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Pre-ICA Symposium (FREE) - Reframing Media: Objects, Sites, Histories
by Zach McDowell 14 May '18

14 May '18

For those of you heading to ICA in Prague, check out this FREE symposium that might be of interest to AoIR folks next Monday. We are hoping to get a good conversation going between a lot of adjacent (but not always collaborative) subfields. <https://jussiparikka.net/2018/04/05/reframing-media-objects-sites-histories…> https://jussiparikka.net/2018/04/05/reframing-media-objects- sites-histories-in-prague/ *Reframing Media: Objects, Sites, Histories* May 21, 2018 2pm-530pm FAMU in Prague Smetanovo nábřeží 2, room U1 RSVP: http://bit.ly/reframingmedia Media studies has opened up new avenues of research across fields, helping to reframe the objects, sites, and histories of scholarly inquiry, providing a way to challenge accepted historical layers of social and technical arrangements. This symposium draws together critical intersections with media, applying postcolonial and feminist theories to contextualize and frame the mediated landscape, both past and present. Drawing from a variety of entangled theories and methodologies, authors engage with a variety of approaches, providing new insights for scholars from an array of backgrounds. This symposium also engages media itself through a media archaeological approach, reframing and interrogating our media so as to shed new understanding to our hyper-mediated world. Please join us for an engaging symposium. Reframing Media and Communication Zachary McDowell, University of Illinois at Chicago Media Archaeology from Labs to Landscapes Jussi Parikka, University of Southampton, Winchester School of Art Hello Machine - Hello Human Rachel Hanlon, Deakin University, Australia The Best Sleep of My Life Laura Forlano, Illinois Institute of Technology Filmmakers of the World, Unite! Forgotten Internationalism, Czechoslovak Film and the Third World Tereza Stejskalová, Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague Schedule 13:30 Arrive 14:00 Zachary McDowell, Introduction - Reframing Media 14:20 Jussi Parikka, Media Archaeology from Labs to Landscapes 15:00 Short Break 15:15 Rachel Hanlon, Hello Machine - Hello Human 15:40 Laura Forlano, The Best Sleep of My Life 16:05 Tereza Stejskalová, Filmmakers of the World, Unite! Forgotten Internationalism, Czechoslovak Film and the Third World 16:30 Discussion 17:30 Adjourn best, Zach -------------------- Zachary J. McDowell, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago @zachmcdowell Editor, communication +1 www.zachmcdowell.com <http://www.zachmcdowell.com>

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Seeking IRB to submit to?
by Peter Gloviczki 14 May '18

14 May '18

Friends, I work at a small liberal arts college and our IRB is on holiday for the summer. I am wondering if I may submit a project to another institution's IRB for approval? I asked my doctoral alma mater and they said that I was no longer eligible to do that (because I did not start this project there). I would welcome any insight and I am glad to compile a list of IRBs that would allow such a "guest" submission, for the benefit of the list. Thanks in advance, Peter -- *Peter Joseph Gloviczki, Ph.D.* *Assistant Professor of Communication and Coordinator of the Communication Program* *p* 843-383-8379 | *e* pgloviczki(a)coker.edu 300 E. College Ave. | Hartsville, SC coker.edu | cokercobras.com

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The 6th International Conference on Enterprise Systems (ES 2018): Fourth Call for Papers (*** Extension Deadline ***)
by Announce Announcements 14 May '18

14 May '18

*** FOURTH CALL FOR PAPERS *** The 6th International Conference on Enterprise Systems (ES 2018) St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus, 1-2 October, 2018 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… (*** Extension Deadline: 4 June, 2018 ***) WELCOME Welcome to the 6th International Conference on Enterprise Systems. Enterprise Systems (ES), also referred to as Enterprise Information Systems, has become increasingly popular over the last 20 years because it integrates and extends business processes across the boundaries of business functions and corporate walls, as well as country border lines. The International Conference on Enterprise Systems (ES) has been held every year since 2013. The sixth in the series will be held at St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus, 8-9 October, 2018. The conference is hosted by the Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus. This conference series is focusing on both the technical and application aspects of enterprise systems, the complex and cross-disciplinary problems of enterprise integration, and the new technological frontiers such as Industrial Integration, Industrial Information Integration, and Industry 4.0. The objectives of the conference are to provide high quality research and professional interactions for the advancement of science and technology. The main features of the conference include Keynote Speeches, Regular and Special Sessions. It has been highlighted by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . SCOPE We welcome original and survey articles about the latest advances of technology. The final results can be state-of-the-art, requirements, fundamental theories, models, frameworks, algorithms, methodologies, platforms, protocols, prototypes, testbeds, field trials, case studies/stories, field experiences, standardization efforts, regulatory activities, education and training innovations, etc. The application areas include aeronautics and astronautics, agriculture, automotive, building, construction, energy, finance, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, process industry, power, transportation, etc. TOPICS The topics of interest include but are not limited to: · Enterprise Systems for Industry 4.0 · Cyber Physical Systems for Industry 4.0 · Internet of Things for Industry 4.0 · Big Data for Industry 4.0 · Security and Privacy Protection for Industry 4.0 · System Engineering and Human Factors for Industry 4.0 · IoT-enabled Smart Manufacturing A full list of subtopics for each one of the above topics can be found on the conference web site. SPECIAL SESSIONS The goal of Special Sessions is to provide a focused discussion of new or innovative topics. Special Session organizers consist of at least 5 papers. Please download the template of Special Sessions and submit it to the Special Session Chair (relevant information is available on conference web site). All Special Session papers will be reviewed with the same criteria as Regular Session papers. PAPER SUBMISSION The submitted paper should adhere to the double-blind review policy. All papers will be double-blind reviewed by the Program Committee on the basis of technical quality, relevance, originality, significance, and clarity. All paper submissions will be handled electronically. Papers that do not comply with the Submission Guidelines will be rejected without review. Paper types: · Full papers present final result. They must not exceed 8 pages. · Short papers can contain preliminary results. They must not exceed 6 pages. · Work-in-progress papers to present valuable and latest progresses of ongoing projects: 4 pages. Note, all manuscripts shall be written in English, using the IEEE conference template (double column, size 10). Templates can be found at: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . Please use the following submission link for Easy Chair: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . PUBLICATION AND SPECIAL ISSUES Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into the IEEE Xplore Database which is indexed by EI. Furthermore, selected papers will be invited for a special issue by the Journal of Industrial Integration and Management, World Scientific, with theme "Next-Generation Enterprise Systems in the Industrial Integration Era". More information is available on the conference web site. IMPORTANT DATES · Regular Paper Submissions (al types) due: 4th June 2018 (extended) · Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: 23rd July 2018 · Camera-Ready Versions of Accepted Papers: 13th August 2018 · Author Registration: 13th August 2018 · Early Non-Author Registration: 10th September 2018 · Late Non-Author Registration: after 10th September 2018 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Honorary General Chairs · Aurona Gerber, South Africa, IEEE SMC EAE TC Chair · Alta Van der Merwe, South Africa, IEEE SMC EAE TC Chair · Li Da Xu, USA, IEEE SMC EIS TC Co-Chair Program Chair · George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Co-Chairs · Ling Xia Li, Old Dominion University, USA · Wattana Golf Viriyasitavat, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand · Yale Yu, Infosys Australia & New Zealand · Chris Zhang, University of Saskatchewan, Canada · Zhuo Zou, Fudan University, China Program Committee http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…

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ACM RecSys'18: Call for Tutorials
by Yong Zheng 14 May '18

14 May '18

*** Please forward to anyone who might be interested *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers: ACM RecSys 2018 to be held in Vancouver, Canada, 2nd-7th October 2018 https://recsys.acm.org/recsys18/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Tutorials RecSys 2018 is pleased to invite proposals for tutorials to be given in conjunction with the conference. The goal of the tutorials is to provide conference attendees, including early-career researchers and researchers crossing-over from related disciplines, with an opportunity to learn about recommender system concepts and techniques. Tutorials also serve as a venue to share presenters’ expertise with the global community of recommender system researchers and practitioners. Tutorials focus on specific topics including, but not limited to: Introductions to recommender systems or to specific techniques (e.g., deep learning, feature engineering, tensorflow), Evaluation of recommender systems (e.g., system-centric and user-centric evaluation, experimentation), Context-aware (including location-based) recommender systems, Designing user experiences and interactions (e.g., virtual assistants), Ethical and legal aspects of recommender systems (e.g., privacy, fairness, accountability, transparency, and control of bias), Recommender systems facing real-world challenges (e.g., large-scale recommender systems or stream-based recommendation), Building and deploying recommender systems in specific domains (e.g., music, tourism, education, TV/video, jobs, enterprise, health, and/or fashion), Recommender systems supporting decision making, Recommendation for groups, tasks, or situations, including intent-aware recommender systems, Eliciting and learning user preferences, Recommender systems that take users’ emotional state, physical state, personality, trust, level-of-expertise, and/or cognitive readiness into account, Sensors and recommender systems (including mobile recommender systems and wearables), Intersections of recommender systems with other domains (e.g., information retrieval, machine learning, human computer interaction, or databases). This year we are experimenting with tutorials of variable length. You can choose to propose a regular tutorial of around 90 minutes, or suggest a half-day or full-day course. The length of your proposed tutorial should be commensurate with the presented materials and the projected interest of the RecSys community in the tutorial topic. We may work with accepted tutorial presenters to adjust the length of the tutorial. We actively encourage both researchers and industry practitioners to submit tutorial proposals that target different levels of expertise and different interests. We also encourage the submission of hands-on tutorials, for instance through the use of notebooks that combine theoretical concepts with practical exercises. You can get an idea for the interest of the RecSys community in different topics in the following survey carried out in RecSys 2017. You can still vote for the topics you would like to see this year. PROPOSAL FORMAT AND SUBMISSION The tutorial proposal should be a PDF document no more than 2 pages long, submitted by e-mail to tutorials2018(a)recsys.acm.org and organized as follows: Tutorial title. Tutorial length (tutorials are mostly 90 minutes, but we will consider half-day or full-day tutorials). Motivation for proposing this tutorial (why is it important for RecSys). Name, email address, and affiliation of tutorial instructor(s). Each listed presenter must present in person at the conference. Detailed bulleted outline of the tutorial (this point should take the most space). Targeted audience (introductory, intermediate, advanced) and prerequisite knowledge or skills. Importance of the topic for the RecSys community. Teaching experiences and history of prior tutorials by the presenter(s). List of relevant publications by the presenter(s). The following elements are not mandatory for the proposal, but encouraged: A short explanation of relationship of the tutorial proposal to “trends” at past RecSys conferences. A 2-minute video where the presenters introduce themselves and pitch their tutorial. Statement that the materials (slides, readings, and/or code) used/mentioned in the tutorial will be publicly available after the tutorial. Notebooks (e.g. iPython or Jupyter) that will be used during the course, if any. EVALUATION CRITERIA Tutorial proposals will be reviewed according to: ability of the tutorial to contribute to strengthening the foundations of recommender system research, or to broadening the field to look at important new challenges and techniques, experience and skill of the presenter(s), and the value of any materials released with the tutorial for the community. IMPORTANT DATES Tutorial proposal submission deadline: May 28th, 2018 Tutorial proposal notification: June 16th, 2018 Camera-ready tutorial summary deadline: August 6th, 2018 Deadlines refer to 23:59 (11:59pm) in the AoE (Anywhere on Earth) time zone. TUTORIAL CHAIRS Bart Knijnenburg, Clemson University, USA Sandra Garcia, Schibsted Media Group, Spain

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ACM RecSys'18: Call for Doctoral Symposium Submissions
by Yong Zheng 14 May '18

14 May '18

*** Please forward to anyone who might be interested *** --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers: ACM RecSys 2018 to be held in Vancouver, Canada, 2nd-7th October 2018 https://recsys.acm.org/recsys18/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Doctoral Symposium Submissions The ACM Recommender Systems 2018 Doctoral Symposium provides an opportunity for doctoral students to explore and develop their research interests under the guidance of a panel of distinguished researchers from both academia and industry. We invite students who feel they would benefit from this kind of feedback on their work to apply for this unique opportunity to share their work with students in a similar situation as well as senior researchers in the field. The strongest candidates will be those have made some progress, but who are not so far along their research that they can no longer make changes. Typically this means that they have defined their topic and have completed some research, but still have at least a year of research remaining before completing a dissertation (in many universities this corresponds to the dissertation proposal stage). The feedback from attendees in previous years has been very positive and the Doctoral Symposium has been considered very useful in providing research guidance. The symposium has the following objectives: Provide a supportive setting for feedback on students’ current research and guidance on future research directions. Offer each student comments and fresh perspectives on their work from faculty and students outside their own institution. Promote the development of a supportive community of scholars and a spirit of collaborative research. Contribute to the conference goals through interaction with other researchers and conference events. Student participants will have their extended abstracts (4 pages excluding references) published in the conference proceedings. They will also have the opportunity to present a poster of their work. SYMPOSIUM FORMAT AND PARTICIPATION EXPECTATIONS Participants are expected to attend the entire symposium, including the dinner, and are also expected to attend the ACM RecSys 2018 conference. Accepted participants will receive travel support for the RecSys 2018 conference directly from the ACM. The format of the symposium will be primarily student presentations supplemented by one or two panel sessions to provide advice and Q&A opportunities with senior researchers in the field. Student presentations will be structured to provide maximum feedback. In particular: Presentations will be limited to 20 minutes, followed by 20-25 minutes for feedback and discussion; Two of the symposium faculty will be assigned to provide “primary” feedback for each presenter; following this primary feedback there will be a period of open feedback from all participants; Students will be expected to take notes for another participant so that each of you can focus on interacting during the discussion surrounding your presentation; During the main conference, you will also present your dissertation work and plans in the form of a poster presentation. Being accepted into the symposium is an honor, and involves a commitment to giving and receiving thoughtful commentary with an eye towards shaping the field and upcoming participants in the research area. APPLICATION FORMAT AND SUBMISSION Applications are invited from graduate students pursuing a PhD project who would benefit from detailed workshop discussions of their doctoral research by a panel of established researchers. Applications should include the following: An extended abstract (see below). A curriculum vitae. A one-paragraph statement of expected benefits of participation, including questions regarding your dissertation that you would like to ask your symposium mentors. Submit these three items in a single PDF file to doctoral2018(a)recsys.acm.org. Your contribution should be named lastname_ds.pdf, where lastname is your family name. The file must be no larger than 5 Mbytes. A brief letter of recommendation from your doctoral advisor or mentor focused on how your participation in the doctoral symposium will benefit your dissertation research. Your doctoral advisor should send this letter directly to us at doctoral2018(a)recsys.acm.org. Extended Abstract Prepare a four-page (excluding references) extended abstract of your thesis work in the two-column ACM SIG Proceedings Format. The extended abstract will be evaluated with regard to: Originality of the work with respect to current concepts and techniques (provide relevant citations). Importance of the work with respect to fundamental issues in recommender systems (clearly identify the problems you are trying to solve). Rigor and validity of claims, argumentation, methodology, results, and interpretations. Clarity and persuasiveness of expression. Please write your extended abstract to the same quality standards as a regular RecSys submission. The accepted extended abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings and available in the ACM Digital library, where they will remain accessible to thousands of researchers and practitioners worldwide. Confidentiality Confidentiality of submissions is maintained during the review process. All rejected submissions will be kept confidential in perpetuity. All submitted materials for accepted submissions will be kept confidential until two weeks prior to the start of the conference. Submissions should contain no information or materials that are proprietary at publication time. Selection Criteria To provide maximum feedback to each student, participation in the doctoral symposium is limited to no more than 8 doctoral students. Selection is based on two broad criteria: Value of the symposium to the student: The degree to which the applicant is positioned to benefit from participation, including the student’s position in the doctoral process (the greatest benefit is for students with a developed research idea but much of the work yet undone). The degree to which the student may otherwise lack access to a diverse set of feedback and input on his or her research plans (e.g., availability of local experts and advisors). Value of the student’s participation to other students. The quality of the extended abstract (as identified above), both as a model of excellent research and as an indication of the student’s potential in the field. Diversity of participation, including diversity by institution, country, research topic and approach, and demographics. In general we will limit participation to one or two students per institution, depending on the number of applicants. Evidence that the student will be an effective and active participant, providing feedback to others and helping to build a research network. APPLICATION CHECKLIST Well in advance of the deadline: Create your submission materials: Write an extended abstract according to the ACM SIG Proceedings Format. The abstract must print to no more than 4 pages (excluding references). Write a curriculum vitae. Write a one-paragraph statement of expected benefits of participation. Package all materials into a single PDF file. Name it according to the following convention: lastname_ds.pdf. Submit it to doctoral2018(a)recsys.acm.org. Test that your PDF prints correctly and that is it no larger than 5 Mbytes. Confirm that your advisor has sent a letter of recommendation. IMPORTANT DATES Doctoral symposium submission deadline: June 1st, 2018 Doctoral symposium submission notification: July 8th, 2018 Camera-ready abstract deadline: August 26th, 2018 Deadlines refer to 23:59 (11:59pm) in the AoE (Anywhere on Earth) time zone. SUPPORT The Doctoral Symposium may offer registration waiver and some stipend to accepted students. The students who received the support would be requested to be part of the student volunteer cohort. DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM CHAIRS Bamshad Mobasher, DePaul University, USA Bracha Shapira, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

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Memes Globally
by JCL1019 13 May '18

13 May '18

Greetings all, I am a doctoral candidate studying memes and meme cultures, but I worry that I have a particularly United States-centric bias to the memes and "memescapes" that I regularly observe and visit. I have done some work to reach out to online communities primarily based in China and Taiwan, but I have had mixed results. I am hoping the multinational AoIR community could help me expand my scope to include other "memescapes" or even particular memes that members might see as particularly reflective of other national contexts. Are there sites or communities specific to national cultures that I should investigate? Or are there resources that might compile a variety of resources worth investigating? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you, Cameron Lindsey! Doctoral Student & Assistant Instructor Managing Editor, *Flow Journal <http://www.flowjournal.org/>* Department of Radio-Television-Film University of Texas at Austin

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Call for Responses: Flow 2018 (September 27th-29th, Austin, TX)
by Flow Conference 13 May '18

13 May '18

*This is a reminder that the deadline for responding to roundtable questions for the upcoming Flow 2018 conference (Precarity, Preservation, and Praxis) is approaching. We invite responses to the roundtable questions in the form of a brief (150-word) abstract. To ensure full consideration, please submit your abstract by Sunday, May 20 at 5 PM (CST). With the casualization of labor and the instability of the job market, precarity has become an increasingly pressing issue for both the media industries and the academy. Equally precarious is the state of preservation, as the production and circulation of media content outstrips the resources and workforce assigned to preserve it. Woven throughout and between precarity and preservation is praxis, the ways in which labor, strategy, and skill are marshaled to combat these threats in the industry and in academia. As such, the 2018 Flow Conference, to be held September 27-29th at the University of Texas at Austin, has chosen to focus on this tripartite theme of precarity, preservation, and praxis.This year’s roundtable questions <http://www.flowjournal.org/flow-2018-roundtables/> include a rich assortment of related topics and issues surrounding: - Access & archives- Authorship & authority- History & materiality- Labor & compensation- Pedagogy & praxis- Policy & politics- Identity & nationality- Transcultural flows & borders- Precarity & professionalization- Technology & ephemeralityFor the full list of questions and complete details on the conference and submission process, please visit the Flow Conference website <http://www.flowjournal.org/flow-2018-roundtables/>. We will notify all participants via email in mid-June. Upon acceptance, respondents will be asked to expand their abstract to a 600-800 word position paper that will be due in late August 2018.Please direct any questions or concerns to flowconference2018(a)gmail.com <flowconference2018(a)gmail.com>. *

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ENTER 2019 eTourism Conference: First Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 13 May '18

13 May '18

ENTER 2019: The 26th Annual eTourism Conference "eTourism: Towards a Sustainable Digital Society" Hilton Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, 30 January - 1 February, 2019 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… *** First Call for Research Papers *** (Proceedings published by Springer - Journal special issue in JITT, Springer) Every year, hundreds of tourism academics, industry representatives, government officials, students and entrepreneurs come together to share, discuss and challenge latest developments in information technology in the fields of travel, tourism and hospitality. With the theme "eTourism: Towards a Sustainable Digital Society" the ENTER 2019 conference will focus on exploring the ways in which technology and tourism together can make our society more sustainable. We call for latest research and case studies on emergent and cutting-edge information and communication technology concepts, applications, and business models to be shared in the conference. Organized by the International Federation for Information Technology and Travel & Tourism (IFITT), the ENTER 2019 conference provides a unique venue for various tourism stakeholders to understand the application of information and communication technologies to travel and tourism, with a special focus on how eTourism can contribute to the sustainability of the society. The ENTER 2019 research track is divided into three major topics that all contribute to our capabilities in building a sustainable digital society: Tourism Business and Technology, Governance, Sustainability and Education, and Computer Science and Information Systems. Issues to be covered at the conference include, but are not limited, to the following areas in the travel, tourism and hospitality context: Tourism Business and Technology · ICT and Tourism Experience · Augmented and Virtual Reality · Platform Economy · Website Design and Evaluation · Digital Marketing and Social Media Strategies · Digital Distribution and Social Selling · Social Networking, Social Media and Social Inspiration · Gaming and Gamification · ICT Adoption and Value Creation · E-strategy and eBusiness Models · ICT for Innovation and Service Design · Digital Nomads · Consumer Behaviour in Digital Space · Robotics and Automation in Travel and Hospitality Governance, Sustainability and Education · ICT for Regional Development and Sustainability · Advanced Distribution Systems and Strategies, Dynamic Packaging · ICT-enabled Partnership and Collaboration · E-Learning, Life-long Learning and MOOCs · E-Government and Public Policy in Tourism · Digital Divide and Socio-economic Development · Privacy and Internet Security · Legal, Ethical and Social Aspects of ICT Computer Science and Information Systems · Big Data and Large-scale Systems · Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning · Data Mining, Analytics and Measurement · Text and Concept Mining, Sentiment Analysis · Recommender Systems and Personalization · User Modeling and Decision Making · Human-Computer Interaction · Emotions and Personality-based Systems · Social Network Analysis · Location-based Services and Context-Aware Systems · Mobile Services and Wearable Technologies · Semantic Web, Tourism Ontologies and Linked Open Data · Data Standards and Data Integration · Travel Information Search and Retrieval · Internet-of-Things · Smart Destinations · Travel Chatbots · Blockchain and Other Emerging Technologies Welcoming Academics and the Industry The conference brings together the research community and industry, and it is organized in three streams, namely industry track, destinations track, and research track. If you are representing tourism industry or destinations, please see suitable calls for presentations at http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…. The conference also features six to eight world-class keynote speakers discussing the most pressing topics within eTourism. Location The 26th edition of ENTER will take place in Nicosia, Cyprus. Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus; a status it has enjoyed for 1000 years since the 10th century, though its beginnings date back 5000 years to the Bronze Age. Nicosia is a sophisticated and cosmopolitan city, rich in history and culture that combines its historic past with the amenities of a modern city. Cyprus is an island drenched in sun and mythology, at the crossroads of ancient civilizations. 9,000 years of history gathered on one island. Cyprus packs a remarkable array of sights and attractions, museums and archaeological parks, throbbing beach resorts, pine covered mountains, medieval fortresses and ancient temples. Over the last few years, it has become one of the top touristic European destinations breaking in consecutive years the record of tourist arrivals. It is expected that in 2018, more than 3.6 million tourists will visit Cyprus and plans target a steady intake of 5 million tourists per year. More information about Nicosia and Cyprus as well as what the island and its capital offer can be found on the conference web site. Call for Research Papers We invite research papers across the widest spectrum of Information and Communication Technologies in Travel and Tourism to be presented at the ENTER 2019 conference. All submissions to the research track are rigorously evaluated for novelty, significance, and soundness. Papers should clearly state the background, introduction, purpose, theory, methodology, results, conclusions and managerial/industry/social implications of the study, and be fully referenced with appropriate citations. The authors of full papers and research notes will have the opportunity to present their research orally supported by PowerPoint slides. Full technical details will be provided with the acceptance of the paper. The proceedings of recently held ENTER conferences are listed by ISI's Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S). ENTER 2019 proceedings will follow a similar indexing process for ISI and other major indices. A) Full Papers Full papers should be innovative, so to advance the knowledge base of related fields. These papers present major contributions to the field and should be up to 12 pages in length. The conference proceedings http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… (to be published by Springer International Publishing) will include all accepted full papers. An award for the best full paper will be presented during the conference. B) Research Notes Research notes of up to 5 pages are invited. These papers represent new ideas not developed enough at the scale of a full paper, findings that restate known research, descriptions of prototypes, or research that is limited in scope. All research notes will be published by the e-Review of Tourism Research (eRTR) at http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… (Editor of eRTR: Cody Morris Paris, Middlesex University Dubai, United Arab Emirates). C) Organized Sessions Proposals for organizing technical or other research-oriented sessions are invited. Proposals will include details of potential participants, topics, and presenters. Session Chairs are expected to attend ENTER 2019, set the order of presentations, and chair their session/s. Deadline for session chairs to submit their proposals to Research Track Chairs is September 3, 2018 (please submit proposal by e-mail to the research track chairs found at the end of the document). Submission Please refer to the 'Author Advice'http://www.enter2019.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/enter2019authoradvice.d… document as a style guide for standards to follow in the preparation of manuscripts. Papers must be uploaded to the online reviewing platform: Easy Chair for ENTER2019 (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=enter2019) All papers will be double-blind peer-reviewed by experienced researchers who are members of the scientific review committee. Final acceptance will depend on whether the author(s) can adequately address review comments to the satisfaction of the reviewers. Authors must submit their revised manuscripts by the deadline (October 22, 2018) and must register for the conference by November 12, 2018 in order to have their papers included in the Conference Proceedings or eRTR. Time Schedule · Submission closes: September 3, 2018 · Notification of acceptance/rejection/revision: October 8, 2018 · Deadline to submit revised version: October 22, 2018 · Final acceptance: October 29, 2018 · End of Early Bird registration: November 12, 2018 · Registration deadline to be published later: November 12, 2018 · Conference: January 30 - February 1, 2018 Conference organizers reserve the right to modify the paper submission schedule. Submission Guideline and Presentation Template Please download the "Author Advice" document as a style guide here: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… and a template for your Presentation during ENTER2019 Conference (for speakers only) here: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…. Fast Track Journal of Information Technology and Tourism (JITT) Best papers' authors will be invited to submit an extended version of their article to Journal of Information Technology and Tourism (Springer). These articles will be reviewed under a special fast track in order to assure a timely publication. JITT website: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . Research Track Chairs · Juho Pesonen, University of Eastern Finland (juho.pesonen[at]uef.fi) · Julia Neidhardt, TU Wien, Austria (julia.neidhardt[at]ec.tuwien.ac.at)

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NYT: Scholars Have Data on Millions of Facebook Users. Who’s Guarding It?
by Joly MacFie 13 May '18

13 May '18

https://nyti.ms/2KDfaHU [extracts) = Last month, Facebook also narrowed the number of academics it would work with, saying it would collaborate with those <https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10104797374385071> who wanted to research the impact of social media on elections through an “independent election research commission.” Only scholars with election-related projects can apply. “We are taking a hard look at the information apps can use when you connect them to Facebook, as well as other data practices,” Susan Glick, a Facebook spokeswoman, said in a statement. “These other data practices include academic research.” = “Academics would argue that we need access to primary data,” said Dr. Nielsen of Oxford. He said the changes might lead to an asymmetry, with internal Facebook researchers accumulating mounds of data while outside academics would not. “If that happens, only Facebook will really know very much about how Facebook actually operates and how people act on Facebook,” he said. -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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New Master's programme with focus on the digital society
by Leif Kramp 12 May '18

12 May '18

New Master's programme with focus on the digital society At the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen, the Master's programme "Digital Media and Society", unique in Germany, starts with strong interdisciplinarity and an innovative study programme. The new Master in "Digital Media and Society" will begin in the winter semester 2018/19 and the application deadline is the end of July. The course, which is offered exclusively in English, is aimed at students of communication and media studies interested in research who wish to qualify for a profoundly mediatized and globalized professional world with an international and interdisciplinary orientation. One focus is the empirical-analytical examination of a digital society shaped by media. This is based on an integrative study programme concept that links communication and media studies with media informatics, media education, religious studies and film studies. Further issues and topics of the digital society are included via a practice and integration area. The focus on current and future social developments and challenges associated with digitalization is innovative and unique in Germany. Digitalization is visibly changing our daily lives. The rapidly growing importance of digital data is also changing the role of media and communication media in society and what we understand by media and communication sciences. Digitalization and datafication demand that young professionals critically rethink the role that media and communication devices play in people's everyday lives, but also for processes in politics, business and culture. The intensive analysis of these developments in various areas of society is a central theme of the new "MA Digital Media and Society". The programme is at the forefront of these developments and qualifies students for key positions in the digital society, both in (media) practice and in science. The in-depth analysis of these developments in various areas of society is a central theme. Further information in the info database of study programmes of the University of Bremen: https://www.datenbankstudium.uni-bremen.de/en/study-programs/study-career-f… <https://www.datenbankstudium.uni-bremen.de/en/study-programs/study-career-f…> Further information on the ZeMKI website: http://www.zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/teaching.html <http://www.zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/teaching.html> Download the study programme flyer: http://www.fb9.uni-bremen.de/fileadmin/redak_zemki/dateien/Dateien-News/Fly… <http://www.fb9.uni-bremen.de/fileadmin/redak_zemki/dateien/Dateien-News/Fly…> Download the information brochure: https://www.datenbankstudium.uni-bremen.de/fileadmin/user_upload/dokumente/… <https://www.datenbankstudium.uni-bremen.de/fileadmin/user_upload/dokumente/…>

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