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New book - Gaming Democracy: How Silicon Valley Leveled Up the Far Right
by Adrienne Massanari 15 Oct '24

15 Oct '24

Hello AoIR friends, I’m thrilled to announce that my new book, Gaming Democracy: How Silicon Valley Leveled Up the Far Right, is now available! The book explores how play and gaming culture have mainstreamed far right ideology through social media platforms. I think it will be of great interest to many of you researching far right publics/politics, digital culture, games/play, memes, gender/race online, and platform politics. Please share this announcement with your networks, and do let me know if you decide to assign it, as I’m happy to set up a virtual visit with your classes to discuss it. Gaming Democracy is available to order from MIT Press <https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262549417/gaming-democracy/> or your favorite bookstore. Warmly, Adrienne Book description: >From #Gamergate to the ongoing Big Lie, the far right has gone mainstream. In Gaming Democracy, Adrienne Massanari tracks the flames of toxicity found in the far right and “alt-right” movements as they increasingly take up oxygen in American and global society. In this pathbreaking contribution to the fields of internet studies, game studies, and gender studies, Massanari argues that Silicon Valley's emphasis on meritocracy and free speech absolutism has driven this rightward slide. These ideologies have been coded into social media spaces that implicitly silence marginalized communities and subject them to rampant abuse by groups that have learned to “game” the ecology of platforms, algorithms, and attention economies. While populist movements are not new, phenomena such as QAnon, parental rights activism, and COVID denialism are uniquely “of the internet,” with supporters demonstrating both technical acumen and an ability to use memes and play as a way of both building community and fomenting dissent. Massanari explores the ways that the far right uses memetic humor and geek masculinity as tools both to create a sense of community within these leaderless groups and to obfuscate their intentions. Using the lens of play and game studies as well as the concept of “metagaming,” Gaming Democracy is a novel contribution to our understanding of online platforms and far right political activism. Praise (from some of my favorite AoIR colleagues!): “Countering the fatalist belief that our information landscape is toxic and unfixable, Massanari shows how the logics of Silicon Valley have damaged democracy—and what we can do to fight back.” Whitney Phillips, Assistant Professor of Digital Platforms and Media Ethics in the School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon; author of This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things “With clear and convincing evidence, Massanari unlocks the mystery of the alt-right's dramatic rise: their skillful use of online platforms to game democracy itself. A must-read for anyone interested in a democratic future.” Mia Consalvo, Canada Research Chair in Game Studies and Design, Concordia University; author of Cheating and Atari to Zelda --- Adrienne Massanari, PhD she/her/hers Associate Professor Communication Studies/School of Communication Faculty Affiliate: Antiracist Research and Policy Center & AU Game Center American University

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Reminder CfP deadline 15. October | RESAW 2025 "The Datafied Web" 5-6 June 2025
by Seitz, Tatjana 15 Oct '24

15 Oct '24

Dear list This is a reminder that the submission deadline for the RESAW 2025 conference, themed "The Datafied Web," is on 15 October. A variety of possible themes, formats, and submission guidelines can be found in the call and below. The full version of the call: https://www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/cfp-resaw-2025 and https://cc.au.dk/en/resaw/cfp-resaw-2025 To submit a proposal: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=resaw2025<https://easychair.org/cfp/RESAW2025> The 6th RESAW conference will be held at the University of Siegen, Germany. ====================================================== „The Datafied Web“: 6th RESAW Conference (5-6 June 2025, Siegen University, Germany) + pre-conference day Do you remember the beginnings of early metrics in the 90s, the birth of web counters, those digital pioneers that marked and started to quantify the pulse of online activity, the novelty of seeing website visits measured in real-time, eye-catching graphics becoming the currency of online attention, and the early days of companies like Webtrends, Urchin and DoubleClick? We invite scholars, researchers, web archivists to contribute to the 6th RESAW conference on the topic of “The Datafied Web”, through a historical lens. We would like to delve into the historical roots, trends, and trajectories that shaped the data-driven paradigm in web development and to examine the genealogies of the datafied and metrified web. Historical studies of trajectories towards a databased web and the emergence of platform-driven mobile ecosystems are very welcome, as well as case studies for instance related to the development of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and the evolution of data-sharing practices. Uncovering the early forms of analytics software, their origins, and the role they played in shaping the web landscape, and examining the historical context, aesthetics and role of web counters, analytics tools, mobile sensing and other metrics may also help us deepen our understanding of online interactions, past publics and audiences, and their (uneasy) trajectories. “The datafied web” also raises questions related to methods and (web) archives allowing to research this evolution: what are for instance the challenges and methodologies involved in archiving the metrified and increasingly mobile web, including the back-end infrastructure? This theme also invites us to trace the historical trajectory of data surveillance and the evolution of data capturing practices on the web. Complementary are issues related to the historical development of tracking mechanisms, cookies, and the creation of digital footprints, as well as the evolution of companies relying on metrics, and the development of financialized web spaces and their implications. By investigating historical controversies and debates surrounding the increasing datafication of the web and uncovering historical instances of innovative data use or resistance practices against the datafication of the web, this conference also aims at reconstructing vivid and key debates that are transversal to the history of the web. How did the datafied web provide for the sensory media environments that we are now living in? Finally, we wish to discuss innovative research methodologies for uncovering the historical dimensions of the datafied and metrified web, as well as methods that are approaching web archives as data (from an archiving and research perspective) and explore them through distant reading, metadata, seed lists, and other methods. Plus, we want to encourage everyone to think about datafication as a practice of sensing and sense-making that creates, sustains, and undermines media environments. ====================================================== Topics: Infrastructures, Publics, Archives — see online call for details ====================================================== Possible formats — see online call for details Individual papers of 15 minutes (500-word abstract). Panel sessions consisting of three individual papers of 15 minutes, introduced by a chair (500-word abstract for each paper, a brief 300-word description of the purpose of the panel). Other unconventional proposals like sessions of lightning talks, roundtables, etc., are welcome (300-word abstract). A session “My PhD in 5 Minutes” is foreseen (please apply by providing a 300-word abstract) Acceptance of submissions is based on double-blind peer review. ====================================================== Submissions for the RESAW Conference: deadline is 15 October 2024 Submissions are welcome from all fields and disciplines, and we would particularly encourage postgraduate students and early career researchers to participate. We also encourage contributions that highlight non-Western and non-hegemonic developments. Contributions on practical challenges of web archiving in current moments of crisis are also very welcome. The RESAW conference is organized by the CRC 1187 Media of Cooperation in collaboration with the RESAW Conference Committee. The conference is funded in part, by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) – Projektnummer 262.513.311 – SFB 1187 Medien der Kooperation and in part by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR), [INTER/DFG/23/17960744/DIGMEDIA]. Tatjana Seitz | Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin | PhD Researcher | Special Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1187 “Media of Cooperation<https://www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/en/>” | @mediaofcoop | University of Siegen, DE | tatjana.seitz(a)uni-siegen.de<mailto:tatjana.seitz@uni-siegen.de> | Recent articles | Cynical technical practice: From AI to APIs DOI: 10.1177/13548565221133248<https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565221133248> | API Governance: The Case of Facebook’s Evolution DOI: 10.1177/20563051221086228<https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221086228>

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IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing, 20–22 May 2025, Suita, Osaka, Japan, Deadline: 15 January 2025
by Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou 15 Oct '24

15 Oct '24

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing (IEEE HPSR) 20–22 May 2025 @ Suita, Osaka, Japan https://hpsr2025.ieee-hpsr.org/ Paper Submission Due: 15 January 2025 Acceptance Notifications: 20 March 2025 Camera Ready Due: 15 April 2025 Author Registration Deadline: 15 April 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The design of next-generation networks and future communication systems will be shaped by improved services, leading to greater management complexity for network providers across diverse technology platforms. Innovative networking technologies are essential to efficiently and effectively handle the complexities of traffic demands, particularly with the rise of over-the-top services offered by network data-center operators and individual companies. The focus of IEEE HPSR 2025 is to asses groundbreaking services and technologies and their impact on networks, telecommunications, and supporting data communication systems. To inspire these discussions, we are seeking original and thought-provoking works on switching, routing, and networking and their applied technologies. Submissions on autonomous networks, 5G/6G, IoT, Industry 4.0, cybersecurity, virtualization, and other advanced topics, including AI/ML for communications and networking, are also encouraged. Research work on the following topics, but not limited to, are welcome for consideration: High-Performance Functionality and Architectures: * Address lookup algorithms, packet classification, scheduling, and dropping * Applications of data science and analysis on high-performance networks * Applications of GPU on network functions * Data center and wide-area networks * Efficient data structures for networking applications * High-speed packet processors * Multiprocessor networks * Network management * Network traffic analysis and measurements * Power-aware switching, bridging, and routing protocols * Routing and resource allocation * Standardization activities of emerging switching and routing * Switching architectures * Switching, bridging, and routing protocols * Traffic characterization and engineering Optical Communication and Networks: * Disaster-resilient networks * Fiber-wireless convergence * Free space optics and optical LANs * Hollow-core fiber communication * Hybrid fiber-wireless networks * Optical access networks * Optical backhaul for wireless networks * Optical data center networks * Optical fiber communication and networks * Optical network architectures * Optical networks for cloud/fog * Quantum optical communications * Subsea communication and networks * Techno-economics and network economics * Visible light communication and networks Network Technologies and Applications: * AI/ML for communications and networking * Augmented and virtual reality * Big data and analytics in smart city * Blockchain for communications and networking * Cyber-physical systems and networks * Defence communications and networking * Game theory with networks * Network economics and pricing * Network function virtualization * Open networking * Power-line communication * Rural and remote connectivity * Security, privacy, and trust * Signal processing for communications * Smart grid communication networks * Software-defined networks * Spectrum sharing models Emerging Technologies: * 5G-advanced and 6G technologies * Edge technologies * Full-duplex communications * Future technologies for IoT * Green communications and networking * Haptic and holographic technologies * ICT enabling technologies for e-health systems * Integrated sensing and communication * Intelligent meta-surfaces * Millimeter-wave communications * Molecular communications * Nano-networking * Quantum communication and networks * Satellite internet * Semantic communications * Testbed and prototype implementation * UAV communications and networking * Ultra-reliable and low-latency communications * Wireless body area networks * New paradigms in networking and communication systems Important Dates: Paper Submission Due: 15 January 2025 Acceptance Notifications: 20 March 2025 Camera Ready Due: 15 April 2025 Author Registration Deadline: 15 April 2025 General Chairs: Kohei Shiomoto, Tokyo City University, Japan Guido Alberto Maier, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Technical Program Chairs: Eiji Oki, Kyoto University, Japan Bijoy Chand Chatterjee, South Asian University, New Delhi, India Roberto Rojas-Cessa, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, Associate Professor Computer Engineering 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 demos - IEEE WCNC 2025, 24-27 March 2025, Milan, Italy
by Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou 15 Oct '24

15 Oct '24

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message] ======================================================================================================================================================== CALL FOR DEMOS 2025 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference 6G Horizons: Bridging Beyond Wireless 24-27 March 2025, Milan, Italy https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwcnc2025.…<https://wcnc2025.ieee-wcnc.org/call-demos> ======================================================================================================================================================== IEEE WCNC 2025 invites submissions of technical demonstrations that exhibit innovative and original research. We seek contributions that validate significant research concepts or demonstrate practical applications. The topics of interest span a broad spectrum, including - but not limited to - the topics indicated in the scope of the four technical tracks in the general call for papers: Physical Layer and Communications Theory Medium Access Control and Networking Resource Allocation and Machine Learning Emerging Technologies, Network Architectures, and Applications *** Demo Submission Instructions *** Please submit a two-page abstract adhering to IEEE's formatting standards. Detailed guidelines are available in the IEEE submission instructions. Your submission should include all authors' names, affiliations, and email addresses, as double-blind review is not required. Clearly articulate the content and format of your contribution within your abstract. This description is crucial for the review process. Note that the sessions for demos will be held in person, requiring at least one author present to showcase the work. Demos should be prepared to be deployable in a typical conference setting, e.g., assuming Wi-Fi connectivity and a reasonable space available. Accepted abstracts will be included in the IEEE WCNC 2025 Proceedings, and those presented in person at IEEE WCNC 2025 will be submitted to IEEE Xplore. *** Relevant Timeline *** Demo submissions deadline: extended to 10 November 2024 Notification of acceptance: 20 December 2024 Conference dates: 24-29 March 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, Associate Professor Computer Engineering 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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Open-rank/open track position at University of Tennessee School of Journalism and Media
by Riedl, Martin 14 Oct '24

14 Oct '24

Dear all: We are hiring for an *open rank/open track position at the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Tennessee.* Please share far and wide (and apply!): At the The University of Tennessee, Knoxville's School of Journalism and Media, we are currently hiring for the position of *"Hill Chair of Excellence in Science, Technology, and Medical Writing"* For more information and to apply, please check out the page on Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/15505 Review of applications begins October 21, 2024, and continues until the position is filled. Please email jem(a)utk.edu with any questions, using the subject line: Hill Chair position. Thank you! Best wishes, Martin Riedl -- *Martin Johannes Riedl, Ph.D.* Assistant Professor The University of Tennessee, Knoxville School of Journalism and Media College of Communication & Information 333 Communications Building 1345 Circle Park Drive Knoxville, TN 37996 mriedl1(a)utk.edu www.martinriedl.com Pronouns: he/him/his (What's this? <https://glaad.org/transgender/allies/>)

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Call for Panels - STS Italia Conference, Milan, 11-13 June, 2025
by Paolo Bory 14 Oct '24

14 Oct '24

Dear all,   We are pleased to announce the Call for Panels for the upcoming 10th STS Italia Conference, “Technoscience for Good: Designing, Caring and Reconfiguring”, which will be held on 11-13 June 2025, at the Politecnico di Milano in Milan, Italy. As an acknowledgement of the multidisciplinary roots of STS and to foster conversations between aligned fields, we very much encourage submissions from internet and media scholars. We are pleased to announce the two keynote speakers, namely Ruha Benjamin (Princeton University) and Shannon Vallor (Edinburgh University). We welcome proposals for open panels, which will be opened to paper submissions during the general call for abstracts. Panel organizers are asked to submit only a title and a brief description of the panel’s topic. Depending on the number of paper submissions, panels can consist of more than one session. Along with conventional panels and paper presentations, we encourage engagement with alternative or experimental formats. These can include (but are not limited to) roundtables, workshop-style sessions, meet-ups, and performances of all sorts. Please include details on the panel format in the panel description. Applicants are encouraged to engage with the general <https://stsitalia.org/conference-2025/> theme <https://stsitalia.org/conference-2025/> of the conference<https://stsitalia.org/conference-2025/> covering a wide variety of topics and domains, including (but not limited to) the following:   • Reconfiguration, regeneration, and recuperation • Political participation and grassroots movements in technoscience • Feminist, post-/decolonial, and crip technoscience • Ethics of care, repair, and maintenance • Work, labour relations, technology, and automation • Moralising technology and the ethics of design • Politics of artefacts, life and infrastructures • STS as intervention and activism • Adaptation and appropriation of science and technology • Practices of resistance, subversion, and transformation • Inter- and cross-disciplinarity between STS and associated disciplines • Technoscience and/from the Global South • Critical studies on AI, digital media and algorithmic imaginaries • Historical conceptualizations of ‘good’ technoscience • Research and materiality in History of science • Philosophy and History of science in practice • Openness, porosity, and trading zones • Fairness, equality, equity, and diversity • Epistemic (in)justice • Design/data/climate justice • Positionality of STS research in hegemonic institutions and methodological implications   Panel proposals can be submitted through the new STS Italia website, which features a dedicated platform for the conference (https://stsitalia.org/submission-2025/) Each panel organizer can propose and organize only one panel. The person submitting the panel (even in the case of co-organizers) will be the ‘corresponding panel organizer’ and will be responsible for communicating with the other co-organizers and panel participants. Deadline for panel proposals: 21 October, 2024 Kind regards, Organizing Committee of the 10th STS Italia Conference

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Reminder CfA: Fully funded Sabbaticals and Working Groups
by Esther Laufer 14 Oct '24

14 Oct '24

Dear all, This is a reminder for the upcoming application deadline for fellowships and working groups at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) on 31 October. Best wishes, Esther **** The Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) funds innovative projects that deal with the social opportunities and challenges of the digital transformation. We support individual researchers and groups. You want to spend a sabbatical in a vibrant interdisciplinary research community? Become a fellow at CAIS! A fellowship at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) releases you from your regular work obligations and opens up new perspectives. As a fellow, you can spend either six or three months in Bochum, Germany. During this period, we will finance your sabbatical leave from work through compensation (e.g. for a teaching substitute). Alternatively, we will pay grants of up to 2.000 € per month. You can invite guests for collaboration and will receive financial support for research expenses. Individual offices and meeting rooms with modern facilities offer optimal working conditions. In addition, we will provide comfortable apartments free of charge. You can apply for our regular open call, or for our special call on “Sustainability in the Age of Digital Transformation”: https://www.cais-research.de/wp-content/uploads/Special-Call_Sustainability… Find out more at https://www.cais-research.de/en/cais-college/fellowships/ You want to boost your collaboration? Bring your group together at CAIS! Working groups bring together experts from different locations to work on joint projects in an inspiring environment. We provide modern meeting facilities and catering for working groups of up to ten members. In addition, we will cover travel and accommodation expenses. You can spend up to three weeks in Bochum or get together for up to three shorter meetings. Find out more at https://www.cais-research.de/en/cais-college/working-groups/ Application The next deadline for applications is 31 October 2024. The earliest possible starting date for new fellowships is October 2025. The earliest possible starting date for new working groups is May 2025. Please use the application forms provided on our website. The funding program is open to excellent scholars and practitioners, to all career stages, disciplines and areas of investigation, as well as to pure research and to projects that are more applied in orientation. Further questions? Please contact esther.laufer(a)cais-research.de mailto:esther.laufer@cais-research.de.

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WEBCAST OCT 14 – IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Summit 2024
by Joly MacFie 13 Oct '24

13 Oct '24

ISOC's own Naveed Haq is scheduled at 05:40 UTC Not an ISOC livestream, will be archived at IEEE.tv On Monday October 14, 2024 the 2nd IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Summit will be convened in Dubai, UAE. AGENDA https://ctu.ieee.org/summit/2024-ctu-summit-register/ (All times GST = UTC+4) 09:00 Opening Remarks 09:15Keynote – Lwanga Herbert (IEEE … [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ea77f87d73a8e73bacca361a…>On *Monday October 14, 2024* the 2nd *IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Summit <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=48f36706acecb282a606bd98…>* will be convened in Dubai, UAE. *AGENDA https://ctu.ieee.org/summit/2024-ctu-summit-register/ <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=90f6b16726b5ae6768ed2b1b…>* (All times GST = UTC+4) *09:00 Opening Remarks 09:15Keynote – Lwanga Herbert *(IEEE Humanitarian Board) * 09:40 Keynote – Naveed Haq *(The Internet Society) * 10:35 Breakout Sessions 1* * 13:05 Breakout Sessions 2* * 15:05 Keynote – *TBC * 15:30 Readout of Breakout sessions* * 16:00 CTU Challenge Winners – Best prizes* * 16:20 CTU Challenge Winners – 1st, 2nd prizes & runner-ups* * 17:20 Way Forward CTU Mentoring Program & Future Networks Mentoring Program* * 17:35 Panel – Accessible and Sustainable Digital Connectivity for All* * 18:25 Closing Remarks* *LIVESTREAMS PLENARY https://ieeetv.ieee.org/live-events/CTUS <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6ab49fbdfa1ea415331deec5…> BREAKOUT 1 https://player.video.wowza.com/hosted/ymnbqt03/player.html <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a6015e17856c3df9bd65bc7b…> BREAKOUT 2 https://player.video.wowza.com/hosted/jzt6pljg/player.html <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=60d9547baebbf7dc7bf023f5…> BREAKOUT 3 https://player.video.wowza.com/hosted/hd4sjtrn/player.html <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0f3170586f7eaf47b4676e16…>* *REGISTER FOR LIVESTREAM https://engage.ieee.org/Connecting-the-Unconnected-Summit-Sign-Up.html <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=58aa35c2aa4bfd818251f7db…>* *TWITTER #unconnected <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=8ebb2faa73fe76fb2d427069…> #IEEE @IEEEFutureNtwks* *** ISOC.LIVE is free community webcasting support service sponsored by the the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) - ISOC LIVE is currently unfunded - if you would like to become a monthly sponsor - contact support(a)isoc.live *** -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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AI and Human Security Panel
by Smiljana Antonijevic Ubois 13 Oct '24

13 Oct '24

Dear All, I cordially invite you to join us for the discussion on AI and Human Security organized by the World Academy of Art & Science (WAAS) on October 17, 2024 at 1:30pm CET. Daniel Erasmus (*Erasmus.AI* <http://erasmus.ai/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1b7N2DQSrU4u4Dwf-wegVWk4j2ikE…>) will explore the intersection of AI and climate change. Sally Wyatt (Maastricht University) will delve into AI's transformative role in medicine. Debora Lanzeni (Monash University) will discuss AI's implications for the social sciences. Charlotte Tschider (Loyola University Chicago) will examine AI's intersection with law and ethics. I am honored to organize and moderate this expert panel featuring leading voices discussing AI's impact across diverse fields. You can see the event details and register for the panel at this link: https://worldacademy.org/conference-page/waas-talks-series/waas-talksecurit… The World Academy of Art & Science was founded in 1960 by eminent intellectuals including Albert Einstein, Robert Oppenheimer, Bertrand Russell and many others, and it serves as a forum for reflective scientists, artists, and scholars dedicated to addressing the pressing challenges confronting humanity today. The WAAS talks on Science for Human Security is a series of discussions organized as part of the United Nations General Assembly's International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development, declared in August 2023. Your contributions to this interdisciplinary conversation on the role of AI in shaping a secure future for humanity will be valuable and welcome. Best, Smiljana -- Smiljana Antonijević Ubois, PhD smiljana(a)smiljana.org www.smiljana.org

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Seeking Participants for Study into Research Productivity Tools & Technologies
by Alexis de Coning 11 Oct '24

11 Oct '24

Hi AoIR community, I'm seeking interview participants for a study about research productivity and time management hacks, tools, techniques, and technologies used by scholars in a higher education. Please see the full IRB-approved recruiting statement below, or let me know if you have any questions. I'll begin conducting interviews this month, but will continue collecting data for a while, so there is no rush to participate if you are currently slammed with mid-semester work. Just drop me an email (*do not* "reply all" this email, please) if you're interested and would like to be interviewed at some point over the next few months, and we can set up a time that works for you. Best regards, Lexi ____________________________ This study explores issues of time management and research productivity for scholars in a variety of higher-education settings in the United States. In particular, I want to hear about how you make time for research, and any productivity or time management techniques, tools, apps, programs, “hacks,” or advice you’ve tried or continue to use. I’m looking for scholars based in the United States from all walks of academic life – from early career researchers to full professors, from small liberal arts colleges to large R1 institutions, from tenure-track faculty to visiting scholars and post-doctoral fellows. You may consider yourself a highly productive researcher or someone who struggles to make time for research. All experiences and “experience levels” are encouraged to participate. The only requirement is that you have completed your PhD and work at a higher education institution in the United States in the fields of Humanities or Social Sciences. If you agree to be interviewed, you’ll be asked to participate in a semi-structured conversation with me for roughly 60 minutes, to be conducted and recorded via Zoom. Your participation is entirely voluntary; there is no compensation for participating, and no penalty for choosing not to participate or to withdraw from the study. You can withdraw your participation at any time and for any reason.The anticipated risks to participants are minimal; however, some participants may feel frustrated or demoralized talking about the expectations of academic publishing and obstacles to research productivity. All data collected will remain confidential as required by the law and institutional policy. All the information and methods in this study have been approved by the West Virginia Wesleyan College Institutional Review Board. Names will not be attached to any data and recorded responses will be kept in a secure location. Following completion of this research and analysis of the data, all audio-visual recordings of the interviews will be deleted; only anonymized transcripts will be kept for research purposes. In the event of injury or illness as direct result of participation in this research study, no compensation, financial or otherwise will be available from the researcher or West Virginia Wesleyan College. If you have any questions about this study, you may contact Alexis de Coning at deconing.a(a)wvwc.edu, or contact the chairperson of the IRRB, Dr. Mary Medlin, at medlin.m(a)wvwc.edu. If you would like to participate in this study, please contact Alexis de Coning at deconing.a(a)wvwc.edu. -- Assistant Professor of Communication Legal Studies Minor Coordinator Student Senate Faculty Representative she/her/hers

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