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22nd ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2017): Second Call for Demos and Posters
by Announce Announcements 19 Nov '16

19 Nov '16

*** Second Call for Demos and Posters *** 22nd ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces IUI 2017 St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus March 13-16, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… ACM IUI 2017 is the 22nd annual meeting of the intelligent interfaces community and serves as a premier international forum for reporting outstanding research and development on intelligent user interfaces. The 22nd edition of the conference will be held in Limassol, Cyprus. Limassol (or Lemesos) is a multicultural bustling town, flanked by two ancient cities, Amathus and Kourion, and guarded by the Amathusian Aphrodite and Appolo Hylates. It is a town of great visual diversity and contrast from spectacular seafront views, historic places like the mediaeval Castle, and Byzantine churches. Along the 17 km long sandy beaches, two Marinas, world renowned 5 star hotels, and a most exciting dining, shopping, nightlife and yachting scene create a year-round vibrant lifestyle well beyond the expectations of a Mediterranean island. ACM IUI is where the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) community meets the Artificial Intelligence (AI), with contributions from related fields such as psychology, behavioral science, cognitive science, computer graphics, design or the arts. Our focus is to improve the interaction between humans and machines, by leveraging both more traditional HCI approaches, as well as solutions that involve state-of-the art AI techniques such as machine learning, natural language processing, data mining, knowledge representation and reasoning. ACM IUI welcomes contribution from any relevant arena: academia, business, or non-profit organizations. Demos The demonstrations track complements the overall program of the conference. Demonstrations show implementations of novel, interesting, and important intelligent user interface concepts or systems. We invite submissions relevant to intelligent user interfaces and which address, but are not limited to, the topics of the conference. All submissions are intended to convey a scientific result or work in progress and should not be advertisements for commercial software packages. The page limit for demo papers is 4 pages (including references). Accepted demo papers will be published in the companion proceedings in the ACM Digital Library. Posters Posters provide an opportunity for sharing valuable ideas, eliciting useful feedback on early-stage work and fostering discussions and collaborations among colleagues. We invite submissions on all topics of the conference. All submissions should convey a scientific result or work in progress that is not yet ready to be published as a full length research paper at a refereed conference. Submitting a draft poster along with your submission is not required but highly recommended. The page limit for poster papers is 4 pages (including references). Accepted poster papers will appear in the companion proceedings in the ACM Digital Library. Submission Guidelines Demo and poster submissions do not need to be anonymized. The page limit is 4 pages (including references) in HCI extended abstract format (MS Word template, http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…, LaTeX template, http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…. Submitting a draft poster along with your poster submission is not required but highly recommended. Submit your demos and posters at http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi…. Poster and Demo presenters: 120cm x 147cm (47" x 58") poster boards and pushpins will be provided to mount your posters. Important Dates · Submissions Due: December 16, 2016 · Notifications to Authors: January 8, 2017 · Camera Ready Due: January 13, 2017 Demos/Posters Co-Chairs · Andrina Granic, University of Split, Croatia · Denis Parra, PUC, Chile · Jingtao Wang, University of Pittsburgh, USA

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UMD iSchool Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Search (Human-Centered Design)
by Beth L St Jean 18 Nov '16

18 Nov '16

iSchool Tenure Track/Assistant Professor Search Human-Centered Design - 2016-2017 The iSchool at University of Maryland, College Park seeks an assistant professor (tenure track) focused on human-centered design of information and technology, including but not limited to human-computer interaction, social computing, digital humanities, data visualization, and visual analytics. We are interested in candidates with superior research and scholarship potential as well as teaching ability. This is a 9-month tenure-track appointment, with opportunities for summer teaching and grant-funded summer research. Salary and benefits are competitive based upon qualifications and experience. The iSchool is home to a dynamic set of centers and labs, including the world renowned Human-Computer Interaction Lab (hcil.umd.edu) the Trace Center (trace.umd.edu) and the Digital Curation Innovation Center ( dcic.umd.edu) and more that conduct interdisciplinary research that transforms the way we connect with information and each other. The growing iSchool faculty work in a wide variety of domains and problem areas, and we are interested in faculty colleagues who evidence creative exploration of new areas and collaboration with others. We seek candidates interested in conducting interdisciplinary research within strategic application areas including but not limited to environmental sustainability, cybersecurity, smart and connected communities, youth learning and technology, big data management and curation, diversity, equity, information accessibility, and inclusive design. *Qualifications*: Ph.D. or equivalent in a related area at time of appointment; demonstrated research excellence; a research agenda with the potential to attract external support; interest in developing effective and innovative teaching. *Preferences*: The ideal candidate will combine cutting edge, high impact research that shapes the information field with a desire to create an exceptional educational experiences for students within a diverse, interdisciplinary environment. *Applications: *For best consideration, apply online by December 1, 2016 at https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/47772. Applications should consist of a cover letter, a CV, a research statement, a teaching statement, and names and contact information for at least three references. The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. -- Beth St. Jean, Assistant Professor College of Information Studies - "Maryland's iSchool" Room 4117K Hornbake Bldg., South Wing University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 (301) 405-6573

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Call for Papers: State Crime and Digital Resistance (Deadline 30 November)
by Anne Alexander 18 Nov '16

18 Nov '16

Special Issue, State Crime Journal (May 2018) STATE CRIME AND DIGITAL RESISTANCE Sign up for 6th January 2017 workshop here: http://statecrime.org/state-crime-research/call-for-papersworkshop-special-… This special issue of State Crime seeks to investigate how changing patterns of state crime are being shaped by the massive growth of a digital communications infrastructure which permeates everyday life for billions of people through the explosive spread of networked mobile devices, social media platforms and cloud computing systems. It will also highlight how and to what extent these same technologies and infrastructures can be repurposed to expose and resist state crime. The long-standing entanglement between monopolistic digital media corporations, the government and military has facilitated the creation of privatized systems of mass surveillance, alongside the expansion of mass surveillance systems controlled by states. Is this leading to the development of a ‘networked authoritarianism’, which in turn is altering state-society relations and creating a fertile environment for unaccountability, corruption and human rights violations? While amateur, user-generated digital content can be used to challenge the information monopoly of professional media conglomerates, a more nuanced understanding of verification methodologies is needed to enrich the critical discourse on citizen participation in human rights reporting. More importantly, emergent forms of digital activism can highlight how civil society can serve as a counterweight to the political and economic hegemony of states and corporations. Here, case studies of digital resistance from below can further demonstrate the extent of civic engagement in (1) naming, defining, exposing and challenging state crime (Green and Ward, 2004); and (2) developing a more open, democratic and participatory digital architecture which facilitates ‘unmasking the crimes of the powerful’ (Tombs and Whyte, 2003). We welcome submissions for this special issue on ‘State Crime and Digital Resistance’ with a focus on the following three sub-themes: - The state / corporate / crime nexus from the perspective of digital infrastructure and the political economy of digital media and services - Issues in digital verification and evidence - Digital activism and resistance We will be convening a workshop at QMUL for potential contributors to the special issue on 6 January 2017. This will provide a valuable opportunity to present and discuss research which will form the basis of accepted articles. The workshop will also serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas with other contributors to shape the intellectual agenda of the special issue. Please indicate if you would like your paper to be considered for inclusion in the workshop. All submissions will be subject to a full peer review process. The timetable for submission and publication is as follows: Submission of abstracts (up to 500 words): 30th November 2016 Response to abstract submissions: 7th December 2016 Workshop Date: 6th January 2017 (Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/state-crime-and-digital-resistance-workshop-ti…) Submission of full article: 31st April 2017 Decisions/Reviewers’ Responses to Author(s): 31st June 2017 Submission of Final Versions: 31st January 2018 Publication: May 2018 -- Dr Anne Alexander, Co-ordinator, Digital Humanities Network, Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Cambridge, 7 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DT Webpage: http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/page/444/dr-anne-alexander.htm Email: raa43(a)cam.ac.uk

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21st European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems (ADBIS 2017): Second Call for Workshop Proposals
by Announce Announcements 18 Nov '16

18 Nov '16

*** Second Call for Workshop Proposals *** 21st European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems ADBIS 2017 Hilton Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus 24 - 27 September, 2017 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… The internationally recognized ADBIS conference already for 21 years is gathering researchers and practitioners around topics related to databases, data processing, and information systems, in general. The conference is run in Europe but attracts researchers from all over the world. The 21st ADBIS conference will be held in Nicosia, Cyprus. The conference is accompanied by satellite events, including PhD consortia and workshops. WORKSHOPS Typically, workshops focus on multiple topics related to data storage and processing. This year we would encourage also workshops focusing on practical applications of research in business/industry and on joint projects run by industry and research entitites. The list of workshop topics is not limited to the aforementioned and we encourage representatives of research and business to submit workshop proposals promoting their achievements. SUBMITTING WORKSHOP PROPOSALS Workshop proposals should be emailed to the workshop chairs: · Johann Gamper (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano) gamper(a)inf.unibz.it · Robert Wrembel (Poznan Univ. of Technology) robert.wrembel(a)cs.put.poznan.pl The proposal should include: · a workshop title · estimated length (1 day or 1/2 day) · names, affiliations, and e-mails of PC chairs · short bio of the workshop PC chairs, including previous experience in organizing workshops or conferences (if applicable) · a (tentative) list of PC (if possible) · a workshop main goals · the list of a workshop topics · preliminary CFP · how information about a workshop will be disseminated and how papers will be solicited The organizers of accepted workshops are expected to: · organize the workshop's program committee · disseminate the workshop call for papers · solicit submissions · conduct the reviewing process · prepare the final workshop program The official language of workshops is English. ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT Workshops will benefit from the ADBIS 2017 organizational infrastructure and receive support w.r.t. registration, badges, lunches, coffee breaks, and publication of the workshop proceedings. PUBLICATION Workshops papers will be published by Springer in 'Communications in Computer and Information Science'. We plan to invite selected workshop papers for publication in a journal. IMPORTANT DATES · Submission of Workshop Proposals: January 15, 2017 · Workshop acceptance/rejection Notification: January 21, 2017 · Camera-ready Submission of Papers: June 25, 2017 · Workshops held: September 24, 2017 A detailed workshop timeline, i.e., deadlines for submissions, reviews, camera-ready due, are proposed by the workshop PC chairs, in agreement with the ADBIS 2017 workshop chairs. COMMITTEES Steering Committee Chair · Leonid Kalinichenko, Russian Academy of Science, Russia General Chair · George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs · Marite Kirikova, Riga Technical University, Latvia · Kjetil Norvag, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Proceedings Chair · Christos Mettouris, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Workshops Chairs · Johann Gamper, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy · Robert Wrembel, Poznan University of Technology, Poland Doctoral Consortium Chairs · Jerome Darmont, Universite Lyon 2, France · Stefano Rizzi, University of Bologna, Italy

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Call for Papers: 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 18 Nov '16

18 Nov '16

Call for Papers: 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) Submission Due Date April 30, 2017 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 papers for this special theme issue on Research in Political Engineering, Public Policy Engineering, Computational Politics, and Computational Public Policy on or before April 30, 2017. 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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Fwd: Call for Proposals: “Internet Freedom: Present and Future” at the Internet Freedom Festival
by Nathalie Marechal 17 Nov '16

17 Nov '16

Hi all, Sharing this again since the final submission deadline is coming up on Nov 28. Cheers, Nathalie *Nathalie Maréchal* Doctoral Candidate, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Senior Research Fellow, Ranking Digital Rights Marechal(a)USC.edu | @MarechalUSC | www.nathaliemarechal.net PGP Fingerprint - EB43 3CE8 A759 5419 52C0 2FF1 B721 C0BF 0F43 0663 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: IFF Research <research(a)internetfreedomfestival.org> Date: Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 6:02 PM Subject: Call for Proposals: “Internet Freedom: Present and Future” at the Internet Freedom Festival To: Nathalie Marechal <marechal(a)usc.edu> Call for Proposals: “Internet Freedom: Present and Future” at the Internet Freedom Festival Where: Internet Freedom Festival, Las Naves, Valencia, Spain When: March 6-10, 2017 Since 2015, the Internet Freedom Festival has gathered the community keeping the internet open and uncensored for a week of multidisciplinary collaboration among front-line activists, policy experts, tool developers, digital security trainers, and academic researchers from around the world. This year, the “Internet Freedom: Present and Future” theme will promote exchange and collaboration between the scholarly and practitioner communities. In preparing their submissions, researchers should consider the following provocations: - What should practitioners from the various sectors represented at the Festival know from the scholarly literature? - What is the canon of Internet Freedom literature? In what ways is the canon being contested? - What is the cutting edge of scholarly research in this field? - How can this information best be conveyed to lay audiences? Proposals can structured as solo presentations of original research, critical literature reviews, panel discussions, roundtables, debates, or any other format suitable to sharing scholarly research with Internet Freedom practitioners. Standard formats for the IFF include: - Workshop - Training - Hackathon - Presentation - Panel discussion - Networking event - Off-site session - Other: you can also create your own formats, as long as they fit within the allocated times and spaces. The full submission guidelines are at https://internetfreedomfestival.org/ host-a-session/ <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__internetfreedomfestiva…> Graduate students, early-career academics, and scholars from the Global South are especially encouraged to apply. The Theme How should the future of the Internet Freedom space look? How can we get there from here? The Internet Freedom: Present and Future Theme is dedicated to explore the current state of the Internet Freedom space, its overarching issues, the latest research findings, and the upcoming threats and opportunities. Naturally, sessions that explore the history of Internet Freedom are also relevant. How to Apply Proposals should be submitted through https://internetfreedomfestival.org/ host-a-session/ <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__internetfreedomfestiva…>, selecting the “Internet Freedom: Present and Future” theme. Please refer to the “Research” theme in the session description. Submissions will be evaluated through a peer-review process comprising academics as well as internet freedom practitioners. Questions can be sent to research(a)internetfreedomfestival.org -- The Internet Freedom Festival Team @InternetFF | www.internetfreedomfestival.org <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.internetfreedomfest…> -- The Internet Freedom Festival Team @InternetFF | www.internetfreedomfestival.org <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.internetfreedomfest…>

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WEBCAST TODAY: UK Internet Governance Forum #ukigf16
by Joly MacFie 17 Nov '16

17 Nov '16

It's not clear if this will be archived, and there is no DVR style timeline, thus catching it live is recommended. Opening keynotes are over, but plenty left to go. London is 5 hours ahead of NYC. joly posted: "Today Thursday November 17 2016 the UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) is taking place in London. Topics include Brexit, the Internet's effect on politics, e-identity, cyber-attacks, and child safety. A live webcast is available, with remote participat" [image: UKIGF] <http://ukigf.org.uk/>Today *Thursday November 17 2016* the UK Internet Governance Forum <http://ukigf.org.uk/> (UK IGF) is taking place in London. Topics include Brexit, the Internet's effect on politics, e-identity, cyber-attacks, and child safety. A *live webcast <http://uk-igf.ifdnrg.com/>* is available, with remote participation functionality. * What: UK Internet Governance Forum <http://ukigf.org.uk/> Where: London UK When: Thursday November 17 2016 09:00-17:00 UTC Agenda: http://uk-igf.ifdnrg.com/agenda.php <http://uk-igf.ifdnrg.com/agenda.php> Webcast: http://uk-igf.ifdnrg.com/ <http://uk-igf.ifdnrg.com/> Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/ukigf16 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/ukigf16>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8820#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8820#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8820 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Digital business course readings
by Gohar F. Khan 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

Dear all, I am developing curriculum for an undergrad course on digital business and looking for good readings (including textbooks and journal articles). This will be an introductory course ideally covering all aspects of the ever-evolving field of digital business. Any suggestions will be really appreciated. Thank you, Khan -- Gohar F. Khan, PhD. Senior Lecturer Department of Management Systems University of Waikato Management School Private Bag 3105 Hamilton 3240 NEW ZEALAND Ph: + 64 7 838 4233 Office: MS8.G02 Email: gohar.khan(a)waikato.ac.nz <stuart(a)waikato.ac.nz> Web: gfkhan.wordpress.com ---------- Check out my book on social media analytics <http://7layersanalytics.com/>! ----------- Social Identities: || Blog <http://gfkhan.wordpress.com/> || Twitter <https://twitter.com/gfkhan> || LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/pub/gohar-feroz-khan/7/62b/42> || Research Centre <http://centreforsocialtech.com/>||

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CFP - Digital Media and the Spatial Transformation of Public Contention
by Thomas Poell 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

Dear all, Please see below for the call for papers of the ECPR Joint Sessions Workshop on “Digital Media and the Spatial Transformation of Public Contention”. The full description of the workshop can be found here: https://ecpr.eu/Events/PanelDetails.aspx?PanelID=4836&EventID=104 CFP: The proposed workshop explores and theorizes how the rise of online platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Tumblr, is affecting the spatial configuration of public contention. The goal is to create a cross-disciplinary network of scholars to develop a new dynamic conception of publicness. Rather than simply situating contentious politics within a specific ‘sphere’ that serves as their container, we are interested in examining how contentious politics unfolds across different geographical, cultural, political and material configurations. The workshop specifically calls for papers that investigate and conceptualize how in contemporary protests relations of publicness are constantly redrawn across the ‘local’, ‘national’, and ‘transnational’. Moreover, it aims to stimulate research on how the technological infrastructures of the emerging hybrid media system, in which digital platforms, broadcast media, and face-to-face communication are deeply entangled, shape the spatial trajectories of public contention. Finally, the workshop hopes to attract papers that critically examine how the intense use of digital media in public contestation, often in combination with alternative media, further confuses the traditional distinction between ‘public’ and ‘commercial’ space. In combination, the papers should enable a lively debate on how to research and theorize public contention in the new communication environment. Do we have to revise or even abandon dominant conceptualizations of publicness, like the public sphere, which are very much predicated on the nation state? And if so, what new concepts do we need to understand how the rapid development of digital platforms is transforming the spaces of public contestation? Joint Session Workshops of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) include 15-20 participants and allow in-depth discussion on a specific topic. The 2017 Joint Sessions will take place in Nottingham between 25-30 April 2017. The deadline for submitting paper proposals is on the 1st December 2016. To submit your paper proposal please follow this link:https://ecpr.eu/Login. aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fMyEcpr%2fForms%2fPaperProposalForm. aspx%3fEventID%3d104&EventID=104 For any questions about this workshop please contact Anastasia Kavada (A. Kavada(a)westminster.ac.uk) and Thomas Poell (Poell(a)uva.nl) Many thanks, Anastasia and Thomas Assistant Professor | Department of Media Studies| University of Amsterdam| Room 2.16 | Turfdraagsterpad 9, 1012 XT Amsterdam | The Netherlands | Poell(a)uva.nl | http://home.medewerker.uva.nl/t.poell/

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Re: [Air-L] advice on course readings
by Jill Walker Rettberg 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

I taught Julian Dibbell’s A Rape in Cyberspace (1993) a couple of weeks ago, and it worked REALLY well. It’s a classic essay about a case of harassment in a text-only online space (LambdaMOO) in the early 1990s, and raises so many issues that are still really central: online harassment, identity, digital dualism, democracy and governance of online spaces etc etc. We always taught this essay in the early days, but I hadn’t in about 10 years and I’m so glad I did: the students loved it and it led to excellent discussions. Also, you can actually still log into LambdaMOO! (I used the Terminal app on a Mac to connect.) So having students actually spend a bit of time in a MOO would certainly let them think about what social media / computer mediated communication was like in 1993. Julian Dibbell: A Rape in Cyberspace. 1993/1998. http://www.juliandibbell.com/articles/a-rape-in-cyberspace/ How to log onto LambdaMOO http://www.cc.gatech.edu/classes/cs8113e_99_winter/lambda.html For blogs: chapter 2 of my book Blogging is kind of a history of blogs. “From Bards to Blogs.” Rettberg, Jill Walker. 2014a. Blogging. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Polity Press. There’s a short history of early online diaries and blogs in my chapter “Online Diaries and Blogs” for a forthcoming anthology on The Diary. http://jilltxt.net/txt/OnlineDiariesAndBlogs.pdf Howard Rheingold’s Virtual Communities was influential in the early 1990s, and is now freely available online. Chapter one on the WELL in the 80s might be good for students. http://www.rheingold.com/vc/book/1.html Other books on the topic that were taught during the 1990s include Sherry Turkle’s Life on the Screen (if you teach that, couple it with Nathan Jurgenson on digital dualism https://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/2012/04/23/sherry-turkles-chronic-d…) Steve Jones’ collection CyberSociety. Oh, if you want something on MUDs and MOOs, check out Cynthia Haynes and Jan Rune Holmevik’s collection "High Wired: On the Design, Use, and Theory of Educational MOOs” (University of Michigan Press, 1998) It’s not all about teaching, there are a few chapters that cover the history of MOOs and MUDs and what they are. There is much more of course. But this is some of it. Jill Jill Walker Rettberg Professor of Digital Culture Dept of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies University of Bergen Postboks 7800 5020 Bergen + 47 55588431 Blog - http://jilltxt.net Twitter - http://twitter.com/jilltxt My book "Seeing Ourselves Through Technology: How We Use Selfies, Blogs and Wearable Devices to See and Shape Ourselves" is out on Palgrave as an open access publication - buy it in print or download it for free! http://jilltxt.net/books

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