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RACI: Call for Applications for Autumn 2017
by Gergana Petrova 22 May '17

22 May '17

Dear colleagues, The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) is opening a call for applications for the upcoming meetings in autumn 2017. Successful applicants receive complimentary tickets, travel and accommodation to the meetings and the opportunity to present their research. --------------------- Application Deadlines --------------------- ENOG 14 (10-11 October, Minsk): apply by 20 August 2017 RIPE 75 (22-26 October, Dubai): apply by 20 August 2017 If you are working on interesting research or know someone in your network who is, please find more information and the application form here: https://www.ripe.net/raci/ ---------------------- Examples of Relevant Topics ---------------------- - Network measurements and analyses - IPv6 deployment - BGP routing - Network security - Internet governance - Peering and interconnectivity - Internet of Things ------------- Stay involved ------------- - Mailing list: https://www.ripe.net/raci/mailing-list - Twitter: @RACI_RIPE - LinkedIn group: https://www.ripe.net/raci/linkedin Please let me know if you have any questions about RACI or about applying. And thank you in advance for your help in spreading the word to your networks! Best regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE Network Coordination Centre Singel 258, 1016 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands T: +31 20 535 4444 www.ripe.net

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ADA issue 11 now available
by Radhika G 22 May '17

22 May '17

Issue 11 is now available: http://adanewmedia.org/issues/ issue-archives/issue11/ <http://adanewmedia.org/ issues/issue-archives/issue11/>. Please share widely with your networks. The co-editors continue to be grateful to your patience with the review process and the labor so many of the fembot collective contribute to making this project work. Carol Stabile, Managing Editor of Fembot Collective reports that : " In October 2016, we reported that Ada articles had received over 382,134 page views. As of this writing, Ada articles have received 437,174 page views. Our top ten articles, moreover, have been cited < https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=site%3Aadanewmedia.org&as_sdt=1% 2C38&as_sdtp=&oq=site> a total of 299 times, an increase of 91 citations since the fall. And Ada articles continue to be taught in hundreds of courses around the world, as further evidence of impact. Thank you to all those who volunteered their time to make this issue possible. Special thanks to Zehui Dai, David McCallum, and Shehram Mokhtar for their hard work on the issue. And thanks in particular to my co-editor, Radhika Gajjala, for being such a hard-working and generous collaborator. " ___ *Issue 11: Table of Contents* 1. Introduction: Issue 11 by Radhika Gajjala, and Carol Stabile URL: http://adanewmedia.org/2017/05/issue11-gajjala-stabile/ 2. The Technopo(e)litics of Rupi Kaur: (de)Colonial AestheTics and Spatial Narrations in the DigiFemme Age. by Sasha Kruger URL: http://adanewmedia.org/2017/05/issue11-kruger/ 3. Naive Meritocracy and the Meanings of Myth by Joseph Reagle URL: http://adanewmedia.org/2017/05/issue11-reagle/ ___ Radhika Gajjala Co-editor of ADA: Journal of Gender and New Media (adanewmedia.org) Professor, School of Media and Communication and American Culture Studies Program Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green Ohio http://www.radhikagajjala.org

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Rethinking Digital Health PG workshop: REGISTRATION OPEN!
by Adi Kuntsman 22 May '17

22 May '17

Registration now open: attendance is FREE but placeslimited! Rethinking DigitalHealth: experience, ethics, justiceA one day workshop for postgraduate students and earlycareer researchers14 June 2017, The Shed, Manchester Metropolitan University. PROGRAMME AND FURTHER DETAILS HERE: https://sites.google.com/view/rethinkingdigitalhealth/home With increasing use of tele-communication, mobile devices,smartphone apps and self-tracking devices for medical purposes, ‘digitalhealth’ has emerged as a field of interest for researchers in the socialsciences and the humanities. However current research into this small butrapidly growing area often overlooks issues relating to under- or mis-represented groups in ‘digital’ economies, and often celebrate, rather thancritically interrogate, the development of digital health itself. This workshopaims to challenge some of the unquestioned assumptions that guide researchersand practitioners of digital health alike. How might a focus on experience,ethics and justice contribute to critical digital health studies?

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Call for Workshops: ACM IUI'18
by Christoph Trattner 22 May '17

22 May '17

CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS In conjunction with the 23rd International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2018) Tokyo, Japan March 7-11, 2018 http://iui.acm.org/ ================================================================================= IUI 2018 is pleased to invite proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the conference. The goal of the workshops is to provide a venue for presenting research on focused topics of interest and an informal forum to discuss research questions and challenges. Workshops will be held on the last day of the conference. We invite submissions of full-day (6 hours) and half-day (3 hours) workshop proposals on any of the conference topics (or related). We encourage proposals for a wide range of workshops, including but not limited to: - "Mini-conferences" on specialized topics; such workshops may have their own paper submission and review processes. - "Late breaking work" meetings; such workshops usually have a lighter review process (e.g. based on abstracts only). - "Hands-on" workshops around a specific problem or topic that may wish to ask participants to submit a position statement. - "Project centric" workshops that may be closely related to the scope of an existing large scale (e.g. NSF, EU, etc. funded) project. - "Mini-competitions", challenges, or hackathons around selected topics with individual or team participation. =============== PROPOSAL FORMAT =============== Note: One of the keys to a successful workshop submission is to CONTACT THE CHAIRS WITH YOUR IDEAS (workshops2018(a)iui.acm.org) and work together to prepare an exciting proposal! Workshop proposals should be maximum 2 pages long and follow the formatting instructions from SIGCHI Paper Format, http://www.sigchi.org/publications/chipubform. Please submit your proposal by e-mail to the workshop chairs at workshops2018(a)iui.acm.org. The proposals should be organized as follows: - Name and title: A one-word workshop acronym and a full title. - Description of workshop topic and goal: This description should discuss the relevance of the suggested topic to IUI and its interest for the IUI 2018 audience. Include a brief discussion of why and for which audience the workshop is of particular interest. - Organizers: Names, affiliations, emails, and web pages of the workshop organizers. This can be a single person or a group of people. Strong proposals normally include organizers who bring differing perspectives on the topic and are actively connected to the communities of potential participants. Please indicate the primary contact person and the organizers who plan to attend the workshop. - Previous history: List of previous workshops that were held on the topic including the conferences that hosted past workshops and the number of participants. Also please provide the list of other workshops organized by workshop organizers in the past. - Workshop program committee: Names and affiliation of the members of the (tentative) workshop program committee that will evaluate the workshop submissions. - Participants: A statement saying how many participants you expect and how you plan to invite participants for the workshop. We recommend the proposal to include the names of at least 10 people who have expressed interest to participate in, or contribute a paper to, the workshop. - Workshop format: A brief description of the workshop format regarding the mix of events such as paper presentations, invited talks, panels, demonstrations, and general discussion. - Length: Full-day or half-day. - Proposal format: Workshop proposals should be maximum 2 pages long and follow the formatting instructions from SIGCHI: http://www.sigchi.org/publications/chipubform. Additional guidelines: ---------------------- - Workshop proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by the workshop chairs. - Organizers: We strongly encourage all of the workshop organizers to attend IUI and take part in their workshop. This can make the workshops more appealing for the participants and strengthen the discussion part. - Workshop summary: An extended abstract with a summary of the workshop goals and an overview of the workshop topics will be included in the ACM Digital Library for IUI 2018. - Workshop proceedings: At the convenience of the workshop organizers, we will arrange a joint volume of online proceedings for the workshop papers. Workshops should request the authors to submit papers in the ACM SIGCHI Paper Format. - Cancellation: Workshops with few submissions by December 17, 2017 may be cancelled, shortened, merged with other workshops, or otherwise restructured. This will be done in consultation between the IUI 2018 workshop chairs and the workshop organizers. Additionally, we strongly encourage to have workshop organizers from different institutions and research communities, bringing different perspectives to the workshop topic. We welcome workshops with a creative structure that attracts various types of contributions and ensures rich interactions. The organizers of accepted workshops are responsible for producing a call for participation and publicizing it, such as distributing the call to relevant newsgroups and electronic mailing lists, and especially to potential audiences from outside the IUI conference community. Workshop organizers will maintain their own website with updated information about the workshop and the IUI 2018 web site will refer to the workshop site. The workshop organizers will coordinate the paper solicitation, collection, and review process, and coordinate the production of the joint online proceedings with IUI 2018 workshop chairs. =============== IMPORTANT DATES =============== Discuss your topic with the workshop chairs: ASAP (workshops2018(a)iui.acm.org ) Proposals due: August 14, 2017 Decisions Sent: September 14, 2017 ** TENTATIVE dates of the review cycle ** Submission deadline: December 17, 2017 Report submission status to IUI workshop chairs: December 18, 2017 Final go/no-go decision: December 21, 2017 Camera-ready of workshop summary: December 24, 2014 Notifications to authors: January 23, 2018 Camera-ready of accepted papers: February 6, 2017 Workshop date: March 11, 2018 ================== WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS ================== Takanori Komatsu, Meiji University, Japan Alan Said - University of Skövde, Sweden -- ------------------------------------------------------- Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Christoph Trattner BSc Assistant Professor MODUL University Vienna Department of New Media Technology E-mail: christoph.trattner(a)modul.ac.at Tel: +43 650 2402801 Homepage: http://christophtrattner.info -------------------------------------------------------

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Call for Papers with Extended Deadline: Special Issue on Research in Political Engineering, Public Policy Engineering, Computational Politics, and Computational Public Policy, International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA)
by Ashu M. G. Solo 20 May '17

20 May '17

Call for Papers with Extended Deadline: Special Issue on Research in Political Engineering, Public Policy Engineering, Computational Politics, and Computational Public Policy, International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA) Important Dates August 31, 2017: Abstract proposal (one paragraph) submission deadline September 15, 2017: Abstract proposal acceptance notification December 31, 2017: Full research paper submission deadline March 31, 2018: Peer review results May 31, 2018: Final research paper submission deadline June 15, 2018: Final acceptance notification Guest Editor Ashu M. G. Solo, Maverick Technologies America Inc., U.S.A. Introduction Ashu M. G. Solo originated and defined the fields of "political engineering," "computational politics," "public policy engineering," and "computational public policy" in Solo (2011) and elaborated on these fields in Solo (2014a, 2014b). Basic and advanced methods in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or natural science can be used for political decision making, analysis, modeling, optimization, forecasting, simulation, and expression as well as for public policy formulation, decision making, analysis, modeling, optimization, forecasting, and simulation. This will lead to greatly improved political decision making and public policy. Political engineering is the application of engineering, computer science, mathematics, or natural science to solving problems in politics. Computational politics is the application of computer science or mathematics to solving problems in politics. Therefore, computational politics is a subset of political engineering. Political engineering and computational politics include, but are not limited to, principles and methods for political decision making, political analysis, political modeling, political optimization, political forecasting, political simulation, and political expression. Political engineering and computational politics are more technically, computationally, mathematically, and scientifically rigorous approaches to the field of political science. Public policy engineering is the application of engineering, computer science, mathematics, or natural science to solving problems in public policy. Computational public policy is the application of computer science or mathematics to solving problems in public policy. Therefore, computational public policy is a subset of public policy engineering. Public policy engineering and computational public policy include, but are not limited to, principles and methods for public policy formulation, public policy decision making, public policy analysis, public policy modeling, public policy optimization, public policy forecasting, and public policy simulation. Public policy engineering and computational public policy are more technically, computationally, mathematically, and scientifically rigorous approaches to the field of public policy. The term "political engineering" has been previously used to refer to designing political institutions. This is an abuse of the word "engineering." As it has been previously used, the term "political engineering" does not require the creative application or development of mathematics, natural science, technical principles, or technical methods. Therefore, Ashu M. G. Solo has given a new and more appropriate definition to the term "political engineering." Just like many terms in the dictionary have multiple meanings, the term "political engineering" can have multiple meanings. Politicians often determine how to spend limited campaign funds on advertising in certain geographic areas based on their best guesses rather than on a rigorous mathematical and computational analysis of how funds should be allocated for the greatest benefit to their campaigns. Legislators usually determine spending priorities and budget allocations based on passions of the moment, special interest lobbying, parochial interests, ignorant public opinion, or their own ideological biases rather than on a rigorous mathematical and computational analysis of how spending priorities and budget allocations can be made for the greatest public benefit. An example of political engineering and computational politics is determining the optimal allocation of election campaign funds or campaign resources. The 2012 presidential campaign of President Barack Obama made extensive use of data analytics (Scherer, 2012). An example of public policy engineering and computational public policy is the use of fuzzy logic to effectively quantify the values and beliefs of stakeholders and interested parties, environmental conditions, economic conditions, and social conditions to produce a much better environmental impact assessment (Shepard, 2005). The definition of the new interdisciplinary fields of public policy engineering, computational public policy, political engineering, and computational politics will greatly increase the pace of research and development in these extremely important fields. Also, they establish new fields of study for universities for students who are interested in engineering, computer science, mathematics, natural science, politics, or public policy. Political engineering, computational politics, public policy engineering, and computational public policy are critical for the future success of politics and public policy. Click on the hyperlinks in the references (Solo, 2011; Solo, 2014a; Solo, 2014b) below for further information on public policy engineering, computational public policy, political engineering, and computational politics. Objective Although Ashu M. G. Solo defined and originated the fields of public policy engineering, political engineering, computational public policy, and computational politics (Solo, 2011; Solo, 2014a; Solo, 2014b) to motivate more technically, computationally, mathematically, and scientifically rigorous approaches to public policy and politics and to establish new fields of study, there has been some research in these fields. This special issue of the International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA) will focus on research that has been done in the fields of political engineering, computational politics, public policy engineering, and computational public policy. Recommended Topics Recommended topics for this special issue include, but are not limited to, the following: Political Decision Making, Analysis, Modeling, Optimization, Forecasting, Simulation, and Expression • political decision making under uncertainty • new technologies in politics • application of engineering to politics • application of computer science to politics • application of mathematics to politics • application of natural science to politics • application of operations research to politics • application of optimization methods to politics • uncertainty management in political decision making • application of computational intelligence methods to politics • application of fuzzy logic to politics • application of neural computing to politics • application of neural networks to politics • application of evolutionary computation to politics • application of genetic algorithms to politics • application of knowledge-based systems to politics • application of machine learning methods to politics • application of pattern recognition to politics • application of data mining to politics • application of analytics to politics • application of data integration to politics • application of data analysis to politics • application of data modeling to politics • application of exploratory data analysis to politics • application of confirmatory data analysis to politics • application of predictive analytics to politics • application of text analytics to politics • application of statistics to politics • application of data visualization to politics • application of data dissemination to politics • data-driven decision making in politics • application of data fusion to politics • application of multidimensional matrix mathematics to politics • application of decision theory to politics • application of game theory to politics • application of graph theory to politics • political forecasting • political modeling • political simulation • political visualization • political software tools • political campaign software tools • case studies Public Policy Formulation, Decision Making, Analysis, Modeling, Optimization, Forecasting, and Simulation • public policy decision making under uncertainty • new technologies in public policy • application of engineering to public policy • application of computer science to public policy • application of mathematics to public policy • application of natural science to public policy • application of operations research to public policy • application of optimization methods to public policy • uncertainty management in public policy decision making • application of computational intelligence methods to public policy • application of fuzzy logic to public policy • application of neural computing to public policy • application of neural networks to public policy • application of evolutionary computation to public policy • application of genetic algorithms to public policy • application of knowledge-based systems to public policy • application of machine learning methods to public policy • application of pattern recognition to public policy • application of data mining to public policy • application of analytics to public policy • application of data integration to public policy • application of data analysis to public policy • application of data modeling to public policy • application of exploratory data analysis to public policy • application of confirmatory data analysis to public policy • application of predictive analytics to public policy • application of text analytics to public policy • application of statistics to public policy • application of data visualization to public policy • application of data dissemination to public policy • data-driven decision making in public policy • application of data fusion to public policy • application of multidimensional matrix mathematics to public policy • application of decision theory to public policy • application of game theory to public policy • application of graph theory to public policy • public policy forecasting • public policy modeling • public policy simulation • public policy visualization • public policy software tools • case studies Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit abstract proposals and papers for this special theme issue on Research in Political Engineering, Public Policy Engineering, Computational Politics, and Computational Public Policy to guest editor Ashu M. G. Solo at amgsolo(a)mavericktechnologies.us All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNAL’S GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at http://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/. All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. The author(s) of each submitted paper will be asked to review two other papers. Reviewers will be acknowledged in the special issue. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations. All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of Ashu M. G. Solo, Maverick Technologies America Inc., U.S.A., amgsolo(a)mavericktechnologies.us Guest Editor International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA) References Scherer, M. (2012). Inside the Secret World of the Data Crunchers Who Helped Obama Win. Time. November 7, 2012. Available at http://swampland.time.com/2012/11/07/inside-the-secret-world-of-quants-and-… Shepard, R. B. (2005). Quantifying Environmental Impact Assessments Using Fuzzy Logic. New York: Springer. Available at http://www.springer.com/us/book/9780387243986 Solo, A. M. G. (2011). The New Fields of Public Policy Engineering, Political Engineering, Computational Public Policy, and Computational Politics. In Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on e-Learning, e-Business, Enterprise Information Systems, and e-Government (EEE'11) (pp. 431-434). Available at http://worldcomp-proceedings.com/proc/p2011/EEE5211.pdf Solo, A. M. G. (2014a). The New Interdisciplinary Fields of Political Engineering and Computational Politics. In A. M. G. Solo (Ed.), Political Campaigning in the Information Age (pp. 226-232). Hershey, Penn.: IGI Global. Available at http://www.igi-global.com/chapter/the-new-interdisciplinary-fields-of-polit… Solo, A. M. G. (2014b). The New Interdisciplinary Fields of Public Policy Engineering and Computational Public Policy. In A. M. G. Solo (Ed.), Political Campaigning in the Information Age (pp. 233-238). Hershey, Penn.: IGI Global. Available at http://www.igi-global.com/chapter/the-new-interdisciplinary-fields-of-publi…

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announcement: OII, University of Oxford launches the Digital Ethics Lab
by Luciano Floridi 20 May '17

20 May '17

Of possible interest to members of the list I am delighted to share the news that the Oxford Internet Institute of the University of Oxford has launched the Digital Ethics Lab, to tackle the ethical challenges posed by digital innovation. You can find more information here: http://digitalethicslab.oii.ox.ac.uk/ <http://digitalethicslab.oii.ox.ac.uk/> and follow the DELab on twitter here: https://twitter.com/oxfordethicslab <https://twitter.com/oxfordethicslab> Best wishes, Luciano Floridi ____________________________________________ Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information Director, Digital Ethics Lab http://digitalethicslab.oii.ox.ac.uk/ <http://digitalethicslab.oii.ox.ac.uk/> Oxford Internet Institute | University of Oxford Faculty Fellow | Chair of the Data Ethics research Group The Alan Turing Institute, London PA Ms Jessica Antonio | pa.floridi(a)oii.ox.ac.uk <mailto:pa.floridi@oii.ox.ac.uk> 1 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3JS, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1865 287202 | @Floridi

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New Media and Learning Technologies in Education (tenure-track Instructor), UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
by Bryson, Mary 19 May '17

19 May '17

After all, who doesn’t want to live in <Vancouver, BC> Canada!!! UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FACULTY OF EDUCATION New Media and Learning Technologies in Education (tenure-track Instructor) The Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia invites applications for a tenure-track teaching and educational leadership position at the rank of Instructor in New Media and Learning Technologies in Education. The appointment is expected to commence January 1, 2018 (or as negotiated with the successful candidate). The workload for a tenure-track Instructor includes a teaching assignment of courses scheduled over the academic year in combination with significant educational leadership opportunities, such as curriculum development and innovation. The academic appointment as Instructor will be to one of the four Departments with the best fit in the Faculty of Education. Although primary teaching and educational leadership responsibilities will be within the Master of Educational Technology (MET) program, it is expected that the candidate will also teach one course within their home department. Applicants will have an earned doctoral degree with expertise in New Media and Learning Technologies (or related fields) and experience with post-secondary online teaching and learning, ideally with experience in schools or other informal learning environments; and demonstrated experience with a wide range of educational technologies, applied instructional strategies, and instructional design of online learning. Preference will be given to applicants with the following qualifications: (a) interdisciplinary interests and experience in new media practices and pedagogy, with an emphasis on the crafts, theories, and technologies as utilized by and relevant to the design of formal and informal online, networked learning spaces; (b) evidence of potential to contribute to academic knowledge in New Media and Learning Technologies (c) evidence of expertise and experience required to contribute to competitively-adjudicated Educational Innovation grant-funded projects; (d) commitments to decolonizing, reconciliation, anti-racist, and social justice approaches to teaching and learning; (e) demonstrated leadership in educational, school, and/or academic contexts. This is a tenure-track position and the successful candidate will be reviewed for reappointment, tenure, and promotion in subsequent years in accordance with the Collective Agreement. For a description of the Instructor rank and criteria for reappointment and promotion, visit: http://www.hr.ubc.ca/faculty-relations/collective-agreements/appointment-fa…. It is expected that Instructors will keep abreast of current developments in their areas of specialty and in the field of teaching and learning. The Master of Educational Technology (MET) program offers a fully online graduate degree that explores the potential use and impact of digital media and learning technologies in a variety of contexts. UBC is an internationally-recognized leader in digital and distributed education, and the Faculty members work on the leading edge of curriculum design and technology integration. In addition to the Master’s Degree, the MET program also offers two specialized graduate certificates. Under general supervision of the Director of the Master of Educational Technology (MET) program, the incumbent will carry out educational leadership work to assure that the MET courses and online program and certificates are designed with focus on student achievement using the most innovative and appropriate educational technologies, applied instructional strategies, and instructional design attuned to the educational level and purpose of the specific course/program. The incumbent is responsible for the development of degree, graduate credit certificate programs, and specialized advanced professional development programs that will be offered by the MET Program and the Faculty of Education. The University of British Columbia is located on traditional unceded Musqueam territory in beautiful Vancouver, a multicultural, multilingual city ranked as one of the world’s best places to live. The University is recognized internationally as a leading research institution and, recently, was ranked as second in Canada and 40th in the world (Academic Ranking of World Universities). The Faculty of Education was ranked first in Canada and ninth globally among faculties of education (2015 QS World University Rankings). It is committed to teaching and research excellence and provides a comprehensive set of programmatic offerings at the baccalaureate, magisterial and doctoral levels. Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of New Media Teaching Interests, Design Aesthetic and Philosophy, and evidence of teaching abilities and effectiveness (such as course outlines and student evaluations). Applications must be provided in the format of one bookmarked PDF file. Applicants are asked to arrange to have three confidential signed letters of recommendation submitted directly by the referees. Review of applications will begin immediately following the deadline. Please forward application (care of Dr. Mary Bryson, Senior Associate Dean, Administration, Faculty Affairs & Innovation) to nhyira.gyasi-denteh(a)ubc.ca (Dr. Bryson’s assistant). Completed applications (and reference letters) must be received by June 10th, 2017. This position is subject to final budgetary approval. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Queries about this tenure-track position should be directed to Dr. Mary Bryson, Senior Associate Dean, Administration, Faculty Affairs & Innovation mary.bryson(a)ubc.ca. The University of British Columbia hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to employment equity and diversity within its community. We especially welcome applications from Indigenous persons, members of visible minority groups, women, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to engage productively with diverse communities. We encourage all qualified persons to apply; Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will, however, be given priority. --------------------------- Dr. Mary K. Bryson  Senior Associate Dean, Administration, Faculty Affairs & Innovation, Faculty of Education Professor, Department of Language and Literacy Education (LLED), Faculty of Education The University of British Columbia | Unceded Musqueam territory

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CFP: Thematic Issue of Media and Communication. Topic: Media History & Democracy.
by Park, David 19 May '17

19 May '17

Hello everyone: This is a reminder that a special issue of Media and Communication, to be published in March of 2018, will accept abstract submissions on or before 30 June 2017. The topic for this special issue will be Media History and Democracy. It is easy to imagine that historical scholarship concerning the internet becoming an important part of this special issue. Information related to this special issue can be found below. Please do consider submitting your work. Thank you, Dave Park Volume 6, Issue 1 Title: Media History and Democracy Editor: David W. Park (Lake Forest College, USA) Deadline for Abstracts: 30 June 2017 Deadline for Submissions: 30 September 2017 Publication of the Issue: March 2018 Information: The journal Media and Communication hereby announces a thematic issue (to be published in 2018) dedicated to the topic of media history and democracy. Democracy, in its many guises, has long been an influential concern for media historians. The emphasis on democracy in this thematic issue is intended to link up with media histories that take on the intersection of democracy and media as understood through any one of a number of lenses. The issue of democracy brings this thematic issue in contact with numerous approaches to media history. Authors will find connections to be made between democracy and concerns for: history of technology, social history, cultural history, political history, the history of social networks, intellectual history, and more. Democracy need not be conceptualized as a formal political system for this thematic issue, and many authors may find it fruitful to consider the multifarious aspects and meanings of democracy as they reflect on how they might draft a submission to this thematic issue. Media and Communication is an international journal, and we are particularly interested in programming a thematic issue that features historical scholarship from around the world, including manuscripts that address transnational communication flows. This thematic issue of Media and Communication would be a good match for articles addressing the following topics: The history of democratic ideals in the development of media technology; Considerations of democratic formations as they relate to journalism history and historical understandings of the role of journalism; Histories of media as they relate to political activism; The history of alternative and independent media outlets as they relate to democratic processes; The history of public service broadcasting and its applications worldwide or transnationally; Histories of media reform movements; Treatments of the history of literacy and its political meanings; Internet histories as they relate to citizenship or democracy; The historical roles of interpersonal communication and social networks as they relate to democracy; The history of media policies and regulation designed to arrange for (or thwart) democratic communication; Historical themes concerning the relationship between capitalism and democracy. Instructions for Authors: Authors interested in submitting a paper for this issue are asked to consult the journal¹s instructions for authors (http://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/pages/view/forauthors) and to send their abstracts (about 200250 words, with a tentative title and reference to the thematic issue) by email to the Guest Editor (Dave Park: park(a)lakeforest.edu<mailto:park@lakeforest.edu>) by 30 June 2017. Open Access: The journal has an article processing charge to cover its costs, so authors are advised to check with their institutions if funds are available to cover open access publication fees. Further information about the journal¹s open access charges and institutional memberships can be found here: http://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/about/editorialPolicies #custom-1

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Literature on fake profiles on Facebook and Twitter
by Nathalie PATON 19 May '17

19 May '17

Dear Internet researchers, In the frame of research on political participation online, I am looking for recent literature on fake profiles. I am especially interested in fake profiles on Facebook and Twitter, or anything related that could be relevant. My understanding of the situation is that robots are mainly used on Twitter to create fake accounts; they're used to automatically transfer content and generate audience around certain hashtags. On Facebook however, this operation is more complex since people would beed to subscribe to the fake accounts. But, as some researchers will probably notice, my understanding of the phenomenon is very limited. Any information and literature would be very welcome. Many thanks in advance! Best regards, Nathalie Paton, PhD Junior Researcher University of Toulouse, France EHESS, Paris, France

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Registration for #AoIR2017 is Now Available
by Michelle, AoIR Association Coordinator 19 May '17

19 May '17

The AoIR 2017 conference committee is delighted to announce that registration is now open for the Tartu conference, *Networked Publics*, October 19-21 at the Dorpat Convention Center and the University of Tartu. There will be several pre-conference workshops on Wednesday, 18 October 2017. Registration is open here. <https://members.aoir.org/event-2499095> *Be sure to log in as a member to get member discounts!* The Early Bird Registration deadline is August 1st. After that the price increases, so take advantage of the discount. *Please note:* - *Authors who have submissions accepted must have at least one author registered by the early bird deadline. Otherwise the submission will be removed from the program.* - During the registration process you will be asked to indicate if you are attending the keynotes and various receptions. Please mark each of these events based on your actual attendance as we book facilities and catering based on your responses. There are several hotels and hostels working with AoIR this year. Each have a limited number of room spaces available. We recommend making your hotel or hostel reservations soon. https://aoir.org/aoir2017/hotel-information/ The conference program features two keynote speakers: - Andrew Chadwick, Professor of Political Science in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London. - Marju Lauristin, Professor of Social Communication at the Institute of Social Studies at the University of Tartu. We have several preconference workshops as well on October 18th. https://aoir.org/aoir2017/preconworkshop/ For doctoral students looking for a chance to get feedback on dissertation ideas and to network with senior scholars in Internet Studies, be sure to apply for the Doctoral Colloquium (deadline is 20 May 2017). In an effort to increase the diversity of attendees to the annual conference, AoIR has been growing a fund for travel scholarships. The deadline to apply for a travel scholarship is 20 May 2017, and information about it can be found here <https://aoir.org/aoir2017travelscholarship/>. *For those of you who register, be generous and make a small contribution to help us sustain (and grow!) this fund.* Transportation from Tallinn to Tartu is most commonly by bus. AoIR is working on transportation for conference participants. Currently we have links on the transportation area of the conference website to book tickets directly with the transportation vendors: https://aoir.org/aoir2017/transport2017/ We will send out more information on transportation as it is available. *We look forward to meeting all of you in Tartu!* Your conference committee, Jenny Stromer-Galley, President Andra Siibak, 2017 Program Chair Axel Bruns, Vice President Kelly Quinn, Treasurer

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