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Key readings in Community informatics
by Wallis, Jacob 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

*Apologies for cross-posting* I'm developing a proposal for a community informatics subject to sit within our information studies program here at CSU. I need to pull together some readings that might define the field. I've identified the helpful bibliography on the CIRN Commons wiki at http://cirn.wikispaces.com/Bibliography Do any colleagues on the list care to suggest what they consider key readings in the theory and practice of community informatics? I'm happy to compile responses sent to me off-list and share a full set of suggestions with air-l. Regards, Jake Jake Wallis Lecturer | School of Information Studies Boorooma Street Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650 Australia Tel: +61 2 6933 4397 Fax: +61 2 6933 2733 Email: jwallis(a)csu.edu.au www.csu.edu.au Charles Sturt University | ALBURY-WODONGA | BATHURST | CANBERRA | DUBBO | GOULBURN | MELBOURNE | ONTARIO | ORANGE | PORT MACQUARIE | SYDNEY | WAGGA WAGGA | LEGAL NOTICE This email (and any attachment) is confidential and is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must not copy, distribute, take any action in reliance on it or disclose it to anyone. Any confidentiality is not waived or lost by reason of mistaken delivery. Email should be checked for viruses and defects before opening. Charles Sturt University (CSU) does not accept liability for viruses or any consequence which arise as a result of this email transmission. Email communications with CSU may be subject to automated email filtering, which could result in the delay or deletion of a legitimate email before it is read at CSU. The views expressed in this email are not necessarily those of CSU. Charles Sturt University in Australia http://www.csu.edu.au The Grange Chancellery, Panorama Avenue, Bathurst NSW Australia 2795 (ABN: 83 878 708 551; CRICOS Provider Numbers: 00005F (NSW), 01947G (VIC), 02960B (ACT)). TEQSA Provider Number: PV12018 Charles Sturt University in Ontario http://www.charlessturt.ca 860 Harrington Court, Burlington Ontario Canada L7N 3N4 Registration: www.peqab.ca Consider the environment before printing this email. Disclaimer added by CodeTwo Exchange Rules 2007 http://www.codetwo.com

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How do you perceive Tweets?
by Isabella Peters 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

***Apologies for cross-posting*** -------------- Participate in our study and find out if you are a lemming or a lonesome wolf: <http://userpages.uni-koblenz.de/~jhunz/experiment/> http://userpages.uni-koblenz.de/~jhunz/experiment/ Our experiment is about Twitter. By participating in our experiment, you will find out how you perceive the content of tweets. Do you have a special view on them (= lonesome wolf) or do you perceive them like everyone else (= lemming). At the same time, you will support our research on Twitter. Your effort: ~12 minutes. Benefits: - Play the game and find out how you perceive the contents of tweets!! - Help at better understanding Twitter!! .. try it out at >>> <http://userpages.uni-koblenz.de/~jhunz/experiment/> http://userpages.uni-koblenz.de/~jhunz/experiment/ Please note: No personal or sensitive data is collected in this experiment! We are serious researchers and serious about our experiments. We do not spam! Have fun playing our game and learn about your social media behavior! Best, Isabella (on behalf of the Twitter experiment team) Dr. Isabella Peters Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Institut für Sprache und Information Abteilung für Informationswissenschaft Geb. 23.21/ 04.68 Universitätsstraße 1 40225 Düsseldorf Tel.: 0211/ 81-10803 http://www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/infowiss/mitarbeiter/wissenschaftlich e-mitarbeiter-hilfskraefte/isabella-peters/

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Call for Abtracts: Computational Social Science: From Social Contagion to Collective Behaviour (ECCS'13)
by David Sutcliffe 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ECCS '13 Computational Social Science: From Social Contagion to Collective Behaviour Barcelona, 19 September 2013 http://microsites.oii.ox.ac.uk/collectivecontagion/ Important Dates: Abstract submission deadline: 30 June 2013 Conference date: 19 September 2013 Event Overview Intense scientific debate is going around the definition of the foundational concepts and appropriate methodological approaches to deal with the understanding of social dynamics. These challenges are aiming to understand human behavior in its complexity driven by intentional (and not necessarily rational) decisions and influenced by a multitude of factors. The functioning of communication-based mechanisms requires individuals to interact in order to acquire information to cope with uncertainty and thus deeply rely on the accuracy and on the completeness of information (if any). In fact, people's perceptions, knowledge, beliefs and opinions about the world and its evolution, get (in)formed and modulated through the information they can access. Moreover their response is not linear as individuals can react by accepting, refusing, or elaborating (and changing) the received information. Technology-mediated social collectives are taking an important role in the design of social structures. Yet our understanding of the complex mechanisms governing networks and collective behaviour is still quite shallow. Fundamental concepts like authority, leader-follower dynamics, conflict or collaboration in online networks are still not well defined and investigated - but they are crucial to illuminate the advantages and pitfalls of this form of collective decision-making (which can cancel out individual mistakes, but also make them spiral out of control). The aim of this satellite is to address the question of ICT mediated social phenomena emerging in multiple scales ranging from the interactions of individuals to the emergence of self-organized global movements. We would like to gather researchers from different disciplines to form a forum to discuss ideas, research questions, recent results, and future challenges in this emerging area of research and public interest. TOPICS OF INTEREST . Interdependent social contagion process . Peer production and mass collaboration . Temporally evolving networks and stream analytics . Cognitive aspects of belief formation and revision . Online communication and information diffusion . Viral propagation in online social network . Crowd-sourcing: herding behaviour vs. wisdom of crowds . E-democracy and online government-citizen interaction . Online socio-political mobilizations . Public attention and popularity Questions about the conference scope should be directed to the program co-chairs at eccs2013collectivecontagion(a)bifi.es Submission Instructions Submission of abstracts will be made by sending one A4 page abstract in pdf via EasyChair. The deadline for abstract submission is 30 June 2013. The contributions to the event will be evaluated by the programme committee through a peer review process that will accounts for the scientific quality as well as for the relevance of the contribution to the aim of the satellite. The authors of accepted abstracts will be notified via e-mail by 15 July 2013. Once the selection process is completed, the authors of the accepted abstracts will be notified by e-mail. Organising Committee . Javier Borge-Holthoefer (BIFI, University of Zaragoza, Spain) . Guido Caldarelli (IMT Lucca, Italy) . Rosaria Conte (ISTC CNR, Italy) . Sandra González-Bailón (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK) . Márton Karsai (Northeastern University, USA; Aalto University, Finland) . Helen Margetts (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK) . Walter Quattrociocchi (Northeastern University, USA) . Luca Rossi (Northeastern University, USA) . Alessandro Vespignani (Northeastern University, USA; ISI Foundation, Italy) . Taha Yasseri (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK) Programme Committee . Javier Borge-Holthoefer (BIFI, University of Zaragoza, Spain) . Sara Brunetti (University of Siena, Italy) . Guido Caldarelli (IMT Lucca, Italy) . Rosaria Conte (ISTC, CNR, Italy) . Gennaro Cordasco (University of Naples, Italy) . Santo Fortunato (Aalto University, Finland) . Bruno Gonçalves (Aix-Marseille Université, France) . Sandra González-Bailón (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK) . Márton Karsai (Northeastern University, USA; Aalto University, Finland) . Helen Margetts (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK) . Mario Paolucci (ISTC CNR, Italy) . Walter Quattrociocchi (Northeastern University, USA) . Luca Rossi (Northeastern University, USA) . Antonio Scala (ISC CNR, Italy) . Flaminio Squazzoni (University of Brescia) . Alessandro Vespignani (Northeastern University, USA) . Taha Yasseri (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK)

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Job Vacancy: Professor of Media and Head of Department, National Uni of Ireland Maynooth
by Kylie Jarrett 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

Job Vacancy: Professor of Media Studies and Head of Centre for Media Studies National University of Ireland, Maynooth Ollscoil na hÉireann, Má Nuad School of English, Media and Theatre Studies The Centre for Media Studies The Centre for Media Studies combines research and teaching in three inter-related areas: media analysis (including media history, social media, transnationalism and multiculturalism in relation to media, and film studies); broadcast media production; and digital media production and analysis. The Centre has 5 full-time staff members and currently offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees to 220 students. The Role NUI Maynooth is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued. Professors will be expected to provide significant intellectual leadership, through a demonstrated commitment to both education and research, and also to contribute to the effective leadership and management of the Department, the Faculty and the University. We are seeking an academic with an outstanding record to join our staff as Professor of Media Studies. The person appointed will have an excellent record of teaching, research and publication. He/she will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching, research and profile of the University, and to provide ongoing leadership for the discipline. For more information: http://humanresources.nuim.ie/vacancies.shtml

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Couch Award reminder
by Mark D. Johns 16 Apr '13

16 Apr '13

CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award 2013 Sponsored by the Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research http://www.cccsir.com/ The Carl Couch Center issues an international call for student-authored papers to be considered for Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award. The Couch Center welcomes both theoretical and empirical papers that apply symbolic interactionist approaches to internet studies. According to basic symbolic interactionist premises, what we understand as self, identity, relationship, and cultural formations are constructed dialogically and interactively. While the works of George H. Mead, Georg Simmel, Erving Goffman and other leading symbolic interactionists have been integral to the study of social interaction, Carl Couch was among the first from this tradition to suggest the importance of engaging in the study of mediated interaction. It is critical that symbolic interactionists move boldly forward, beyond Couch's initial suggestion, to study what has become for many a dominant form of communication in their everyday life. Whether we research identities, emotion, memory, family, work, career, presentations of self, deception, love, loss or other areas, the impact of mediated communication is felt by those interacting within it. As internet-related media continue to influence our everyday interactions--not only with other people but also with technologies, devices, algorithms, platform parameters, and so forth--it becomes crucial for symbolic interactionists to attend to the role of these mediating factors in the interaction process. We encourage any paper that uses a symbolic interactionist approach in internet studies. We also encourage papers that explore the interface between deliberate social interaction and structured (or automated) interactions sponsored or enacted by various technological features, exploring not only how identities, relations, and social formations are negotiated through social interactions, but also how these interactions are mediated further through the use or capacities of various technologies. Papers will be evaluated based on the quality of (1) mastery of symbolic interactionist approaches and concepts, (2) originality, (3) organization, (4) presentation, and (5) advancement of knowledge. Those contemplating entering should note that an interactionist approach demands thoughtful analysis, and not mere description, of social interactions. Evaluation will be administered by a Review Committee of four: Mark D. Johns, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa Jennifer Dunn, Texas Tech University, Lubbock Annette Markham, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Lois Ann Scheidt, Indiana University, Bloomington Competition is open to graduate or undergraduate students of all disciplines. Works that are published or accepted for publication are not eligible for award consideration. Entries should be in English and not exceed 30 pages (approximately 7500 words) in length, including references and appendices. Limit of one entry per student per year. The top paper will receive Couch Award to be presented at the 2013 meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers (aoir.org) at the University of Denver. The top paper will be awarded a certificate and a cash prize of $300 US and the author will be invited to present their work at a session of the AoIR conference, October 24-27, 2013 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Candidates should send a copy of their paper, with a 100-word abstract, electronically to Mark Johns at mjohns(a)luther.edu Application deadline is May 15, 2013. Notification of award will be sent by June 15. Those with questions or comments about Couch Award application, please contact: Mark D. Johns Communication Studies Luther College, Decorah, Iowa Phone: 563-387-1347 E-mail: mjohns(a)luther.edu

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Call for Papers: Workshop digital preservation at the “Informatik 2013” conference in Koblenz, Germany
by Steffen Schilke 16 Apr '13

16 Apr '13

Call for Papers: Workshop digital preservation at the “Informatik 2013” conference in Koblenz, Germany We run a one day workshop on 20th of September 2013 about digital preservation at the Informatik 2013 conference of the GI (Gesellschaft für Informatik). The deadline for papers is the 22th of April 2013. Acceptance notice will be given 20th of May. Camera ready papers have to be submitted until 1st of July. There is an ever increasing number of digital objects which need long-term preservation solutions. Standards are evolving in this domain and their implementation is in progress in various organizations. We want to foster the exchange of ideas, methods and best practices between organizations working in this domain. Possible topics are: • Existing or developing standards in the domain of long-term archiving / preservation • Examples of implementations / applications of long-term archiving / preservation • Scalable and automatic working systems • Metadata, exchange formats and long-term capable file formats • Ingest and archiving of database, applications, web sites with dynamic and multimedia content • Archiving of complex digital objects like software, audio/visual material, games and 3D objects • Preservation in e-Government, e-Justice (digital files) • Long-term archiving and preservation in the medical computer science domain • Selection of digital objects for preservation • Emulation and migration approaches in organizations • New approaches for long-term archiving / preservation Selected papers will be published in the conference proceedings as Lecture Notes of Informatics. Please use the author guide lines (available in English as well): http://www.gi.de/service/publikationen/autorenrichtlinien.html Papers can be between 5 and 15 pages (using the layout provided). Submissions can be in English or German. At least one of the authors has to register for (and attend) the conference. Please use the conference system for your submissions: https://www.conftool.pro/informatik2013/index.php?page=newPaper&form_contri… Your Contacts: Steffen W. Schilke, Projektleiter / Technischer Berater bei der Hessischen Zentrale für Datenverarbeitung, Lehrbeauftragter, steffen.schilke(a)gmail.com Armin Straube, Geschäftsstelle des nestor-Kompetenznetzwerk für digitale Langzeitarchivierung, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, a.straube(a)dnb.de Workshop Homepage (with the program committee): http://www.langzeitarchivierung.de/Subsites/nestor/DE/Veranstaltungen/Termi…

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"Online Collective Action and Policy Change" - Special issue of 'Policy & Internet': Now published
by Calderaro, Andrea 16 Apr '13

16 Apr '13

Sorry for cross-posting --- Now Published: ‘Online Collective Action and Policy Change’ - Special Issue of “Policy and Internet" Guest Editors: Andrea Calderaro (European University Institute) and Anastasia Kavada (University of Westminster) Abstract The Internet has multiplied the platforms available to influence public opinion and policy making. It has also provided citizens with a greater capacity for coordination and mobilisation, which can strengthen their voice and representation in the policy agenda. As waves of protest sweep both authoritarian regimes and liberal democracies, this rapidly developing field calls for more detailed enquiry. However, research exploring the relationship between online mobilisation and policy change is still limited. This special issue of ‘Policy and Internet’ addresses this gap through a variety of perspectives. Contributions to this issue view the Internet both as a tool that allows citizens to influence policy making, and as an object of new policies and regulations, such as data retention, privacy, and copyright laws, around which citizens are mobilising. Together, these articles offer a comprehensive empirical account of the interface between online collective action and policy making. You can find the issue here: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/poi3.v5.1/issuetoc and more information about it on the OII Policy & Internet blog: - Introducing its contents: http://blogs.oii.ox.ac.uk/policy/?p=854 - Framing the issue : http://blogs.oii.ox.ac.uk/policy/?p=869<http://blogs.oii.ox.ac.uk/policy/?p=869#more-869> Table of Contents 1. Editorial: “Challenges and Opportunities of Online Collective Action for Policy Change” Andrea Calderaro and Anastasia Kavada 2. Networked Collective Action and the Institutionalized Policy Debate: Bringing Cyberactivism to the Policy Arena? Stefania Milan and Arne Hintz 3. Digital Protest Skills and Online Activism Against Copyright Reform in France and the European Union Yana Breindl and François Briatte 4. Activism and the Online Mediation Opportunity Structure: Attempts to Impact Global Climate Change Policies? Julie Uldam 5. Online Campaigning Organizations and Storytelling Strategies: GetUp! in Australia Ariadne Vromen and William Coleman 6. Hyperlinks as Political Resources: The European Commission Confronted with Online Activism Romain Badouard and Laurence Monnoyer-Smith 7. The Domestication of Open Government Data Advocacy in the United Kingdom: A Neo-Gramscian Analysis Jo Bates ----------------------------------------------- Andrea Calderaro, PhD | European University Institute Center for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom | European University Institute Chair "Internet and Politics" Standing Group - European Consortium of Political Research (ECPR) NEWS: Guest Editor "Policy and Internet" special issue: "Online Collective Action and Policy Change": http://bit.ly/XpQGSy ----------------------------------------------- Personal Page: www.eui.eu/Personal/Researchers/calderaro/ Twitter: @andreacalderaro Please, safe paper: do not print this email The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited without the express permission of the sender. If you received this communication in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.

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Call for Submissions: Tensions of Rhetorics and Realities in Critical Diversities
by Sanaz Raji 16 Apr '13

16 Apr '13

Dear all: Please see the following call for submissions: Call for Papers *Tensions of Rhetorics and Realities in Critical Diversities*<https://tensionsrhetoricsrealities.wordpress.com/call-for-papers/> Edited by Alexa Athelstan, Nichole Edwards, Mercedes Pöll & Sanaz Raji (University of Leeds) We warmly invite your contributions to our edited collection entitled *Tensions of Rhetorics and Realities. *The book will be submitted to the Routledgeseries * Advances in Critical Diversities *(eds. Yvette Taylor and Sally Hines). This collection orientates itself towards an understanding of diversity as an often misappropriated concept used to obscure and maintain existing inequalities rather than to further their deconstruction. Consequently, the collection intends to (re-)emphasize the importance of looking at diversities not from a one-dimensional level, but with consideration of the multiple positioned and intersecting viewpoints and contexts that shape the diversity of human existence – thereby allowing for a constructive and * critical* engagement with related issues. Encouraging a strongly intersectional and interdisciplinary approach, *Tensions of Rhetorics and Realities* seeks to investigate and theorize the spaces of conflict, discrepancy, contradiction or difficulty that can arise when dealing with discourses and practices, policies and lived experiences, theories and methodologies, individuals or communities. Incompatibilities or infeasibilities within those domains can easily lead to tensions or idiosyncrasies. A particular focus on *rhetorics* and *realities*highlights the critically of the ways in which diversity issues are being framed, understood and dealt with in various settings and by various actors. This collection will therefore approach diversities* *critically – as a site of real-life impacts and circumstances, as a concept and a strategy – while maintaining the awareness that diversity efforts remain subject to their proponents’ positionalities, ideologies, moral and value judgments, economic and political aims, and a variety of other contextual factors illustrating their situatedness. At the same time, the individuals and groups intended for or affected by diversity measures are subjects to their own contextual circumstances. We welcome submissions from all academic disciplines investigating *Tensions of Rhetorics and Realities in Critical Diversities*. Within this framework, topics may include (but are not limited to): - Social, political and economic measures of inclusion/exclusion - Equality, inequality and the in-between - Individual, collective, institutional or systematic agency - Sites of power and power dynamics (e.g. the nation-state, the law, citizenship, social spheres, the media) - Characteristics of ‘desirable’ or ‘undesirable’ states of society (e.g. multiculturalism) - States of crisis and critically - Contemporary political trends and diversity (e.g. neoliberalism, benefit cuts) - Social movements, activism and identity politics (e.g. LGBTQIA* rights) - Different ‘publics’ and lived experiences of division/communality - Practices of representation and recognition (e.g. in the media, policy) · Tokenism and political correctness - Policing and censorship - Identities as multi-layered, *diverse* categories for social engagement - Intimacy practices, a-/sexuality and normativity - Gendered lives, realities and expectations - Racisms, anti-racisms and ‘post’-racisms - Colonialisms, ‘post’-colonialisms and neo-colonialisms - Feminisms, ‘post’-feminisms and men’s rights movements - Issues of dis-/ability in the home, the public sphere or the workplace - Questions of faith – religions and atheisms - Class, non-/belonging and socio-economic mobility - Privileged positionalities and subaltern knowledges - In-/visibility and potential of queer, DIY, alternative or grassroots spaces and efforts - Climate, ecology and the state of the ‘natural’ world - Diversity policies and organisational practice - Articulating Critical Diversities – the language of diversity issues - Media discourses on diversity and difference - Humour as a means of/against discrimination - Critical Diversities in the academy - Divides between theories and practices of diversity - Methodologies for researching and assessing Critical Diversities Please submit your *300 word abstract, a short biography and your contact details* to tensions.rhetorics.realities(a)gmail.com by the deadline of *10thJune 2013 *. We are looking forward to receiving your contributions! Please feel free to contact us with any enquiries or expressions of interest. Follow us on our website: https://tensionsrhetoricsrealities.wordpress .com/call-for-papers/ Kind regards, Alexa, Nikki, Mercedes & Sanaz. -- Sanaz Raji +44 (0) 780 7873 550 Web: http://leeds.academia.edu/SanazRaji

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hotpets
by Seda Guerses 16 Apr '13

16 Apr '13

dear airs, the program committee of hotpets (associated with the privacy enhancing technologies symposium (PETS) is hoping to have interdisciplinary studies better represented at hotpets. the deadline has been extended to the 26. of april. please consider submitting, particularly if you have been contemplating some novel approaches on privacy related tools (or novel ways of studying their use, uptake or resistance to them). best, s. HotPETs 2013 Call for Papers (http://petsymposium.org/2013/hotpets.php) Important Dates: HotPETs submission deadline: April 26, 2013, 23:59 GMT (deadline extended) HotPETs notification: May 17, 2013 HotPETs camera-ready deadline: May 27, 2013 Topics: The ambition of the Workshop on Hot Topics in Privacy Enhancing Technologies (HotPETs) is to foster new ideas, spirited debates, as well as controversial perspectives on privacy (and lack thereof). Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Interdisciplinary privacy: usability, economics, legal issues, cultural perspectives - User studies, real world impact of PETs - Human computer interaction, PETs usability - Hands-on experimentation with PETs - Real-life challenges of PETs deployment - Economics of privacy - Anonymous communications and publishing systems, Censorship resistance - Cryptographic protocols with application to privacy - Privacy in databases - Privacy in social networks - Location privacy - Privacy and identity management - Privacy-enhanced access control and authentication The HotPETs Workshop has no official proceedings. Selected papers will not be included in PETS proceedings, not to preclude later publication of a full paper in other venues. If needed, authors may request workshop co-chairs to contact organizers of other venues to clarify the nature of HotPETs publications. Submission guidelines: Papers must conform to the Springer LNCS style (in which the text area per page is a little smaller than 5" x 7 3/4"). Follow the "Information for Authors" link athttp://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html. There is no page limit for the papers to be submitted to the HotPETs workshop. However, short papers (less than 6 pages) are highly appreciated. Papers need to be submitted through the HotPETs Submission Website https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hotpets2013 Submitted papers must not be anonymized. HotPETs chairs: Prateek Mittal (UC Berkeley) Reza Shokri (EPFL) HotPETs Program Committee: Konstantinos Chatzikokolakis (INRIA and CNRS) Jens Grossklags (Pennsylvania State University) Seda Gurses (K.U. Leuven) Prateek Mittal (Berkeley) Reza Shokri (EPFL)

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CFP: HICSS Social Media & Learning
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 16 Apr '13

16 Apr '13

CFP: HICSS Social Media & Learning Chairs: Maarten de Laat, Caroline Haythornthwaite, Shane Dawson & Dan Suthers Track: Digital and Social Media Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 47, January 6-9, 2014, Waikoloa, Big Island, HI PAPERS DUE: June 15, 2013 via the HICSS conference system http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/47cfp.pdf http://www.open.ou.nl/rslmlt/HICSS_CFP_SocialMedia&Learning.htm Social Media & Learning This minitrack calls for papers that address leading edge use of technology, research methods and system design to analyze and support learning in social networks. The ability to generate and maintain rich networked connections through social media, social networking, crowdsourcing, cloud technology, and social computing has a profound impact on the way we solve problems, learn, innovate and develop our identities, and the value this creates for individuals and groups. This minitrack will bring together state of the art research that furthers social theories of networking and learning, such as networked learning, collaborative learning, viral learning, and social capital, in combination with for example social and learning analytics and social network analysis to help visualize, develop and facilitate formal, non-formal and informal networking and learning settings. We call for papers that use, analyze and/or develop technology and online tools to examine social networking and learning phenomena through social media. We specifically welcome papers that address new and exciting areas of research in the networking and learning potential of social media or the potential value social media creates for connectivity, development, and growth. Some of this work might be driven by social media and networking research in relation to education, organizations, gaming, simulation and 3d worlds. We encourage papers that address learning and value creation through social media in any setting: education, work, daily life, home, and ‘serious leisure’. Appropriate social media and learning behavior ranges from same-time, same-place to anytime, anywhere that increases interactions among participants via social media in formal and informal learning settings and mixtures thereof, and may include collectives from learning crowds to communities, teams and networks of practice. We envision that papers will: · examine the foundations for social media and learning in online networks, crowds and communities; · analyze and/or support the role of social media and networks in learning; · address value creation in social media and online communities and networks; · develop methods for analyzing social media and learning; · implement social network analysis to reflect social media, networking and learning processes; · address awareness and visualization of social networks and communities; · develop metrics for characterizing and following social networking and learning trends; · implement and develop tools for automated data capture and data analytics on social networking and learning; · discuss empirical trends in social networking and learning on and through the Internet, including issues and opportunities relating to information literacy, literacy and new media, ubiquitous learning, viral learning and entrepreneurial learning; · examine economic models, trends and markets for social media and learning, including open source and open access and viral models; · examine the design and facilitation of social media and learning in online networks, crowds and communities; · show development and use of new social media tools, devices (laptops, mobiles, OLPC ), and spaces and their networking and value creation potential; or · discuss ethical issues relating to learning online, including issues relating to data capture, analysis and display, and learning about controversial subjects or anti-social activities. This minitrack – SOCIAL MEDIA & LEARNING -- is part of the DIGITAL & SOCIAL MEDIA track at HICSS. ORGANIZERS Maarten de Laat, Open University of the Netherlands maarten.delaat(a)ou.nl Caroline Haythornthwaite, University of British Columbia c.haythorn(a)ubc.ca Shane Dawson, University of South Australia shane.dawson(a)unisa.edu.au Dan Suthers, University of Hawaii suthers(a)hawaii.edu ======================================= ABOUT HICSS CONFERENCES http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/apahome47.htm HICSS conferences are devoted to the most relevant advances in the information, computer, and system sciences, and encompass developments in both theory and practice. Accepted papers may be theoretical, conceptual, tutorial or descriptive in nature. Those selected for presentation will be included in the Conference Proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society and maintained in the IEEE Digital Library. How to Submit a Paper: Follow Author Instructions posted on the conference web site: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_47/47cfp.pdf · HICSS papers must contain original material. They may not have been previously published, nor currently submitted elsewhere. All submissions undergo a double-blind peer review process. · Abstracts are optional, but strongly recommended. You may contact the Minitrack Chair(s) for guidance or verification of content. · Submit a paper to only one Minitrack. If a paper is submitted to more than one minitrack, then either paper may be rejected by either minitrack without consultation with author or other chairs. If you are not sure of the appropriate Minitrack, submit an abstract to the Track Chair(s) for determination, and/or seek informal opinion(s) of Minitrack Chair(s) before submitting. · Do not author or co-author more than 5 papers. This means that an individual may be listed as author or co-author on no more than 5 submitted papers. Track Chairs must approve any names added after submission or acceptance on August 15. IMPORTANT 2012 DEADLINES FOR AUTHORS · June 15 -- SUBMIT FULL MANUSCRIPTS FOR REVIEW as instructed. The review is double-blind; therefore, this initial submission must be without author names. · Aug 15 -- Review System emails Acceptance Notices to authors. It is very important that at least one author of each accepted paper attend the conference. Therefore, all travel guarantees – including visa or your organization’s fiscal funding procedures – should begin immediately. Make sure your server accepts the review system address https://precisionconference.com/~hicss. · Sept 15 -- SUBMIT FINAL PAPER. Add author names to your paper, and submit your Final Paper for Publication to the site provided in your Acceptance Notice. (This URL is not public knowledge.) · Oct 1 -- Early Registration fee deadline. At least one author of each paper should register by this date in order secure publication in the Proceedings. Fees will increase on Oct 2 and Dec 2. · Oct 15 -- Papers without at least one paid-in-full registered author may be deleted from the Proceedings and not scheduled for presentation; authors will be so notified by the Conference Office. Cancellation and Refund Policy All conference cancellation requests must be in writing. A fee will be charged for cancellation of registration after Oct 15, at which time the paper is subject to withdrawal from the Proceedings. There is no registration refund after December 1. Cancellations for accommodations must be handled directly with the hotel.

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