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Join us for CCSN Chats April | Archiving the Internet?
by Zoë Glatt 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Hi AoIR! Please join us for the next CCSN Chats on April 14th (9am PT/12pm ET/4pm GMT), where a wonderful roster of speakers will be exploring the practices and politics of archiving the internet and social media platforms. CCSN Chats is an online series that brings together researchers, industry experts, and workers in the digital economy to discuss timely issues in Creator Studies. You can book a free ticket HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ccsn-chats-archiving-the-internet-tickets-1286… Meet the voices: Meredith D. Clark, Ph.D. (she/her) is a recovering journalist and an associate professor of race and political communication in the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media. Her book We Tried to Tell Y’all: Black Twitter and the Rise of Digital Counternarratives was released in 2025. Camille Lawrence works as an archivist, focusessing on the art history, innovations, and diversity of artistic expression across the African Diaspora. She is most interested in exploring and archiving identity formation throughout the African diaspora and culture through three foundational principles: Oral, Physical, and Ritual. Lawrence's background as an art historian, artist, and beauty practitioner informs her approach to archival work. Her projects include the Black Beauty Archive and contributions to NYU Hemispheric Institute, Urban Bush Women, and BAMDanceAfrica. Sakyra Abbitt is the National Women’s History Museum's 2025-2026 fellow in digital archives and communications, supporting their efforts to commemorate the U.S. semiquincentennial in 2026, as well as the Museum's role as the exclusive National Resource Partner for Women’s History to the America250 Commission. In this role, Sakyra oversees NWHM's Chronicles of American Women initiative, which seeks to solicit, share, and archive short public biographies of contemporary American women in advance of the semiquincentennial. Sakyra holds a BA in Media Studies and an MA in Media, Culture, and Technology from the University of Virginia, where her research explored the intersections between Blackwomen’s social identities and their representations on reality television. Sakyra currently serves as a research assistant for Archiving the Black Web (AtBW), where she works to complete her digital archival project, “#BlackBookTok: Made by Black Readers for Black Readers.” Her project investigates the need for the collection and preservation of examples of affective labor by Black women within digital spaces. In her project, Black women are positioned at the forefront of literary discussions online as creators of Black intimate storytelling through their own unique digital practices. Sakyra intends to pursue a Ph.D. in Media Studies with a focus on Black digital memory work. In the interim, she will continue to develop her expertise in digital archiving and memory practices, particularly in service of marginalized communities. Zakiya Collier (she/they) is a Black, southern, queer, disabled archivist and memory worker based in Brooklyn, NY. At the age of six, Zakiya began stewarding the collection of photographs, certificates, artworks, and mementos documenting her life and the lives of her loved ones. She is a member of Shift Collective where she supports communities in collectively developing cultural memory practices and designing sustainable programs to autonomously preserve and share their own stories. Their recent work includes serving as the first Digital Archivist at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Project Archivist at Weeksville Heritage Center, Archivist for the visual artist, Marilyn Nance; and Co-Editor of a special double issue of The Black Scholar on Black Archival Practice. She is the recipient of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar’s Diverse Voices Fellowship, Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York’s Educational Use of Archives Award for the #SchomburgSyllabus and Archival Achievement Award for Linking Lost Jazz Shrines, and an Equity-in-Action Grant from the Metropolitan New York Library Council. Zakiya is a Certified Archivist through the Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA), an affiliate of the Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies (CR+DS), and an Archives Advisory Board Member for the LGBT Community Center National History Archive. They hold a BA in Anthropology from the University of South Carolina, an MLIS from Long Island University, and an MA in Media, Culture, and Communication from New York University. We hope to see some of you there! The CCSN Team You can learn more about CCSN on our website: www.ccsn.site<http://www.ccsn.site/> Sign up for our newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/a0251b1f88f0/content-creator-scholars-network-newsletter Become a CCSN member: https://mailchi.mp/c68982b00090/members ________________________ Dr Zoë Glatt www.zoeglatt.com<http://www.zoeglatt.com/> Postdoctoral Researcher: Microsoft’s Social Media Collective Co-Founder: The Content Creator Scholars Network<https://ccsn.framer.website/> Co-Founder: The Digital Ethnography Collective<https://twitter.com/DigECollective> Twitter<https://twitter.com/ZoeGlatt> | YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/user/Zedstergal> | Mastodon<https://aoir.social/@ZoeGlatt>

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WAU 2025 Congress - Call for Papers | Convocatoria de Ponencias Abierta
by Ricardo A. Fagoaga H. 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

WAU 2025 Congress - Call for Papers | Convocatoria de Ponencias Abierta With apologies for cross-posting - This message is available in both English and Spanish for your convenience | Este mensaje está disponible en inglés y español para su comodidad Dear Colleague, The Call for Papers for the World Anthropological Union (WAU) 2025 Congress is now open. We invite scholars, practitioners, and activists from across the globe to submit individual paper proposals. This hybrid congress will take place in Antigua, Guatemala, from November 3 to 8, 2025. Under the theme "Unearthing Humanity: Critical and Urgent Epistemic Redefinitions in World Anthropologies," the WAU 2025 Congress invites you to take part in a global dialogue that critically rethinks the foundations of anthropology and responds to the urgent challenges of our time. Whether you join us in person or online, the WAU 2025 Congress offers a fully hybrid structure designed to foster meaningful interaction and inclusivity, no matter where you are. All panels will support both face-to-face and remote participation, ensuring you can engage fully with your selected panel. Key Information: - Open Call for Papers: March 17, 2025 - Submission Deadline: May 3, 2025 - Results Announcement: June 2, 2025 - Submit your proposal here: https://www.waucongress2025.org/call-for-papers/ Proposals can be in English or Spanish, and presentations will last 20 minutes. No simultaneous translation will be provided. WAU 2025’s equitable fee structure makes participation accessible, with reduced rates for students and colleagues from low- and middle-income countries. This is more than an invitation. It is a call to collaborate, to question, and to reimagine the anthropologies of the world. We look forward to your contribution. Warm regards, Ricardo A. Fagoaga-Hernández Chair Organizing Committee World Anthropological Union (WAU) 2025 Congress Antigua, Guatemala | Hybrid Congress November 3-8, 2025 * * * Estimado/a colega, La Convocatoria de Ponencias para el Congreso de la Unión Antropológica Mundial (WAU) 2025 ya está abierta. Invitamos a académicos, profesionales y activistas de todo el mundo a enviar sus propuestas de ponencias individuales. Este congreso híbrido se celebrará en Antigua, Guatemala, del 3 al 8 de noviembre de 2025. Bajo el lema "Desenterrar la Humanidad: Redefiniciones Epistémicas Críticas y Urgentes en las Antropologías del Mundo", el Congreso WAU 2025 te invita a formar parte de un diálogo global que replantea críticamente los fundamentos de la antropología y responde a los desafíos más urgentes de nuestro tiempo. Ya sea que participes de manera presencial o en línea, el Congreso WAU 2025 ofrece una estructura híbrida completa que fomenta la interacción significativa y la inclusión, sin importar desde dónde participes. Todos los paneles permitirán la participación tanto presencial como remota, asegurando una experiencia plena en el panel que elijas. Información clave: - Apertura de la Convocatoria de Ponencias: 17 de marzo de 2025 - Fecha límite para el envío de propuestas: 3 de mayo de 2025 - Comunicación de resultados: 2 de junio de 2025 - Envía tu propuesta aquí: https://www.waucongress2025.org/es/convocatoria-a-ponencias/ Las propuestas pueden enviarse en español o inglés. Las presentaciones tendrán una duración de 20 minutos. No habrá servicios de traducción simultánea. El Congreso WAU 2025 cuenta con una estructura de cuotas justa que promueve la participación, con tarifas reducidas para estudiantes y colegas de países de ingresos bajos y medios. Esto es más que una invitación: es un llamado a colaborar, cuestionar y reimaginar las antropologías del mundo. Esperamos tu valiosa participación. Saludos cordiales, Ricardo A. Fagoaga Hernández Presidente Comité Organizador Congreso de la Unión Antropológica Mundial (WAU) 2025 Antigua, Guatemala | Congreso Híbrido Noviembre 3-8, 2025

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Digital Good Network - Digital Good Research Fund applications open
by Helen Kennedy 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Research funding available on the theme of 'Building the digital good' ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/5a42111cb9f1/esrc-digital-good-network-news-nov-12762783…> [image: Logo] <https://digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f3e36a64057be578590…> Building a research community focused on what a good digital society looks like and how we get there. 11 March 2025 *Call for applications **Digital Good Research Fund, Round 3: ‘Building the digital good’* <https://digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f3e36a64057be578590…> The aim of the ESRC Digital Good Network is to enhance our collective understanding of what a good digital society looks like and how we get there. Our research fund is now open for applications, on the theme of ‘Building the digital good’ <https://digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f3e36a64057be578590…>. Proposed projects may do one or more of the following: - generate or rework digital technologies with the intention of achieving the digital good - explore how the digital good might be built in to specific technologies, contexts and domains - consider the role of diverse communities, sectors and organisations in building the digital good - test methodological innovations for building the digital good. Proposals should also build on our research <https://digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f3e36a64057be578590…> and work on evaluating the digital good <https://digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f3e36a64057be578590…> . Funding available: Teams can apply for up to £75,000 (£60,000 at 80% fEC) Deadline to apply: 26 June 2025 16:00 UK time Find out more: https://digitalgood.net/digital-good-research-fund-round-3-building-the-dig… <https://digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f3e36a64057be578590…> Find out more and apply <https://digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f3e36a64057be578590…> Watch this video to find out more about the fund: [image: Digital Good Research Fund 2025 - Launch Webinar] <https://digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f3e36a64057be578590…> As part of our support for applicants, we will also be holding the following optional events: *Q&A webinar, *24 March Sign up via Eventbrite <https://digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f3e36a64057be578590…> <https://digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f3e36a64057be578590…> *Online sandpit to connect with other researchers and relevant stakeholders*, 1 April Find out more and express your interest <https://digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f3e36a64057be578590…> <https://digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f3e36a64057be578590…> *Support webinar for early career researchers, *29 April Sign up via Eventbrite <https://digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f3e36a64057be578590…> <https://digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6f3e36a64057be578590…> Do you have something you’d like us to add to the next edition of our mailing list? 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Our mailing address is: University of Sheffield Northumberland Rd Sheffield, England S10 2TU United Kingdom Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences <https://digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/profile?u=6f3e36a64057be578590b3d0…> or unsubscribe <https://digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=6f3e36a64057be578590…> -- Professor Helen Kennedy FBA FAcSS Professor of Digital Society, University of Sheffield, @hmtk, @hmtk@scholar.social, she/her Director of: ESRC Digital Good Network <https://digitalgood.net/> (@digitalgoodnet) + Living With Data <https://livingwithdata.org/> (@Living_WithData) + Public Voices in AI <https://digitalgood.net/dg-research/public-voices-in-ai/> *New publication: * Kennedy, H., Aiello, G., Annabell, T. & Anderson, C.W. (2025) Generic visuals in the news as public images: Activating emotions, experiences and identities. *European Journal of Cultural Studies*. https://doi.org/10.1177/13675494241310675 *Recent publications:* Kennedy, H., Ditchfield, H., Oman, S., Bates, J., Perea, I. M., Fratczak, M., & Taylor, M. (2024). How people connect fairness and equity when they talk about data uses. *Big Data & Society*, 11(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517241303162 Ditchfield, H., Oman, S., Kennedy, H., Frątczak, M., Bates, J., Taylor, M., & Medina-Perea, I. (2024). 'What ifs: The role of imagining in people’s reflections on data uses', *Convergence*. https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565241300898 The Digital Good Network (2024) 'What do we mean when we talk about a good digital society?' in British Academy (ed) *What are the Possibilities of a Good Digital Society? * http://doi.org/10.5871/digital-society/9780856726934.001 <http://doi.org/10.5871/digital-society/9780856726934.001> Taylor, M., Kennedy, H., and Oman, S. (2023) ‘Challenging assumptions about the relationship between awareness and attitudes to data uses amongst the UK public’, *The Information Society*, 40(1): 32-53, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01972243.2023.2283729. Bates, J., Kennedy, H., Medina-Perea, I., Oman, S. and Pinney, L. (2023) ‘Socially meaningful transparency in data-based systems: reflections and proposals from practice’, *Journal of Documentation*, DOI: 10.1108/JD-01-2023-0006.

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🦄 CfA Hype Studies Conference 🦄 / (DON'T) BELIEVE THE HYPE / Submit till 10.5.
by Jascha Bareis 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Dear list members, Please consider to submit an abstract (academic or artistic) to the *newly founded Hype Studies Platform*, organising its first edition a *Hype Studies Conference* in Barcelona, the 10th-12th of September, 2025. You can find the CfP on the brand new webpage: https://hypestudies.org/ *What is Hype studies about?* Hype Studies is an emergent, transdisciplinary research arena aimed at inquiring hype as a powerful and pervasive phenomenon that influences economic trends, political agendas, media narratives, and technological developments. We are a group of researchers, scholars and designers exploring how hype is a thing that does things. A force composing and affecting attention, markets, politics, feelings, imagination, matter, knowledge and the social experience of time. The Hype Studies Platform is aimed at sharing resources and events to collectively understand and intervene into hype and its politics. Join us to the inaugural conference at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya this September. We will organise the conference around these themes and formats: *THEMATIC TRACKS* 1. *Concepts and characteristics*: How to define hype against rivaling concepts in academic and media representations? What is the difference between hype an imaginaries, trends, alarmism, visions, expectations or futures? 2. *Dynamics and temporalities*: How can hype be read, studied, assessed - or even anticipated? When and where does hype happen? How can linguistic, narratological, artistic, historic, ethnographic, statistical and bibliometric, or discourse analytical approaches inform the study of hype? 3. *Engaging*: How do practitioners and artists depict, experience, produce and deal with hypes? We welcome contributions on topics ranging from debunking, myth-busting, fact-checking, training in journalism, science and technology communication, artistic interventions... *FORMATS* 1. *Panel presentation*: Traditional academic panel where you will present your research or insight into a topic, theory, initiative or project and its background. The conference organisers will put your proposal along other 3 similar. 2. *Open floor*: Curate a discussion space, where two or more people gather to discuss about a topic, concept, project or event. We expect this format to be interactive and participatory, including the audience. You can submit individually, or as a group. 3. *Making and Doing*: Present on the conference space action-research projects, workshops, activist interventions, games, video art and other experiments. We will incorporate your work on the conference location as an art installation, workshop/game or a video. Alternatively, you can also pitch a format you find inspirational (open format). With best regards, The hype study group -- *Jascha Bareis*(Profile) <https://www.itas.kit.edu/english/staff_bareis_jascha.php>(Scholar) <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bf1gf9AAAAAJ&hl=de&oi=ao>(LinkedIn) <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jascha-bareis-36082523b/> Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis(ITAS) <https://www.itas.kit.edu/english/index.php> Karlsruher Institute of Technology(KIT) <https://www.kit.edu/english/index.php> Research Group Digital Technology and Societal Change(FG DigIT) <https://www.itas.kit.edu/english/rg_digit.php> *Recent Publications* Ask Me Anything ! 😈How ChatPGT Got Hyped Into Being.SOC ARXIV Preprint <https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/jzde2> The Trustification of AI. Disclosing the bridging pillars that tie Trust and AI together.Big Data & Society <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20539517241249430> Technology Hype: Dealing with bold expectations and overpromising, with M. Roßmann and F.Bordignon.Journal of Technology Assessment in Theory and Practice <https://www.tatup.de/index.php/tatup/article/view/7073>

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Departmental Research Lecturer Vacancy at Oxford Internet Institute
by Victoria Nash 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Dear AOIR colleagues, We are currently recruiting for a Departmental Research Lecturer in AI, Government & Policy to fill a vacancy at OII in Oxford, so I’d be grateful if you could share this with any potential candidates. The successful candidate will be responsible for contributing to an excellent programme of research supporting the responsible and effective use of AI and other new information technologies in government decision-making or public service delivery, and for teaching one to two courses in the graduate programmes of the Oxford Internet Institute. We are particularly interested in candidates conducting research on government digitalisation and innovation, and/or uses of AI for policy design and service delivery. The position is open to candidates from a variety of disciplines including political science, public policy, political sociology, behavioural economics, or social data science. However, applicants from other disciplines undertaking relevant research will also be welcomed. Candidates should hold or expect to hold a doctorate in a relevant field by the closing date of this vacancy (7th April). Further details are available on our website: https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/vacancies/ I’d be happy to take any queries by email (Victoria.nash(a)oii.ox.ac.uk) All the best, Vicki Dr Victoria Nash Associate Professor & Senior Policy Fellow Director, Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford T: 01865 287231 Tw: @VickiNashOII Do note that as I juggle work and family life I may resort to working on evenings or weekends. Please don’t feel any pressure to respond out of usual working hours.

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Postdoc position on digital vulnerabilities, Södertörn University
by Maria Kyriakidou 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Dear all, We are looking for a Postdoc for our research environment Digital Vulnerabilities funded by the Swedish Research Council. It's an amazing interdisciplinary group researching digital vulnerability in education, health, public sector and media. More here: https://www.sh.se/forskning/var-forskning/forskningsdatabas/forskningsproje… The full job opening is available here https://www.sh.se/ledigajobb?rmpage=job&rmjob=8615&rmlang=SE Please be aware that Swedish or "Scandinavian" language skills are a requirement, and you need to have finished your PhD by the application time (deadline 3 April). Please share widely. Thank you PS if you have question reach out to the PI Anne Kaun at anne.kaun(a)sh.se<mailto:anne.kaun@sh.se>

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Postdoc position Digital Vulnerabilities, Deadline 3 April
by AKA KA 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Dear all, We are looking for a Postdoc for our research environment Digital Vulnerabilities funded by the Swedish Research Council. It’s an amazing interdisciplinary group researching digital vulnerability in education, health, public sector and media. More here: https://www.sh.se/forskning/var-forskning/forskningsdatabas/forskningsproje… The full job opening is available here https://www.sh.se/ledigajobb?rmpage=job&rmjob=8615&rmlang=SE Please be aware that Swedish or “Scandinavian” language skills are a requirement, and you need to have finished your PhD by the application time (deadline 3 April). Please share widely. Thank you Anne

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Announcing vote to ratify AoIR's Political Statement Policy and Process
by AoIR Association Coordinator 17 Mar '25

17 Mar '25

Dear members of the AoIR community, Over the past year, a subcommittee of the association’s Executive Committee has worked on a proposal for AoIR's Political Statement Policy and Process. We are now sharing with the community the final outcome we have reached (on our website, here <https://aoir.org/politicalstatementandprocess/>). As stated previously, this policy/process is now being brought to the community for ratification, to be voted on at the same time as we vote for the 2025-27 Executive Committee. Details about how to vote will be shared when we announce the opening of voting for the Exec in the next couple of days. All AoIR members are entitled to vote. You can become a member here <https://aoir.org/membership/>. *Context* To draft the policy, the subcommittee researched similar policies in peer organizations (e.g. ICA, ECREA, LASA). Based on this, we drafted a comprehensive process for enabling political statements regarding global and/or local socio-political issues that concern internet research. In October 2024, we shared the document with the community and received extensive feedback from members. The subcommittee has carefully considered all suggestions and made improvements to the clarity and substance of certain aspects of the policy/process. For example, we have further clarified the mission of AoIR and included rules on the quorum (the percentage of participation) needed for plebiscite decisions to be valid. We believe the current process, after these changes and extensive reflection by the Exec, is ready to be approved. It opens substantial space for community participation in a way that fosters transparency and accountability. We believe this procedure allows AoIR members to speak collectively on matters of importance at the intersection of our organization and the wider world. Therefore, we are now submitting the policy/procedure to a vote of the community. If approved by a majority of voters, the policy/procedure will immediately take effect. This follows the procedure previously used for the revision of AoIR's Code of Conduct. If the process/policy is approved, the subcommittee will continuously monitor it to make sure that the policy/process is working as intended. If further changes or clarifications are needed, these will be made in consultation with the community. If there are specific questions regarding the final policy/procedure, we ask members to submit these to ac [at] aoir.org. Very best, The AoIR Executive Committee

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Open Hardware Summit Edinburgh
by Lee Wilkins 17 Mar '25

17 Mar '25

Hello! I am emailing you today to invite you all to attend the 2025 Open Hardware Summit, May 30-31 in Edinburgh, Scotland. This year we are excited to have two days of presentations, panels, as well as a range of hands-on workshops. *Please share this message with anyone you think would be interested, from artists, scientists, scholars, and business owners, to makers and DIYers! *We encourage anybody who is interested in sharing or open source technologies to attend, regardless of whether you are experienced or new to the field. We have open tables and exhibition space for any project you'd like to bring and share, as well as hackable badges! We ask for your help to share this event throughout the community to reach the right people. The Open Hardware Summit is a comprehensive conference on open hardware; a venue and community in which we discuss and draw attention to the rapidly growing Open Source Hardware movement inclusive of industry, academia, the arts and maker communities. If you’re aligned with the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) or maker movements, you have probably leveraged sharing in the same way open source hardware does. Open source hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, and sell the design or hardware based on that design. Open hardware is used in industry, academia and for humanitarian purposes. All of these topics are present at the annual Open Hardware Summit. Event Details: 2025 Open Hardware Summit: https://2025.oshwa.org/ <http://2024.oshwa.org/>May 30-31 at the: University of Edinburgh, Nucleus Building Thomas Bayes Rd, Edinburgh EH9 3FG, United Kingdom Tickets here <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-hardware-summit-2025-tickets-106761108649…> Schedule here <https://2025.oshwa.org/schedule/> *Note*: Talks and panels are included in the cost, but some workshops have a materials fee and are ticketed separately. <https://2025.oshwa.org/schedule/>Day 1 of the event will be streamed on YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/user/opensourcehardware>*, day 2 is live only!* Social media: Bsky: Profile <https://bsky.app/profile/oshwassociation.bsky.social>, post here <https://bsky.app/profile/oshwassociation.bsky.social/post/3lfs7cnayzs2m> LinkedIn: Profile <https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-source-hardware-association/>, post here <https://www.linkedin.com/posts/open-source-hardware-association_tickets-are…> X/Twitter: @OHSummit <https://twitter.com/ohsummit?>, Tweet here <https://x.com/ohsummit/status/1879568857259819242>. Mastodon: Profile <https://mastodon.social/@oshwassociation>, post here <https://mastodon.social/@oshwassociation/113833353519850530>Instagram profile <https://www.instagram.com/oshwassociation/> If cost is a barrier to attend, please reach out! Thank you -- *Lee Wilkins (they/iel)Cyborg | www.leecyb.org <http://www.leecyb.org> * Executive Director, Radio Snack Community Centre // Centre Communautaire Radio Snack Follow us @Radiosnack.tech | Fax (*please*): (514) 360-9376 Sign up for our mailing list here <https://mailchi.mp/5900d5de779a/follow-radio-snack> --- Chair of the Open Hardware Summit, Open Source Hardware Association www.2025.OSHWA.org

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19th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA 2025): Fifth Call for Tools & Demos
by Announce 17 Mar '25

17 Mar '25

*** Fifth Call for Tools & Demos *** 19th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA 2025) September 15-19, 2025, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://conf.researchr.org/home/ecsa-2025 (*** Proceedings to be published by Springer in LNCS ***) The European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA) is the premier European software architecture conference, providing researchers, practitioners, and educators with a platform to present and discuss the most recent, innovative, and significant findings and experiences in the field of software architecture research and practice. The 19th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA 2025) will be held from September 15 to 19, 2025. ECSA 2025 is planned as an in-person conference taking place in the beautiful city of Limassol (Cyprus). SCOPE The theme for ECSA 2025 is “impactful software architecture”. The software architecture discipline has had a critical role in shaping robust, scalable, and maintainable systems. We are interested in learning about software architecture principles and practices, emergence trends and case studies highlighting strategic architectural choices that can lead to enhanced performance, improved collaboration, and long-term sustainability. The overarching question is how these architectural principles and practices, both well-established and emerging, are making an impact in real-world systems, and how that impact is being felt across various domains, from enterprise systems to more novel areas like, e.g., AI-driven or autonomous applications? Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: • Foundational principles of software architecture • Relationship of requirements engineering and software architecture • Quality attributes and software architectures • Architecture practices for secure, explainable, and trustworthy software • Architecture design and analysis • Architecture description languages and meta-models • Architecture verification and validation • Management of architectural knowledge, decisions, and rationale • Architecture patterns, styles, and tactics; reference architectures • Architecture viewpoints and views • Architecture conformance • Software architecture virtualization and visualization • Architecture-centric process models and frameworks • Software architecture and agile, incremental, iterative, and continuous development • Component-based models and deployment; middleware • Software architecture and system architecture • Software tools and environments for architecture-centric software engineering • Ethics, cultural, economic, business, social, human, and managerial aspects of software architecture • Architecture and technical debt • Architecting for sustainable and environment friendly systems • Applying AI and LLMs in software architecture and architecting for AI and LLM intensive systems • Software architecture education • Cross-disciplinary approaches to software architecture • Architectures for reconfigurable and self-adaptive systems • Architectural concerns of autonomic systems • Software architecture applied to new and emerging areas, such as the cloud/edge, big data, blockchain, cyber-physical systems, IoT, autonomous systems, systems-of-systems, energy- aware software, quantum computing, AI-enabled systems • Empirical studies, systematic literature reviews, and mapping studies in software architecture • Diversity, equity, and inclusion in activities related to software architecture TOOLS AND DEMOS The Tools and Demonstrations (Tools & Demos) Track provides an opportunity for both researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent advances, ideas, experiences, and challenges in the field of Software Architecture by means of Tools & Demos presentations. Tools & Demos papers are intended to address any aspect of: (i) tool support for software architectures, or (ii) demonstrate results about the application of architectural approaches. Papers submitted to this track can belong to two distinct categories: • Tool papers: These papers deal with the development and evaluation of tools to support software architecture. They may present new tools, extensions to existing tools, or evaluations of the effectiveness of tools. The aim is to provide a platform for the exchange of innovative tools and techniques that help design, implement and analyze software architectures. • Demo papers: These papers will demonstrate concepts, techniques or systems related to software architectures. The focus is on presenting practical applications and implementations of architectural approaches. Demo papers may include live demonstrations, prototypes or simulations that emphasize the benefits and potential of specific architecture solutions. Both Tool Papers and Demo Papers contribute to the advancement of the field by providing insights, experiences and practical solutions related to software architectures. Tools and Demos should not be used as a means for commercial advertisement. We will strive to keep ECSA’s tradition to select the Best Tools & Demo Paper, awarded during the conference. The selection of the best tool and demo paper will be made based on the votes of the attendants of the conference. Submissions of Tools & Demos papers should describe the work, how it relates to other industrial or research efforts, including references, what the expected benefits are, a video of the tool or demo (if one exists), and the web-page and/or open-source repository for the tool (if one exists). All submissions must conform to the LNCS template and must not exceed 8 pages. Tools & Demos submissions should provide a link to a video, with audio commentary, of a maximum of ten minutes in length, with high resolution (e.g., details of the tool’s functionality should be clearly visible). The video must be uploaded on a server (e.g., YouTube, Google Drive, Dropbox), and the link must be included in the submission for its evaluation (as a footnote on the first page of the submission or as links after the abstract of the submission). In addition, it is possible to provide open material, e.g., source code and/or a running instance of the tool. The links to the video and (if applicable) the additional material should be included in the contribution after the abstract and before the introduction sections. Paper submissions must be made electronically via the online EasyChair submission site for the ECSA 2024 conference, selecting the “Tools & Demos Track”: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecsa2025 . The selection criteria of Tools & Demos papers will consider their originality, relevance for the ECSA audience, technical soundness, and presentation quality. Each submission will be evaluated by at least two PC members, in a single-step review process. The accepted papers will be included in the ECSA 2025 companion volume to be published in Springer LNCS series. IMPORTANT DATES • Abstract submission: May 16, 2025 • Paper submission: May 23, 2025 • Notification: June 20, 2025 • Camera-ready paper: June 27, 2025 Early/Author registration for all accepted contributions: June 27, 2025 All dates are 23:59h AoE (Anywhere on Earth). ORGANISATION General Chairs • Cesare Pautasso, University of Lugano, Switzerland • Vasilios Andrikopoulos, University of Groeningen, The Netherlands Tools & Demos Co-Chairs • Mohamed Soliman, Heinz Nixdorf Institut, Paderborn University, Germany • Use Zdun, University of Vienna, Austria

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