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CFP -- 1st SSI International Workshop for Young Researchers (Japan)
by Leslie M. Tkach-Kawasaki 14 Jun '12

14 Jun '12

<apologies for cross-posting> The Society for Socio-Informatics (SII) has issued a CFP for the 1st SSI International Workshop for Young Researchers with the theme "Adoption of Social Networking." We are looking for up to two (2) young presenters from outside Japan (please see the guidelines available by accessing the URL below). Deadline for application is VERY soon (June 20, 2012, JST). More details here and links to the application form and guidelines: http://www.gcoe-intimacy.jp/article.php/20120521203741401_ja Best regards, Leslie Tkach-Kawasaki -- *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Leslie M. Tkach-Kawasaki, Ph.D., Associate Professor Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Tsukuba Email: tkach(a)japan.email.ne.jp *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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CFP: IFIP WG9.4 Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries
by Yanuar Nugroho 14 Jun '12

14 Jun '12

Dear colleagues Please circulate this call to your networks - and if you also have something in mind, let's discuss! With best wishes, yanuar ----------- WG 9.4: Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries 12th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries Theme: "Into the Future: Themes, insights and agendas for ICT4D research and practice" Ocho Rios Jamaica, 19-22 May, 2013 Submission Deadline: 26 November 2012 TRACK 14: Social Media and Development http://www.ifipwg94.org/track-13-social-media-and-development Track Chairs Brian Nicholson University of Manchester Brian.nicholson(a)mbs.ac.uk Anita Greenhill University of Manchester a.greenhill(a)manchester.ac.uk Yanuar Nugroho University of Manchester yanuar.nugroho(a)mbs.ac.uk Track Description This stream invites contributions on Social Media and Development with an emphasis on societal change and poverty alleviation. Social Media refers to a group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation and exchange of User Generated Content (Kaplan and Haenlein 2010). Mobile and fixed line web-based social media offer potential in developing countries to empower individuals and groups by supporting such applications as citizen reporting, crowd sourcing and education. Social media may contribute to poverty alleviation by facilitating sharing of resources (time, expertise, support); information (job opportunities, benefits advice, influence) ; opportunities for capacity-building (to develop skills or start an enterprise); and enables collective action and influence (improving a local area, social campaigning, ensuring a voice in local affairs). It can also reduce corruption and increase institutional transparency, thus improving the effectiveness of state poverty reduction initiatives (Afridi 2011, Bertot et al., 2010). Papers in this stream will contribute to debates on : * "development 2.0" (Thompson, 2008), "open development" (Smith et al., 2011) * investigations of the informational, capacity-building and enabling role of social media for poverty alleviation building on Heeks (2010) and Madon and Sahay, (2002) for example. * social media for political activism building on Ameripour et al., (2010). * The impacts and the broader notion of new ICT-enabled development models are still debated and this stream will contribute to this discourse. Papers and panel proposals may include (but are not confined to) : * Examples and best practices: How are social media being used in development? How may these applications be analysed and theorised? This may include empirical cases theorised appropriately and methods for supporting and studying social media in development. Examples may include social media and disaster relief, reducing corruption in developing countries; or use of particular social media (e.g. Twitter, Blogs, Facebook etc.) in particular countries for political activism (eg. Indonesia). * Social issues of digital development: social practices of online life, for example dealing with disparate communities, social organising for pleasure or survival; issues of access and digital divide. Privacy, intellectual property, protection of young people. * Development and Empowerment equalities and inequalities, the slowing down and speeding up of experience and life in the digitised social media environment. Topics may include how beneficiaries of power are redistributed, if any, in course of technological exchange. Does the fall of regimes in the so called Arab Spring for example provide examples of enlivened radicalism and empowered populations resulting from social media? or is this explanation reflective of a naive technological determinism? Studies that support or critique utopian / dystopian perspectives on social media effects are welcomed. * Reflexivity between the studies of Social Media and Development: analysis of how discourses around social media affect use of technology and how discourses of social media affect the study of development for example the role of language, ethnicity, technological shortfalls, ethics; ways in which methodological approaches in each field can inform each other. Links between social media in the developing world and development, for example the potential of social media for Open Development. We welcome panel discussion proposals, work in progress and full research papers to explore the theme of this stream. For paper format and submission guidelines please refer to the main conference website. Indicative Sources: * Afridi, A., (2011). Social networks: their role in addressing poverty. Report. Joseph Rowntree Foundation Programme Paper on Poverty and Ethnicity. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation. * Ameripour, A. Nicholson, B, Newman, M (2010) Conviviality of internet social networks: an exploratory study of internet campaigns in Iran. Journal of Information Technology. 25(2): p244-257 * Bertot, J.C., Jaeger, P.T., Grimes, J.M., (2010). Using ICTs to create a culture of transparency: E-government and social media as openness and anti-corruption tools for societies. Government Information Quarterly 27(2010), 264-271. * Ekine, S (2009) SMS Uprising: mobile phone activism in Africa, Fahamu/ Pambazuka, Oxford. * Garrett, R. K. (2006). Protest in an Information Society: A Review of Literature on Social Movements and New ICTs. Information, Communication and Society, 9(2), 202-224 * Greenhill A. & Fletcher, G (2009), Blog/shop: its authentic so dont worry Journal of Information, Communication & Ethics in Society, 7(1), pp 39-53 * Heeks, R., (2010). Conceptualising ICTs, Enterprise and Poverty Alleviation. Report. Geneva: UNCTAD. * Kaplan,A Haenlein,M (2010) Users of the world, unite! The challenges and opportunities of Social Media, Business Horizons, 53,(1) 59-68, * Madon, S., Sahay, S., (2002). An information-based model of NGO mediation for the empowerment of slum dwellers in Bangalore. The Information Society 18(1), 13-19. * Morozov, E. (2011) The Net Delusion: How Not to Liberate the World. Allen Lane, London * Nugroho, Y. (2011) Opening the black box: The adoption of innovations in the voluntary sector The case of Indonesian civil society organisations, Research Policy, 40(5):761-777 * Rheingold, H. (2002) Smart Mobs: the Next Social Revolution, Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing. * Smith, M.L., Elder, L., & Emdon, H. (2011) Open Development: A new theory for ICT4D. Information Technology and International Development, 7(1), iii-ix. * Thompson, M., (2008). ICT and development studies: Towards development 2.0. Journal of International Development 20, 821-835. -- _________________ Dr. Yanuar Nugroho Hallsworth Research Fellow Manchester Institute of Innovation Research MIoIR/PREST The University of Manchester Suite 6.15 MBS Harold Hankins Building Precinct Centre, Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL United Kingdom T. +44-161-275-5904 F. +44-161-275-0923 E. yanuar_DOT_nugroho_AT_manchester_DOT_ac_DOT_uk U. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/mbs/Yanuar.Nugroho/ U. audentis.wordpress.com

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CFP: Third Virtual Conference on Business and Management (VCOBAM-2012)
by Kamna Malik 14 Jun '12

14 Jun '12

Apologies for cross postings, if any. Please feel free to forward it to others who may be interested in joining this conference. ------------------------- Dear Colleagues, Moving forward with its objective to enable a forum for high quality intellectual discourse in least time and cost and beyond geographical boundaries, VCOBAM-2012 invites students, researchers and practitioners to share and discuss their original thoughts and findings around the current practices, potential and pitfalls related to applications of social media for business, learning and society. A brief about the conference is as follows: Theme: Social Media Applications for Business, Learning and Society Theme Tracks: Tools and Technologies of Social Media Learning through Social Media Business through Social Media Women Empowerment through Social Media Types of Submission: Presentation only, case study, short research paper, full research paper Full Submission: July 15, 2012 Decision Notification: Aug 31, 2012 Conference Dates: October 26-27, 2012 Location: Online Review Process: Peer Reviewed Mode of Conference: Real time through web conferencing tool Submission Link: https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=vcobam2012 For full details, please check the conference website www.imtcdl.ac.in/vcobam For individual queries, please write to vcobam(a)imtcdl.ac.in Best regards, Kamna Malik Conference Chair - VCOBAM 2012

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Digital Etnography Week - 17-21 Sept.2012 - Call for participation
by Stefano De Paoli 14 Jun '12

14 Jun '12

Hello list, please have a look at this interesting call for participation http://www.ahref.eu/it/ricerca/educazione/second-digital-ethnography-week for more detailed info: * dew2012(a)ahref.eu <alessandra(a)ahref.eu>* full details follow.... --- The second “Digital Ethnography Week” (DEW), an intensive week focused on the study of digital methods and digital ethnographic approaches. The DEW is intended for Ph.D. students and researchers interested in developing advanced methodological skills to account for the digital in contemporary social life. Centro Studi Etnografia Digitale <http://www.etnografiadigitale.it/>, Fondazione <ahref <http://www.ahref.eu/en>, Societing <http://www.societing.org/> and PhD program in Sociology at the University of Milano<http://www.scienzepolitiche.unimi.it/Dottorati/966_ITA_HTML.html>, are proud to announce the organization of the 2nd “Digital Ethnography Week”! *The DEW will take place during five days, between the 17 and the 21 of September 2012: an intensive week focused on the study of digital methods and digital ethnographic approaches. * * * The field of digital ethnography (also known as netnography, virtual ethnography, or cyberetnography) has been growing in recent years, and the focus has changed from looking at online phenomena as belonging to a world apart, to studying how online cultures, practices and life forms integrate, combine and shape off-line social life. During the DEW we want to *expand the concept of digital ethnography* even further, practically, theoretically and methodologically. We will build on the combined competences of the Centro Studi di Etnografia Digitale, the Fondazione <ahref, and Societing. *The week will feature world famous scholars along with experts from the Scientific Committee and the institutions organizing the week*. The program will last for *five days*. The *mornings* will be dedicated to *lectures*. In the *afternoons*participants will be given *tuition* in the pursuit of their own research projects, along with methodological labs The program will start with an open day directed to companies which will be followed by four days open to Ph.D students and researchers (credits can be arranged via the PhD program in Sociology at the University of Milano). *DEW Program (speakers to be announced):* *Day 1, September 17th.* *Open Day for Companies: Netnography in Marketing Research* *Day 2, September 18th.* *Introduction to Digital Ethnography and Digital Methods* *Day 3, September 19th.* *Studying online reputation* *Day 4, September 20th.* *Understanding Digital Collectives* *Day 5, September 21st.* *Workshop on Data Visualization.* *A detailed program will be available as soon as possible at the present website.* *The participation fees are * - PhD Students: € 200,00 - Academic and Professional Researchers: € 1.000,00 Depending on the number of participants, a small number of scholarships will be available to cover participation fees *Important Dates: * - July 22nd: Application Submission Deadline - July 31st: Notification of Acceptance and Scholarship Notification - August 15th: Registration Deadline *To submit your application, please send your project (max 1000 words) and your cv to dew2012(a)ahref.eu <alessandra(a)ahref.eu> * DEW is co-organized by the Centro Studi di Etnografia Digitale, Fondazione <ahref, Societing and the PhD program in Sociology at the Graduate School in Social and Political Sciences, University of Milano. The *Centro Studi Etnografia Digitale <http://www.etnografiadigitale.it/>* is a group of young researchers that are engaged in developing theoretical and methodological approaches to qualitative and quantiative online research. The group has accumulated a range of publications in Italian and has worked for corporate clients like Google, Nestle, Chicco, and Barilla. Our academic sponsors are the Graduate School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Milano, and the RBB project at the Copenhagen Business School. *Fondazione <ahref <http://www.ahref.eu/en>* is a research Foundation based in Trento (Italy), founded in September 2010. <ahref research activities are focused on the broad subject of “the quality of information” emerging from today's social networks and digital media. Its research activities include internet studies, digital methods, online reputation, user experience, digital games, participatory design, and the governance of digital collectives. Prior to join the Foundation, <ahref researchers were already active in the field and have been using digital methods since 2004, publishing articles and presenting papers at international venues. * **Societing <http://www.societing.org/>* is a collective of researchers and professionals that are interested in new forms of economic and political innovation. The blog societing.org (in Italian) gathers contributions from thinkers and practitioners who are interested in fields like social innovation, social entrepreneurship, social movements, new media, alternative currencies, social finance and so on. The societing collective also organizes a Summer school in the last week of August, on new media and social change in the Mediterranean. * PhD program in Sociology at the University of Milano<http://www.scienzepolitiche.unimi.it/Dottorati/966_ITA_HTML.html> * is part of the Graduate School in Social and Political Sciences. The aim of the program is to provide structured training in theoretically-guided empirical research across a wide range of sociological fields and to introduce students to current international debates in both qualitative and quantitative social research. -- ---- Crimes and punishments in Virtual Worlds http://www.springerlink.com/content/n4m858m182677h44/ Produsage, ANT & Skills http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a935694592~frm=titl…

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Re: [Air-L] Steve Jones a 2012 ICA Fellow
by qCentral 13 Jun '12

13 Jun '12

Congrats Steve! _______________________ Mary L. Gray Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research New England, Cambridge MA http://bit.ly/21hiPf Associate Professor, Communication and Culture Adjunct Faculty, American Studies; Anthropology; Gender Studies Indiana University, Bloomington mLg [at] qcentral [dot] edu www.maryLgray.org @maryLgray On Jun 12, 2012, at 6:00 PM, air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:39:53 -0400 > From: Alex Halavais <alex(a)halavais.net> > To: aoir list <air-l(a)aoir.org> > Subject: [Air-L] Steve Jones a 2012 ICA Fellow > Message-ID: > <CAKxz=uBiOWJf6y8q6Xhg2JCL3o4y6POT16f5JSu=38vHa8LpJg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > The International Communication Association today announced their > fellows, a designation that recognizes an individual's distinguished > contributions to the field of communication. Among them, our own Steve > Jones: > > "Jones has been hugely influential in shaping the academic study of > new media and the internet within the ICA and through forming the > Association of Internet Researchers and editing New Media and Society. > He has authored, edited, or co-edited 10 books and 150 chapters, > articles and essays. He is grappling intellectually with the huge > cultural changes taking place through new communication technologies. > Steve Jones has a long record of contribution to ICA, including > serving as theme chair for the 2011 conference." > > Congratulations, Steve--well earned! > > Best, > > Alex >

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Re: [Air-L] Steve Jones a 2012 ICA Fellow
by Marj Kibby 13 Jun '12

13 Jun '12

Congratulations Steve, on the highly deserved recognition! Marj Associate Professor Marjorie Kibby, B.Ed, M.A, Ph.D, FHERDSA Director, Student Experience FEDUA Head of Discipline: Film, Media and Cultural Studies School of Humanities and Social Science The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia Marj.Kibby(a)newcastle.edu.au +61 2 49216604 >>> Alex Halavais <alex(a)halavais.net> 13/06/12 2:40 AM >>> The International Communication Association today announced their fellows, a designation that recognizes an individual's distinguished contributions to the field of communication. Among them, our own Steve Jones: "Jones has been hugely influential in shaping the academic study of new media and the internet within the ICA and through forming the Association of Internet Researchers and editing New Media and Society. He has authored, edited, or co-edited 10 books and 150 chapters, articles and essays. He is grappling intellectually with the huge cultural changes taking place through new communication technologies. Steve Jones has a long record of contribution to ICA, including serving as theme chair for the 2011 conference." Congratulations, Steve--well earned! Best, Alex -- // // This email is // [x] assumed public and may be blogged / forwarded. // [ ] assumed to be private, please ask before redistributing. // // Alexander C. Halavais, ciberflâneur // http://alex.halavais.net // _______________________________________________ The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/

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by Cindy Hill 13 Jun '12

13 Jun '12

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HICSS - deadline Friday - CFP for 2 minitracks
by Caroline Haythornthwaite 13 Jun '12

13 Jun '12

Reminder of two HICSS minitracks. /Caroline Papers are due June 15, 2012 via the HICSS conference system http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_46/apahome46.htm NB This is a hard deadline. For details on the minitracks, see http://haythorn.wordpress.com/hicss-minitracks-cfp/ ========================================== CFP: Social Networking And Community Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 46 January 7-10, 2013, Maui, HI ORGANIZERS Caroline Haythornthwaite, University of British Columbia (Primary Contact): c.haythorn(a)ubc.ca Karine Nahon, University of Washington, karineb(a)uw.edu ========================================== CFP: Learning Analytics & Networked Learning Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 46, January 7-10, 2013, Maui, HI Caroline Haythornthwaite, University of British Columbia c.haythorn(a)ubc.ca Maarten de Laat, Open University of the Netherlands maarten.delaat(a)ou.nl Shane Dawson, University of British Columbia shane.dawson(a)ubc.ca Dan Suthers, University of Hawaii suthers(a)hawaii.edu ========================================== ABOUT HICSS CONFERENCES http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_46/apahome46.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_46/apahome46.htm 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 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 DEADLINES FOR AUTHORS FOR HICSS 46 June 15, 2012 -- SUBMIT FULL MANUSCRIPTS FOR REVIEW as instructed. The review is double-blind; therefore, this initial submission must be without author names. Aug 15, 2012 -- 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, 2012 -- 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, 2012 -- 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, 2012 -- 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.

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[Reminder] Media Pluralism & New Media Forum - European Parliament Brussels - 27th June
by Jo Pierson 13 Jun '12

13 Jun '12

** REMINDER ** Only 10 days left to register and engage in this important debate in the European Parliament: wIDER? wORLD? wEB? PAN-EUROPEAN FORUM ON MEDIA PLURALISM & NEW MEDIA Wednesday 27 June 2012; European Parliament - Plenary Chamber, Brussels (9:30 - 18:00) "Twenty years after the "big leap forward" in democracy, media pluralism is in trouble in too many countries in the wider Europe. Governmental or oligarchic monopolies are getting thicker by the year, and not only in post-Soviet nations but also inside the EU walls. The burgeoning Internet-based media alone cannot provide for a functioning diversity of public opinion, and yet they are already under attack. This Pan-European Forum should pick the brains of all those concerned for the future of our shared freedoms, and move the European Union beyond non-intervention, to become a protector of media diversity in our nations." (Miklos Haraszti, former OSCE representative on Freedom of the Media, writer, journalist, human rights advocate and university professor - 7 June 2012) Don't miss this opportunity to follow – and take part in – this debate in the heart of the European Parliament with top speakers from the media, telecoms and internet industries, politics, regulators, judiciary, academics, NGOs and civil society, such as: Neelie Kroes (Vice-President of the European Commission); Herta Däubler-Gmelin (member European Commission High Level Expert Group); Nils Muižnieks (Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights); Ženet Mujić (OSCE); Ingrid Lieten (Flemish Media Minister); Christian Van Thillo (CEO De Persgroep; Chairman European Commission Media Futures Group); Anu Nissinen (CEO Sanoma Media Finland); Tobias Schmid (Executive Vice-President Governmental Affairs, RTL–Group); Jean Paul Philipott (President EBU and CEO RTBF); Helen Boaden (Director BBC); Denis Staunton (Deputy Editor The Irish Times); Duco Sickinghe (CEO Telenet); Santiago de la Mora (Director Print Content Partnerships EMEA, Google); Erika Mann (Director EU Affairs, Facebook); Brian Message (Manager of Radiohead; Chairman, Music Managers' Forum), Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Hugh Grant (Film Actor)… Reserve your seat and register today: http://www.mediapluralism.eu If you cannot access the website, or need to cancel your participation, please contact nmf27(a)mediapluralism.eu DEVISED BY: The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn (UK), University of Leuven, ICRI & IBBT (Belgium) and the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (Italy) SUPPORTED BY (a.o.): Alliance Internationale de Journalistes; London School of Economics; Mirovni (Peace) Institute, Slovenia; Central European University, Budapest; University of Westminster; European Publishers Council; Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontières); Index without Censorship; International Federation of Journalists; European Alternatives; Centre for Freedom of the Media, University of Sheffield; European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA); European Broadcasting Union (EBU); MEDIADEM; Music Managers Forum; Association of European Journalists; European Association of Viewers Interests; BEUC (the European Consumer Organisation) Prof. Dr. Peggy Valcke Research Professor KU Leuven - Lecturer media law HU Brussel - Guest Professor University of Tilburg & Florence School of Regulation Director Interdisciplinary Centre for Law & ICT (ICRI) ICRI KU Leuven - IBBT Sint-Michielsstraat 6, box 3443 BE- 3000 Leuven Belgium Tel. +32 16-32 54 70 / Fax +32 16-32 54 38 peggy.valcke(a)law.kuleuven.be - http://law.kuleuven.be/icri - http://www.ibbt.be SSRN author page: http://ssrn.com/author=1093142 NEW! LL.M. in IP / ICT Law at HU Brussel & KU Leuven: http://www.law.kuleuven.be/icri/psiml/

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Wow. And thank you.
by Steve Jones 13 Jun '12

13 Jun '12

Thank you to everyone who has posted comments to air-l, emailed me privately, posted on Facebook, Twitter and elsewhere about my being named an ICA Fellow. I'm having a George Bailey moment (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038650/ though rest assured the reference is not to Bailey's state of mind but rather to being the recipient of such generosity). My thanks also go to all students, scholars, staff, colleagues, with whom I've worked, and to my family. Being recognized at the ICA conference was wonderful, but getting all these messages, too... wow. Just... thank you! Steve

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