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Final Call: May 31 deadline for submissions to the doctoral colloquium
by Annette Markham 30 May '13

30 May '13

A reminder that if you (or someone you know) is interested in applying for the doctoral colloquium at this year's AOIR conference, the May 31 deadline is approaching. Here's the call: http://ir14.aoir.org/doctoral-colloquium/ If anyone has questions, please feel free to contact me directly, annette ***************************************************** Annette N. Markham, Ph.D. Guest Professor, Department of Informatics, Umeå University, Sweden Affiliate Professor, School of Communication, Loyola University, Chicago amarkham(a)gmail.com http://markham.internetinquiry.org/ Twitter: annettemarkham

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IR 14 Question
by Ted Coopman 30 May '13

30 May '13

All, Has anyone received acceptance/rejection of a panel or roundtable submission? My stand alone paper result came in (out-of-luck) but nothing yet on the roundtable we pitched. -TED -- Ted M. Coopman Ph.D. Lecturer Department of Communication Studies San Jose State University http://www.sjsu.edu/people/ted.coopman/

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Re: [Air-L] Voting Open & A Question for Candidates
by Kelly Quinn 29 May '13

29 May '13

Hi Alex and all, The suggestions from Jeremy, Ruth, Jenny and Darren the conference activities are great. I'd like to see additional opportunities for our members to connect with each other too, so I'd like the Exec Board to go a little further than just 'encourage' our members to get together at other conferences. I'd like to see us establish an informal group of members who will be responsible to organize meet-ups at the various major and not-so-major conferences that our members attend. Informal, because the sole responsibility would be to establish a place and time for AoIR-ists to meet during these other conferences. Group, because to make this work consistently we need people that attend (or reside in host cities) a variety of conferences. This group would simply be charged with opening the AoIR embrace a little wider; we would have additional opportunities to network with each other; and we can get more of our members involved. In the past, a few key members have taken on this responsibility on their own (thank you!), but sharing responsibility among our members to do this on an ongoing and regular basis will sustain the effort and energy. Putting just a little structure around the process would give an opportunity for any of our members to pitch in to make sure these meet-ups take place. Since many of the conference dates and acceptances are out by October, we can collect information and recruit willing volunteers at our annual meeting. Meet-up information can be published on the listserv and also posted on the website. While I anticipate that several members would step up to this role for the 'greater good,' perhaps the Exec Board might even kick in an extra drink ticket at the conference banquet for anyone who organized a meet-up event during the past year ;-) Kelly ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 16:25:46 -0700 From: Alexander Halavais <halavais(a)gmail.com> To: aoir list <air-l(a)aoir.org> Subject: [Air-L] Voting Open & A Question for Candidates Message-ID: <CAKxz=uCM39JsXP75ES0Hh7Bqspwm-feq6W2tejCJgy47HPZjrw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear AoIR Members (and members of the broader community), Just a reminder that AoIR elections are now open, and will be until the end of the month. I want to encourage all members to vote. There are lots of ways to help contribute to and shape the future of an organization like ours, and electing an executive committee that represents your interests is one of these. I have not yet voted and I'm hoping the candidates can answer a question for me. (And I hope others will ask questions as well, despite the looming deadline!) I've looked over your candidate statements (linked here: http://aoir.org/2013-executive-committee-election-candidate-statements-votin g-information/ ) and I recognize and agree with the need to increase connections among members outside of the conference setting--something that several of you noted. That said, I wonder what single, concrete change you would most like to see in the conferences themselves, and how you might suggest bringing that about. What would you like to see in, say, Bangkok for 2014 that we haven't seen in previous conferences? (If anything!) And what can you do to help make that happen? Thank you all for running, and I look forward to your responses. Best, Alex -- -- // // This email is // [x] assumed public and may be blogged / forwarded. // [ ] assumed to be private, please ask before redistributing. // // Alexander C. Halavais, ciberfl?neur // http://alex.halavais.net // // Please attribute any stupid errors above to autocorrect on my phone. // (But I probably was typing on a keyboard.)

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CeDEM13: A Summary
by Noella Edelmann 29 May '13

29 May '13

The CeDEM13 Conference for eDemocracy and Open Government was held 20-23 May 2013 in Krems and saw keynotes held by Beth Noveck, Karine Nahon, Johna Carlo Bertot and Tiago Peixoto. Presenters and attendees came from 23 countries, allowing for interesting conversations and networking opportunities. If you were unable to attend, then you can read the summary on our blog http://digitalgovernment.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/summary-cedem13/ The blog covers all the keynotes, the presenters, the sessions, the ppts.! Or take a look at the photos https://secure.flickr.com/photos/e-governance/sets/72157633602959048/ or and watch the films: http://www.youtube.com/user/eGovernanceKrems CeDEM13 Proceedings The CeDEM13 proceedings will soon be available online (OA) as a pdf, and in book format by the end of summer. We will let you know when they are ready! CeDEM13 and the Open Access eJournal for e-Democracy and Open Government (JeDEM) The best CeDEM13 papers will be published in a special issue of JeDEM later this year. If you are interested in submitting a paper for the current call, please see: http://www.jedem.org/announcement/view/9 Come to CeDEM14! CeDEM14 will be held 21-23 May 2014 in Krems * more details to be found on our website www.donau-uni.ac.at/cedem or stay tuned by following us on @e_society or signing up for our newsletter (http://egov.donau-uni.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/edem) Noella Noella Edelmann BA, MSc, MAS Researcher CeDEM13 Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government www.donau-uni.ac.at/cedem JeDEM eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government www.jedem.org Digital Government Blog http://digitalgovernment.wordpress.com/ Centre for E-Government Danube University Krems Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Strasse 30 3500 Krems Austria www.donau-uni.ac.at/egov

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connexions journal special issues: Call for Guest Editors
by connexions journal 29 May '13

29 May '13

connexions • international professional communication journal encourages the development of insightful and innovative topics and approaches on international professional communication through its Special Issues. You are cordially invited to take a leading role in this process by guest editing a special issue of connexions: - *Special Issue 2(2): June 2014* - *Special Issue 3(1): February 2015* - *Special Issue 3(2): June 2015* - *Special Issue 3(3): December 2015* - *Special Issue 4(1): February 2016* - *Special Issue 4(2): June 2016* - *Special Issue 4(3): December 2016* The general requirements for guest editing a special issue of connexions* * are: - Special Issues are organized by a minimum of 2, and a maximum of 3 Guest Editors. - Guest Editors are recognized experts in the area they are proposing for the Special Issue. - Guest Editors are from different institutions and, preferably, from different countries. - Special Issues reflect the international aims and scope of the journal. Therefore, Special Issues include authors from at least 3 countries. The journal publishes four types of articles: - *Original research articles* of 5,000 to 7,000 words of body text (i.e., excluding references, notes, and appendices). - *Review articles* of 3,000 to 5,000 words of body text. - *Focused commentary and industry perspectives articles* of 500 to 3,000 words of body text. - *Teaching cases* of 3,000 to 5,000 words of body text. For further information on special issues requirements, see http://connexionsjournal.org/special-issues/ Please send your proposal for a Special Issue to Rosário Durão at editor(a)connexionsjournal.org Thank you for considering organizing a Special Issue for connexions • international professional communication journal. Rosário Durão Editor *www.connexionsjournal.org **connexions •** international professi****onal communication journal *(ISSN 2325-6044) *Department of Communication, Liberal Arts, Social Sciences<http://infohost.nmt.edu/~class/> * *New Mexico Tech <http://www.nmt.edu>** ***

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Feminism and Intimacy in Cold, Neoliberal Times
by Radhika Gajjala 27 May '13

27 May '13

http://fem.icahdq.org/ohana/website/?p=84677204 ___ *Feminism and Intimacy in Cold, Neoliberal Times* *June 21st, 2013 (10 am - 6 pm)* Annual Gender Event, Goldsmiths University of London. Departments of Media and Communication, and SociologyChaired by Angela McRobbie, Sara Ahmed, Beverly Skeggs, Sarah KemberFor detailed information, please visit http://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=6554 This event will bring prominent feminist researchers and two visual artists together to discuss key dynamics within the field of feminist and queer intimacy studies. We will consider, among other things, the possibility of a cultural politics of love, queer resistances in the ‘trans’ forming of clinical and therapeutic practice, class relations in changing worlds of intimacy, the politics of care and compassion, the market for ‘self-esteem’, mother love, family ‘human capital’, and modes of countering the ‘insurgent patriarchy’ of contemporary neoliberalism. We welcome scholars from the US who are able to speak at Goldsmiths, University of London in connection with the Annual ICA Event. All speakers are keynotes, papers will be 25 minutes in length. 10-11.30 Lynn Jamieson (Edinburgh) New Sociologies of Intimacy Sarah Banet-Weiser (USC) Economies of Visibility and the Market for Self-Esteem Lyndsey Moon (Roehampton) Queer Resistances: ‘Trans’ forming Clinical and Therapeutic Practice 11.45-1.15 Priya Kapoor (Portland) Susan Douglas (Michigan) Enlightened Sexism meets Enlightened Ageism Andrea Press (Virginia) Feminism LOL Media Culture in a Post-feminist Age 2.00-3.30 Carol Stabile (Oregon) Magic Vaginas: The End of Men and Working Like a Dog Radhika Gajjala (Bowling Green) Digital Subaltern 2.0 Lisa Henderson (Amherst, Mass) Queers and Class 4.00-5.30 Heidi Hoefinger (NDRI, NY) Sex, Love and Money in Cambodia Kerstin Drechsel (Kassel and Berlin) Heat Storage Systems Mary Whilte (Loughborough) Mummy Work 5.30- 6.30 drinks reception. ALL WELCOME ------------------------------ *May 13, 2013* *2013 Teresa Award Ceremony* The Feminist Scholarship Division is delighted to announce that Karen Ross, professor of Media and Public Communication, and director of postgraduate research in the School of the Arts at the University of Liverpool, is the 2013 recipient of the Teresa Award for the Advancement of Feminist Scholarship. The award will be presented during the ICA conference in London at a ceremony and reception to be held Tuesday, June 18, from 6 to 7:15 p.m. at the Hilton Metropole in Hilton Meeting Rooms 16 and 17. Please join us in celebrating Karen's many accomplishments. Karen was chosen for the award from a very competitive field. Both the quality and quantity of her work are truly exceptional -- in the important questions tackled in her research, whether in the context of gendered political communication, media representation, or activism, as well as in her work to advance women in higher education and media organizations. Her commitment to social change as evidenced by her efforts to create a more equitable, inclusive and just academy, her position as the inaugural editor of *Communication, Culture & Critique*, as well as all of her other work on editorial boards and elsewhere, also speak to her status as an internationally renowned and highly respected feminist scholar who has significantly contributed to the advancement of feminist scholarship. The committee is delighted to be able to present this much deserved award to her. We hope you can join us in honoring Karen! I look forward to seeing those of you who can make it in London! All the best, Marian Meyers (on behalf of the Teresa Award Committee)

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#SMSociety13: Social Media & Society Conference - Call for Posters (4 days left!)
by Anatoliy Gruzd 27 May '13

27 May '13

(Apologies for cross-posting) CALL FOR POSTER ABSTRACTS (Due: May 30, 2013!) ----------------------------------------------------------- What: 2013 International Conference on Social Media and Society Where: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada When: September 14-15, 2013 Website: http://SocialMediaAndSociety.com/ Twitter hashtag: #SMSociety13 ----------------------------------------------------------- We are delighted to announce that we have a great line-up of presentations by researchers and practitioners from 43 institutions hailing from 14 different countries! Here is a list of accepted panel and paper submissions: http://socialmediaandsociety.com/?page_id=7 But there is still time to submit a poster abstract by *May 30, 2013*. Please share this with interested colleagues. For further inquiries, please contact Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd at gruzd(a)dal.ca

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Final CFP: CSCW 2014, Papers due May 31st
by Irina Shklovski 27 May '13

27 May '13

[Please forward to those who might be interested -- Apologies for cross-posting] CALL FOR PAPERS, COMPUTER-SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK AND SOCIAL COMPUTING 2014 (CSCW 2014) Baltimore, MD, Feb 15-19, 2014 http://cscw.acm.org CSCW is an international and interdisciplinary conference focused on how technology intersects with social practices. To support diverse and high-quality contributions, CSCW employs a two-phase review process and does not impose an arbitrary length limit on submissions. IMPORTANT DATES * May 31, 5:00pm PDT, 2013: Submission due * July 6: First-round notification (Revise & Resubmit or Reject) * July 26, 5:00pm PDT: Revised papers due * August 23: Final notifications We invite submissions that detail existing practices or inform the design or deployment of systems or introduce novel systems, interaction techniques, or algorithms. The scope of CSCW includes, but is not limited to, social computing and social media, technologically-enabled or enhanced communication, education technologies, crowdsourcing, multi-user input technologies, collaboration, information sharing, and coordination. It includes socio-technical activities at work, in the home, in education, in healthcare, in the arts, for socializing and for entertainment. New results or new ways of thinking about, studying or supporting shared activities can be in these and related areas: - Social and crowd computing. Studies, theories, designs, mechanisms, systems, and/or infrastructures addressing social media, social networking, user-generated content, wikis, blogs, online gaming, crowdsourcing, collective intelligence, virtual worlds, collaborative information seeking, etc. - System design. Hardware, architectures, infrastructures, interaction design, technical foundations, algorithms, and/or toolkits that enable the building of new social and collaborative systems and experiences. - Theories and models. Critical analysis or organizing theory with clear relevance to the design or study of social and collaborative systems. - Empirical investigations. Findings, guidelines, and/or ethnographic studies relating to technologies, practices, or use of communication, collaboration, and social technologies. - Methodologies and tools. Novel methods or combinations of approaches and tools used in building systems or studying their use. - Domain-specific social and collaborative applications. Including for healthcare, transportation, gaming (for enjoyment or productivity), ICT4D, sustainability, education, accessibility, collective intelligence, global collaboration, or other domains. - Collaboration systems based on emerging technologies. Mobile and ubiquitous computing, game engines, virtual worlds, multi-touch technologies, novel display technologies, vision and gesture recognition systems, big data infrastructures, MOOCs, crowd labor markets, SNSes, sensor-based environments, etc. - Crossing boundaries. Studies, prototypes, or other investigations that explore interactions across disciplines, distance, languages, generations, and cultures, to help better understand how to transcend social, temporal, and/or spatial boundaries. Papers should detail original research contributions. Papers must report new research results that represent a contribution to the field. They must provide sufficient details and support for their results and conclusions. They must cite relevant published research or experience, highlight novel aspects of the submission, and identify the most significant contributions. Evaluation is on the basis of originality, significance, quality of research, quality of writing, and contribution to conference program diversity. SUBMISSIONS Paper submissions must be made via the Precision Conference System. A link to the submission site will be made available by early May. Papers will be presented at the CSCW conference and will be included in the conference proceedings archived in the ACM Digital Library. CSCW does not accept submissions that were published previously in formally reviewed publications or that are currently submitted elsewhere. Send queries about Paper submissions to papers2014(a)cscw.acm.org<mailto:papers2014@cscw.acm.org>. ============================================== Irina Shklovski Associate Professor Interaction Design Research Group (ID) Digital Media & Communication Research Group (DMC) IT University of Copenhagen Rued Langgaards Vej, 7 2300, København S. Danmark http://www.itu.dk/people/irsh/ ==============================================

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internet, etc in Brasil
by Barry Wellman 26 May '13

26 May '13

read the wonderful recent book by Yuri Tahkteyev about software programming industry in Brasil, with specific case study of Lua. Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor FRSC NetLab Director Faculty of Information (iSchool) 611 Bissell Building 140 St. George St. University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 3G6 http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman twitter: @barrywellman NETWORKED:The New Social Operating System. Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman MIT Press http://amzn.to/zXZg39 Print $22 Kindle $16 Old/NewCyberTimes http://bit.ly/c8N9V8 ________________________________________________________________________

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Re: [Air-L] Internet Historiography
by Kevin Driscoll 26 May '13

26 May '13

Hi Adam, On Thu, 16 May 2013 17:29:26 +0100, Adam Fish <rawbird(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Anybody know of articles or books analysing 1) the political historiography > of the internet. Who has criticized the historiography of the internet as > being written for political gain? These are really interesting questions. Back in 1998, Roy Rosenzweig wrote a round up of recently published histories of the internet (including Hafner & Lyon, Norberg & O'Neill, and Edwards.) Not only is it an excellent integrative review but I found it helpful for reconstructing the stakes of telling different stories about the internet at that particular moment. Rosenzweig, Roy. "Wizards, bureaucrats, warriors, and hackers: Writing the history of the Internet." The American Historical Review 103, no. 5 (1998): 1530-1552. You might also look into the various documents produced by the FCC regarding the National Broadband Plan: http://www.broadband.gov/ I'm tracing some similar ground in my diss research right now. Looking forward to hearing more about what you turn up. Kevin Driscoll PhD candidate Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism University of Southern California

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