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RECORDING – The UK Online Safety Act – A discussion with Robin Wilton
by Joly MacFie 12 Aug '25

12 Aug '25

[image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/%2019585>*YOUTUBE <https://youtu.be/yieJSF-96mA> | AUDIO <https://archive.org/download/robin_wilton_online_safety_act/robin_wilton_on…>**TRANSCRIPT <https://archive.org/download/robin_wilton_online_safety_act/robin_wilton_on…> | SUMMARY <https://archive.org/download/robin_wilton_online_safety_act/robin_wilton_on…>**ARCHIVE <https://archive.org/details/robin_wilton_online_safety_act> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/%2019585>* On *August 1 2025*, the *Internet Society Cybersecurity Special Interest Group <https://www.internetsociety.org/sigs/cybersecurity/>* (ISOC Cybersecurity SIG) conducted a discussion with *Robin Wilton <https://www.internetsociety.org/author/wilton/>* on the UK *Online Safety Act <https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/onli…>*. The Act, which imposes stringent age verification requirements on both users and providers has just come into effect, causing a *surge in VPN subscriptions <https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/2091749/expressvpn-…>* . *SPEAKER* *Robin Wilton* – Senior Director – Internet Trust, Internet Society, discusses the UK Online Safety Act. *HOST/MODERATOR* *Weke* – ISOC Cybersecurity SIG - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Call for Participation: "From Tech Lash to Tech Fash: Strategic reflections on a decade of collective organizing in computing" at Aarhus Conference 2025
by Jensine Raihan 11 Aug '25

11 Aug '25

Hello all, We are excited to invite you all to participate in a hybrid workshop "*From Tech Lash to Tech Fash: Strategic reflections on a decade of collective organizing in computing" *which will take place at the Aarhus Conference 2025 on Tuesday August 19, 8:30–11:30 am EST / 2:30–5:30 pm CEST. *Workshop Description* Computing is a field plagued with presentism, oriented towards the new in ways that limit our design and research practices - as well as our capacity to understand and collectively respond to emerging crises. To improve our sensemaking and strategizing about today's crises, this workshop explores what Tamara Kneese has deemed the last decade's shift from "techlash" to "tech fash". What have we learned from the era of misinformation and bias, of "surveillance capitalism" and tech worker organizing that can inform our struggle against the increasing power of a techno-fascist oligarchy? We will also look towards previous generations of computing professionals and activists, who likewise sought to address the harms of emerging automated systems and the complicity of computing within violent, imperialist projects. This workshop will create space for participants to explore these questions collectively, bridging past and present moments in an effort to devise strategies moving forward. Interested in reflecting and strategizing together? *RSVP here <https://airtable.com/apppoI4WdDBW7ydB2/pagPa3NTT6VaS2P8H/form>*! *Important Information*: - RSVP <https://airtable.com/apppoI4WdDBW7ydB2/pagPa3NTT6VaS2P8H/form> Deadline: August 12th AOE (Anywhere on Earth) - Workshop Website <https://tech-organizing-reflections.github.io/> (find tentative agenda and other details) [image: image.png] Hope to see you there! Jensine Raihan (along with workshop co-organizers Linda Huber, Pedro Reynolds-Cuellar, Alicia DeVrio, Cella M Sum, Lynn Dombrowski, Justine Zhang, Christoph B Becker, Lilly Irani, P M Krafft, Maureen Webb & Margaret Hughes)

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Gender & Tech Online Talk Series – August 28, 11am EDT - Platform Governance
by Jess Reia 11 Aug '25

11 Aug '25

Dear colleagues, The University of Virginia School of Data Science, in partnership with the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab, is pleased to announce the third session of the Gender & Tech Online Talk Series, which will take place on August 28, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT). The “Platform Governance” session will discuss free speech regulation, activism, and platform policies. Speakers will be encouraged to address the role that feminist labor activism and policy reforms play in creating platforms that prioritize social justice and human rights, the prevalent perspectives on freedom of expression in social media governance, the way cultural norms and systemic biases in tech influence freedom of expression online, and the necessary reforms to advance minorities’ participation in platform governance from an STS education and practice perspective. We are honoured to welcome two keynote speakers: Julie Owono (Internet Sans Frontières & Meta Oversight Board) Coleen Carrigan (UVA Engineering). The webinar is free and open to the public. You can register here: https://virginia.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XBBg61Y2QzWMWpGN__9z0g#/regist… The Gender & Tech Online Talk Series brings together leading scholars, advocates, and practitioners to examine the intersections of gender, technology, democracy, and human rights. Its purpose is to critically explore how digital platforms and technological infrastructures impact women, queer, and gender-diverse individuals, while also identifying pathways toward more inclusive, rights-based models of digital governance. We invite everyone interested in advancing equity and justice in digital governance to participate in this important conversation. The series is co-organized by Yasmin Curzi and Jess Reia and sponsored by the UVA School of Data Science and DTD Lab. Please feel free to circulate this announcement within your networks. Thank you! Jess and Yasmin *Jess Reia, Ph.D. (they/them)* Andrew Carnegie Fellow <https://www.carnegie.org/awards/honoree/jess-reia/> Assistant Professor of Data Science Faculty co-lead, Digital Technology for Democracy Lab <https://karshinstitute.virginia.edu/digital-technology-democracy-lab>, University of Virginia Visiting Scholar, Institute for Global Public Policy <https://igpp.fudan.edu.cn/igppen/main.htm>, Fudan University 2024-2025 Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Democracy & Technology <https://cdt.org/> <https://karshinstitute.virginia.edu/> New book: Urban Music Governance <https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/U/bo245009492.html> <https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/U/bo245009492.html>

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New Article: 'The British conspiracy guru building a sovereign micronation in Appalachia.'
by Dr. Emma Briant 11 Aug '25

11 Aug '25

Dear Colleagues, I hope you are keeping well. I am just writing to share my new article, an academic-journalist collaborative investigation, coauthored with Alexander Beunder, which has just published this morning in Fast Company: 'The British conspiracy guru building a sovereign micronation in Appalachia.' A new age influencer known for outlandish theories and extreme views is selling his followers on a refuge from state power. The locals aren’t buying it. https://www.fastcompany.com/91358928/the-british-conspiracy-guru-building-a… We published this related scholarly chapter last year which you may also find interesting: Beunder, A & Briant, E, L. 'Understanding Conspiracy Theories as a Business The Case of Humanitad' in Briant, E, L & Bakir, V (2024) Routledge Handbook on the Influence Industry, London: Routledge https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003256878-15/unders… Thanks! Emma -- *Dr Emma L Briant* Visiting Associate Professor at Notre Dame University, USA Fellow at Bard College, Human Rights Project, USA Associate at George Washington University, Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication, USA Associate at University of Cambridge, Center for Financial Reporting & Accountability, UK Affiliate at Monash University, Monash Global Peace and Security Centre, Australia Speaking agent: Chartwell Speakers <https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/emma-briant/> Book agent: Inkwell Management <https://inkwellmanagement.com/> Author of: *Propaganda and Counter-Terrorism: Strategies for Global Change *from Manchester University Press Co-Author of: *Bad News for Refugees* with Prof. Greg Philo and Dr. Pauline Donald from Pluto Press. Support my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/emmalbriant Website: www.emma-briant.co.uk Sign up for my Newsletter! <https://emma-briant.co.uk/sign-up-for-important-updates/> Follow me on Mastodon @emmalbriant@mastodon.online Follow me on Twitter @emmalbriant "I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is." - Steve Martin “Women are like teabags . We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” - Unknown

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The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering (SANER 2026): Last Call for Workshop Proposals
by Announce 11 Aug '25

11 Aug '25

*** Last Call for Workshop Proposals *** The 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering (SANER 2026) 17 March, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://conf.researchr.org/track/saner-2026/saner-2026-workshops-tutorials-… In SANER 2026, we solicit proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the main conference. Workshops can be full or half-day and should highlight a specific topic of interest related to software analysis, evolution, and reengineering. We encourage workshop organizers to include activities that provide their participants with a true workshop experience. All workshops will tentatively be scheduled for the first day of the conference (March 17, 2026), the day before the main conference. Should you be interested in joining SANER, please keep the deadlines below in mind. Submission Instructions Proposal submission: By August 20th, 2025 AoE, the workshop proposal (in the form of call for papers) should be submitted to the workshops EasyChair page: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026 . The submission could be a PDF file (no more than two pages) or a public link to a call for papers webpage. The call for papers should include: • a workshop title, • a description of the workshop topic and scope, • an indication of whether the workshop will take ½ day or a full day, • a link to the workshop website, • and the contact information. The website should be live and include (at least) the following information: the topic of the workshop, its scope, list of topics of interest, names of the organizing committee members and their affiliations, types of submissions and the important dates as follows (all dates are 23:59h AoE): • Abstract Submission: 12 December, 2025 • Paper Submission: 18 December, 2025 • Notification: January 14, 2026 • Camera-Ready: 20 January, 2026 Evaluation Criteria The proposals will be evaluated by the workshops track chairs based on the novelty of the workshop topic, its importance to the field, as well as the composition of the organizing team. Workshop PC and Submission System No later than mid of-September 2025, the workshop PC should have been finalized and the paper submission system should be live. Workshop organizers are free to select EasyChair, HotCRP or any other commonly used paper submission system. The workshop proceedings will be included in a separate section of the conference’s proceedings – the companion proceedings. SUBMISSION LINK https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=saner2026 IMPORTANT DATES • Workshop Proposals Submissions: 20 August, 2025 • Workshop Proposals Notification: 27 August, 2025 All dates are 23:59h AoE (anywhere on Earth). ORGANISATION General Chair • Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Local Organizing Chair • George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Workshops and Tutorials Co-Chairs • Marcelo De Almeida Maia, Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil • Juri Di Rocco, University of L'Aquila, Italy

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Expression of interest/Contribution to a thematic issue proposal on "Quantum Ecology" for Big Data & Society
by Stefano Calzati 11 Aug '25

11 Aug '25

Hi, please find below a reminder for the call of interest/contribution to a thematic issue proposal on “Quantum Ecology” for the journal Big Data & Society. Deadline expression of interest: 15th of August Deadline submission of abstracts: 1st of September Proposal Thematic Issue for the journal Big Data & Society Guest Editors Stefano Calzati, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Brussels; email: stefanocalzati(a)hotmail.com<mailto:stefanocalzati@hotmail.com> Robert Braun, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna; email: braun(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:braun@ihs.ac.at> Untangling the Quantum Ecology: Charting the Impact of Quantum Theory and Quantum Technologies on Technoscience and the Digital Transformation At the intersection of Critical Data Studies (CDS), Science and Technology Studies (STS) and societal-oriented readings of quantum theory, this guest issue aims to unpack the tensions of the emergent “quantum ecology” (Calzati & de Kerckhove 2024), intended as both an onto-epistemological framework leveraging key principles and phenomena of quantum physics – e.g., nonlocality, uncertainty, entanglement, discreteness – to make sense of today’s technoscientific condition, as well as a technological paradigm on its own right – pivoting around quantum technologies (QTs)1 – which intersects, builds on, and disrupts the digital transformation, including AI. Over the last decade, CDS has significantly exposed data’s imbrications with power relations, social (in)justice, and value-laden biases (e.g., Dencik et al. 2016; Eubanks 2018; Hepp et al. 2022; Medrado & Verdegem 2024). At the basis of CDS is the acknowledgement that data, intended as complex “assemblages” (Kitchin & Lauriault 2014), are not neutral or raw but embed, (re)produce, and extend various sociotechnical framings posited on the binary formatting – a proper techno-rationalization – of social and physical reality. One of the core concerns of STS is to reflect on how specific methods – broadly understood as collective practices of worldmaking – enact representations and/of realities, that is, how technoscience actualises realities that both (re)produce its routinized endeavours (Law 2008) and inevitably cling on the mapping of ever new spaces, temporalities and matterings. In doing so, STS questions the fabric of science and technology as two sides partaking (and contributing to) an always-in-the-making ontopolitical reality (Oksala 2010). This is also reflected in the dictum by quantum physicist Werner Heisenberg, according to which “we have to remember that what we observe is not nature in itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning” (Heisenberg 1958). In this respect, societal-oriented readings of quantum theory (Barad 2007; Wallace 2010; Wendt 2015; Carroll 2019) have gone a long way in challenging the Cartesian rationalism and Newtonian determinism on which our imaginary and enactment of the social and physical world are traditionally based – including the techno-rationalization at the basis of the digital transformation. In fact, the digital transformation might be said to be a captive enactment of the Newtonian determinism and Cartesian rationalism, with data assumed as geometrical atoms bearing and logically building information. Already today, the field of quantum social sciences host contributions reworking the “classical” assumptions (in the sense of classical physics) underpinning various disciplines, such as international relations (Fierke and Mackay 2020), economics (Orrell 2018), decision theory (Busemeyer & Bruza 2012) and responsible research and innovation (Braun 2024). However, currently no work has been done in connection with CDS and STS. Hence, on the one hand, through quantum theory a space opens for a critical reframing of technoscientific practices and the sociotechnical effects of the digital transformation which challenges rationalism, binarism, determinism, and networkedness (among others). In this respect, the contributions to this issue are encouraged to explore these practices and effects from/through the onto-epistemological teachings of quantum theory, advancing alternative ways to think, represent, and enact physical, social, scientific, and digital worldmakings, their spaces and temporalities, as well as individual and collective governmentalities. For instance: How can issues of digital self-determination and sovereignty be rearticulated via a quantum onto-politics? In which ways might discourses and initiatives of (physical and digital) sustainability be restructured around social quantum theory? To what extent could the onto-epistemology at the basis of quantum theory ground an alternative to (data) scientism? How can human and technological agencies be rethought through the quantum ecology? How could we reimagine the digital transformation (i.e., its rationalism and determinism) through a relational quantum ontopolitics? How might a genealogy of the “datum” beyond its natural givenness be critically sustained by/though quantum theory? On the other hand, a favoured object of enquiry become QTs. Indeed, by embedding the engineering of quantum phenomena, such as superposition and entanglement – which are fundamentally probabilistic – into their workings, QTs have the potential to reconfigure the scope of the possible., i.e. what is scientifically and technologically graspable and how to process it (i.e. physical, social, and digital phenomena). While work investigating the ethical, legal, policy and social implications (ELPSI) of QTs already exists (de Jong 2022; Kop 2023), as well as studies that call for responsible research and innovation in relation to QTs (Coenen & Grunwald 2017), here contributions are encouraged to explore the impact of QTs in various fields, with particular regard to QTs’ innervation with and disruption of the digital transformation. For instance: What are the (political and ethical) implications of mapping the physical and the social world through quantum sensing devices that introduce ever new in/visibilities? How can new forms of metrology sustain new forms of design of physical, social, and digital spaces and temporalities? How can quantum computation converge with AI and generate a mutual reinforcement, for better or worse? How is the sharing of data and its security be impacted by/through quantum communication? To what extent and with which effects can quantum simulation enact alternative worldmakings to the nD digital modellings, posited on rationalistic and deterministic accumulation of data? What might quantum computation tell us about the potentialities and limits of generative AI? References Barad, K. (2007). Meeting the universe halfway: Quantum physics and the entanglement of matter and meaning. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. Braun, R. 2024. "Radical reflexivity, experimental ontology and RRI." Journal of Responsible Innovation 11 (1). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/23299460.2024.2331651 Busemeyer, J., & Bruza, P. (2012). Quantum models of cognition and decision. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Calzati, S., & de Kerckhove, D. (2024). Quantum ecology: Why and how new information technologies will reshape societies. MIT Press. Carroll, Sean M. 2019. Something Deeply Hidden : Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime. Boston: Dutton an imprint of Penguin Random House. Coenen, C., & Grunwald, A. (2017). Responsible research and innovation in quantum technology. Ethics and Information Technology, 19(4), 277–294. de Jong, E. (2022). Own the unknown: An anticipatory approach to prepare society for the quantum age. Digital Society, 1(2), 15. Dencik, L., Hintz, A., & Cable, J. (2016). Towards data justice? The ambiguity of anti surveillance resistance in political activism.” Big Data & Society, 3(2): 1–12. Eubanks, V. (2018). Automating inequality: How high-tech tools profile, police, and punish the poor. New York: St. Martin’s. Fierke, K. M, and N. Mackay. 2020. "To ‘see’ is to break an entanglement: Quantum measurement, trauma and security." Security Dialogue 51 (5): 450–466. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/0967010620901909 Kop, M. (2023). Quantum-ELSPI: a novel field of research. Digital Society, 2(2), 20. Heisenberg, W. 1958. Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science. New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Hepp, A., Jarke, J., & Kramp, L. (2022). New perspectives in critical data studies: the ambivalences of data power—an introduction. In New Perspectives in Critical Data Studies: The Ambivalences of Data Power (pp. 1-23). Springer. Kitchin, R., & Lauriault, T. (2014). Big data, new epistemologies and paradigm shifts. Big Data & Society, https://doi.org/10.1177/2053951714528481 Law, John. 2008. "On Sociology and STS." The Sociological Review 56 (4): 623-649. Medrado, A., & Verdegem, P. (2024). Participatory action research in critical data studies: Interrogating AI from a South North approach. Big Data & Society, 11(1). Oksala, Johanna. 2010. "Foucault’s politicization of ontology." Continental Philosophy Review 43 (4): 445-466. Orrell, David. 2018. "Quantum Economics." Economic Thought 7 (2): 63-81. Wallace, David 2010. "Decoherence and Ontology (or: How I learned to stop worrying and love FAPP)." In Many Worlds? Everett, Quantum Theory, and Reality, edited by Simon Saunders and et al. Oxford: Oxford Academic. Wendt, A. (2015). Quantum mind and social science. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Please submit your expression of interest by 15 August and submit abstracts (300 words) and short bios by 1 September to: Stefano Calzati (stefanocalzati(a)hotmail.com<mailto:stefanocalzati@hotmail.com>) and Robert Braun (braun(a)ihs.ac.at<mailto:braun@ihs.ac.at>) The decision from the journal about the thematic proposal will be in October 2025. All best Dr Stefano Calzati

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Reposting: CfP: Special Issue on “Digital Intersectionality & Marginalization in the Majority World”
by Sujata Mukherjee 10 Aug '25

10 Aug '25

Call for Papers from Journal on Online Trust & Safety <https://tsjournal.org/index.php/jots> for a Special Issue on Digital Intersectionality & Marginalization in the Majority World <https://tsjournal.org/index.php/jots/article/view/263> We invite original research papers from researchers based in academia, industry, civil society, or government organizations exploring trust and safety topics within the Majority World context . This special issue will also consider strong and relevant commentaries related to this topic. - Abstract Submissions Deadline: October 31, 2025 (abstracts to be submitted using this form <https://forms.gle/32TnLmGd6psyq3YP7>) - Abstract Acceptance Notification: November 30, 2025 - Full Manuscript Submissions Due: February 28, 2026 - Manuscript Review Completed: March 31, 2026 - Revised Manuscripts Due: May 15, 2026 - Final Notification: June 1, 2026 - Special Issue Publication: July 30, 2026 Guest Editors: Sujata Mukherjee, Upwork, tiamukherjee(a)gmail.com Mona Elswah, University of Exeter, m.a.i.elswah(a)exeter.ac.uk Crystal Abidin, Curtin University, crystalabidin(a)gmail.com Call for Proposals <https://tsjournal.org/index.php/jots/article/view/263/88> Submit Abstracts <https://forms.gle/32TnLmGd6psyq3YP7> While not exhaustive, topics of interest include: - Digital Marginalization and Vulnerability: Examination of how marginalized groups (e.g., women, LGBTQ+ individuals, indigenous communities) experience online harm. - Socioeconomic Inequality and Digital Divide: The impact of socioeconomic disparities on technology access and online safety. - Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Online: The role of culture and language in shaping online discourse and trust. - Government Regulation and Policy: The effectiveness of government policies and regulations in addressing online harm in the Majority World. - Tech Industry Practices and Corporate Responsibility: The role of technology companies in promoting online safety and mitigating harm in diverse global contexts. - Community-led Initiatives: The efficacy of community-based approaches to online safety and content moderation. - Intersectional Approaches: The intersection of gender, race, class, and other social identities in shaping online experiences and harms. - Emerging Technologies: The implications of AI, VR, and other emerging technologies for online safety in the Majority World. - Postcolonialism and the Digital World: How historical colonial power dynamics continue to shape digital inequality and representation. - Comparative Analysis: Cross-cultural comparisons of trust and safety issues. - Case Studies: In-depth case studies of specific online harms and their impact on individuals and communities in the Majority World. Submission Guidelines The Journal of Online Trust and Safety is an open-access publication with no submission fees, ensuring wide dissemination of research. We plan for this special issue to include: - 1 editorial introduction - 5-6 full research articles - 2-3 commentaries All submissions will undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process. Each submission will be reviewed by at least two reviewers. Reviewers will include the guest editors, along with additional reviewers with extensive experience in T&S-related academic and industry research. Initial Abstract Submission Guidelines: - Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words. - Positionality Statement: Authors are required to include a positionality statement (max. 150 words) with their submission. This statement should highlight their relevant expertise or lived experience with the Global Majority that informs their research. This helps provide context for the work and supports the special issue's goals of centering diverse perspectives. - Initial Submission Standards: For the initial abstract submission, there are no specific bibliographic or formatting standards required for both article and commentary submissions. For inquiries, please contact the Guest Editors.

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AI Without Bosses - Free Online Course - Aug 28 - Dec 11
by Joly MacFie 09 Aug '25

09 Aug '25

https://cpe.newschool.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&c… *As AI reshapes economies and reorders public life, the dominant paradigm barrels ahead, pursuing scale and control above all else. More energy, more proprietary data centers—no brakes. As infrastructure consolidates, tech oligarchs drift rightward, shaping data monopolies, state power, and labor conditions. Growth erodes worker rights, algorithmic accountability, and ecological care, deepening AI’s harm to marginalized communities. Rather than accepting this trajectory as inevitable, this course explores alternative ownership models for AI. We examine how cooperative principles and solidarity economy values can disrupt AI’s extractive model, envisioning alternatives like shared data, public digital infrastructure—including cooperative data centers—and democratic oversight. This course runs alongside the Cooperative AI Conference, co-convened by the instructor, with cooperative leaders, AI scholars, and technologists from the event appearing as guest speakers. Participants will carry forward these ideas—sparking conversations and envisioning bold, cooperative futures.* Syllabus https://archive.org/details/public-syllabus-aug-7-community-syllabus-ai-wit… -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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AoIR.social (Mastodon) data retention
by Robert W Gehl 08 Aug '25

08 Aug '25

Hi, all -- If you are using or have used AoIR.social, the AoIR Mastodon instance, I want to let know that our hosting plan dictates that we set a limit to how long we retain data. It's pretty generous, but at a certain point we will hit the limit and need to trim out data -- stuff like pictures, video, or audio. As you probably know, we live in a finite universe! So I am checking those limits this weekend, but in case you're concerned about losing anything, know that you can backup your data at any point. To do so go into your Preferences -> Import/Export and hit the Export button. It should go pretty fast (I just did one and it happened within minutes). Ultimately, there will be a point when older data is not retained, so please do make sure you're backing things up if they are important. Let me know if you have any questions! - Rob

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CFP: CSCW 2025 Workshop on Mapping Risk Work
by Myeong Lee 08 Aug '25

08 Aug '25

Dear colleagues, We are inviting position papers (2-3 pages) or case studies for a hybrid workshop, Mapping risk work and designing technologies to support it in CSCW Research, to be held at the ACM CSCW 2025 Conference. * Workshop date: October 19th, 2025 (Sunday) * Where: Bergen, Norway (or Online through Zoom) * Position paper deadline: 9/5/2025 * Submission and other details: https://risk-it.github.io/cscw2025workshop/ Synopsis: This workshop brings together CSCW scholars of various domains, such as medicine and healthcare, disaster planning, and public safety, to consider different dimensions of risk work and their implications on computing. Risk work encompasses the practices through which workers assess, manage, and mitigate potential harms in situations framed by uncertainty (Horlick-Jones, 2005; Gale et al., 2016). In the face of a pervasive rhetoric of crisis, risk work is expanding and evolving as workers and laypeople are increasingly charged with preventing, predicting, and communicating risks (de Graaff et al., 2021). The changing landscape of risk work is coupled with expanding technical infrastructure that shapes communication, determines information sharing, and includes technologies of data collection and prediction. In this workshop, we aim to examine the challenges and opportunities in designing computing systems that support risk work in order to develop a research agenda for studying the future of risk work. Participants will come ready to present on case studies of risk work. We will then engage in collaborative mapping exercises and design practices to identify both the potential and pitfalls of technologies to support risk work. The workshop will culminate in a shared research agenda and design strategies for the future of computing in risk work contexts. Thank you for your interests, Best, ________________ Myeong Lee, Ph.D. Assistant Professor (Portfolio<https://myeonglee.com/>; E-mail<mailto:mlee89@gmu.edu>) Director, Community Informatics Lab (CIL)<https://cil.cec.gmu.edu/> Department of Information Sciences & Technology School of Computing George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030

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