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Research Ethics: Ethnography of Virtual World in Social Virtual Reality
by Hu2,R (pgr) 12 Jan '21

12 Jan '21

Dear all, Happy new year! My name is Runze. I'm a second-year PhD candidate from the Department of Media and Communications at London School of Economics. I am writing this email with the hope of gaining feedback and possibly initiating a discussion about the research ethics in social Virtual Reality (VR) studies. By social VR, I mean the emerging phenomenon that people use VR headset to socialise with people in immersive virtual environments. The AoIR community has produced three ethical guidelines which I found really helpful, but for social VR, I feel uncertain about many challenging ethical and methodological questions. Therefore, I am writing to seek help from the collective wisdom of the AoIR. I hope these ideas could be useful for people who are interested in studies of social VR I am about to conduct a multi-sited ethnography to study the participation in social VR in the Chinese context, and the chosen platform is VRChat https://vrchat.com/. This multi-sited ethnography will start from the VRChat platform and follow several recruited players across multiple online and offline sites relevant to the VRChat culture. 1. Filming in VR, Informed Consents and Confidentiality VRChat is constituted by numerous interlinked immersive virtual environments which could be public or private (with password protection). What usually happens in a virtual environment is players tend to form several gatherings in different locations on the map. One of my research questions is about how the affordances of social VR and users' daily interaction give rise to the norms and rules of participation (Erving Goffman's 'situational proprieties'). This requires me to be a participant observer of these daily interaction. However, one challenge unique to the social VR context is that, with the VR headset on, jotting is impossible. My solution is that my avatar will hold a virtual camera (visible to all participants) to capture my experiences. Filming in public space has always been an ethically complex issue both because the rich information it captures and the difficulties of gaining informed consents from all filmed individuals. To minimise potential harm, the footage will be converted to fieldnotes immediately after each session. All participants will be de-identified, and the original footage will be deleted. The terms of service of VRChat does allow filming. I also found that the negotiation of filming practices are common scenarios among VRChat players. I aim to gain informed consents from all key participants but not everyone involved. I plan to use 4 different strategies to tackle 4 distinctive scenarios. 1. For participants who travel across the scene without direct interaction with the researcher, informed consents will not be pursued. Chasing these people would be impractical and disruptive to their normal activities. The fieldnote will only describe the general patterns of the crowd with no intention of describing individual avatar and its IDs. The information collected could be considered as low-risk. 2. When approaching individuals or a group of participants, I will start by introducing my identity as a researcher and why I am here. When one or more participants refuse to be studied, I will immediately stop filming. The conversation will not be included in the fieldnote. Most importantly, due to the likely expected privacy in each gathering, in no circumstances will the researcher eavesdrop or covertly observe others' behaviours for an extended period without notifying them. 3. For participants who allow the researcher's participation and observation, consents will be negotiated verbally. In line with AoIR's three ethical guidelines, this is largely a dialogical process that will evaluate the potential harm and informed consent on a stage-by-stage and case-by-case basis. Asking for written consents may not be appropriate. Social VR usually does not have a file transfer system. Asking for written consents means I need to obtain other ways of contact, which will be considered intrusive for people who do not want to develop relationships beyond the platform. 4. After establishing a deeper relationship with specific participants, and when other messaging channels are established, written consents will be signed as a more secure record that indicates the participants are informed. I wonder if there are any ethically problematic practices I have not noticed, especially regarding filming in virtual semi-public space. 1. Harassment in Social VR and Illegal Activities One important aspect of the research is to understand how the user community define and self-regulate the improper behaviours such as hateful speech, harassment, violations of personal space etc. One thing I realise when playing social VR and reading relevant literature is that users' definition of 'improper' and 'harassment' is highly context-specific and personal. I wonder whether the researcher should have a more active role and to directly intervene when encountering such scenarios because the heightened sense of embodiment and presence may cause more harm than in other online contexts. My approach is that I would not directly intervene unless my informants clearly show signs of being offended or offend others. I will advise players to open their safety system if they appear to be helpless and do not know any countermeasures. VRChat has a built-in Safety and Trust system which could be used to shield certain social cues in VRChat. Users could also completely block untrusted users (blocked users will disappear). For activities against the Chinese law I may encounter on the platform (though the chances are slim), I will choose to ignore the majority of them (I will only report them when it is extremely serious). Platforms like VRChat occupies a legally precarious position in China. Chinese users' access to this type of software is protected by WTO agreement as long as it does not violate other Chinese law. VRChat is currently not under government censorship or intervention from the Great Firewall. Exposing illegal activities (including cult, terrorism, secession, subversion, endangering national unity etc.) may trigger a ban and jeopardise other users' access to the platform in mainland China. But I may choose to report prohibited activities to the platform when it violates the VRChat community guideline. Therefore, my research is more about the cultural politics of everyday meaning-making rather than activities usually defined as activism in the western contexts. This may not be seen as a limitation of the research but a conscious choice of theoretical framework. Thank you for reading this lengthy description and I will appreciate any constructive comments and suggestions about research ethics in social VR. I also hope these ideas could be useful for people who are interested in researching in social VR. All the best, Runze Hu PhD Researcher Department of Media and Communications London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

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Call for proposals now open for the 2021 Connected Learning Summit
by Jamieson L Pond 12 Jan '21

12 Jan '21

Call for proposals now open for the fourth annual Connected Learning Summit, which will run entirely online through the month of July, in 1 hour sessions scheduled between 9am – noon Pacific (noon-3pm Eastern). After this online year, we hope and expect that CLS will convene again in person. Connected Learning Summit 2021 July 1-31, 2021 | Virtual Event Online submissions open: January 11, 2021 Deadline for submissions: March 15, 2021 Notifications of Acceptance: April 2021 Call for proposals page: https://clsummit.news/aoirCFP21 Our CFP for this year is focused on self-organized online workshops, symposia, networking opportunities, social, and gaming events tailored to an online format. We welcome your proposals for creating an inclusive, learner-centered, community-driven event that will break new ground in what is possible for online events and community-building. Our hope is that this event will strengthen the community and create a space for sharing of ideas that are relevant and timely today and for the future. Given the experimental nature of this year’s event, we welcome any and all creative ideas that meet the goals of sharing ideas and promoting connections within the CLS community. Sessions, presentations, and papers originally accepted for CLS2020 will be invited to present for CLS2021 if they can be adapted to an online format. Authors of accepted papers will be getting an email from organizers with more details. We will be accepting proposals for: - Workshops - Symposia - Experimental and Social Sessions OFFICE HOURS Organizers Eric Klopfer, Scot Osterweil, and Mimi Ito will be hosting two open Zoom office hours for anyone who would like to discuss possibilities for sessions and events, consider a committee role, or share any ideas. Click the links below to join the Zoom office hours: January 29, 4-7PM ET (https://uci.zoom.us/j/92173707658) February 3, 10AM-1PM ET (https://uci.zoom.us/j/93305537103) About the Connected Learning Summit CLS was first convened in 2018 with the mission to fuel a growing movement of innovators harnessing the power of emerging technology to expand access to participatory, playful, and creative learning. It represents a merger between three community events with this shared vision and values: the Digital Media and Learning Conference, the Games+Learning+Society Conference, and Sandbox Summit. With a unique focus on cross-sector connections and progressive and catalytic innovation, the event brings together leading researchers, educators, and developers. The event is co-hosted by UC Irvine’s Connected Learning Lab, MIT’s Scheller Teacher Education Program and Education Arcade, and the Learning Games Network and supported by a wide network of academic, industry, nonprofit, and philanthropic partners. Respectfully, *Jamieson Pond, Head of Communications* Connected Learning Lab University of California, Irvine CLAlliance.org <https://clalliance.org/> | ConnectedLearning.uci.edu <http://connectedlearning.uci.edu/> | ConnectedLearningSummit.org <https://connectedlearningsummit.org> Twitter: @TheCLAlliance <https://twitter.com/TheCLAlliance> | @TheCLSummit <https://twitter.com/TheCLSummit> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/connected-learning-alliance/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ConnectedLearningAlliance/> | YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/c/connectedlearningalliance> Connected Learning Newsletter <https://clalliance.org/newsletter> "Everyone you ever meet knows something you don't." - Bill Nye

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Participate in the 5th Asian CHI Symposium (May 7th - 8th, 2021)
by Jain, Pranjal 12 Jan '21

12 Jan '21

Dear Colleagues, A Happy New Year! [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] =============== Call for Participation 5th Asian CHI Symposium (https://asian-chi.github.io/2021/ ) Virtually, May 7th - 8th, 2021 =============== The 5th Asian CHI Symposium is the annual symposium organized at CHI conference to showcase the latest HCI and UX works from Asia and those focusing on incorporating Asian sociocultural factors in their design and implementation. The symposium encourages researchers and practitioners from Asian professional and academic communities in all career stages (e.g., seasoned academics, early career researchers, graduate students, and even undergraduates who have interests in HCI) from Asian communities to be part of this. It also intends to foster a network of young researchers from the Bachelor to Doctoral candidates, recent graduates and postgraduate researchers. We seek your submissions of original work or showcase for the 5th Asian CHI Symposium. Selected papers will be published at the ACM Digital Library (ISBN: 978-1-4503-8203-8). For more details information about the submission, please kindly check the call for papers - https://asian-chi.github.io/2021/cfpEn.html We invite submissions on any of the following research themes and/or contributions within the following HCI fields, but not limited to: * Novel interactive systems and interaction design and techniques; * Novel hardware and software enabling new forms of interaction with computers; * Input and output systems to support creative activities and expressions; * Studies for understanding human capabilities related to interaction with computers; * Knowledge, practices, methods, components, and tools that make technology more useful, usable, and desirable; * Systems and services that address issues prominent in Asia; HCI for development or addressing issues well-known in Asia; * HCI applications for learning, education and family in Asia; * Playful interaction, player experience, and games; * HCI for healthcare management, wellness, medicine; * HCI and UX applications in the industry. * Specific application areas or domains of interest that have significant impacts in the community, e.g.: marginalized community, disability, non-human stakeholders, charities, low and middle-income people, etc. We have two rounds where researchers and practitioners could submit their work to us. Important Dates: * Round 1 * Submission Deadline: January 28th, 2021 * Notification of Desk Reject: February 4th, 2021 * Notification of Acceptance: March 9th, 2021 * Round 2 * Submission Deadline: February 25th, 2021 * Notification of Desk Reject: March 4th, 2021 * Notification of Acceptance: April 6th, 2021 * Submission of Camera-Ready Version: April 20th, 2020 If you have any query in regard to the submission, please contact Masitah Ghazali - masitah(a)utm.my<mailto:masitah@utm.my> or Sayan Sarcar - mailtosayan(a)gmail.com<mailto:mailtosayan@gmail.com>. If you are interested to become a reviewer for the 5th Asian CHI Symposium, please fill out this form: https://bit.ly/3hZ105b We look forward to having your participation at the symposium in May 2021. Warm Regards 5th Asian CHI Symposium Ambassador/Team For more details, see our website<https://asian-chi.github.io/2021/index.html> Follow us on Twitter<https://twitter.com/asian_chi_conf> and Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/asianchi2021/>.

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2021 Winter Events for Disrupting Disruptions: The Feminist and Accessible Publishing, Communications, and Technologies Series
by Alexandra Ketchum 12 Jan '21

12 Jan '21

Check out our Winter 2021 EVENTS! These events are free, virtual, open to the public, and professionally live captioned! https://www.feministandaccessiblepublishingandtechnology.com/p/schedule-of-… January 13: Chancey Fleet <https://feministandaccessiblepublishingandtechnology.us10.list-manage.com/t…>on Digital Frictions and Dark Patterns in Accessible Technology <https://feministandaccessiblepublishingandtechnology.us10.list-manage.com/t…>at 7 PM (ONLINE EVENT) January 20: Sasha Costanza-Chock on Design Justice <https://feministandaccessiblepublishingandtechnology.us10.list-manage.com/t…>at 7 PM (ONLINE EVENT) January 27: Deborah Raji on Facial Recognition Technology <https://feministandaccessiblepublishingandtechnology.us10.list-manage.com/t…> on the Challenges of Audits, Accountability & Algorithmic Justice at 7 PM (ONLINE EVENT) February 3: Dr. Elinor Carmi on Media Distortions <https://feministandaccessiblepublishingandtechnology.us10.list-manage.com/t…> at 12 PM (ONLINE EVENT) February 10: Yeshimabeit Milner on Abolish Big Data and Data 4 Black Lives <https://feministandaccessiblepublishingandtechnology.us10.list-manage.com/t…> at 7 PM (ONLINE EVENT) February 17: Caroline Sinders on Feminist Data Set and CAre B0t <https://feministandaccessiblepublishingandtechnology.us10.list-manage.com/t…>at 7 PM (ONLINE EVENT) February 24: Ana Brandusescu, Financing AI: The role of public investments in Canada <https://feministandaccessiblepublishingandtechnology.us10.list-manage.com/t…>at 7 PM (ONLINE EVENT) March 3: Keoni Mahelona and Peter-Lucas Jones <https://feministandaccessiblepublishingandtechnology.us10.list-manage.com/t…> at 7 PM (ONLINE EVENT) March 10: Morgan Klaus Scheuerman on How We Teach Computer Vision To See Race and Gender <https://feministandaccessiblepublishingandtechnology.us10.list-manage.com/t…>at 12PM (lunchtime event) (ONLINE EVENT) March 17: Stephanie Dinkins at 7 PM (ONLINE EVENT) March 24: Rose Eveleth of Flash Forward Podcast <https://www.facebook.com/events/422397835779163/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2…> at 7 PM (ONLINE EVENT) March 31: Kate Crawford on the Atlas of AI at 7 PM (ONLINE EVENT) The Feminist and Accessible Publishing, Communications, and Technologies Speaker and Workshop Series, organized by Dr. Alex Ketchum, bring together scholars, creators, and people in the industry to discuss their work. These workshops reflect on the intersections of digital humanities, computer science, feminist studies, disability studies, communication studies, LGBTQ studies, history, and critical race theory. The series strives to apply the theories of these studies within its own practices to make this research accessible. You can follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/feministandacc1 <https://feministandaccessiblepublishingandtechnology.us10.list-manage.com/t…> and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FeministandAccesiblePublishingandCommunication <https://feministandaccessiblepublishingandtechnology.us10.list-manage.com/t…> -- Alexandra (Alex) Ketchum, PhD Faculty Lecturer at the Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at McGill University Director of the Just Feminist Tech and Scholarship Lab <http://www.justfeministtechandscholarshiplab.com/p/about.html> Founder of Disrupting Disruptions: disruptingdisruptions.com The Feminist and Accessible Publishing, Communications, and Technologies Series Creator of The Feminist Restaurant Project: thefeministrestaurantproject.com alexketchum.ca <http://www.alexketchum.ca/>| pronouns she/her

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PhD position on the history of online comments
by Anne Helmond 12 Jan '21

12 Jan '21

Dear AoIR colleagues, We are searching for a PhD candidate (100%) to work with us to examine the history of online commenting technologies and practices at the University of Siegen, Germany. The DFG-funded sub-project "Historical Technography of Online Commentary", part of the newly established Collaborative Research Center "Transformations of the Popular" will be led by Johannes Paßmann and Anne Helmond. Please find more details about the project, candidate requirements and application procedure here: https://jobs.uni-siegen.de/job/Research-Associate-%28100%29%2C-Media-Studie… Deadline: 28 January 2021. For further questions, do not hesitate to contact us: Dr. Johannes Paßmann Johannes.Passmann(a)uni-siegen.de Ass. Prof. Dr. Anne Helmond a.helmond(a)uva.nl Feel free to forward to your students and colleagues! Best wishes, Anne Helmond --- Dr. Anne Helmond | Assistant Professor of New Media and Digital Culture University of Amsterdam | Turfdraagsterpad 9 | 1012 XT Amsterdam | The Netherlands http://www.uva.nl/profile/a.helmond | http://www.annehelmond.nl/ | @silvertje Highlighted publication: Helmond, Anne. 2015. “The Platformization of the Web: Making Web Data Platform Ready.” Social Media + Society 1 (2). doi:10.1177/2056305115603080.

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15 fully funded PhD positions in design
by Roy Bendor 12 Jan '21

12 Jan '21

**With apologies for cross-posting: Do you see design as a way to open pathways toward inclusive and sustainable futures? Are you ready to cross sectors and disciplines? Would you like to apply your research to real-world challenges? DCODE is now accepting applications for 15 fully funded PhD positions located in several European universities on topics including inclusive digital futures, trusted interactions, sustainable socioeconomic models, democratic data governance, and future design practice. Application deadline for most positions: Feb.14. More information: https://www.dcode-network.eu/ _______ Dr Roy Bendor | Assistant Professor, Dept. of Human-Centered Design, Delft University of Technology | Fellow, Urban Futures Studio, Utrecht University | r.bendor(a)tudelft.nl | +31-6-42379223 | http://www.digitalsustainability.com

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CfP: Digital War Special Issue (reminder)
by Olga Boichak 12 Jan '21

12 Jan '21

*Call for Papers: My War: Participation in Warfare, Special Issue of the Digital War Journal * https://www.digital-war.org/blog/2020/11/23/special-issue-my-war-call-for-p… Edited by *Olga Boichak*, University of Sydney, and *Andrew Hoskins*, University of Glasgow In a time when we study, work, shop, and socialise remotely, digital media also afford unprecedented opportunities for remote participation in armed conflicts. Blurring the boundaries between military and civilian actors, physical and mediated battlefronts, weapons and witnesses, citizens and diasporas, digital technologies do not simply offer new capabilities in conducting military operations – extending the battlefronts into the realms of communication and perception, they reconstitute the social conditions shaping people’s relationship to wars. This special issue foregrounds the emerging participatory patterns in military conflicts, attending to the higher-order social transformations that challenge and transform our understanding of wars. The submissions present a collection of insights and perspectives on participatory futures of armed conflicts. For example, the concept of ‘participative war’ (Merrin 2018) highlights how new ‘architectures of participation’ (O’Reilly 2004) offered by web 2.0 platforms as well as connected and mobile media devices enable a wide range of actors to have their say and participate in warfare in an immediate and ongoing fashion. Media have made war seem increasingly granular, enabling (albeit unevenly) an array of actors (militaries, states, soldiers, citizens, photo/journalists, NGOs) to continually upload, post, edit, forward, delete, show and hide a multitude of perceptions around the unfolding of the mundane and the spectacular. Others argue that we are living in a time of ‘radical war’ (Ford & Hoskins, forthcoming) namely that the interaction between media spectacle, connected technologies and the politics of violence obscures the relationship between military cause and political effect. This special issue seeks interdisciplinary contributions to shape a new agenda for the study and understanding of the relationship between war and participation in digital media ecologies. Contributions may include, but not necessarily be confined to, the following themes: · Witnessing and knowing · New forms of knowledge · Perception, attention and data · Blurring of boundaries · Compassion, morality and action · Infrastructures and architecture · Visual participation · Distance and proximity · Mundane and the spectacular · New and old concepts of war and media · Remembering and forgetting · Crowds and open source intelligence · Overcrowded and hyperconnected battlefield *Contributions may include*: · Full research articles (6-12,000 words) · Image/art works · Commentaries · Reviews · Interviews *Timetable:* *15 January, 2021* Deadline for receipt of abstract/proposals of no more than 300 words, including author(s) names and affiliations. *31 January, 2021* Authors informed of decisions. *16 August, 2021* Deadline for submission of full contributions. *August-December 2021* Review process and revisions *Spring 2022* Full special issue publication (accepted articles will be published earlier in online first) Please send your submissions or reach out with any questions to *Olga Boichak*, *olga.boichak(a)sydney.edu.au <olga.boichak(a)sydney.edu.au>* *___________________________* *Dr Olga BOICHAK* Lecturer in Digital Cultures <https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/about/our-people/academic-staff/olga-boichak…> *The University of Sydney* Department of Media and Communications School of Literature, Art, and Media Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences <https://sydney.edu.au/arts/study/study-areas/media-and-communications.html> *Digital War Journal* <https://www.digital-war.org/digital-war-introduction>, Editor olga.boichak(a)sydney.edu.au | sydney.edu.au @olgarithmic | olgarithmic.net

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Identifying Insurrectionists
by Natalie Rock 11 Jan '21

11 Jan '21

In case you haven’t seen it, John Scott Railton’s Twitter thread for identifying the Capitol insurrectionists triangulating screengrabs, Parler messages and the like (would you call that digital forensics??) is absolutely fascinating. https://mobile.twitter.com/jsrailton Sent from my iPhone > On 11 Jan 2021, at 05:55, Simon Lindgren <lists(a)simonlindgren.com> wrote: > > > Hi all! > > The Centre for Digital Social Research (DIGSUM) at Umeå University, Sweden, invites you all to our spring 2021 online seminar series, DIGZOOM, starting on January 28, and featuring: > > - Zizi Papacharissi > - José van Dijck > - Nick Couldry > - Sarah T. Roberts > - Charles Ess > - Deen Freelon > - Whitney Phillips > - Brooke Foucault Welles > - Hannah Metzler > - Mark Carrigan > - Chris Bail > > These are trying times, and this is a way to offer a space for exchange and dialogue in this field, as we hope for better days. The aim is for the events to be informal and friendly. 🦄 > > This is a broad invitation, and anyone, anywhere, who is interested in these topics should feel welcome to attend as many sessions as you like. We in fact encourage you to. We are proud to be able to offer such an impressive lineup of speakers! 🎉 This a somewhat unique opportunity. > > Browse our programme at https://digsum.org/digzoom <https://digsum.org/digzoom> > > Then, request zoom links (buttons following each speaker bio) for the ones you want to attend (the sooner the better). We will approve your “requests”, but just want to avoid posting the links directly in this email. > > If you prefer, send an email to digsum(a)digsum.net <mailto:digsum@digsum.net> listing which sessions you want links for. > > If you want to make extra sure not to miss out, you can add the entire DIGZOOM series to your calendar, with the attached *ics file. You still need to request the Zoom links however. > > See you there! > > Simon Lindgren > > Director, DIGSUM > > > -- > DIGSUM > digsum(a)digsum.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Online talks with leading digital scholars
by Simon Lindgren 11 Jan '21

11 Jan '21

Hi all! The Centre for Digital Social Research (DIGSUM) at Umeå University, Sweden, invites you all to our spring 2021 online seminar series, DIGZOOM, starting on January 28, and featuring: - Zizi Papacharissi - José van Dijck - Nick Couldry - Sarah T. Roberts - Charles Ess - Deen Freelon - Whitney Phillips - Brooke Foucault Welles - Hannah Metzler - Mark Carrigan - Chris Bail These are trying times, and this is a way to offer a space for exchange and dialogue in this field, as we hope for better days. The aim is for the events to be informal and friendly. 🦄 This is a broad invitation, and anyone, anywhere, who is interested in these topics should feel welcome to attend as many sessions as you like. We in fact encourage you to. We are proud to be able to offer such an impressive lineup of speakers! 🎉 This a somewhat unique opportunity. Browse our programme at https://digsum.org/digzoom <https://digsum.org/digzoom> Then, request zoom links (buttons following each speaker bio) for the ones you want to attend (the sooner the better). We will approve your “requests”, but just want to avoid posting the links directly in this email. If you prefer, send an email to digsum(a)digsum.net <mailto:digsum@digsum.net> listing which sessions you want links for. If you want to make extra sure not to miss out, you can add the entire DIGZOOM series to your calendar, with the attached *ics file. You still need to request the Zoom links however. See you there! Simon Lindgren Director, DIGSUM -- DIGSUM digsum(a)digsum.net

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[Media Architecture Biennale] CfP - 2 WEEKS LEFT until deadline
by Media Architecture Biennale 11 Jan '21

11 Jan '21

*MEDIA ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE <http://www.mab20.org/>* (MAB20) June 28th - July 2nd, 2021 | Amsterdam & Utrecht *CALL FOR PAPERS* [2 WEEKS LEFT] *Deadline Jan 25th, 2021* The conference proceedings will be published through the ACM Digital Library. MAB20 would like to invite papers from academics, students, and industry practitioners that align with the theme *Futures Implied* and the sub-themes, *Playful & Artistic Civic Engagement*, *More-Than-Human Cities* , *Restorative Cities*, just to mention a few. The paper contributions should address current practices, discuss theoretical approaches, or present novel research that explores and further develop our understanding of media architecture through relevant case studies, design processes, and community and industry examples. The papers should have a minimum of six and a maximum of ten pages in length, in ACM format, and the submission deadline is *25 January 2021.* All papers should be submitted via https://easychair.org/cfp/mab20 You can find more details about the themes and the submission on *MAB Call for Papers <https://mab20.mediaarchitecture.org/calls/call-for-papers/>*. In case you have any questions, please contact our *Papers Chairs:* · *Glenda Caldwell*, Queensland University of Technology – g.caldwell(a)qut.edu.au · *Joel Fredericks*, The University of Sydney – joel.fredericks(a)sydney.edu.au We hope to welcome you to one of our online pre-events and at the biennale in June! All the best, *Martijn de Waal, Frank Suurenbroek, Nanna Verhoeff **and Michiel de Lange* MAB20 Executive Committee Media Architecture Biennale <http://www.mab20.org/> To stay up to date with all MAB20’s activities through other channels, follow us on: Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/MABiennale/?__tn__=kC-R&eid=ARB4ZAfvoxwAR5URX2Agrc…> / Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/mabiennale/> / Twitter <https://twitter.com/MABiennale> / LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/media-architecture-biennale> Sign up for our monthly newsletter *here <http://lists.mediaarchitecture.org/?p=subscribe&id=9>*.

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