associated with cashless culture Any questions can be directed to the track co-chairs: * Dr. Jenna Drenten (jdrenten(a)luc.edu<mailto:jdrenten@luc.edu>), Associate Professor of Marketing at Loyola University Chicago * Dr. Akon E. Ekpo (aekpo(a)luc.edu<mailto:aekpo@luc.edu>), Assistant Professor of Marketing at Loyola University Chicago -- Jenna Drenten, PhD Associate Professor of Marketing Quinlan School of Business Loyola University Chicago jdrenten(a)luc.edu<mailto:jdrenten@luc.edu> 803.212.8402 @jennadrenten<http://twitter.com/jennadrenten> Submit your research: * Special Issue of Journal of Marketing Management on "Influencer Marketing: Interdisciplinary and Socio-cultural Perspectives<https://www.jmmnews.com/influencer-marketing/>" - Deadline: September 1, 2021 (Guest Editors: Lauren Gurrieri, Jenna Drenten, and Crystal Abidin) * Transformative Consumer Research Conference<https://tcr2021.mcintire.virginia.edu/track-1/> Track on "Consumer Well-being in a Cashless Culture<https://tcr2021.mcintire.virginia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Track-Desc…>" - Deadline: November 1, 2020 (Co-Chairs: Jenna Drenten and Akon E. Ekpo) Access my research: Loyola eCommons<https://ecommons.luc.edu/do/search/?q=author_lname%3A%22Drenten%22%20author…> Google Scholar<https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=cYOUU4EAAAAJ&view_op=list_w…>

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