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ASIST> The 11th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium Schedule
by Rosenbaum, Howard S. 23 Sep '15

23 Sep '15

The 11th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium (SIG SI) @ the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology The Impacts of Social Informatics Research Please join us in St. Louis and celebrate with us as we mark the 11th year of the SIG-SI Research Symposium! Saturday, November 7, 2015, 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch • St. Louis, Missouri, USA Organizers: Pnina Fichman, Indiana University (fichman(a)indiana.edu) Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University (hrosenba(a)indiana.edu) Sponsored by SIG-SI and the Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics Note: Early registration deadline for the conference and the workshop is Friday, 9/25/2015 Schedule 8:00-8:15 Welcome 8:15-9:15 Papers 8:15-8:35 Social informatics and the study of ICTs in marginalised communities Natalie Pang and Schubert Foo, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 8:35-8:55 Managing the Unimaginable: Applying a social informatics lens to keep the human in big data Theresa Dirndorfer Anderson and Simon Buckingham Shum (Director), Connected Intelligence Centre, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia 8:55-9:15 Costello: Dude... I zone out like that all the time:” Banter as Phatic Communication in the Context of Online Discussion Forums Focused on Illicit Behavior Kaitlyn Costello, Rutgers University John D. Martin III, and Ashlee Edwards University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 9:15-9:30 Break 9:30-10:15 Panel: IT Education and iSchools: How to Develop the Scholarly Layer? Laura I. Spears, Marcia A. Mardis, Nicole Alemanne, and Charles R. McClure, Director, Information Institute, Florida State University College of Communication & Information 10:15-11:15 Papers 11:15-11:35 Human Rights Values in Social Informatics Research: A Case from Indonesia Abdul Roman, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 11:35-11:55 Striving for Research Impact: The Peculiar Case of the AIS Bright ICT Initiative Jonathan P. Allen, School of Management, University of San Francisco 11:55-12:30 Awards 11:55-12:10 Best Student paper ($500) How Do Social Media, Mobility, Analytics and Cloud Computing Impact Nonprofit Organizations? A Pluralistic Study of Information and Communication Technologies in Indian Context. Information Technology for Development Arpana Raman, Management Development Institute, India 12:10-12:30 Best Social Informatics Paper($1,000) Techno-social Life: The Internet, Digital Technology, and Social Connectedness Mary Chayko, Rutgers University Registration Fees: Early-bird: $100 Late: $120 To register for the workshop (and the conference): https://www.asist.org/events/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-2015/register/ For more about the workshop: https://www.asist.org/events/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-2015/seminars-an… For more about Rob Kling Center for Social Informatics: http://rkcsi.indiana.edu

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Fwd: fembot: Ada Issue 10, Open Call - Now accepting submissions!
by Radhika G 23 Sep '15

23 Sep '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sarah T. Hamid <hamidtasnuva(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 5:44 PM Subject: fembot: Ada Issue 10, Open Call - Now accepting submissions! To: "gender, media & technology collaboration" <fembot(a)lists.uoregon.edu> Call for papers: Open issue Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology | adanewmedia.org Issue 10, forthcoming November 2016 http://fembotcollective.org/blog/2015/09/22/call-for-papers-issue-10-open-c… Edited by Radhika Gajjala (Bowling Green State University) and Carol Stabile (University of Oregon) We invite contributions to a peer-reviewed open call issue featuring research on gender, new media and technology. We are particularly interested in contributions that exemplify Ada’s commitments to politically engaged, intersectional approaches to scholarship on gender, new media and technology. Contributions in formats other than the traditional essay are encouraged; please contact the editors to discuss specifications and/or multimodal contributions. *Submission Details* All submissions should be sent by FEBRUARY 1, 2016 to editor(a)adanewmedia.org . Contributions should be no more than 5,000 words, inclusive of notes and citations. Please attach your contribution as a word document and use “Ada Open Call Contribution” for your subject line and include the following in the body of your message: • Your name and a short biography • A 50 word abstract • A list of five keywords/ subject tags • Preferred email address • Citation style used *About Ada* Ada is an online, open access, open source, peer-reviewed journal run by feminist media scholars. The journal’s first issue was published online in November 2012. Since that launch, Ada has received more than 200,000 page views. Ada operates a review process that combines feminist mentoring with the rigor of peer review. We do not — and will never — charge fees for publishing your materials, and we will share those materials using a Creative Commons License. *About the Editors* Radhika Gajjala [@cyberdivalivesl] is professor of media studies and American culture studies at Bowling Green State University, Ohio, where she teaches courses in global media, international communication, media and cultural studies and feminist research methods. She is the author of Cyberselves: Feminist Ethnographies of South Asian Women and of Cyberculture and the Subaltern: Weavings of the Virtual and Real. She has also co-edited South Asian Technospaces and Cyberfeminism 2.0 She is co-editor of Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology. Carol A. Stabile [@castabile] is head of the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Oregon, where she teaches interdisciplinary courses on gender, race, and class in media at the University of Oregon. She is the author of Feminism and the Technological Fix, editor of Turning the Century: Essays in Media and Cultural Studies, co-editor of Prime Time Animation: Television Animation and American Culture, and author of White Victims, Black Villains: Gender, Race, and Crime News in US Culture. She is completing a book on women writers and the broadcast blacklist in the 1950s, entitled The Broadcast 41: Women and the Television Blacklist. She is a founding member of Fembot, an online collaboration of scholars conducting research on gender, new media, and technology, co-editor of Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology, and edits the Feminist Media Studies book series for University of Illinois Press. *Questions or Queries?* Direct them to issue editors: editor(a)adanewmedia.org or to the Fembot Webmistress: shamid(a)uoregon.edu - - - Radhika Gajjala *Co-editor of ADA: Journal of Gender and New Media* *http://adanewmedia.org <http://adanewmedia.org/>* *Fulbright Professor/Research Scholar in Digital Culture at University of Bergen, August 1, 2015-July 31, 2016* *__* Professor School of Media and Communication and American Culture Studies Program Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green Ohio http://www.radhikagajjala.org <http://www.cyberdiva.org/> __ Radhika Gajjala Fulbright Professor (2015-2016) Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies <http://www.uib.no/en/lle> Visit Address: HF-bygget, Sydnesplassen 7 5020 Bergen Postal Address: Postboks 7805 5020 Bergen Phone: +47 55 58 97 63 E-mail: Radhika.Gajjala(a)uib.no ____

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1st CfP: International Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM-16)
by Vyacheslav Polonski 23 Sep '15

23 Sep '15

The 10th International Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM-16) in Cologne, Germany. Sponsored by GESIS and the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). CONFERENCE WEBSITE: http://www.icwsm.org/2016/index.php * Workshop Proposals Due: December 7, 2015 * Paper Abstracts Due: January 5, 2016 (by 23:59 Hawaii Standard Time) * Full Papers Due: January 11, 2016 (by 23:59 Hawaii Standard Time) * Acceptance Notification: February 25, 2016 * Conference: May 18-20, 2016 in Cologne, Germany SUMMARY SUBMISSION GUIDELINE: Full paper format: Full paper submissions to ICWSM are recommended to be 8 pages long, and must be at most 10 pages long, including figures and references. The final camera-ready length (between 8-10 pages) for each full paper in the proceedings will be at the discretion of the program chairs. All papers must follow AAAI formatting guidelines. Poster and demo paper format: Poster paper submissions to ICWSM must be 4 pages long, including figures and references. Demo paper submissions to ICWSM must be 2 pages long, including figures and references. All papers must be follow AAAI formatting guidelines. Anonymity: Paper submissions to ICWSM must be anonymized. GENERAL CO-CHAIRS: Krishna P. Gummadi, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems Markus Strohmaier, Gesis Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS: Eric Gilbert, Georgia Tech Michael Macy, Cornell University Claudia Wagner, Gesis Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences CONFERENCE INFORMATION: The International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM) is a forum for researchers from multiple disciplines to come together to share knowledge, discuss ideas, exchange information, and learn about cutting-edge research in diverse fields with the common theme of online social media. This overall theme includes research in new perspectives in social theories, as well as computational algorithms for analyzing social media. ICWSM is a singularly fitting venue for research that blends social science and computational approaches to answer important and challenging questions about human social behavior through social media while advancing computational tools for vast and unstructured data. ICWSM, now in its tenth year, has become one of the premier venues for computational social science, and previous years of ICWSM have featured papers, posters, and demos that draw upon network science, machine learning, computational linguistics, sociology, communication, and political science. The uniqueness of the venue and the quality of submissions have contributed to a fast growth of the conference and a competitive acceptance rate around 20% for full-length research papers published in the proceedings by the Association for the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). The accepted papers will be open access and have equal time for a full oral presentation. Full papers will also have the opportunity to display their paper as a poster at the venue. For ICWSM-16, in addition to the usual program of contributed talks, posters and demos, the main conference will include a selection of keynote talks from prominent scientists and technologists. Building on successes in previous years, ICWSM-16 will also hold a day of workshops and tutorials in addition to the main conference. DISCIPLINES: * Computational approaches to social media research including * Natural language processing * Text / data mining * Machine learning * Image / multimedia processing * Graphics and visualization * Distributed computing * Graph theory and graphical models * Human-computer interaction * Social science approaches to social media research including * Psychology * Sociology and social network analysis * Communication * Political science * Economics * Anthropology * Media studies and journalism * Interdisciplinary approaches to social media research combining computational algorithms and social science methodologies TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA INCLUDE: * Weblogs (posts, comments, and/or social shares) * Social network sites (e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn) * Microblogs (e.g. Twitter, Tumblr) * Wiki-based knowledge sharing sites (e.g. Wikipedia) * Social news sites and websites of news media (e.g. Huffington Post) * Forums, mailing lists, newsgroups * Community media sites (e.g. YouTube, Flickr, Instagram) * Social Q & A sites (e.g. Quora, Yahoo Answers) * User reviews (e.g. Yelp, Amazon.com) * Social curation sites (e.g. Reddit, Pinterest) * Location-based social networks (e.g. Foursquare) TOPICS INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO): * Psychological, personality-based and ethnographic studies of social media * Analysis of the relationship between social media and mainstream media * Qualitative and quantitative studies of social media * Centrality/influence of social media publications and authors * Ranking/relevance of blogs and microblogs; web page ranking based on weblogs * Social network analysis; communities identification; expertise and authority discovery * Collaborative filtering * Trust; reputation; recommendation systems * Human computer interaction; social media tools; navigation and visualization * Subjectivity in textual data; sentiment analysis; polarity/opinion identification and extraction, linguistic analyses of social media behavior * Text categorization; topic recognition; demographic/gender/age identification * Trend identification and tracking; time series forecasting * Measuring predictability of real world phenomena based on social media, e.g., spanning politics, finance, and health * New social media applications; interfaces; interaction techniques * Social innovation and effecting change through social media * Social media usage on mobile devices; location, human mobility, and behavior * Organizational and group behavior mediated by social media; interpersonal communication mediated by social media * Studies of digital humanities (culture, history, arts) using social media SOCIAL MEDIA BUZZ #ICWSM: Follow @ICWSM on Twitter<https://twitter.com/icwsm>, Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/icwsm> and Instagram<https://instagram.com/icwsm/> and spread the word!

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Digital Identity and Feminism
by Pablo Garaizar Sagarminaga 23 Sep '15

23 Sep '15

Dear AoIR colleagues, I would appreciate your help in finding key references to prepare a brief (20-30') introduction to Digital Identity from a feminist perspective in a broad sense. Thank you! Best wishes, -- Pablo Garaizar Sagarminaga Universidad de Deusto Avda. de las Universidades 24 48007 Bilbao - Spain Phone: +34-94-4139000 Ext 2512 Fax: +34-94-4139101

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Multiple Tenure-Track Jobs at Indiana University Media School
by Gonzales, Amy 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

Multiple Tenure-Track Jobs at Indiana University Media School Media Theory, Culture and Technology The Media School in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington invites applications for a professor (open rank) with an established record of teaching and publication at the intersection of media theory, culture, and technology. Areas of specialization might include emergent media, sound studies, digital cinema, software studies, media history and history of technology. Digital humanities approaches are welcome. The successful candidate can expect to be working in an innovative, newly created Media School that brings cinema and media studies together with journalism, communication science and media production, offering curricular tracks in these areas as well as game design, media management, and media technologies and cultures. Applicants are expected to hold the Ph.D. in Media Studies, Film Studies, Communication or a related field. Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status. To ensure full consideration, applications should be submitted by Oct. 24. However, applications will be considered until the position is filled. Interested candidates should review the job description and submit application materials online at http://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/1798 <http://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/1798> Questions regarding the position or application process should be directed to: Greg Waller, The Media School, Indiana University, 940 E. Seventh Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7108 or email gwaller(a)indiana.edu<mailto:gwaller@indiana.edu>. Uses and Impacts of Media The Media School in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington invites applications from scholars (open rank) who examine uses and impacts of media. Areas of research focus may include traditional or emerging media, but ideally both. Social scientists are strongly encouraged to apply, although other methodological orientations would not disqualify interested applicants. Applicants are expected to hold a Ph.D. in Media Studies, Communication or a related field. The successful candidate will affiliate with one or more of the school’s units: Communication Science, Journalism, or Cinema and Media Studies. The Media School is a new academic enterprise at IU that brings all forms of media study under one umbrella. In 2016, we will move to a newly renovated home, including state-of-the-art facilities for our Institute of Communication Research. Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status. To ensure full consideration, applications should be submitted by Oct. 24. However, applications will be considered until the position is filled. Interested candidates should review the job description and submit application materials online at http://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/1787. Questions regarding the position or application process should be directed to: Rob Potter, The Media School, Indiana University, 940 E. Seventh Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-7108, or email rfpotter(a)indiana.edu<mailto:rfpotter@indiana.edu>. Digital and Emerging Media The Media School in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington invites applications for an assistant professor whose scholarship focuses on digital or emerging media. Candidates who examine new media, social media, media and technology, emerging media, convergence or other related topics are encouraged to apply. The school encourages a variety of methodological and disciplinary focuses, and candidates may find a home within units such as Communication Science, Journalism, or Cinema and Media Studies. Applicants are expected to hold a Ph.D. in Media Studies, Communication or a related field. Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status. To ensure full consideration, applications should be submitted by Oct. 24. However, applications will be considered until the position is filled. Interested candidates should review the job description and submit application materials online at http://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/1796. Questions regarding the position or application process should be directed to: Galen Clavio, The Media School, Indiana University, 940 E. Seventh Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-7108, or email gclavio2(a)indiana.edu<mailto:gclavio2@indiana.edu>. - See more at: http://mediaschool.indiana.edu/about-us/academic-positions-at-the-media-sch…

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2nd cfp. SSN 2016: Surveillance: Power, Performance and Trust
by Nils Zurawski 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

cfp: Surveillance: Power, Performance and Trust The 7th biennial Surveillance & Society conference of the Surveillance Studies Network, hosted by Eticas Research & Consulting. Thursday 21st – Saturday 23rd April 2016 in Barcelona Complete information can be found and downloaded here: http://www.surveillance-studies.net/?p=1162 Call for Registration of Interest and abstracts. Surveillance in the 21st Century is characterised by performance, risk scoring, ubiquitous data collection and analysis, algorithms as well as intersecting and blurring power relations. As such surveillance increasingly becomes an integral part of everyday life and professional environments, symbolised by concepts such as the smart city, industry 4.0, smart homes and wearable computing. These new sorting and controlling practices will prompt new forms of visibility, new modes of power, as well as unintended consequences and cumulative disadvantages. Scholars and other concerned individuals face numerous questions: How will these new emerging cultures of surveillance interact with democracy, society and citizenship? What impacts and interdependencies can be observed? How should societies respond to these practices? How do people cope with current features and practices as well as with the historical legacies of surveillance regimes? What role does surveillance play in social theories? In this context the conference wishes to explore the following key themes: Key themes may include, but are not limited to: Democracy and surveillance Surveillance and everyday life Cultures and histories of surveillance Surveillance and digital/social media Value sensitive design and PETs Philosophy and theory of surveillance Ethics and Trust in and of surveillance Regulation, politics and governance of surveillance Algorithmic surveillance and big data Resistance to surveillance Non-technological surveillance Important dates >>13 July 2015 Call for abstracts and intent issued >>31 August 2015 Deadline for initial registration of interest by email to ssn2016(a)surveillance-studies.net 25 October 2015 Deadline submission of abstracts via EasyChair – https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ssn2016barcelona 30 October 2015 Electronic booking form available – formal registration and payment 15 December 2015 Notification to participants about decisions on abstracts 28 February 2016 Early Bird registration ends 25 March 2016: Submission of full papers Final Deadline for registration and payment for all conference attendees Launch of conference programme 7 April 2016 Papers published on Web available to all registered conference attendees 20 April 2016 Pre-conference activities 21-23 April 2016 Conference in Barcelona For paper presenters, a 300 word abstract will be required by 25th of October 2015 and can be submitted using the EasyChair platform: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ssn2016barcelona Hope to see you all in Barcelona and looking forward to your abstracts. best nilz Dr. habil. Nils Zurawski Universität Hamburg Inst. für kriminologische Sozialforschung Allende-Platz 1 20146 Hamburg Germany tel. +49 (0) 40 42838 2199 (AB) fax. +49 (0) 40 42838 2328 http://www.surveillance-studies.org Neue Bücher: #Raum-Kontrolle-Weltbild.Raumvorstellungen als Grundlage gesellschaftlicher Ordnung und ihrer Überwachung. Mai 2014 bei Budrich UniPress. #Anthropology of Security, Perspectives from the Frontline of Policing, Counter-terrorism and Border Control (eds. M. Maguire, C. Frois, N.Zurawski) Pluto Press 2014

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3D Design and 3D Animation Instructor, Short-term Project in Kyrgyzstan
by Samagan Aitymbetov 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

Dear colleagues, Please, circulate. The Association of Fulbrighters of Kyrgyzstan is looking for instructors in 3D Design and 3D Animation for a short-term position (January 2016) within the project "*3D Creative Jobs for Kyrgyzstan"*. This ICT4Jobs project will help to introduce a contemporary 3D Visualization and Animation education program in selected arts departments and colleges of the Kyrgyz Republic that can help match demand and supply of adequately skilled workers on the labor market. A specialist in 3D Visualization will be invited to Kyrgyzstan to share and disseminate knowledge through the “training for trainers” model and online consultations. Selected candidate can help through two main activities: - Development of new digital 3D Visualization and Animation curriculum in Kyrgyzstan, - Training of 30-40 professionals in 3D Imaging to match growing demand from creative industries. *a) *Development of digital 3D Visualization and Animation curriculum in Kyrgyzstan. The assistance in designing or updating courses in 3D imaging will be provided for selected design and arts departments of local universities and colleges. There are at least six schools that can be involved: Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, College of Arts under the National Academy of Arts, Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transportation, and Architecture, Kyrgyz State Technical University, Kyrgyz State University, Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University. Leading instructors (up to 10 people) from those schools will be invited for development of new curriculum. The list of participants can be drafted in coordination with the assistance of the Association's partners in academia and industry. Possible formats are: - Regular meetups: demonstration of best practices, followed by interactive conversation on 3D possibilities and opportunities. - Roundtables with academia and industry leaders to discuss skills needed for creative economy. *b)* Training efforts can help to engage local professionals (academia, business, civil society) and students majoring in arts and design in “training for trainers” workshops. The key goal of training is to prepare future leaders of 3D technologies and scale up knowledge dissemination. The selection of participants can be conducted through open call of applications and involvement of students of arts departments in selected universities. Up to 30 participants will be selected for training. Training program is focused on such topics as: 3D Shapes and Geometry, 3D Texture and Lighting, Digital Animation, Real Time Simulation and Rendering of 3D Objects, Special Effects. As the output of the training students should submit final projects for a computer game: 3D Landscapes or 3D Characters or 3D Objects. The results of training and works students can present during the 3D Showcase Event in Bishkek. US based instructor is strongly preferred (previous Fulbright experience is a plus). All costs (transportation, accommodation, food) is covered by the Association in addition to decent remuneration for work. If you are interested, please contact us at samagan.aitymbetov(a)fulbrightmail.org for more information. Best regards, Samagan Aitymbetov president Association of Fulbrighters of Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan pr. Chui 265a, k.105 phone: +996-777-188390 email: samagan.aitymbetov(a)fulbrightmail.org Facebook.com/FulbrightKG

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lecturer positions in sociology (continuing), Australian National University
by Robert Ackland 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

Hello, The School of Sociology at the ANU has recently advertised two continuing lecturer positions (applications due 30 October): http://jobs.anu.edu.au/cw/en/job/506903/lecturers-in-the-school-of-sociology "social science of the Internet" is listed as one of the areas of interest. Please contact Prof Darren Halpin (contact details on web page) if you have any general questions about the job. If you have specific questions about research/teaching in the area of social science of the Internet at ANU, I might be able to help. Regards, -- Dr Robert Ackland Associate Professor, School of Sociology and ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods Leader, Virtual Observatory for the Study of Online Networks (VOSON) Lab <http://voson.anu.edu.au> Australian National University

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CeDEM16 Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government 18-20 May 2016 (Danube University Krems, Austria)
by Noella Janine Britta Edelmann 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

Apologies for Cross-Posting! ************************************************************************************ CeDEM16 Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government 18-20 May 2016 (Danube University Krems, Austria) CeDEM16 Details: www.donau-uni.ac.at/cedem CeDEM16 Tracks: http://bit.ly/1HgatxV 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! CeDEM16 Tracks: E-Democracy and E-Participation E-Voting Bottom-Up Movements Open Collaborative Government Social Media, Public Administration and Citizen Engagement Connected Smart City Open Data, Transparency and Open Innovation Technology and Architecture Rethinking Information Visualization for the People Freedom and Ethics in Digital Societies Citizen's Participation in Democratic Governance Processes through ICT in Africa Open Access Emerging Issues in E-Democracy and Open Government Submissions can be made for: Full Papers Workshop Proposals Reflections Open Space PhD Colloquium We have a bursary for PhD students: http://bit.ly/1KwT80V Important Dates: *Deadline for the submission of all papers, workshop proposals, reflections: 7 December 2015 *Notification of acceptance: 15 February 2016 *Camera-ready paper submission: 7 March 2016 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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job posting: -- TT Assistant Professor, Communication & Media Studies (Visual Media & Comm) Carleton University
by Merlyna Lim 21 Sep '15

21 Sep '15

School of Journalism and Communication (Communication and Media Studies) – Assistant Professor – Applications Closing Date: November 6, 2015 The School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University invites applications from qualified candidates for a preliminary (tenure track) appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in Visual Media and Communication, to begin July 1, 2016. Deadline for the receipt of applications is Friday, November 6, 2015. Candidates should demonstrate strong potential to become leading researchers in any subfield of visual media and communication. We invite applications from scholars whose research emphasizes the history, production, circulation, regulation, or uses of visual media. Candidates may work in a variety of areas, including but not limited to: Internet culture, video games, art, photography, film, television, animation, information visualization, or digital imaging and design. The successful candidate will be expected to develop new undergraduate and graduate courses in visual media and communication, participate broadly in teaching and mentoring of students, and contribute actively to the research and administrative cultures of the School. Candidates who are able to teach or advise students in the use of creative research methods and/or visual media production are particularly desirable. Qualified candidates must possess a Ph.D. in Communication or a related discipline by the date of the appointment, however outstanding ABD candidates who are close to completion may also be considered. Candidates should show evidence of theoretical and methodological sophistication, possess an emerging publication record and demonstrate potential to attract external funding, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Consistent with Carleton University’s focus on teaching excellence, the successful candidate will be committed to developing innovative approaches to pedagogy, encouraging creative and critical inquiry, and empowering students to become active citizens. Candidates should prepare a zipped electronic dossier that includes a signed cover letter; current curriculum vitae; a 2-3 page statement describing current and future research plans; a sample undergraduate course outline in “Visual Media and Communication”; one writing sample; and the names and contact information of 3 referees. Candidates who are selected for an interview will be asked to arrange for letters of reference and should advise their referees of this possibility. Applications must be submitted electronically to Ms. Carole Craswell, Administrator, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University: Carole.Craswell(a)Carleton.ca. Please ensure application materials are addressed to Dr. Josh Greenberg, Director, School of Journalism and Communication, 4302C River Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1S 5B6. Inquiries about the position can be made via email to:Joshua.Greenberg@Carleton.ca The School of Journalism and Communication offers undergraduate and graduate (MA, PhD) degrees in Communication, and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Journalism. In 2016, the BA in Communication Studies will be re- launched as a Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies (B.CoMS). Our approach to both research and the teaching is broad and interdisciplinary, focusing on the critical analysis of media and communication industries, institutions, practices, and effects. Please indicate in your application if you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada. Located in Ottawa, Ontario, Carleton University is a dynamic and innovative research and teaching institution committed to developing solutions to real world problems by pushing the boundaries of knowledge and understanding. Its internationally recognized faculty, staff, and researchers provide academic opportunities in more than 100 programs of study to more than 28,000 full- and part-time students, from every province and more than 100 countries around the world. Carleton’s creative, interdisciplinary, and international approach to research has led to many significant discoveries and creative work in science and technology, business, governance, public policy, and the arts. Minutes from downtown, Carleton University is located on a beautiful campus, bordered by the Rideau River and the Rideau Canal. With over 12 national museums and the spectacular Gatineau Park close by, there are many excellent recreational opportunities for individuals and families to enjoy. The City of Ottawa, with a population of almost one million, is Canada’s capital city and reflects the country’s bilingual and multicultural character. Carleton’s location in the nation’s capital provides many opportunities for research with groups and institutions that reflect the diversity of the country. Carleton University is strongly committed to fostering diversity within its community as a source of excellence, cultural enrichment, and social strength. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our University including, but not limited to: women; visible minorities; First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples; persons with disabilities; and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expressions. Those applicants that are selected for an interview will be requested to contact the Chair of the Search Committee as soon as possible to discuss any accommodation requirements. Arrangements will be made to accommodate requests in a timely manner. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. All positions are subject to budgetary approval. http://carleton.ca/facultyrecruitment/2015/school-of-journalism-and-communi…

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