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Internet Society launches call for academic and scholarly papers on multistakeholder participation
by Joly MacFie 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Konstantinos Komaitis <komaitis(a)isoc.org> Date: Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 5:10 AM Subject: Internet Society launches call for academic and scholarly papers on multistakeholder participation Dear all, in August 2013, the Internet Society launched a two-phased process on multistakeholder participation. Seeking public input on how Internet governance has evolved over the years, the first phase included a questionnaire on a range of issues including multistakeholder participation, enhanced cooperation and issues of balance and participation. In this first phase, the Internet Society received approximately 300 responses from more than 53 countries around the world. An initial report was produced with an analysis of the results -- the report can be found here: http://www.internetsociety.org/sites/default/files/bp-msfinalreport-2013201… At the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) symposium in Bali, the Internet Society launched the second phase of the project, which includes a call for research and scholarly papers on the issue of multistakeholder governance and participation. I would like to invite you all to consider submitting papers for this call. Please feel free to disseminate this to your respective networks and mailing lists. If you are affiliated with any university, please do also distribute accordingly. The call for papers can be found via http://www.internetsociety.org/doc/call-papers Please note that the deadline for the submission of abstracts is December 31, 2013. Many thanks and please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any further information. With best wishes Konstantinos Konstantinos Komaitis Policy Advisor, Internet Society komaitis(a)isoc.org tel: +41 22 807 1453 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Tenure-Track Faculty Position @ UMD iSchool
by Brian Butler 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

University of Maryland, College Park College of Information Studies: Maryland's iSchool Assistant Professor The iSchool at the University of Maryland seeks creative and forward-thinking individuals for a tenure-track faculty position in a multicultural and interdisciplinary environment where research and teaching share the highest priority and colleagues collaborate in all aspects of their academic work. We seek a colleague whose research and teaching interests focus on how information can be employed to meet the needs of entrepreneurial startups, non-profits, government and non-governmental organizations, and communities. This may include (but is not limited to): - Social media and social network analysis in teams and organizations - Design and evaluation of data management policies, procedures, and infrastructures - Sociotechnical, cultural, and organizational aspects of information and knowledge management - Innovation and research networks - Management and evaluation of information systems, services and innovation We are a faculty that engages in a broad range of research with the shared theme of information, technology and people. This is a 9-month tenure-track appointment, with opportunities for grant-funded summer research. Salary and benefits are competitive based upon qualifications and experience. The ideal candidate will: - Conduct cutting edge, high impact research that shapes the information field; - Craft exceptional educational experiences for students; - Aspire to leadership roles in relevant professional service; and - Thrive in an diverse, interdisciplinary environment. The iSchool enrolls nearly 500 students in four degree programs: Ph.D. in Information Studies, Master of Information Management, Master of Library Science, and Master of Science in Human Computer Interaction; faculty teach across programs. We are known internationally for our vibrant program of interdisciplinary research in group and organizational dynamics, cloud computing, computational linguistics, digital humanities, health information, knowledge management, information policy, information retrieval, interface design, online communities, learning environments, and social media. Several members of our faculty hold joint appointments in Business, Education, English, and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. More information is available at http://ischool.umd.edu<http://ischool.umd.edu/>. Qualifications. Ph.D. or equivalent in a related area at time of appointment; demonstrated research excellence; a research agenda with the potential to attract external support; interest in developing effective and innovative teaching. Application Submission. For best consideration, apply by November 30, 2013. Provide a CV, letter of interest that clearly describes your primary area(s) of expertise and the specific contributions that you would make to the iSchool, and separate statements outlining research and teaching interests. Applications for the position of Assistant Professor, Information Management (Position #119623) must be submitted through the University of Maryland's online system at https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/22393. The University of Maryland is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

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Call for papers/projects for The Digital Discrimination and Social Networks International Conference, (Barcelona 13th and 14th March 2014)
by Jj Pedregosa 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

The *Digital Discrimination and Social Networks International Conference, (Barcelona 13th and 14th March 2014)* will be an excellent opportunity to present your projects or research on relevant experiences and/or reflections about issues such as: - veiled discrimination online - youths and social network sites (sns) - education and the internet - digital activism - stereotypes and online media - initiatives and self organized groups on sns - youngsters, active or passive internet users? - hate crimes, cyber bullying, cyber gossip - virtual identities, image construction and appearance in a digital age - digital policies and best practices - local governments use of online services and sns: problems and advantages - inclusion or exclusion and internet access - the power of social media and its dangers - legal issues, observatories, help lines We invite you to email us your abstract (see instructions here: http://digitaldiscrimination.eu/international-conference/) and to participate at this conference in order to share your research, projects and experiences. Submission deadline is the *15th of November 2013*. There will be two presentation modalities: *oral **presentations or poster presentations* *Advantages for people with selected papers:* - 2 speakers will be invited to travel from any EU country, including two days accommodation and meals - Final publication with ISBN

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Re: [Air-L] Let's talk about AoIR
by Sarah Florini 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Hi, all. Let me preface this by saying I’m a pretty newly minted PhD and am not yet wise in the ways of conference organizing. So, my ideas might be logistically unfeasible or outright naïve. I was thinking about Lori’s point that tracks might discourage interaction among people from different fields. It’s a valid point. At the same time, different disciplines and approaches have different “needs” (which have been discussed at length, so I won’t reiterate them here). Is it possible to use tracks for the submission and reviewing process, but not for assembling the program? There could be a variety of tracks that allowed for more flexible submission processes and more targeted reviewing. These could be crafted to insure space for less “straight” research, performances, activist work, etc. that we want to have a home at AoIR (and that many, including myself, feel that the most recent CFP seems to have disadvantaged). But, there could also be a track for the kind of completed, full papers Nichole is talking about. Then, when it came time to put the program together, the tracks could be jettisoned. The panels would be assembled by a non-track centric logic. So, you might have a panel about X and it might be made up of a completed quantitative study what was submitted as a full paper, a theoretical piece, an ethnographic work in progress, and someone doing activist work. (I’m just randomly naming possibilities.) That way the selection process was more targeted to meet different needs. But, then when we actually got to the conference, those disciplinary (and pragmatic needs) didn’t dictate the interactions. Also, I would love to see more discussion on the list. I, personally, haven’t really participated much until now because that didn’t seem to be the way people were using the list. Having this or some other space for discussion would be great. I really like the idea of webinars. I would be down for some webinars. Best, Sarah

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Tenure Track post at University of Maryland for those who love quantitative data and freedom of the press
by Sarah Ann Oates 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

To add to recent job openings -- we also are extending our tenure track search for an Assistant Professor in Quantitative Methods/Journalism. This is about innovating the future of journalism -- we're really keen to get someone who can add to our ability to do this through methods such as data visualization, big data analysis, etc. It's a research/teaching job -- we aren't looking for people who were/are journalists, just people who believe that journalism is critical to democracy (and have a research agenda that reflects this via political communication, etc.) I actually have a PhD in Political Science and I LOVE being in a journalism college! Plus the University of Maryland is a strong, rising research institution inside the DC beltway. https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/22717 Any questions, don't hesitate to contact me informally at soates(a)umd.edu. We've extended the 'best consideration date' to November 15th 2013. SAO Sarah Oates Professor and Senior Scholar Philip Merrill College of Journalism 2100L John S. and James L. Knight Hall University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-7111 phone: +1 301 405 4510 Email: soates(a)umd.edu ________________________________________

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Tenure Track openings at Higher School of Economics, Russia
by Кольцова Елена Юрьевна 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Dear colleagues, Higher School of Economics, Russia, is recruiting at the international market at the level of assistant professor for its four campuses in Moscow, St.Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod and Perm http://cas.hse.ru/academic_vacancies . The salary is highly competitive. The positions are open in 15 disciplines, including media and communications, BUT I would like to draw your attention that a position in sociology in St.Petersburg MAY INCLUDE COLLABORATION WITH INTERNET STUDIES LAB www.linis.hse.ru<http://www.linis.hse.ru> that provides data, analytical software, a powerful server and – most important – a vigorous interdisciplinary team, group discussions, research assistants and all advantages of the collective work. Each assoc. professor will be demanded to teach at the faculty he/she is applying to AND carry out extensive research that will lead to peer-reviewed publications, which means that he or she may choose to embed his or her research in one of the university’s labs. Russian is not needed. Would you be interested in collaboration with the Internet studies lab, send informal enquiries to me at olessia.koltsova(a)gmail.com or ekoltsova(a)hse.ru Best wishes, Olessia Koltsova Head, Laboratory for Internet Studies Higher School of Economics Room 322, 47 Rimskogo-Korsakova st., 190008, St.Petersburg,Russia +7 (812) 677-9452 www.linis.hse.ru<http://www.linis.hse.ru>

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Quantified Self
by Greg Wise 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Hi, all, I posted this on another listserv last week. So my apologies to those who have seen it already. I'm wondering if anyone knows of recent critical work looking at the Quantified Self movement as a whole. I know Deborah Lupton has been writing in the area, and there was a piece in New Media and Society last year (by Bossewitch and Sinnreich). There have been a number of articles in the popular press, and on blogs. Just want to see if it's being addressed, especially from a cultural studies perspective, elsewhere. Cheers, Greg Dr. J. Macgregor Wise Professor of Communication Studies School of Social and Behavioral Sciences New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Arizona State University 4701 West Thunderbird Road Glendale, AZ 85306-4908 (602) 543 6646; (602) 543 4565 (fax) http://newcollege.asu.edu

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First CFP: Hypertext 2014, Sept 1-4, Santiago, Chile
by Denis Parra 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Call for Participation Hypertext 2014 - 25th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media 1-4 Sept. 2014, Santiago, Chile http://ht.acm.org/ht2014/ Regular and short papers: 21 March 2014 Workshop papers, doctoral consortium papers and late-breaking results: 23 May 2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------- The ACM Hypertext conference is a premium venue for high quality peer-reviewed research on hypertext theory, systems and applications. It is concerned with all aspects of modern hypertext research including social media, semantic web, dynamic and computed hypertext and hypermedia as well as narrative systems and applications. The ACM Hypertext 2014 conference will focus on the role of hypertext and hyperlink theory on the web and beyond, as a foundation for approaches and practices in the wider community - ranging from the usage of social media to the semantics of the 'Internet of Things'. We also welcome submissions that focus on the linguistic aspects of hypertext and user experience with linked entities, resources and events. Hypertext 2014 tracks ===================== - Links and Connections between People (chairs: Daniele Quercia, Johan Bollen) - Open Data and the Semantics of Things (chairs: Philippe Cudré-Mauroux, Mathieu d'Aquin) - User Experience and Adaptive Linking (chairs: Rosta Farzan, Vincent Wade) IMPORTANT DATES =============== Full paper submission: 21 March 2014. Workshop papers, doctoral consortium papers and late-breaking results: 23 May 2014. Submission instructions: See http://ht.acm.org/ht2014 ---------------------------------------------------------------- ORGANIZATION General chairs: Leo Ferres, Gustavo Rossi Program chairs: Virgilio de Almeida, Eelco Herder Workshop and tutorial chairs: Federica Cena, Christoph Trattner Poster and demo chairs: Carlos Castillo, Jill Freyne Student chairs: Julita Vassileva, Martin Atzmüller Local and publicity chair: Denis Parra Proceedings chair: Altigran Soares da Silva ---------------------------------------------------------------- Apologies for cross-posting. Thanks, Denis Parra Assistant Profesor, Department of Computer Science School of Engineering Pontifical Catholic University of Chile +56 (2) 2354.4442 dparra(a)ing.puc.cl

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Tenure Track opening in Baltimore at Loyola
by Jonathan Lillie 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

We are extending this tenure track search. Anyone on the market with design teaching skills should apply. Loyola is a fantastic place to work and the Baltimore/DC area is of course a wonderful area to live in. We desire a diverse range of research interests associated with new media. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN DIGITAL MEDIA The Department of Communication at Loyola University Maryland (http://www.loyola.edu/communication) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position (Assistant Professor) in digital media for the fall of 2014. Primary teaching responsibilities will be web development and graphics in the department's digital media sequence as well as other courses in a broad-based communication program, oriented primarily toward professional communications disciplines such as journalism, advertising and public relations. Candidates should have professional experience in a communication-related field and a record of, or potential for, outstanding undergraduate teaching. A Ph.D. is required. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a record of scholarly publication, participate in service activities, be supportive of the university's Catholic/Jesuit mission, teach and advise students. The Communication Department includes specializations in Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations, and Digital Media. The typical teaching load of 6 courses per year is reduced by one course in the first year. The Department offers undergraduate specializations in Journalism, Advertising/Public Relations, and Digital Media. Courses are taught in state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories. Loyola offers numerous internal grant programs for research and curricular development, substantial funding of faculty travel, and research leaves for fourth year faculty applying for outside research grants. Loyola University Maryland is a dynamic, highly selective Jesuit/Catholic institution in the liberal arts tradition and is recognized as a leading independent, comprehensive university in the northeast. Loyola is located in multi-ethnic, culturally dynamic Baltimore in the hub of the New York-Washington media corridor. Loyola enrolls more than 3,700 students in its undergraduate programs and more than 2,300 graduate students. Communication is the most popular undergraduate major. The Department of Communication seeks a broad spectrum of candidates, including women and people of color. Visit our website to learn more about Loyola's Jesuit identity and commitment to diversity (http://www.loyola.edu/About/prospective-faculty-and-staff.aspx) - See more at: https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000801092-01#sthash.UeA2mMEJ.dpuf -------------------- Jonathan J. Lillie, Associate Professor Department of Communication, Loyola University Maryland Managing Editor, NMEDIAC, the Journal of New Media & Culture, Ibibilio.org/nmediac 4501 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210 ________________________________________

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CFP: HASTAC 2014 in Lima, Peru: Hemispheric Pathways: Critical Makers in International Networks
by Hilary Culbertson 04 Nov '13

04 Nov '13

Please share the following CFP with your networks. Apologies for cross postings. The CFP is available in English, Español, Français and Português at http://hastac2014.org/call-for-proposals/. Call for Papers: HASTAC 2014 Hemispheric Pathways: Critical Makers in International Networks April 24-27, 2014 Ministerio de Cultura, Lima, Peru Submissions Deadline: November 30, 2013 hastac2014.org<http://hastac2014.org/> The challenges facing the Western hemisphere are multidimensional and complex. Urban agglomeration, economic development, ecological crisis, military conflict, digital privacy, impediments to advanced learning, negotiations of multiple cultural and historical perspectives - these are problems with scientific and human factors that must be considered together. HASTAC 2014 challenges participants to consider the interplay of science, technology, the social sciences, the humanities, and the arts in the context of addressing the urgent contingencies facing the evolving hemisphere. Themes addressed by the conference include: * humanities research and hemispheric grand challenges * indigenous culture and technology * technology and education: open learning, peer learning, and issues of access, equity for primary and/or higher education * technology and interhemispheric communication of knowledge and publishing * heritage, patrimony, memory and the digital * new publics, movements going global and communities of the future * technology and social identity and roles: gender, race, and other identities * digital animation and other visualization media arts and sciences * games and gaming, including for learning * community development including the importance of art and culture districts * mobile technologies and everyday life * improvisation, tinkering, hacking * HASTAC 2014 will be composed of keynote addresses, paper presentations (variations detailed below), hackathons, workshops, birds of a feather meet ups, as well as performances and tech demos. We will accept proposals for participant presentations in the following categories: 5-8 minute lightning talks; 15-20 minute talks; curated panels (lightning talks, longer talks, curated conversation); project demos; digital and/or print posters; creative performances; hackathons; birds of a feather sessions; post conference workshops (April 28th). Submission portal will be open soon, with support for proposals written in Spanish and English. We are now accepting proposals for participant presentations in the following categories: 5-8 Minute Lightning Talks We seek focused, inspiring talks that can serve as both provocation and an introduction to your work in progress or your wider interests. We require: 1. complete contact information including valid phone, e-mail, and institutional affiliation, if any; 2. brief (200-250 word) bio; 3. a half-page abstract of the work you would like to present that must discuss its relationship to the conference themes; 4. any technical requirements or other support that may be required for your presentation. 15-20 Minute Talks We also seek more traditional papers that really require more time to develop a sustained argument than a lightning talk would allow. Please let us know in your submission if you would allow us to simultaneously consider your presentation submission for a lightning talk instead of a full talk. We require: 1. complete contact information including valid phone, e-mail, and institutional affiliation, if any; 2. brief (200-250 word) bio; 3. a one-page abstract of the work you would like to present that must discuss its relationship to the conference themes; 4. any technical requirements or other support that may be required for your presentation. Curated Panels If you would like to curate a panel of 3-5 lightning talks, a traditional panel of 3 papers or a structured conversation among key thinkers, we require: 1. complete contact information including valid phone, e-mail, and institutional affiliation, if any, for all participants; 2. brief (200-250 word) bio for all participants; 3. a one-page abstract of the panel's theme that must discuss its relationship to the larger conference themes, clearly identifying how each panelist will contribute; 4. identification of the panel/group organizer who will be required to facilitate the panel/group involvement; 5. any technical requirements or other support that may be required for the presentation. Project Demos Designed to showcase well-developed digital projects or tools. Demos will be grouped in a single room and will, ideally, remain up for an entire conference day. You will have a dedicated 2 hour slot to engage with conference participants without competing with other events. You will have wireless access and a table. While we endeavor to provide projectors or other equipment for participants who make a request at the time of submission, presenters will be responsible for bringing all required technology with them. We require: 1. complete contact information including valid phone, e-mail, and institutional affiliation, if any; 2. brief (200-250 word) bio; 3. a half-page abstract of the work you would like to present and a link to a project url with images or video documentation; 4. any technical requirements or other support (including any space requirements beyond a table) that may be required for the presentation. Please indicate any equipment that is absolutely required and that you cannot bring with you. In the event that we cannot guarantee access to the equipment, we regret that we may not be able to accept your demo. Digital and/or Print Posters Print posters (4 x 3 feet) and electronic posters (to be projected) are solicited for emerging projects, ideas, and scholars. In presenting your research with a poster, you should aim to use the poster as a means for generating active discussion of your research. Limit the text to about one-fourth of the poster space, and use visuals (graphs, photographs, schematics, maps, etc.) to tell your story. Required: 1. complete contact information including valid phone, e-mail, and institutional affiliation; 2. brief (200-250 word) bio; 3. a half-page abstract of your work that must discuss its relationship to the conference themes; 4. statement clearly identifying whether your poster will be hard-copy or digitally projected; 5. a digital draft of your poster. Creative Performances We are soliciting creative interventions too - e-lit readings, ARGs and mobile cinema, talks that cross boundaries between the academic and the poetic, tech wearables, etc. We see these as being integrated into conference sessions (i.e. if you have a five-minute piece, we might schedule it as a lighting talk), as potentially being part of scheduled evening entertainment (a 30-minute interactive dance performance or e-poetry reading), or as taking place outside of/alongside scheduled time (ie a mobile game that conference participants can download). 1. complete contact information including valid phone, e-mail, and institutional affiliation, if any; 2. brief (200-250 word) bio; 3. a one-page abstract of the work you would like to present that clearly identifies the genre you are working in and how, ideally, you would like it to be scheduled during the conference (including time and space requirements). Your abstract must discuss its relationship to the conference theme; 4. any technical requirements or other support (including any space requirements). Please indicate any equipment that is absolutely required and that you cannot bring with you. In the event that we cannot guarantee access to the equipment, we regret that may not be able to accept your creative submission. Maker Space We are soliciting proposals for individuals or groups to create an informal maker space, where conference participants can share, exchange, and experiment with new online tools, personal fabrication technologies, open source electronics such as Arduino, and other creative and learning devices and gadgets. Other Sessions Birds of a Feather Sessions will be conversations among experts and those interested in similar topics or technologies. Sessions will aim to assemble teams and plans for multi-institutional collaborations that will extend well beyond the duration of the conference. Proposals should indicate topics, technologies, and possible outcomes. Post-conference Hackathons will be sessions led by developers that will aim to stitch the varying expertise of participants into a day-long work session to develop a resource such as a website, database, application, or interactive visualization. All are welcome to participate. Full-day time slots only. Post-conference Workshops to take place April 28. Full-day or half-day workshops will be considered. If you have new tools, new approaches or seek a new community of collaborators we can provide an opportunity for you to offer full and half workshops. For consideration we require: 1. complete contact information including valid phone, e-mail, and institutional affiliation, if any; 2. brief (200-250 word) bio; 3. a one- or two-page abstract of the workshop that clearly describes the goals of the workshop, its relationship to the conference theme; its target audience (and any specialized background required for participation) and whether the proposal is for a full day or half-day workshop; 4. a brief explanation of the space and technical resources required to run the workshop. All proposals will be reviewed, but we regret that we cannot provide reviewer feedback. We welcome applications from scholars at all stages of their careers from all disciplines and fields, from private sector companies and public sector organizations, from artists and public intellectuals, and from networks and individuals. Apply at hastac2014.org<http://hastac2014.org/>. The Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory (HASTAC, or "haystack") is an open community working together to transform learning, teaching, and research for a more equitable society. Join us: www.hastac.org<http://www.hastac.org/>.

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