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CFP Moving Forward: Where is the Journalist in Social Media? (EXTENDED DEADLINE)
by Ngoma Evelyn Moghalu 13 Feb '17

13 Feb '17

The following CFP and media workshop might be of interest to scholars examining journalism in social media. Please share widely. Extended deadline: February 22, 2017 ---- Centre for Ecological, Social, and Informatics Cognitive Research (ESI.CORE) Moving Forward: Where is the Journalist in Social Media? SpringHill Suites Downtown Denver Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, Colorado USA June 23-24, 2017 Call for Papers: In the current political climate, the constructions of celebrity leaders and popular forms of mediated truths, especially with the recent "fake" internet news, have raised questions about journalism. Tabloid and other forms of popular journalism use narrative devices of gossip, rumor and scandals while many news media have abandoned facts and intelligent analysis in favor of spectacular outrage and incivility, both situations acting as testaments to the lack of informed opinions. Although scholars and journalists work together during news reporting, investigations/documentaries, and on other issues that are covered by news media, scholars are often confined to academic research and disconnected from the realities faced by journalists. Can citizen journalists and journalism scholars help move forward with progressive research and practice? What are the qualifications and definitions of a `journalist?' Is this someone who is employed professionally - or someone who has received an academic certification (degree) to be qualified? Or can anyone today be a journalist? Citizen participation has been seen as essential in the democratic processes of production, distribution, and reception of news. Online participatory media such as blogs, comments and videos offer a democratic platform for the expression of alternative ideas that may otherwise be filtered by traditional journalism. Yet, citizen journalists need critical media literacy that is often lost in the lure of visibility. How can journalism scholars creatively and critically engage citizen journalists in the dissemination of their research, informed opinions and cultural productions? The Centre for Ecological, Social, and Informatics Cognitive Research (ESI.CORE), in association with sponsors Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) and WaterHill Publishing, invites academics, journalists, publicists, producers and guests to attend, speak and collaborate at the inaugural international conference Moving Forward: Where is the Journalist in Social Media? Join us in Denver, Colorado where the conference will uniquely combine vibrant roundtable and media workshop panels in a collaborative network. The format of the conference aims at being open and inclusive ranging from interdisciplinary academic scholars to practitioners involved in all areas of print, broadcast and online journalism. Working papers and media productions will be considered for the conference. Extended versions of selected best papers will be published in an edited book. Registration includes: Your printed package for the complete conference, professional development workshops, coffee / tea breaks, access to evening receptions, complimentary evening drinks, consideration for publication. Submission guidelines: * 250-word abstract or workshop / roundtable proposal * Include a title, your name, e-mail address, and affiliation if applicable * Submit to conference Chair Dr. William Huddy at email address: submit(a)esicore.org * Deadline for abstract submission: February 22, 2017 * Notification of acceptance: March 15, 2017 * Early bird registration deadline: April 30, 2017 * Full registration deadline: May 30, 2017 * Conference reception and presentations: June 23-24, 2017 Topics include but are not limited to: * Communication * Media * Journalism * Photojournalism * Television and Radio * Social Media * Informed Opinions * Infomercials * Advertisement * Publicity and Promotion * News * Interviews * Audience * Race * Gender * Environment and species * Class * Fiction * Genre * Biography * Theory and Methods * Ethics and Morality * Cognition * Media Literacy * Education and Advocacy * International Relations * Business and Community Partnerships Featured Media Workshop "Finding Your Voice: Being Heard in the Press Rather than Being Part of the Herd" [1]http://www.esicore.org/events/denverworkshop2017.html On May 7, 2004, The New York Times printed: "Most people, having given up on getting a set of unadorned facts, align themselves with whichever spin outlet seems comfortable." In this two-hour workshop, participants will learn how the traditional news media industry works and how to be heard by press outlets and fellow citizens. Those in attendance will also learn how to deal with social media news consumers who often operate without a complete informational picture. Find out how to be both a critical consumer of the news and an active participant in societal debates in this innovative workshop. Key Speakers Josh Nathan graduated from Northwestern University, Magna cum Laude, in Journalism before spending 10 years working on-air as a television reporter and a National Weather Association certified meteorologist. His final position in TV was with the NBC affiliate in Hawaii, where he was also finishing his graduate degree. A professor with The Art Institutes in Critical Thinking and Communication, he began teaching for the University of Colorado Denver last year. He serves as an Academic Critic for the Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) and is co-chair of its NYC 2017 conference. Quoted on a variety of subjects in international forums with several journal publications to his credit, Nathan wrote his first book about the ways in which news changes the collective memory of events, altering historical narratives. His second book, Too Mad to Trust (2015), was a departure aimed at curbing rising communicative disorders in children, and he is currently completing his PhD in Education and Human Resource Studies at Colorado State University. William Huddy earned his Ph.D. in Communication Studies from the University of Denver (2012). Prior to academia, Huddy worked as a journalist and anchored television newscasts in Colorado Springs, Colorado, El Paso, Texas, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Fort Myers, Florida. He's a Past-President (2007) of the Rocky Mountain Communication Association, and an active member of the National Communication Association since 2001. He teaches Political and Campaign Communication, Communication Research and Theory Building, Interpersonal Communication and Public Speaking at Metropolitan State University of Denver (since 2013), with a research focus on student engagement and communication activism. His most recent publication came from the Sept. 2-3, 2015 Center for Media and Celebrity Studies Conference presentation of his paper, "Corporate Colonization and the Myth of Authentic Journalism." Conference Web Page: [2]www.esicore.org/events/denver2017.html Conference Twitter [3]@esicore #MF2017 Committee Members: Josh Nathan and Ngoma Evelyn Moghalu Conference Chair: Dr William Huddy. References 1. http://www.esicore.org/events/denverworkshop2017.html 2. http://www.esicore.org/events/denver2017.html 3. http://www.twitter.com/esicore

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Crowdsourced Science
by Luciano Floridi 13 Feb '17

13 Feb '17

"Crowdsourced Science: Sociotechnical Epistemology in the e-Research Paradigm” (forthcoming in Synthese) is now freely available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2914230 Best wishes, Luciano ____________________________________________ Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information 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 1 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3JS, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1865 287202 | @Floridi

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Abstract submission extension: 22nd Annual Cyberpsychology, Cybertherapy and Social Networking conference (CYPSY22)
by Fullwood, Chris 13 Feb '17

13 Feb '17

Dear colleagues, We wish to inform you that the abstract submission deadline for posters and oral presentations for the 22nd Annual Cyberpsychology, Cybertherapy and Social Networking conference (CYPSY22) in Wolverhampton, UK (June 26-28, 2017) has been extended to Friday 10th of March. For more details on the conference, including how to submit an abstract, please visit http://interactivemediainstitute.com/cypsy22/ We encourage submissions of abstracts of up to 250 words on any topic related to social media, online behaviour, psychological applications of gaming and virtual reality, information technologies, and a range of other topics listed on the submissions website. Jointly organised by the Interactive Media Institute in collaboration with the University of Wolverhampton, and Cyberpsychology Research at the University of Wolverhampton (CRUW), The Virtual Reality Medical Institute and the International Association of Cyberpsychology, Training and Rehabilitation (iACToR), the conference is an international networking and sharing platform for researchers, clinicians, policy makers and funding agents to share and discuss advancements in the growing disciplines of CyberTherapy and CyberPsychology. We are delighted to announce keynote speeches from Professor David Wall (University of Leeds), Dr Elaine Kasket (Regent’s University London) and Dr Daria Kuss (Nottingham Trent University). Queries regarding the conference and/or abstract submission can be directed to cypsy22(a)wlv.ac.uk<mailto:cypsy22@wlv.ac.uk> We would be grateful if you could circulate this email to any colleagues or students who might be interested in attending. We hope that you can join us in Wolverhampton in June for the 2017 conference. Kind regards Professor Brenda K. Wiederhold, Dr Chris Fullwood, Dr Alison Attrill-Smith and Dr Grainne Kirwan (CYPSY22 co-chairs and organisers)

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On Human Dignity as a Foundation for the Right to Privacy - The Copernicus Lecture
by Luciano Floridi 13 Feb '17

13 Feb '17

Perhaps this may be of interest to members of the list? "On Human Dignity as a Foundation for the Right to Privacy" - The Copernicus Lecture Keynote - The International Association for Computing and Philosophy Annual Meeting Ferrara 15 June, 2016 The video is now freely available on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmEuKkV3Y8c <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmEuKkV3Y8c> Best wishes, Luciano ____________________________________________ Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information Oxford Internet Institute | University of Oxford Faculty Fellow | The Alan Turing Institute, London PA Ms Jessica Antonio | pa.floridi(a)oii.ox.ac.uk 1 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3JS, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1865 287202 | @Floridi OII: https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/luciano-floridi/ Personal: http://www.philosophyofinformation.net/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/floridi Academia.edu archive: https://oxford.academia.edu/floridi FB: https://www.facebook.com/lucianofloridioxford/

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Panelists for Everyday Politics & Digital Activism Aoir 2017 in Tartu
by Mathias Klang 11 Feb '17

11 Feb '17

Panelists for Everyday Politics & Digital Activism Aoir 2017 in Tartu As the panel submission deadline is soon upon, please email a title and abstract to mathias.klang(a)umb.edu by 21 February 2017 Political changes around the world have brought about a great deal of political online discussion and calls to action on several social media sites. This form of digital activism has at times been disdainfully called slacktivism for its low barriers to entry, high affect, and low ability to lead to social change. The goal of this panel is to bring together examples of the ways in which everyday forms of digital activism are viable forms of political action that have an impact even beyond the confines of the digital realm. There is an obvious need more scholarship in order to discern what works, what doesn't, and why. Therefore this panel seeks contributors who are interested in questions such as (but not limited to): • What is the value of an online political act? • Can social media users express their views and make a difference? • How can digital devices be effective political tools for community mobilization? • What are the implications of social media activism? • What role do digital mediums have in shaping how we view contemporary civil rights movements? • What impact do algorithms & filter bubbles have on political communication? -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mathias Klang Associate Professor of Political Communication, UMass Boston http://klangable.com ~ @klangable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Come Work with Us! Postdoctoral Fellow in Social Media Data Privacy & Ethics
by Anatoliy 11 Feb '17

11 Feb '17

The <http://www.ryerson.ca/> Ryerson University <http://socialmedialab.ca/> Social Media Lab at the <http://www.ryerson.ca/tedrogersschool/> Ted Rogers School of Management in Toronto, Canada (http://socialmedialab.ca/) is seeking a highly motivated and creative postdoctoral candidate to help conduct research in Social Media Data Privacy & Ethics. The broad aim of this position is to better understand how privacy and data use are perceived by social media users in relation to their own data being collected by third parties such as governments, journalists, and marketers. This postdoctoral fellowship position is part of the Social Media Lab's <http://socialmediadata.org/> Social Media Data Stewardship (http://socialmediadata.org/) research stream, and is funded in part by the Ted Rogers School of Management and Canada Research Chair Program. Applicants must have a demonstrable expertise and interest in privacy/ethics/internet policy research, a history of working with survey data. In addition, applicants must also have strong research writing, technical, and communication skills and a passion for data analysis (both qualitative and quantitative). DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin on March 1, 2017 and continue until the position is filled. See more details at http://socialmedialab.ca/2017/we-are-hiring-a-postdoctoral-researcher-in-soc ial-media-data-privacy-ethics/ -- Anatoliy Gruzd, PhD Canada Research Chair in Social Media Data Stewardship Associate Professor, Ted Rogers School of Management Director, Social Media Lab Ryerson University Mailing Address: 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 2K3 Office: TRS 2-071 (8th floor) Email: <mailto:gruzd@ryerson.ca> gruzd(a)ryerson.ca Twitter: @gruzd Tel: 416-979-5000 ext. 7937 Lab: <http://socialmedialab.ca/> http://SocialMediaLab.ca Homepage: <http://anatoliygruzd.ca/> http://AnatoliyGruzd.ca

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8th IEEE International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA 2017): Third CFP, Invited Sessions, Tutorials & Workshops Proposals
by Announce Announcements 11 Feb '17

11 Feb '17

*** Third Call for Papers and Invited Sessions, Tutorials & Workshops Proposals *** 8th International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications IISA 2017 Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus 28 - 30 August, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… The International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA) series offers a forum for the constructive interaction and prolific exchange of ideas among scientists and practitioners from different research fields such as computers, mathematics, physics, biology, medicine, chemistry, experimental psychology, social sciences, linguistics, and engineering having the goal of developing methodologies and tools for the solution of complex problems in artificial intelligence, biology, neuroscience, security, monitoring, surveillance, healthcare, sustainability in energy sources, governance, education, commerce, automation, robotics, optimization, image, speech and natural languages, and their integration. IISA 2017 is the eighth conference in the IISA series, technically co-sponsored by IEEE, BAIF, the University of Piraeus and the University of Cyprus. The IISA 2017 proceedings will be published by IEEE and be included in the IEEE DL. The conference is intended as an international forum for researchers and professionals in all areas of Information, Intelligence, Systems, and Applications. We invite submissions of papers presenting high-quality original research and developments for the conference tracks listed below. The conference venue is the Golden Bay Beach Hotel (http://www.goldenbay.com.cy) perfectly situated at the edge of the tourist part of Larnaca, right on a long and wide stretch of fine and clear sandy beach, 10 km from the town center, just 15 km from Larnaca International Airport and 30 minutes from the capital city of Nicosia. This prestigious 5* hotel is renowned for its excellent facilities, combined with impeccable service and finest cuisine in luxurious surroundings The conference will last for three days and will feature tutorials, technical paper presentations, workshops, and distinguished keynote speeches. Instructions to Authors Papers must be submitted in IEEE Conference Style format, which can be downloaded from http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . Papers must be limited to 6 pages in length. To submit a proposal for a Special Session, Tutorial or Workshop, please refer to the instructions in the web site. Topics of Interest We welcome all submissions in the subjects of IISA related (but not limited) to the following tracks and topics: Track I: Information Processing and Intelligence · Advances in databases · Information systems · Information and data management · Data mining, warehousing and knowledge extraction · Recommender systems · Digital rights management · Processing of Social and Emotional Interactions · Biological and artificial neural networks · Biological and artificial immune systems · Cognitive science · Neuroscience · Computational biology · DNA computing · Evolutionary computing and genetic algorithms · Bayesian networks · Expert systems & intelligent agents · Swarm intelligence · Fuzzy logic systems · Kernel methods - support vector machines · Ensemble classifiers · Emerging machine learning paradigms · Decision making techniques · Knowledge-based systems · Ambient-ubiquitous intelligence · Robotics and automation · Affective computing Track II: Multimedia Systems and Networks · Advances in audio/video and multimedia processing · Signal mining · Signal visualization · Human-machine interaction · Multimodal systems · Multimedia systems · Autonomous Computing · Distributed computing · Quantum computing · Mobile computing · Green computing · Trusted computing · Proactive computing · Cloud computing · Ubiquitous computing · Networking · Sensing, sensory systems and sensor networks · Design and implementation · Real time systems Track III: Educational Informatics · Adaptive and personalized learning · Student modeling · Intelligent tutoring systems · E-learning and mobile learning · Social media and learning · Educational games · Computer-supported collaborative learning · Big data in education and learning analytics · Affective computing in learning systems · Smart learning environments · Virtual and augmented reality in education · Risk management in education · Learning management systems · Content management systems · Learning technologies for students with special needs Track IV: Cyber Security · Watermarking, cryptography, cryptanalysis, steganography, and stegananalysis · Privacy and authentication · Malicious software analysis · Information, computer and network security · Infrastructure security · Forensics · Biometrics Track V: Smart Energy and Smart Cities · Methodologies and tools for assessing the energy status in smart cities · Intelligent sensors and data analytics for energy optimization · Monitoring and control of energy resources · Smart grid · Fault detection · Decision support systems in energy planning and scheduling · Middleware for urban computing · Intelligent transportation systems · Public displays for modern cities · Impact of urban computing in modern cities · Case studies and best practices · Big city data · Culture for smart cities Track VI: Healthcare · E-health, mobile health and smart health · Infrastucture for smart health · Advanced devices and robotics for smart health · Ambient intelligence in assisted living · Health information systems · Healthcare management · Case studies Track VII: Applications · E-government and m-government · E-commerce and m-commerce · E-entertainment and m-entertainment · E-legal and m-legal services · Personalized systems and services · Enabling technologies, frameworks and standards · Empirical evaluations · Simulation and evaluation via simulation · Case studies · Applications in culture and heritage · Applications in tourism · Applications in natural resource management · Applications in disabilities and to people at need Important Dates · Invited Session, Tutorial & Workshop Proposals: March 13, 2017 · Invited Session, Tutorial & Workshop Acceptance: March 20, 2017 · Submission of Papers: April 24, 2017 · Notification of Acceptance: May 29, 2017 · Camera-ready Submission: June 12, 2017 · Registration and Payment for Authors: June 12, 2017 · Conference Dates: August 28-30, 2017 Organization Program Chairs · N. Bourbakis, Wright State University, USA · G. A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus · G. A. Tsihrintzis, University of Piraeus, Greece · N. Virvou, University of Piraeus, Greece Program Committee http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…

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Call for AoiR Tartu panel participants on Digital Migration Studies
by Leurs, K.H.A. (Koen) 11 Feb '17

11 Feb '17

Dear Colleagues, Christian Ritter and Koen Leurs are planning to organize a panel around Digital migration studies: theoretical innovations and methodological considerations? . Kindly submit your extended abstracts (1200 words) for consideration to K.H.A.Leurs(a)uu.nl<mailto:K.H.A.Leurs@uu.nl> and christian.ritter(a)ntnu.no<mailto:christian.ritter@ntnu.no> by February 19. This year’s Association of Internet Research annual conference theme is “Networked Publics”, the conference will be held at the University of Tartu, Estonia this year from 18-21 October 2017. Submission deadline for panels is March 1, 2017. Looking forward to your submission. Do get in touch if you have questions or would like to discuss joining the session. Christian and Koen. **** Digital migration studies: theoretical innovations and methodological considerations? This panel explores how contemporary migrants engage with networked publics evolving on digital platforms. The global availability of digital media content helps shape multiple and partially overlapping publics reaching specific transnational audiences. Despite the rising popularity of digital communication across the globe, the role of networked publics in the quotidian experiences of migrants has not been comprehensively analyzed. Facing stereotypes, anti-immigration sentiment and discrimination in local settings across Europe, the US, Australia and elsewhere, numerous members of diaspora communities, expatriates, and refugees increasingly make use of online platforms to find their voices and forge transnational ties. Digital media bolster transnational migration networks, digital diasporas and they transform family life, and enable connected migrants. Simultaneously, social media platforms are also replete with discriminatory fake-news and hateful trending topics targeting specific migrant groups. The rapid progress of digital platforms involves considerable epistemological challenges and prompts a need for new forms of internet research, including digital ethnography and digital data-driven methods. By bringing together internet researchers from various disciplinary backgrounds, we seek to gain a better understanding of the complex interrelations between corporal travel and digital mobilities. To stimulate interdisciplinary debates, we welcome ethnographic and digital data-driven investigations into digital media enhancing mobilities as much as theoretical interventions and methodological innovations in the emerging research area of digital migration studies. Submissions can deal with one of the following questions: -In what ways do digital media reinforce encapsulating and cosmopolitan discourses? -How do experiences of connected migrants differ across geographies and gendered/classed/racialized situations (internal migration, transnational migration, forced migration, voluntary migration, elite migration, expatriates)? -What self-presentations do migrants choose across digital platforms? -How is solidarity with migrants and refugees digitally mediated across social media? -How does the digital circulation of fake-news, trolling, discrimination, hate and violence affect migrants? -How does big data and datafication (i.e. surveillance and border control) change the experience of migration? -How can mixed-method approaches be designed to examine networked publics of migrants? -How can data-driven approaches be mobilized for a social justice oriented digital migration studies? Organizers: Christian Ritter Christian Ritter is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Social Anthropology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. His latest research project Assembling places of expertise: communicative practices of energy consultants in Northern Europe examines the role of digital platforms in the circulation of energy knowledge and expertise. In 2013, Christian completed his PhD at Ulster University, UK. Prior to his appointment as postdoctoral fellow at NTNU, Christian worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Istanbul Studies Center, Kadir Has University, and was awarded a scholarship for international researchers by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Tübitak). His research interests include digital media, corporate cultures, contemporary mobilities, sustainability, cultures of expertise and urban development (www.ntnu.edu/employees/christian.ritter) Koen Leurs Koen Leurs is Assistant Professor in Gender and Postcolonial studies at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Lerus is a feminist internet researcher interested in multiculturalism, race, migration, diaspora and youth culture using mixed methods and ethnography. Leurs has published Digital Passages. Migrant Youth 2.0. Diaspora, Gender & Youth Cultural Intersections (Amsterdam University Press), Everyday Feminist Research Praxis (Cambridge Scholars Press). He is currently co-editing the Sage Handbook on Media and Migration, and journal special issues on ‘Forced Migration and Digital Connectivity’ for Social Media + Society and ‘Connected Migrants: Encapsulation and Cosmopolitanism’ for Popular Communication. He is the chair of the Diaspora, Migration and the Media Section for the European Communication Research and Education Association. See www.koenleurs.net. Koen Leurs, PhD Assistant professor Gender & Postcolonial Studies | Department of Media and Culture Studies | Utrecht University, the Netherlands | Muntstraat 2a, 3512 EV room 0.05 | T. + 31 30 253 7844| www.koenleurs.net<http://www.koenleurs.net/> Teaching: Coordinator minor Gender studies, minor Postcolonial studies, TCS hoofdrichting Gender and Postcolonial Studies. Research: NWO Veni Postdoc Young Connected Migrants (2016-2019) Network: Chair Diaspora, Migration and the Media Section, European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) Recent publications:  -Digital Passages. Diaspora, Gender & Youth Cultural Intersections. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2015. Open access Download link<http://www.oapen.org/search?identifier=559550>. -Young connected migrants and non-normative European family life. International Journal of E-Politics, 2016, 7(3). Open access Download link<http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/67930/>. -w/ Myria Georgiou Digital makings of the cosmopolitan city. Young people’s urban imaginaries of London. International Journal of Communication, 2016, 10, 3689-3709. Open access Download link<http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/4425/1736>. -w/ Tamara Shepherd. Datafication and discrimination. In. K. van Es & M. Schaefer (Eds.) The Datafied Society. In press. Open access Download link<https://www.academia.edu/29002676/Datafication_and_discrimination>. -Questioning Europe in 4D. Digitisation, datafication, discrimination & diversity. InterkulturRuhr. http://interkultur.einskommanull.com/node/184

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CfP: HCI Across Borders Symposium at CHI 2017
by Neha Kumar 11 Feb '17

11 Feb '17

Please share widely. Apologies for cross-posting! --- *Call for Proposals* HCI Across Borders <http://hcixb.org> Symposium in Denver (CO, USA) at CHI 2017 6th-7th May, 2017 *About the Workshop* The Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) community at CHI is increasingly embracing research being performed on topics and in regions that have been understudied in the past. To promote these efforts, the Development Consortium Workshop titled *HCI Across Borders* was held at CHI 2016 in San Jose. With support from SIGCHI and in collaboration with Facebook and Google, it was attended by 70+ researchers from 20 countries across the globe, with some of these countries being represented at CHI for the first time. The goal of this Consortium was to build community and invite collaborations *across borders* on themes of interest to the participants – those actively involved in international HCI projects, with most of them conducting research in understudied areas and with underrepresented individuals and communities across the world. This year marks another milestone as this event has grown to be a CHI Symposium. Our goal is to build on the efforts from the Development Consortium at CHI 2016 and to grow the community working in the area of HCI Across Borders (HCIxB), by providing an opportunity for interested researchers to come together as a community, improve the visibility of their work, and to bring greater awareness to the challenges that plague international research, particularly research that takes place in resource-constrained settings, to the larger HCI community. *Participation* We solicit participation from HCI researchers and practitioners across the globe who work with underserved, underrepresented, and/or under-resourced communities. We particularly invite participants who are keen to explore collaborations across borders. “Borders”, in this context, include geographic boundaries, but also boundaries of other kinds, such as disciplines, methodologies, ideologies, and more. Research areas of focus can be diverse, including but not limited to learning, global health, crisis informatics, civic engagement, mobile banking, etc. While this is no exhaustive list, examples of topics/themes of submission might include: - Leveraging participatory design and co-design approaches - Factoring cultural sensitivities in the design of new technologies and/or HCI methods - Designing to accommodate power differentials in communities - Devising innovative techniques for engaging new technology users - Designing for sustainability - Studying the intersection of HCI and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - And more! These are examples of projects that our Symposium might include, as the Consortium did last year <https://hci4dacrossborders.wordpress.com/>: - Emotional Wellbeing: Technology for Mental Health in Developing Countries - HCI, Forced Migration & Refugees: Collaborations across Borders and Fields - ICT Intervention for Agricultural Development: Exploring Prospects for Pakistani Farmers - Cuba Intercambio: Cultural and Information Exchange for Cuba - Online Learning Across Diverse Low-Resource Indian Contexts - Cognitive Modeling for Illiteracy Eradication - Mobile Technology-Based Supports for Prenatal Care Among the Ngäbe in Panama *Submissions* Please submit a proposal (3-5 pages in the CHI Extended Abstracts <https://chi2017.acm.org/submission-formats.html> format) *starting now *and before *April 15th, 2017*. We would appreciate early submissions. You will receive a decision within 15 days of submitting so you can plan your registration and travels accordingly. All submissions will be reviewed by the organizers and a program committee. They will be selected in accordance with their potential to contribute to the Symposium and to foster discussion. Accepted submissions will be available on our website before the conference. Authors of accepted submissions will also be invited to present posters of their proposals at CHI (although not mandatory). Please submit your PDFs at https://hcixb17.hotcrp.com/. Please note that we will accept contributions until the number of available attendees is reached, which may be before the ultimate deadline. *Bursaries* We are working on obtaining funding to pay travel expenses (or at least a portion thereof) for attendees in need. Please note that CHI guidelines require at least one author of each accepted submission to attend and be registered for the Symposium. *Organizers* Neha Kumar, Georgia Tech (USA) Susan Dray, Dray & Associates (USA) Christian Sturm, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences (Germany) Nithya Sambasivan, Google (USA) Laura S. Gaytan-Lugo, University of Colima (Mexico) Leonel Morales, Francisco Marroquin University (Guatemala) Negin Dahya, University of Washington (USA) Nova Ahmed, North South University (Bangladesh) *Contact* For updates, please check: http://hcixb.org Email us your questions at: admin(a)hcixb.org

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VR equipment recommendations
by Amanda Licastro 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

Happy Friday everyone, I am currently working on an internal grant project to increase access to Virtual Reality technology at my university. We currently have 35 Google Cardboard viewers, and I implement free content in the classroom (I recommend NYTVR and InMind). However, in order for students to create their own content, I need to purchase 360 degree cameras and editing software. I am also interested in finding more advanced headsets and haptic feedback gloves for use in the classroom. In terms of camera, here are some recommendations I have found: https://unimersiv.com/post/buy-the-best-360-cameras-345/ In terms of software, Unity seems to be the best platform https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/topics/virtual-reality . However, I am not finding a lot of recommendations on editing 360 degree video. Any and all suggestions or resources are welcome. Thank you, Amanda Amanda Licastro, PhD Assistant Professor of Digital Rhetoric, Stevenson University in Maryland http://digitocentrism.com/ @amandalicastro

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