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CfP :: INTERACT :: WORKSHOP ON (RE)CREATING LIVELY CITIES THROUGH AMBIENT TECHNOLOGIES: ARTS, CULTURE AND GASTRONOMIC EXPERIENCES (CLCAT) :: EXTENDED DEADLINE 21st MAY 2013
by artur.lugmayr＠tut.fi 13 May '13

13 May '13

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND POSTERS IN CONJUCTION WITH INTERACT 2013, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - 6th-9th September 2013 2ND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON (RE)CREATING LIVELY CITIES THROUGH AMBIENT TECHNOLOGIES: ARTS, CULTURE AND GASTRONOMIC EXPERIENCES (CLCAT) http://www.tut.fi/emmi/WWW/ameamain/relci2013 Deadline for 2-5 pages position papers: 21st May 2013 (EXTENDED DEADLINE!) Artur Lugmayr (Tampere Univ. of Technology), Tampere, Finland, lartur(a)acm.org Jaz Hee-jeong Choi, Urban Informatics Research Lab, QUT, Brisbane Australia, h.choi(a)qut.edu.au Kirralie Houghton, Urban Informatics Research Lab, QUT, Brisbane Australia, kirralie.houghton(a)qut.edu.au --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digital and interactive technologies are becoming increasingly embedded in everyday lives of people around the world. Application of technologies such as real-time, context-aware, and interactive technologies; augmented and immersive realities;, social media; and location-based services has been particularly evident in urban environments where technological and sociocultural infrastructures enable easier deployment and adoption as compared to non-urban areas. There has been growing consumer demand for new forms of experiences and services enabled through these emerging technologies. We call this ambient media, as the media is embedded in the natural human living environment. This workshop focuses on ambient media services, applications, and technologies that promote people?s engagement in creating and re-creating liveliness in urban environments, particularly through arts, culture, and gastronomic experiences. The workshop takes a multidisciplinary and future oriented approach, and welcomes participants from diverse disciplinary domains for open discussions about technological, sociocultural, and content-related aspects of ambient media services that support people?s engagement in (re)creating their urban environments into a livelier place through art, cultural, and gastronomic experiences. Within this context, we welcome submissions relating to (but not limited to) the following: ? case-studies (successful, and especially unsuccessful ones); ? speculative and innovative concepts or design; ? demonstrations of services and applications; ? user-experience studies and evaluations; ? artistic installations and contents; ? social and/or economic studies, businesses models, and marketing ? technological novelties, evaluations, and solutions; The following topics fit within the scope of the workshop: ? Analysis of videos related to art, culture, and gastronomy ? Ubiquitous environments and interfaces in lively city environments ? Intelligent appliances and gadgets supporting art, culture and gastronomy ? Multimedia learning for activities around smart city environments ? Locative media and context sensor technologies ? Artistic, cultural, and gastronomic services and applications; ? Socio-economic studies, business models, advertising, and marketing; ? Applied ambient media technologies in city environments (e.g. P2P, 3D, augmented reality, QoE, protocols, networks, security, and privacy); ? Engagement and persuasion in smart environments; ? QoE and for ambient urban city applications. PUBLICATIONS ? Submit your contribution by using the INTERACT template: [--> http://www.interact2013.org/Interact2013/media/Store/documents/Paper%20form…] ? To the following submission syste: [--> http://webhotel2.tut.fi/emmi/Conferences/2012same/ (!!!) NOTE (!!!): PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO TICK RELCI 2013 AS SUBMISSION TYPE!!! SUBMISSION DEADLINE 21st May 2013 (EXTENDED DEADLINE!) MORE INFORMATION http://www.ambientmediaassociation.org/relci2012

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CfP :: ACADEMIC MINDTREK CONFERENCE 2013 :: Extended Deadline- 2nd June 2013 :: 1st-4th October :: Tampere, Finland ::
by artur.lugmayr＠tut.fi 13 May '13

13 May '13

========================================================================================= ACADEMIC MINDTREK CONFERENCE 2013 ?Making Sense of Converging Media? 1st-4th October, 2013 Tampere, Finland **** Call for Papers, Extended Abstracts, Posters, Demonstration, Workshops, Tutorials http://www.academicmindtrek.org, http://www.mindtrek.org Long and short papers, posters, demonstrations, and extended abstracts due on 2nd June 2013 (EXTENDED DEADLINE !) Tutorials and Workshops due on 2nd June 2013 (EXTENDED DEADLINE !) In cooperation with ACM, ACM SIGMM, and ACM SIGCHI Contributions will be published in the ACM digital library and selected set of high-level work will be published as book chapters or in journals ========================================================================================= ========================================================================================= CALL FOR PAPERS, ABSTRACTS, POSTERS, DEMOS, WORKSHOPS & TUTORIALS ========================================================================================= We are pleased to invite you to the Academic MindTrek conference, 1st ? 4th October 2013, which brings together a cross-disciplinary crowd of people to investigate current and emerging topics of media in many facets. The conference explores academically the emerging and frontier-breaking applications of new media in everyday contexts of leisure, business and organizational life. October 2nd will be the main Academic MindTrek day with other sessions on the preceding and following days. Due to increasing popularity of the conference, we are extending the scope of Academic MindTrek 2013! The academic conference features six major themes: * Social Media * Ambient & Ubiquitous Media * Business & Media * Human-Computer Interaction (new track!) * Open Source * Digital Games * ICT & E-Government ========================================================================================= Why to Participate? ========================================================================================= The MindTrek Association hosts MindTrek as a yearly conference, where the Academic MindTrek conference has been a part of this unique set of events comprising competitions, world famous keynote speakers, plenary sessions, media festivals, and workshops since 1997. It is a meeting place where researchers, experts and thinkers present results from their latest work regarding the development of Internet, interactive media, and the information society: * Real chance for media enthusiasts to think outside the box * Brings together researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines that are involved in the development of media in various fields, ranging from sociology and the economy to technology * The highest ranked papers will be published in academic journals (e.g. in 2012 we published a selected set of articles in ACM Computers in Entertainment, Electronic Markets ? The International Journal on Networked Business, and the International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence. * Provides a chance to learn from the vast media genre at large * Allows participants to exchange views with cross-disciplinary experts * Aims to provide insights about the convergence of the various media and the future of media * High-level keynote speakers. A few examples from previous years: Keith Partridge, Tomi T. Ahonen (Consultant), Latif Ladid (IPV6 Forum), Beat Schwegler (Microsoft), Cinzia dal Zotto (Univ. of Neuchatel), Ari Ojansivu (Google), Ramine Darabiha (Rovio), Molly R?nge (Crowdculture), Slava Kozlov (Philips Design), Dave Nielsen (CloudCamp), Janne J?rvinen (F-Secure), Olavi Toivainen (Nokia), Herbert Snorrason (OpenLeaks), Tuija Aalto (YLE), Juha Kaario (Varaani), among many others. Also this year we are preparing a wide set of invited speakers & keynotes. Social Media ========================================================================================= ?Get social!? Social media and Web 2.0 technologies are applied in ever diverse practices both in private and public communities. Totally new business models are emerging, traditional communication and expression modalities are challenged, and new practices are constructed in the collaborative, interactive media space. Ambient and Ubiquitous Media ========================================================================================= ?The medium is the message!? ? This conference track focuses on the definition of ambient and ubiquitous media with a cross-disciplinary viewpoint: ambient media between technology, art, and content. The focus of this track is on applications, location based services, ubiquitous computation, augmented reality, theory, art-works, mixed reality concepts, the Web 3.0, and user experiences that make ubiquitous and ambient media tick. Media Business, Media Production and Media Management ========================================================================================= Media business and media management face the challenges of the emergence of new forms of digital media and focuses on leadership practices, business models and value chains. It discusses competition, patterns of media usage, advertising models, and how traditional media can cope with the challenges coming from digital media focusing on media business and media management issues. Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) ========================================================================================= The wide field of HCI is to discuss issues around human computer interaction modalities, consumer experience, design of computer systems, human aspects, universal media access, ergonomics, communication, novel interaction modalities, privacy, trusted systems, interaction theories, and sociological and psychological factors. This theme of devotes to several of these aspects, and is targeted to the scientific community dealing with several applied and theoretical aspects of HCI and user experience. Open Source ========================================================================================= The last decade has seen a significant increase in open source initiatives such as open source software, open standards, open content, open media, or even open source hardware. On the one hand, the open movement has created new kinds of opportunities such as new business models and development approaches. On the other hand, it has introduced new kinds of technical and non-technical challenges. Digital Games ========================================================================================= The culture and business of digital games is becoming increasingly varied. The current trends range from novel interface innovations and digital distribution channels to social game dynamics and player-generated content. The games track is open for theoretical works, empirical case studies and constructive projects. ICT & E-Government ========================================================================================= In recent years, ICT has played a pivotal role in the development of digital economy. This technology facilitates the rapid accumulation and dissemination of information, group interaction, communication, and collaboration. ICT has become one of the core elements of managerial reform around the world. Since the launch of web 2.0 and emergence of ICT infrastructure, processes and policies many governments and public officials use new online tools to communicate among themselves, and with organizations and citizens. Demonstrations ========================================================================================= The aim is to gather demonstrations from researchers and professionals from the communities related to the topics of MindTrek. The objective for the demonstrations is to provide a forum for exchanging experiences, practical projects, or media demonstrators. The target audience includes members of the academic community, industry, or laboratories who can demonstrate the results of their research projects with a practical implementation. Special academic sessions (e.g. tutorials, demonstrations, workshops, and multidisciplinary sessions) will be held parallel to the MindTrek business conference. Academic speakers and authors are warmly welcome to register for the business conference tracks as part of the academic conference with our special registration rate. The Academic MindTrek registration includes full service such as coffees, lunches, and social gatherings. The organizing committee invites you to submit original high quality full papers, long or short, addressing the special theme and the topics, for presentation at the conference and inclusion in the proceedings. ========================================================================================= Conference Publications ========================================================================================= The scientific part of the conference is organized in cooperation with ACM SIGMM, and ACM SIGCHI. Conference proceedings will be published in the ACM Digital Library, which includes short and long papers, workshop proposals, demonstration proposals, and tutorial proposals. Extended abstracts will be published in the adjunct conference proceedings; however, they will not be published within the ACM Digital Library. Selected high quality papers will be published in international journals, as book chapters, edited books, or via open access journals. There will also be a reward for the overall best paper from the academic conference. All the papers should follow the style guidelines of the conference. Short and Long Paper Proposals ========================================================================================= All submissions will be peer-reviewed double blinded, therefore please remove any information that could give an indication of the authorship. Short papers should be between 2-4 pages long and the paper presentation will be 15 minutes plus 5 minutes discussion within a session; long papers should be 6-8 pages and will be presented in 20 minutes slots, plus 5 minutes discussion. Workshop Proposals ========================================================================================= Feel free to suggest workshops which are co-organized with the Academic MindTrek. Workshop proposals should include the organizing committee, a 2 page description of the theme of the workshop, a short CV of organizers, duration, the proceedings publisher, and the schedule. Workshop organizers also have the possibility to add publications to the main conference proceedings. Depending on the attracted number of papers for each workshop, we provide space for either half-day or full-day workshops. Previous examples include e.g. a workshop on eLearning. Nevertheless, feel free to suggestion your own. Demonstrations Proposals ========================================================================================= Demonstration proposals shall be 2-3 pages and include: a) a description and motivation of the demonstration; b) general architecture of the demonstration; c) description of the main features; d) a brief comparison with other existing related demonstrations; e) audio-visual materials to illustrate the demonstration (if applicable); f) the type of license, and g) the Internet address of the demonstration (if applicable). It is strongly recommended that the authors make the demonstration (or a suitable version or movie) on the Internet during the evaluation. Tutorial Proposals ========================================================================================= Tutorial proposals should include a 2-page description of the tutorial, intended audience, a short CV, timetable, required equipment, references, and a track record of previous tutorials. The target length of tutorials is 2-4 hours. Previous examples include a tutorial on audio based media. However, feel free to suggest your own. Extended Abstracts ========================================================================================= Extended abstracts should be between 1-2 pages long and contain 500-800 words. They should describe the research problem, background, research questions, and the contribution to the conference. Extended abstracts will not be published within the ACM digital library. Poster Presentations ========================================================================================= Posters should be between 2-3 pages long and a poster should be presented during the conference. Attendees have the possibility to exhibit their posters on a A0 poster wall d uring the conference. ========================================================================================= Submission Deadlines ========================================================================================= - 2nd June 2013 (EXTENDED DEADLINE !) deadline for long papers (6-8 pages), short papers (3-4 pages), extended abstracts (1-2 pages), posters (1-2 pages) and demonstrations (2-3 pages) - 2nd June 2013 (EXTENDED DEADLINE !) deadline for tutorial proposals and workshop proposals - 30th June 2013: notification of acceptance/rejection for papers, extended abstracts, posters, and demos, tutorials - 20th July 2013: camera ready papers and copyright forms - 5th August 2013: submission of camera ready papers - 1st-4th October 2013: Academic MindTrek and MindTrek Business Conference Suggested key-dates for workshop organizers ========================================================================================= - 15th August 2013: deadline for workshop papers - 10th September 2013: deadline for camera-ready papers ========================================================================================= Conference Themes ========================================================================================= 1. Social Media - Business models, service models, and policies - Social media in innovation and business - Intra and inter organizational use of social media - Questions related to identity, motivation and values - Blogs, wikis, collaboration and social platform designs in practice - Knowledge management and learning with social media - Experience management with social media - Crowdsourcing, user-created content and social networks - Enterprise 2.0 and social computing in work organizations - Evaluation and research methods of social media - Social media and community design - Benefits and limitations of social media applications 2. Ambient and Ubiquitous Media - between Technology, Services, and Users - Applications and services utilizing ubiquitous and pervasive technology - Ubicom in eLearning, leisure, storytelling, art works, advertising, and mixed reality contexts - Next generation user interfaces, ergonomics, multimodality, and human-computer interaction - Art works for smart public or indoor spaces, mobile phones, museums, or cultural applications - Context awareness, sensor perception, context sensitive Internet, and smart daily objects - Personalization, multimodal interaction, smart user interfaces, and ergonomics - Ambient human computer interaction, experience design, usability, and audience research - Software, hardware, middleware, and technologies for pervasive and ubiquitous - Theoretical methods and algorithms in ubiquitous and ambient systems - Business models, service models, media economics, regulations, x-commerce, and policies - User positioning, location awareness - Augmented reality in ubiquitous applications - Device interoperability, remote user interfaces, inter-device connections 3. Media Business, Media Studies, and Media Management - Media politics: policy, practices, conception, and media regulation - Production technology: processes, and optimization - Business models: value chain/value net, revenue models, and product architecture - Strategic and operational Management of TIME Industries: Technology, Information, Media, Entertainment - Key data analytics: balanced scorecard, competition analysis, performance indicators, social media monitoring, google analytics, ? - Media use: patterns, engagement, and consumer experiences - Customer relationship management: communities & engagement 4. Human-Computer Interaction - User experience and experience design - Interaction design techniques and methods - User interaction and HCI design - Creativity, practices and innovation in HCI - Analysis, theories, and procedures in interaction design - Methods, systems, and toolkits supporting HCI - Human centered computing and understanding interaction - Interactivity methods - Designing for experience and interactivity - Design, evaluation, and implementation of interactive systems - Phenomena surrounding interactivity 5. Open Source - Forms of openness: open source software, open standards, - Open content, open media, open source hardware, and open access - Establishment of an open source community - Practices on developing open source systems - Practices for maintaining a successful project - Open source processes and techniques - Differences on open source and closed source systems - Using open source in commercial context - Challenges of open source development - Teaching open source in academia and industry 6. Digital Games - Theoretical and analytical approaches on games and play - Analysis of player experience - Game design research - Economy and business models in the game industry - Innovation in and around games - Digital distribution of games - Online, mobile and cross-platform games - Social and casual games - Pervasive and ubiquitous games - augmented and altered reality games - Mobile and cross-media games - Gamification, fun ware and playful design - Player-created content 7. ICT & E-Government - M-government - Web 2.0 and e-government social network - E-government obstacles and challenges - E-government project failure - Future of e-government - Improving the public service efficiency and effectiveness - E-government in developing countries - Citizen?s technological limitations - ICT and democracy (e-Democracy agenda at e-government level) - Citizens' education and accessibility to ICT - exploiting the learning and communicative potential of emerging online tools - new media forms (games, blogs, wiki, G3 mobile communications ========================================================================================= Paper Submission ========================================================================================= - Please follow the style guidelines on http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates for formatting your paper - Note that since the papers will be published by the ACM digital library all authors need to sign an ACM copyright form. (For further guidelines see: http://www.acm.org/pubs/copyright_form.html) - Submit papers here: http://www.tut.fi/emmi/Submissions/2013mindtrek/ ========================================================================================= Organizing Committee ========================================================================================= General Chair Artur Lugmayr, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN Program Chairs Helj? Franssila, Tampere Univ. (UTA), FIN Track chair: Social Media Hannu K?rkk?inen, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN Track chair: Ambient Media Moyen Mustaquim, Uppsala University, SE Track chair: Media Business, Media Studies, and Media Management Johanna Gr?blbauer, St. P?lten University of Applied Sciences (FH), AT Track chair: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Pauliina Tuomi, University of Turku, FIN Track chair: Digital Games Janne Paavilainen, University of Tampere (UTA), FIN Track chair: ICT & E-Government Fatemeh Ahmadi Zeleti, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN Track chair: Open source Imed Hammouda, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN Panel Chair Jari Jussila, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN Demonstrations & Poster Chair Paul Coulton, Lancaster University, UK Workshop & Tutorial Chair Andreas Meiszner, UNU, Netherlands Conference Management Consultant Yuan Fu, TUT, FIN Conference Manager and Local Arrangements Subodh Agnihotri, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN Lester Lasrado, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN Program Committee (from Academic Mindtrek 2012 - to be confirmed) Alexander Eichhorn, Simula Research Laboratory, Norway Anders Larsson, Uppsala University, Sweden Andreas Sackl, Telecommunications Research Center Vienna (FTW), Austria Annika Waern, Stockholm University, Sweden Antti Salovaara, Aalto University, Finland Antti Syv?nen, University of Tampere, Finland Ben Kirman, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom Bj?rn Von Rimscha, University of Zurich, Switzerland Conor Linehan, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom Corinna Ogonowski, University of Siegen, Germany Cumhur Erkut, Aalto University, Finland Eija Kaasinen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland Elina Ollila, Knight Wish, United States Hannu K?rkk?inen, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Hannu Korhonen, University of Tampere, Finland Hannu Paunonen, Metso Automation, Finland Helj? Franssila, University of Tampere, Finland Jaakko Stenros, University of Tampere, Finland Jaakko Suominen, University of Turku, Finland Jan Krone, University of Applied Sciences St. Poelten, Austria Janne Paavilainen, University of Tampere, Finland Jan-Niklas Antons, Technische Universit?t Berlin, Germany Jari Jussila, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Jeff McCarthy, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom Joerg Niesenhaus, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Juho Hamari, HIIT, Finland Jukka vanhala, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Jussi Holopainen, Independent, Germany Jussi Okkonen, University of Tampere, Finland Karin Puehringer, University Salzburg, Austria Katrin Schoenenberg, T-Labs, TU-Berlin, Germany Kristina Kunze, Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology, Germany Leena Arhippainen, Center for Internet Excellence / University of Oulu, Finland Mark Lochrie, Lancaster University, United Kingdom Paul Murschetz, University of Westminster, United Kingdom Per Backlund, University of Sk?vde, Sweden Peter Haric, Leitbetriebe Institut, Austria Sara Kepplinger, Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany Sebastian Egger, Telecommunications Research Center Vienna (FTW), Austria Sonja Kangas, Souplala, Finland Staffan Bj?rk, Gothenburg University, Sweden Sujan Shrestha, Towson University, United States Svenja Hagenhoff, University Erlangen, Germany Teija Vainio, University of Tampere, Finland Thomas Olsson, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Tobias Nystr?m, Uppsala University, Sweden Veikko Ikonen, VTT, Finland Yuan Fu, EMMi Lab. Finland Yue Dai, University of Eastern Finland, Finland Zhiwen Yu, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China ========================================================================================= Contact ========================================================================================= Questions concerning academic content, papers, tutorials, workshops, scientific contributions: Email: academic-mindtrek-chairs(a)listmail.tut.fi General questions concerning payments, administration, copyright forms, local arrangements, and the venue: Email: academic-mindtrek-info(a)listmail.tut.fi ========================================================================================= Submit papers here ========================================================================================= http://www.tut.fi/emmi/Submissions/2013mindtrek/ ========================================================================================= Further Information ========================================================================================= http://www.academicmindtrek.org Supported by MindTrek Association, City of Tampere, Tampere University of Technology (TUT), Tampere University (UTA), Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK), Ambient Media Association (AMEA)

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Internet Policy Review (IPR), a news and analysis service about internet regulation in Europe
by Joly MacFie 13 May '13

13 May '13

(Another one from Ana) Internet Policy Review (IPR), a news and analysis service about internet regulation in Europe The IPR, a project of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society located in Berlin, Germany, tracks public regulatory changes as well as private policy developments which are expected to have long lasting impacts on European societies. The service’s main platform and its complementary channels of communication are to form an authoritative resource on internet governance for academics, civil society advocates, entrepreneurs, the media and public policy makers alike. The idea is that the IPR offers resources and research that will add a layer of knowledge to current debates on internet policy. In a word, IPR’s expertise resides in its clear and independent analysis of inter-European digital policy changes. At the intersection of academia and journalism, the IPR is driven by a small editorial team and a group of authors. More information is available at http://policyreview.info/about Source http://www.hiig.de/en/introducing-the-internet-policy-review/ -- --------------------------------------------------------------- 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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2nd Call for Contributions: Collective Behaviors and Networks, satellite @ ECCS'13, (Barcelona, September 19, 2013)
by Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia 13 May '13

13 May '13

***** Apologies for multiple copies ***** You are cordially invited to submit a contribution to "Collective Behaviors and Networks", a one-day satellite event of the 2013 European Conference on Complex Systems (ECCS'13), to be held in Barcelona, September 19, 2013. Goal of this workshop is to provide a discussion venue about advances in the study of networks applied to the dynamics of social collective behaviors. Particular attention will be devoted, but not limited to, the following topics: - Group formation, evolution and group behavior analysis. - Modeling, tracking and forecasting dynamic groups in social media. - Community detection and dynamic community structure analysis. - Social simulation, cultural, opinion, and normative dynamics. - Empirical calibration and validation of agent-based social models. - Models of social capital, collective action, social movements. - Coevolution of network and behavior. More information on COVEnANT2013 can be found here: http://covenant2013.com More information on ECCS'13 can be found here: http://eccs13.eu Requirements Participants are invited to submit their contributions via the EasyChair system at the following link: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=covenant2013 Contributions must be at most 2 pages long, and must provide the following information: title, list of authors with affiliations, and abstract. Accepted format is PDF only. More information, about selection, registration, etc., can be found here: http://www.covenant2013.com/?page_id=25 Important Dates May 17, 2013 Abstract submission deadline June 19, 2013 Notification of acceptance September 19, 2013 Satellite meeting Data Challenge In order to encourage the development of predictive, data-driven models of collective phenomena, a link prediction competition will be held as part of the meeting. Monetary prizes will be awarded to the best contributions, which will be evaluated according to rigorous scientific criteria by the program committee of the event. 1st prize: US$800, 2nd prize: US$200. Further information (task, data set, dates) to be released soon. Keynote Speakers Yong-Yeol Ahn, Indiana University, US J. Doyne Farmer, University of Oxford, UK Dirk Helbing, ETH Zürich, Switzerland Jure Leskovec, Stanford University, US Alessandro Vespignani, Northeastern University, US Special Issue The best original contributions will be invited to submit an extended version for inclusion in a special issue of EPJ Data Science (Springer). Organizing Committee Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia, Indiana University, US Emilio Ferrara, Indiana University, US Alessandro Flammini, Indiana University, US Filippo Menczer, Indiana University, US Program Committee Luca M. Aiello, Yahoo Research Barcelona, Spain Andrea Baronchelli, Northwestern University, US Pasquale De Meo, University of Messina, Italy Santo Fortunato, Aalto University, Finland Jacob Foster, University of Chicago, US Matteo Gagliolo, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Bruno Gonçalves, Aix-Marseille Université, France Andrea Lancichinetti, Northwestern University, US Michael Mäs, ETH Zürich, Switzerland Tamás Nepusz, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary Orion Penner, IMT Lucca, Italy Nicola Perra, Northeastern University, US Filippo Radicchi, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain José J. Ramasco, IFISC, Spain Carlos Roca, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain Giancarlo Ruffo, University of Turin, Italy Daniel Villatoro, Barcelona Digital Technology Centre, Spain -- Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia Postdoctoral fellow Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research Indiana University ✎ 910 E 10th St ∙ Bloomington ∙ IN 47408 ☞ http://cnets.indiana.edu/ ✉ gciampag(a)indiana.edu

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Last minute: CfP Dicital Culture and Communication Ecrea Workshop
by Elisenda Ardèvol 13 May '13

13 May '13

Digital Culture: Promises and Discomforts In this workshop we want to critically discuss the promises and discomforts of digital culture taking into account the tensions raised by different material practices, understandings and social orders around the role of digital media in performing social change. Special focus lies on the three aspects of Digital Culture: (1) Digital imaginations and narratives The images of future are drawn in tecno-scapes, like in science-fiction films, artificial intelligence designs, virtual worlds or metaverses. What kinds of individuals, societies and environments are imagined through the growing pervasiveness of Digital Culture into our lives? How digital imaginaries shape our experience and relate to our ways of narrating ourselves and our creative practices? What are the role of innovation, creative industries and urbanlabs in the design of the future and in the different kinds of social intervention? How digital imagination is performing new narrative forms as well as transforming knowledge production and sharing? (2) Digital Neighbourhoods and Citizenship Among the existing networked digital technologies it is smartphones and tablet computers, which are becoming increasingly popular at an extraordinary pace. These devices not only make digital media applications truly ubiquitous but also create an abundance of digital location-sensitive information, which saturates local places, social relations, and the perception and organisation of neighbourhoods. The concept of space turns into a mash-up of material and digital places, creating new forms of the social while at the same time renegotiating the cultural and political logics of local/global or private/public. How does the use of digital media trigger new social phenomena, such as altered forms and modes of communication, collaboration, consumption, infrastructure, mobility or public service? (3) Digital Engagement and Social Change Digital engagement manifests itself in a broad range of digital practices. People discursively engage through and with digital media and thus dissolve spatial, temporal and social boundaries. Especially a few popular commercial social networks, like Facebook and Twitter, are presumed to play a crucial role in the process of social change by means of interaction and connectivity. On a political dimension, citizens and activists voice their opinions, discuss political issues, organize and mobilize for protest in new or alternative public spheres. However, it remains unclear, whether and in which differentiations digital media engagement affects established power relations and thus promotes social change. Which diverse forms of political engagement unfold in digital media environments? How can underlying technological and power structures of media be rendered visible and to what extent do they affect the possibilities and boundaries of digital engagement? We welcome papers picking up any of the described issues and topics and we will also consider contributions related with digital forms of social intervention, art projects or urbanlabs proposals. Extended abstracts should be no longer than 700 words, written in English and contain a clear outline of the argument, the theoretical framework, methodology and results (if applicable). Participants may submit more than one proposal, but only one paper by the same first author might be accepted. Panel and paper proposals from PhD students and early career scholars are particularly welcome. All proposals should be submitted by May 15, 2013 to ecreadigitalculture(a)gmail.com. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out after June 13, 2013. Keynote Speakers We are delighted to announce the following two keynote speakers: Annette Markham (Umeå University, Sweden) – topic to be announced Jakob Svensson (Karlstad University, Sweden) will give a lecture on “New Media for Development” The workshop will take place at the Department of Media Studies of the University of Bonn, Germany, Poppelsdorfer Allee 47, 53115, Bonn. The conference date is October 2nd – 5th, 2013. More information on the conference venue and registration will be published here and at dccecrea2013.uni-bonn.de Elisenda Ardevol http://dccecrea.wordpress.com/

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CALLS for PAPERS and PROPOSALS / MAY 2013 deadlines
by Joly MacFie 13 May '13

13 May '13

Ana Isobel is a member of the Internet Society based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She is regularly contributes to our linked in group, which I moderate. I thought this collection might be of interest, although some of the deadlines are already past. I wonder if she ia already on this list? If not, I should perhaps invite her. CALLS for PAPERS and PROPOSALS / MAY 2013 deadlines 1) The IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science & Information Systems (MCCSIS 2013) aims to address subjects like Computer Science, Information Systems & other emergent related fields: e-Learning 2013 - eL2013: http://www.elearning-conf.org/ Intelligent Systems & Agents 2013 - ISA2013: http://www.isa-conf.org/ Theory & Practice in Modern Computing 2013 - TPMC2013: http://www.tpmc-conf.org/ Game & Entertainment Technologies 2013 - GET2013: http://www.gaming-conf.org/ ICT, Society, & Human Beings 2013 – ICT2013: http://www.ict-conf.org/ Web Based Communities & Social Media 2013 - WBC2013: http://www.webcommunities-conf.org/ Interfaces & Human Computer Interaction 2013 - IHCI2013: http://www.ihci-conf.org/ Data Mining 2013 - DM2013: http://www.datamining-conf.org/ e-Commerce 2013 - EC2013: http://www.ecommerce-conf.org/ Computer Graphics, Visualization, Computer Vision & Image Processing 2013 - CGVCVIP2013: http://www.cgv-conf.org/ e-Health 2013 - eH2013: http://www.ehealth-conf.org/ Collaborative Technologies 2013 - CT2013: http://www.collaborativetech-conf.org/ Information Systems Post-implementation & Change Management 2013 - ISPCM2013: http://www.ispcm-conf.org/ Submission Deadline (2nd call): May 1st Source: http://www.mccsis.org/ 2) 2013 Technology4Good Awards The Awards celebrate the hard work of people of all ages who use the power of computers & the internet to make the world a better place. It is open to any UK-based individual, business, charity or public body who can show how they are using digital technology to help an individual or group of people to overcome their disabilities. It is free to enter & there are eight categories: Accessibility BT Get IT Together Community Impact Digital Giving Digital Skills Grow Your Charity Online IT Volunteer of the Year Local Digital Champion Nominations close 5pm, May 3. Source: http://www.technology4goodawards.org.uk/accessibility-award-2013/ 3) Girls Transform the World Digital Action Campaign / World Pulse When girls are heard, they will transform the world. Now is the time for every girl to have the education & boundless opportunities she needs to unleash her potential. You are invited to join us in speaking out for the rights of girls as we showcase the voices & solutions of grassroots women around the world. Why Participate? Your voice will be heard – You will connect – Your voice will be elevated Make Like-Minded Connections: Share your story & connect with others in similar situations. Learn & Be Inspired: Read others’ stories, learn about other experiences, & gain inspiration. Explore Solutions: Find out how others climbed over, dug under, or broke through their barriers, & hear their visions for the future. Transform: Watch your story find its way to places you never thought imaginable. Watch it make impact. Tell us your own story & perspective on girls—either personally experienced or witnessed in your community—& outline your vision for change. Deadline: May 10. Learn how to participate at http://tinyurl.com/c96mjrg 4a) DRT4all 2013: V Intl Congress on Design, Research Networks, & Technology for All (Sep 23- 25; Madrid, Spain) It is a window to the future. Its main goal is getting to know about the latest advances in ICT supporting independent living of people with functional limitations, & to demonstrate how these technologies can work together in order to help people with disabilities & the elderly lead a better life, & to achieve a full integration into society. DRT4all is above all a scientific conference where we hope to showcase the different characteristics of assistive technologies, with user experience as the key aspect. Industry stakeholders & public administration officials, who also play a central role in the development of these technologies, will be a prominent part of this event. Call for papers (extended): May 15th Source: http://tinyurl.com/caccjsz 4b) 2013/2014 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is now accepting applications for the 2013/2014 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship, designed for a woman journalist working in print, broadcast or digital news media to spend seven months in a tailored program that combines access to MIT’s Center for International Studies and media outlets including The Boston Globe and The New York Times. Journalists working in the print, broadcast and Internet media, including freelancers, are eligible to apply. Applicants must have a minimum of three years of experience in journalism. Applications will be accepted until May 1st, and the fellowship will run from Sep 2013 – Mar 2014. To apply, visit iwmf.org/2013neuffer to start the online application process. For more information about this fellowship, go to iwmf.org/2013neuffer, contact Ann Marie Valentine (202-496-1992, neuffer(a)iwmf.org) and follow @IWMF on Twitter. Source: http://iwmf.org/neufferfellowship/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2013-03-12 5) W3C Workshop - Referencing and Applying WCAG 2.0 in Different Contexts: Intl Standard Accessibility Policies, Web Applications, Mobile Web (May 23; Brussels, Belgium) This is a W3C Workshop and is open to policy-makers, users, developers, accessibility experts, researchers, and others interested in adopting, referencing, and applying WCAG 2.0. We invite you to: - Discuss approaches for referencing and adopting WCAG 2.0 - Exchange experiences with implementing policies that reference WCAG 2.0 - Share resources that support the implementation of WCAG 2.0 - Identify priorities for further developing resources and support material. Participation in this Workshop is free; spaces are limited. Registration will close on 7 May, or when spaces are filled. Source: http://www.w3.org/WAI/ACT/workshop 6) International Development Journalism Competition "Entries are invited for The Guardian International Development Journalism competition which focuses to search enthusiastic writers who want to demonstrate their journalistic abilities by examining crucial issues. The challenge is to write a feature of 650 to 1,000 words on an aspect of global poverty that deserves greater media exposure. Eligibility & Criteria: Those working at any of the following are all eligible; people writing for national magazines, journals, radio + TV stations, websites and local newspapers. The Competition is open to UK residents aged 18. Deadline application: May 12 Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development-professionals-network/2013/mar… 7) "Supporting public procurement for innovative solutions (PPI) in eHealth, active and healthy ageing and assisted living" - Call for proposals The objective of PPI pilots is to reinforce early deployment of innovative ICT solutions by enabling trans-national buyers groups of public procurers possibly together with other types of procurers - to overcome the fragmentation of demand for innovative ICT solutions in Europe, and to share the risks and costs of acting as early adopters of innovative solutions. Access the presentations done by the European Commission at the workshop of 15 January 2013: PPI explanation of the instrument: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/dae/document.cfm?action… European Innovation Partnership on Active & Healthy Ageing Obj 3.2 content focus: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/dae/document.cfm?action… eHealth Action Plan - Obj 3.2.a content focus: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/dae/document.cfm?action… The video of the workshop is available for viewing at http://scic.ec.europa.eu/streaming/index.php?es=2&sessionno=8abfe8ac9ec214d… For further details please read the guide for applicants is available on the participant portal, in which you can find further detailed information regarding the PPI instruments, conditions, specificities, etcetera. Contact: infso-ict-psp(a)ec.europa.eu Deadline:May 14 Source: http://www.age-platform.eu/en/call-for-proposals 8) Programme: CIP - ICT Policy Support Programme - Call for proposals: theme 3 (ICT For Health, Ageing Well and Inclusion) It will support: 3.1 a) Telehealth programmes for the management of mental disorders - Pilot A 3.1 b) Wide deployment of integrated care - Pilot B 3.2.a) eHealth - PPI pilot (more details on PPI objectives below) 3.2 b) Active & healthy ageing and assisted living - PPI pilots (more details on PPI objectives below) 3.3 a) Innovation for age friendly cities, buildings and environments - Thematic Network 3.3 b) Assessing impact and raising awareness on benefits of innovative eHealth tools and services - Thematic Network 3.3 c) Sustainability of EU wide info-structure and collaborative governance - Thematic Network 3.3 d) Clinical practice guidelines for eHealth services - Thematic Network This theme contributes to the implementation of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA) and supports the enactment of the Digital Agenda for Europe Key Action 13 promoting patient empowerment and the wider deployment of telemedicine to enhance deployment of innovation in health and empower patients. For additional info see: - http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/news-redirect/9332/ - http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/call_CIP?callIdentifi… Deadline: May 14 Source: http://www.age-platform.eu/en/call-for-proposals 9) ICMI 2013 - Intl Conference on Multimodal Interaction (Dec 9 - 13; Sydney, Australia) It is the premier intl forum for multidisciplinary research on multimodal human-human & HCI, interfaces, & system development. The conference focuses on theoretical & empirical foundations, component technologies, & combined multimodal processing techniques that define the field of multimodal interaction analysis, interface design, & system development. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: - Multimodal interaction processing; - Interactive systems & applications; - Modeling human communication patterns; - Data, evaluation & standards for multimodal interactive systems. Long & short paper submission: May 24th (11:59pm PDT). Source: http://icmi.acm.org/2013/index.php?id=home -- --------------------------------------------------------------- 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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CFP 8th GIGANET Symposium
by John Paul Laprise 13 May '13

13 May '13

Please circulate: CALL FOR PAPERS 8th Annual Symposium 21 October 2013 Bali, Indonesia Deadline for abstract submission: July 1 2013 The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) is seeking research submissions about Internet Governance to be presented at its Eighth Annual Symposium, held on 21 October 2013, one day before the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Bali, Indonesia. GigaNet is a scholarly community that promotes the development of Internet Governance as a recognized, interdisciplinary field of study and facilitates informed dialogue on policy issues and related matters between scholars and governments, international organizations, the private sector and civil society. http://giga-net.org/ Since 2006, GigaNet has organized an Annual Symposium to showcase research about Internet Governance, bringing together researchers from a wide range of disciplines and fields. As in previous years, the symposium will provide room to discuss current and future questions as well as the challenges encountered and results achieved in global Internet governance. Conference themes GigaNet is interested in receiving abstracts related to Internet Governance themes, especially those containing innovative approaches and/or emerging research areas. This year, we are especially encouraging submissions on two interwoven themes: * Cybersecurity, cybersurveillance, cyberespionage and cyberwarfare and * State and non-state actor efforts to control the Internet The program committee welcomes proposals on any other topics related to global Internet governance. This year, one panel will be especially devoted to emerging scholars in the field. We define emerging scholars as doctoral students working on an approved proposal through scholars who have received their PhD within the past three years. Accepted papers from senior scholars will be presented and discussed in a roundtable format involving business, government and technical community representatives, while emerging scholars will present their work in a more traditional academic panel. In both cases, presenters should expect to have conversations about their work with people from a wide range of stakeholder groups. Submissions Interested scholars should submit abstracts of their research paper at the Easy Chair platform: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=giganet2013 The deadline for submission is July 1, 2013! Paper proposals should be submitted following these requirements: ? An abstract of 800-1000 words, in English, where it is mandatory to describe the main research goal(s) and the methodological background of the paper ? A short bio note focused on institutional affiliations, advanced degrees, scholarly publications and work in the field of Internet Governance and related issues (for example ICTs). Please include a link to a more detailed CV. ? Authors of accepted abstracts must submit their final papers by 30 September 2013. Those unable to do so will be removed from the program. Process and publication The Program Committee will evaluate submitted abstracts and inform proposal authors of acceptance decisions by email before 29 July 2013. Accepted submissions and final papers will be published on the GigaNet website. An online publication with selected papers on the main challenges of Internet Governance is also planned for the Bali IGF. Registration The GigaNet Annual Symposium is free of charge. However, registration will be required to gain entry to the event venue. Please continue visiting our website for further information about registration, venue and accommodation. If you have any question related to the submission or the symposium activities, please e-mail the Program Committee Chair: j-laprise(a)northwestern.edu<mailto:j-laprise@northwestern.edu>. Best regards, John Laprise, Ph.D. Visiting Fellow Oxford Internet Institute<http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/> Oxford University<http://www.ox.ac.uk/> Assistant Professor of Communication in Residence Northwestern University in Qatar<http://www.qatar.northwestern.edu/> Northwestern University<http://www.northwestern.edu/>

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ICA Pre-conference: Conditions of Mediation - 17 June 2013 at Birkbeck, University of London
by Tim Markham 13 May '13

13 May '13

CALL FOR LISTENERS/PARTICIPANTS Conditions of Mediation: Phenomenological Approaches to Media, Technology and Communication 2013 International Communication Association (ICA) Preconference ICA Theory, Philosophy and Critique Division 17 June 2013, Birkbeck, University of London Conference website (includes full conference programme and registration details): http://conditionsofmediation.wordpress.com <http://conditionsofmediation.wordpress.com> Confirmed keynote speakers: * Dr David Berry, Swansea University * Professor Nick Couldry, Goldsmiths, University of London * Professor Graham Harman, American University of Cairo * Professor Shaun Moores, University of Sunderland * Professor Lisa Parks, University of California Santa Barbara * Professor Paddy Scannell, University of Michigan Conference Outline: Media theory seems to have reached a moment in which it is effectively orthodox to presume we must pay attention first and foremost to the intricacies of everyday experience. Ethnographic audience studies, for example, have attacked assumptions that there is a discrete relationship between media content and audiences, arguing that media forms, content and technologies have indeterminate and multifaceted significance within the daily rhythms and spaces of their everyday lives. Studies of digital and networked media, meanwhile, have put into question the very notion of 'audiences' as the starting point for understanding mediated experience. For some, accounting for the intricacies of everyday mediated experience has implied asking people what they actually do with media. But for others this is not enough: instead, the question is what constitutes the conditions of media experience in the first place. How do political configurations of discourses and inherited dispositions prefigure mediated action? How do material arrangements themselves constitute environments for mediated experience? How might we account for nonhuman agency, for example the ways in which software objects interact not only with human perceptions but also each other? Such questions point to a renewed confidence in explaining not just how but also why media, technology and communication are experienced as they are - all the while resisting a reversion to functionalism. These interests in the very conditions of mediation suggest, if sometimes only implicitly, an emerging interest in a phenomenology of media. Indeed, phenomenology - broadly the structuring of perception - has seemingly obvious relevance for recent academic interests in media experience. Yet its use or invocation in media studies has been scattered. While this might simply reflect the considerable diversity of phenomenological philosophies and their applications, there have also been concerted efforts recently to rethink phenomenology across the social sciences and humanities. Paired with recent interests in mediated experience, the time seems apt to reassess what it might mean to theorize media phenomenologically. Conditions of Mediation seeks to bring together scholars from a very wide range of perspectives - such as media history, media archaeology, audience studies, political theory, metaphysics, software studies, science and technology studies, digital aesthetics, cultural geography and urban studies - to reflect explicitly on the phenomenological groundings of their work on media. The phenomenological thinking to which participants might connect will be broad-based, ranging from core thinkers such as Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty and Sartre to those with looser affiliations to phenomenology per se, for example Arendt, Bergson, Bourdieu, Deleuze, Garfinkel, Ingold, Latour, Whitehead and Harman. In short, the overall aim is that this conference goes beyond a mere congregation of media phenomenologists. Instead, it will encourage critical reflection on what various readings of phenomenology might offer media and technology studies that other approaches cannot. Conversely, it will also welcome reflections on the limits of phenomenological approaches in philosophical, theoretical, political and empirical terms. If you have any inquiries, please email both: Scott Rodgers (s.rodgers(a)bbk.ac.uk) and Tim Markham (t.markham(a)bbk.ac.uk) -- Dr Tim Markham Reader in Journalism and Media Head of Department, Media and Cultural Studies Programme Director, MA/PGCert Journalism, BA Media and Business Applications Director of Graduate Research, Media and Cultural Studies Assistant Dean for Recruitment and Retention, School of Arts Birkbeck, University of London 43 Gordon Square London WC1H 0PD tel: (020) 3073 8380 t.markham(a)bbk.ac.uk http://www.bbk.ac.uk/culture/our-staff/tim_markham

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Fwd: Vol 8 Issue 1
by gene loeb 12 May '13

12 May '13

This is an interesting publication which may have some content- of interest to Air members.--- thank you, gene geneloeb(a)gmail.com Forwarded message ---------- From: <sender(a)ekimelu.com> Daete: Wed, May 8, 2013 at 7:50 AM Subject: Vol 8 Issue 1 To: geneloeb(a)gmail.com Dear JTAER Reader, The volume 8, issue 1 (April 2013) of the Journal of Theoretical andApplied Electronic Commerce Research (ISSN 0718-1876) is now available online. This issue includes the following papers: Special Issue on Use and Impact of Social Networking Guest Editors’ Introduction Frantisek Sudzina, Hans-Dieter Zimmermann and Sherah Kurnia Research Social Identity for Teenagers: Understanding Behavioral Intention to Participate in Virtual World Environment Heikki Karjaluoto and Matti Leppäniemi pp. 1-16 Shopping and Word-of-Mouth Intentions on Social Media Patrick Mikalef, Michail Giannakos and Adamantia Pateli pp. 17-34 Social Networks, Interactivity and Satisfaction: Assessing Socio-Technical Behavioral Factors as an Extension to Technology Acceptance Belinda Shipps and Brandis Phillips pp. 35-52 What Drives Consumers to Pass Along Marketer-Generated eWOM in Social Network Games? Social and Game Factors in Play Sara Steffes Hansen and Jin Kyun Lee pp. 53-68 Electronic Word of Mouth and Knowledge Sharing on Social Network Sites: A Social Capital Perspective Jae Hoon Choi and Judy E. Scott pp. 69-82 We would like to invite you to consider the Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research to publish the results of your research projects in the field of Electronic Commerce. We also encourage you to participate as a referee, giving your time and expertise to the research community of which you are an important member. To become a referee for the Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, please email the Editor-in-Chief (ncerpa(a)utalca.cl<http://ekimelu.com:8080/followup/link/16369/31/1/bWFpbHRvOm5jZXJwYUB1dGFsY2…>) offering your expertise in specific areas of e-Commerce. Please read the editorial from December 2012 to learn about the new Research Network and Alert System. It may be accessed at the following address: http://www.jtaer.com/network/index.php. If you are already an author, reviewer or member of the editorial board, you may use your current login and password to access the new system. Otherwise, you may register and obtaing a login and password Warm regards, Dr. Narciso Cerpa Editor-in-Chief Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research www.jtaer.com jtaer(a)utalca.cl We are pleased to provide you with information that might be of interest to you. Would you like to stop receiving these valuable messages in your inbox? Click here<http://ekimelu.com:8080/core/subscription/delete/16369/31/9a17a2acc023de386…>. Would you like to update your information and continue receiving these messages? Click here<http://ekimelu.com:8080/core/subscription/complete/16369/31/9a17a2acc023de3…> . -- With Sincerest Best Wishes , Gene Gene Loeb, Ph.D.

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badges for undergrad writing and presentation skills?
by Mayer, Vicki A 12 May '13

12 May '13

Hi all, I've been searching for any institutions that use badges or some other flex new media system to assess undergrad writing and/or presentation skills. So far, the best I've found is a badge for wikipedia entry writing. I'm just trying to get the lay of the land on this. Thanks, Dr. Vicki Mayer Editor, Television & New Media Director, MediaNOLA, http://medianola.org Professor Communication Department 205 Newcomb Hall Tulane University New Orleans, LA 70118

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