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New Book: The Internet in China. From Infrastructure to a Nascent Civil Society
by Gianluigi Negro 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

Dear AOIR colleagues Sorry for cross posting, I would like to share with you the recent publication of my book. Best wishes NEW BOOK: The Internet in China. From Infrastructure to a Nascent Civil Society http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319604046 This book aims to identify the most important political, socio-economic, and technical determinants of Internet development in China, through a historical approach that combines political economy, cultural, and public studies. Firstly, the book looks at the most important strategies that compelled the Chinese government to invest in the construction of the Internet infrastructure. Secondly, it examines the relationships between the development of the Internet in China and the emergence of a nascent civil society. Finally, attention is given to three different Chinese online platforms in three different historical periods. This three-pronged approach presents a coherent set of analyses and case studies which are committed to the investigation of the complex process of change undergone by Internet development in China. Publisher Palgrave Macmillan, November 2017 ISBN 978-3-319-60404-6 Table of Contents 1. Introduction. 2. Studying the Internet in China: Relevance of the Topic. 3. A Historical Overview of the Media Political Economy of the Internet in China. 4. How Chinese People Use the Internet. 5. BBSS and Blogs: the First Participatory Online Spaces (2003-2008). 6. 2008-2011: From the Social Network Services Copycats' Struggle to Sina Weibo (the Most Popular Microblogging Platform). 7. The Development of Mobile Internet: Weixin (Wechat) a Killer Applicatin for Sina Weibo? 8. Conclusions. Gianluigi Negro is both Post Doctoral Researcher in the Faculty of Communication Sciences and Assistant Editor at China Media Observatory (CMO) at Universita della Svizzera italiana (USI), Switzerland. Gianluigi Negro Ph.D - Research Fellow Università della Svizzera italiana Faculty of Communication Sciences Institute of Media and Journalism China Media Observatory Main Building Office 110.1 (Level 1) Via Buffi 13 6900 Lugano Switzerland +41 58 666 4511 gianluigi.negro(a)usi.ch http://usi.to/nit @giginegro ------------------------------------------------------------ China Media Observatory http://www.chinamediaobs.org @usi_cmo Facebook USI.CMO ------------------------------------------------------------ Editor at http://www.chinoiresie.info

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HCI/UX researchers at the Google Next Billion Users team
by Nithya Sambasivan 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

*HCI/UX researchers at Google's Next Billion Users teamThe Google Next Billion Users team is looking for HCI interns, post-docs, and researchers-on-contract to work on exploratory research and product initiatives. The team builds global products from the ground-up with new Internet users, such as Google Station <https://station.google.com/> and Tez <https://tez.google.com/>. You will work with an interdisciplinary team of researchers and designers that explores new aspects of computing with communities around the world. Roles are based in several countries. Some travel within the country is required. If you are excited about understanding complex spaces, taking research insights to reality, and working on technology products, fill out this form <https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetDuzvn5-I4TkCjtCnvL…> to indicate your interest.Qualifications: - Passion for research in non-western regions- Strong understanding of strengths and shortcomings of different research methods, including when and how to apply them during each product phase.- Mastery and rigor of research craft and ability to think outside the box with research methods.- Experience with emerging markets (worked in, extensively travelled, studied in depth, or originating from) and ability to work with diverse communities in emerging markets.- Experience conducting human-centered research for digital technology or products.- Follow a collaborative work process.- Master’s degree/Ph.D. in Human-computer Interaction, anthropology, information science, or equivalent on-the-job experience, or related fields. Exceptional Bachelor’s degree holders will be considered. - [Preferred] Track record of publishing in academic and/or industry arenas, in top-tier conferences and journals.- [Preferred] Experience in social justice or working with underrepresented communities.*

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Sharing and Storing: Everyday relationships with digital material Special Issue of New Media & Society - deadline extended to 25 Nov 2017
by Heather Horst 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

Dear All, Due to a number of requests, we have extended our CFP deadline 10 days – 25 November 2017. Please send all abstracts to sharingandstoring(a)gmail.com<mailto:storingandsharing@gmail.com> and heather.horst(a)sydney.edu.au<mailto:heather.horst@sydney.edu.au> Confirmation of receipt will be sent within 5 days. Please resend if you have not received a confirmation email. Apologies for cross-postings. Best Wishes, Heather _______________________________________________________ CALL FOR PROPOSALS Sharing and Storing: Everyday relationships with digital material Special Issue of New Media & Society Edited by Heather A. Horst The University of Sydney, Australia Jolynna Sinanan RMIT University, Australia Larissa Hjorth RMIT University, Australia Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 November 2017 Deadline extended to 25 November 2017 Proposal Selection Notification: 10 December 2017 Initial Article Submission Deadline: 01 March 2018 Contact email: sharingandstoring(a)gmail.com<mailto:storingandsharing@gmail.com> Technologies and technological infrastructures are often associated with social and economic change. Airplanes and the shipping containers (Levinson 2008) became mechanisms for the spread of globalisation, reshaping the production processes and the trade and consumption of goods from around the globe. Undersea cables and mobile phone towers are often associated with providing the infrastructure of the digital age, enabling the flow of information, communication, media, technology, commerce and other goods to move at a greater speed than experienced in previous eras. These possibilities continue to expand with the introduction of solid state drives, Bluetooth capabilities, smartphones, ‘the cloud’ and social media platforms that have fundamentally altered the practices of storing, sharing and circulating digital materials. Yet, the increasing capabilities for sharing and storing also have consequences for the ways in which we engage with and/or manage our digital data on a day-to-day basis. Research on digital materials in the home highlight how families and households now grapple with an increasing number of digital photographs, videos and other digital materials that are often stored on a range of outdated or defunct devices, formats and platforms. Memory size in domestic technologies has increased, but so have the number and size of files that host many of the mundane digital materials. These constraints prompt decisions about what digital material should remain, what can be deleted and where certain digital materials should be stored. Such decisions become even more difficult with the increasing infiltration of work into the domestic sphere, syncing and other forms of automation and the increasing number of channels through which digital materials can circulate. For many people the separation of digital materials that move between different domains has become more challenging - and messier - than ever. This special issue examines our everyday relationships with digital materials and the various platforms, devices, spaces and formats through which they are stored and shared. We ask contributors to this special issue to consider: How do people manage the proliferation of digital material in their everyday lives? What strategies and rituals do they develop to organize, curate or delete digital materials? How are existing cultural practices of sharing and storing in other domains shaping these strategies? What are the broader infrastructures, platforms, programs and devices that are enabling, hindering or changing people’s ability to navigate the ways they store and share digital materials? Papers in this special issue will explore the everyday ways we manage living in a world of digital data and may include the following topics: • Data transfer practices (e.g. moving digital materials from old to new devices) • Manual vs automatic syncing of digital materials • Temporalities of digital materials (e.g. long-term storage vs. transient data storage, changes of storing and sharing practices in relation to life stage) • Routines and practices (e.g. organising, cleaning or curating digital materials) • Non-sharing • Emergent categories of and distinctions between digital materials • Historical comparisons of sharing and storing of non-digital and digital materials • Specific studies of sharing or storing on or across specific platforms (e.g. WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Dropbox, iCloud, c-Share, Google Drive, etc.) Please note that the guest editors’ welcome submissions on a wide variety of theoretical and/or empirical contributions to the study of digital material beyond the suggestions identified. Submissions: Proposals should include the author's name and affiliation, title, an abstract of 250-300 words, and 3 to 5 keywords, and should be sent to the e-mail address no later than 15 November 2017:sharingandstoring@gmail.com<mailto:sharingandstoring@gmail.com> (Note: Deadline extended to 25 November 2017). Invited paper submissions will be due 1 March 2018 and will be submitted directly to the submission site for /New Media and Society/: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/nms where they will undergo peer review following the usual procedures of New Media & Society. Approximately 10-12 papers will be sent out for full review. All other papers will be returned to their authors for submission elsewhere. Therefore, the invitation to submit a full article does not guarantee acceptance into the special issue. The special issue will be published in 2019. See also: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iS-X-7xA411NShBzGmsruuHNcLbF3ieBqfYzzCC… -- Heather Horst | Professor The University of Sydney Department of Media & Communications 207 The John Wooley Bldg | The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 +61 2 8627 6068 | +61 4 3543 7254 heather.horst(a)sydney.edu.au<mailto:firstname.surname@sydney.edu.au> | sydney.edu.au<http://sydney.edu.au/> CRICOS 00026A This email plus any attachments to it are confidential. Any unauthorised use is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please delete it and any attachments. Please think of our environment and only print this e-mail if necessary.

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Grad Studies in digital culture and research-creation at Concordia in Montreal
by Bart Simon 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

This is for students looking around for cool graduate programs... a little bit of blurbification about our Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology. Wait... did I mention we are in Montreal! pass this on to those you love... Cheers, Bart ============================================================= Bart Simon, Associate Professor of Sociology Director, Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology Technoculture, Art and Games Research Centre (TAG) Concordia University, Montreal bart.simon [at] concordia.ca http://milieux.concordia.ca/ http://www.tag.hexagram.ca ============================================================== *The Milieux Institute <http://milieux.concordia.ca/> for Arts, Culture and Technology at Concordia University* invites applications from MA, MFA and PhD students with interests in digital culture, media arts and design, creative computing, and/or technology and culture-related topics. The Milieux Institute is home to over 130 graduate students and faculty, located on two floors of mixed-use lab and studio spaces in the heart of Montreal. Students accepted in any graduate program at Concordia are welcome to apply to one several research clusters. Prospective graduate students are invited to contact possible supervisory faculty well ahead of any deadlines to discuss your potential as a Milieux member as well as advice on a suitable program application. For more information about graduate programs at Concordia, including submission deadlines, please see: http://www.concordia.ca/admissions/graduate.html *MILIEUX RESEARCH CLUSTERS* Indigenous Futures <http://milieux.concordia.ca/indigenous-futures/> explores how Indigenous people are imagining the future of their families and communities. We are interested in narratives, frameworks, and technologies that help us articulate a continuum between our histories, our present, and the seventh generation and beyond. Media History <http://milieux.concordia.ca/media-history/> is an interdisciplinary research center engaging with the historical development of media change and communication. We focus on nascent, yet robust sub-fields such as media archaeology, variantology, new materialism, circulation theory, and technology writing. Participatory Media <http://milieux.concordia.ca/participatory-media/> is a hub for research-creation work and co-design concerned with questions of social justice and accessibility. We are committed tinkerers and makers who develop prototypes, devices, workshops and outreach events that bring people together through participatory methods in media creation, discussion and dissemination. Performing Arts Research Cluster <http://milieux.concordia.ca/leparc-the-performing-arts-research-cluster/> (LePARC) is focused on research and creation in the performing and temporal arts. Our focus includes the creative process, new collaborative practices, sound and music, acting, participatory performance, and intermedia performance, among many others. Post Image <http://milieux.concordia.ca/post-image-2/> brings together artists and researchers involved in the creation, production, and reflection around current and future image-based media. Our members investigate the many aspects of visual representation around the themes of identity, narrative, history/memory, cultural production and environmental issues. Speculative Life <http://milieux.concordia.ca/post-image-2/> works to develop the systemic study and creation of emerging technologies with a focus on complexity and futurity. We are artists, designers, ethnographers and scholars engaging with questions related to infrastructure, “smartness,” bacterial technologies, and the planetary-scale transformations currently occurring as a result of human action and technical developments. Technoculture, Art and Games <http://milieux.concordia.ca/technoculture-arts-and-games/> (TAG) research centre has the mandate to develop and expand methods, models and concepts for the analysis, critique and creation of digital games, gameplay and game cultures, as well as to contribute to broader social, political, technical and aesthetic conversations about the shape and direction of contemporary digital culture. Textiles and Materiality <http://milieux.concordia.ca/technoculture-arts-and-games/> is a place for critical innovation and research creation in textile arts, wearables and material culture. Our members experiment with methods, processes and transdisciplinary modes of thinking to shape the future of textiles, material objects and the mediated body. *Follow Milieux on Social Media*: http://twitter.com/milieux_news http://facebook.com/milieuxinstitute

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PhD> Funded Ph.D. in Information Science at Indiana University-Bloomington
by Rosenbaum, Howard S. 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

Funded Ph.D. in Information Science at Indiana University-Bloomington Apply now for a Ph.D. in Information Science at Indiana University-Bloomington   The Indiana University Ph.D. program in Information Science is pleased to accept applications for admission starting in Fall 2018. Our doctoral program is one of the longest continuously running Information Science programs in the United States, celebrating more than 50 years and more than 185 graduates. Our graduates hold positions that include Deans of iSchools and libraries, distinguished professors at top-ranked iSchools, directors of doctoral programs, editors of journals, and presidents of national professional associations.  Our Doctor of Philosophy in Information Science program is training the next generation of information scientists. Doctoral students are advised by faculty who are engaged in cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in areas such as: • social informatics • computer-mediated communication • knowledge organization and representation • digital curation • digital libraries • digital and computational humanities • data and text mining • social media mining • documentation • cultural heritage informatics • history of the book, readership, and publishing Students benefit from being part of our active community of scholars, which includes affiliations with the following Indiana University research centers: the Institute for Digital Arts and Humanities, the HathiTrust Research Center, the Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics (RKCSI), and the Center for Computer-Mediated Communication Research (CCMC). Indiana University is renowned for its high-performance computing and networking facilities, top-ranked music school, and performing and fine arts. It is the home to world-renowned documentary and data institutes, including the Lilly Library of rare books and manuscripts, the Kinsey Institute collection, the campus-wide Media Digitalization and Preservation Initiative, the Mathers Museum of World Cultures, the Archives of Traditional Music, the Black Film Center/Archive, the Eskanazi Museum of Art, and one of the nation’s largest academic library systems. Located in the wooded rolling hills of southern Indiana, Bloomington is a culturally thriving college town with a moderate cost of living and the amenities for an active lifestyle.  We are pleased to accept new applications through December 1, 2017. Please see the Department of Information and Library Science page on Graduate Admissions for details on how to apply: https://www.sice.indiana.edu/graduate/degrees/information-library-science/p… Funding packages of up to $50,000 per year are available for top candidates.   Contact Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, Graduate Programs Director, with questions at hrosenba(a)indiana.edu.

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Reminder: CfP 'Data Justice', Cardiff University, 21-22 May 2018
by Lina Dencik 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

*Data Justice* /An international conference exploring research on, and practices of, social justice in an age of datafication./ Date: 21-22 May 2018 Location: Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK Host: Data Justice Lab, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK Submission deadline: 27 November! The collection and processing of massive amounts of data has become an increasingly contentious issue. Our financial transactions, communications, movements, relationships, all now generate data that are used to profile and sort groups and individuals. With the platformisation of digital media alongside governmental and corporate uses of citizen data, developments in AI, the Internet of Things, smart homes and smart cities, the systematic collection and analysis of massive data sets across our social life is being normalised and entrenched – what has been described as the ‘datafication’ of society. With the emergence of this data paradigm comes a new set of power dynamics requiring investigation and critique. Whilst promises of value-neutral information and possibilities for prediction are said to advance better responses to a range of social problems, they may also have serious implications for social and economic inclusion, autonomy, basic freedoms, and established notions of ethics, trust, accountability, governance and citizenship. What are the implications for social justice? How do we understand social justice in an age of datafication? In what way do initiatives around the globe address questions of data in relation to inequality, discrimination, power and control? What is the role of policy reform, technological design and activism? How do we understand and practice ‘data justice’? How does data justice relate to other justiceconcerns? This conference will examine the intricate relationship between datafication and social justice by highlighting the politics and impacts of data-driven processes and exploring different responses. Hosted by the Data Justice Lab at Cardiff’s School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies (JOMEC), it will bring together international scholars, practitioners, and activists to engage with data from a social justice perspective. Confirmed speakers include: Anita Gurumurthy (IT for Change, India) David Lyon (Queen's University, Canada) Evelyn Ruppert (Goldsmiths, UK) Rob Kitchin (Maynooth University, Ireland) Sasha Costanza-Chock (Civic Media at MIT, US) Seeta Peña Gangadharan (London School of Economics, UK) Solon Barocas (Cornell University, US and FAT/ML) The conference will combine academic papers with hands-on workshops relating to methods of investigation, policy and design. We welcome submissions of abstracts for both types of sessions. Themes of the conference include (but are not limited to): * Social justice and data * Data governance * Data discrimination * Data colonialism * Data sovereignty * Digital labour * Prediction and Preemption * Data scores and dashboards * Data ethics * Data policy and reform * Social justice-informed design * Uses of data by social justice groups * Data activism and advocacy Submissions: Deadline for 250-word abstracts: 27th of November, 2017. Submit via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dj2018 All submissions must include a title, author name(s), institutional affiliation(s) and full contact information (mailing address, email address). If you propose a workshop or practical demonstration, please provide a clear statement of purpose and a detailed description of activities, as well as any infrastructure requirements. Information: Cardiff is a 2-hour train journey west of London and Heathrow airport. The closest airports are Cardiff and Bristol. ‘Data Justice’ will take place shortly before the ICA 2018 conference in Prague, 24-28 May. Flights to Prague take 2 hours from Heathrow. Conference fee: Full fee: £75 (early bird) / £100 Reduced student fee: £50 (early bird) / £75 Conference organizing committee: Lina Dencik, Arne Hintz, Joanna Redden (Data Justice Lab, Cardiff University, UK) For information about the Data Justice Lab, see: http://www.datajusticelab.org<http://www.datajusticelab.org/> Online CfP: https://datajusticelab.org/data-justice-2018/ Contact for further information: https://datajusticelab.org/contact/ -- Dr Lina Dencik Senior Lecturer/Director MA Journalism, Media and Communication Co-Director Data Justice Lab School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University Bute Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3NB Email: DencikL(a)cardiff.ac.uk<mailto:DencikL@cardiff.ac.uk>, Tel: +44 (0)29 208 75461 Twitter: @LinaDencik Fellow, Center for Media, Data and Society, Central European University

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RHUL Call for Applications: PhD programme
by Olga Goriunova 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

*RHUL Call for Applications: PhD programme* The Department of Media Arts, Royal Holloway University of London, invites PhD applications for a range of funding opportunities, including AHRC funded scholarships, starting in academic year 2018-2019. The department’s research focuses on the analysis and practice of film, television, digital media and contemporary art, with a specific focus on digital media theory and aesthetics, Hollywood, Asian and European cinemas, screen narrative, television history and technology, the representation of class, ethnicity and gender, cultures of celebrity, digital image, visualisation, data-based cultures and modernist art practices, as well as the production of dramas, documentaries, web-based projects and installations. Students are welcome to apply with any topic. The department has numerous experienced supervisors with a range of expertise. This year, we are particularly interested in applications that address the following topics: - *Subjectivity and technology*, including the changing notions of personhood with the rise of social media, data extractionism, datafied self, profiling, and machine learning; data and selfhood in ethico-aesthetic dimensions of computation as well as socio-political practices of network ecologies. Please contact Dr Olga Goriunova at olga.goriunova(a)rhul.ac.uk - *Television history,* the exploration of lost, forgotten and critically neglected works of television drama and documentary; the history of canon formation in television studies and the relationship between television history, research and the archive (and related archival issues such as digital availability and access).Please contact Professor John Hill at john.hill(a)rhul.ac.uk - *World cinema and exoticism.* Encounters with cultural difference in transnational and World Cinema, in particular, contemporary discourses on the exotic and exoticism, as well as the representation of migration and diaspora. Please contact Professor Daniela Berghahn at daniela.berghahn(a)rhul.ac.uk <Daniela.berghahn(a)rhul.ac.uk> Submission deadline: *5th of January*. Please contact Director of Graduate Research Dr Olga Goriunova olga.goriunova(a)rhul.ac.uk ahead of the deadline to discuss your application. For more information, please see: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/mediaarts/prospectivestudents/postgraduater… Reader in Digital Culture Director of Graduate Research Media Arts Royal Holloway University of London Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX

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EGOS CfPs: Sub-theme 61: Smart and Liveable Cities: Organizing Urban Governance and Leadership
by Gianluca Miscione 12 Nov '17

12 Nov '17

Dear AoIR discussion list subscribers, we are organizing a session at the next European Group for Organization Studies (EGOS) conference which you may find interesting: “Smart and Liveable Cities: Organizing Urban Governance and Leadership”. All information can be found here: https://www.egosnet.org/jart/prj3/egos/main.jart?rel=de <https://goo.gl/CFaYKf> &reserve-mode=active&content-id=1499635422149&subtheme_id=1474852916295 Deadline is on January 8th, 2018 More information about paper submission is here: https://www.egosnet.org/2018_tallinn/paper_submission_important_information Please distribute this call for paper across your networks. Many thanks, we hope to see you there Gianluca Miscione University College Dublin http://www.ucd.ie/cito/members/gianlucamiscione/

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CFP: ACM RecSys'18: ACM Conference on Recommender Systems 2018
by Yong Zheng 11 Nov '17

11 Nov '17

*** 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 Papers: We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the Twelfth ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (RecSys 2018), the premier venue for research and applications of recommendation technologies. The upcoming RecSys conference will be held in Vancouver, Canada on October 3rd 2018. The conference will continue RecSys’ practice of connecting the research and practitioner communities to exchange ideas, frame problems, and share solutions. All accepted papers will be published by ACM. We construe recommender systems broadly, including applications ranging from e-commerce to social networking, and a wide variety of technologies ranging from collaborative filtering to knowledge-based reasoning or deep learning. We welcome new research on recommendation technologies coming from very diverse communities ranging from psychology to mathematics. In particular, we care as much about the underlying algorithms and systems as we care about the human and economic impact of these systems. Topics of interest for RecSys 2018 include (but are not limited to): - Conversational recommender systems - Novel machine learning approaches to recommendation algorithms - Evaluation metrics and studies - Explanations and evidence - Algorithm scalability, performance, and implementations - Innovative/New applications - Voice, VR, and other novel interaction paradigms - Case studies of real-world implementations - Preference elicitation - Privacy and Security - Economic models and consequences of recommender systems - Personalisation - Social recommenders - User modelling Authors will be asked to assign a selection of predefined custom tags to describe their paper in the submission system. Tags can be assigned to indicate algorithms, interfaces, automated or user-centric evaluations, for example. Reviewers will also report their expertise over these tags, and the information will be used in review assignments. PAPER SUBMISSION CATEGORIES LONG PAPERS should report on substantial contributions of lasting value. The maximum length is 8 pages (plus up to 1 page references). Each accepted long paper will be included in the conference proceedings and presented in a plenary session as part of the main conference program. Each accepted long paper will also be allocated a presentation slot in a poster session to encourage discussion and follow up between authors and attendees. We expect the review process to be highly selective: the acceptance rates for full papers in the past three years was slightly over 20%. SHORT PAPERS typically discuss exciting new work that is not yet mature enough for a long paper. In particular, novel but significant proposals will be considered for acceptance to this category despite not having gone through sufficient experimental validation or lacking strong theoretical foundation. Applications of recommender systems to novel areas are especially welcome. The maximum length is 4 pages (plus up to 1 page references). Each accepted short paper will be included in the conference proceedings and presented in a poster session. The poster presentation may include a system demonstration. Selected short papers will be invited as oral presentations. Note that rejected long paper submissions will not be considered as short papers. SIGCHI SUBMITTER AGREEMENT RecSys 2018 is a SIGCHI conference and making a submission to a SIGCHI conference is a serious matter. Submissions require time and effort by SIGCHI volunteers to organise and manage the reviewing process, and, if the submission is accepted, the publication and presentation process. Thus, anyone who submits to RecSys 2018 implicitly confirms the following statements: 1. I confirm that this submission is the work of myself and my co-authors. 2. I confirm that I or my co-authors hold copyright to the content, and have obtained appropriate permissions for any portions of the content that are copyrighted by others. 3. I confirm that any research reported in this submission involving human subjects has gone through the appropriate approval process at my institution. 4. I confirm that if this paper is accepted, I or one of my co-authors will attend the conference. Papers that are not presented at the conference by an author may be removed from the proceedings at the discretion of the program chairs. PAPER FORMAT AND SUBMISSION All submissions and reviews will be handled electronically. RecSys 2018 submissions should be prepared according to the standard double-column ACM SIG proceedings format. Additional information about formatting and style files is available online <http://www.acm.org/publications/article-templates/proceedings-template.html>. Papers must be submitted to PCS2 by 23:59, AoE (Anywhere on Earth) on May 7th, 2018. There will be no extensions to the submission deadline. The peer review process is double-blind (i.e. anonymised). This means that all submissions must not include information identifying the authors or their organisation. Specifically, do not include the authors’ names and affiliations, anonymise citations to your previous work and avoid providing any other information that would allow to identify the authors, such as acknowledgments and funding. Please take note that the official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of the conference. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work. IMPORTANT DATES - Abstract submission deadline: April 30th, 2018 - Paper submission deadline: May 7th, 2018 - Author notification: July 9th, 2018 - Camera-ready version deadline: August 6th, 2018 Deadlines refer to 23:59 (11:59pm) in the AoE (Anywhere on Earth) time zone. PROGRAM CHAIRS - Xavier Amatriain, Curai, USA - John O’Donovan, UCSB, USA Publicity CHAIRS - Yong Zheng, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA - Humberto Corona, Zalando, Ireland

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CfP: Good Data book
by Angela Daly 10 Nov '17

10 Nov '17

Good Data Call for Proposals for an INC Theory on Demand edited book *Editors: Angela Daly (Queensland University of Technology), Kate Devitt (Queensland University of Technology) & Monique Mann (Queensland University of Technology).* In recent years, there has been an exponential increase in the collection, aggregation and automated analysis of information by government and private actors, and in response to this there has been a significant critique regarding what could be termed ‘bad’ data practices in the globalised digital economy. These include the mass gathering of data about individuals, in opaque, unethical and at times illegal ways, and the increased use of that data in unaccountable and potentially discriminatory forms of algorithmic decision-making by both state agencies and private companies. Issues of data ethics and data justice are only likely to increase in importance given the totalizing datafication of society and the introduction of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and automation. In order to paint an alternative, more optimistic but still pragmatic picture of the datafied future, this open access edited collection will examine and propose what could be termed ‘good’ and ‘ethical’ data practices, underpinned by values and principles such as (but not limited to): · privacy/regulation/information security by design · due process rights · procedural legitimacy · the protection of individual and collective autonomy · digital sovereignty · digital anti-discrimination · data and intersectionality · ethical labour practices · environmental sustainability. Chapters should be short contributions (2500-5000 words) which can take differing forms, for example: · Manifestos for Good Data · Position papers · Traditional academic chapters Chapters can be theoretical takes or provocations on what Good Data is or should be, or can be case studies of particular Good Data projects and initiatives e.g. Indigenous data sovereignty initiatives, data cooperatives etc. Chapters can also be critiques of initiatives/movements which claim to be ethical but in fact fall short. All chapters, including academic ones, should be written in an accessible way and avoid the excessive use of jargon, etc. Academic chapters will be peer-reviewed. Other contributions will be editor-reviewed. We encourage contributions from throughout the world and from different disciplinary perspectives: philosophy, media and communications, cultural studies, STS, law, criminology, information systems, computer science etc. Proposals for chapters (up to 250 words) should be sent to Kayleigh Hodgkinson Murphy (kayleigh.murphy(a)qut.edu.au) by Friday 15 December 2017. Please include a brief biography (indicating whether you are an academic or practitioner, etc) and signal what kind of chapter you are proposing (manifesto/academic chapter, etc). If you have an idea for a chapter and want to discuss it before submitting a proposal, please contact Angela Daly (angela.daly(a)qut.edu.au) as soon as possible. We may be able to pair, for example, practitioners with academic authors on request. Decisions on proposals will be made by mid-January 2017, with a first full draft of chapters to be submitted by 31 March 2018. We anticipate the book will be finalized and launched in late 2018, as part of the Institute of Network Cultures’ Theory on Demand series <http://networkcultures.org/publications/#tods>.

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