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Inquiry Regarding PhD Scholarship Opportunities (Field of Law & Technology)
by Thiago Moraes 23 Mar '24

23 Mar '24

Dear AirList Colleagues, I trust this email finds you well. I am reaching out to the AirList community as I seek opportunities for PhD scholarships in Law or Public Policy. Currently, I am a PhD candidate enrolled in a joint-degree program between the University of Brasilia (UnB) and Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB), focusing my research on the use of *regulatory sandboxes to promote responsible AI innovation*. While I am self-funded and based in Brasilia, I plan to relocate to Brussels in 2025 to continue the latter part of my PhD studies. In anticipation of this move, I am exploring avenues for grants and scholarships that could assist me during my time abroad. While I am aware of the existing funding programs available at VUB, such as FWO and Global Minds, I unfortunately do not meet the eligibility criteria for these opportunities at this stage. Therefore, I am reaching out to the AirList community to inquire whether there are alternative scholarship options or resources that I might be eligible for, considering my research focus and circumstances. I believe the collective knowledge and experience within the AirList community could provide valuable insights and recommendations in this regard. Any guidance or information regarding potential scholarship opportunities or avenues for financial support would be greatly appreciated as I navigate this phase of my academic pursuit. Thank you all for considering my inquiry. I look forward to any assistance or suggestions you may be able to offer. Warm regards, Thiago Moraes

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WEBCAST MAR 23 – NYC School of Data 2024
by Joly MacFie 23 Mar '24

23 Mar '24

Today, America's leading open data conference, which ISOC-NY has livestreamed every year since 2016 <https://youtu.be/vz-W0Rp6czA>. Apart from the stream 9 other tracks will be recorded and edited. Note the session on Public Interest AI at 11:00 EDT (15:00 UTC). [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1497b06940f29a3a608c486…> On *Saturday March 23 2024 BetaNYC <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=bf9726ca7b656955d165eb5…>* hosts NYC School of Data 2024 at CUNY School of Law in Queens. This year’s event celebrates the 12th anniversary of the City’s *transformative open data law <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b090fa9e86af16acf22c83f…>* and concludes *NYC Open Data Week 2024 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=8636a7d5d1ff153a7acf0af…>*. NYC School of Data is a community driven conference with a focus on open data, civic technology, and service design. The main stage will be webcast live via a partnership with the *Internet Society New York Chapter <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5af11f9881e8541260ffd81…>*. Other tracks will be recorded and made available via the BetaNYC YouTube channel. *FULL PROGRAM: https://nycsodata24.sched.com <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=42ced9e0892defcbb7fa051…>* *LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE* (All times EDT=UTC-4) *10:00 Opening Session* BetaNYC *11:00 Public Interest AI: the Future of Generative AI in Civic Technology* *Mark Levine*, Borough President of Manhattan, Office of the Manhattan Borough President *Elan Silver*, Counsel and Committee Director, Internet and Technology Committee, New York State Senator *Kristen Gonzalez* *Reshma Saujani*, Founder, Girls Who Code, Moms First *Jeannette M. Wing*, Executive Vice President for Research and Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University Moderator: *Ashley Louie*, Chief Technology Officer, BetaNYC *12:15 Opening NY’s Criminal Courts - Expanding Access to Court Decisions and Criminal Data* *Rachael Fauss*, Senior Policy Advisor, Reinvent Albany *Oded Oren*, Founder and Executive Director, Scrutinize *Raelynn Walker*, Assistant Director of Research and Data Processing, Measures for Justice *Terry Ding*, Staff Attorney, New York Civil Liberties Union *14:30 Presenting the 2023 NYC Hayes Innovation Prize Winners* *Ruby Choi*, Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Initiatives, NYC Office of Technology and Innovation *Dean Labowitz*, NYC Office of Technology and Innovation *Will Hsiao*, Mayor's Office of Operations: Capital Dashboard Project *Sridhar Doraikannu*, Office of Tech and Innovation: Automated Lifecycle Management *Anne Schuster*, Deptarment of Health and Mental Hygiene: NYC Health Panel *15:45 The inside story from New York City's top data journalists* *Derek Kravitz*, Editor, MuckRock *Bianca Pallaro*, Senior data reporter, THE CITY *Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky*, Data reporter, WNYC/Gothamist *Jesse Coburn*, Investigative reporter, Streetsblog *Max Siegelbaum*, Co-executive director, Documented NY *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/nycsodata2024 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e31772cd690336a65c557e5…>* *TWITTER #nycSOdata <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=266ab6488898111e4342dfa…> @betanyc @CUNYLaw @nycsodata @ReinventAlbany @THECITYNY @NYCOfficeofTech @NYCAnalytics #NYCOpenDataWeek #civictech #govtech* *MASTODON #nycSOdata <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ad0194c6336480183c8b49f…>* *SIMULCASTS* https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=78f2a3aca6f2d8ae6266d54…> https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=68b781986437bebaaf30fca…> https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=240897599674cb4a17d95d7…> (AI Captions) https://www.facebook.com/isocny/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=740c36a7c43963abad998a5…> (AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/nycsodata2024 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0fcce9b08f18c4c6707f64b…>* *https://www.youtube.com/betanyc <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ab0e40049359e4e1f2c1c13…>* Permalink https://isoc.live/17500 - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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CAiSE'24: Last Call for Research Projects Exhibition
by Announce 23 Mar '24

23 Mar '24

*** Last Call for Research Projects Exhibition *** 36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE'24) June 3-7, 2024, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/caise2024/ (*** Submission Deadline: 8th April, 2024 AoE ***) CAiSE 2024 features a Research Project Exhibition (RPE@CAiSE'24) where researchers and practitioners can present their ongoing research projects (e.g., Horizon or ERC projects, national grants) in the context of Information Systems Engineering. The main objective of this call is to serve as a forum where presenters can disseminate the intermediate results of their projects or get feedback about research project proposals being developed. The exhibition will also provide a warm environment to find potential research partners, foster existing relationships, and discuss research ideas. To participate in the RPE@CAiSE'24, the authors should submit a short paper (5-8 pages) showcasing the project, including the participants, the main objectives of the project and relevant results obtained so far (or expected results in the case of project proposals). Each submission will be peer-reviewed on the relevance of the submitted paper in the context of CAiSE 2024. If the paper is accepted, the authors will be invited to register for the conference to present their work at the Research Projects Exhibition session at CAiSE 2024. The accepted contributions will be proposed for publication by CEUR proceedings using the 1-column CEUR-ART style. In addition, the authors of the most influential project presented at the RPE@CAiSE'24 will receive an award distinguishing their contribution as the "Most Influential Project of the Research Project Exhibition @CAiSE'24". RESEARCH PROJECTS REQUIREMENTS For the Research Projects Exhibition, we solicit submissions of projects related to the topics of CAiSE that meet the following criteria: • Projects funded by the European Union, by national or local funding organisations, or even by individual universities and industries. • Projects focused on fundamental research, applied research or more industry-oriented. • Research projects carried out by an international consortium of partners or by a national research team. • Research statements for future projects concerning the Information Systems Engineering community. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Papers should be submitted via Easychair (https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=caise2024) by selecting the "Research Projects Exhibition". Each submission of a research project should include: • The project's full name, acronym, duration (from-to), participants, funding agency and URL. • Names of presenter(s) and main contributors. • Abstract and keywords. • Summary of project objectives and expected tangible outputs. • The relevance of the project (or one of its work packages) to the topics of the International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering. • If the project is ongoing: summary of current status and intermediate results. All submissions should be 5 to 8 pages long and be formatted as a 1-column CEUR-ART style (templates available at https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-XXX/) An intention to submit should be performed one week before the deadline, including the full name of the project, the authors' name and the abstract. Each submission will be reviewed by at least two members of the Program Committee. In case of disagreement, a third member of the Program Committee will review the submission. The Program Committee will comprise international researchers with expertise in the field. ATTENDANCE AND PRESENTATION During the Research Projects Exhibition session, the authors of accepted contributions will present the research project. Details about the format of the session and instructions to prepare the presentation will be given to authors after the acceptance notification. At least one author of each submission accepted for the Research Projects Exhibition must register and attend the conference to present the work. The author needs a full registration to present the research project. IMPORTANT DATES • Submission: 8th April, 2024 (AoE) • Notification of Acceptance: 22nd April, 2024 • Camera Ready: 13th May, 2024 • Author Registration: 17th May, 2024 • Conference Dates: 3rd-7th June, 2024 RESEARCH PROJECTS EXHIBITION CHAIRS • Raimundas Matulevicius, University of Tartu, Estonia • Henderik A. Proper, TU Wien, Austria

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[CfP] CySoc 2024 Workshop @ICWSM 2024
by Ugur Kursuncu 22 Mar '24

22 Mar '24

Call for Papers: CySoc 2024 - International Workshop on Cyber Social Threats @ICWSM 2024 Deadline: April 2, 2024 (Extended from March 24, 2024) Website: https://cy-soc.github.io/2024/ <https://cy-soc.github.io/2024/> Submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cysoc2024 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cysoc2024> The Fifth International Workshop on Cyber Social Threats, CySoc 2024, will be held in conjunction with the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM) in Buffalo, NY, USA, on June 3, 2024. The workshop will be held in a hybrid format (both in person in Buffalo, NY, and online). The accepted papers will be presented in person at the CySoc 2024 workshop and published in the workshop proceedings of the conference. This workshop will bring together researchers and practitioners in computer and social sciences from both academia and industry to exchange ideas on understanding the multi-faceted social, psychological, cultural, emotional, communicative, and, linguistic aspects of harmful content while leading the discussion on building novel computational methods to reliably detect, derive meaning from, interpret, understand, and counter them. We welcome papers that employ quantitative and/or qualitative, analytical, and theoretical approaches to examine a diverse range of issues related to harmful online communications. Papers that discuss resources, data, or tools are also welcome as either demos or short/regular talks. This year we offer a spotlight topic on “The Use and Misuse of Generative Artificial Intelligence,” and special consideration will be given to submissions that focus on this timely and important topic. Topics for research and discussions include (but not limited to): Spotlight topic: The Use and Misuse of Generative Artificial Intelligence Online extremism Harassment and cyberbullying Hate speech Misinformation and disinformation (e.g., epidemics of fake news, images, and videos, during a disaster, health issues, and elections) Gender-based violence Human trafficking Illicit drug trafficking Mental health implications of social media Ethical considerations on privacy-preserving social media analytics Emotional and psychological support Trust relationship and community dynamics Relationship between the social web and mainstream news media Cultural implications of social web usage Influencer identification and community detection for movements Submission guideline As per the AAAI-ICWSM guidelines: All papers must be submitted as high-resolution PDF files, formatted in AAAI two-column, camera-ready style, for US Letter (8.5" x 11") paper. Full papers are recommended to be 8 pages long and must be at most 11 pages long, including only the main text and the references. The mandatory Ethics Checklist (and brief additional Ethics Statement, if desired, see below), optional appendices, etc., do not count toward the page limit and should be placed after the references. Appendices, if they exist, should be placed after the Ethics Checklist. Revision papers and final camera-ready full papers can be up to 12 pages. Dataset papers must be no longer than 10 pages, Poster papers must be no longer than 4 pages, and Demo descriptions must be no longer than 2 pages. No source files (Word or LaTeX) are required at the time of submission for review; only the PDF file is permitted. Finally, the copyright slug may be omitted in the initial submission phase, and no copyright form is required until a paper is accepted for publication. For more information: https://www.icwsm.org/2024/index.html/call_for_submissions.html#guidelines <https://www.icwsm.org/2024/index.html/call_for_submissions.html#guidelines> Anonymity: The review is double-blind. Therefore, please anonymize your submission: do not put the author names or affiliations at the start of the paper, and do not include funding or other acknowledgments in papers submitted for review. To submit papers, please go to https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cysoc2024 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cysoc2024>. Co-organizers: Ugur Kursuncu, Georgia State University, GA, USA. Kai-Cheng Yang, Northeastern University, MA, USA. Matthew DeVerna, Indiana University, IN, USA. Francesco Pierri, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy. Yelena Mejova, ISI Foundation, Turin, Italy. Jeremy Blackburn, The State University of New York at Binghamton, NY, USA. — Ugur

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Internet Histories Seeking Book Reviewers
by Maemura, Emily 22 Mar '24

22 Mar '24

Dear AoIR community, I'm the Reviews Editor for the journal Internet Histories (https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rint20) and we are seeking book reviewers. Our book reviews are generally between 1500 and 2000 words, focused on titles related to the cultural, social, political and technological histories of the internet and associated digital cultures. For instance, we are currently looking for reviewers for the following titles: - Death Glitch: How Techno-Solutionism Fails Us in This Life and Beyond, Tamara Kneese https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300248272/death-glitch/ - The Digital Departed: How We Face Death, Commemorate Life, and Chase Virtual Immortality, Timothy Recuber https://nyupress.org/9781479814961/the-digital-departed/ - Balkan Cyberia: Cold War Computing, Bulgarian Modernization, and the Information Age behind the Iron Curtain, Victor Petrov https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545129/balkan-cyberia/ - The Piracy Years: Internet File Sharing in a Global Context, Holger Briel, Michael D. High, and Markus Heidingsfelder (eds.) https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.3828/9781802070545 - The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age Thomas S Mullaney https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262047517/the-chinese-computer/ - The Digital Revolution: A Short History of an Ideology, Gabriele Balbi https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-digital-revolution-978019887597… - A History of Fake Things on the Internet, Walter Scheirer https://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/9781503632882/a-history-of-fake-things-o… - WhatsApp: From a one-to-one Messaging App to a Global Communication Platform, Amelia Johns, Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández, Emma Baulch https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=9781509550517 If you're interested in being added to the list of potential reviewers for these or other books in the future, please get in touch with me at emaemura(a)illinois.edu<mailto:emaemura@illinois.edu> . Please also note that we do not accept unsolicited reviews, so please reach out to me first -- we may decline a reviewer or book title if determined to not be a good fit for our journal. Best, Emily Maemura Assistant Professor University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Information Sciences Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act any written communication to or from university employees regarding university business is a public record and may be subject to public disclosure.

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CAiSE'24: Last Call for Journal First Submissions
by Announce 22 Mar '24

22 Mar '24

*** Last Call for Journal First Submissions *** 36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE'24) June 3-7, 2024, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/caise2024/ (*** Submission Deadline: 31st March, 2024 AoE ***) CAiSE 2024 is organising journal-first sessions as part of the scientific program. The aim of these sessions is to disseminate recent important research contributions and spark discussions between authors and researchers in the CAiSE community. Authors of selected journal articles on CAiSE-related topics will be invited to present their work at the conference. SCOPE For the journal-first sessions, we solicit submissions related to articles that have been accepted for publication by a reputable journal and that meet the following criteria: • The article relates to the topics of the CAiSE conference and the recent call for papers. • The article is an original submission to the journal and not an extension of an earlier conference or workshop paper. • The article is an original research article; review articles or commentaries will not be considered. • The article was accepted for publication by a journal on or after 1 January 2023, the acceptance must have been publicly announced, the article must be available at the publisher’s website (e.g., as "articles in advance" or published on a journal’s website), and the article must be written in English. • The article has not been presented at, and is not under consideration for, journal-first tracks of other conferences. FORMAT Accepted submissions will be presented as part of the CAiSE 2024 scientific programme. SUBMISION Submissions must be done electronically via Easychair (https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=caise2024) and include: • Title and author information of the article. • The original abstract and keywords. • DOI of the original publication or, alternatively, a link to the publication at the journal’s website. EVALUATION All submissions will be reviewed by the track chairs with the aim to accept all qualifying submissions subject to ability to accommodate them in the program. If needed, priority will be given to submissions according to their topical fit with the scope of the conference, the importance of the contribution, as well as the standing of the respective journal (including, but not limited to, the journal's impact factor and ranking results). ATTENDANCE AND PRESENTATION At least one author of each submission accepted for the journal-first track must register and attend the conference to present the work. The author needs a full registration to present the journal article. As the articles of the journal-first track have been published already, they will not be part of the CAiSE 2024 proceedings. The articles will be listed in the conference program and CAiSE 2024 participants will have access to the respective abstracts and a pointer to the original journal article. IMPORTANT DATES • Submission: 31st March, 2024 (AoE) • Notification of Acceptance: 14th April, 2024 • Author Registration: 17th May, 2024 • Conference Dates: 3rd-7th June, 2024 JOURNAL FIRST CHAIRS • Paolo Giorgini, University of Trento, Italy • Jeffrey Parsons, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

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New paper: Advertising as Governance in Media, Culture and Society
by Sophie Helen Bishop 22 Mar '24

22 Mar '24

Hi everyone, As people are currently distributed across platforms, I wanted to ensure that noone would miss the following extremely important and essential announcement: Daniel Joseph and I's new paper "Advertising as governance: The digital commodity audience and platform advertising dependency" is out open access in Media, Culture and Society: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01634437241237935 We look at three kinds of channels on YouTube: the Community Commentariat (aka high profile creators like Hank Green), growth hackers and official YouTube communications. We attend to the way these individuals discuss the imagined role of advertising on YouTube, and how their perception of advertising demands and preferences shapes their cultural production. Please reach out if you are interested in these topics! Best wishes Sophie -- Dr Sophie Bishop www.sophiehelenbishop.com | @sophiehbishop

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WEBCAST MAR 20 – Tendances mondiales du droit à l’oubli / Global Trends in the Right to be Forgotten
by Joly MacFie 22 Mar '24

22 Mar '24

This was a bit of a last minute thing. I had looked at GFoE's previous webinar in the series - which incidentally is in celebration of the launch of a new French language free expression case law database supported by UNESCO and others -- and found there to be no English version available. Recording multilanguage Zoom calls is still not a trivial exercise. So, I set up an English simulcast on our livestream. I also recorded the French, so I will be able to add that to the archive. REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3TomxaE Check out their Special Collection <https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/a-special-collection-of-the-…>.of case law. On Wednesday March 20 2024 at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) Columbia Global Freedom of Expression presents a webinar 'Global Trends in the Right to be Forgotten' How has the so-called Right to be Forgotten evolved over the last decade since the landmark ruling … [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c30e8b25102827beb9f100e2…>On Wednesday March 20 2024 at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) *Columbia Global Freedom of Expression <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=adc14c834b8e43600f506689…>* presents a webinar '*Global Trends in the Right to be Forgotten <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5fb6e1f81d19515a6044d626…>* ' How has the so-called Right to be Forgotten evolved over the last decade since the landmark ruling *Google Spain SL v. Agencia Española de Protección de Datos <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=3f12d2ddb8df13ab70fac860…>* in 2014? Global Freedom of Expression will report the findings of a Special Collection paper '*Does our past have a right to be forgotten by the Internet? <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=990e003abe41e44f56164566…>*', which surveyed jurisprudence around the world to understand how courts in different jurisdictions have understood and adjudicated these rights claims. French legal scholars will present recent case law from French courts to illustrate emerging norms. The panelists from France and Argentina will discuss the complexities and impacts of de-indexing, deleting, or anonymizing content, and how judges around the globe are dealing with the challenges posed by the social processes of memory and forgetting on the Internet. They will also consider trends in legal reasoning when it comes to balancing freedom of expression with privacy, intermediary liability, reputation, and the special duties of public figures. *INTRODUCTION* *Anderson Javiel Dirocie De León*, Legal and Program Consultant, Global Freedom of Expression *PANEL* *Frédéric Gras*, Attorney at Law, Bar of Paris *Ramiro Alvarez Ugarte*, Vice-Director, Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Argentina (CELE) Moderator: *Basile Ader*, former President of the Bar of Paris *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/gfoe-right-to-be-forgotten <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d20f3bf98522372932a839fc…> *(EN) Le *mercredi 20 mars 2024*, *Columbia Global Freedom of Expression <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=adc14c834b8e43600f506689…>* présente un webinaire « *Tendances mondiales en matière de droit à l'oubli <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5fb6e1f81d19515a6044d626…> *». Comment le soi-disant droit à l’oubli a-t-il évolué au cours de la dernière décennie depuis l’arrêt historique *Google Spain SL c. Agencia Española de Protección de Dato <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=3f12d2ddb8df13ab70fac860…>s* en 2014 ? Global Freedom of Expression rapportera les conclusions d'un article de la collection spéciale « *Notre passé a-t-il le droit d'être oublié par Internet ? <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=990e003abe41e44f56164566…> *», qui a étudié la jurisprudence à travers le monde pour comprendre comment les tribunaux de différentes juridictions ont compris et statué sur ces revendications de droits. Des juristes français présenteront la jurisprudence récente des tribunaux français pour illustrer les normes émergentes. Les panélistes de France et d'Argentine discuteront des complexités et des impacts de la désindexation, de la suppression ou de l'anonymisation du contenu, et de la manière dont les juges du monde entier font face aux défis posés par les processus sociaux de mémoire et d'oubli sur Internet. Ils examineront également les tendances du raisonnement juridique lorsqu’il s’agit de concilier la liberté d’expression avec la vie privée, la responsabilité des intermédiaires, la réputation et les devoirs particuliers des personnalités publiques. *INTRODUCTION* *Anderson Javiel Dirocie De León*, consultant juridique et programmatique, Liberté d'expression mondiale *INTERVENANTS* *Frédéric Gras*, Avocat au Barreau de Paris *Ramiro Alvarez Ugarte*, vice-directeur du Centre d'études sur la liberté d'expression et l'accès à l'information en Argentine (CELE) Modérateur : *Basile Ader*, ancien Bâtonnier du Barreau de Paris *VIEW ON YOUTUBE https://youtu.be/4f3G2KCVEhs <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5c40f90f822b1facdb37cc47…>* (Floor language) *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/4apZu69 <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e679fe77068b070145748c7f…>* (EN/FR) *REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3TomxaE <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a38511fa17531b42156ef5f5…> *(EN) *TWITTER #rightobeforgotten <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=52c95f236cfeafe4b2cc0351…> @ColumbiaGFoE @article19wafric @ramiroau @CELEUP ,Frédéric Gras @AndersonDiroci @BasileAder #BarreaudeParis* *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=2f0bbd53b1ece2cbc1ab0a82…>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=988c0cd84b77e0766ed03ff0…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=9079085f6ebd0fe469ddfed1…>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/gfoe-right-to-be-forgotten <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=000160ee3c6fa397c1eac91b…>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Call for Papers: Conference on AI, History, and the Environment
by Hicks, Mar (avg5bd) 21 Mar '24

21 Mar '24

Dear AOIR Community, I am co-hosting an online conference this summer on the past, present, and future of AI and the environment (broadly construed). We would love to see submissions from AOIR members at all levels, but particularly junior colleagues and grad students. Please see the link below for the full CFP, which is also pasted in this email for your convenience. Thank you, Mar Hicks and Erik Linstrum, co-conveners https://uva.theopenscholar.com/rethinking-the-inevitability-of-ai/ Call for Papers: Open Call for Papers: configuration options Rethinking the Inevitability of AI: The Environmental and Social Impacts of Computing in Historical Context April 22, 2024: 300-500 word paper proposals due July 18, 2024: Date of online conference In late 2023, news broke that Microsoft was looking into developing<https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/26/23889956/microsoft-next-generation-nucle…> nuclear reactors to power their forays into AI. According to the International Energy Agency, data centers may be on track to double their energy usage<https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/global-data-center-electricity-u…> by 2026 thanks in large part to AI and other power-hungry computing applications. At the same time, companies globally have begun pushing their free or low-cost “AI” tools to consumers, businesses, on many college campuses, and in K-12 education. Many educators have come under intense pressure to “integrate” these largely untested, energy hungry tools into their teaching, while multiple industries have undergone premature labor corrections due to the expectation that AI will soon diminish the need for workers. To date, the burgeoning demand for power and water to support data centers across the U.S. and globally has occasionally made headline news, but impacts on the environment are usually overshadowed by the tech industry’s need for more power, both literally and figuratively. We are convening a one-day, online conference for the purpose of historically contextualizing AI and computing, particularly with respect to the environment. The goal of this conference is to highlight and share work that helps us better understand this history, our current situation, and our potential futures. The impacts of computing infrastructures on the natural environment, the built environment, energy consumption, and water use will be a particular focus, but because the environmental and social impacts of computing technologies are deeply intertwined--from mining and manufacture, to data centers, to end users--the conference also welcomes work on the meanings of AI and associated computing technologies for education, labor, racial justice, gender norms, and other areas. Drawing on the work of scholars such as Mél Hogan and Tamara Kneese, who will keynote the conference, and journalists such as Karen Hao and Chris Stokel-Walker, among many other people doing work in this and allied spaces, this online conference will create an opportunity to share new work on computing infrastructure’s past, present, and future, and all the ways so-called AI winters and AI booms have changed the landscape and the wider world. We welcome proposals on: -computing infrastructures and their histories -the history of computing as it intersects with the environment -histories of AI -the current and evolving state of practice in industry and law -all other relevant topics We hope to bring together academics, public policy workers, journalists, and community activists for fruitful conversations about what threatens to be a sea change in how computing infrastructures function, and how large a share of natural resources they consume. New research on the infrastructures that have enabled AI, the history of computing and the environment, and current and potential best practices for consumption are critical areas of inquiry as AI technologies continue to ramp up. Proposals to present at the conference are due April 22nd 11:59PM ET. Please email a 300-500 abstract and paper title, along with a short bio (no more than 50 words) to this email: proposals(a)virginia.edu<mailto:proposals@virginia.edu> The conference will take place July 18, 2024, in an online meeting format (zoom), timed to accommodate multiple times zones but based in the Eastern Time Zone of the U.S. Papers do not need to circulated in advance of the conference. There will be an opportunity for those interested to potentially contribute to a special issue of a journal or an edited book volume after the conference. If you have any questions, please contact Mar Hicks at mhicks(a)virginia.edu<mailto:mhicks@virginia.edu> Thank you, Mar Hicks and Erik Linstrum, co-conveners Conference funding provided by the Environmental Institute of the University of Virginia, the UVA History Department, and the UVA School of Data Science ________________________ Mar Hicks Associate Professor School of Data Science University of Virginia marhicks(a)virginia.edu marhicks.com<https://marhicks.com/> Research Affiliate, Centre for Democracy and Technology<https://www.mctd.ac.uk/>, University of Cambridge Member, Scholars' Council, Center for Critical Internet Inquiry<https://www.c2i2.ucla.edu/>, UCLA Associate Editor, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing<https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/an> (feel free to ask me about submitting an article if you work on a topic related to computing history) Books: Programmed Inequality<https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/programmed-inequality>: How Britain Discarded Women Technologists and Lost Its Edge in Computing (MIT Press, 2017) Your Computer Is On Fire<https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/your-computer-fire> (MIT Press, 2021)

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WEBCAST MAR 21 – Internet Development Initiatives in Africa
by Joly MacFie 21 Mar '24

21 Mar '24

This is well underway. Great presentations! Although I am running real time text at https://bit.ly/3IvEr67, I am outshone by Daouda Hassana Daouda who has Otter Assistant <https://otter.ai/u/YAGb9m5x8wBNuP2fl_H5pODg5IY> going that also includes the slides On Thursday March 21, 2024 at 09:00-11:00 UTC the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) presents the second webinar in its 2024 AFRINIC Webinar series, with the theme 'Internet Development Initiatives in Africa'. AFRINIC, alongside esteemed partn… [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6525dea28e081f42e6918b16…>On *Thursday March 21, 2024* at *09:00-11:00 UTC* the *African Network Information Centre <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=57ff7984e8b57963c60766ab…>* (AFRINIC) presents the second webinar in its *2024 AFRINIC Webinar series <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b39cf31bbc081d6341a055a8…>*, with the theme '*Internet Development Initiatives in Africa <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=24a6651495be09b3dff3e823…>* '. AFRINIC, alongside esteemed partners and community leaders, is actively spearheading transformative projects to overcome connectivity challenges and drive digital innovation across the continent. A panel of experts at the forefront of driving transformative projects and innovation in the realm of connectivity, digital infrastructure, and technological advancements in Africa will share their perspectives and experiences. *PANEL* *Cedrick Mbeyet* - Stakeholder Development Manager, AFRINIC *Michuki Mwangi* - Regional Development Manager, ISOC *Barrack Otieno* - Chairman, Association of Community Networks-Kenya. *Benson Muite* - Software Development Consultant *MODERATOR* *Dr. Jabera Matogoro*, Board Member, Destination Imagination Africa *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/afrinic2024-2 <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=db7917a15b50ee5bbe567735…>* *ADD TO CALENDAR https://calndr.link/event/SrcmKSAtOY <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a24b0b8831e6b1747e3679ef…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3IvEr67 <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=24a6651495be09b3dff3e823…>* *REAL TIME TEXT* (see *ISOC.LIVE <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6525dea28e081f42e6918b16…>* ) *TWITTER #AFRINIC <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=cb6313f2bc67cd59ebfc6bdd…> @AFRINIC Jabera Matogoro @cmbeyet @michukis @otienobarrack Benson Muite #GrowInternet * *MASTODON #afrinic <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6008cb458dd2a64134b81380…>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f612fb082340368e955357e8…>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0a4e341ec33d0cb81dfffb43…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=409cff4995eb75a2518172a7…>* (AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/afrinic2024-2 <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=30dc6b8c686e1c76ae71c8af…>* Permalink https://isoc.live/17481/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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