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Launch of the Centre for Digital Culture at King's College London - 9th March
by Photini Vrikki 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

Dear all, You are warmly invited to the launch of the new Centre for Digital Culture at King’s College London. March 9th – 7pm — Safra Lecture Theatre – King’s College London The event is free but please RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/launch-of-the-centre-for-digital-culture-at-ki… <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/launch-of-the-centre-for-digital-culture-at-ki…> #TheGreatTransformation: digital technology and social change At the time of the Internet, smartphones and social media there seems to be virtually no part of society that is not affected by the diffusion of digital technology. From the private to the public, from personal relationships to the economy and political movements we are witnessing a great transformation whose magnitude is similar to the one brought in the 19th century by capitalism and industrialization. But what do the different changes brought by digital technology share in common? What is the overarching logic guiding the digital transformation of society? And is it changing society for better or worse? We will discuss these issues with a number of leading scholars in the field of digital culture: Tim Jordan is Professor and Head of School of Media, Film and Music at Sussex University. He is the author of a number of influential books including Cyberpower: The Culture and Politics of Cyberspace and the Internet (1999), Activism!: direct action, hacktivism and the future of society (2002), and Information Politics (2015). Joanna Zylinska is a writer, lecturer, artist and curator, working in the areas of new technologies and new media, ethics, photography and art. She is Professor of New Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is the author of a number of influential books including Life after New Media (2012/ with Sarah Kember) and The Cyborg Experiments (2002). Mark Coté is a leading researcher in the social, cultural, political and economic dimensions of big data. He has received numerous research grants from the AHRC and EU-Horizon 2020 as both PI and CI, partnering with the Open Data Institute, British Library, Aarhus University, the University of Pisa and many others. His work has been published widely across leading journals including Big Data & Society. Mercedes Bunz is a German art historian, philosopher and journalist. She has worked as the technology correspondent for the Guardian and is currently senior lecturer journalism and digital media, University of Westminster and has been involved in digital publishing and open access project. She is the author of The Silent Revolution: How Digitalization Transforms Knowledge, Work, Journalism and Politics without Making Too Much Noise (2014). The conversation will be moderated by Paolo Gerbaudo, Director of the Centre for Digital Culture. We are looking forward to seeing you all there!

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4 PhD positions in the Department of Culture and Media Studies Umeå University
by Evelina Liliequist 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

Open for applications: 4 PhD positions in the Department of Culture and Media Studies Umeå University! http://www.kultmed.umu.se/om-institutionen/jobba-hos-oss/ - One PhD position in Ethnology (digital humanities is a prioritized field at the faculty) - One PhD position in Literary Studies - One PhD position in Museology - One PhD position in Ethnology or Media and Communication Studies with focus on gender and disability Best regards, Evelina Liliequist Postgraduate student Ethnology, Digital humanities Department of Culture and Media Studies, Umeå University Umeå University SE-901 87 Umeå Sweden Tel: +46 90 7866305 Email: evelina.liliequist(a)umu.se<mailto:evelina.liliequist@umu.se>

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Three new PhD positions in Media Studies - Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo
by Charles Ess 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

Dear AoIRists, Please spread the word to potentially interested students: <http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/1572981/62047?iso=gb> After 3.5 years here, I am hopelessly biased, of course - but I do think it fair to say that our Department, as well as the environs of Oslo and lovely Norway and Scandinavia more broadly, have a great deal to offer to those pursuing a PhD in Media Studies. thanks in advance, - charles ess -- Professor in Media Studies Department of Media and Communication University of Oslo <http://www.hf.uio.no/imk/english/people/aca/charlees/index.html> Director, Centre for Research in Media Innovations (CeRMI) Editor, The Journal of Media Innovations <https://www.journals.uio.no/index.php/TJMI/> Postboks 1093 Blindern 0317 Oslo, Norway c.m.ess(a)media.uio.no

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Call for Chapters: Handbook of Research on Teaching Computational Thinking in Primary Education
by Hüseyin Özçınar 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

Dear all, I would like to invite you to submit a proposal for the* “Handbook of Research on Teaching Computational Thinking in Primary Education**”* Recommended Topics Contributors are welcome to submit chapters on the following topics relating to teaching computational thinking in primary education: Defining computational thinking Critics of teaching computational thinking in primary education Limitations and power of computational thinking What computational thinking means for primary education Assesing computational thinking How computational thinking can be facilitated in primary education Pedagogies for teaching computational thinking Game design and computational thinking How can we integrate computational thinking into different subjects Teaching computational thinking across different learning contexts Relationship of computer programming to computational thinking Teaching coding in primary education Relationship of computational thinking to problem solving The use of visual programming languages to promote computational thinking in primary education Cognitive benefits of learning programming How to bring computational processes to bear on problem solving Important Dates *March 15, 2016:* Proposal Submission Deadline *March 30, 2016:* Notification of Acceptance *May 30, 2016:* Full Chapter Submission *July 30, 2016:* Review Results Returned *August 30, 2016:* Revised Chapter Submission *September 15, 2016:* Final Notification of Acceptance Inquiries huseyinozcinar(a)gmail.com, hozcinar(a)pau.edu.tr Please visit http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/2017 for details. This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2016. Best Wishes, Hüseyin Özçınar

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Readie Research Summit - What drives Europe's Digital Economy
by Leonard Mack Readie 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

<http://www.cvent.com/events/what-drives-europe-s-digital-economy/event-summ…> Dear all, On behalf of Nesta, I want to invite you to the Readie <http://www.cvent.com/events/what-drives-europe-s-digital-economy/event-summ…> Research Summit - What drives Europe’s Digital Economy <http://www.cvent.com/events/what-drives-europe-s-digital-economy/event-summ…>. I am sure this will be spot on for some of you - it would be great to meet you there! *When*: Monday 21 March 2016, 11:30 - Tuesday 22 March 2016, 15:50 *Where*: University of Greenwich, 10 Stockwell Street, London SE10 9BD, United Kingdom Our Summit brings together forward-thinking researchers, policy professionals and businesses with an interest in cutting-edge research, big data methods, entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth. It will address the following key questions facing Europe's Digital Economy today: - How are digital technologies changing Europe’s economy? - How can digitalisation be turned into an opportunity for businesses and entrepreneurs? - What cutting-edge research currently exists? - And critically, how can researchers, businesses and policy-makers collaborate to set Europe’s Digital Economy on the right course? Join us to hear from some of the most influential experts on the subject including: - *Robin Chase,* Founder of Zipcar and Veniam - *Dane Stangler,* Vice President of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation - *Enrico Giovannini, *member of the Club of Rome - *Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, *Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at the Oxford Internet Institute - *Nicklas Lundblad,* Head of EMEA Public Policy and Government Relations at Google To view the full agenda, speaker updates and to purchase your ticket (£65 + VAT), please follow this link: http://goo.gl/7sCyED Please contact me if you have any questions! Best Leonard -- *Leonard Mack | Senior Researcher - Digital Economy @ Nesta <http://www.nesta.org.uk/>, working on Readie.eu <http://Readie.eu> **| leonard.mack(a)readie.eu <leonard.mack(a)readie.eu>* -- *Nesta...* 1 Plough Place London EC4A 1DE www.nesta.org.uk | Newsletter <http://www.nesta.org.uk/newsletter_signup> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/nesta_uk> | LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1868227&goback=%2Egdr_1274367066783_1> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/NESTA/116788428355432?v=wall&ref=sgm> | Magazine <http://thelongandshort.org/> ------------------------------ This email and any attachments are confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. Any use, copying or disclosure other than by the intended recipient is unauthorised. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately via +44 (0)20 7438 2500 or by email to information(a)nesta.org.uk and delete this message and any copies from your computer and network. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Nesta. Nesta is a company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales with company number 7706036 and charity number 1144091. Registered as a charity in Scotland number SC042833. Registered office: 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DE.

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Activity about Internet and health at AoIR16
by Leticia Barbosa 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

Dear Colleagues , I’m sending this email on behalf of LAISS – Laboratory of Internet, Health and Society – a laboratory of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), one of the most important public health institutions in Latin America. At LAISS, we have been researching various topics and issues related to the interface between the Internet and Health, such as the impact of the Internet on the doctor-patient relationships, quality assessments of health information displayed on websites, the practices of virtual patient communities, and the profile of consumers of health information in particular Millennials and Generation Y. We are sending this message in order to invite colleagues who work on these issues and questions to join the activity about Internet & Health we want to propose for the next annual meeting of AoIR. We ask those who are interested to get in touch by replying to this email. See you in Berlin! Best Regards, Leticia Barbosa Research A ssistant - Laboratory of Internet, Health and Society (LAISS) Oswaldo Cruz Foundation , Brazil www.ensp.fiocruz.br/laiss

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[CfP] 5th IEEE Track on Collaborative Modeling and Simulation (Comets 2016) **** Submission Deadline Extended ****
by Daniele Gianni 16 Feb '16

16 Feb '16

*************** Submission Deadline Extended ********************** (Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message) ################################################################# IEEE WETICE 2016 5th IEEE Track on Collaborative Modeling and Simulation (Comets 2016) in cooperation with (approval pending) INCOSE Italy MIMOS (Italian Association for M&S) CALL FOR PAPERS ################################################################# June 13-16, 2016 - Paris (France) http://www.sel.uniroma2.it/comets16 ################################################################# # Papers Due: February 25, 2016 ***** Extended ****** # Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings # by the IEEE Computer Society Press and will be submitted for # indexing through INSPEC, Compendex, Scopus, Thomson Reuters, # DBLP, Google Scholar and EI Index. ################################################################# Modeling and Simulation (M&S) is increasingly becoming a central activity in the design of new systems and in the analysis of existing systems because it enables designers and researchers to investigate systems behavior through virtual representations. For this reason, M&S is gaining a primary role in many industrial and research fields, such as space, critical infrastructures, manufacturing, emergency management, biomedical systems and sustainable future. However, as the complexity of the investigated systems increases and the types of investigations widens, the cost of M&S activities increases for the more complex models and for the communications among a wider number and variety of M&S stakeholders (e.g., sub-domain experts, simulator users, simulator engineers, and final system users). To address the increasing costs of M&S activities, collaborative technologies must be introduced to support these activities by fostering the sharing and reuse of models, by facilitating the communications among M&S stakeholders, and more generally by integrating processes, tools and platforms. Aside from seeking applications of collaborative technologies to M&S activities, the track seeks innovative contributions that deal with the application of M&S practices in the field of collaborative engineering platforms. These platforms are continuously becoming more complex, and therefore their design requires systematic approaches to meet the required quality of collaboration. This is important for two reasons: to reduce rework activities on the actual collaborative environment, and to maximize the productivity and the quality of the process the collaborative environment supports. M&S offers the methodologies and tools for such investigations and therefore it can be used to improve the quality of collaborative environments. A non-exhaustive list of topics of interest includes: * collaborative requirements modeling * collaborative environments for M&S * collaborative Systems of Systems M&S * business process modeling for collaborative environments * agent-based M&S * collaborative distributed simulation * collaborative component-based M&S * net-centric M&S * web-based M&S * model sharing and reuse * model building and evaluation * modeling and simulation of business processes * modeling for collaboration * simulation-based performance analysis of collaborative engineering platforms * model-driven approaches for collaborative engineering * domain specific languages for collaborative M&S * databases and repositories for M&S * distributed virtual environments * virtual research environment for M&S * collaborative DEVS M&S * multi-method M&S To stimulate creativity, however, the track maintains a wider scope and invites interested researchers to present contributions that offer original perspectives on collaboration and M&S. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ On-Line Submissions and Publication +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CoMetS'16 intends to bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss key issues, approaches, open problems, innovative applications and trends in the track research area. Papers should contain original contributions not published or submitted elsewhere. Papers up to six pages (including figures, tables and references) can be submitted. Papers should follow the IEEE format (http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/ publishing/templates.html). All submissions should be submitted in PDF format and will be peer-reviewed by at least three program committee members. Accepted papers will be included in the proceedings and published by the IEEE Computer Society Press. Please note that at least one author for each accepted paper should register to attend WETICE 2016 (http://www.wetice.org) to have the paper published in the proceedings. Interested authors and participants may contact the organizers for expression of interests and content appropriateness at any time. Papers and posters can be submitted in PDF format at the conference submission site (https://www.easychair.org/conferences/? conf=wetice2016), by selecting the ÒCollaborative Modeling and SimulationÓ track. +++++++++++++++ Important Dates +++++++++++++++ * Submission Deadline: February 25, 2016 ***** Extended ***** * Notification to authors: March 28, 2016 * Camera Ready to IEEE: April 11, 2016 * Conference date: June 13-16, 2016 +++++++++++++++++ Program co-chairs +++++++++++++++++ Andrea D'Ambrogio, University of Roma TorVergata, Italy Gregory Zacharewicz, University of Bordeaux, France Daniele Gianni, Guglielmo Marconi University, Italy *** Contact Information *** Andrea D'Ambrogio (track co-chair) Email: dambro(a)uniroma2.it

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Conference: Freedom and Control of Expression
by Earl, Jennifer Suzanne - (jenniferearl) 16 Feb '16

16 Feb '16

Please Share Widely - Conference Call for Papers Freedom and Control of Expression<http://www.iast.fr/conference/freedom-and-control-expression-digital-afterm…> In the Digital Aftermath of the 2015 French Attacks After the Charlie Hebdo newspaper offices were attacked in January 2015, debate and discussion flourished about freedom of expression, in France and abroad. This debate intensified after the Paris attacks of November 13th. At the epicenter is the role of the Internet and free speech. An enormous wave of worldwide indignation expressed itself after both events, including a deluge of hashtag solidarity. But this social media storm eventually revealed cultural, political and social divides inside France, as well as globally. Much like after the 9/11 attacks, France passed laws allowing state surveillance of online communication. At the same time, social media censored posts about the attacks that were considered to be provocative or shocking. The variety of reactions, including indifference or, on the contrary, the expression of very different points of view - sometimes even surveilled or censored - showed that one hashtag is neither unifying nor a universal view shared by everyone. This event magnified the notion that the digital public sphere is a conflicting arena of not just what is being said (or kept quiet) online but also what the limits are. Undoubtedly, the Internet is the main means of massive public expression for millions. Yet it is still the result of a complex set of power relations established between professional media, amateur content producing communities, which sometimes defend particular interests, as well as corporate intermediaries. The resulting online content embodies rival editorial, political and industrial strategies. Recently, scholars have begun to question the idea of digital participatory democracy in terms of a level playing field. This workshop aims to progress this debate by addressing the following central question: Who controls freedom of expression and online content in the digital era, and how? Embedded in this question are the challenges and constraints of expression, such as the tension between a bottom-up or top-down digital public sphere or who is left out as a digital player. Also central to this question are the role of three broad actors: the state, market and civil society. Possible topics for submissions include the following State - What is the government's role - from subsidizing digital participation to censorship and surveillance? What is the role of political ideology, broadly defined, in freedom of expression? What is the relationship between media institutions and the state when it comes to online free speech? Market - What is the interplay of market dominance, algorithms, censorship and Big Data? How are transformations in news production and consumption, especially in terms of platforms like Facebook, shaping freedom of expression? How do different types of capitalist economic systems shape freedom of expression? How do market constraints upon corporate media, and mainstream journalism shape freedom of expression? Civil society - Who is creating content, and if so, who is listening, watching and clicking? How does race, class, ethnicity and gender factor in? Who is marginalized? How effective is Internet use as an extension or part of activist and social movement practices vis-à-vis political expression. What is the role of alternative, independent and citizen media in this digital era of online expression? Target Audience and Scholars: This is an interdisciplinary workshop but geared toward sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, economists and communication scholars. Scholars at all levels are encouraged to participate. A small number of travel grants may be available to permit outstanding junior scholars (under 35 years at the date of the conference) to attend. Please state in your paper submission whether you wish to apply for such a travel grant. Dates: October 13 & 14, 2016 Format: The workshop will feature speakers, panels and paper presentations. Submissions: Full paper submissions based on empirical research of conference topics (maximum 25 pages including references and tables/figures) due by Friday, April 1. Theoretical papers will also be considered. Please submit papers to https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fceda15pa. We will notify you of acceptance by May 6. You will have to create an account in Easychair in order to submit. Registration: Register for the conference by June 30. Space is limited. Registration information coming soon. Cost: Free Location: Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST), Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), Toulouse, France. Organizers: Jen Schradie (IAST), Sandra Vera Zambrano (Sciences Po Toulouse - LASSP), Nikos Smyrnaios (University of Toulouse - LERASS) with support from the Jean-Jacques Laffont Digital Chair of the IAST and TSE. Web Site: http://www.iast.fr/conference/freedom-and-control-expression-digital-afterm… Questions? freedomcontrol.conf(a)iast.fr<https://gremaq.univ-tlse1.fr/owa/redir.aspx?C=8e92a16a689747f5bf0842d1beb14…> *********************************** Jennifer Earl Professor of Sociology Social Sciences 440 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721-0027 Twitter: @profearl Website: http://jearl.faculty.arizona.edu/ Phone: (520) 621-3296 Fax: (520) 621-9875 ***********************************

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Fellowship opportunities with Ranking Digital Rights
by Nathalie Marechal 16 Feb '16

16 Feb '16

Greetings, Ranking Digital Rights is recruiting graduate students and seasoned researchers with background in computer science, engineering, Internet and telecommunications law, communication studies (other relevant field) for fellowship opportunities in 2016. Fellows must be committed to advancing respect for digital rights worldwide and have prior academic research experience or professional work related to freedom of expression, censorship, privacy, and surveillance in the ICT sector. Speaking from personal experience, I have found working with RDR to be a terrific complement to PhD coursework, providing me with a much richer understanding of technology policy and Internet governance than graduate school alone would have. I would be delighted to speak with anyone on this list about the project. Please see https://rankingdigitalrights.org/2016/02/16/fellowship-opportunities-with-r… for more information. Best, Nathalie *Nathalie Maréchal* Doctoral Candidate, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Senior Information Controls Fellow, Ranking Digital Rights Marechal(a)USC.edu | @MarechalUSC | www.nathaliemarechal.net PGP Fingerprint - EB43 3CE8 A759 5419 52C0 2FF1 B721 C0BF 0F43 0663

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FW: PhD Courses: Oslo Summer School in Comparative Social Science Studies 2016 (OPEN)
by hanne-k.hallingby＠telenor.com 16 Feb '16

16 Feb '16

Hi all, Excellent summer school courses at University of Oslo - I have attended two courses. I especially recommend the course of my Telenor colleague: Data Science for the Social Sciences, Senior Data Scientist Pål Sundsøy, Telenor Research, Norway. Best regards Hanne-Stine Hallingby, Industry Phd Canidate UiO and Telenor --- Greetings! We have by now received many applications for the upcoming PhD summer school 2016. However, we still welcome more applications for many of our PhD courses. The most helpful thing you can do for us is to forward this announcement to any PhD program facilitator / administrator at your university or research institution that can help bring out the information to your fellow PhD students, perhaps by using a mailing list. The Oslo Summer School in Comparative Social Science Studies provides several PhD research courses that aim to cover all of the academic disciplines within the social sciences. You may see the listing of courses offered in 2016 below. ----------------------- FURTHER INFORMATION AND ONLINE APPLICATION FORM: http://www.sv.uio.no/oss/index.html ----------------------- OSLO SUMMER SCHOOL IN COMPARATIVE SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDIES 2016 PhD Courses 25 - 29 July 2016: 1: Case Study Research Methods, Professor Andrew Bennett, Georgetown University, USA. 2: The Theory of Innovative Enterprise, Professor Wiliam Lazonick, The University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA. 3: Elites, Institutions, and Good Societies: A Comparative Perspective, Professor Lena Wängnerud, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. 4: Comparative Policy Studies: Theories, Methods, and Emerging Issues, Professor Gita Steiner-Khamsi, Columbia University, New York, USA. 5: The Nordic Welfare State Model in a Comparative and European Perspective, Associate Professor Caroline de la Porte, Roskilde University, Denmark. 6. Religion in the Secular State: Historical Foundations and Contemporary Challenges, Professor Christian Joppke, University of Bern, Switzerland. ----------------------- PhD Courses 1 - 5 August 2016: 7: Madness and Everyday Life, Associate Professor Clara Han, Johns Hopkins University, USA. 8: Data Science for the Social Sciences, Senior Data Scientist Pål Sundsøy, Telenor Research, Norway. 9: Mixed Methods: Towards a Methodological Pluralism, Professor Giampietro Gobo, University of Milan, Italy. 10: Climate Change Adaptation and Transformations towards Sustainability, Professor Karen O'Brien, University of Oslo, Norway. 11. The Politics of the Welfare State in an Era of Reform: Voters, Interest Groups, and Political Responsiveness, Professor Jane Gingrich, University of Oxford, UK. 12. A Journey through Psychology as an Academic Discipline and Cultural Force: Theory, Practice and Critique, Professor Ian Parker, Leicester University, UK. ----------------------- FURTHER INFORMATION AND ONLINE APPLICATION FORM: http://www.sv.uio.no/oss/index.html Best regards, Tron Harald Torneby Coordinator, Oslo Summer School Faculty of Social Sciences University of Oslo P.O.Box 1084 Blindern N-0317 Oslo Norway Phone: +47 22 85 44 49 ******************************************** Oslo Summer School in Comparative Social Sciences Studies http://www.sv.uio.no/oss/index.html ********************************************

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