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Job Opportunity--Director of Emerging Technologies at the Multiracial Democracy Project at Geroge Washington Law School
by Lisa Bornstein 29 Aug '25

29 Aug '25

The Multracial Democracy Project <https://www.law.gwu.edu/multiracial-democracy-project>at GW Law School is conducting a search for the inaugural *Director of the Emerging Technologies Initiative.* This role will lead an exciting new program at the intersection of technology, democracy, and civil rights—bringing together scholars, policymakers, civil society, and the private sector to shape practices and policies that protect and empower communities of color. You can view the posting and apply here <https://www.gwu.jobs/postings/120975>: Please feel free to share with your networks! -- Lisa Bornstein (she/her) Executive Director Multiracial Democracy Project <https://www.law.gwu.edu/multiracial-democracy-project> The George Washington University Law School Lisa.Bornstein(a)law.gwu.edu Multiracdemoc(a)law.gwu.edu Youtube: @MultiracialDemocracyProject <https://www.youtube.com/@MultiracialDemocracyProject> (202) 994-3655 (o) (202) 302-7565 (c)

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"Data Violence \\ Data Solidarities" Speculative Design Workshop at 4S (Friday)
by Rebecca Smith 29 Aug '25

29 Aug '25

For anyone in Seattle next week, we invite you to join us in developing a grounded theory of “data solidarity” through a collaborative speculative design workshop. We will begin by investigating data artifacts, drawing from our own research and / or from personal experiences in a datafied world. This will be followed by a facilitated sequence of creative techniques to imagine how our data artifacts - and the social relations they reflect and reproduce - might be radically reconfigured towards a politics of solidarity. All supplies will be provided; a laptop is suggested but not required. 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM, Friday Sept 05 First Floor: Diamond A - Sheraton Grand Seattle, SpaceTower Any questions please reach out to Rebecca Smith (rsmith8(a)ltu.edu) / Linda Huber (Lhuber1(a)swarthmore.edu) -- Rebecca Smith pronouns: she / they Doctoral Candidate, Architecture Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning University of Michigan rebsmi(a)umich.edu

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Presidential Postdoc at the U Michigan School of Information
by Joyojeet Pal 27 Aug '25

27 Aug '25

Dear Friends, I am delighted to announce that this year we are conducting a search for a Presidential Postdoc at the University of Michigan's School of Information. All the recent graduates of the presidential postdoc at our school have converted to tenure track faculty at the end of their postdoc, and it is a great way to continue work on some of your existing research while preparing for a faculty career. Please read the job description and requirements, the deadline for application is in exactly a month, September 26, 2025. https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/267862/umsi-presidential-postdoctoral-… Warm regards, Joyojeet *********** Job Summary The University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI) invites applicants for the University of Michigan Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) (https://presidentspostdoc.umich.edu/mentors.php) Faculty at UMSI have a successful record of providing a nurturing and productive postdoctoral experience for Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows. In keeping with the PPFP program, UMSI seeks applicants whose research, teaching, and service will, as determined by the University of Michigan and in accordance with law, contribute to the core values of the University of Michigan <https://culturejourney.umich.edu/values/>, and to equal opportunity in higher education. The program is particularly interested in scholars with the potential to bring to their research and undergraduate teaching the critical perspective that comes from their non-traditional educational background or understanding of the experiences of groups historically underrepresented in higher education. Candidates will be evaluated on fit with current needs and strengths of the institution and future funding possibilities. UMSI views these postdoctoral fellowships as providing an exceptional opportunity to recruit potential new faculty to the University by offering the possibility of either a postdoc alone or a combined postdoc and tenure track faculty appointment. In addition to the materials required by the University of Michigan PPFP, applicants to UMSI must submit the following materials to Interfolio by September 26th. Please note that some of these materials duplicate those to be submitted to the University of Michigan application system. Candidates are encouraged to contact potential faculty mentors at UMSI in advance of submitting their applications. A description of the requirements and expectations for mentors can be found here: https://presidentspostdoc.umich.edu/mentors.php Who We Are The mission of the School of Information is to create and share knowledge that empowers people to use information and technology to build a better world. A successful candidate will be committed to, and actively advance, our goal of being the leading institution for research and education in the understanding and design of information and technology in service of people and society. The diverse perspectives the UMSI community brings to our scholarship, teaching, and service make our school stronger and help us fulfill our mission of building a better world through technology and information. The School is home to vibrant research and teaching programs, with 82 full time professors and over 1,800 students. We offer five degrees: a Ph.D., a Master of Science in Information, a Master of Health Informatics, a Bachelor of Science in Information, and an online Master of Applied Data Science. For more information about UMSI, please visit: http://si.umich.edu.

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Racial Identity Claims in the #TrudeauMustGo Data
by stustu12＠student.ubc.ca 22 Aug '25

22 Aug '25

I would love to get some feedback on this new APSA 2025 conference paper: "Racial Identity Claims in the #TrudeauMustGo Data" https://tinyurl.com/RacialIdentityClaims Thanks, ~Stu -- Stu Shulman MLIS Student University of British Columbia https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stuart-Shulman

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The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026): Last Mile for Workshop Proposals Submission
by Announce 21 Aug '25

21 Aug '25

*** Last Mile for Workshop Proposals Submission *** The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026) March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/ (*** Submission Deadline: August 29, 2025 (extended and final!) ***) We are pleased to invite proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the Annual International ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI 2026), Paphos, Cyprus. Workshops aim to provide a venue for presenting research on emerging or specialized topics of interest and to offer an informal forum for discussing research questions and challenges. Potential workshop topics should be related to the general theme of the conference (“Where HCI meets AI”). We welcome proposals for a wide range of *full-day* or *half-day* workshops, including but not limited to: • Mini Conferences: Workshops that focus on a specific topic and may have their own paper submission and review processes. • Interactive Formats: Workshops that encourage active participation and hands-on experiences through break-out sessions or group work to explore specific topics. They may have their own paper submission and review process or target a report summarizing the discussions and outcomes. • Emerging Work Sessions: Workshops that foster discussion around emerging ideas. Organizers may raise specific topics and invite position papers, late-breaking results, or extended abstracts. • Project-Centric Formats: Workshops tied closely to a specific existing large-scale funded project(e.g., NSF, EU) with the goal to engage a broader community. • Interactive Competitions: Formats that invite individuals and teams to participate in challenges or hackathons on selected topics relevant to IUI. Review and Oversight by Workshop Chairs Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by the Workshop Chairs. It is possible that workshops may be cancelled, shortened, merged, or restructured if there are insufficient submissions. Workshop summaries will be included in the ACM Digital Library for ACM IUI 2026. We will also publish joint workshop proceedings for accepted workshop submissions (through CEUR or a similar venue). Responsibilities of Workshop Organizers • Coordinate the Call for Papers, including solicitation, submission handling, and peer review process. • Create and maintain a dedicated website with workshop information. The IUI 2026 website will link to this page. • Prepare and communicate a Call for Participation, targeting both IUI and broader relevant communities (e.g., via mailing lists, social media, newsgroups, or offline events). • Facilitate the planned activities, including paper presentations, discussions, and/or interactive elements. • Submit a workshop summary for inclusion in the ACM Digital Library. • Collect camera-ready papers and author agreements from workshop participants for the joint workshop proceedings (CEUR or similar). Note that for the joint proceedings (CEUR or similar), submissions should be peer-reviewed and will need to meet publishers’ guidelines. CEUR, for example, requires a 5-page minimum per contribution. Note that not all workshop formats listed above may meet these requirements, and we may not be able to include them. IUI 2026 is an in-person event, and we expect workshop organizers to attend, allowing the workshop to be conducted on-site. One author per paper is expected to attend in person to present the work. Proposal Format Workshop proposals should be a maximum of four pages long (single-column format). Prepare your submission using the latest templates: Word Submission Template (https://authors.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/taps/acm_submi…) or the LaTex Template (https://authors.acm.org/proceedings/production-information/preparing-your-a…) For Latex, please use “\documentclass[manuscript,review]{acmart}”. The proposals should be organized as follows: • Name and title: A one-word acronym and a full title. Please indicate “(Workshop)” after the title. • Abstract: A brief summary of the workshop. • Description of workshop topic: Should discuss the relevance of the proposed topic to IUI and its interest for the IUI 2026 audience. Include a concise discussion of why this workshop is particularly relevant for the intended audience and how it will complement and enhance topics covered at the main conference. • Previous history: List of previous workshops on this topic, including the conferences that hosted them and the number of participants. If available, report on past editions of the workshop (including URLs), along with a brief statement of the workshop series (e.g., covering topics, number of paper submissions, and participants), as well as post-workshop publications over the years and acceptance statistics. If this is the first edition of the workshop, describe how it differs from others on similar topics (e.g., by including conference names and years). • Organizer(s): Names, affiliations, emails, and web pages of the organizer(s). Provide a brief description of the background of the organizer(s). Strong proposals normally include organizers who bring differing perspectives on the topic and are actively connected to the communities of potential participants. Please indicate the primary contact person and the organizers who will attend the workshop. Also, please provide a list of other workshops organized by workshop organizers in the past. • Workshop program committee: Names and affiliation of the members of the (tentative) workshop program committee that will evaluate the workshop submissions. • Participants: Include a statement of how many participants you expect and how you plan to invite participants for the workshop. If possible, include the names of at least 10 people who have expressed interest in participating in the workshop or tutorial. • Workshop activities: A brief description of the format regarding the mix of events or activities, such as paper presentations, invited talks, panels, demonstrations, teaching activities, hands-on practical exercises, and general discussion. • Planned outcomes of the workshop: What are you hoping to achieve by the end of the workshop? Please list here any planned publications or other outcomes expected. • Length: Full-day or half-day. Submission Platform • All materials must be submitted electronically to PCS 2.0 http://new.precisionconference.com/~sigchi by the proposal submission deadline. • In PCS 2.0, first click "Submissions" at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for society, conference, and track, select "SIGCHI", "IUI 2026", and then "IUI 2026 Workshops", and press "Go". We encourage both researchers and industry practitioners to submit workshop proposals. To support diverse perspectives in the workshops, we strongly recommend including organizers from varied institutions and backgrounds. Furthermore, we welcome workshops with an innovative structure that can attract diverse types of contributions and foster valuable interactions. Prospective organizers are encouraged to contact the Workshop Chairs in advance (workshops2026(a)iui.acm.org) to discuss ideas, receive feedback, or seek assistance in preparing engaging proposals. Especially for workshop proposals featuring innovative interactive formats, we are happy to help further develop and implement the ideas. Important Dates (AoE) • Workshop Proposals: August 29, 2025 (extended and final!) • Decision Notification: September 19, 2025 • Camera-ready Summaries: February 6, 2026 Workshop Chairs Karthik Dinakar, Pienso, USA Werner Geyer, IBM Research, USA Patricia Kahr, University of Zurich, Switzerland Antonela Tommasel, CONICET, Argentina

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Children and Teen Consumer Culture Conference.
by Natalie H. Coulter 20 Aug '25

20 Aug '25

This conference will be of interest to folks doing work on young people and digital culture. Please circulate. Is childhood intensifying, or eroding? This will be the guiding question of the 2026 edition of the Child & Teen Consumer Culture conference, which will be held from 22 to 24 April 2026 at King’s College London. We invite all disciplines to contribute historical and contemporary reflections on the following themes: * agency in the digital economy; * sustainability and the climate crisis * changing institutions of childhood. The deadline for submissions has been extended to 7 September 2025. More information is available on the conference website: https://ctcc-2026.kcl.ac.uk/ Submissions may examine a variety of topics, including but not limited to: * Advertising, branding, and marketing to and by young people * Children and issues of sustainability (SDG) * Children and teens facing climate change * Children’s rights in the marketplace * Children and teens’ consumption imaginaries and consumer desires * Children and teens involved in global migration * Children and teens’ food cultures * Digital literacies and consumption * Digital technologies and platforms * Economic enculturation / socialisation * Families and consumer culture * Gender, race, and disability in youth consumer culture * Historical approaches to consumption and play * LGBTQIA2+ youth * Methodological advances in children and consumption research * New forms of play and fun * Poverty, scarcity, and exclusion from consumption realms * Policy on marketing and advertising in an AI-driven context * Social media practices and cultures * Youth material cultures Natalie Natalie Coulter, PhD (she/her) (on research leave until June 2026) • Associate Professor • Communication and Media Studies • YORK UNIVERSITY https://profiles.laps.yorku.ca/profiles/ncoulter/ Principal Investigator: Bearing Witness Project<https://www.yorku.ca/laps/research/bearing-witness/> Principal Investigator: Questioning KidTech<https://www.yorku.ca/laps/research/questioning-kidtech/about/> Latest Book: Media and Communication in Canada<https://learninglink.oup.com/access/gasher10e> This electronic mail (e-mail), including any attachments, is intended only for the recipient(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure. No waiver of privilege, confidentiality or any other protection is intended by virtue of its communication by the internet. Any unauthorized use, dissemination or copying is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, or are not named as a recipient, please immediately notify the sender and destroy all copies of it --

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Rutgers Comm job in language, interaction, and interpersonal comm
by Jeffrey Lane 20 Aug '25

20 Aug '25

Dear AoIR colleagues, The Department of Communication at Rutgers University's School of Communication and Information has a new, open-rank job listing<https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/258114?fbclid=IwY2xjawMSyZBleHRuA2FlbQIxM…> that I'd like to share. We're seeking a full-time faculty member in Language, Interaction, and Interpersonal Communication. Have a look and please spread the word. The listing again: https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/258114?fbclid=IwY2xjawMSyZBleHRuA2FlbQIxM… Looking forward to seeing many of you in Brazil in October! My best, Jeff Jeffrey Lane, Ph.D.<https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/lane-jeffrey> Associate Professor of Communication School of Communication and Information (SC&I) Rutgers University New Brunswick @TheDigitalStreet<https://twitter.com/TheDigitalStre1> The Digital Street is available now at OUP<https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-digital-street-9780199381272?cc…> / Amazon<https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Street-Jeffrey-Lane/dp/0199381275> / Boogie Down Books<https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-digital-street-jeffrey-lane/18501072?ean=9…>

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Job vacancy: Research Associate (100%) as part of ComAI research group
by ZeMKI 19 Aug '25

19 Aug '25

Research Associate (f/m/d) wanted as part of the “Communicative AI” research group The University of Bremen is seeking to fill a position at the Center for Media, Communication, and Information Research (ZeMKI) starting no earlier than January 1, 2026, as a Research Associate (f/m/d) Pay grade 13 TV-L, full-time (39.2 hours per week), limited to 36 months (in accordance with § 2 WissZeit VG) for the development of software for communication and media research. Job description The position is part of the innovative team at ComAI Research Space in Research Group 5656 “Communicative AI: The Automation of Social Communication,” which is funded by the DFG and the FWF. The team is based in the research group’s coordination project (project participants: Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp, Prof. Dr. Wiebke Loosen, Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach, Prof. Dr. Cornelius Puschmann, Dr. Gregor Wiedemann). The research group is investigating how social communication is changing with communicative AI. The focus of the first funding phase (2025–2028) is on investigating the emergence and construction of communicative AI. The research focuses on pioneering communities of communicative AI, their interfaces, the legal handling of communicative AI and its governance by companies, the appropriation of communicative AI in journalism, in public (online) discourse, in everyday personal life, in the health sector, and in learning and teaching. The research uses highly innovative methods from the social sciences and HCI, including digital and computer-assisted methods. Further information on the research group and the many opportunities for doctoral studies in this context can be found on the website https://www.comai.space. More information about the position can be found in the detailed job advertisment: https://zemki.uni-bremen.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ausschreibung-A212-2…

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New CITR report on The State of Independent Technology Research
by Tromble, Rebekah 19 Aug '25

19 Aug '25

Dear Colleagues, (With apologies for cross posting...) The Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR) today released its inaugural report “The State of Independent Technology Research 2025: Power in Numbers,” <https://independenttechresearch.org/citr-report-2025/> showing how the collapse of support for public-interest research is a threat to not only the researchers behind the work, but people’s deeper understanding of the technology shaping their everyday lives. The report <https://independenttechresearch.org/citr-report-2025/> serves as both an accountability check on the tech industry and a call to arms for researchers. >From shrinking funding and institutional censorship to legal threats, harassment and surveillance, the report <https://independenttechresearch.org/citr-report-2025/> is a glaring signal that the public infrastructure needed to study technology’s impact is under attack. This comes at a time when trillion-dollar technology companies have outsized influence on how we learn, work, communicate and govern. While their power grows, the resources to study their impact and hold them accountable have dissipated. The report <https://independenttechresearch.org/citr-report-2025/> surveyed independent researchers behind some of the most important tech accountability stories—from harms to children’s mental health, to algorithmic bias, to AI’s risks to labor and civil rights—and found they are often underfunded, lacking infrastructure, and exposed to risk. The report <https://independenttechresearch.org/citr-report-2025/> draws on dozens of interviews, surveys, and case studies from across six continents to document an unprecedented crisis facing independent technology research. Key Findings <https://independenttechresearch.org/citr-report-2025/>: These statistics signal the systematic erosion of independent oversight over the most powerful technologies in human history. - Barriers to Information: Researchers report barriers to accessing the data essential for studying how technology affects society. 60% face barriers accessing the data essential for studying how technology affects society - Funding Collapse: Philanthropy and public funding are insufficient in comparison to industry-dominated research agendas and funding, leaving critical areas unstudied. 85% of researchers identify funding as their most significant challenge, with many forced to choose between research independence and financial survival - Retaliation and Risk: Researchers face personal and professional retribution including harassment and legal threats, both from the technology industry and political actors. Nearly 70% of respondents report safety or security threats once unimaginable in our field. The Coalition for Independent Technology Research is not idly standing by. Coalition members are building collective power to defend the right to research and free information. Through coordinated advocacy, mutual aid, cross-border solidarity and public education, Coalition members work together to ensure that public interest technology researchers are protected, supported, and free to ask the hard questions, so that knowledge about technology’s impacts isn’t controlled by corporations, but belongs to the public. Read the full report here <https://independenttechresearch.org/citr-report-2025/>. And please help us circulate these important findings. Rebekah --- Dr. Rebekah Tromble Director of Global Partnerships, Institute for Information, the Internet, and Democracy, Northeastern University | Professor of Political Science and Computer Science, Northeastern University | Co-founder, Executive Board Member, Coalition for Independent Technology Research <https://independenttechresearch.org/> | Co-founder, Expert Voices Together <https://expertvoicestogether.org/> | Co-founder, Researcher Support Consortium <https://researchersupport.org/> |

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NO WEBCAST – African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2025
by Joly MacFie 19 Aug '25

19 Aug '25

>From *19-21 August 2025* the* African Peering and Interconnection Forum <https://www.afpif.org/>* (AfPIF) 2025 is under way in Lagos, Nigeria. Due to a lack of funding there will be no* ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/>* simulcast this year, however it is still possible to participate remotely.* https://bit.ly/afpif2025 <https://bit.ly/afpif2025>* Recordings of previous AfPIF simulcasts are available. *2022 <https://archive.org/details/afpif2022>*, *2023 <https://archive.org/details/afpif2023>*, *2024 <https://archive.org/details/afpif2024>* -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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