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Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award 2014
by Mark D. Johns 28 Apr '14

28 Apr '14

CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award 2014 Sponsored by the Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research http://www.cccsir.com/ The Carl Couch Center issues an international call for student-authored papers to be considered for Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award. The Couch Center welcomes both theoretical and empirical papers that apply symbolic interactionist approaches to internet studies. According to basic symbolic interactionist premises, what we understand as self, identity, relationship, and cultural formations are constructed dialogically and interactively. While the works of George H. Mead, Georg Simmel, Erving Goffman and other leading symbolic interactionists have been integral to the study of social interaction, Carl Couch was among the first from this tradition to suggest the importance of engaging in the study of mediated interaction. It is critical that symbolic interactionists move boldly forward, beyond Couch's initial suggestion, to study what has become for many a dominant form of communication in their everyday life. Whether we research identities, emotion, memory, family, work, career, presentations of self, deception, love, loss or other areas, the impact of mediated communication is felt by those interacting within it. As internet-related media continue to influence our everyday interactions--not only with other people but also with technologies, devices, algorithms, platform parameters, and so forth--it becomes crucial for symbolic interactionists to attend to the role of these mediating factors in the interaction process. We encourage any paper that uses a symbolic interactionist approach in internet studies. We also encourage papers that explore the interface between deliberate social interaction and structured (or automated) interactions sponsored or enacted by various technological features, exploring not only how identities, relations, and social formations are negotiated through social interactions, but also how these interactions are mediated further through the use or capacities of various technologies. Papers will be evaluated based on the quality of (1) mastery of symbolic interactionist approaches and concepts, (2) originality, (3) organization, (4) presentation, and (5) advancement of knowledge. Those contemplating entering should note that an interactionist approach demands thoughtful analysis, and not mere description, of social interactions. Evaluation will be administered by a Review Committee of four: Mark D. Johns, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa Jennifer Dunn, Texas Tech University, Lubbock Annette Markham, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Camille Johnson-Yale, Lake Forest College, Illinois Competition is open to graduate or undergraduate students of all disciplines. Works that are published or accepted for publication are not eligible for award consideration. Entries should be in English and not exceed 30 pages (approximately 7500 words) in length, including references and appendices. Limit of one entry per student per year. The top paper will receive Couch Award to be presented at the 2014 meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers (aoir.org) in Bangkok, Thailand. The top paper will be awarded a certificate and a cash prize of $300 US and the author will be invited to present their work at a session of the AoIR conference, October 22-25, 2014 in Bangkok. Candidates should send a copy of their paper, with a 100-word abstract, electronically to Mark Johns at mjohns(a)luther.edu Application deadline is May 15, 2014. Notification of award will be sent by June 15. Those with questions or comments about Couch Award application, please contact: Mark D. Johns Communication Studies Luther College, Decorah, Iowa Phone: 563-387-1347 E-mail: mjohns(a)luther.edu

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2nd Call for participation: Learning Analytics Summer Institute 2014
by Haythornthwaite, Caroline 28 Apr '14

28 Apr '14

FYI. /Caroline > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:34:23 -0700 > From: Dragan Gasevic <dgasevic(a)acm.org> > Subject: 2nd Call for participation: Learning Analytics > Summer Institute 2014 > > Due to the change in location of LASI'14, which is now Harvard Graduate > School of Education in Cambridge, MA, USA, the second call for > participation is issued. > > > 2nd Call for participation > > 2nd Learning Analytics Summer Institutes (LASI 2014) > > Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA, USA, June 30 ? July 2, > 2014 > http://www.solaresearch.org/events/lasi-2/lasi2014/ > > Organized by the Society of Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) with > assistance of the International Educational Data Mining Society (IEDMS). > > > Important dates > > * Application for participation (second call): May 4, 2014 > * Notification of acceptance: May 8, 2014 > * Summer institute: June 30 - July 2, 2014 > > > > Important remarks > > * LASI 2014 will not charge any registration fees. > * LASI 2014 does not have a call for presentation and/or talk proposals. > * Applications with multiple applicant names will not be taken into > consideration. Only individual applications are invited. > * Only applications that will have provided the information requested in > the application form outlined in the call will be considered. > > > > Introduction > > Learning Analytics as both a research topic and emerging marketplace has > recently received attention of faculty, educational researchers and > administrators, policy makers, data scientists and learning technology > entrepreneurs. Unprecedented quantity of, and access to, learner-generated > data has opened up new opportunities, for instance, for researchers to > better understand how learners learn, for educators to assess the impact of > teaching activities and interventions, and for learners to receive > personalized, real-time, automated support for their learning advancements. > > Learning Analytics (LA) as a field is related to disciplines such as > educational data mining, machine learning, information visualisation and > computer science in general, various branches of psychology, learning > sciences, psychometrics, and systems theory. LA aspires to integrate > cognitive, social, pedagogical, technical, and organizational components to > advance a holistic view of learners and their learning processes. > Cross-disciplinary research, publications, and documented socio-technical > systems, designs and algorithms are important for advancing these goals. > > For the past four years, the Society for Learning Analytics Research > (SoLAR) has hosted open online courses, the international LAK conference > and national meet-ups, initiated a distributed research lab for PhD > students, and established the Journal of Learning Analytics. During this > timeframe, researchers from learning sciences, computer supported > collaborative learning, and related disciplines have found research > affinity with the emerging LA field. > > Leading international universities have initiated programs and enacted > strategies to use LA to improve learner success and organizational > efficiency. Numerous schools have adopted personalization and adaptive > learning systems to support learners. Corporations and start-ups have also > turned their focus to learning analytics, resulting in numerous entrants > into the LA market. > > This bricolage of research, intersecting fields of study, and corporate > activity has created an exciting, albeit sometimes confusing, landscape for > academics, PhD students, and the diverse users of LA products and projects > > > > Summer Institutes > > A critical window of opportunity is opening as we stand on the threshold of > what may be a new discipline with disruptive potential for educational > research and practice. Bringing the right mix of people together for an > intensive ?summer camp? can serve as an intellectual and social springboard > to accelerate the maturation of the discipline ? as was the case for other > young disciplines, such as cognitive neuroscience. > > After the 1st such event in Stanford in 2013, the 2nd Learning Analytics > Summer Institute (LASI 2014) is a strategic event organized by the Society > for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) in cooperation with the Harvard > Graduate School of Education. The International Educational Data Mining > Society is also assisting with event organization. LASI 2014 will be held > in Cambridge, MA, USA from June 30, 2014 to July 2, 2014. > > As we did last year, in parallel a global network of LASI-Locals will run > their own gatherings. Last year we had: LASI-Hong Kong, LASI-Denmark ? > Aalborg, LASI-Latin America ? Online, LASI-France ? Lyon, LASI-Netherlands > ? Amsterdam, LASI-South Africa ? Pretoria, LASI-Spain ? Granada, LASI-Spain > ? Madrid, LASI-UK ? Edinburgh, LASI-USA ? Boston, and A-LASI ? Sydney. So > get inspired, and self-organise! This year, we are planning ways in which > the activities of LASI-Locals will be more visible to Cambridge, MA, USA > and to each other. > > The objective is that participants will leave better equipped to actively > engage in advancing the LA field through their teaching and research > activities. More specifically, LASI has two goals: > > * Build the field of Learning Analytics through cross disciplinary > interactions, identification of research and teaching needs, advancement of > LA methods, and connecting isolated researchers and research communities. > > * Develop the skills and knowledge of doctoral students and academics, > equipping them to engage actively in LA research and teaching. > > > In the selection of participants, we will strive for a careful balance > between disciplines, skillsets and seniority ? see the application criteria > for details. > > > > Format > > LASI2014?s goals of building the LA field and developing the skills of > researchers, educators and students will be achieved through a combination > of lectures, hands-on tutorials, group work and ample opportunity for > informal interactions. Activities include presentations from leading > researchers, innovative start-ups, and experts from related fields, coupled > with panels and workshops? all designed to define the needs of the LA > field, identify research gaps and needs, forge the community and establish > a research agenda. > > > > Organizing Committee > > Ryan S.J.d. Baker, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA > Simon Buckingham Shum, The Open University, UK (LASI-Locals chair) > Shane Dawson, University of South Australia, Australia > Erik Duval, KU Leuven, Belgium (program co-chair) > Dragan Gasevic, Athabasca University, Canada (program co-chair) > Garron Hillaire, Harvard University, USA (Local Organizer) > Charels Lang, Harvard University, USA (Local Organizer) > Philip Long, University of Queensland, Australia > Grace Lynch, University of New England, Australia > Xavier Ochoa, Escuela Superior Polit?cnica del Litoral, Ecuador > Mykola Pechenizkiy, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), The > Netherlands (program co-chair) > Salvador Ros, Universidad Nacional de Educaci?n a Distancia (UNED), Spain > George Siemens, University of Texas at Arlington, USA > Llanos Tobarra, Universidad Nacional de Educaci?n a Distancia (UNED), Spain > > > > Enquiries > > Enquiries about participating in, or sponsoring, LASI may be emailed to > <lasi2014.madrid atsign gmail.com> with the subject line containing: LASI > Enquiry > > If you are interested in connecting with the others running a > regional/local event, please contact Simon Buckingham Shum > <s.buckingham.shum atsign gmail.com> with the subject line containing: LASI > Local > > Speakers in Cambridge, MA, USA are by invitation, with the program now > being designed. Queries around the program should go to Dragan Gasevic > <dragan.gasevic atsign gmail.com> with the subject line containing: LASI > Program. Regional/local satellite events will design their own schedules > and programs. > > > > > How to participate > > To apply for participation in LASI 2014 in Cambridge, MA, USA please > complete the following application form available in the EasyChair site of > LASI 2014 (https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lasi2014.) The > details about the application process can be found at > http://www.solaresearch.org/events/lasi-2/lasi2014/ >

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New Book: Playing with Religion in Digital Games
by Heidi Campbell 28 Apr '14

28 Apr '14

Since mentioned it just mentioned in a post, here is some more info on my new book... Now available from Indiana University Press: Playing with Religion in Digital Games Edited by Heidi A. Campbell and Gregory Price Grieve "[A]n ambitious and impressive compendium offering intriguing possibilities for further research and theory for the burgeoning field of cultural studies." —Publishers Weekly Shaman, paragon, God-mode: modern video games are heavily coded with religious undertones. From the Shinto-inspired Japanese video game Okami to the internationally popular The Legend of Zelda andHalo, many video gamesrely on religious themes and symbols to drive the narrative and frame the storyline. Playing with Religion in Digital Games explores the increasingly complex relationship between gaming and global religious practices. For example, how does religion help organize the communities in MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft? What role has censorship played in localizing games like Actraiser in the western world? How do evangelical Christians react to violence, gore, and sexuality in some of the most popular games such as Mass Effect or Grand Theft Auto? With contributions by scholars and gamers from all over the world, this collection offers a unique perspective to the intersections of religion and the virtual world. Digital Game Studies 314 pp., 7 b&w illus., 3 tables cloth 978-0-253-01244-9 $85.00 paper 978-0-253-01253-1 $30.00 ebook 978-0-253-01263-0 $29.99 More information at: http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/807175 For Instructors: If you are interested in adopting this book for course use, please see our exam copy policy: http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/link/examcopy

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WEBCAST TODAY: CITI MobilePayments & Virtual Currencies
by Joly MacFie 28 Apr '14

28 Apr '14

This will begin shortly. An impressive line up of topics and speakers. CITI are doing their own streaming today via a free uStream Channel so I'm afraid viewers will have to suffer through periodic advertisements. Also, can't guarantee that an archive will be available. joly posted: "Today, Monday April 28 2014 the Columbia Institute of Tele-Information (CITI) will host Mobile Payments & Virtual Currencies - Adoption Cycles Meeting Reality - Global Lessons & Strategies - a full day conference that looks at the disruptive effe" [image: CITI]Today, *Monday April 28 2014* the Columbia Institute of Tele-Information <http://www.citicolumbia.org/> (CITI) will host Mobile Payments & Virtual Currencies - Adoption Cycles Meeting Reality - Global Lessons & Strategies <http://www.citicolumbia.org/events/2014/mobilemoney.html> - a full day conference that looks at the disruptive effect and real-world implementation of mobile payments, mobile financial services and crypto currencies in the developing and developed world. It brings together a high-level group of international speakers that includes entrepreneurs, policy makers, mobile operators, investors, academics, regulators, aggregators, banks, philanthropists, FBI, content providers, payment organizations, and industry analysts. The conference will be webcast live via uStream <http://www.citicolumbia.org/media/livestream.html>. *What*: Mobile Payments & Virtual Currencies<http://www.citicolumbia.org/events/2014/mobilemoney.html> *Where*: Uris Hall, Columbia University, NYC *When*: Monday April 28 2014 0845 - 1730 EDT | 1245-2130 UTC *Agenda*: http://www.citicolumbia.org/events/2014/Mobile%20Money%202014%20Agenda%20Bi… *Webcast*: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/citi-columbia *Twitter*: #mobilepayments<https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%23mobilepayments&src=typd> Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/6581#respond> See all comments<http://isoc-ny.org/p2/6581#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/6581 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Re: [Air-L] Asking for readings about video games and ethics
by Alejandro Tortolini 28 Apr '14

28 Apr '14

Thank you all, airlisters, for your wonderful help about video games and ethics!!! Alejandro. 2014-04-10 14:33 GMT-03:00 Jason Farman <jasonfarman(a)gmail.com>: > Dear Alejandro, > I write about the ethics of immersion in mobile and locative games in my > book *Mobile Interface Theory*. I'm attaching that chapter here in case > it's relevant to your work. This chapter builds on an earlier article of > mine in which I analyze the ethics of immersion in *Grand Theft Auto: San > Andreas. *The article is titled "Hypermediating the Game Interface"<https://www.academia.edu/4453708/Hypermediating_the_Game_Interface_The_Alie…> [link > to the file on academia.edu] I hope you find these to be valuable > additions to the already great list of works my colleagues have recommended! > Best Regards, > Jason Farman > > -- > Jason Farman, Ph.D. > Assistant Professor of American Studies > Distinguished Faculty Fellow, > Design | Cultures + Creativity Program > Faculty Member, Human-Computer Interaction Lab > University of Maryland, College Park > http://www.jasonfarman.com <http://www.jasonfarman.com> > > > On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Alejandro Tortolini <alemtor(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hi, I´m doing some research about video games and ethics... Can you >> recomend me some books/readings about it? >> I´m focusing in this two perspectives: >> >> 1) Implicit or explicit values in video games. >> >> 2) Gameplay and mechanics as a frame for ethical decisions in video games. >> >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> -- >> Alejandro Tortolini >> http://dooid.me/aletor >> _______________________________________________ >> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list >> is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org >> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org >> >> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >> http://www.aoir.org/ >> > > -- Alejandro Tortolini http://dooid.me/aletor

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CFP HICSS minitrack Global, International, and Cross-Cultural Issues in IS
by Fichman, Pnina 27 Apr '14

27 Apr '14

[Apologies for cross-posting] CFP HICSS minitrack Global, International, and Cross-Cultural Issues in IS Track: Internet and the Digital Economy Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 48, January 5-8, 2015, Kauai, Hawaii http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/ Papers Due: June 15, 2014 via the HICSS conference system http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_48/apahome48.htm This minitrack focuses on the sociotechnical dynamics and the ways in which the Internet affects people, groups, organizations, and societies. We are in particular interested in the impact of global, international, and cross-cultural issues on ICT development, implementation and use across the globe. Globalization has historically been tied to technological innovation, and the present era of a networked information society is no different. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have provided the infrastructure for multinational businesses, created new cultural connections irrespective of geographic boundaries and distances, and allowed an increasingly mobile global population to be connected to their friends, families, and cultures no matter where they are. The issues surrounding global, international, and cross cultural issues in Information Systems (IS) attracted much scholarly attention and have been explored under myriad contexts. The minitrack welcomes submissions that relate to all aspects of global IS, or IS research situated in a global, international or cross-cultural context. The minitrack is open to all methodological approaches and perspectives. We are interested in empirical and theoretical work that addresses these and related socio-technical issues. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Research that considers the impacts of cultural values (e.g. on adaptive user interfaces) * Research on global Cloud sourcing strategies * Cross-national and cross-cultural comparisons of ICT adoption, use and development (e.g. Internet diffusion and impacts compared between different economies) * Effects of global social computing on organizational work organization and practices (e.g. pricing strategies) * Issues relating to globally distributed teams (e.g. the adoption and use of social media by cross-national virtual teams, worker motivation, and human error diversity) * Issues relating to Internet adoption and the digital society at the national level (e.g. digital infrastructure sophistication across countries) *Issues relating to global knowledge management (e.g. different knowledge-sharing cultures in multi-national corporations) *Issues relating to cross-national legislation and regulation (e.g. implications of different regulations governing Green IT in the EU vs. US or Asian countries) * Issues relating to global ICT governance (e.g. sustainable strategies for standardization and harmonization in evolving business networks) * Single country studies showing implications for other locations or results different from other contexts (e.g. impact of ICT policies on a transition economy) * Multi-country studies of ICT adoption, use, and development (e.g. e-commerce adoption involving multiple countries) * Global impacts of big data on governments, multinational companies, NGOs and other organizations Minitrack Organizers: Pnina Fichman, School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University, Bloomington; fichman(a)indiana.edu<mailto:fichman@indiana.edu> Edward W.N. Bernroider, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Institute for Information Management and Control, Vienna, Austria; edward.bernroider(a)wu.ac.at<mailto:edward.bernroider@wu.ac.at> Erran Carmel, Kogod School of Business, American University, Washington D.C.; carmel(a)american.edu<mailto:carmel@american.edu> About HICSS conferences: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_48/apahome48.htm Now in its 48th year, the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) is one of the longest-standing continuously running scientific conferences. This conference brings together researchers in an aloha-friendly atmosphere conducive to free exchange of scientific ideas. Unique characteristics of the conference include: * A matrix structure of tracks and themes that enables research on a rich mixture of computer-based applications and technologies. * Three days of research paper presentations and discussions in a workshop setting that promotes interaction leading to additional research. * A full day of Symposia, Workshops, and Tutorials. See Program Components for additional detail. * A truly international experience with participants usually from over 40 countries, (approximately 50% non-US). * Papers published in the Proceedings by the IEEE Computer Society Press and carried in the IEEE digital library Xplore. Access to HICSS papers is in the top 2% of IEEE Conferences. * Paper presentations and discussions which frequently lead to revised and extended papers that are published in journals, books, and special issues. * A keynote address and distinguished lecture which explore particularly relevant topics and concepts. * Best Paper Awards<http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/bestpapers2014.htm> in each track which recognize superior research performance. * HICSS is the #1 IS conference in terms of citations as recorded by Google Scholar. Recent research that shows HICSS ranked second in citation ranking among 18 Information Systems (IS) conferences, ranked third in value to the MIS field among 13 Management Information Systems (MIS) conferences, and ranked second in conference rating among 11 IS conferences. The Australian Government's Excellence in Research project (ERA) has given HICSS an "A" rating. Important deadlines for authors: * June 15: Submit full manuscripts for review. Review is double-blind. * Aug 15: Review System emails Acceptance Notices to authors. * Oct 1: Early Registration fee deadline. (Fees will increase on Sept 16 and Dec 1.) Early Registration fee: $625 * Oct 2: General Registration Fee begins: $695 (Registration price remains through December 1, 2014) * Oct 15: Papers without at least one registered author will be deleted from the Proceedings; authors will be so notified. * Dec 2: Late Registration fee beings: $795 (Registration price remains through conference)

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Asking for readings about video games and ethics
by Celia Pearce (Georgia Tech) 26 Apr '14

26 Apr '14

In response to the question above, Mary Flannagan and Helen Nissenbaum's Values at Play project. I highly recommend this for a very in-depth and rigorous study of values and ethics in play. Nissenbaum is a major figure in research concerning values/ethics. They are also about to publish a book from this project, which you should keep an eye out for. The project web site is here: http://valuesatplay.org/ Celia In ev'ry job that must be done There is an element of fun You find the fun, and snap! The job's a game! -Mary Poppins ...................................................... Celia Pearce, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Digital Media Director, Experimental Game Lab School of Literature, Media and Communication Georgia Institute of Technology Digital Media/TSRB 316B 85 Fifth Street NW Atlanta , Georgia 30308-0608 mobile & text: +1 310 866-8014 e-mail: celia.pearce(a)lmc.gatech.edu skype: gamegrrrl Web sites: • Digital Media Program: http://dm.lmc.gatech.edu • EGL: http://egl.lmc.gatech.edu • Emergent Game Group: http://egg.lmc.gatech.edu • IndieCade: www.IndieCade.com • Celia Pearce & Friends (Design & Consulting): www.cpandfriends.com Avatars: • There: Artemesia • Second Life: Artemesia Sandgrain

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Request for your help with a research project
by Matthew Lombard 25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

Request for your help with a research project: Have you ever felt present in or connected to the people or things in a media experience like watching a movie or TV show, reading a book, using Skype, etc.? We're studying these and other common experiences with technology and would very much appreciate and value your help with a short survey. It's online, completely anonymous and will take from 5 to 20 minutes. If you're interested and willing, please click on the link below for more information and the survey. http://tinyurl.com/presence-survey Please help us spread the word about the survey by sharing this message with others who might be interested! Thank you so much, The students of Psychological Processing of Media (MSP 4446/8446) at Temple University and Matthew Lombard, PhD Associate Professor, Media Studies & Production, Temple University President, International Society for Presence Research (ISPR) lombard(a)temple.edu

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Research 2.0 : The Virtual Stakes (June 3-6, 2014, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada)
by kelly boudreau 25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

Might be of interest to some on the list. Applications dues Monday, April, 28 http://www.concordia.ca/research/lifestyle-addiction/training/summer-school… Main objectives > How can we explain the appeal of the "virtual" in social media, gaming, > gambling? This technological revolution, that is the Internet, brought > major changes in our self-perception as humans and our relation to society. > By combining "real" space (offline) to a "virtual" one (online), new > parameters are now structuring individuals' lives, identity and > interactions with others and society, as well as their relation to leisure > and work. However, are we taking a wrong turn by adopting this binary > presentation of the “real” and the “virtual”? This new online game > environment calls for a discussion on research modalities necessary to > investigate it. > > The Summer School “Research 2.0: The Virtual Stakes”, hosted at Concordia > University, from June 3rd-6th 2014, will be held in English and French. > It seeks to offer a collegial space for exchange and interaction and to > find solutions to the challenges in the study of online games, either > gaming or gambling. “Research 2.0: The Virtual Stakes” will address the > following questions: How does the internet redefines, or not, our relation > to games? What are the limits of its (apparent) unlimited potential? What > are the limits of our research methods used until now? Gaming in a > “virtual” environment prompts us to examine the epistemological, > methodological and ethical aspects of a research on games and virtuality. > > At the end of their training at the Summer School “Research 2.0: The > Virtual Stakes”, students will have: > > - Developed skills in the field of games and virtuality research; > > > - Acquired tools allowing them to find solutions for the challenges > presented in research on games and virtuality; > > > - Developed multidisciplinary scientific collaboration networks. > > _________________________________________ PhD Film Studies [Game Studies] Université de Montréal Montreal, QC BA / MA Sociology [Social Theory, Digital Culture] Concordia University Montreal, QC Association Coordinator Association of Internet Researchers www.aoir.org

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Workshop invitation / CFA
by Nikolaos Thomopoulos 25 Apr '14

25 Apr '14

Dear Air-L members, this is a call for abstracts for a workshop which may be of interest to some of you. Apologies for cross-postings. You may find the RSA workshop invitation along with the Call For Abstracts (250w - deadline 15th March) at our blog: http://sgICTregion.wordpress.com Theme: Theory and practice of using ICT to facilitate smart and green regional development: best practice, evaluation and future challenges for multi-level governance. Venue: History Center, Thessaloniki, Greece Dates: 5th - 6th June 2014 This workshop is organised with the support of the Regional Studies Association and the ENDURANCE research project and is anticipated to generate interesting debates between academics and practitioners. We would be grateful if you would consider submitting an abstract or alternatively if you could forward this call to other contacts with relevant interest. Please do get in touch at sgICTregion(a)gmail.com in case you have any queries about this workshop. We look forward to welcoming you in Thessaloniki! Best regards Nikolas on behalf of the Organising Committee ______________________________________ Dr Nikolas Thomopoulos Researcher - Institute for Transport Studies University of Leeds QUEEN'S ANNIVERSARY PRIZE WINNERS - 'sustained transport excellence' www.its.leeds.ac.uk/queensprize

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