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Call for Nominations: GLOBAL mobileGOVERNMENT AWARDS
by Prof. I Kushchu 07 Jul '16

07 Jul '16

Call for Nominations: GLOBAL mobileGOVERNMENT AWARDS at the ---- Extended until 21st of July WSmGov 2016 - The World Summit on mGovernment and Global mobileGov Awards 5-7 October 2016 Oludeniz - Turkey www.m4life.org <http://www.m4life.org/> "Designing Future of the eGovernment and the Public Transformation" __________________________________________________________________ The World Summit on mobileGovernment (WSmGov 2016) and The Global mGovernment Awards will be held during 5-7 October 2016. WSmGov is a platform for sharing accumulated experience in mGov practice and designing the future of eGovernment using mobile technologies. - The Summit will feature up to top 10 best mGovernment implementers in the world to share their experiences and lessons learned. - It also hosts the Global mobileGovernment awards - nominations open for existing solutions, apps, and projects of private and public sector organisations. The Organisation is soliciting nominations for the Global mGov Awards. from Industry, Organisations with a mobileGovernment solution from Industry, Public Sector, Third Sector and Academia are all welcome to apply. In the first instance, please visit http://www.m4life.org/conferences/mgovsummit2016/contact/ <http://www.m4life.org/conferences/mgovsummit2016/contact/> and fill in the interest form and state on the message section that you intend to apply for the Global mGov awards. You will then be sent instructions to participate with your proposal. All proposals will be evaluated by themGov Awards Committee and top three selected projects/apps will be rewarded. More information on exhibiting, sponsoring and Global mGov Awards are available at the World Summit on mobileGovernment web site - www.m4life.org <http://www.m4life.org/> Looking forward to your proposals. Best wishes ------ IBRAHIM KUSHCHU, MBA, MSC., PHD Associate Professor and Founding Director, MobileGov Ltd, UK http://www.mgovernment.net/ <http://www.mgovernment.net/> ik(a)mgovernment.org <mailto:ik@mgovernment.org> +44 7740143135 - Visit mLife Conferences http://www.m4life.org/ <http://www.m4life.org/> Ibrahim KUSHCHU, MBA, MSC., PHD Founding Director, Mobile Government, UK http://mgovernment.net/ <http://www.mgovernment.org/> ik(a)mgovernment.net <mailto:ik@mgovernment.net> +44 7740143135 - Visit mLife Conferences http://www.m4life.org <http://www.m4life.org/>

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IxAP 2016: Second CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
by Shiwei Cheng 07 Jul '16

07 Jul '16

**************************************************************************** * * IxAP 2016: Second CALL FOR PARTICIPATION * Submission Deadlines: * July 20, 2016: Full papers * September 1, 2016: Posters * * IxAP 2016 * International Symposium on Interactive Technology and Ageing Populations * http://itap2016.xrenlab.com/ * * Kochi, Japan * October 20 - 22, 2016 * ***************************************************************************** IxAP 2016 focuses on coordinating efforts and raise awareness on interactive technology for ageing populations. We will invite 100 world class researchers to attend in order to present research findings, discuss their work, foster collaborations and develop underlying methodological frameworks, to drive HCI ﬁeld forward. It is the meeting place for researchers, designers, practitioners, and educators from senior-centred technology and research communities from all around the world. IMPORTANT DATES FULL PAPERS AND POSTERS Deadline for Full Papers: 20 July 2016 (11:59pm JST) Notification to Authors: 20 August 2016 (11:59pm JST) Deadline for Posters: 1 September 2016 (11:59pm JST) Camera-ready deadline: 5 September 2016 (11:59pm JST) Notification of Posters to Authors: 20 September 2016 (11:59pm JST) SUBMISSIONS As organized In-Cooperation with ACM SIGCHI, IxAP will consider submissions related to interactive technology and ageing populations. We encourage submissions on novel and innovative theory, application and interactions. We welcome submissions from all topics in ageing populations research that are relevant to human-computer interaction, including but not limited to the following: - Understanding people: This topic is suitable for papers whose primary contribution is improved understanding of older people or interactional contexts, derived from quantitative or qualitative empirical research. Core contributions typically take the form of insightful findings, evolved theories, models, concepts, or methods, such as games improving well-being of older adults, TV gesture to improve TV watching experience etc. - Specific application areas: This topic will include papers that extend the design and understanding of applications for older adult user group. Example of application areas can be health, home, accessibility, gerontology, sustainability, ICT4D, data visualization, social computing and computer-supported collaborative work, and visual analytics. - Human factors: This topic will focus on papers on practice of designing products, systems, or processes to take proper account of the interaction between interactive systems and the old people who use them. - Input and Interactions: This topic focuses on new interaction techniques, technologies, and devices for input and output. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: sensing, actuation, unconventional UIs, touch and multi-touch, 3D interaction, augmented/mixed/virtual reality, mobile interaction, novel displays, and devices of different sizes and configurations. - Usability and user experience: This topic is suitable for works that extend the knowledge, practices, methods, components, and tools that make technology more useful, usable, and desirable. It expects significant works on the basis of their demonstrable potential for effective reuse and applicability across a range of application domains or across a range of design, research, and older user communities. Although we are interested in papers on the effects of various theories, technologies, software, or algorithms on ageing population interaction experience, technical contributions without clear indications of the impact on aged people are not within the scope of IxAP. SUBMISSION TYPES We encourage the following research submission types: PAPERS Full Papers are intended to report stable and completed research. Papers will be 4-10 pages and will undergo a peer review process. Submitted full papers should follow the ACM CHI paper. Accepted papers, after presented to the symposium, will be published in ACM Digital Library. The authors of selected oral presentations will be invited to a special issue of the International SCI- or EI- indexed Journal after further revision. Please note that there is no requirement to anonymize paper submissions and at least one author of each accepted paper needs to register for the symposium. We have selected a program committee of experts in human-computer interaction and ageing people to lead the formal review process. Once your paper is submitted, it will undergo a double-blind peer review process. Each paper will be reviewed by three program committee members. If review scores fall below a threshold, the paper will be rejected. Authors of accepted paper will then be recommended to make certain changes before the camera-ready submission and acceptance might be tentative until those changes are included. POSTERS This is a juried submission track that allows attendees to showcase early, relatively speculative or not yet completed work so that others can know what they are doing. Authors are required to submit a 1-page poster paper including author information and a description of the study. Note that: 1. The poster size should be A0 (84.1 x 118.4cm, 33.11 x 46.61 inches). 2. A small desk can be provided on request. 3. There is no AC power supply for poster presenters. Please also note that there is no requirement to anonymize poster submissions and at least one author of each accepted paper needs to register for the symposium. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE General Chairs Antti Oulasvirta, Aalto University Xiangshi Ren, Kochi University of Technology General Co-Chairs Chaklam Silpasuwanchai, Kochi University of Technology Jinglong Wu, Okayama University Sayan Sarcar, Kochi University of Technology Program Chairs Cosmin Munteanu, University of Toronto Mississauga Shengdong Zhao, National University of Singapore Shinichi Yoshida, Kochi University of Technology Program Co-Chairs Effie Lai-Chong Law, University of Leicester Jussi Jokinen, Aalto University Zhenxin Wang, Kochi University of Technology Publication Chairs Hiroaki Shigemasu, Kochi University of Technology Kavous Salehzadeh Niksirat, Kochi University of Technology Publicity Chairs Hao Xu, Jilin University Xiaojuan Ma, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Shiwei Cheng, Zhejiang University of Technology -- Shiwei Cheng PhD HCI Group, College of Computer Science and Technology ,Zhejiang University of Technology Hangzhou 310023, China

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Job: Lecturer, LevelB, Internet Studies (Ongoing), Closes 27 July.
by Tama Leaver 07 Jul '16

07 Jul '16

Hi Everyone, We're looking for a new ongoing lecturer (that's the equivalent of an assistant professor in US terms) to join the team in the Internet Studies department at Curtin University. Details below! Mike Kent, our Head of Department, if the official contact person, but if you want to chat less officially, I'm happy to chat off-list about how much fun we are to work with! -Tama Position Title: Lecturer, Teaching and Research – Internet Studies (Position # 3462004) Tenure: Continuing, Full-time Salary Range: $97,076 to $115,277 (ALB) Location: Bentley (Western Australia) Description: Are you an inspiring academic with a passion for teaching and research within the field of Internet Studies? As a Lecturer, you will join the innovative and interdisciplinary Department of Internet Studies within the School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts to teach various subjects in the Bachelor of Arts (Internet Communications) and related courses and enhance the Department’s research output and capability. Your experience will include demonstrated excellence in teaching and a good understanding of the student learning experience. Your strong research background and ability to obtain competitive grant applications is imperative to your success in this position. To be successful, you will hold a doctoral qualification in Internet Studies or a closely related field, and have a strong understanding of pedagogical theory and contemporary educational practice. An established record of research is essential. Benefits and Remuneration: The salary ranges presented are those which are contained within the University's Enterprise Agreements; as are the employee benefits which include employer superannuation contribution at the rate of the current Government Superannuation Guarantee amount up to 17 percent, study assistance, a comprehensive salary packaging and wellness programs and flexible and family friendly work practices. Contact Person: Dr Mike Kent, Head of Department - Internet Studies, on telephone 92662220 Contact Email: M.Kent(a)curtin.edu.au Valuing Diversity and Affirmative Action: Curtin University embraces diversity and inclusion and invites applications from women, men and intersex individuals who share the University's values, ethics, international outlook, value diversity and have an informed respect for indigenous people. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace, therefore, if you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. We will then work with you to identify the best way to assist you through the recruitment process. All personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation. Details/apply: https://webkiosk.curtin.edu.au/recruit/WK8127$APP.draw_attachments?P_VACANC… Disclaimer: Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at anytime. Applications Close: 5 pm, Wednesday 27 July 2016 (PERTH TIME, ie +8GMT!)

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Safe communications among media activist communities
by Martin Shelton 06 Jul '16

06 Jul '16

At The Coral Project <coralproject.net> we're building open source tools and practices to allow communities around news to communicate more easily. To that end, we're conducting research to learn about safe communications among media activist communities and civil society groups. If you can help or know someone who can, please check out the short survey here: https://oasis.sandstorm.io/shared/G3FdYnMhqoxpquvoQCsVHLPeBqx47pctUdDHzaAjD… Feel free to reach out with any thoughts or questions! Thanks so much, Martin -- Martin Shelton <mshelt.onl> Knight-Mozilla OpenNews Fellow <opennews.org> New York Times + Coral Project

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Job Posting: Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities at Illinois Tech
by Libby Hemphill 06 Jul '16

06 Jul '16

Dear colleagues, We are seeking an assistant professor of digital humanities to join us in the fall of 2017. Please see the detailed ad here (and below): https://humansciences.iit.edu/news/2016/06/open-faculty-position-digital-hu… Please share the announcement widely, and you can contact me with questions (libby.hemphill(a)iit.edu) Thanks, Libby --------- The Department of Humanities <https://humansciences.iit.edu/humanities> at Illinois Institute of Technology seeks a tenure-track assistant professor of digital humanities for a Fall 2017 appointment. Our ideal candidate will be a digital humanities scholar with disciplinary expertise in one of our core areas: communication; history; linguistics; media studies; or science, technology, and society. Successful applicants will have completed a Ph.D. by August 2017 and demonstrate evidence of potential for collaborative, interdisciplinary research. Teaching responsibilities will include both undergraduate and graduate instruction, especially in the undergraduate majors in Digital Humanities <https://humansciences.iit.edu/humanities/programs/undergraduate-programs/ba…> and Communication <https://humansciences.iit.edu/humanities/programs/undergraduate-programs/ba…> and graduate program in Technology and Humanities, which offers both M.S. <https://humansciences.iit.edu/humanities/programs/graduate-programs/master-…> and Ph.D. <https://humansciences.iit.edu/humanities/programs/graduate-programs/phd-tec…> degrees. In addition to courses in their area of expertise, candidates should be prepared to teach in at least one of the following areas: - Digital writing and editing - Game or web application design - Research methods Applicants should submit a single PDF containing (1) letter of interest, (2) C.V., (3) contact information for three references, and (4) a writing and/or production sample to IllinoisTechDHsearch(a)gmail.com <%20IllinoisTechDHsearch(a)gmail.com>. Illinois Tech is a private, Ph.D.-granting research university in the global city of Chicago. The Department of Humanities is part of the new Lewis College of Human Sciences <http://humansciences.iit.edu/> and is located on the University’s 120-acre Mies (Main) Campus just south of downtown. Illinois Tech pairs the educational and cultural experiences of America's third-largest city with the small feel of an undergraduate population of just over 2,300 and total student population of just over 7,400. Illinois Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA employer committed to enhancing equity, inclusion and diversity within its community. It actively seeks applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans and other underrepresented groups. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. We seek candidates whose research, teaching, and/or service have prepared them to fulfill our commitment to inclusion and have given them the confidence and experience to fully engage audiences in higher education from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. Review of applications will begin on October 15, 2016 and continue until the position is filled. For more information about the Humanities Department, including graduate and undergraduate degree programs, see http://humansciences.iit.edu/humanities <https://humansciences.iit.edu/humanities>, or contact the search committee chair, Libby Hemphill, Ph.D., by email at libby.hemphill(a)iit.edu <%20libby.hemphill(a)iit.edu>.

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Join us at MoneyLab #3 Failing Better (Amsterdam, Dec. 1/2, 2016)
by Geert Lovink 06 Jul '16

06 Jul '16

Let us know if you want to come and contribute. The announcement for the second INC MoneyLab will be out soon. Best, Geert MoneyLab #3 Failing Better Date: 1 - 2 December 2016 Conference: Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam (NL) Cabaret: TBD, Amsterdam Afterparty: Roest Bar, Amsterdam URL: http://networkcultures.org/moneylab/ <http://networkcultures.org/moneylab/> The aim of MoneyLab is to research, map and probe (alternative) strategies of redistribution and intervention in digital economy. It starts with the conviction that after the great Bank Robbery of 2008, we can no longer only criticize financial capitalism but need to foster alternatives. On Thursday 1 and Friday 2 December, Moneylab#3 will bring together a cacophony of artistic and economic experimentations that offer strategies for the 99%. A two-day symposium of talks, workshops, performances and parties that tackle the assumption that there is anything too big to fail. Themes Universal Basic Income, Feminist Economics, Decentralized Democracy, Smart Contracts, DAOs, Networked Publishing, P2P Distribution, Digital Licenses, Music Revenue Models, Platform Cooperativism, Crowdfunding, Commons Transition. Background After Bitcoin forked, and remains in tatters, it is now blockchain technology that ignites visions of de-regulated and decentralized organization, while it is simultaneously being sanitized by commercial banks. Meanwhile the sharing and “service” economy lost its innocuous veneer and streaming services have failed and continue to fold the music industry. Despite the mutation of crowdfunding into crowd-equity and platform co-operatives, artists and designers continue to struggle to financially support themselves. All the while the financial mediators of the previous centuries continue to drag themselves onward into global debt. We are failing better, nonetheless. Workers’ unions are on the rise and numerous collectives are working together to collectively insure their own wellbeing and build alternative models of social governance. The aspirations of grassroots organizations such as Diem25, that promise to liberate social democracy from the stronghold of global finance, are gaining momentum across Europe. People’s parties such as Podemos and 15M even neared an electoral majority. This momentum has thrust radical economic alternatives into the central stage and some governments in Europe have begun experimenting with progressive policies such as a living working wage and a universal basic income. Moneylab#3 will assess the ambition of financial provocations that have ignited and dispersed from grass-roots movements to people’s political parties to establish a terrain of social and political reform, from de-centralized networks to state governments. The rift we find ourselves in stems much further than 'the banks.' Moneylab#3 will examine how financial retaliation has led to political reformation and asks whether the ambitious advancements in finance and governance can be considered attempts to fail better. Confirmed speakers Tori Abernathy, Dušan Barok, Steyn Bergs, Alex Foti, Max Haiven, Lars Holdhus, Austin Houldsworth, Bindu de Knock, Simona Levi, Jeroen Van Loon, Silvio Lorusso, Renzo Martens, Dan Mihaltianu, Emily Rosamond, Trebor Scholz, Brett Scott, Cassie Thornton & Henry Warwick. Partners Baltan Labotories <http://baltanlaboratories.org/>, Fine Art Financ€ Lab, Futherfield Gallery <http://furtherfield.org/gallery> & PublishingLab <http://www.publishinglab.nl/> Practical information Program updates: networkcultures.org/moneylab <http://networkcultures.org/moneylab/program-3/conference-sessions/> Tickets: € 30 per day incl. lunch / € 60 passe-partout incl. lunch / Students 50% discount, incl lunch Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/moneylab-3-failing-better-tickets-24617026188 <https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/moneylab-3-failing-better-tickets-24617026188> Tickets for individual panels will be sold separately from September. MoneyLab is an initiative of the Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, CREATE-IT, Amsterdam Center of Expertise, and the Amsterdam Creative Industries Network. Please circulate this announcement and share logo banner on your website / social media channels (http://networkcultures.org/moneylab/program-3/media/ <http://networkcultures.org/moneylab/program-3/media/>) Insitute of Network Cultures/Creat-IT Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Room 04A07 Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam - NL email: max(a)networkcultures.org <mailto:max@networkcultures.org>

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CFP: Philosophy & Technology Special Issue on Ethical Risk Assessment in Biomedical Big Data - Deadline October 17, 2016
by Brent Mittelstadt 06 Jul '16

06 Jul '16

Dear colleagues, Apologies for any cross posting. Please find below a Call for Papers for Philosophy and Technology's special issue on Ethical Risk Assessment in Biomedical Big Data. Deadline for submissions: October 17, 2016 Call for Papers for Philosophy and Technology's special issue on Ethical Risk Assessment in Biomedical Big Data 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. 'Biomedical Big Data' (BBD) describes the complex and new set of technologically-driven phenomena focusing on analysis of aggregated datasets to improve medical knowledge, public health, clinical care and commercial health and well-being devices and services. 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. BBD 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. However, the collection, storage and analysis of BBD potentially raises serious ethical problems which may threaten the huge opportunities it offers. To avoid foreseeable problems and react quickly to emergent issues, the planning and deployment of BBD must include proactive ethical risk assessment. 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 be considered in proactive ethical assessment of emerging BBD platforms and services. TOPICS We request the submission of research articles addressing topics including: * Theories and concepts critical to the ethical assessment of biomedical Big Data in particular * Required modifications to informed consent in response to the scale and complexity of BBD * Alternatives to informed consent for BBD governance * Group-level protections, harms and benefits * Ethical principles for governance of BBD platforms * Applicability of traditional medical research ethics principles to BBD * Privacy, de-identification and research subject rights to data access * Ownership of intellectual property generated from BBD * Uses of BBD 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 BBD research, e.g. Apple HealthKit * Impact of the European General Data Protection Regulation on both biomedical research and personal health/wellness services * Policy recommendations and requirements for poorly regulated BBD practices * Empirical studies/cases of existing Big Data practices that demonstrate critical ethical issues, concepts and solutions TIMETABLE * October 17, 2016: Deadline for paper submissions * December 16, 2016: Deadline reviews papers * January 31, 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 Ethical Risk Assessment in Biomedical Big Data" 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. External link: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news/?id=1504 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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Question on Research Response Rates
by Pam Estes Brewer 06 Jul '16

06 Jul '16

Hi all- My students and I are doing online survey research and are using three online groups (1 Facebook group, 1 LinkedIn group, and 1 listserv) as our survey population. Between them, these groups have thousands of members, but of course, many members aren't active. Thus, I believe that conventional response rate guidelines do not apply. Can anyone point me to some good resources on the issue of internet research today and response rates? (In the past, I have used snowball sampling, but that is not the case here.) Thank you. Pam Pam Estes Brewer, Ph.D. Associate Professor Director, Master of Science in Technical Communication Management Department of Technical Communication/ Mercer University School of Engineering U.S. 478.301.4146 Brewer_pe(a)mercer.edu<mailto:Brewer_pe@mercer.edu>

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CfP CeDEM17 Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government 17-19 May 2017 (Danube University Krems, Austria)
by Noella Edelmann 06 Jul '16

06 Jul '16

Apologies for Cross-Posting! ************************************************************************************ CeDEM17 Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government 17-19 May 2017 (Danube University Krems, Austria) CeDEM17 Details: www.donau-uni.ac.at/cedem17 CeDEM17 CfP: http://tinyurl.com/cedem17cfp CeDEM on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cedem.community Chairs: Peter Parycek and Noella Edelmann (Department for E-Governance and Administration, Danube University Krems, Austria) ************************************************************************************ The international Conference for e-Democracy and Open Government brings together e-democracy, e-participation and open government specialists working in academia, politics, government and business to critically analyse the innovations, issues, ideas and challenges in the networked societies of the digital age. We look forward to your submissions (full papers, workshop proposals, reflections, PhD papers) and seeing you in Krems! CeDEM17 Tracks: E-Democracy and E-Participation Social Media, Public Administration and Citizen Engagement Open Collaborative Government Open Data, Transparency and Open Innovation Citizen's Participation in Democratic Governance Processes through ICT in Africa Open Access Communities, Participation and Civic Engagement Information Visualization for the People Connected Smart City E-Voting Emerging Issues in E-Democracy and Open Government Identity, Privacy, and Security Submissions can be: Full Papers Workshop Proposals Reflections PhD Colloquium Open Space We have a bursary for PhD students: http://tinyurl.com/cedem17phd Important Dates: *Deadline for the submission of all papers, workshop proposals, reflections: 12 December 2016 *Notification of acceptance: 13 February 2017 *Camera-ready paper submission: 6 March 2017 If you are interested in reviewing papers for CeDEM17, enter your detaills and expertise here: cedem17 people: http://tinyurl.com/cedem17people Looking forward to seeing you there! Kind regards Noella Noella Edelmann BA, MSc, MAS Research Fellow Department for E-Governance and Administration Danube University Krems Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Strasse 30 3500 Krems Austria www.donau-uni.ac.at/egov CeDEM Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government www.donau-uni.ac.at/cedem JeDEM eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government www.jedem.org Digital Society Lab http://digitalgovernment.wordpress.com/

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Tickets Available for Moneylab #3
by Max Dovey 06 Jul '16

06 Jul '16

*MoneyLab #3 Failing Better * Date: 1 - 2 December 2016 Conference: Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam (NL) Cabaret: TBD, Amsterdam Afterparty: Roest Bar, Amsterdam URL: http://networkcultures.org/moneylab/ <http://networkcultures.org/moneylab/> The aim of MoneyLab is to research, map and probe (alternative) strategies of redistribution and intervention in digital economy. It starts with the conviction that after the great Bank Robbery of 2008, we can no longer only criticize financial capitalism but need to foster alternatives. On Thursday 1 and Friday 2 December, Moneylab#3 will bring together a cacophony of artistic and economic experimentation that offer strategies for the 99%. A two-day symposium of talks, workshops, performances and parties that tackle the assumption that there is anything too big to fail. *Themes * Universal Basic Income, Feminist Economics, Decentralized Democracy, Smart Contracts, DAOs, Networked Publishing, P2P Distribution, Digital Licenses, Music Revenue Models, Platform Cooperativism, Crowdfunding, Commons Transition. *Background* After Bitcoin forked, and remains in tatters, it is now blockchain technology that ignites visions of de-regulated and decentralized organization, while it is simultaneously being sanitized by commercial banks. Meanwhile the sharing and “service” economy lost its innocuous veneer and streaming services have failed and continue to fold the music industry. Despite the mutation of crowdfunding into crowd-equity and platform co-operatives, artists and designers continue to struggle to financially support themselves. All the while the financial mediators of the previous centuries continue to drag themselves onward into global debt. We are failing better, nonetheless. Workers’ unions are on the rise and numerous collectives are working together to collectively insure their own wellbeing and build alternative models of social governance. The aspirations of grassroots organizations such as Diem25, that promise to liberate social democracy from the stronghold of global finance, are gaining momentum across Europe. People’s parties such as Podemos and 15M even neared an electoral majority. This momentum has thrust radical economic alternatives into the central stage and some governments in Europe have begun experimenting with progressive policies such as a living working wage and a universal basic income. Moneylab#3 will assess the ambition of financial provocations that have ignited and dispersed from grass-roots movements to people’s political parties to establish a terrain of social and political reform, from de-centralized networks to state governments. The rift we find ourselves in stems much further than 'the banks.' Moneylab#3 will examine how financial retaliation has led to political reformation and asks whether the ambitious advancements in finance and governance can be considered attempts to fail better. *Confirmed speakers * Tori Abernathy, Dušan Barok, Steyn Bergs, Alex Foti, Max Haiven, Lars Holdhus, Austin Houldsworth, Bindu de Knock, Simona Levi, Jeroen Van Loon, Silvio Lorusso, Renzo Martens, Dan Mihaltianu, Emily Rosamond, Trebor Scholz , Brett Scott, Cassie Thornton & Henry Warwick. *Partners * Baltan Laboraties <http://baltanlaboratories.org/>, Feminist Economics Department <http://feministeconomicsdepartment.com/>, Fine Art Financ€ Lab, Futherfield Gallery <http://furtherfield.org/gallery>, PublishingLab <http://www.publishinglab.nl/> & University of the Phoenix. *Practical information* networkcultures.org/moneylab <http://networkcultures.org/moneylab/program-3/conference-sessions/> Tickets: € 30 per day incl. lunch / € 60 passe-partout incl. lunch / Students 50% discount, incl lunch Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/moneylab-3-failing-better-tickets-24617026188 Tickets for individual panels will be sold separately from September. MoneyLab is an initiative of the Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, CREATE-IT, Amsterdam Center of Expertise, and the Amsterdam Creative Industries Network. Please circulate this announcement and share logo banner on your website / social media channels (http://networkcultures.org/moneylab/program-3/media/) -- *Upcoming >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>* Secret Post Office at Wilderness Festival <https://www.wildernessfestival.com/> | 4 - 7 August 2016 Secret Post Office at End of the Road Festival <http://endoftheroadfestival.com/> | 2 - 4 September 2016 A Hipster Bar at Ars Electronica Festival <http://www.aec.at/> | 8 - 12 September 2016 Forget Network - a monthly radio show on Itunes <https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/forgetnetwork/id1111827614> and Soundcloud <https://soundcloud.com/max-dovey> MoneyLab <http://networkcultures.org/moneylab/> | 1 & 2 Dec 2016 | Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam <http://www.maxdovey.com/>

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