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Call for Papers - Media Ecology Association Convention June 20-23 2013 Michigan
by Janet Sternberg 17 Jun '12

17 Jun '12

The Fourteenth Annual Convention of the Media Ecology Association Call for Papers Media Ecology Unplugged June 20–23, 2013 Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids, Michigan Convention Coordinators: Corey Anton (antonc(a)gvsu.edu) Grand Valley State University Valerie V. Peterson (petersov(a)gvsu.edu) Grand Valley State University In 2013, Grand Valley will happily host the Media Ecology Association’s 14th annual convention in the city of Grand Rapids. Our aim is to provoke academic dialogue, raise public awareness of media ecology, and discuss the relevance of media ecological thought to the broader culture. The 14th Annual Convention, with the theme of “unplugged,” invites papers, panels, creative projects, and other proposals presenting research and/or exploring topics and ideas related to the convention theme. Media ecology “unplugged” seeks to remind people that media technologies are simply plug-in devices. The “unplugged” theme is meant to capture the wide span of environmental mediation prior to the wired and plugged-in revolution of mass media, including architecture, literacy, urban design, transportation, art, and other discursive and non-discursive forms. It also turns attention to recent and cutting-edge technologies that have de-tethered from the plug, including satellites, nanotechnology, robotics, genetic engineering, modern pharmacology, cell phones, Bluetooth, e-readers, solar cells, green technologies, neuroscience, and much more. All abstracts, completed papers, and panel proposal submissions, etc., are welcome, but priority will be given to submissions that touch upon or align with the convention theme. A maximum of two submissions per author will be accepted. Authors who wish their papers to be considered for the Top Paper or Top Student Paper award must indicate this on their submission(s). All submissions will be acknowledged. The convention site, approximately 15 minutes by taxi from the Gerald R. Ford International Airport, is located in the heart of Grand Rapids, Michigan at Grand Valley’s downtown campus. It has an assortment of hotels and a wide range of places to eat, from inexpensive eateries to fine restaurants, all within a few city blocks. Accommodation and excursion information is forthcoming. Guidelines for Submission For Manuscripts: 1. Suggested length of manuscripts is 15 to 25 double-spaced pages (4,000–6,000 words). 2. Include a cover page (or e-submission first page) with your academic or professional affiliation and other contact information. 3. Include a 150-word abstract, with the title. Use APA, MLA, or Chicago style. For Paper and Panel Proposals: 1. Include title, abstract, and contact information with your proposal. 2. Outline, as relevant, how your paper or panel will fit with the convention theme. Submission Deadline: November 1, 2012 For more on the Media Ecology Association, visit the website: http://www.media-ecology.org.

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New mailing list for geospatial web researchers: geoweb-r
by Alan McConchie 17 Jun '12

17 Jun '12

Hello Air-Listers, Some of us geographers who work at the intersection of spatial data and social media (what we call the geospatial web or "geoweb") have created a new google group for geoweb research: "geoweb-r" http://groups.google.com/group/geoweb-r There is certainly a lot of overlap between our interests and the topics that come up on Air-L (and many of us lurk here), so possibly some of you would be interested in this new list. We intend to use this list for the usual CFPs, job postings, etc. We will also have longer form discussions as a complement to our bi-weekly twitter chats at the hashtag #geowebchat (http://mappingmashups.net/geowebchat) Please forward this link to anyone who would be interested. Thanks! Alan McConchie PhD Candidate University of British Columbia

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researcher in civic media
by Eric Gordon 16 Jun '12

16 Jun '12

apologies for the cross posting... Researcher in Civic Media Department of Visual and Media Arts Emerson College Boston, Massachusetts www.emerson.edu<http://www.emerson.edu/> Emerson College seeks a researcher in civic media, technology and engagement. This is a one‐year term, non‐tenure track appointment that begins September 1, 2012 and concludes June 30, 2013. With funding from the MacArthur Foundation the Engagement Game Lab, http://engagementgamelab.org<http://engagementgamelab.org/>, has partnered with the Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics to establish a research agenda around the city’s civic technology projects. This researcher will be responsible for maintaining an active research agenda, co‐authoring a white paper on civic media in the city of Boston, and teaching one course per semester in the Visual Media and Arts Department at Emerson College. A Ph.D in communications, media studies, or related field is required (ABDs will be considered). The ideal candidate will have experience with qualitative research in the areas of civic engagement, mobile media, serious games, civic media, and or community‐based technologies. Please submit a cover letter, research statement, current curriculum vita, and three names of references to eric_gordon(a)emerson.edu<mailto:eric_gordon@emerson.edu> by July 15, 2012. The College also requires all applicants to submit an online data form at http://www.emerson.edu<http://www.emerson.edu/>. Review of applications will begin July 15, 2012 and continue until the position is filled. Emerson College values and has placed an institutional priority on multiculturalism in the campus community. Through its constantly evolving curriculum it seeks to prepare students for success in an increasingly multicultural society. The successful candidate must have the ability to work effectively with faculty, students, and staff from diverse backgrounds. Members of historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Emerson College is the nation’s only four‐year institution dedicated exclusively to majors in communication and the arts. Emerson College is located in the center of Boston, surrounded by major health care and research centers, which provide a wide range of clinical and research opportunities for faculty and students. The College enrolls approximately 3,000 full‐time undergraduates and nearly 1,000 full and part‐time graduate students in its School of the Arts and School of Communication. Eric Gordon, Ph.D. Associate Professor of New Media Director of Engagement Game Lab Department of Visual and Media Arts Emerson College 120 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 (617) 824-8828 http://engagementgamelab.org http://placeofsocialmedia.com

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What Steve Jones taught me
by Barry Wellman 15 Jun '12

15 Jun '12

Was Patience I was on AoIR's first executive and got involved in its Toronto conference. We needed to define what AoIR would be like and to deal with urgent Toronto issues. Steve handled all calmly, even in the Sky is Falling days. Thanks Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 twitter:barrywellman http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php Just published: NETWORKED: The New Social Operating System. Lee Rainie and Barry Wellman. MIT Press. http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=12791 http://www.amazon.com/Networked-New-Social-Operating-System/dp/0262017199/r… http://www.amazon.ca/Networked-New-Social-Operating-System/dp/0262017199/re… _______________________________________________________________________

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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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