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[JVWR] Call for Papers: Real Virtual Relationships - a Special Issue
by Tzafnat Shpak 23 Feb '17

23 Feb '17

<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> CfP: Real Virtual Relationships View this email in your browser <http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=884f87e5bf…> <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> *CfP: Real Virtual Relationships* *A special issue of the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research to be published 2017 Q2* Guest Editors: Richard E. Ferdig (Kent State University, USA) Kristine E. Pytash (Kent State University, USA) Elyse Graham (SUNY Stony Brook, USA) Glenn W. Muschert (Miami University, USA) Motivation and Scope: We live in an era of digitally-mediated relationships. From finding a spouse online to daily interactions facilitated through social media, it is difficult for many people to imagine building and sustaining both platonic and romantic relationships without technology. Virtual worlds are no strangers to these interactions. Virtual world inhabitants will often initially use the space to develop alternative self-portraits (e.g. Black, Ferdig, DiPietro, Liu, & Whalen, 2009 <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…>). They then create and maintain relationships with those avatars and other human players out-of-world, with other human players in-world, and with non-player-characters in-world (Ferdig & Pytash, 2012 <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…>). This can lead to even more complex relationships as they balance their lives and relationships in-world and out-of-world. This special issue of Journal of Virtual Worlds Research is dedicated to an exploration of such topics in a collection of articles exploring “real virtual relationships” *to be published in Q2 (2017)*. The issue editors welcome empirical and theoretical research from all fields interested in this innovative area including, but not limited to: education, psychology, sociology, digital media studies, computer science, public health, game studies, literature, counseling, religion, family studies, and business. Suggested topics include but are not limited to: - Relationship building and maintenance in virtual worlds - Methods for studying digital relationships in virtual worlds - Economic impact of virtual relationships - Psychological impact of real-life events in virtual worlds (e.g. birth, marriage, death) - Education and training through relationships in virtual worlds - Virtual mentoring and collaboration - Technological aspects that impact relationship creation, sustenance, and termination - Love, hate, and other emotional responses to human and NPCs in virtual worlds - Political ramifications of heterogeneity or homogeneity in virtual worlds - Empirical case studies of player/user relationships - The impact of innovative technologies (e.g. AR/VR) on relationships in virtual worlds - Health and trust within medical virtual spaces - Analysis of literature featuring characters and their relationships in virtual spaces Authors are requested to submit an *abstract *of their proposed paper by* March 15, 2017*. Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words (references are not included in this word count). We welcome papers from a variety of disciplines and methodologies, and encourage graduate students to submit their research to this special issue. The guest editors are happy to discuss proposals for contributions, please contact Rick Ferdig at rferdig AT gmail.com for questions prior to submission. Submission Instructions: Interested authors should submit a 500 word abstract *via email to rferdig AT gmail.com <http://gmail.com>*. After review by the issue editors, authors will be invited to submit original scholarly papers of 4000-8000 words (including footnotes, references, and appendices) via the JVWR publishing system (see www.jvwreserach.org > About JVWR > For Authors <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…>). Shorter manuscripts are preferred. Longer ones are optional and should be discussed with the issue editors. Accepted papers will be published online in Volume 10, Number 2 (2017) of the Journal. Deadlines and Timeline: - Authors submit abstracts: *March 15, 2017* (via email to rferdig @ gmail.com) - Comments on abstracts: *March 31, 2017* - Authors of invited papers submit full papers: *June 1, 2017* (via JVWR system) - Editors return review report and initial decisions: *July 1, 2017* - Authors of accepted papers final versions: *July 15, 2017* - Publication: *August, 2017* Review Process: Abstracts will be considered by the guest editors. Full papers will be reviewed by expert referees using the *JVWR double-open policy*. Double-open policy means that in general, authors do not need to anonymize their papers, and reviewers' identity is also known to authors. For more details about it see JVWR site --> About JVWR --> For Authors --> Our double-Open Policy. Further Information: The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research (*#TheJVWR*) ( http://www.jvwresearch.org/ <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…>) is an online, open access academic journal that engages a wide spectrum of scholarship. We welcome contributions from the many disciplines and approaches that intersect with virtual worlds' research. For additional information about the journal, please contact: info(a)jvwresearch.org <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb…> <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67c…> *Copyright © 2017 Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, All rights reserved.*

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Peace on Facebook, 2009
by Nicholas John 23 Feb '17

23 Feb '17

Hi everyone, "In 2009 Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab partnered with Facebook, IMVU and other technology companies to launch Peace Dot, the first technology based initiative to measure peace on the internet.” (Link <https://peaceinnovation.stanford.edu/projects/peacedot/peace-facebook-com-c…>) They produced a page, peace.facebook.com <http://peace.facebook.com/>, which showed the number of Facebook ties made across the lines of national and religious conflicts, and showed the results of an ongoing survey into Facebook users’ belief in the chances of world peace. This lives on as www.facebook.com/peace. Does anyone here know anything about this project? Did anyone here write about it back in the day? Is anyone here from Facebook and would like to talk to me about this page? (Please?!) Thanks, Nik Nicholas John Department of Communication The Hebrew University of Jerusalem T +972 54 7906073 @nicholasajohn <http://www.twitter.com/nicholasajohn> nicholasjohn.huji.ac.il <http://nicholasjohn.huji.ac.il/> Check out my new book,The Age of Sharing, at Amazon <https://www.amazon.com/Age-Sharing-Nicholas-John/dp/074566251X> or directly from Polity <http://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9780745662503> Listen to a podcast <http://newbooksnetwork.com/nicholas-a-john-the-age-of-sharing-polity-press-…> on the New Books Network. Read an excerpt <http://culturedigitally.org/2016/11/the-age-of-sharing-by-nicholas-john-an-…>and responses <http://culturedigitally.org/2016/12/dialogue_nikjohn/>at Culture Digitally.

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Digital Mindfulness Live London
by Lawrence Ampofo 23 Feb '17

23 Feb '17

Apologies for cross-posting. Digital Mindfulness Live: The Human Impact of Digital Distraction & Information Overload. 24 - 25th May 2017 10:00 - 17:00 London South Bank University http://digitalmindfulness.net/events/digital-mindfulness-live/ We are delighted to announce Digital Mindfulness Live: The Human Impact of Digital Distraction & Information Overload. Digital Mindfulness Live focuses on bringing together experts in the creation of science-based hardware, software, and techniques that reliably improve and enhance the human experience in the age of digital distraction and information overload. At Digital Mindfulness Live, we bring together academics, entrepreneurs, experts and more from around the world to showcase their work in improving the quality of our lives by creating digital experiences that move beyond productivity, entertainment, and communication. Our mission at Digital Mindfulness Live is to demonstrate that technology can help us access develop our mental and emotional wellbeing so that we can experience our best-selves day-to-day for the benefit of our personal and professional lives. Digital Mindfulness Live is the only conference focused on learning, sharing, and connecting in order to drive serious research and development, commercialization, and awareness of the creation of digital experiences to improve net positive contributions to humanity and reduce information overload and digital distraction. After hundreds of interviews with senior industry leaders from organisations like AirBnB, LinkedIn and Stanford University, we’ve discovered some key common challenges facing the digital Industry in 2017. These include: - Communication, Collaboration & The Digital Workplace Experience - Designing for Digital Distraction - The Behavioural Economics of Digital Distraction & Information Overload - Transformational Technology & Human Potential In An Age of Digital Distraction You’ll hear from thought leaders including: - Dr. Meera Joshi from the Oxford Mindfulness Centre will share how innovative approaches to attention training can help improve the quality of our professional and personal lives - James Williams, formerly Head of Special Projects at Google will explain how designers can create better digital experiences that avoid the constant race to grab our attention - Rohan Gunatillake, creator of the incredibly successful mobile app Buddhify will show how you can design mindful digital experiences and explain the benefits of urban mindfulness Of course we can’t give you every detail about the event in this email, so check out our event page here <http://digitalmindfulness.net/events/digital-mindfulness-live/>, which will tell you all about who you can meet, the full agenda and registration options available. Just don’t delay too long as the Early Bird rates end 13th March 2017. We look forward to seeing you there! Best Dr. Lawrence Ampofo Ps. To get the best possible registration price, you’ll need to book your place by 13 March, so why not take a look at the full agenda here and contact Lawrence Ampofo at lawrence(a)digitalmindfulness.net for more information, or if you have any further queries. We would be most grateful if you could circulate details of the conference amongst colleagues and students.

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Call for Papers: JeDEM special issue on Progress, Insights, and Implications of the Open Government Partnership
by Johann Höchtl 23 Feb '17

23 Feb '17

Dear colleagues, it's my pleasure to invite you for submission to JeDEM open access journal (no publication fees), special issue on = Progress, Insights, and Implications of the Open Government Partnership Topics should include: * Policy making: Processes, Structures of Power and Forces of Change * Participation and Engagement * Organisation * Performance management = Deadlines June 15, 2017: Final deadline for submission of full articles July 15, 2017: Authors notified of acceptance August 15, 2017: Authors must submit camera-ready copy for editing September 2017: Special issue published = Author Guidelines and Template Papers should be between 7,500 and 12,000 words in length and must be submitted to the journal’s website using the JeDEM template. For more information including the submission template please visit the journals CfP http://jedem.org/index.php/jedem/announcement/view/30 Looking forward to your submission! Best, Johann Special Issue co-editor -- Dr. Johann Höchtl Department for E-Governance Danube University Krems Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30 A-3500 Krems, Austria Tel.: ++43 2732 893 2304 Mail: Johann.hoechtl(a)donau-uni.ac.at

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FYI [SoCinfo] PhD Student Position in Parallel Computing, TUT, Finland
by Simona Lohan 23 Feb '17

23 Feb '17

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [SoCinfo] PhD Student Position in Parallel Computing, TUT, Finland Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 13:04:25 +0200 From: Jani Boutellier <jani.boutellier(a)tut.fi> To: socinfo(a)cs.tut.fi <socinfo(a)cs.tut.fi> Open Position: Doctoral Student (Parallel and Concurrent Computing) Description: The Design Methodologies for Efficient Stream Processing research team of the Laboratory of Pervasive Computing, Tampere University of Technology, Finland, is looking for an excellent PhD student in the area of parallel and concurrent computing. Depending on the student’s experience and interests, the student will start working e.g. in one of the following fields: - Dataflow models of computation - Analysis, transformation and optimizations of high-level program descriptions - Code generation for heterogeneous platforms. Requirements: The research topics require either 1) excellent programming skills and comprehension (or interest) of computer architecture OR 2) expertise in theoretical aspects of concurrent computing. The successful candidate needs to have a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or in a related discipline. Full job description and application form: http://www.tut.fi/en/about-tut/careers-at-tut/open-positions/index.htm Application deadline: March 12, 2017. --- Jani Boutellier Assistant Professor Tampere University of Technology Finland _______________________________________________ SoCinfo mailing list SoCinfo(a)listmail.tut.fi https://listmail.tut.fi/mailman/listinfo/socinfo (to unsubscribe or edit options)

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Final days - CFP: Philosophy & Technology Special Issue on Ethics of Biomedical Data Analytics - Deadline February 24, 2017
by Brent Mittelstadt 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

Dear colleagues, Apologies for any cross posting. This is a final reminder for the call for papers for Philosophy and Technology's special issue on Ethics of Biomedical Data Analytics. Deadline for submissions: February 24, 2017 Call for Papers for Philosophy and Technology's special issue on Ethics of Biomedical Data Analytics GUEST EDITOR Brent Mittelstadt, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford INTRODUCTION In biomedical research, the analysis of large datasets (Big Data) has become a major driver of innovation and success. Data analytics provides huge opportunities to improve private and public life, especially in the health sector (biomedical data analytics, henceforth BDA). Machine learning and algorithmic categorisation can increasingly make sense of the seemingly endless data emerging from sensors, wearable devices, clinical observations, clinical trials, social and online platforms which provide insight into the behaviours and physiology of individuals. BDA is expected to provide new ways of understanding health and well-being at the level of the individual and society, for example by predicting behaviours, monitoring diseases and outbreaks, and providing risk stratification for individual patients. Epidemiology, infectious disease research, and genomics and genetics are already deeply affected. Such a potentially highly positive impact is coupled to significant ethical challenges. The extensive use of increasingly more data (Big Data), the growing reliance on algorithms to analyse them and to reach decisions (machine learning), as well as the gradual reduction of human oversight over many automatic processes pose pressing issues of fairness, responsibility, and respect of human rights. These issues can be addressed successfully. However, if they are overlooked, underestimated or left unresolved, they risk hindering the innovation and the progress that BDA can bring to society at large and to future generations. Furthermore, as recent events involving the NHS care.data programme show, BDA projects may face a double bottleneck: ethical mistakes or misunderstandings may lead to social rejection and/or distorted legislation and policies, which in turn may cripple the acceptance and advancement of data science. Clearly, ethical analysis should be incorporated at all stages of any BDA project and since the beginning, in order to understand impact, anticipate risks of unethical consequences, suggest early interventions to avoid or mitigate them, foster resilience, reinforce ethical goals and outcomes, and ensure that ethical best practices are developed, implemented, and appreciated. To contribute to this critical step, this special issue of Philosophy and Technology aims to map new, under-researched but important issues, concepts and cases that should inform proactive ethical assessment of emerging BDA applications and services. TOPICS We request the submission of research articles addressing topics including: * Theories and concepts critical to the ethical assessment of BDA in particular * Required modifications to informed consent in response to the scale and complexity of BDA * Alternatives to informed consent for BDA governance * Challenges introduced by the opacity and complexity of BDA methods, particularly deep learning, neural networks and similar methods * Group-level protections, harms and benefits * Ethical principles for governance of BDA platforms * Applicability of traditional medical research ethics principles to BDA * Privacy, de-identification and research subject rights to data access * Ownership of intellectual property generated from BDA * Uses of BDA for empowerment or improvement of patient experiences * Implications of data-intensive clinical experiences for the doctor-patient relationship * Implications of the crossover between personal health devices and BDA research, e.g. Apple HealthKit * Impact of the General Data Protection Regulation on both biomedical research and personal health/wellness services * Policy recommendations and requirements for poorly regulated BDA practices * Empirical studies/cases of existing Big Data practices that demonstrate critical ethical issues, concepts and solutions TIMETABLE * February 24, 2017: Deadline for paper submissions * April 28, 2017: Deadline reviews papers * May 26, 2017: Deadline revised papers * 2017: Publication of the special issue SUBMISSION DETAILS To submit a paper for this special issue, authors should go to the journal's Editorial Manager http://www.editorialmanager.com/phte/ The journal's submission guidelines and instructions for authors can be found here<http://www.springer.com/philosophy/epistemology+and+philosophy+of+science/j…>. Articles should be written in English and not exceed 10,000 words. The author (or a corresponding author for each submission in case of co- authored papers) must register into EM. The author must then select the special article type: "Special Issue on Ethics of Biomedical Data Analytics" from the selection provided in the submission process. All submissions are subject to double-blind peer review. Submissions will be assessed according to the following procedure: New Submission => Journal Editorial Office => Guest Editor(s) => Reviewers => Reviewers' Recommendations => Guest Editor(s)' Recommendation => Editor-in-Chief's Final Decision => Author Notification of the Decision. CONTACT For any further information please contact: Brent Mittelstadt brent.mittelstadt(a)oii.ox.ac.uk<mailto:brent.mittelstadt@oii.ox.ac.uk> Kind regards, Dr. Brent Mittelstadt Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Oxford Oxford Internet Institute 1 St. Giles, OX1 3JS 01865 287221 brent.mittelstadt(a)oii.ox.ac.uk<mailto:brent.mittelstadt@oii.ox.ac.uk> http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/?id=365

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Assistant Professor, Digital Documentary and Multimedia Production (STEM focus), University of Hawaii at Manoa
by Jenifer Sunrise Winter 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

Greetings, AoIR colleagues, The School of Communications at the University of Hawaii, Manoa is hiring for a tenure-track position (Assistant Professor, Digital Documentary and Multimedia Production). https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000354192-01 We place a special focus on integrating STEM education into coursework and contributing to the University of Hawaii’s sustainability initiative. Review of applications will begin on March 10. Please note that I am not the contact person. Any inquiries can be directed to sc(a)hawaii.edu Some info about our institution: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/about/ Aloha, Jenifer -- Jenifer Sunrise Winter, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Graduate Chair, School of Communications Co-Director, Pacific Information and Communication Technology for Development Collaborative University of Hawaii at Manoa 2550 Campus Road, Crawford Hall 325 Honolulu, HI 96822

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Re: [Air-L] 2017 is an election year for the Association of Internet Researchers
by Jennifer Stromer-Galley 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

Hi everyone! Just following up on this to say that on March 20th, we will call for nominations for people to run for several positions on the Executive Committee: Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, 3 Open Seats, and Student Representative. The Vice President term runs for 4 years -- with 2 as VP and 2 as President. All of the other positions are a 2 year term. Self-nominations are A-OK as AoIR doesn't have a nominating committee for these positions. So, if you love AoIR, have thoughts about its future, and would like to further nurture and guide our community, please consider running. Feel free to reach out to any of the current Executive Committee members, if you have questions. You can find information about them all here: https://aoir.org/executive-committee/ ~Jenny AoIR President -----Original Message----- From: Air-L [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Michelle, AoIR Association Coordinator Sent: Monday, February 6, 2017 6:26 AM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] 2017 is an election year for the Association of Internet Researchers Hello AoIR Members, This year the Association of Internet Researchers will be electing several new Executive Committee Members. Very soon you will be receiving a call for nominations from the current President, Dr. Jennifer Stromer-Galley. Do you know of someone who would like to be more involved in AoIR? Are you interested helping to shape AoIR for the next two years? It is time to start thinking about what our membership would like to see in AoIR's future and how you could be involved. Your membership must be current in order to run for a position or to vote in the election. Not sure of your membership status? Log in now to check: http://members.aoir.org Regards, Michelle AoIR Association Coordinator _______________________________________________ The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/

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Convergence: Special Issue on the Academic Book of the Future
by Alexis Weedon 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

Call for Papers - Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies vol 24 (4) Special Issue on the Academic Book of the Future Guest editors: Nick Canty and Samantha J. Rayner Please send all proposals and completed articles to: n.canty(a)ucl.ac.uk<mailto:n.canty@ucl.ac.uk> and s.rayner(a)ucl.ac.uk<mailto:s.rayner@ucl.ac.uk> Deadlines for refereed research articles in Scholar One: 30 July 2017 The Academic Book of the Future research project is funded by the AHRC in collaboration with the British Library. The project explores questions around the purpose of an academic book, and how technology can help make academic books more accessible, as well as those around modes of production and reception. How will the book evolve, in print or electronic format, in Arts & Humanities disciplines? While the project has confronted narratives that focus on the end of book through its research activities it is apparent that the term ‘book’ will remain valid even if the term becomes more fluid and open to interpretation. This special issue of Convergence seeks to bring together innovative theoretical and methodological frameworks which explore the academic book of the future in Arts and Humanities disciplines. We invite contributions that engage with the academic book from across academia, bookselling, publishing, libraries and the wider publishing supply chain, addressing themes including (but not restricted to): production and publication; authorship; peer-review; reception; circulation; the Academy; preservation; access.

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Submission Criteria for 2017 Nancy Baym Book Award and AoIR Annual Dissertation Award
by Michelle, AoIR Association Coordinator 22 Feb '17

22 Feb '17

The Association of Internet Researchers has made a few changes to the submission criteria for our annual awards. Specific details on how to submit is forthcoming. *Nancy Baym Book Award * The Nancy Baym Annual Book Award <https://aoir.org/awards/nancy-baym-annual-book-award/>seeks to recognize the best work in the field of Internet Studies. In doing so, the award helps to highlight the breadth of work that is done relating to the social and cultural dimensions of networked media. The award includes a cash prize and an invitation to present the work at the annual IR conference. To be eligible for the award: 1. The book must be authored or co-authored as a monograph and must explore a single topic (edited collections are not eligible). 2. All of the book’s authors must be current members of AoIR at the time of submission (April 15, 2017). Memberships may be purchased here. <https://aoir.org/membership/> 3. The book must have been published between January 1 and December 31, 2016. Each book should be accompanied by an emailed letter of nomination. Self-nominations from AoIR members are welcome. The letter of nomination, which must be written by a current member of AoIR, should outline: - How the book contributes to AoIR’s intellectual community. - The book’s unique contributions and overall strengths. - If not a self-nomination, the letter should also include a statement that the nominated author has been contacted prior to its submission and accepts the nomination. Books submitted without a meaningful nomination letter outlining both the strengths of the book and the book’s contribution to the AoIR community to AoIR will not be eligible. *Dissertation Award * The Association of Internet Researchers Dissertation Award <https://aoir.org/awards/dissertation-award/> was established in 2012 to recognize the work of emerging scholars in the field of Internet research. Submissions Details: - A nomination letter that explains why the dissertation is deserving of the award - How it contributes to internet research - A PDF copy of the dissertation should be emailed - Filed in 2016 (meaning fully defended, all edits complete, filed/published with a 2016 copyright) The recipient of this award will be announced in the summer. In addition to winning a cash prize, the individual will also be invited to present their research in a session at AoIR 2017 in Tartu, Estonia, 18-21 October 2017. Regards, Michelle AoIR Association Coordinator Please be aware of the upcoming #AoIR2017 submission deadlines: 1 MARCH 2017 Submissions due for PAPERS, PANELS, ROUNDTABLES and FISHBOWLS, EXPERIMENTAL SESSIONS, and PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS 1 APRIL 2017 Nominations for Nancy Baym Book award and Best Dissertation Award due 20 MAY 2017 Applications due for conference travel SCHOLARSHIPS and for DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM 1 AUGUST 2017 Early Bird Registration Deadline for all presenters 30 SEPTEMBER 2017 Deadline for uploading accepted, non-blind, final version of paper and panel submissions Submission information is available here: https://aoir.org/aoir2017/subinfo2017/

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