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FW: Call for Action: Restore NSF's Social Science Research Funds
by Earl, Jennifer Suzanne - (jenniferearl) 26 Mar '14

26 Mar '14

Please consider taking action—this is a serious issue facing the social sciences. From: ASA Public Affairs [mailto:public.affairs@asanet.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 1:15 PM To: Earl, Jennifer Suzanne - (jenniferearl) Subject: Call for Action: Restore NSF's Social Science Research Funds Members of the American Sociological Association: I am writing to encourage you to write<http://cqrcengage.com/cossa/home> your U.S. Representative immediately and ask them to oppose the FIRST Act (H.R. 4186), which serves as reauthorization legislation for the National Science Foundation (NSF). For the first time ASA is making it very easy for you to do this through a new online system! There are a number of potentially very damaging provisions in this bill for sociologists. Of particular concern to the social and behavioral science community is the proposal to cut NSF’s Social, Behavioral and Economic (SBE) Sciences Directorate by more than $50 million—over 22 percent. The bill also seeks to micromanage the grant application process and limits the number of awards that can be made to principal investigators, undermining the merit review process that successfully determines the very best science worthy of taxpayer support. It would also place a greater burden on NSF regarding its already-gold standard merit review process and require additional, potentially duplicative, public disclosure of research grants. Your input to Congress is needed now. The bill will soon be considered by the full House Science Committee. Join others in our social science community who are taking action by visiting the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) Action Center<http://cqrcengage.com/cossa/home>. It provides up-to-date information and an easy way to contact your House member now and ask that he or she oppose the FIRST Act. The COSSA Action Center provides ASA members and other COSSA member social scientists a way to understand and act on important federal science policy concerns. We can no longer sit on the sidelines as issues vital to sustaining social science research are being debated. We must become vocal, convincing public officials that social science research is a critical public good. If you have not done so already, I urge you to go to the COSSA Action Center to sign up and take action<http://cqrcengage.com/cossa/home>. [https://ams.enoah.com/Portals/30/images/SHSigBlueSmall.jpg] Sally T. Hillsman, PhD Executive Officer To unsubscribe from future ASA calls for action, go to http://asa.enoah.com/Home/OptOut/tabid/13303/Code/CFA/ContactID/23934/Defau…. [http://ams.enoah.com/DesktopModules/NOAH_Common/Pages/onOpen.ashx?DB=ASA&CI…]

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OTI Launches New "Transatlantic Dialogues on Security and Freedom in a Digital Age" Project
by Joly MacFie 26 Mar '14

26 Mar '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- For Immediate Release Wednesday, March 26, 2014 PRESS RELEASE Open Technology Institute Launches New "Transatlantic Dialogues on Security and Freedom in a Digital Age" Project with Berlin-based Global Public Policy Institute WASHINGTON, DC --Together with the Global Public Policy Institute< http://www.gppi.net/news/news_item/article/gppi-launches-joint-project-on-f…> in Germany, New America's Open Technology Institute has launched a new project called "Transatlantic Dialogues on Security and Freedom in a Digital Age." Over the next two years, the project will bring together experts from the United States and Europe to debate and research the balance between security and freedom. "At a time of significant Transatlantic tension on this topic, it is especially important that we build pathways for reasoned, research-driven international dialogue on controversial issues such as Internet governance, fragmentation, and cybersecurity," said Tim Maurer, research fellow at New America's Open Technology Institute. "We hope that our work in partnership with the Global Public Policy Institute can help provide fresh answers to tough questions about the future, at this critical juncture in the development of the global and open Internet." The project, which will take place over the course of 2014 and 2015, will produce two policy papers, a conference in Washington DC, and regular policy breakfasts and is a unique opportunity to address some difficult challenges at a very critical time in Transatlantic relations. Experts from the Open Technology Institute and GPPi will write the two papers. In the first, the authors will examine proposals by governments on how to re-engineer the Internet to ensure "technological sovereignty" in response to concerns over US surveillance in the context of the Internet's continued expansion. In the second paper, the authors will craft policy recommendations to ensure a free and open Internet in the event of a major cyber incident. In addition, regular articles, op-eds and blog posts will make the key project-findings accessible to a broader audience. "GPPi is very happy to partner with New America's OTI," said Thorsten Benner, co-founder and director of GPPi. "We look forward to informing the policy debates on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond during this critical stage in the development of global internet politics." The project relies on the knowledge of professionals working in various sectors (government, business, civil society and academia) as well as disciplines (politics, law and computer science). A high-level steering committee made up of senior policymakers, academics and private sector representatives from the US and Europe advises the project team. The project is supported by the Delegation of the European Union to the United States. Learn more about the themes and people involved here< http://www.digitaldebates.org/home/>. ### For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Jenny Mallamo, Media Relations Associate, at mallamo(a)newamerica.org<mailto: Mallamo(a)newamerica.net> or (202) 596-3368. About New America New America is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy institute that invests in new thinkers and new ideas to address the next generation of challenges facing the United States. To learn more, please visit us online at www.newamerica.org <http://www.newamerica.net/> or follow us on Twitter @NewAmerica<https://twitter.com/NewAmerica>. About the Open Technology Institute The Open Technology Institute (OTI) is a global pioneer in developing innovative communications technologies and policies to enable communities to fully participate in the global economy, and freely shape their democracies. To learn more, please visit us online at http://oti.newamerica.org and on Twitter @OTI<https://twitter.com/OTI>. -- --------------------------------------------------------------- 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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David Publishing Company
by Tilton, Shane 26 Mar '14

26 Mar '14

Hey gang, For those that presented at IR14, did you receive a letter like this? I could use the publication for the vita. But, I wanted a second (or third or fourth) opinion. Shane Tilton Dear Dr. Shane Tilton, This is the Journal of Journalism and Mass Communication (ISSN 2160-6579), a professional journal published across the United States by David Publishing Company, Chicago, IL, USA. I am pleased to learn you have submitted the paper titled The Foreign Fabric to IR14-The 14th Annual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers. We are very interested in your research, if the paper mentioned has not been published in other journal, please feel free to send electronic version to us. And all your other original and unpublished papers are welcome. If you are interested in our journal, we also want to invite some people to be our reviewers or become our editorial board members. You can send your CV to us. Expect to get your reply soon. The below is more information on our journal and some guidelines for you and you can know our journal athttp://www.davidpublishing.com/journals_info.asp?jId=418 Descriptions The Journal of Journalism and Mass Communication, a professional scholarly peer-reviewed academic journal, commits itself to promoting the academic communication about recent developments on Journalism and Mass Communication, covers all sorts of research on journalism, radio and television journalism, new media, news ethics and regulations, the integration of media and culture and other relevant areas, and tries to provide a platform for experts and scholars worldwide to exchange their latest findings. The Journal of Journalism and Mass Communication is collected and indexed by the Library of U.S. Congress, on whose official website (http://catalog.loc.gov) an on-line inquiry can be triggered with their publication numbers, ISSN2160--6579 respectively, as keywords in “Basic Search” column. In addition, the journal is retrieved by some renowned databases: ★ Google Scholar ★ Database of EBSCO, Massachusetts, USA ★ Chinese Database of CEPS, American Federal Computer Library center (OCLC), USA ★ Chinese Scientific Journals Database, VIP Corporation, Chongqing, P. R. China ★ Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, USA ★ Pro Quest Social Science Collection, Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS), USA ★ Summon Serials Solutions, USA ★Universe Digital Library S/B, Malaysia ★Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD), Norway Guidelines for Authors 1. Submission of Manuscript: The manuscript should be original, and has not been published previously. Do not submit material that is currently being considered by another journal. The manuscript should be inMS Word format, submitted as an email attachment to our email address:journalism@davidpublishing.com; journalism(a)davidpublishing.org 2. Some requirements : Manuscripts may be 3000-12000 words or longer if approved by the editor, including an abstract, texts, tables, footnotes, appendixes, and references. The title should be on page 1 and not exceed 15 words, and should be followed by an abstract of 100-200 words. 3-5 keywords or key phrases are required. 3. Transfer of Copyright Agreement: Authors of the articles being accepted are required to sign up the Transfer of Copyright Agreement form. 4. Hard Copies: Author will receive 2 hard copies of the journal containing their articles. 5. Publication Fee: We will charge some fee if the paper is published in our journal. Editorial Procedures All papers considered appropriate for this journal are reviewed anonymously by at least two outside reviewers. The review process usually takes two to three weeks. Papers are accepted for publication subject to no substantive, stylistic editing. The editor reserves the right to make any necessary changes in the papers, or request the author to do so, or reject the paper submitted. A copy of the edited paper along withthe first proofs will be sent to the author for proofreading. They should be corrected and returned to the editor within seven days. Once the final version of the paper has been accepted, authors are requested not to make further changes to the text. Best Regards, Emma Woo Editor Office Journalism and Mass Communication, ISSN 2160-6579 David Publishing Company 240 Nagle Avenue #15C, New York, NY 10034, USA, E-mail: journalism(a)davidpublishing.com; journalism(a)davidpublishing.org Tel: 1-323-984-7526; 1-323-410-1082 Fax: 1-323-984-7374; 1-323-908-0457 Address of Headquarters: David Publishing Company,240 Nagle Avenue #15C, New York, NY 10034, USA E-mail: journalism(a)davidpublishing.com; journalism(a)davidpublishing.org

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#ELD14 Goes National
by AJ Kelton 26 Mar '14

26 Mar '14

The 2014 Emerging Learning Design Conference already has attendees from more US States than last year! We're thrilled to welcome folks from CA, IL, IN, MD, TN, TX, UT, DC, and of course NY and NJ - oh, and how could we forget our friends from Quebec, Canada! Join us on May 30th! Registration is currently open - http://eld14.eventbrite.com/?aff=14wsm140327 ----- AJ Kelton Director of Emerging & Instructional Technology College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Montclair State University Doctoral Candidate Educational Communication and Technology - New York University ---------- Emerging Learning Design 2014 http://eld.montclair.edu Twitter: @ELDConf <http://twitter.com/ELDConf> ---------- http://www.ajkelton.net Twitter: @aj_kelton <http://twitter.com/aj_kelton>

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Cyberscholars working group: 3/27 @6pm @Harvard
by Amy Johnson 26 Mar '14

26 Mar '14

In the Boston/Cambridge area this week? If so, come join us for dinner and interesting conversation at this month's Cyberscholars working group! This month Cyberscholars will meet on 3/27 at 6pm at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard. Presentations include: Any Colour You Like: The History (and Future?) of Internet Security Policy -- Axel Arnbak Local Commercialization Incentives -- Camilla Hrdy Promise Tracker -- Heather Craig More info and RSVP here: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/cyberscholars/2014/03/berkman ~Amy --- @shrapnelofme

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InVisible Culture, Issue 20: "Ecologies" Launch
by Anderson, Joel Neville 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

Dear Air-L Subscribers, InVisible Culture: An Electronic Journal of Visual Culture (IVC), published through the University of Rochester’s graduate program in Visual and Cultural Studies, is pleased to announce the launch of Issue 20: “Ecologies.” For this issue, we explored the "ecological" turn in contemporary visual culture. Furnishing an awareness of habitat, rooted in the Latin verb “it lives,” ecology refers to the dynamism of the natural world. But it also lends to an understanding of the dynamism of different kinds of environments, from the virtual to the visual. Authors Adam Levin, Roberta Buiani, Beatrice Choi, and Hans Vermy contributed articles expanding upon these connotations, at the same time reshaping definitions of liveliness, agency, and subjectivity. Issue 20 also features three artworks by Cary Peppermint/Leila Nadir (EcoArtTech), Elçin Maraşlı, and Eddee Daniels that visualize and embody a spectrum of ecologies. Making use of IVC’s open access electronic format, these works take on several forms: artist interview, installation documentation, online book, and photo essay. http://ivc.lib.rochester.edu/current-issue Please also note that IVC is still accepting submissions to Issue 22, “Opacity,” whose CFP can be found at the link below. http://ivc.lib.rochester.edu/cfp-invisible-culture-issue-22-opacity IVC is a student-run interdisciplinary journal published online twice a year in an open access format. Through peer-reviewed articles, creative works, and reviews of books, films, and exhibitions, our issues explore changing themes in visual culture. Fostering a global and current dialog across fields, IVC investigates the power and limits of vision. InVisible Culture 503A Morey Hall University of Rochester Rochester, NY 14627 http://ivc.lib.rochester.edu

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betaworks data science - summer internships [NYC]
by Gilad Lotan 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

I know this is a *tad* late, but in case any of you (or your students) find this interesting. The data science team at betaworks is looking for summer interns. This is a paid position in NYC. betaworks is a technology studio, building new products, growing companies and seed investing. Tweetdeck, bitly, SocialFlow and Chartbeat launched out of betaworks over the past couple of years. We're currently incubating 11 startups, and are working with a wide array of data streams - social data, sharing, information consumption, news, weather, multi-media, etc. We're committed to get summer projects published either on our blog, or in academic journals. More information here - http://data.betaworks.com/betaworks-data-summer-internships/ Thanks! Gilad | @gilgul

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Cyberscholars working group: 3/27 @6pm @Harvard
by Amy Johnson 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

In the Boston/Cambridge area this week? If so, come join us for dinner and interesting conversation at this month's Cyberscholars working group! This month Cyberscholars will meet on 3/27 at 6pm at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard. Presentations include: Any Colour You Like: The History (and Future?) of Internet Security Policy -- Axel Arnbak Local Commercialization Incentives -- Camilla Hrdy Promise Tracker -- Heather Craig More info and RSVP here: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/cyberscholars/2014/03/berkman ~Amy --- @shrapnelofme

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CFP HICSS minitrack Global, International, and Cross-Cultural Issues in IS
by Fichman, Pnina 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '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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Call for Submissions - Civic Media Reader (MIT Press)
by Eric Gordon 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

There is a groundswell of activity in the fields of civic engagement and technologies coming from a wide range of academic and practical disciplines. But there is no volume that attempts to pull this work together under a single umbrella. The Civic Media Reader (MIT Press, 2015), edited by Eric Gordon and Paul Milhailidis, will provide a thorough exploration of the relationship between citizens, technologies and engagement in a global context and serve as a shared framework for this emerging discipline. The book is divided into five sections– Big Picture, Modes of Engagement, Institutions and Organizations, Activism and Participation, and Methods and Collaborations– each with a host of sections that investigate how civic technologies are affecting certain policy domains, civic practices, or facilitating more efficient or meaningful participation in contemporary society. To support and enrich these theoretical chapters, we are looking for case studies in the various fields and disciplines in which civic technologies and corresponding practices have developed since the turn of the 21st Century. A case study presents a detailed look at a particular organization, use of technology, or methodology which highlights a unique aspect of contemporary civics. Our submissions page is www.cmr-acq.tumblr.com/submitcase<http://www.cmr-acq.tumblr.com/submitcase>. Cases will take two forms: written, descriptive pieces about 1000 words in length or multimedia cases (e.g. annotated video, audio clip, image timeline, slideshow, etc.). Successful cases will offer an overview of the organization, method, intervention or tool, and will connect it to t1he larger themes of the chapter intended to include it. Examples of cases might include Kony2012, the Harry Potter Alliance, the Civic Cloud Collaborative, Nation Builder, E-Democracy, EngagethePower.org<http://EngagethePower.org>, or Change.org<http://Change.org>. About 30 1000-word cases will be published in the print book and multimedia cases will be made available on a companion website to be launched around the time of the book’s publication. The book’s online companion will be authored on Scalar (http://scalar.usc.edu/scalar/) Scalar is a free, open source authoring and publishing platform that is designed to make it easy for authors to create born-digital scholarship. These multimedia submissions will facilitate discussion about the chapters online and offer a more interactive digital perspective on their themes and ideas. If you intend to submit a multimedia submission, please indicate it on the form. For all submissions, please specify which chapter your case is intended to accompany. We are asking for 100-word proposals by April 25, 2014. Authors will be notified in early May. Final cases will be due by June 30. For further information about the project, please visit www.cmr-acq.tumblr.com/thebook<http://www.cmr-acq.tumblr.com/thebook> or email marissa_koors(a)emerson.edu<mailto:marissa_koors@emerson.edu>. Thank you very much. Eric Gordon and Paul Milhailidis

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