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WebSci 2018 Ethics Workshop: Request for participation
by Michael T Zimmer 25 Jan '18

25 Jan '18

Dear colleagues, Along with my AoIR Ethics Working Group co-chairs, Charles Ess and Anja Bechmann, I am excited to announce the Web Science 2018 Ethics Workshop: “Confronting Ethical Challenges in Web Science Research“, scheduled for Sunday 27 May 2018 at VU Amsterdam. https://websci18ethicsworkshop.wordpress.com/ This half-day workshop, organized by the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) Ethics Working Group in partnership with the PERVADE: Pervasive Data Ethics project, will foster community engagement with the ethical challenges faced by web science researchers working with big data sources, including from social media platforms, health apps, internet of things, and related pervasive data sets. The growing prevalence of data-rich networked information technologies, such as the internet of things, wearable devices, ubiquitous sensing, and social sharing platforms, brings a similar increase in the flow of rich, deep, and often identifiable personal information. These data flows— across devices, platforms, and between users—are increasingly available to computational and web science researchers to capture and process to discover new insights about how all these domains intersect. The growth in the scale, scope, speed, and depth of data-intensive computational activities, however, requires that we continuously confront the ethical frameworks and assumptions that guide web science research agenda now, and in the future. The Web Science 2018 Ethics Workshop builds on substantive lessons learned and insights gained from recent workshops organized by the AoIR Ethics Working Group in Aarhus, Denmark, Tartu, Estonia, and Oslo, Norway. Call for Papers and Participation: https://websci18ethicsworkshop.wordpress.com/call-for-papers/ ** Participants need not submit papers or cases to attend the workshop — all are welcome to attend and contribute to the conversation! We are accepting two types of submissions for participation in this workshop: Position Papers: Position papers should focus on an ethical challenge in web science research, as introduced above, including but not limited to: (a) in-depth discussion of one’s research that brought unique ethical dilemmas to bear, and how such concerns were (or might be) addressed; (b) research studies specifically related to ethics in the web science community; or (c) description of a particular approach to research ethics and/or resolving ethical concerns within the web science context. Position papers should be no more than 5-8 pages and should be submitted in ACM double-column format. Accepted papers will be included in the WebSci’18 Workshop Proceedings. Case Studies: Case studies should be no more than 3 pages, and include the description of (real or hypothetical) cases that present particular ethical challenges among web science researchers. Cases will not be included in the workshop proceedings, but if accepted will be shared on the workshop website for other participants. Submission Instructions Position Papers must be formatted according to the official ACM SIG Conference Proceedings. See http://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template (From the zip files provided, please select the SIGCONF version.) All submissions should be emailed to websci18ethicsworkshop(a)gmail.com. The submission deadline is Sunday 25 February 2018 at 20:00 EST. Important Dates • Sunday 25 February 2018 – Submission deadline • Sunday 25 March 2018 – Notification of acceptance • Sunday 29 April 2018 – Camera-ready papers due for WebSci’18 Workshop Proceedings (Position Papers only) • Sunday 27th May 2018 – Workshop date We hope to see many of you there! Workshop Organizers Michael Zimmer, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, USA Charles Ess, University of Oslo, Norway Anja Bechmann, Aarhus University, Denmark -- Michael Zimmer, PhD Associate Professor, School of Information Studies Director, Center for Information Policy Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee e: zimmerm(a)uwm.edu<mailto:zimmerm@uwm.edu> w: www.michaelzimmer.org<http://www.michaelzimmer.org>

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CFP: Young Scholars Pre-Conference at ECREA 2018: Methods, Writing and Activism
by Johan Farkas 25 Jan '18

25 Jan '18

Call for Papers: YECREA Pre-conference at ECREA 2018 Please distribute to early-career peers. Online version: http://yecrea.eu/ecc-lugano/ecc-yecrea-pre-conference/ The Young Scholars Network of ECREA (YECREA) are happy to invite students and early-career scholars to a full day of workshops in connection to the 7th European Communication Conference (ECC) in Lugano, Switzerland. Date: 31 October 2018, 9.30 – 17.00. Submission deadline for abstracts: June 15, 2018 Number of participants: 8-10 for each workshop. The pre-conference consists of three workshops, covering different theoretical, methodological and practical tasks and challenges for young researchers. Applicants can apply to all three panels or just a single panel, if they wish to. The aim is to provide a forum of knowledge exchange between young researchers where they can present their work, receive feedback from senior scholars and take part in discussions. 1) Workshop on Methodological Challenges: Opportunities and Challenges of Action Research 31 October 2018, 9.30 – 11.30 This workshop is designed for young scholars who are either working with digital activists or seeking to do so in the near future. Through feedback sessions and roundtable debates, the workshop aims at equipping young scholars with both knowledge and support for their research projects. Senior facilitators: Jule Uldam (Roskilde University) and Tina Askanius (Malmö University) 2) Workshop on Academic Writing: Writing Academic Publications Based on Your Research 31 October 2018, 12.30 – 14.30 This workshop is organised to be a communication platform that provides early career scholars with support and ideas for publication writing. Senior facilitators: To be announced on website<http://yecrea.eu/ecc-lugano/ecc-yecrea-pre-conference/> 3) Workshop on Digital Methods: Researching Digital Media Environments 31 October 2018, 15.00 – 17.00 New digital media platforms offer new ways of undertaking research in media and communication studies. But as the means through which data are being collected, they also need to be inquired for the ways in which they are making data accessible. This workshop session intends to give an overview of digital methods and critically investigates their potentials. Senior facilitators: To be announced on website<http://yecrea.eu/ecc-lugano/ecc-yecrea-pre-conference/> How to apply Submissions should be sent to yecreapreconf(a)gmail.com<mailto:yecreapreconf@gmail.com> with the following information: Subject line: Application for workshop 1, 2 and/or 3 In Email: Name, Position, Affiliation, Research stage (e.g. Year/phd/postdoc), Research topic and progress (short description of research topic and stage, e.g. initital design, data collection or analysis).Attached: For workshop 1: 300 word abstract on activist-research collaboration (e.g. research design, methodological challenges or findings). For workshop 2: 400 word abstract on the difficulties academic scholars face while writing publications + three questions for the speakers related to the topic. For workshop 3: 500 word abstract of the research project (theoretical framework, methodological approach, data collection – if applicable) Schedule Deadline for submissions: 15 June 2018 Notification of Acceptance: 15 July 2018 Registration Registration fee for the pre-conference will be approx. 20€. More info to come. Organizers Johan Farkas (Malmö University) – Workshop 1 Anna Zsubori (University of Leicester) – Workshop 2 Inês Amaral (University of Minho) – Workshop 3 If you have any questions, please contact yecreapreconf(a)gmail.com<mailto:yecreapreconf@gmail.com>. Johan Farkas PhD Fellow Malmö University YECREA Representative (C&D Section) Mail: johan.farkas(a)mau.se Phone: +46 (0)76 583 08 54 --- Latest article --- Farkas, J. & Neumayer, C. (2017). ‘Stop Fake Hate Profiles on Facebook’: Challenges for crowdsourced activism on social media, First Monday, 22(9). http://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/8042/6531

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Post-Capitalist HCI – CHI 2018 Workshop - Call for Participation
by Tom Feltwell 25 Jan '18

25 Jan '18

---- “Grand Visions” for Post-Capitalist HCI - CHI 2018 Workshop Montréal, Canada, Saturday 21st April 2018. Submission deadline: 2nd February 2018. http://hci.post-capitalist.com ---- This workshop aims to bring together researchers, designers and practitioners to explore an alternative, post-capitalist, “grand vision” for HCI, primarily asking what kind of futures the community sees itself as working towards. Much in the tradition of design fiction or experiential futures at CHI, all attendees at the workshop will engage in the design and prototyping of diegetic objects that help us suspend our disbelief about a future society. At the same time, the prototypes generated during the workshop will embody each other’s ideas and, in turn, facilitate presentation and discussion. Importantly the focus of the workshop is on things not words – it is not a space to debate philosophies of post-capitalism and HCI, but a space to speculatively design technology which demonstrate these ideas. We welcome one of two formats of submission: * A two-page ACM Extended Abstract format position paper or * A short video submission (2-4 minutes) along with a 1-2 paragraph expression of interest. Both submission formats should outline the authors’ motivations, ideas and potential designs for the workshop. Examples of topics include: tools to enable greater civic participation, technologies and systems to remove corporate/financial influence, how fully automated luxury communism might work, tools to suppress the rise of capitalism, disrupting the marginalisation of vulnerable populations, approaches to encourage communism and the emancipation of big data. We ask the authors to indicate how many authors will attend the workshop as places are limited. All workshop participants must register for both the workshop and for at least one day of the main CHI conference. Format: Either 2 page ACM Extended Abstract or 2-4 minute video with 1-2 paragraph expression of interest. Full details available: http://hci.post-capitalist.com/submission Deadline: 2nd February 2018 Notification: 22nd February 2018 Workshop: 21st April 2018, Montréal, Canada, as part of CHI 2018 (https://chi2018.acm.org/) ----- Tom Feltwell, Senior Research Assistant, NorSC Lab Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. Any use, disclosure or reproduction without the sender’s explicit consent is unauthorised and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please notify Northumbria University immediately and permanently delete it. Any views or opinions expressed in this message are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the University. Northumbria University email is provided by Microsoft Office365 and is hosted within the EEA, although some information may be replicated globally for backup purposes. The University cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free or has not been intercepted and/or amended.

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last spots for Digital Ethnography PhD School with Annette Markham
by Katrin Tiidenberg 25 Jan '18

25 Jan '18

Hi all, please share with interested PhD students. We have a couple of open spots for the Digital Media Ethnography: Concepts, Ethics, and Methods PhD course at Aarhus University (April 16 - 20). Info and application here: http://phdcourses.dk/Course/60461#.WmnhPZM-fVr <http://phdcourses.dk/Course/60461#.WmnhPZM-fVr> thanks, Kat Tiidenberg Aarhus University / Tallinn University kkatot.tumblr.com <http://kkatot.tumblr.com/> @kkatot

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Correction: CFP The Place I Call Research
by Jaime García Iglesias 25 Jan '18

25 Jan '18

Apologies for crossposting. Our previous CFP message contained a typo in the url address of our page, which is PLACEMCR2018.WORDPRESS.COM Feel free to submit your abstracts by 26 March, 2018. We welcome submissions for 15 minute papers from doctoral and masters’ students and early-career researchers across multiple disciplines, especially sociology, anthropology, economics, politics, geography, public health, and cultural studies. Some of the conference’s key themes are: - new and old spaces: queer, postcolonial and online contexts - addressing changing political and social contexts in our research - urban/rural dichotomies - place ownership, no-place, and homelessness - how social, cultural, and community challenges affect fieldwork - developing community-specific methodologies and research questions - how theories and knowledges are context-specific, as well as the potential for trans-contextual research Abstract submissions should be between 150 and 300 words and include five keywords. Creative research methodologies are welcomed. Scholars are encouraged to reflect on local engagement in their papers.

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WEBCAST THURS: ISOC New Mexico 2018 Meeting and Panel Discussion #ISOCNM
by Joly MacFie 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

It will likely be some time before the real impact of the Indigenous Connectivity Summit can be fully perceived, but one immediate result is very evident - a brand new, active and spirited, Internet Society Chapter. Join them for their inaugural meeting! This is at 4:30pm NYC time. [image: Livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocnm2018>On *Thursday 25 January 2018* the *Internet Society New Mexico Chapter <http://www.internetsocietynm.org/>* will hold its *first ever chapter meeting <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/internet-society-new-mexico-chapter-2018-meeti…>* at the Santa Fe Indian School. Following up on last November’s *Indigenous Connectivity Summit <https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit/>*, this event will begin with a panel discussion among key players in New Mexico’s growing DIY Internet movement, and will include representatives from the *Middle Rio Grande Pueblo Tribal Consortium <https://www.facebook.com/PuebloBroadband/>* (comprising the *Cochiti*, *San Felipe*, *Santa Ana* and *Santo Domingo*Pueblos), the *Navajo Nation*, and the *Laguna* Pueblo, among others. These pueblos are breaking new ground in tribal Internet networking, and in doing so, leading the charge in advancing network connectivity throughout the state. They will be talking about what they are doing, how they’re doing it, and sharing insights and best practices. The event will be webcast live on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocnm2018>*,* YouTube <https://youtube.com/isocnabureau>*, and *Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCNewMexico>*. Santa Fe is UTC-7 = 2 hours behind NYC. *What: ISOC New Mexico 2018 Meeting and Panel Discussion <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/internet-society-new-mexico-chapter-2018-meeti…>Where: Santa Fe Indian School, Santa Fe, NMWhen: Thursday 25 January 2018 2:30pm-4:30pm MST | 21:30-23:30 UTCLivestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocnm2018 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocnm2018>Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/ISOCNewMexico <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCNewMexico>YouTube: https://youtube.com/isocnabureau <https://youtube.com/isocnabureau>Twitter: #isocnm http://bit.ly/isocnm <http://bit.ly/isocnm>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9861#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9861#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9861 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Fwd: CFP: The Place I Call Research: Localizing Sociological Inquiry Manchester, June 15, 2018
by Jaime García Iglesias 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

The Place I Call Research: Localizing Sociological Inquiry The University of Manchester, June 15, 2018 Call for Papers Despite the recent focus in social sciences on situating one’s research, the actual process of selecting and navigating particular community contexts remains a difficult task. The reconfiguring of local spaces into sites of research is particularly relevant now, as the internet and new media blur previously taken-for-granted boundaries and processes of localization. This conference seeks to engage researchers across the social sciences and humanities to discuss the role of places in their work. In particular, we are interested in exploring the ways in which methodologies are contextualized to tackle both new spaces and ‘old’ spaces in the flux of change. However we are also attentive to the interaction between researchers and the larger community regarding those spaces, such as public policy development that is contextually bound and the impact of business models in the alteration and creation of places. The conference will take place at the University of Manchester on 15 June 2018. It is an all-day event which will feature both academic papers and public events including a roundtable with community members, a public screening, and an exhibition. Attendance is free. We welcome submissions for 15 minute papers from doctoral and masters’ students and early-career researchers across multiple disciplines, especially sociology, anthropology, economics, politics, geography, public health, and cultural studies. Some of the conference’s key themes are: - new and old spaces: queer, postcolonial and online contexts - addressing changing political and social contexts in our research - urban/rural dichotomies - place ownership, no-place, and homelessness - how social, cultural, and community challenges affect fieldwork - developing community-specific methodologies and research questions - how theories and knowledges are context-specific, as well as the potential for trans-contextual research Abstract submissions should be between 150 and 300 words and include five keywords. Creative research methodologies are welcomed. Scholars are encouraged to reflect on local engagement in their papers. Deadline for submissions: 26 March, 2018 Acceptance notification: 16 April, 2018 Registration: May 1, 2018 Website (and submission form): www.placemrc2018.wordpress.com. Inquiries should be directed at placemcr2018(a)gmail.com Twitter @placemcr2018

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EASST 2018 Conference - Panel: STS meet ICT: politics and the collaborative turn in STS
by Becky Lentz 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

Dear all, We invite you to submit an abstract to our open panel – STS meet ICT: politics and the collaborative turn in STS – at the EASST 2018 Conference <https://easst2018.easst.net/home> , 25-28th July, 2018, Lancaster, UK. Convenors: Mariacristina Sciannamblo ( Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute ) - cristina.sciannamblo(a)m-iti.org Maurizio Teli ( Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute ) - maurizio.teli(a)m-iti.org Chris Csikszentmihalyi ( Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute ) - csik(a)m-iti.org Peter Lyle ( Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute ) - peter.lyle(a)m-iti.org (C23) STS meet ICT: politics and the collaborative turn in STS Short abstract This panel wants to focus on the collaborative and committed orientation of STS (Science and Technology Studies) by exploring its interplay with the broad field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). This relationship entails different forms of meeting: disciplinary, epistemological, institutional, and local alliances. Long abstract The increasing prominence of critical approaches - e.g. feminist and postcolonial STS - and the intersections with surrounding fields - e.g. participatory design, information science, and critical technical practice - have stressed the politically engaged character of STS, emphasizing its "activist interest" (Sismondo, 2008). Such growing interest in collaborative modes of practicing STS has suggested the emergence of a "collaborative turn" in STS (Farías, 2017). This panel wants to focus on such collaborative orientation of STS by exploring its interplay with the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). This relationship entails diverse forms of meeting such as the disciplinary intersection of STS with design studies and information science; the epistemological meeting between STS and critical perspectives; the making of new alliances between researchers, activists and local population; the convergence of institutional interests and research practices to promote alternative sociotechnical infrastructures. This panel seeks interdisciplinary contributions that explore the politics in and of the relationship between STS and ICT, from experiences of local and community activism to large-scale examples of alternative sociotechnical infrastructures. Topics relevant for this panel may include: - ICT, labor, and precariousness - Hacktivism, community networks, and alternative Internet - Post-colonial and anti-colonial computing - Feminist interventions in ICT - Commons, peer production, and platform cooperativism - Interplay between publics, researchers, and institutions This panel aims at fostering interdisciplinary encounters, in the light of potential shared publication opportunities, likes journal special issues or edited books, in order to foster the politically engaged STS agenda in the relationship with ICT. > Paper proposals should be submitted through the panel website : https://nomadit.co.uk/easst/easst2018/conferencesuite.php/panels/6275 > Submissions should include <https://easst2018.easst.net/call-for-papers> : a paper title, name/s and email address/es of author/s, a short abstract of fewer than 300 characters, a long abstract of fewer than 250 words > Deadline for submission: February 14, 2018 (23:59 CEU)

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Call for Academic Nominations for the Global mobileGov Awards 2018
by mobileLife Conference and Exhibitions 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

Dear Colleagues, - apologies for cross submissions - mLife events is soliciting nominations for the Global mGov awards as part of The 2018 World Summit on mobileGovernment to be held in Brighton UK during 14-15 June 2018 at the Hilton Metropole -www.m4life.org "We are not just organising a conference but aiming to create ‘value’ for citizens through technology" This year there is new academic category in addition to submissions from industry, and we are looking forward to nominations from academia - nominate yourself or a reputed academic who has been contributing significantly to the field of eGovernment and mGovernment research and implementation. Global mGov Awards is a worldwide contest aiming to promote advances in the field, and track advances in various countries on recent developments. mGov Awards is aiming to celebrate the valuable contributions of leading mGovernment implementations by public sector organisations as well as solutions provided by the industry in order to inspire governments, businesses and citizens. Please see below more info on Global mobileGov Awards and nominate your best projects or solutions in mobileGovernment by sending and email to me or conf(a)m4life.org Also at the Summit, the main theme is “mindful government: how effective can public sector be with AI in taking care of citizens?” - key speakers from the public sector will be presenting the recent mobileGovernment achievements and challenges in their country. mLife events invites all eGov/mGov leaders in the EU and across the globe to share best practices and common challenges ahead.cFor further info on the Agenda, mGov Awards, Speakers and registrations, please visit conference site: http://www.m4life.org and show interest. I would be grateful if you could forward this information to those who may be active in mobileGovernment domain and interested in the World Summit on mobileGovernment and the Global mobileGovernment Awards 2018. -- Emre Simsek Researcher MobileGov UK http://www.mgovernment.net/ emre(a)mgovernment.org =========== 1. What is Global mobileGov Awards? Global mobileGov Awards is a worldwide contest aiming to promote advances in the field, and share knowledge on recent developments. Innovative best practices in mobile public service implementation are invited to participate: • Mobile service implementations or apps aimed at offering government services directly to citizens • Mobile services or implementations aimed at strengthening the work of government entities and/or employees and so, transforming internal operations of central and local government institutions • Mobile services or implementations aimed at strengthening private and public partnerships. • Mobile services or implementations taking place to enhence enabling environments such as (big/open) data management; mobileID, mobilePayment, Government Apps Store, IoT and Security implementations, etc. The call is open for all sectors and organisations in the ecosystem of mobile public services and applications. 2. Purpose of Global mobileGov Awards The primary aim of Global mobileGov Awards is to celebrate the valuable contributions of leading implementations to the knowledge experience of the field and professionals. Its aims also include but not limited to: • Showcasing cutting edge developments in mobile public services • Raising awareness about the benefits of mobile technologies in public sector • Inspiring governments, businesses and citizens around the world to embrace mobile service implementations • Increasing constructive competition, alliences and collaboration between key stakeholders in the mobile service ecosystem • Disseminating and sharing the lessons learned in successful mobile public services and implementations • Investigating new development areas and tracking new trends of mobile technologies in public sector 3. Categories There are three categories this year: applications or implementations regarding • modernisation of public sector organisations, • services for citizens, and • research and academic achievements. ----- mobileLife Events - mGovWS2018 conf(a)m4life.org www.m4life.org +447740143135 ----- mobileLife Events - mGovWS2018 conf(a)m4life.org www.m4life.org +447740143135

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2018 ECREA Preconferece - The “New Silk Road”― Flow and Counterflow of Information between Europe and China? - 31.10.2018 Lugano, Switzerland - China Media Observatory (USI)
by Gianluigi Negro 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

Dear AOIR colleagues hope this message finds you well. Sorry for crossposting. I am glad to share with you this call for papers to the 2018 ECREA Preconferece - The ��New Silk Road�� Flow and Counterflow of Information between Europe and China? organized by our China Media Observatory. Best wishes Abstract Submission Deadline: March.31 2018 Conference Description: http://www.chinamediaobs.org/ecrea-preconferece-��new-silk-road��-flow-an… The ��New Silk Road��, or in the Chinese official discourse, the ��Belt & Road initiative�� (formerly called One Belt One Road һ��һ·) was launched in 2013 with a confirmed concrete interest from Beijing to reconnect China with Europe and to establish different levels of cooperation with European partners. It has been widely recognized by the West as the Chinese president Xi Jinping��s global ambition of centralizing China as the leading force for the World Economy and Globalization as well as China��s greater expansion of Soft Power. So far, discussions about the New Silk Road and its relationship with Europe (i.e. European Union) have been mainly conducted in the field of political (Casarini, 2015; var der Putten and all, 2016, Fardella, 2016) and economic (Aoyama, 2016; Chen, 2016, Lin, 2015) studies. Much less attention has been paid from the media and communication perspective, despite the increasing importance of a better mutual understanding between different European and Chinese stakeholders on different levels under the Belt & Road framework. This preconference is designed to fill in this gap by bringing scholars in media, communication and culture studies to join the discussion about the ��New Silk Road�� from Europe and China. On one hand, it recalls to the ancient Silk Road that initiated the first flow of communication and exchange in goods and culture between the Roman and Chinese empires. On the other hand, it opens windows for discussions on the current flow of a mix of acceptance��resistance, cooperation��dispute, and agreement��disagreement related to the New Silk Road between the two continents. If in 120 BCE the flow of information was launched in the West (Europe), at the present stage it starts from the East (China). We believe that this specific topic will contribute to the main theme of ECREA 2018 by providing a contribution to frame Centers (from Europe focus to China focus) and Peripheries. CMO is the ideal institution to host this preconference, it is one of the few research center in Europe to focus its studies on Chinese media system systematically. Moreover, CMO it is part of the Institute of Media and Journalism at USI, Faculty of Communication Sciences, the only faculty in Switzerland to provide an interdisciplinary education, which blends the humanities, the social sciences, economics, and technology. We encourage research submission from (and not limited to) European research centers with a specific interest on Chinese media and also Chinese institutions with a research interest on Europe. We are also open to evaluating studies with interdisciplinary approaches and developed by scholars at their first stage, with a particular reference to the YECREA network. We expect to host a total of 25-30 attendees including scholars and experts interested in the topic. Since 2006 CMO has been active to improve the academic dialogue between Europe and China also at the PH.D. level thanks to its Europe-China Dialogue: Media and Communication Studies Summer School. We plan to publish a special issue based on the best paper presented at the conference on the journal Communication and the Public published both in English and Chinese. We encourage submissions of topics to include (but are not limited to): * Media infrastructure studies along the New Silk Road * News flow and narratives through/among Countries related to the New Silk Road * Media production exchange or co-production between European and Chinese media companies * Digital media markets and the future of the ��Digital Silk Road�� * New media and cyber security cooperation along the New Silk Road * Media governance and Media law across borders Keynote speakers * Yang Guobin (Professor of University of Pennsylvania, co-editor of the journal Communication and the Public ) * Wang Yiwei (Professor of Renmin University, author of the book The Belt and Road: What Will China Offer the World in Its Rise) Key dates * Deadline for abstract (500 words) submission: 31.03.2018 * Notice of acceptance / rejection: 15.04.2018 * Deadline for full paper (8000 words) or extended abstract (1500 words): 01.09.2018 Budget In order to support the costs of the event, we plan to ask * 100 EUR for non-ECREA members * 50 EUR for scholars who will join ECREA main conference * 30 EUR for students. ALL SUBMISSIONS should be uploaded here: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=nrs2018 Organizers: Dr. Zhan Zhang and Dr. Gianluigi Negro China Media Observatory, Institute of Media and Journalism, Univerist�� della Svizzera italiana Contacts: zhan.zhang(a)usi.ch; gianluigi.negro(a)usi.ch Gianluigi Negro Ph.D �C Research Fellow Gianluigi Negro Ph.D �C Post Doc and Research Fellow Universit�� della Svizzera italiana Faculty of Communication Sciences Institute of Media and Journalism China Media Observatory

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