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Research Fellow (The Australian Ad Observatory) - University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
by Paul Henman 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research Fellow (The Australian Ad Observatory)<https://uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/uqcareers/job/St-Lucia-Campus/Postdoctoral…> We are currently seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Research Fellow for the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society (ADM+S)<https://www.admscentre.org.au/> project 'Australian Ad Observatory<https://www.admscentre.org.au/adobservatory/>: Investigating mobile and dynamic advertising via computational and participatory approaches.' Within this project, the successful applicant will independently lead research activities and contribute to collaborative work focused on improving the observability of digital advertising. The successful applicant will be a highly motivated researcher excited to work in a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research team to develop and implement novel approaches for studying the automated advertising model of digital media platforms. The researcher will play a key role in supporting data donation research with Australian participants with the project team. Participants in the project will use novel digital tools to collect and donate the ads they see in their digital feeds to the research team. This will include working with the project team to develop data donation methods, managing the recruitment and engagement with participants, organising and analysing donated data. View the full listing here: Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research Fellow (The Australian Ad Observatory)<https://uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/uqcareers/job/St-Lucia-Campus/Postdoctoral…> Paul Paul Henman Professor for Digital Sociology & Social Policy | School of Social Science UQ Node Leader | ARC CoE for Automated Decision-Making & Society<https://www.admscentre.org.au/mapping-automated-decision-making-tools-in-ad…> The University of Queensland Brisbane Qld 4072 Australia T +61 7 3365 2383 E p.henman(a)uq.edu.au<mailto:p.henman@uq.edu.au> Z https<https://uqz.zoom.us/j/4019014893>://<https://uqz.zoom.us/j/4019014893>uqz.zoom.us/j/4019014893<https://uqz.zoom.us/j/4019014893> Selected recent publications: Building a trauma-informed algorithmic assessment toolkit<https://apo.org.au/node/326724> (2024) Automated decision-making in New South Wales<https://apo.org.au/node/325901>, (2024) Design Principles and Tensions for Collaborative Digital Governance in an Artificial Intelligence Age<https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125991833.pdf> (2023) Keynote Address Digital Social Policy: past, present, future<https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279422000162> (2022), Journal of Social Policy Administrative Justice in a Digital World<https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/38690/chapter/336007801> (2021) in Oxford Handbook for Administrative Justice CRICOS code: 00025B UQ ALLY Supporting and celebrating the diversity of sexuality, gender and sex at UQ. The University of Queensland is embracing the Green Office philosophy. Please consider the environment before printing this email. This email (including any attached files) is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information of The University of Queensland. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that any transmission, distribution, printing or photocopying of this email is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete and notify me. Unless explicitly stated, the opinions expressed in this email do not represent the official position of The University of Queensland.

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Platform Journal CFP: "Digital Governance for a Human-Centred Society"
by Ivan Kirschbaum 25 Aug '24

25 Aug '24

Dear colleagues, I am writing to share a new issue of the Platform Journal <https://platformjmc.com/> on "Digital Governance for a Human-Centred Society" <https://platformjmc.com/call-for-papers/>. Platform is an open-access graduate publication Journal of Media and Communication. It is dedicated to publishing work from graduate students and early career academics. Founded and published by the Media and Communications Program, School of Culture and Communication, at the University of Melbourne, Platform was launched in November 2008—more information on the CFP is below. Best wishes, Ivan Kirschbaum *PhD student at the School of Culture and Communication,* *University of Melbourne* *Call for papers* *Digital Governance for a Human-Centred Society * The world’s increasing interdependence and reliance on digital platforms, mobile applications, data, algorithms, and automated technologies pose various issues and challenges. Fake news and misinformation, personal data privacy risks, antitrust and platform monopolies present new challenges for emergent ‘platform societ(ies)’ (van Dijck et al., 2018). This special issue of Platform Journal focuses on “Digital Governance for a Human-Centred Society.” It highlights the pressing need to re-examine the roles of citizens, civil society, private sectors, governments, and NGOs in creating more fair, open, inclusive, and human-rights-centred governance of the digital sphere. The issue emphasises ‘human-centred’ societies where technologies are expected to improve individuals’ lives with consideration of inclusive growth, equal access, and social responsibility. In this case, digital governance is also deeply embedded within offline society, as power structures of inequality, violence, discrimination and marginality get replicated and become more complex through digital technologies. We invite research that explores the challenges, particularities, and commonalities of digital governance. Submissions highlighting experiences and insights from the Global South are especially welcome. This special issue aims to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to present new research and developments in the digital governance area. Areas of interest for this special journal issue include, but are not limited to, the following topics: - Trust in the digital society between individuals, private and public sectors. - Data concerns within a transnational context, such as issues of data colonialism. - Global South digital transformations. - Challenges and opportunities for inclusive governance. - Privacy and ethics of new technologies. - Surveillance society. - Internet Freedom and Human Rights. - Governance of emerging technologies. - Global, regional, and local approaches to digital governance. - Emerging and future digital governance, citizenship(s), and policies. *Abstract submissions due: * 23:59 (AEST), Tuesday, 1 October 2024 *Full paper submissions due:* 23:59 (AEST), Monday, 3 February 2025 All abstracts should be submitted via email to platformjmc(a)gmail.com. Abstracts should not exceed 350 words. Abstracts are to be submitted no later than 1 October, 2024. Selected abstracts will be invited to submit a full paper, which will be due 3 February, 2025. Please be aware that acceptance of abstracts does not guarantee publication. All submissions should be from early career researchers (within five years of completing their PhD) or current graduate students undertaking their Masters, PhD, or international equivalent. Please send all further questions to platformjmc(a)gmail.com All eligible submissions will be sent for double-blind peer-review. Early submission is highly encouraged as the review process will commence on submission. -- Ivan Kirschbaum

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Reminder - Call for Chapters: Electronic Shaman: Nam June Paik, Shamanism, and Emerging Media
by Joonseong Lee 25 Aug '24

25 Aug '24

Dear colleagues, A gentle reminder of the following CFP : Electronic Shaman: Nam June Paik, Shamanism, and Emerging Media. I look forward to receiving your proposals until September 15, 2024. Thank you and best regards, Joonseong Lee Call for Chapters: Electronic Shaman: Nam June Paik, Shamanism, and Emerging Media On July 20, 1990, Korean-born video artist Nam June Paik (NJP) held a shamanic ritual in Seoul, Korea, commemorating his close friend Joseph Beuys, a German-born avant-garde artist. The performance was titled *Nam June Paik + Shaman Exorcism Rite + Joseph Beuys’ Memorial Service *(Jans, 2018). Through the ritual, Paik became a “medium,” a shaman “who connects the past with the future through reincarnating spirits and mourning for the other” (Cheon, 2009, p. 234). On January 29, 2007, a year after NJP’s passing, Kim Keum-Hwa, the renowned national shaman of the time, performed a shamanic memorial ritual for Paik in Seoul and resurrected him in spirit (Cheon, 2009, pp. 270-278). According to the memoir of Shigeko Kubota, NJP’s life partner, NJP took considerable pride in Korea’s cultural heritage of shamanism. NJP’s view on shamanism was more than performing or participating in shamanic rituals. He believed the core of Korean shamanism to be communication, so shamans should facilitate communication between/among or through beings. For him, Korean shamanism was the beginning of the world, as it allows humans to communicate with Heaven (or God). NJP’s emphasis on “an information-age realization that what is made is less important than how it is received” (Zinman, 2019, p. 82) makes clear how his works and vision are based on his belief in shamanism as communication. There are numerous publications on NJP’s life and works, but only a few in English on NJP’s video art works and shamanism, which is an important aspect of NJP’s oeuvre. Mina Cheon (2009), Young-Cheol Lee (2012), Wook Steven Heo (2018), and Mi-Jung Kang (2019) are among the authors with published work on these themes. Jung-Jin Park’s work (2010), although written in Korean, provides valuable and thorough insights into NJP’s world from the perspective of Eastern philosophy. The edited volume Electronic Shaman: Nam June Paik, Shamanism, and Emerging Media will focus on various interrelationships among NJP’s works and shamanism in emerging media contexts. The volume also attempts to illuminate NJP’s works in relation to dark shamanism and neoliberalism. Potential topics and themes might include but are not limited to the following: *Topics/Themes* - NJP’s works, shamanism, new materialism - NJP’s works, shamanism, Internet of Living Things (IoLT) - NJP’s works, shamanism, electromagnetic spectrum - NJP’s works, shamanism, social media - NJP’s works, shamanism, Artificial Intelligence (AI) - NJP’s works, dark shamanism - NJP’s works, (dark) shamanism, neoliberalism Please email abstracts of approximately 500 words to Joonseong Lee jlee(a)csusm.edu as a Word document by Sept. 15, 2024. In your abstract, please be sure to include a short bio for all authors of no more than 200 words. *Timeline* Sept. 15, 2024 - Chapter proposals (abstracts) due Oct. 1, 2024 - Decisions announced Mar. 1, 2025 - Full chapter draft due (expected full chapter length 6,000—8,000 words) *References* Cheon , Mina. Shamanism + Cyberspace. NY: Atropos press, 2009. Heo, Wook Steven. “The Influence of Shamanism on Nam June Paik's Video Art.” Moving Image Technology Studies, vol. 28, 2018, pp. 95-113. Jans , Rachel. “Nam June Paik: Kinship, Collaboration, and Commemoration.” San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Aug. 2018, https://www.sfmoma.org/essay/nam-june-paik/ . Accessed July 7 2024. Kang, Mi-Jung. “The Sound of Shamans in the Works of Nam June Paik and Early Korean Video Artists.” ScienceOpen.com, Aug. 2019, https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14236/ewic/RESOUND19.18. Accessed July 7 2024. Lee , Young-Cheol. “The Founder of Video Art Nam Jun Paik and Shamanism.” TK-21 La Revue, 2012, https://www.tk-21.com/TK-21-LA-REVUE-No15-24?lang=fr#The-Founder-of-Video-A…. Accessed July 7 2024. Park, Jung-jin. Reading Nam June Park’s Video Art by Kut: from Neo-shamanism to Eco-feminism, Seoul: Koreanstudies Information Service (KIS) (in Korean), 2010. Zinman, Gregory. "This Script is Not Final, and is Subject to Changes: Nam June Paik between Page and Screen." We Are in Open Circuits: Writings by Nam June Paik, edited by Hanhardt, John G, et al, The MIT Press, 2019, pp. 73-85. Joonseong Lee, Ph.D. Professor of Communication Department SBSB 2128 California State University San Marcos, CA 92096-001 Email: jlee(a)csusm.edu Office ph: 760.750.4134 https://www.csusm.edu/profiles/index.html?u=jlee

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[Call for Participants] The Future of Work: Making AI Work for the Many - Register by 26 August
by Anastasia Siapka 23 Aug '24

23 Aug '24

Hi everyone, I’m excited to invite you to a 2-hour online session on *AI and the Future of Work*, which I will be leading on *September 9* (15:00-17:00 CEST) via Zoom. If you’re interested in not only the visions we should be avoiding when it comes to the future of work but also the ones we should be striving towards, feel free to join and share your perspectives or research findings. The session will take the form of an interactive but structured discussion. Rather than a top-down event with speakers, panels and the like, the goal is to have a democratic exchange of ideas with participants from different (academic/professional/other) backgrounds. Participants’ insights will be visualised in the form of a knowledge map on the Hunome <https://www.about.hunome.com/>platform and will be published in a brief follow-up report. Key questions we will focus on: - *Desirable alternatives:* What would a positive, flourishing vision for the future of work look like? What would (meaningful) work and leisure entail in such a vision? - *Conditions:* What kinds of personal/societal transformation and what sorts of individual/collective virtues would be needed to bring this vision to life? What would such a vision imply for our freedoms, rights, and communities? - *Role of AI:* To what extent could AI work for the flourishing of the many, rather than the few? How could it facilitate or, conversely, hinder positive visions about the future of work? How could it enhance or deprive us of what makes us distinctly human? More information and registration are available through this form <https://forms.office.com/e/AQ1UvF2nZQ>. The deadline to register is Monday, *26 August*. I look forward to your participation and engaging with you at the session! If you have any questions or suggestions, don’t hesitate to reach out (anastasia [dot] siapka [at] kuleuven [dot] be). Kind regards, Anastasia Siapka FWO PhD Fellow, KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP Law <https://www.law.kuleuven.be/citip/en/>

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20th International Conference on Persuasive Technology (PERSUASIVE 2025) : Second Call for Contributions
by Announce 23 Aug '24

23 Aug '24

*** Second Call for Contributions *** 20th International Conference on Persuasive Technology (PERSUASIVE 2025) May 5-7, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://2025.persuasivetech.org (*** Proceedings to be published by Springer in LNCS ***) In a world in which technology is increasingly present in people’s lives, and changing human behavior and attitudes is often the key to solving many societal and personal problems, studying how technology might be used to influence humans (in their behavior, attitudes and information processing), is paramount. Persuasive Technology is a vibrant interdisciplinary research field, focusing on the design, development and evaluation of interactive technologies aimed at influencing people’s attitudes and/or behaviors through persuasion, but not through coercion or deception. The research community aims at enriching people’s lives in various domains such as health and sustainability by supporting people in setting and achieving their own goals, thus helping them change their behavior. The 2025 conference will be hosted in Limassol, Cyprus at the 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina. The previous successful conferences have been organized in Wollongong, Limassol, Eindhoven, Stanford, Oulu, Claremont, Copenhagen, Columbus, Linköping, Sydney, Padua, Chicago, Salzburg, Amsterdam, and Waterloo. The conference series seeks to bring together researchers and practitioners from industry and academia working with various topics of persuasive technology. We welcome the following categories of papers and extended abstracts: • Technical papers that introduce novel persuasive technology approaches and solutions alongside evidence of their potential. • Empirical studies which seek to provide evidence and explanation of methods, principles and theories in persuasive systems. • Conceptual-theoretical papers which primarily seek to contribute to the general understanding of the field’s core themes and specificities. • Other papers, e.g. literature reviews or experience reports. SCOPE The scope of the conference includes (but is not limited to) the following topics: • Persuasive systems’ design • Behavior change support systems • Interaction with persuasive systems, interfaces, visualization • Interactive agents in persuasive systems • (Generative) AI for persuasive technology • Tailored and personalized persuasion • Gamification for persuasion • Evaluation and validation of persuasive applications • Fitting methods for development, evaluation and implementation of persuasive systems • Optimizing engagement with persuasive systems • Software architectures and technical infrastructures for persuasive systems • Smart environments, e.g. IoT, and persuasion • Digital Marketing, eCommerce, eTourism and SMART ecosystems • Motivational, cognitive and perceptual factors in persuasive technology • Application domains for persuasive technologies such as safety, healthy living, sustainable behaviors, learning and training, marketing and commerce, work environments, organizations • Positive technology • Humanizing and/or dehumanizing effects of persuasive technology • Values and ethics in persuasive technology • Privacy, perceived security and trust in persuasive technology • Resilience and counter-persuasion • Detecting persuasive strategies in social media posts • Encouraging adherence to safety measures in pandemic situations Questions that we hope to be addressed include, but are not limited to: • How to recognize and demonstrate the real life effects of persuasive technology on people’s attitudes and behaviours? • How to conduct studies that not just show their effectiveness but are also able to explain in more detail why a design or intervention works? • How to design an evaluation study so that it yields insights that are applicable to other designs or interventions? • How theoretical insight can help improve application and/or intervention planning and design? • How can design and intervention studies improve theory? SUBMISSION TYPES Regular Papers This format is suitable for original research, which is completed work at the time of submission and, regardless of the length of the paper, is a self-sufficient scientific contribution. Papers can be full papers (12 pages, excluding references) or short papers (6 pages, excluding references) in Springer LNCS format, and describe work not presented, published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Accepted papers will be included in the Springer LNCS conference proceedings and be devoted a timeslot for oral presentation. Selected papers will be invited for submission to Behaviour & Information Technology journal (Taylor & Francis). Extended Abstracts We also welcome extended abstract submissions to showcase the results of already conducted studies where authors do not wish to publish them as regular papers in the conference proceedings but rather present them at the conference for discussions that can shape the final version (that may be submitted elsewhere later). The studies will be also be devoted a timeslot for oral presentation in a special session. Extended abstracts must not be more than 2 pages in CEUR format (including references). Accepted abstracts will be included in the adjunct conference proceedings (CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 1 column style, see here). Selected papers in this category, based on their quality, level of timeliness and relevance, and completion, will also be invited for submission to Behaviour & Information Technology journal. Poster Presentations This format is suitable for descriptions of smaller studies, project outlines, literature reviews or work-in-progress. Authors should submit a 2-page abstract in CEUR format (1 column style). Accepted posters will be included in the adjunct conference proceedings (CEUR Workshop Proceedings). Posters will be displayed and presented during a dedicated session of the conference. Demonstrations and Artefacts The Persuasive 2025 track on Demonstrations and Artefact is intended to foster discussion and exchange of ideas among researchers and practitioners from academia and industry by demonstrating or presenting hardware and software products or artefacts, including those in virtual settings (e.g., simulation systems, VR, and games), that range from early research prototypes to mature production-ready systems. The contribution should be the result of original, innovative work, including solving novel technical or research problems, and/or creating novel individual or industrial UI/UX. Accepted demonstrations or presentations shall be presented live during the conference. Doctoral Consortium Papers The Doctoral Consortium is a special session of the conference where PhD students can receive advice in a constructive atmosphere. Students present and discuss their research with other PhD students and a panel of established researchers in the area of persuasive technology. Students interested in participating in the Doctoral Consortium should submit a 4-page abstract in CEUR format (1 column style) describing their research question, its position with respect to the state of the art, their research plans and methodology, ideas, and results achieved so far. Accepted abstracts will be included in the adjunct conference proceedings (CEUR Workshop Proceedings) unless opted out by the student. Workshops and Tutorial Proposals Workshops are meant to gather a number of people to work interactively on an emerging topic and exchange ideas. Tutorials are intended to help people attending the conference organize a related scientific meeting on a specific topic or instruct on a specific practice. Approved workshops and tutorials will be announced on the conference website. Tutorials and workshops will take place during a half- or full-day session before the conference. If you want to organize a workshop, please submit a proposal as a maximum 4-page description in Springer LNCS format (https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings- guidelines), including a description of the topic, motivation, organization (including the list of organizing members, how the organizers will form a program committee, duration of the workshop and mode of delivery: in-person/hybrid), expected outcome, and supporting materials (if applicable). Workshop and tutorial descriptions will be included in the adjunct conference proceedings (CEUR Workshop Proceedings) https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html. Workshop organisers must commit to creating their Call for Papers and their website within one week of the notification. Please email your proposal by December 01, 2024, to the workshop chairs: Wenzhen Xu (wenzhen.xu(a)r.hit-u.ac.jp) Rhoda Abadia (Rhoda.Abadia(a)unisa.edu.au) and Kaoru Sumi (kaoru.sumi(a)acm.org) The organizing committee will review the proposals and communicate the results by December 15, 2024. IMPORTANT DATES Paper submission: • Submission deadline: January 03, 2025 (AoE) • Decision notification: February 15, 2025 • Camera ready submission: February 28, 2025 Workshop and tutorial proposals: • Submission deadline: December 1, 2024 (AoE) • Decision notification: December 15, 2024 Workshop papers, posters, demos, artefacts, and doctoral consortium submission: • Submission deadline: March 1, 2025 (AoE) • Decision notification: March 15, 2025 • Camera ready: March 28, 2025 Registration: • Author registration deadline for the main track: February 28, 2025 • Author registration deadline for the rest of the categories: March 28, 2025 • Early bird registration: April 5, 2025 PUBLICATION Accepted papers of the main track (both Full and Short) will be published by Springer in a volume of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series (https://www.springer.com/gp/ computer-science/lncs). Workshop and demo descriptions, extended abstracts , abstracts from posters, and doctoral consortium abstracts will be published as an adjunct CEUR proceedings. Extended versions of the best papers and selected papers from the conference will be invited to submit to a special issue on Persuasive Technology 2025 in Behaviour and Information Technology, a Taylor & Francis publication. ORGANISATION General Chairs • Evangelos Karapanos, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Raian Ali, HBKU, Qatar • Khin Than Win, University of Wollongong, Australia Demo, Poster and Artefacts • Ruben Hgouveia, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal • Hanne Spelt, Philips, Netherlands Workshops and Tutorial Chairs • Rhodora Abadia, University of South Australia, Australia • Kaoru Sumi, Future University of Hakodate, Japan • Wenzhen Xu, Hitotsubashi University, Japan Doctoral Consortium Chairs • Sriram Iyengar, University of of Arizona, USA • Roberto Legaspi, KDDI, Japan • Shahla Meedya, Australian Catholic University, Australia Proceedings Chairs • Elena Vlahu-Gjorgievska, University of Wollongong, Australia • Kiemute Oyibo, University of York, Canada Society for Persuasion and Technology Steering Committee • Raian Ali – Chair Professor, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar • Luca Chittaro – General Member Professor, Human-Computer Interaction Lab, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics, University of Udine, Italy • Roberto Legaspi – General Member Research Scientist, Collaborative AI Lab, Human-centered AI Laboratories KDDI Research, Inc., Japan • Harri Oinas-Kukkonen – General Member Professor, Information Systems Science and Dean of Graduate School, University of Oulu, Finland • Kiemute Oyibo – General Member Assistant Professor, Interactive Systems Research Group, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, York University, Canada • Khin Than Win – Secretary Professor at the University of Wollongong, Australia

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Deadline Extended: Sign up by Sept 8 to teach with Wikipedia this Fall!
by Helaine Blumenthal 22 Aug '24

22 Aug '24

There's still time to incorporate a Wikipedia assignment <https://www2.wikiedu.org/e/888483/teach-with-wikipedia-/h1k6r/397427233/h/R…> into your fall courses with the free support of nonprofit Wiki Education – the application deadline has been extended to September 8! Interested in learning more? Register now <https://www2.wikiedu.org/e/888483/webinars-/h1k6v/397427233/h/RVh-AuyragrOK…> for an upcoming information session. We're offering 8 session options starting this Friday, August 23 at 9 am PDT / 12 pm EDT. Ready to apply now? To apply, visit the dashboard <https://www2.wikiedu.org/e/888483/2024-08-20/h1k6y/397427233/h/RVh-AuyragrO…> to create your Wikipedia account, take the self-paced orientation and create your course page (you can always make changes later). In spring 2024, more than 6,000 students across the US and Canada added 4.74 million words and nearly 45,000 references to Wikipedia. Explore reflections <https://www2.wikiedu.org/e/888483/16-reflections-on-spring-2024-/h1k72/3974…> from instructors and students on their Wikipedia assignment experience. Questions? Let us know! Best, Helaine Blumenthal, PhD -- Helaine Blumenthal,Ph.D. (she/her) Senior Program Manager Wiki Education helaine(a)wikiedu.org teach.wikiedu.org <https://wikiedu.org/teach-with-wikipedia/> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikiEducationFoundation/>, Linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/company/wiki-education-foundation/>

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Intimacy, Risk and Resilience in Online dating conference - Sept 6, Manchester, UK
by Jaime García Iglesias 22 Aug '24

22 Aug '24

Dear all, Apologies for crossposting. I would like invite you to our conference: Intimacy, Risk and Resilience in Online Dating <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/intimacy-risk-and-resilience-in-online-datin…>, to be held in Manchester on Friday 6 September 2024. The conference marks the culmination of our ESRC-funded project: Dating App Connections: Intimacies before, during and after COVID-19 <https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/dating-app-connections/>. The project explores LGBT+ and heterosexual people’s use of dating apps to negotiate intimate relationships during and after the COVID-19 lockdowns and social distancing. We will present our research, findings and analysis around intimacy, resilience and health in relation to dating app use. Professor Sharif Mowlabocus (Fordham University, NYU, and a valued member of our advisory board) will be giving the keynote address. We are keen that the conference provides a space for dialogue around how we use dating apps to manage love, sex and friendship online. We are very grateful for the support of our advisory board for sharing their insight and expertise throughout our project and we are delighted that many of them will be joining us at the conference, including Prof Sharif Mowlabocus and Prof Susanna Paasonen. We encourage attendees from academia, community and voluntary organisations, policymakers and practitioners. Our aim is to engage with your different perspectives on intimacy, health and resilience and we plan to use the conference as the springboard to co-produce - with interested attendees - a recommendations document on our key themes. This event is free to attend and funded by the ESRC as part of the Dating App Connections project. We want to include as many perspectives as possible in our dialogue, and to support this we have a small number of travel bursaries for people who work in voluntary or community organisations or who could not otherwise attend the event. If this applies to you, please let us know. You can register via Eventbrite <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/intimacy-risk-and-resilience-in-online-datin…> now, and we will be sharing the event more widely in the next few weeks. We do hope you can join us in September, we would very much value your attendance.

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Question TikTok metrics
by Delia Dumitrica 22 Aug '24

22 Aug '24

Dear AoIR colleagues, Could you please recommend reliable sources explaining TikTok metrics? Or, share the answers if you happen to know more about this topic... In particular, I am interested in the following: * On a TikTok account homepage, after using the tab "Popular" to order the videos, they are still not ordered in descending order (from most to least popular); rather, a video with 1.8 million views comes before one with 8 million views. * Do we know what the total number at the bottom left of each TikTok video on the account homepage represents? I understand it is the total number of views for the video in question, but I am unclear on whether this number represents any view (for example, the first 5 seconds) or a complete view (i.e., from start to end). Pointing me in the right direction on these topics would be appreciated. If you have published on politicians and TikTok, or if you have done research using TikTok account homepages, please consider emailing me the link or the PDF of your publication. Thank you Delia Dr. Delia Dumitrica Associate Professor Latest publications: 2024: Living in a world with(out) racism: everyday reflexivity among older White Dutch<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01419870.2024.2346199> 2022:<https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/bsmr-2022-0016> <https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/bsmr-2022-0016> Can we <https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/bsmr-2022-0016> really <https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/bsmr-2022-0016> have nice things? Preparing for the Metaverse<https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/bsmr-2022-0016> 2022: Agents of change and contentious agents: Interwoven narratives in the visual representations of the protester in news magazine covers<https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/18139> 2022: Technologies of last resort: The discursive construction of digital activism in Wired and Time magazine, 2010-2021<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14614448221135886> 2022: Transnational dimensions in digital activism and protest<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15358593.2022.2107877> Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication T +31 (0)10 408 86 07 E dumitrica(a)eshcc.eur.nl I www.eshcc.eur.nl<http://www.eshcc.eur.nl/> Visiting address Erasmus University Rotterdam Van der Goot Building, M8.41 Burgemeester Oudlaan 50 Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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postdoc position in digital anthropology - ERC-CZ project “Combatting self-righteousness: a vice of the digital age”
by Marie Hermanova 21 Aug '24

21 Aug '24

Dear colleagues, (apologies for cross-posting) this is just a reminder that the deadline for applying for the postdoc position within the ERC-CZ project “Combatting self-righteousness: a vice of the digital age” is nearing (August 30th). Find all relevant information below and if you have any questions, please contact Kamila or John directly (contact info below). best wishes, Marie The* ERC-CZ *research project “Combatting self-righteousness: a vice of the digital age” is seeking to appoint: · a research fellow specialising in the sociology and/or social anthropology of digital media cultures Intended start date:* 1st January, 2025 *(negotiable); contract duration initially 2 years, with a possible extension for a further 2 years. “Combatting self-righteousness: a vice of the digital age” (ERC CZ Grant No. LL2308 (MŠMT)) is a five-year research project led by Professor John Lippitt and based at the Centre for Ethics as Study in Human Value, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Pardubice. The post here advertised is a research-only position (offered on a full or part-time basis) within a small project team of up to 5 researchers. The successful applicant will be given academic and administrative support to pursue their research within the bounds of the project and the opportunity to participate in the Centre's lively research environment. In return, they will be expected to make a substantial contribution to the project’s publication outputs, including through single- and/or co-authored articles in well-regarded international journals. They will also present research results at international conferences/workshops and support the PI in organising an international conference at Pardubice. Prospective candidates should familiarise themselves with the project as described here: *Self-righteousness | Centre for ethics (upce.cz) <https://centreforethics.upce.cz/en/self-righteousness>*. We seek candidates who, drawing on their expertise in sociology and/or social anthropology, can take a lead on Sub-Project C2. We envisage this as including designing research studies that will explore in specific contexts the developing view of self-righteousness emerging from Sub-project A, in constructive dialogue with the PI and other philosophers working on the project. We also envisage that knowledge of research in the successful candidate’s discipline pertaining to Sub-project B (e.g. on epistemic bubbles, echo chambers and/or polarisation) will enable the Research Fellow to contribute to the developing work of this Sub-Project. For more information on the advertised position please see: *Official advert site <https://www.upce.cz/sites/default/files/global/2024-06/7240/research%20posi…>* and *Euraxess advert <https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/246751>* We especially welcome applications from candidates with a good publication record relative to career stage and from members of underrepresented groups. *Qualifications required:* · Applicants must have an advanced degree (Ph.D. or equivalent, awarded by the intended start date) and a track record of independent publications. We are particularly interested in candidates with substantial experience in an international context, so please include details of publications in international fora, research stays abroad, international collaborations, etc. · Knowledge of Czech and the Czech social media context would be advantageous. *We offer:* - full-time or part-time contract for two years, with the possibility of renewal for a further two years - a research position with no teaching requirements and minimal administrative obligations - an internationally competitive salary - additional benefits of health and social insurance - a travel allowance, workplace with PC, well-equipped library and electronic resources - a friendly workplace environment highly conducive to research in the Centre for Ethics, an international research centre whose working language is English. *Documents and information (in English) to be submitted with the application:* - Professional CV, including a list of publications and other research activities - Copy of research degree documentation. (Documents that are not originally in Czech or English must be translated into English. If the application is submitted before the applicant’s Ph.D. defence, the applicant must enclose a signed declaration of its date that must be prior to the intended start date of the employment.) - Cover letter explaining your interest in and qualifications for the position (1-2 pages) - Detailed description of planned research for this position (2 pages) - Names and contact details of three academic referees - A sample of academic writing of journal article length (e.g. a published paper) broadly relevant to the research area of the project. - Please specify whether you wish to be considered for the position on a full- or part-time basis, and if the latter, your preferred fraction. The application, together with all the attachments, should be sent by *30th August 2024* by e-mail to Gabriela Kaufmanová (*gabriela.kaufmanova(a)upce.cz <gabriela.kaufmanova(a)upce.cz>*). Please state “Research position, Self-Righteousness Project” in the e-mail subject line. The recruitment committee will invite selected applicants for an interview (conducted in English). *Interviews will be conducted by video conference*, so please state in your Cover Letter your time zone on those dates. For further inquiries, contact one or both of the following members of the project team: Prof. John Lippitt (*johnandrew.lippitt(a)upce.cz <johnandrew.lippitt(a)upce.cz>*) or Dr. Kamila Pacovská (*kamila.pacovska(a)upce.cz <kamila.pacovska(a)upce.cz>*) -- *Dr Marie Hermanova* social anthropologist Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences Editor-in-Chief, Gender and Research Journal <https://www.genderonline.cz/> @MarieHermanova https://www.soc.cas.cz/en/lide/marie-hermanova

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WEBCAST 21-23 AUG – 20th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF) and 3rd Caribbean Youth Internet Governance Forum (CYIGF)
by Joly MacFie 21 Aug '24

21 Aug '24

The oldest regional IGF's 2024 edition includes both a Youth IGF and a GFCE capacity building session, and is supported by both the Barbados and the St Vincent & Grenadines ISOC Chapters. Read on blog <https://isoc.live/18275/> or Reader <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1b7e332bee44b7f3026a157…> On *Wednesday-Friday August 21-23 2024* the *Government of Guyana <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=50afbb0f1319f416d8e9828…>* and the *Caribbean Telecommunications Union <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=064c4be19cc56155fa70c1d…>* (CTU) will host the *20th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF) and 3rd Caribbean Youth Internet Governance Forum (CYIGF) <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=973449aae952397c9f8acb9…>* at the Pegasus Hotel in Georgetown, Guyana. Guyana is in fact where the CIGF was launched in 2005. In addition to reviewing achievements over the years, the Forum will address various facets of Internet Governance of current import to the Caribbean including UN initiatives to adopt a Global Digital Compact in September 2024 and undertake a 20-year review of WSIS-initiated activities in 2025 (WSIS+20 Review); enhancing the reach, resiliency and sustainability of critical digital infrastructure in the Caribbean; fostering adoption and growth of our digital economies in a trusted and secure manner; and harnessing the benefits of emergent technologies (e.g. AI) while minimising attendant risks. *AGENDA https://bit.ly/3XctqPg <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=edc5c4107b8e18cc9977acd…>* (ALL TIMES AST = UTC-4) DAY 1: Wednesday 21st August 2024 *09:05 Opening Remarks* *Rodney Taylor* – Secretary-General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) *09:10 Greetings from Partner Organizations* *Albert Daniels* – Senior Manager, Stakeholder Engagement – Caribbean, ICANN. *Sebastian Bellagamba* – VP, External Engagement, ISOC. *Paula Oteguy* – Multistakeholder Engagement Coordinator, LACNIC. *Bevil Wooding* – Director of Caribbean Affairs, ARIN & CAJS. *Chengetai Masango* – Head of Office, UN IGF Secretariat *09:30 Feature Address* *Andre Griffith* – Telecommunications Agency, Guyana *09:45 Vote of Thanks* *Nigel Cassimire* – Deputy Secretary-General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) *10:30 Introduction to Internet Governance & Reflections @ CIGF 20* *Nigel Cassimire* – Deputy Secretary-General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) *11:15 National, Regional and Global IG Contexts Reports from National, Regional & Global IGFs* *Tracy Hackshaw* – TT MAG *Stéphanie Joseph* – President ISOC Haiti – Haiti IGF *Lilian Chamorro Rojas* – Coordinator, LACIGF *Nia Nanan* – SIDS IGF *Anja Gengo* – UN IGF Secretariat *Carol Roach* – UN IGF MAG Chair *12:15 General Discussion and Q&A* DAY 1 Afternoon – 3rd Caribbean Youth Internet Governance Forum *13:30 3rd CYIGF Opening Remarks* *Rodney Taylor* – Secretary-General, CTU *Tariq Mohammed* – CYIGF Chair *13:40 Empowering Youth and Addressing Challenges in Global Internet Governance: Navigating the Future of Digital Policy* *Maarten Botterman* – Chair, GFCE Working Group on Emerging Technologies *13:55 Panel Discussion: Empowering Caribbean Youth: Driving the Global Compact and SIDS Agendas into Action* *Shergaun Roserie* – Director, Orbtronics Ltd. *Filippo Pierozzi* – Associate Expert, United Nations, Office of the Envoy on Technology *Nancy Quirós* – Internet Society (ISOC) *Jael Goddard* – External Relations Associate Moderator: *Celeste Pereira*, ITU Youth Envoy *14:20 Panel Discussion: Securing our Digital Future: Tackling Cyber Threats and Protecting Privacy in the Caribbean* *Kevon Swift* – Head of Public Safety Affairs, LACNIC *Michael Thomas* – Guyana Computer Incident Response Team, National Data Management Authority (NDMA) *Candy Saunders-Alfred* – Cyber Analyst, CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) *Celia Barclay* – Information Commissioner, Office of the Information Commissioner, Jamaica *Shernon Osepa*, CTU Moderators: *Renasha Cassar* & *Tyler Seudath*, CYIGF *15:00 Panel Discussion: Bridging the Digital Divide: Ensuring Inclusive Access for Caribbean Youth, Persons with Disabilities and Vulnerable Populations* *Kirk Sookram* – Deputy CEO, Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago *Keeghan Patrick* – Youth Envoy, ITU Generation Connect *Beverly Pile* – Head of the National Commission on Disability, Guyana *Shane Cornelius* – Member, Guyanese Presidential Youth Advisory Council *Royston Emmanuel*– Senior Technical Specialist – Education in the Education Management Unit, OECS Moderators: *Naomi Padmore* & *Shanelle McPherson*, CYIGF *15:45 Panel Discussion: Turning Clicks into Cash: Overcoming Challenges and Advancing Monetization for Caribbean Content Creators* META – TBC *Michael Beckerman* – Head of Public Policy, TikTok *Jennifer Persad – Boodoo* *DJ Ana* *Keron Rose* *Kyle Maloney* – Co-Founder,/ Director, Tech Beach Retreat Moderator: *Shanelle McPherson*, CYIGF *16:40 AI in Action: Boosting Business Efficiency and Cutting Costs in the Caribbean Private Sector* *Leslie Lee Fook* – Director of AI, Automation and Analytics, Incus Services Limited *16:55 3rd CYIGF Closing Remarks* *Gabrielle Johnson*, CTU Youth ICT Network *Tariq Mohammed*, CYIGF Chair DAY 2 – Global Forum for Cyber Expertise – Internet, Infrastructure Initiative (GFCE Triple-I) Workshop *09:00 Welcome & Opening Remarks* *Rodney Taylor –* Secretary-General, CTU *Maarten Botterman* – GFCE Triple-I *09:15 I – Better Use of Today’s Open Internet Standards* *Section 1: DNS Security (DNSSEC, TLS and DANE) – Nicolas Antoniello*, ICANN *Section 2: Routing Security (PKI and ROA) – Bevil Wooding*, ARIN / Kevon Swift, LACNIC *Section 3: Email Security – Hovsep Najarian*, EasyDMARC *Section 4: IPv6 – Bevil Wooding*, ARIN / *Kevon Swift*, LACNIC / Shernon Osepa, CTU *11:00 II Part 1 – Inspiration from Good Practice Actions:* *Internet Resilience Index: Nancy Quirós* & *Dan York* – Internet Society (ISOC) *MANRS: Andrei Robachevsky* – Global Cyber Alliance *KINDNS: Nicolas Antoniello* & *Albert Daniels* – ICANN *13:30 II Part 2 – Inspiration from Good Practice Actions*: *“Cookbook” on DDOS attack mitigation: Thijs van den Hout* – SIDN – The Netherlands *Capacity and resilience toolkits for small enterprises: Brian Cute* – Global Cyber Alliance *Avoiding Disconnection – Understanding the resilience of subsea cable infrastructure: Nancy Quirós* & *Dan York* – Internet Society (ISOC) *Prof. Nicole Starosielski* – University of California at Berkeley *Promoting Caribbean Internet Resilience: The DNS Observatory Project: Shernon Osepa* – CTU *Data for Good: Alex Pompe* – Meta *ccTLD Good Practices for Secure and Resilient Operations: Kroopa Shah *– Identity Digital & *Prof. Patrick Hosein* – nic.tt *CSAM Status and Policy Actions – UN’s Draft Convention on Cybercrime: Maria De Gutierrez Ortiz Monasterio* – UNODC *16:15 III – Action Planning for increasing justified trust, together* *16:55 Conclusions and Closing Remarks* *Nigel Cassimire* – CTU DAY 3 –ARIN/LACNIC/ CTU Policy Forum & Guyana Focus *09:00 Opening Remarks* *Rodney Taylor* – Secretary General – CTU *09:05 Welcome Remarks* ARIN LACNIC *09:15 Feature Presentations and Q&A:* *Caribbean AI Policy Roadmap 2024: Dr. Paul Hector* and *Erica Simmons* – UNESCO *Fostering Caribbean AI Entrepreneurship – A Case Study from the Justice Sector: Kevin Khelawan* – Caribbean Agency for Justice Solutions (CAJS) *Cybersecurity and Digital Resilience: Speaker* – TBC *Digital Economy Initiatives: Next Round of gTLDs and the Applicant Support Programme: Albert Daniels* – ICANN *11:15 Guyana Focus Session:* *Status of Internet Infrastructure: Andre Griffith* – Telecommunications Agency, Guyana *Measuring the Information Society: Viviana Umpierrez* – ITU / *Nia Nanan* – CTU *13:30 Examining the UN’s Global Digital Compact* *14:30 Forum Discussion: Looking forward for the CIGF* *15:45 Open Microphone* *16:15 Conclusions and Next Steps* *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/cigf2024 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0c353f5f61485cdf4bc69eb…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3MgGU6c <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c6b940a488269725d76bd09…>* *REAL TIME TEXT* (See *ISOC.LIVE <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1b7e332bee44b7f3026a157…>)* *TWITTER #CIGF2024 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1e177ea0eaec5cd9cef31b9…> #CYIGF2024 #20CIGF @TheCtunion @intGovForum #IGF #NetGov * *SIMULCASTS* *https://bit.ly/cigf2024live <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b775cbc23df94935af9f0c9…> (CTU YouTube)* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a392de9939fa8bd69ea3388…>* 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