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AoIR 2023 panel on Identities, polarisation and fandom
by Sebastian Svegaard 27 Feb '23

27 Feb '23

Dear colleagues! We are working to put together a panel for AoIR around an intersecting theme of fandom & identity, and polarisation & partisanship. How do people form identities and communities online within, besides and against capitalist economics - and in connection or disconnection with their political values? We currently have 2-3 papers and are looking for more contributors. This is deliberately kept very open, as we are interested in getting a wide range on perspectives, but some rough ideas we had were themes such as: - Capitalist clashes in internet culture - Political fandom/fans - Political communication and identities - Intersections of identities in religions, fandoms and politics - Data collection and media consumption intersecting with identity formation - Everything else that might connect to any of the themes Please get in touch if you already have a paper that would like a home, have an idea for a contribution or connection, or just want to hear details about the other papers involved already. We're more than happy to shift ideas around to build something together. References include: Barnes, Renee. (2022.) *Fandom and Polarization in Online Political Discussion*. Palgrave. [https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14039-6](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-03… Catucci, Nick. (2022.) “The Two Americas: The *White Lotus* Fans and *Reacher* Fans” in *The Atlantic.* Miller, Lucy. 2020. "*Wolfenstein II* and MAGA as Fandom." In "Fandom and Politics," edited by Ashley Hinck and Amber Davisson, special issue, *Transformative Works and Cultures,* no. 32. [https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2020.1717](https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2020.171…. Petersen, L. N. (2022). *Mediatized fan play : moods, modes and dark play in networked communities*. Routledge. [https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351001847](https://doi.org/10.4324/978135100184… (edited) Stanfill, M. and Condis, M. (eds.) (2014.) Special edition of Transformative Works and Cultures on Fandom and/as Labor. [https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/issue/view/16](https:… - - - - - - Sebastian F. K. Svegaard Post-doctoral researcher, Queensland University of Technology PhD Media Studies AFHEA MA Musicology

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10th International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing (BESC 2023): First Call for Papers and Special Session Proposals
by Announce Announcements 26 Feb '23

26 Feb '23

*** First Call for Papers and Special Session Proposals *** 10th International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing (BESC 2023) October 30 - November 1, 2023, 5* Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus http://besc-conf.org/2023/ The International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing (BESC) is a major international forum that brings together academic researchers and industry practitioners from artificial intelligence, computational social sciences, natural language processing, business and marketing, and behavioural and psychological sciences to present updated research efforts and progresses on foundational and emerging interdisciplinary topics of BESC, exchange new ideas and identify future research directions. The BESC series of conferences are technically sponsored by IEEE SMC (Systems, Man and Cybernetics) Society as well as IEEE CIS (Computational Intelligence Society) (currently pending approval for the 2023 edition) and the proceedings are published by IEEE BESC 2023 invites submissions of original, high-quality research papers addressing cutting-edge developments from all areas of behavioural and social computing. The conference aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to share their knowledge, experience, and perspectives on the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in this rapidly evolving field. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Social Computing, Computational Social Science and Applications • Computational models of social phenomena • Social behaviour • Social network analysis • Semantic web • Collective intelligence • Security, privacy, trust in social contexts • Social recommendation • Social influence and social contagions • Quantifying offline phenomena through online data • Forecasting of social phenomena • Science and technology studies approaches to computational social science • Social media and health behaviours • Social psychology and personality • New theories, methods, and objectives in computational social science Digital Humanities • Digital media • Digital humanities • Digital games and learning • Digital footprints and privacy • Crowd dynamics • Digital arts • Digital healthcare • Activity streams and experience design • Virtual communities (e.g., open-source, multiplayer gaming, etc.) Information Management and Information Systems (IS) • Decision analytics • E-Business • Decision analytics • Computational finance • Societal impacts of IS • Human behaviour and IS • IS in healthcare • IS security and privacy • IS strategy, structure and organizational impacts • Service science and IS Natural Language Processing • Web mining and its social interpretations • Sentiment Analysis, Stylistic Analysis, and Argument Mining • Opinion mining and social media analytics • Credibility of online content • Computational Linguistics • Mining big social data • Cognitive Modelling and Psycholinguistics Behaviour and User Modelling, Privacy, and Ethics • Behaviour change • Positive technology • Personalization for individuals, groups and populations • Large scale personalization, adaptation and recommendation • Web dynamics and personalization • Privacy, perceived security and trust • Technology and Wellbeing • Ethics of computational research on human behaviour Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) • E-Learning and M-Learning • Open and Distance Learning • User modeling and personalization in TEL • TEL in secondary and in higher education • New tools for TEL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS The paper submission system is using Easy Chair and the submission link is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=besc2023 . All papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee on the basis of technical quality, relevance to BESC 2023, originality, significance and clarity. Please note: • All submissions should use IEEE two-column style. Templates are available here: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html • All papers must be submitted electronically through the paper submission system in PDF format only. BESC 2023 accepts research papers (6 pages), special session papers (6 pages) and Doctoral Symposium papers (4 pages). • The page count above excludes the references (but includes any appendices). • Paper review will be double-blind, and submissions not properly anonymized will be desk-rejected without review. • Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. • Papers must be clearly submitted in English and will be selected based on their originality, timeliness, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. • Submission of a paper should be regarded as a commitment that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and attend the conference to present the work. • All accepted papers will be included in IEEE Xplore and indexed by EI. Top quality papers after presented in the conference will be selected for extension and publication in several special issues of international journals, e.g., World Wide Web Journal (Springer), Web Intelligence (IOS Press), and Social Network Analysis and Mining (Springer), Human-Centric Intelligent Systems (Springer), Information Discovery and Delivery (Emerald Publishing). SPECIAL SESSION PROPOSALS The Organizing Committee invites proposals for Special Sessions that cover any topic related to BESC. Special Sessions can also cover any other area focusing on challenging open problems of relevance in applications on Behavioural, Economic, and Socio-Cultural Computing. Papers accepted in the Special Sessions will be included in the same conference volume with those accepted in the main track and will be candidates for being invited to the journal special issues that will be organised for BESC 2023. The proposals for organising Special Sessions should be submitted to the Special Sessions Chairs by the indicated deadline. A proposal should be submitted in PDF, be no longer than 2 pages in length, and contain the following: (i) Title of the proposed Special Session. (ii) Names, affiliations and contact information of the proposers. (iii) Names and affiliations of the Program Committee of the proposed Special Session. (iv) Description of the proposed Special Session, including the covered topics and the rationale as to why it fits into the themes of BESC. (v) A dissemination plan of the CFP for the proposed Special Session that the proposers will undertake, if their proposal is accepted. IMPORTANT DATES • Submission of Special Session proposals: 10 April 2023 • Acceptance notification for Special Session proposals: 15 April 2023 • Submission of all papers: 15 July 2023 • Notification of acceptance for submitted papers: 15 September 2023 • Camera-Ready Submission: 1 October 2023 • Author Registration: 1 October 2023 ORGANISATION Steering Committee Chair • Guandong Xu, University of Technology Sydney, Australia General Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Ji Zhang, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Special Session Chairs • Taotao Cai, University of Southern Queensland, Australia (taotao.cai AT usq.edu.au) • Ting Yu, Zhejiang Lab, China (yuting AT zhejianglab.com) Doctoral Symposium Chair • Barbara Caci, University of Palermo, Italy Panel and Tutorial Chair • Philippe Fournier-Viger, Shenzhen University, China Proceedings Chair • Md Rafiqul Islam, University of Technology Sydney, Australia Publicity Chairs • Chandan Gautam, Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), A*STAR, Singapore • Thanveer Shaik, University of Southern Queensland, Australia • Sanjay Sonbhadra, ITER, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan, India Webmaster • Shiqing Wu, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

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3 PhD positions (fully-salaried) at the Swedish School of Library and Information Science, 4 years
by Jutta Haider 26 Feb '23

26 Feb '23

Hello everyone, Applications are invited for three (3) four-year PhD positions within the Library and Information Studies graduate school "ReSource: Transforming Reading and Source Criticism in Digital Cultures", funded by the Swedish Research Council. The positions are fully salaried and include social security, benefits etc. ReSource takes as its starting point the current “crisis of information,” characterised by, among other things, the proliferation of misinformation and conspiracy ideologies, the commercialisation of the public information infrastructure, the entry of AI technologies into more and more areas, and the increasing distrust of traditionally trusted institutions. The research school explores practices of informational reading and source criticism through analyses of the interplay between changing and evolving (commercial) information infrastructures, societal institutions, and the expectations and experiences of people in different roles. - For more information about ReSource: https://www.hb.se/en/research/doctoral-education/our-phd-programmes/library… - To apply: https://www.hb.se/en/about-ub/work-at-ub/job-vacancies/?rmpage=job&rmjob=35… Best wishes, Jutta ------- Jutta Haider Professor in Information Studies Swedish School of Library and Information Science Faculty of Librarianship, Information, Education and IT University of Borås https://www.hb.se/en/research/research-portal/researchers/JUHA

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Are you from an iSchool and going to AoIR this year?
by Jeff Hemsley 25 Feb '23

25 Feb '23

I was hoping to get some iSchool folks together, meet some PhD students and early career folks, network.... Don't know what kind of event this might be, but interested in starting a conversation.

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SSRC/Data Fluencies Grant for PhD candidates
by Molly Laas 24 Feb '23

24 Feb '23

Hi all, If you work with PhD students, please distribute widely! The Social Science Research Council has recently announced a new grant competition as part of the SSRC’s Data Fluencies Project. The competition is designed to support PhD candidates working to mobilize new knowledge and foster more equitable futures in the realm of data. The Data Fluencies Project will award five dissertation projects with up to $15,000 per award. Applications are due March 15. Key links: * To apply<https://ssrc.secure-platform.com/a/solicitations/1112/home> * Call for Applications<https://www.ssrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Data-Fluencies-CFA.pdf> * Frequently Asked Questions<https://www.ssrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Data-Fluencies-FAQ.pdf>

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Call for Papers: IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing (SMARTCOMP), Deadline: March 16, 2023 (FIRM)
by Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou 24 Feb '23

24 Feb '23

=============================================================================================================== ================================================================================================================ IEEE SMARTCOMP 2023 Nashville, Tennessee, June 26-30, 2023 https://smartcomp.isis.vanderbilt.edu/ https://twitter.com/IEEESmartComp Paper Registration: 3.9.23 Paper Submission: 3.16.23 ================================================================================================================ ================================================================================================================ SMARTCOMP 2023 is the 9th edition of the premier conference on smart computing. Smart computing is a multidisciplinary domain based on the synergistic influence of advances in sensor-based technologies, Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems, edge computing, big data analytics, machine learning, cognitive computing, ambient intelligence, and artificial intelligence. Applications of smart computing can be found in various societal domains, including transportation, energy, environmental protection, smart and connected communities, healthcare, banking, industrial systems, entertainment, and social media. Algorithmic and systems advancements of cloud computing, mobile and pervasive computing, sensor networking, and social computing are taking smart computing to a new level while improving our ways of living. SMARTCOMP 2023 welcomes novel, cutting-edge, and creative research. Authors are encouraged to discuss the importance, timeliness, significance of their work, as well as limitations, potential future extensions, and open research directions. Topics SMARTCOMP 2023 solicits submissions that address the fundamental questions of smart computing, namely how to design and build scalable and reliable smart computing systems, and how to use computing technology for resource sustainability to improve the human experience. Topics of interest include---but are not limited to---the following: Emerging Smart Computing Paradigms Evaluation Studies and Datasets of Smart Environments Algorithms for Smart Computing AI and Machine Learning in Smart Computing Security, Privacy, and Trust in Smart Computing Smart and Usable Security and Privacy Fairness and Socio-technical Aspects of Smart Computing Middleware for Smart Systems Mobile and Ubiquitous Smart Systems Cloud, Edge, and Fog based Smart Computing Platforms Data Architectures and Analytics for Smart Computing Computing for Smart and Connected Communities Smart Green Computing Distributed Sensing and Computation Social Computing and Smart Systems Wearable Computing and IoT Architectures and Software for Smart Computing Novel Communication Paradigms (e.g., 5G/6G, VLC, DSA) in Smart Computing Contact-free Sensing Backscatter Communicating Smart ComputingÂ Platforms Quantum Computing in Smart Systems Interdisciplinary Approaches to Smart Computing Applications of Smart Computing: - Healthcare and Digital Epidemiology - Agriculture - Smart Cities - Power Systems - Transportation - Water Distribution - Manufacturing - Workspaces Important Dates (All Deadlines are Anywhere on Earth) Paper Registration: March 9, 2023 (FIRM) Paper Submission: March 16, 2023 (FIRM) Acceptance Notification: April 18, 2023 Camera-ready Submission: May 10, 2023 Industry Track Papers Registration: March 9, 2023 (FIRM) Industry Track Papers Submission: March 16, 2023 (FIRM) WiP/Demo/Poster Submission: April 01, 2023 PhD Forum Submission: April 29, 2023 Conference: June 26-30, 2023 The conference is planned as an in-person event in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The organizers will monitor the public health situation and may make adjustments if necessary. Paper Submission Guidelines Paper submissions must be no longer than 8 pages (the page count limit includes the references list) and formatted according to the two-column IEEE proceedings template. IEEE provides corresponding formatting templates at IEEE proceedings template. Authors should use the conference mode of the template, i.e., LaTeX users must use the conference option of the IEEEtran document class. Papers must be submitted electronically as a single PDF file on US Letter size paper (not A4), with all fonts embedded (PDF-A standard complies with this), through EDAS. All submitted papers that conform to these guidelines will be subject to peer reviews by Technical Program Committee members and other experts in the field. All presented papers will be published in the conference proceedings and submitted to the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Journal Fast Track Extended versions of selected high-quality papers accepted by IEEE SMARTCOMP 2023 will be considered for publication in Elsevier's Pervasive and Mobile Computing journal (IF: 3.453). Program Chairs Aron Laszka, Pennsylvania State University, USA Stephan Sigg, Aalto University, Finland Contact Information For any questions about the conference, please contact the TPC Co-Chairs at smartcomp2023(a)list.aalto.fi<mailto:smartcomp2023@list.aalto.fi> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, Assistant Professor Computer Engineering Vice Chair Director of Recruiting and Admissions Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, 87131 Office: 326B Tel.: (505)-277-5501 Email: eirini(a)unm.edu<mailto:eirini@unm.edu> Website: PROTON Lab<http://ece-research.unm.edu/tsiropoulou/index.html> PROTON Lab's News: @Tsiropoulou_EE<https://twitter.com/Tsiropoulou_EE> "Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach." ~ Aristotle

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Call for Workshop Papers -- IEEE HPSR 2023 -- Deadline: April 5, 2023
by Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou 24 Feb '23

24 Feb '23

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing Artificial Intelligent Next Generation (NextG) Integrated Communications and Computing Systems 5-7 June 2023 @ Albuquerque, New Mexico https://hpsr2023.ieee-hpsr.org/ https://twitter.com/ieeehpsr2023 *IEEE HPSR 2023 Organizing Committee is planning for an in-person conference and encourages the authors to participate physically; however, we understand that the pandemic situation is not over yet. Therefore, depending on the situation during the conference time, remote participation and online presentation may be allowed under special circumstances. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE International Workshop on StateLess as a Service for Edge Computing (EDGELess 2023) https://sites.google.com/view/edgeless-2023 Call for Papers The workshop will primarily focus on addressing the challenges encountered in deploying and developing edge computing applications using the serverless paradigm. As we know, serverless computing, also known as Function as a Service (FaaS), has gained significant momentum in recent times and is deemed the next-generation cloud service delivery paradigm. Serverless computing will help users, and developers smoothly and seamlessly deploy their applications for Edge computing environments like sensor-based technologies, the Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems, big data analytics, machine learning, cognitive computing, and artificial intelligence. All the service providers of the major league, i.e., Amazon, Google, Microsoft, have successfully launched commercially usable serverless computing platforms. Although the services are commercially available and functional, several unresolved and challenging issues persist. This workshop aims to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange innovative ideas, latest research findings, practical experiences, lessons learned, and future directions to propel the research on utilizing serverless infrastructure for smart and pervasive computing. The topics include, but are not limited to: Edge-Serverless for middleware applications Opportunities in Serverless Edge Computing Stateless Life-cycle Cloud to Edge Integration Architecture support for edge computing Fine-grained Auto-scaling Faster response sensitive applications Edge computing in IoT offloading Workload characterization and analysis at the edge On-device artificial intelligence Audio/video streaming techniques Real-time multimedia techniques Quality of Service (QoS) improvements techniques Edge-Serverless coordinated issues Cold Starts handling Energy efficient edge computing Workshop Co-Chairs: Sourav Kanti Addya, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India. Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, USA. Sandip Chakraborty, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. Submit Paper to StateLess as a Service for Edge Computing (EDGELess 2023): https://edas.info/N30489 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE International Workshop on Automated and high performance Networks Through Intent-BAsed Networking (ANTIBAN) https://sites.google.com/view/hpsrantiban2023/home?pli=1 Call for Papers Intent-Based Networking (IBN) is a new technology that aims to automate the configuration of networks and facilitate the interaction of all-levels of users with the underlying infrastructure and network equipment. IBN, through the submission of high-level intents describing what the user wants instead of how to do it, is expected to create a flexible and vendor agnostic manner to manage the network, while reducing the complexity and the manually error-prone process to configure the network. IBN is creating immense opportunities for any kind of network operator and infrastructure provider and reduces the knowledge gap between novice and expert users. However, IBN as a relatively new technology presents a multitude of open challenges that need to be addressed. For instance, how can an intent be expressed appropriately by network users of different experience and addressed to networks with different capabilities? Furthermore, how can intents be accurately translated into low-level configuration policies? Additionally, how can the intent activation be conducted efficiently and be assured throughout its lifetime to guarantee a high- performance configuration that will present the necessary self-properties of an autonomous network? The above are just few of the many challenges that IBN has to tackle. Accordingly, this workshop is soliciting conceptual, theoretical and experimental contributions to a set of currently unresolved challenges in the area of IBN and autonomous networks, with the goal to create High Performance and self-managed networks. Topics: Intent expression through Natural Language Processing Intent modeling and policy extraction IBN specific languages Automated policy conflict detection and resolution Intent activation towards high performance networks Intent assurance for self-managed networks (Self-Healing, Self-Configuration, Self- Optimization, Self-Protection, etc.) Architectural considerations for management and orchestration of IBN Systems Performance analysis of IBN Systems Business and techno-economics opportunities for IBN applications and use cases Workshop Co-Chairs: * Marios Avgeris, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. * Aris Leivadeas, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), Montreal, Canada. Submit Paper to Automated and high performance Networks Through Intent-BAsed Networking (ANTIBAN): https://edas.info/N30492 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE International Workshop on Resource-Constraint Machine Learning: Unlocking the potentials of edge computing devices and networks https://rcmlworkshop.github.io/ Call for Papers Machine learning (ML) systems are gaining immense popularity and are increasingly deployed in edge computing devices and networks. These devices are characterized by limited computing capabilities, being also restricted by power constraints. Similarly, edge-first networks face delays, jitter, and packet losses due to resource contention, high traffic loads, and other reasons. ML can be used to process and analyze data from edge devices and sensors to extract useful information and insights. This information can then be used to make decisions about how to manage and optimize at run-time both the edge devices and the network. Additionally, ML can help to identify patterns and correlations in data, which can be used to improve decision-making. However, there are a number of challenges associated with implementing machine learning on edge devices and networks. The RCML Workshop aims to stimulate research on the latest advancements in resource-constraint machine learning for edge systems. Research results from funded projects in the general area of machine learning optimizations for edge computing are especially encouraged. Overall, the workshop seeks original manuscripts in the scope of the workshop, but not limited to: Resource-aware machine learning algorithms Energy-efficient hardware accelerators for machine learning Machine learning for edge-first networks Resource management in edge-first networks Approximate computing Reconfigurable systems Methods for machine learning optimization and compression Emerging design technologies for future computing Power-efficient and sustainable computing Internet of Things Case studies of machine learning for edge systems Protocols for communication in edge-first networks End-to-end protocols, flow and congestion control Pervasive and wearable computing and networking Artificial intelligence and machine learning for wireless networks Attack modelling, prevention, mitigation, and defense in wireless networks Reinforcement learning and deep learning for networks Workshop Chair: Iraklis Anagnostopoulos, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA. Submit Paper to Resource-Constraint Machine Learning: Unlocking the potentials of edge computing devices and networks: https://edas.info/N30491 Important Dates Paper Submission Due: April 5, 2023 Acceptance Notification: April 21, 2023 Author Registration Deadline: April 24, 2023 Final Version Submission Due: May 1, 2023 (Firm) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, Assistant Professor Computer Engineering Vice Chair Director of Recruiting and Admissions Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, 87131 Office: 326B Tel.: (505)-277-5501 Email: eirini(a)unm.edu<mailto:eirini@unm.edu> Website: PROTON Lab<http://ece-research.unm.edu/tsiropoulou/index.html> PROTON Lab's News: @Tsiropoulou_EE<https://twitter.com/Tsiropoulou_EE> "Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach." ~ Aristotle

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AoIR Executive Committee Nominations open 11 March
by Michelle, Association of Internet Researchers 24 Feb '23

24 Feb '23

Dear AoIR Members, I am happy to announce that AoIR will soon be seeking your nominations for the new Executive Committee, to take office in October of this year and serve until October 2025. Nominations officially open on 11 March 2023. Below, you will find: (a) a timeframe for the election, (b) a description of the AoIR governance system and the elected positions, (c) our nominations and elections processes, and (d) some key questions for candidates. A. Timeframe of the Election: 1. The call for nominations opens on 11 March 2023 and will remain open for fifteen (15) days. 2. Nominations for all positions close on 26 March 2023. 3. Candidates will be listed on aoir.org and further information will be made available on our membership system, where discussion fora will let you ask questions of the candidates. 4. Voting begins on 22 April 2023 at our online balloting site and will remain open for ten (10) days. (Details for accessing this site will be sent in a later message through our membership system.) 5. Voting ends on 1 May 2023, expiring at 12:00 noon, U.S. Eastern Time in the State of Delaware. Election results will be announced on air-l. The new Executive Committee is formally introduced and assumes its duties during the Annual General Meeting during the AoIR conference in Philadelphia, on 21 October 2023. More information about our election processes can be found in the AoIR Bylaws: https://aoir.org/bylaws/ Candidates should familiarize themselves with the duties laid out in the Bylaws. I also encourage persons interested in running for a specific position to contact me or any of the current office-holder(s) with any questions. In particular, the Treasurer needs to be financially literate, including the use of budgeting spreadsheets, and should ideally liaise with the current Treasurer or Vice-President in advance of nominating. B. AoIR Governance and Description of Elected Positions: The organizational structure of AoIR is simple. There are 5 officers (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Graduate Student representative). The 9-member Executive Committee consists of these officers, plus the Past President and 3 Open Seat representatives. Elected officials hold their positions for two years. After two years, the Vice President becomes President. Nominations are invited for Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Graduate Student representative, and 3 Open Seats. You may nominate yourself or someone else you think would do a good job. Details on the nomination procedure follow below. Nominations officially open on 11 March 2023. Duties of the President: Article 4/Section 6 of AoIR's bylaws. Duties of the Vice President: Article 4/Section 7 of AoIR's bylaws. Duties of the Secretary: Article 4/Section 8 of AoIR's bylaws. Duties of the Treasurer: Article 4/Section 9 of AoIR's bylaws. Duties of the Graduate Student Representative: Article 4/Section 10 of AoIR's bylaws. Duties of Open Seat representatives: Represent the membership of AoIR, and contribute to decision-making. Members of the Executive have their membership fees waived for the duration of their term, and pay a reduced conference registration fee. C. Nominations and Elections Processes: Only current members of AoIR can run for a position. They may be nominated by anyone, including themselves. If nominated for more than one position, a nominee must choose to run for one (and only one) position in this election. You may nominate yourself or others. If nominating someone else, confirm with that person that they are willing to run, and eligible to do so. Self-Nominations: Email AoIR Association Coordinator Michelle at <ac at aoir dot org> and indicate the position for which you are nominating yourself. Please provide in your nomination email a short candidate statement addressing the questions below. Nominating Others: Email AoIR Association Coordinator Michelle at <ac at aoir dot org> with the name of the person you want to nominate, the position for which you are nominating this person, contact information for the person, and an indication of whether you know if this person would accept this nomination. (If you don't know, we'll contact them and ask.) All candidates for election will be required to provide answers to the questions listed below, have the answers posted to the AoIR election forum, and participate in an online candidate forum. In addition, the Graduate Student candidates must confirm in their response that they comply with the by-laws: the Graduate Student Representative must be actively enrolled in a degree program at the time of nomination and election. The Treasurer needs to be financially literate, including the use of budgeting spreadsheets, and should ideally liaise with the current Treasurer or Vice-President in advance of nominating. The voting system used by AoIR allows one vote per member for each of the elected positions listed above. Votes will be tallied using a balloting software. In the case of the four directly elected officers, the candidate with the highest number of votes shall be declared the winner; in the case of the Open Seats, the candidates with the highest, second-highest, and third-highest votes shall be declared the three winners of the Open Seats. In the case of tied results for the officer positions, the winner shall be determined by the ballot counters, by drawing of lots, using a method that ensures each of the tying candidates has an equal chance of success and witnessed by at least 1 person independent of the association. In the case of tied results for the open seat positions, the drawing of lots shall be used only when there are more tied candidates than seats available. D. Questions for Candidates (these questions must be answered in your nomination email): 1. What are your qualifications for this position (including prior experience and participation in AoIR)? 2. Please describe two or three short-term goals you would like to achieve through membership on the executive (including a rationale for each and how you would contribute to their achievement). 3. What is your long-term vision for AoIR? 4. What else should voters consider when deciding on whether or not to vote for you? In answering the questions, please be concise and give information specific to the position for which you are nominating, to enable voters to assess your case for election to that position. I sincerely hope that you will consider running, or nominating someone who you think would help advance AoIR and its community of Internet scholars. Many thanks in advance to those willing to serve! Tama Leaver President, Association of Internet Researchers

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Join us for the Language, Semiotics and Society Lecture Series
by MCINERNEY Erin (ETU DIREV) 24 Feb '23

24 Feb '23

Dear AOIR Colleagues, The following announcement may be of interest to some of you. The University of Glasgow and the Université de Strasbourg are delighted to invite you to a joint Virtual Seminar Series on 'Language, Semiotics and Society' taking place March-June 2023. An overview of the programme is available below. How is contemporary sociolinguistic work addressing the increasingly semiotic and multimodal nature of communication? How are individuals using linguistic and semiotic resources for creativity in networked settings? How can we bridge the purported gap that exists between innovation and ethics in sociolinguistic and social semiotic research? The Language, Semiotics and Society series brings together experts in the domain of sociolinguistics to discuss these and other timely questions at large in the field. We invite you to contribute your own thoughts on these pertinent questions while in attendance. For more information and registration, visit: [ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzIvA5tZtJgjWAwAeK25Bab9SLwA8TNJC… | https://forms.gle/aEk3eAeUSbTHavWT9 ] For questions, contact Erin McInerney at [ mailto:mcinerney@unistra.fr | mcinerney(a)unistra.fr ] Mirka Honkanen UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG, GERMANY Investigating multilingualism on a Nigerian web forum March 8th | 13:30-14:30 (GMT) | 14:30-15:30 (CET) Jonathan Kasstan UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER, UK Rethinking Research Ethics March 27th | 13:30-14:30 (BST) | 14:30-15:30 (CET) Camilla Vásquez UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, USA Voices and Voicing in Creativity online April 19th | 15:00-16:00 (BST) | 16:00-17:00 (CET) Crispin Thurlow UNIVERSITY OF BERN, SWITZERLAND Elite Creativities: Engaging the Language Work of Professional Wordsmiths May 31st | 13:30-14:30 (BST) | 14:30-15:30 (CET) Robert Blackwood UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL, UK Memorialisation in the Linguistic Landscape of St-Pierre-et-Miquelon June 28th | 14:30-14:30 (BST) | 15:30-15:30 (CET) Do get in touch with me if you would like any additional information on the series. Kind regards, Erin McInerney Erin MCINERNEY Coordinatrice pédagogique de langues vivantes Enseignante d'anglais ENSA Strasbourg, Pôle LanSAD Université de Strasbourg Doctorante, Laboratoire LiLPA UR 1339 For all inquiries related to publications or courses taught at the University of Strasbourg, please contact mcinerney(a)unistra.fr

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round table on assessing the quality of information on health websites
by Andre Pereira Neto 24 Feb '23

24 Feb '23

Dear colleagues I intend to organize a round table on the next annual meeting of the AOIR. I have a reasonable amount of academic production on the topic/problem and I would like to take advantage of this event to share experiences and different methodological issues. https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-1104202213501 I look forward to contacting interested parties. André Pereira Neto https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-99289-1 http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do

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