May 2020 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Recommendations for Literature on Fake News and Covid 19
by basma elmahdy 02 May '20

02 May '20

Dear fellows, I hope this email finds you healthy and well. Currently I collaborated with colleagues on a policy recommendation paper addressing* the Fake News and Covid 19 in the Arab World;* therefore, any leads for literature review on this subject (Fake News; Fake News + Covid 19) are much appreciated. Thanks in Advance Basma -- Basma Elmahdy (M.A.) Journalist and Researcher Founding member of Almanassa.com/ar <https://almanassa.com/ar> 2018 Graduate of Mundus Journalism Program <http://mundusjournalism.com/> Mobile Number (WhatsApp): +20 102 882 7084 European Mobile Number: +49 1782 093 704 E-mail: basmaelmahdy(a)gmail.com Skype: basmaelmahdy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/basmaelmahdy/

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New COVID-19 social media data release
by kwfu 02 May '20

02 May '20

Dear all, I am delighted to release a Sina Weibo dataset containing 1.2 million COVID-19 related posts collected between December 1, 2019 and February 27, 2020 by Weiboscope. It also includes 2,104 censored weibos. I hope the data release can support global researchers to investigate how Chinese government controlled online information in the early stage of the pandemic. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.12199038 Here is the data description. COVID-19 related Weibo Data from "Did the world overlook the media’s early warning of COVID-19?" Between December 1, 2019 and February 27, 2020, Weiboscope collected 11,362,502 posts, among which 1,230,353 contain at least an outbreak-related keyword (please refer to the paper) and 2,104 (1.7 per 1,000) have been censored. Data fields: Column 1: "created_at": date of publication Column 2: "censorship_type": directly censored (return of "permission_denied") or retweet of censored post ("retweet of a “permission denied” post") Column 3: "id_hashed": hashed post ID Column 4: "retweeted_status_hashed": hashed retweet status Column 5: "text_cleaned": text body with all @XXX mentions removed Please cite the reference King-wa Fu & Yuner Zhu (2020) Did the world overlook the media’s early warning of COVID-19?, Journal of Risk Research, DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2020.1756380 King-wa Fu Journalism and Media Studies Centre The University of Hong Kong

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Call for PC members/reviewers & volunteers - VR/AR/MR (XR) & immersive learning IEEE technically co-sponsored conference
by Lee, Mark 01 May '20

01 May '20

CALL FOR PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS/REVIEWERS AND CONFERENCE VOLUNTEERS iLRN 2020: 6th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network June 21 to 25, 2020, Online and in Virtual Reality http://immersivelrn.org/ilrn2020 The 6th Annual International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN 2020), the premier scholarly conference on the use of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and other related technologies (collectively known as "XR") for supporting education, training, and learning across sectors and contexts. This year, the conference will take place fully online using a number of virtual reality and other collaboration platforms. In addition to being an IEEE technically co-sponsored conference, the iLRN 2020 Virtual Conference is being organized in partnership with Educators in VR, who were behind the highly successful Educators in VR International Summit earlier this year that included over 170 speakers and attracted over 6,000 event participants from around the globe. We are expecting 8,000+ attendees at iLRN 2020! *** Program Committee Member / Reviewers Urgently Needed *** Due to the unexpectedly large volume of papers and proposals we have received, we are urgently calling for expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced individuals to join the Program Committee for the conference to help us review: - Academic Stream Work-in-progress papers - 2-4 pages for publication in proceedings - Practitioner Stream Oral presentation proposals - 1-2 pages, not published in proceedings - Practitioner Stream Poster presentation proposals - 1-2 pages, not published in proceedings - Workshop proposals - 2-3 pages, published in proceedings as extended-abstract descriptions of the session - Panel Session proposals - 2-3 pages, published in proceedings as extended-abstract descriptions of the session - Special Session proposals - 2-3 pages, published in proceedings as extended-abstract descriptions of the session If you are interested, please visit https://immersivelrn.org/ilrn2020/program-committee/ . Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until all papers and proposals have been assigned. (Work-in-progress papers are due May 5, 2020; all other submission types are due May 18, 2020.) *** Conference Volunteer Opportunities *** A range of volunteer opportunities are available, including but not limited to conference internships for undergraduate and graduate students. Some of the roles we are looking to fill include: session chair/facilitator, moderator, audio-visual/technical support, virtual event greeter/usher, virtual event photographer, virtual event videographer/livestreamer, 2D artist / illustrator, 3D artist / modeler, graphic designer, documentation writer, presentation concierge, and general conference intern. See https://immersivelrn.org/ilrn2020/volunteer-opportunities . ##### PUBLICATION & INDEXING ##### All accepted and registered Academic Stream papers (including Work-in-progress) that are presented at the virtual conference, along with extended abstracts describing each of the Panel Sessions, Special Sessions, and Workshops that are presented, will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to the IEEE Xplore(r) digital library. IEEE makes Xplore content available to its abstracting & indexing partners, including Elsevier (Scopus, Ei Compendex) and Clarivate Analytics (CPCI - part of Web of Science). ##### CONTACT ##### conference(a)immersivelrn.org (Sent to air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org | ALBURY-WODONGA | BATHURST | BRISBANE | CANBERRA | DUBBO | GOULBURN | MELBOURNE | ORANGE | PORT MACQUARIE | SYDNEY | WAGGA WAGGA | LEGAL NOTICE This email (and any attachment) is confidential and is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must not copy, distribute, take any action in reliance on it or disclose it to anyone. Any confidentiality is not waived or lost by reason of mistaken delivery. Email should be checked for viruses and defects before opening. Charles Sturt University does not accept liability for viruses or any consequence which arise as a result of this email transmission. Email communications with Charles Sturt University may be subject to automated email filtering, which could result in the delay or deletion of a legitimate email before it is read at Charles Sturt University. The views expressed in this email are not necessarily those of Charles Sturt University. Charles Sturt University in Australia The Grange Chancellery, Panorama Avenue, Bathurst NSW Australia 2795 (ABN: 83 878 708 551; CRICOS Provider Number: 00005F (National)). TEQSA Provider Number: PV12018 Consider the environment before printing this email.

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Last chance to submit 2-4 page WIP paper for IEEE tech co-sponsored conference on XR & Immersive Learning
by Lee, Mark 01 May '20

01 May '20

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS iLRN 2020: 6th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network June 21-25, 2020, Online and in Virtual Reality Technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Education Society, with proceedings to be submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore(r) Conference theme: "Vision 20/20: Hindsight, Insight, and Foresight in XR and Immersive Learning" Conference website: http://immersivelrn.org/ilrn2020 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The 6th Annual International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN 2020), the premier scholarly conference on the use of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and other related technologies (collectively known as "XR") for supporting education, training, and learning across sectors and contexts. This year, the conference will take place fully online using a number of virtual reality and other collaboration platforms. (Those without access to VR headsets can participate via desktop/laptop computer.) In addition to being an IEEE technically co-sponsored conference, the iLRN 2020 Virtual Conference is being organized in partnership with Educators in VR, who were behind the highly successful Educators in VR International Summit earlier this year that included over 170 speakers and attracted over 6,000 event participants from around the globe. We are expecting 8,000+ attendees at iLRN 2020! Following numerous requests and in consideration of the current global situation, we have re-opened the paper and proposal submission system and extended the deadlines for the following submission types. This will be the absolute final extension on the deadlines. - Academic Work-in-Progress papers for poster presentation (2-4 pages for publication in proceedings) - due May 5, 2020 - Academic Work-in-Progress papers for doctoral colloquium (2-4 pages for publication in proceedings) - due May 5, 2020 - Practitioner Stream oral and poster presentation proposals (1-2 pages, not published in proceedings) - due May 18, 2020 - Workshop, Panel Session, and Special Session proposals (2-3 pages, published in proceedings as extended-abstract descriptions of the sessions) - due May 18, 2020 Please see the conference website for paper and proposal templates and guidelines: https://immersivelrn.org/ilrn2020/call-for-papers-proposals/ ##### PUBLICATION & INDEXING ##### All accepted and registered Academic Stream papers (including Work-in-progress) that are presented at the virtual conference, along with extended abstracts describing each of the Panel Sessions, Special Sessions, and Workshops that are presented, will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to the IEEE Xplore(r) digital library. IEEE makes Xplore content available to its abstracting & indexing partners, including Elsevier (Scopus, Ei Compendex) and Clarivate Analytics (CPCI - part of Web of Science). ##### CONTACT ##### conference(a)immersivelrn.org (Sent to air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org | ALBURY-WODONGA | BATHURST | BRISBANE | CANBERRA | DUBBO | GOULBURN | MELBOURNE | ORANGE | PORT MACQUARIE | SYDNEY | WAGGA WAGGA | LEGAL NOTICE This email (and any attachment) is confidential and is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must not copy, distribute, take any action in reliance on it or disclose it to anyone. Any confidentiality is not waived or lost by reason of mistaken delivery. Email should be checked for viruses and defects before opening. Charles Sturt University does not accept liability for viruses or any consequence which arise as a result of this email transmission. Email communications with Charles Sturt University may be subject to automated email filtering, which could result in the delay or deletion of a legitimate email before it is read at Charles Sturt University. The views expressed in this email are not necessarily those of Charles Sturt University. Charles Sturt University in Australia The Grange Chancellery, Panorama Avenue, Bathurst NSW Australia 2795 (ABN: 83 878 708 551; CRICOS Provider Number: 00005F (National)). TEQSA Provider Number: PV12018 Consider the environment before printing this email.

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Scotland's AI Strategy consultation by Montreal AI Ethics Institute
by Abhishek Gupta 01 May '20

01 May '20

Hi everyone, Perhaps of interest to researchers here who would like to share their insights with Scotland's AI Strategy via our public consultation session happening this coming week: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ai-ethics-public-consultation-on-scotlands-ai-s… *Date*: May 4, 2020 *Time*: Noon-1 PM Eastern Time *Location*: Online We look forward to having you join us! Thanks! Abhishek *P.S. You can subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date with other sessions and initiatives being run by the Montreal AI Ethics Institute https://aiethics.substack.com/ <https://aiethics.substack.com/>*

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