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Call for Abstracts: "AI-Experiences and Public Safety"
by Majsa Storbeck 17 Nov '23

17 Nov '23

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to extend an invitation for contributions to a symposium on Surveillance Experiences in the Age of AI. Hosted by Erasmus University, this event is an excellent opportunity for scholars and experts to discuss and share their insights on the ever-evolving role of AI in public safety. Please see the call below. Kind regards, Dutch Surveillance Studies **** Call for abstracts: AI-Experiences and Public Safety International and transdisciplinary symposium on surveillance experiences April 8th - 9th 2024, at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The widespread integration of AI into surveillance technologies within the realm of public safety has become increasingly prevalent, exemplified by the likes of biometric and emotional recognition, anomaly detection, DNA banks, crowd control, round-the-clock monitoring, and other forms of data-intensive surveillance. This phenomenon prompts crucial inquiries into its effects on the human experience. The ambition of the symposium is to explore the multidimensional facets of AI-surveillance and its implications for public safety – encompassing beyond its technological and judicial issues to its emotional, social, and cultural contours. Building on the research in surveillance and AI, the aim of the symposium is to explore how AI-surveillance is experienced by individuals who define, judge, and have emotions related to being watched or being a watcher. The symposium will provide a platform for researchers, practitioners, artists and experts from various fields to share insights, findings, and perspectives related to the intersection of AI, surveillance, public safety and human experiences. Potential topics include, but are not limited to the following topics: * Cultural and social dimensions: Explore the intersection of AI-surveillance with cultural, social and historical contexts, encompassing gender, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+ experiences, citizens' viewpoints and children's perspectives across various surveillance practices. * Chilling effects: Delve into the repercussions and consequences of AI- surveillance on individuals and societies at large, and how AI-surveillance may create chilling effects, wherein individuals alter their behavior out of concern for potential consequences. * Resistance: Explore inventive tactics of individuals and groups to counter AI-surveillance, revealing the evolving landscape of resistance, including counter-surveillance and gamification techniques. * Inequality: Scrutinize the connection between AI-surveillance, algorithmic bias, and societal inequalities, highlighting the reproduction of social, economic, and political inequalities. * Socio-technological imagination: Explore the ways in which AI-surveillance can be designed in human-centric ways that amplify public safety by fostering greater care and trust. The deadline for proposals is January 15st, 2024. E-mail in a single, combined pdf file (file name = your name) the following to storbeck(a)law.eur.nl<mailto:storbeck@law.eur.nl>: title, short abstract no longer than 500 words, in English. The symposium is free of charge and has limited spaces. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Marc Schuilenburg (Erasmus University / AI MAPS) - schuilenburg(a)law.eur.nl<mailto:schuilenburg@law.eur.nl> Majsa Storbeck (Erasmus University / AI MAPS) - storbeck(a)law.eur.nl<mailto:storbeck@law.eur.nl> Martijn Wessels (Erasmus University / TNO) – wessels(a)law.eur.nl<mailto:wessels@law.eur.nl> Join us at Erasmus University in April 2024 to engage in thought-provoking discussions that explore the intricate relationship between surveillance, chilling impacts, new technologies, and their consequences. We look forward to your participation. Sincerely, Dutch Surveillance Studies https://nlsurveillancestudies.wordpress.com/

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CFA Apply by December 3 to run a Wikipedia assignment in Spring 2024 and help your students change the world one word at a time!
by Helaine Blumenthal 16 Nov '23

16 Nov '23

CFA: Apply to run a Wikipedia assignment in Spring 2024: Give your students the chance to engage in public scholarship in Spring 2024 by running a Wikipedia assignment! Amid the dizzying landscape of generative AI and wide-scale misinformation, Wikipedia remains a bastion of reliability and independence. Your students can take part in this critical endeavor through the Wikipedia Student Program. <https://wikiedu.org/teach-with-wikipedia/>Visit teach.wikiedu.org <https://wikiedu.org/teach-with-wikipedia/> to find out more about Wiki Education's free support and how to get started for the spring term. The deadline to submit a course is *December 3*! Since 2010, over 100,000 students have contributed more than 100 million words to Wikipedia! Your students too can be part of this impactful work. Attend an upcoming workshop! Attend <https://wikiedu.org/webinars/>one of our upcoming workshops to learn more about this unique pedagogical opportunity. Click here <https://wikiedu.org/webinars/> to register for a session. Wiki Education's support is fully funded, and there are no fees to participate. The program is open to post-secondary institutions in the U.S. and Canada. -- Helaine Blumenthal,Ph.D. (she/her) Senior Program Manager Wiki Education teach.wikiedu.org <https://wikiedu.org/teach-with-wikipedia/> Twitter <https://twitter.com/WikiEducation?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7C…>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikiEducationFoundation/>

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CFP for the Professional Wrestling Studies Journal
by Reinhard, CarrieLynn 16 Nov '23

16 Nov '23

Call for Papers Professional Wrestling Studies Journal Special Issue: Queer Studies and Professional Wrestling Anticipated Publication: Volume 5, April 2025 Guest Editors: CarrieLynn D. Reinhard, Christopher J. Olson, and Hannah Steele Purpose: Articles that explore the intersection of queer studies and professional wrestling studies to address a scholarship gap on the application of queer theory to explore professional wrestling individuals, texts, practices, and fandoms. Submissions: Seeking empirical articles aligned with purpose that may include, but is not limited to, the following topics: * Queer representation * Queer narratives * Queer fans and fanworks * Queer performance * Queer form * Queer identity * Corporate social responsibility and queer communities * Professional wrestling as a queer space Deadlines: Two possibilities with this topic. First, we are seeking completed articles by the end of December, 2023, that could be included in the upcoming Volume 4, April 2024. These articles could be empirical or shorter theoretical and thesis articles on the topic. This volume would contain a special subsection on this topic. Completed articles would undergo double-blind peer review before being accepted for the subsection. For the special issue in Volume 5, we would want first drafts of articles by May 31, 2025. All articles should be sent to prowrestlingstudies(a)gmail.com<mailto:prowrestlingstudies@gmail.com> with the subject header “Special Issue: Queer Pro Wrestling.” All submissions would be reviewed by the guest editors for appropriateness and alignment with the special issue topic. This would be followed by a peer-review process, a revision process, and final copyediting to prepare for publication. Thus, submission is not a guarantee of acceptance: the guest editors will work with the contributors to decide if the article could be included in the special issue or should be considered for the general journal. Contact: Please contact CarrieLynn D. Reinhard (creinhard(a)dom.edu<mailto:creinhard@dom.edu>) with any questions. CarrieLynn D. Reinhard Dominican University Professor, Communication Arts and Sciences Co-founder, Professional Wrestling Studies Association Director, Social Media Minor Director, Film Studies Minor www.playingwithresearch.com<http://www.playingwithresearch.com> www.prowrestlingstudies.org<http://www.prowrestlingstudies.org>

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[CFP] Springer "Unlocking the Potential of Internet of Things through Edge Computing and Artificial Intelligence"
by Leivadeas, Aris 16 Nov '23

16 Nov '23

Dear Colleagues, We cordially invite you to submit you work to Springer Collection on Discovery Internet of Things Special issue on Unlocking the Potential of Internet of Things through Edge Computing and Artificial Intelligence The Internet of Things (IoT) has allowed any type of device to be connected to the Internet and exchange data with other devices and the traditional Internet infrastructure. This has allowed the introduction of myriads of new applications covering practically every aspect of our life. IoT has revolutionized the service offering by making existing applications more intelligent, while empowering vendors, manufacturers and service providers to reinvent their product portfolio. However, to fully reap the benefits of IoT and grant the so called fourth industrial revolution, there are a number of challenges to be resolved. IoT networks are characterized as low power and lossy networks, while IoT devices are limited in terms of computational resources and energy capabilities. Edge Computing has been proven to be a viable solution for IoT by repositioning computational and communication resources closer to the IoT devices. However, the amalgamation of IoT and Edge resources is still facing serious problems of how the resources should be scheduled and allocated to serve the unprecedented data generated from the numerous of IoT applications that may coexist. At the same time, the focus has shifted from a simple connection aspect to a data one. IoT data are the core component of the applications, which help in automating their operation and extract meaningful knowledge for the IoT users and providers. Thus, Artificial Intelligence approaches will be an inherent component of next generation IoT systems. AI can be used to predict user and device behaviors, data generation models, and network communication conditions to maximize the benefit of an IoT/Edge Computing interplay. Finally, recent trends in cellular communications as 5G and 6G are targeting IoT networks through the new massive machine-type communication models. Accordingly, other challenges arise in terms of scalability, integration of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and network slicing with the IoT and 5G and beyond paradigms and so on. To this end, this Topical Collection is soliciting conceptual, theoretical, and experimental contributions to a set of currently unresolved challenges in the area of IoT, while leveraging complementary to IoT paradigms such as, Edge Computing, AI, NFV, and 5G and beyond. Keywords: * Resource allocation and scheduling in IoT networks * Task Offloading, resource allocation, and scheduing in an IoT/Edge interplay * Energy-aware resource allocation in IoT/Edge * IoT network management and orchestration systems * Data analytics in IoT * Traffic characterization and classification in IoT/Edge * QoS management through AI in IoT/Edge * Automation through Monitoring and Service Assurance in IoT/Edge * 5G and beyond enabled IoT through mMTC models * NFV enabled IoT/Edge * 5G Network Slicing in IoT * Testbeds and Experimental facilities reports * Control of devices and networks over IoT * Malware propagation in IoT networks * Information diffusion in IoT networks For more information on submission guidelines please visit: https://link.springer.com/collections/adediacfgb Aris Leivadeas | Associate Professor Department of Software and IT Engineering École de technologie supérieure | University of Quebec 1100, rue Notre-Dame Ouest, office A-3415 Montréal (Québec) H3C 1K3 Tel. 514 396-8860 | etsmtl.ca<http://etsmtl.ca/> Find us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/etsmtl> - Twitter<http://twitter.com/etsmtl> - YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/user/etsmtl> - LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/school/etsmtl/>

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Anyone use Glitch or Mouse Create in their classrooms?
by Noopur Raval 16 Nov '23

16 Nov '23

Dear all, I am noopur, an assistant professor at UCLA. I am figuring out the best platform for a course that gives introductory technical skills to students. I have heard from folks that Glitch and Mouse Create coding lessons are great but I don't know anyone who uses either in the classroom. If you do, would you mind pinging me so I can ask you some specific questions? Thank you, Best, Noopur -- Noopur Raval

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Due date approaching! [CFP] JITP General Issue 24: Due December 1st
by Michael Rifino 16 Nov '23

16 Nov '23

The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy Issue 24: General Issue<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/jitp-call-for-submissions/section/48f029c…> Issue Editors: Elizabeth Alsop, CUNY School of Professional Studies Cen Liu, The Graduate Center, CUNY Sarah Silverman, University of Michigan-Dearborn The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy (JITP) seeks scholarly work at the intersection of technology with teaching, learning, and research. We are interested in contributions that creatively take advantage of the affordances of digital platforms and critique their limitations. We invite both textual and multimedia submissions employing interdisciplinary and innovative approaches in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Besides scholarly papers, the submissions can consist of audio or visual presentations and interviews, dialogues, or conversations; creative/artistic works; manifestos; or other scholarly materials, including work that addresses the labor and care considerations of academic technology projects. Brief Guidelines for Submissions Research-based submissions should include discussions of approach, method, and analysis. When possible, research data should be made publicly available and accessible via the Web and/or other digital mechanisms, a process that JITP can and will support as necessary. Successes and interesting failures are equally welcome. Submissions that focus on pedagogy should balance theoretical frameworks with practical considerations of how new technologies play out in both formal and informal educational settings. Discipline-specific submissions should be written for non-specialists. For further information on style and formatting, accessibility requirements, and multimedia submissions, consult JITP’s accessibility guidelines<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/jitp-submission-guidelines#accessibility>, style guide<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/jitp-submission-guidelines#style-guide>, and multimedia submission guidelines<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/multimedia-submission-guidelines>. Submission Review Process All work appearing in the Issues section of JITP is reviewed by the issue editors and independently by two scholars in the field, who provide formative feedback to the author(s) during the review process. We practice signed, as opposed to anonymous or so-called “blind,” peer review. We intend that the journal itself—both in our process and in our digital product—serves as an opportunity to reveal, reflect on, and revise academic publication and classroom practices. As a courtesy to our reviewers, we will not consider simultaneous submissions, but we will do our best to reply to you within three months of the submission deadline. The expected length for finished manuscripts is under 5,000 words or an equivalent length or scope for timed or other forms of media (e.g. roughly 20–25 minutes of dialogue, 45 minutes of a spoken presentation, etc.). Both text-based and multimedia should be prepared to undergo review for their relationship to scholarly and related conversations, as well as be amenable to revision. All work should be original and previously unpublished. Essays or presentations posted on a personal blog may be accepted, provided they are substantially revised; please contact us with questions at admin(a)jitpedagogy.org<mailto:admin@jitpedagogy.org>. Important Dates Submission deadline for full manuscripts is 1 December 2023. Anticipated publication via Manifold Scholarship<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/> is May 2024. Please view our submission guidelines<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/jitp-submission-guidelines> for information about submitting to the Journal. Sections of the Journal JITP runs on two overlapping timescales, to accommodate both traditional and evolving models of peer review: Issues Issues operate on a measured pace, with block releases timed to allow for extensive peer review and revision before publication. Submissions to this section receive formative feedback from two scholars in the field, and Issue Editors work with authors to bring accepted pieces to their fullest potential. The best submissions to this section will demonstrate sustained engagement with the relevant scholarship of teaching, learning, and technology, as well as a critical awareness of their own strengths and limitations. We currently plan to release two issues per year, with some themed issues and others drawn from the general submissions pool. For information on submitting to issues, please see our submission guidelines<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/jitp-submission-guidelines>. Our Issue Editors can be contacted at editors(a)jitpedagogy.org<mailto:editors@jitpedagogy.org> and our Managing Editor can be contacted at admin(a)jitpedagogy.org<mailto:admin@jitpedagogy.org>. We hope to begin accepting submissions for issues again in early 2023. Short Form Sections Released continuously throughout the year, JITP’s Short Form sections (described below) operate on a publish-first-then-peer-review model, with corresponding editors curating submissions on a rolling basis. Please note that our Short Form sections are published independently of our Issues. Submissions that do not conform to short forms prescriptions will not be reviewed. * Assignments publishes syllabi, lesson plans, and assignments that highlight interactive technology and pedagogy, along with a short narrative reflection (suggested length of 800–1,200 words) on how well the assignment worked in practice. Links to a class website or online responses to the assignment would be ideal. Before submitting, please review our published Assignments pieces and include a brief statement (1-2 sentences) that explains why your submission is appropriate for this section. Questions about this section should be sent to admin(a)jitpedagogy.org<mailto:admin@jitpedagogy.org> with “Assignment query” in the subject line. * Blueprints features short recipes for digital teaching and research – series of replicable steps that can be shared among instructors and researchers. JITP invites digital scholars to submit innovative recipes or innovative applications of a standard recipe, and/or reflections about using such recipes (see The Programming Historian<http://programminghistorian.org/lessons> for reference). Before submitting, please review our published Blueprints pieces and include a brief statement (1-2 sentences) that explains why your submission is appropriate for this section. Please click here to read more about our Blueprints requirements<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/blueprints-guidelines>. * We invite Reviews of new and important texts in the field, as well as reports from noteworthy conferences and workshops relevant to the subjects of technology and pedagogy. Please click here to read more about work sought for the Reviews section<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/reviews-guidelines/section/5b3e0435-c25f-…>. * Teaching Fails publishes ideas that fell flat—assignments that didn’t work out, readings, projects, or digital tools that none of your students understood. Tell us your story as a way of thinking through what went wrong. Fail better by helping others learn from your mistakes. The suggested length for a Teaching Fails submission is 800-1,200 words. Before submitting, please review our published Teaching Fails pieces and include a brief statement (1-2 sentences) that explains why your submission is appropriate for this section. Questions about this section should be sent to admin(a)jitpedagogy.org<mailto:admin@jitpedagogy.org> with “Teaching Fail query” in the subject line. * Tool Tips calls for examinations of a digital tool or a set of comparable tools that you have used in a class. We are most interested in pedagogical uses of tools for instruction, or tools used by students to accomplish academic work. The best submissions will address how smoothly the tool worked and detail its strengths and drawbacks. Links to online examples of the tool being utilized would be ideal. The suggested length for a Tool Tips submission is 800–1,200 words. Before submitting, please review our published Tool Tips pieces and include a brief statement (1-2 sentences) that explains why your submission is appropriate for this section. Submissions that do not adhere to our Short Forms section will be rejected. We do not accept product advertisements. Questions about this section should be sent to admin(a)jitpedagogy.org<mailto:admin@jitpedagogy.org> with “Tool Tips query” in the subject line. Please view our submission guidelines<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/jitp-submission-guidelines> for information about submitting to the Journal. 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WEBCAST NOV 15 – CITI Governance – US Reversal on Digital Trade Policy: Implications for Digital Governance
by Joly MacFie 16 Nov '23

16 Nov '23

Coming or going? Tune in to find out! [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=12e785af0cdd100a452adfd…> On *Wednesday November 15, 2023*, at *11:00-12:30 EST* (16:00-17:30 UTC), the *Columbia Institute for Tele-Information <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=cae7a2dd5b77065631b4935…>*, as part of its *Global Digital Governance series*, presents a webinar '*US Reversal on Digital Trade Policy: Implications for Digital Governance <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=38b33026bfd9272b9686e70…>* '. On October 25, 2023, the US government set off positive and negative shock waves in the world of digital and trade policy by announcing the abandonment of its longstanding advocacy of ambitious negotiations for digital trade. Until last week, the United States had been the leading proponent of strong trade rules that would curtail governments’ restrictions on cross-border data flows and their requirements of forced data localization and access to source code as a condition of foreign firms doing business in their countries. Difficult negotiations have been underway in multiple settings including the *World Trade Organization’s Joint Statement Initiative (JSI) on E-Commerce <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=99f45385e9e350cc3e0844e…>*, and in the *Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=eec6c8eed0450524db9bd67…>*. The US policy reversal has greatly dismayed like-minded governments, business interests, and trade analysts who advocate international regimes that promote openness in the global digital economy. Conversely, the decision has been warmly welcomed by opposing governments and civil society organizations, and by critics of Big Tech in the US Congress. Why did the United States reverse a long-standing position that has been central to its posture as a global leader in international trade policy? Who benefits and what is gained or lost by the shift? How will this affect current and future trade negotiations? What could the new US posture mean for the future evolution and governance of the global digital and Internet environments? This webinar assembles a panel of expert analysts to assess the causes and consequences of the new US approach to digital trade negotiations. As always, the panelists’ conversation will be followed by an open dialogue among all webinar participants. *INTRODUCTION* *Eli Noam*, Paul Garrett Professor, Emeritus / Director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information *PANEL* *Nigel Cory*, Associate Director, Trade Policy, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) *Jonathan McHale*, Vice President for Digital Trade , Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) *Lee Tuthill*, visiting Fellow, Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide, Australia *MODERATOR* *William J. Drake*, Director of International Studies at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety3/citi-usreversal <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a4964afb5e8ba12bced7174…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3SIgEX6 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=38b33026bfd9272b9686e70…>* *REAL TIME TEXT* (see *ISOC.LIVE <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=572e9c900bcce5787bc4389…>* ) *TWITTER #DigitalTrade #USReversal <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ae46d19751ff6be2a6361d8…> @Elinoam @wjdrake @Columbia_Biz @nigelcory @ITIFdc Jonathan McHale @ccianet Lee Tuthill @IITAdelaide* *MASTODON #DigitalTrade <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=988d90258323080eecc4da8…>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=cb6ab5be6debaa9a5fbb2ba…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1f5c52dd54b9e883ee130b1…> *(AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/citi-usreversal <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6cbd747632bdbb8fd5f8795…>* Permalink https://isoc.live/17034 -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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[cfp] Histories of Computing in Asia (September 2024; draft papers due April 2024)
by Chris Leslie 16 Nov '23

16 Nov '23

Dear Colleagues, I am writing to call your attention to our next workshop, Histories of Computing in Asia. We will meet concurrently with HCC 16 at the Dusit Thani Laguna in Phuket, Thailand from 8-9 September 2024. Our goal is to provide a forum for case studies, personal narratives, and theoretical papers with a connection to Asia. IFIP Working Group 9.7 has an inclusive tradition, and we welcome participants from a variety of fields, ranks, approaches, and professions. Papers are welcome from historians, culture critics, museum curators, archivists, educators, STS scholars, computing professionals, and others. The conference language is English, but most of our delegates have another first language, so please don't think that fluency is a barrier. The papers selected for this conference are eligible to be included in a post-workshop proceedings volume published in Springer's Advances in Information and Computing Technology series (which is indexed by Scopus). Thus, we will follow up with our successful volumes on histories of Nordic, Soviet, and Eastern European computing as well as volumes on pedagogy and public outreach. Our previous regional proceedings volumes are important resources for those who wish to gain a broader understanding of the history of computing, and we know this one will follow in that tradition. As has been our past practice, the conference committee for IFIP Working Group 9.7 reviews draft papers for consideration in the workshop. We will accept papers of at least 2,500 words from 1 February to 1 April 2024. Authors will circulate their revised drafts in advance of the workshop, and then have a chance for one further round of revision for the proceedings. This creates a collegial and productive discussion at the meeting. For that reason, we encourage on-site participation, but we will attempt to accommodate those who cannot travel. (The conference venue, unfortunately, does not have a built-in teleconference system.) The first CFP with additional details is available at: https://ifipwg97.org/workshops/hca2024/ Feel free to reach out to me with any questions (or suggestions to improve our CFP), and please forward this message to anyone in your network that might be interested. Sincerely, Chris Leslie PS: Note that IFIP Working Group 9.7 will also organize a track for HCC 16 about the international history of AI, separate from but concurrent with the Histories of Computing in Asia workshop. Authors may submit papers to either or both, but the paper deadlines are different for each. --- Dr. Christopher Leslie (he/him) Author of From Hyperspace to Hypertext: Masculinity, Globalization, and Their Discontents (Palgrave 2023): https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-99-2027-3 Chair, IFIP Working Group 9.7: History of Technology (https://ifipwg97.org/) Lecturer, Faculty of Liberal Arts Prince of Songkla University Hat Yai, Thailand

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ICA Post-Conference Critical AR/VR Research (CAVRN) CFP
by Maxwell Foxman 15 Nov '23

15 Nov '23

With apologies for cross-posting, I am happy to show the CFP for this ICA Post-Conference which maybe of interest to many of you: Full CFP: https://cavrn.org/ica24-conf-cfp/ Critical AR/VR Research (CAVRN) We are excited to announce the Call for Papers for an upcoming post-conference of the 2024 International Communications Association (ICA) Conference at the University of Sydney, on the 25th June 2024. The post-conference is hosted by the Critical Augmented and Virtual Reality Research Network (CAVRN), a scholarly network established in 2022 dedicated to connecting academic researchers in the rapidly growing field of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies with attention to their social, political and economic contexts. With the introduction of the 'Metaverse' into popular lexicon, there has been a significant surge in interest in VR and AR technologies in popular culture, art, media, and academia. The CAVRN post-conference aims to provide a platform for researchers to present their latest findings and engage in critical discussions about the future of this emerging field. We invite researchers from various disciplines, including but not limited to communication, media studies, sociology, psychology, education, and computer science, to submit their research papers on the following topics: 1. The social, cultural, and political implications of VR and AR technologies 2. Ethical considerations and challenges in the development and use of VR and AR 3. The role of VR and AR in shaping the future of communication and media 4. The impact of VR and AR on education and other industries 5. The potential of VR and AR for storytelling, content creation, and artistic expression The post-conference will feature a combination of presentations, roundtable discussions, and hands-on experiences with VR applications in the University of Sydney VR Lab. We encourage submissions that incorporate innovative research methodologies, interdisciplinary approaches, and critical perspectives. Successful submissions will be invited to submit full posts to CAVRN, a scholarly publication for critical work on VR and AR technologies. CAVRN publishes commentaries, literature reviews, interviews and book reviews online on a fortnightly basis. CAVRN posts are also published in a biannual open access Syllabus. Submissions for the postconference should be guided by past CAVRN posts in theme, content and scope. Current Ph.D. students are encouraged to apply and will be assessed as part of a doctoral student track. All successful students will receive mentorship on writing for CAVRN and will present their work at a HDR Consortium on the morning of June 25th, 2024. Submission Guidelines: 1. Abstracts should be 400-600 words (not including references). 2. Please include a cover page with the following information: title of the paper, author(s) name(s), affiliation(s), and contact information (email address)Submissions should be formatted in Microsoft Word or PDF format and sent as an email attachment to conference(a)cavrn.org 3. The deadline for submissions is 24th January 2024 4. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by 21st February 2024. 5. The postconference will be held on June 25th 2024 at The University of Sydney's Camperdown Campus in Sydney, Australia. 6. If you are applying as part of the doctoral student track, please also note this in your submission. We look forward to receiving your submissions and welcoming you to the CAVRN post-conference at the 2024 International Communications Association Conference. Together, we can advance our understanding of the potential and challenges of VR and AR technologies and help shape the future of this exciting research field. For any inquiries or further information, please contact the CAVRN organizing committee at conference(a)cavrn.org Organising Committee Marcus Carter (The University of Sydney) Chris Chesher (The University of Sydney) Kate Clark (The University of Sydney) Benjamin Egliston (The University of Sydney) Leighton Evans (Swansea University) Maxwell Foxman (University of Oregon) Katerina Girginova (University of Pennsylvania) Joanne Gray (The University of Sydney) Daniel Harley (University of Waterloo) Luke Heemsbergen (Deakin University) Tammy Lin (National Chengchi University) Kyle Moore (Swinburne University) Aurelia O'Neil (Texas A&M) Panote Siriaraya (Kyoto Institute of Technology)

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Call for Submissions: #SMSociety, London, UK (July 16-18, 2024)
by Anatoliy Gruzd 15 Nov '23

15 Nov '23

Hi AoIR friends! We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the 2024 International Conference on Social Media & Society <https://socialmediaandsociety.org/> (#SMSociety)! For 2024, #SMSociety will return as an in-person event. It will take place in London, UK from July 16th to 18th. It is co-organized by the Social Media Lab <http://socialmedialab.ca/> at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Digital Cultures and Economies Research Hub <https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/london-college-of-communication/research-at…> at the University of the Arts London. The conference’s three-day program will feature panels and paper presentations, tutorials, networking events and a poster session. SUBMISSION DETAILS <https://socialmediaandsociety.org/submit/> <https://socialmediaandsociety.org/submit/> - <https://socialmediaandsociety.org/submit/> https://socialmediaandsociety.org/submit/ SUBMISSION DEADLINES - Papers (Extended Abstracts) Due: January 21, 2024 - Panels Due: February 11, 2024 - Workshops & Tutorials Due: February 11, 2024 - Posters Due: March 1, 2024 ABOUT THE CONFERENCE #SMSociety is a biennial gathering of leading social media researchers from around the world. It is the premier venue for sharing and discovering new peer-reviewed interdisciplinary research on how social media affects society. #SMSociety provides participants with opportunities to exchange ideas, present original research, learn about recent and ongoing studies, and network with peers. In keeping with the conference’s inter- and transdisciplinary focus, we welcome both quantitative and qualitative scholarly and original submissions that crosses disciplinary boundaries and expands our understanding of current and future trends in social media research across many fields including (but not limited to): Communication, Computer Science, Critical Data Studies, Education, Journalism, Information Science, Law, Management, Political Science, Psychology, Public Policy, Public Administration, Science and Technology, and Sociology. TOPICS OF INTEREST - AI and Algorithms - Cyberbullying, Trolling and Antisocial Behavior - Digital and Data Methods - Discourse and Public Opinion - Health and Wellbeing - Marketing and Outreach - Misinformation and Disinformation - Online and Offline Communities - Platform Governance and Regulation - Emerging and established social technologies, apps and platforms - Politics and Policy - Privacy, Security and Trust - Use and Users - Social Media Cultures and Everyday Life PUBLICATIONS: - Publication of Pre-prints and Datasets: To promote your work during and after the conference, authors of accepted papers (extended abstracts) are encouraged to share their work as a pre-print via a public repository of your choice. Preprint will be accessible via the conference online program and other channels. If you have a dataset to share, you can also upload it to one of many data repositories such as Dataverse <https://dataverse.org/researchers> or figshare <https://figshare.com/>. Authors of accepted papers will have an opportunity to provide a link to their pre-print and/or dataset for inclusion in the conference program. - Journal Publications: We hope that feedback received from other scholars during the review process and the Q&A part of your presentation will help you refine your ideas and develop your work into a full paper after the conference. Once ready, you are encouraged to submit your full paper to a journal of your choice. - All #SMSociety conference presenters will receive an exclusive invitation to submit their work as an expanded full paper in a special journal issue (venue TBA). Organizing Executive Committee: - Anatoliy Gruzd (Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University) - Phillip Mai (Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University) - Zoetanya Sujon (London College of Communication, University of the Arts London) - Felipe Soares (London College of Communication, University of the Arts London) - Jackie Raphael-Luu (London College of Communication, University of the Arts London) - Harry Dyer (School of Education & Lifelong Learning, University of East Anglia) - Mark Wong (School of Social & Political Sciences, University of Glasgow)

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