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ESA RN18 Conference 2012: Communication, Crisis, and Critique in Contemporary Capitalism
by Christian Fuchs 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

Communication, Crisis, and Critique in Contemporary Capitalism. Conference of the European Sociological Association’s Research Network 18 - Sociology of Communications and Media Research October 18-20, 2012. University of the Basque Country, Bilbao http://fuchs.uti.at/wp-content/uploads/ESA_RN18_CfP2012.pdf Keynote Talk: Prof. Peter Golding (Northumbria University, UK) – Why a Sociologist should take Communications and Media Seriously Abstract In the presentation of this paper, Peter Golding will reflect on why the study of communications and media demands the insights and methods of sociology, and why RN18 therefore is an appropriate network within the European Sociological Association. He will present reflections on how such key sociological concerns as inequality, identity, power, and change are at the heart of the questions we should be posing in addressing the nature and role of the media as institutions and communications as a social process. The paper will also address how far changes in the technologies of media and communications alter, or should alter, our approach to generating research and insight in this field. Peter Golding is pro-vice chancellor of research & innovation at Northumbria University, founder and honorary chair of ESA RN18. Call for Submissions and Participation We are living in times of global capitalist crisis that require rethinking the ways we organize society, communication, the media, and our lives. The current crisis seems to a certain degree be different compared to previous ones, among other reasons due to the role of mediated communication and information in establishing/changing economic, political, and social relations as well as the crisis itself. The crisis can also be seen as crisis of what has been called consumer capitalism or informational capitalism. More precisely it has resulted on the one hand in a hyperneoliberal intensification of neo-conservative policies and on the other hand in the emergence of new popular movements that are critical of the commodification of everything and demand the strengthening of society’s commons. The second movement has in the social sciences been accompanied by a renewed interest in critical studies, the critique and analysis of class and capitalism, and critical political economy. The overall goal of this conference is to foster scholarly presentations, networking, and exchange on the question of which transitions media and communication and media sociology are undergoing in contemporary society. The conference particularly welcomes contributions that are inspired by sociological theories, critical studies, and various strands and traditions of the critical study of media & society. Questions that can be covered by presentations include, but are not limited to: * What is a crisis? What forms of crisis are there? How do they relate to capitalism and communication? * How have the media presented the crisis? Which similarities and differences in crisis reporting are there between different media (television, press, and new media) or between media in different countries? * How has the crisis affected various media and cultural industries? What is the role of changing media technology in the economic crisis? How has the media economy changed since the start of the crisis in 2008? How have advertising investments, profits, market values, etc developed in the media economy since the start of the crisis? How has the global expansion of media industries been reshaped by the crisis and what is the future of global media and news agencies? What changes can be traced in the production of news and other media content? Are there changes in the nature of media products? * What is the role of media and communication technologies in the financialization, acceleration, and globalization of the capitalist economy? How can a post-crisis media economy look like? How has advertising favoured a climate of private consumer debt? * What are the ideological implications of the crisis for mediascapes? Which ideological discourses do companies, CEOs, managers, or neoliberal politicians use for justifying their interests, lay-offs, high bonuses, inequalities, etc and how are these discourses represented by the media or in strategic company reports? How are hyper-neoliberal crisis policy responses (“socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor” in the form of bank bail outs and budget cuts in areas like welfare, education, social security, health care, etc) ideologically justified and how do the media represent such ideologies? What is the role of finance capital in the media and cultural industries? Which hegemonic, alternative, or contradictory interpretations and reception practices of media content that relates to the crisis are there? Which ideologies and myths underlie the capitalist crisis? * What is the role of media, communication, critical journalism, and alternative media in contemporary uproars, riots, rebellions, social movements, protests, demonstrations, and revolutions? * How do identities and mediated identities change in times of crisis? How should one think about the relationship of economy and culture in light of the capitalist crisis? What is the relationship of class and identities and of politics of redistribution and recognition today? How do we have to rethink and reshape the relation between political economy and cultural studies in the light of capitalist crisis in order to adequately study the media and communication? * How is the public sphere changing in the light of the global crisis? What are perspectives for politics, participation, and democracy today and how do these perspectives relate to the media and communication? Is the role of media in democracy changing? If so, how? Are media a distinct player in politics? If the established media form an estate of power in democracy, do we today new a new estate of power? If so, how could it look like? * What are the causes, realities, and consequences of the commodification of the communication commons? What are alternatives to the commodification of the communication commons? How can one strengthen and create public media and commons-based forms of communication? What are the relationships and differences between the commodity logic, the gift logic, and the logic of public goods and how do these logics shape the media? * How do contemporary societal trends, such as integration, diversity and conflicts in Europe and the world, transnationalism and networking, digitization, informatization, globalization, glocalization, prosumption, neoliberalism, privatization and commodification, migration, racism, changing gender relations, consumer and advertising culture, warfare, terrorism, the new imperialism, surveillance, social movement protests, global societal risks, the strengthening of right-wing extremist and fascist movements, or the anti-corporate movement and other movements, shape media and communication and how do media and communication in turn shape society in times of crisis and transition? * What are the tasks, roles, responsibilities, and identities of the sociology of media and communication in a society that is facing deep crisis? What is the actual or potential role of critique, ethics, struggles, counter-power, resistance, protest, civil society, and social movements in contemporary societies and contemporary communications? * What are the major trends that shape contemporary society and how are these trends related to mediated communication and knowledge production? In what society do we live? What society do we desire to have? What forms of media and communication do we find in contemporary society? What forms of media and communication do we desire and how must society change in order to achieve these goals? * What are the major trends in respect to crisis, communication, and critique in Europe? What are the major trends in respect to crisis, communication, and critique in other parts of the world? * How do different companies and organizations make use of different information transmission technologies? What is the role of high speed financial flows and associated transmission networks in the finance industry? How (in)visible are these flows? Submission An abstract of 200-250 words should be sent to Dr. Romina Surugiu, University of Bucharest, at the following e-mail address: bilbao.conference(a)yahoo.com. Please insert the words Bilbao in the subject. The deadline for abstract submission is May 31st, 2012.

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FW: [IRP] RETS shuts down site in protest against SOPA/PIPA
by michael gurstein 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

Worth a look... http://www.rets.org.br M -----Original Message----- From: irp-bounces(a)lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org [mailto:irp-bounces@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org] On Behalf Of Graciela Selaimen Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 6:53 AM To: irp(a)lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org Subject: [IRP] RETS shuts down site in protest against SOPA/PIPA Dear people, The online magazine "Revista do Terceiro Setor", RETS, has shut down its services in protest against SOPA-PIPA bills of law being considered by the US Congress. The shut down started at 00:00 Brasília time and will last for 24 hours today, January 18. The site's main page is still visible after 40 seconds, but any attempt to visit any option will return it to the protest page: http://www.rets.org.br We have chosen this Web site since it is by far the most visited among the sites managed by Nupef. Car*s amig*s, A "Revista do Terceiro Setor", RETS, desativou o acesso a suas páginas às 00:00 de hoje, 18 de janeiro, hora de Brasília, juntando-se ao protesto mundial contra os projetos de lei SOPA e PIPA em trâmite no Congresso dos EUA. A página inicial do portal ainda é visível depois de 40 segundos, mas retorna à página de protesto em resposta ao clique em qualquer opção da página. http://www.rets.org.br Escolhemos este sítio Web porque é de longe o mais visitado entre os administrados pelo Nupef. Estimad*s amig*s, La revista online "Revista do Terceiro Setor", RETS, ha desactivado el acceso a sus páginas a las 00:00 de hoy, 18 de enero, hora de Brasilia, para participar de la protesta mundial en contra de los proyectos de ley SOPA y PIPA en trámite en el Congreso de los EEUU. La página inicial del portal será visible en 40 segundos, pero retornará a la página de protesta en respuesta a cualquier intento de visita a las opciones de la página. http://www.rets.org.br Elegimos este sitio Web porque es de lejos el más visitado entre los administrados por Nupef. Fraternal regards Abraços fraternos Abrazos fraternales The Instituto Nupef team A equipe do Instituto Nupef El equipo del Instituto Nupef ----------------------------- http://www.nupef.org.br http://www.politics.org.br http://www.rets.org.br http://www.tiwa.org.br -- Graciela Selaimen Instituto Nupef www.nupef.org.br www.politics.org.br www.rets.org.br www.tiwa.org.br _______________________________________________ IRP mailing list IRP(a)lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org http://lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org/listinfo.cgi/irp-internetrights andprinciples.org

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Day of #SOPA Protest
by Richard Forno 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

Since nobody's mentioned it yet...... Watching this issue in recent weeks, I really think the various public responses from Congresscritters and the Hollywood cartels about those who challenge these pieces of legislation are beginning to reek of desparation and/or sheer ignorance. The tone in tech policy circles over SOPA/PIPA makes the tone surrounding the enactment of DMCA 12 years ago look downright tranquil by comparison. (Disclosure: My personal site is participating in the protest today. -- rick) SOPA protests shut down Web sites By David A. Fahrenthold, Published: January 17 | Updated: Wednesday, January 18, 12:05 AM This is what happens when you make the Internet mad. On Wednesday, a group of technology companies is planning to stage an unusual form of protest: The firms are shutting down their own popular Web sites for a day to show their unhappiness with two Internet-regulation bills grinding through Congress. They argue that the bills would impose huge regulatory costs and stifle innovation on the Web. < -- > http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sopa-protests-to-shut-down-web-sites… --- Just because i'm near the punchbowl doesn't mean I'm also drinking from it.

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Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award 2012
by Mark D. Johns 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS (please distribute to your students) Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award 2012 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 (1) apply symbolic interactionist approaches to internet studies, (2) demonstrate interactive relationships between social interaction and communication technologies, and/or (3) develop symbolic interactionist concepts in new directions. 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 human interactions. Evaluation will be administered by a Review Committee of four: Mark D. Johns, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa Lori Kendall, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 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 the Couch Award to be presented at the 2012 meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers (aoir.org) at the University of Salford, (near Manchester) UK. 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 18-21, 2012 in Salford. Candidates should send a copy of their paper, with a 100-word abstract, electronically to Mark D. Johns at mjohns [at] luther.edu Application deadline is April 30, 2012. Notification of award will be sent by June 15. Those with questions or comments about Couch Award application, please contact: Mark D. Johns Luther College Study Centre Nottingham, UK UK phone: (44) 115-929-2721 US phone: (563) 387-1347 E-mail: mjohns [at] luther.edu

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Call for texts IN FRENCH - forms and challenges of digital collaboration
by Lorna Heaton 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

Bonjour Pour ceux et celles que cela pourrait intéresser, je coordonne un numéro de la revue tic&société sur les formes et enjeux de la collaboration numérique. L¹appel est ci-joint mais vous pouvez aussi le trouver en ligne à http://ticetsociete.revues.org/1022 Date limite 30 avril 2012 Merci de diffuser l¹information dans vos réseaux. Lorna Heaton Professeure agrégée Département de communication Université de Montréal (514)343-5686

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Re: [Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 90, Issue 18
by Anne Helmond 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

Dear Monica, In addition to the previous comments made I would like to point this research on Twitter and location: Only 66% Use Twitter Profile Location Field as Intended, Says PARC Research Study: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/66_percent_use_twitter_profile_locatio… It also describes the implications for researchers. I hope this helps. Anne PhD Candidate at the Digital Methods Initiative, University of Amsterdam.

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Rutgers Opportunities
by Ingrid Erickson 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

Please circulate through your networks. Rutgers University School of Communication and Information seeks a new Director of our undergraduate program in Information Technology and Informatics (ITI). Also seeking Teaching Fellows in digital media and social media. Brief PDF overview here: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/images/stories/employment/itiandteachingfellows… Apply here: https://its.scilsnet.rutgers.edu/FacultySearchNTT/Default.aspx ......................... Ingrid Erickson, PhD ierick(a)gmail.com +1.650.451.8770 @griderick

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Research on Twitter - a couple of questions
by Monica Barratt 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Dear AoIR members Recently there have been more scholarly articles published using Twitter data in the health field. I've found myself as a peer-reviewer of one such article. In case the authors happen to be subscribed, I'll keep the exact topic quiet... but basically what the authors are doing is using Twitter's advanced search function to compile a database of Tweets which they then subject to a simple content analysis. I have done my own research and discussed the issue with local expert Axel Bruns, however I'm still a bit unclear on a couple of points, and wondered if anyone reading could assist me: 1. The authors draw samples of Tweets over a specific time frame from specified US cities. They appear to assume that by using the advanced search option 'Near this place' and entering the city name will bring up all tweets from that city or surrounds (see https://twitter.com/#!/search-advanced ). But wouldn't that only bring up the tweets from people who have nominated their home city or geolocated their tweets? Don't many users do neither of these things and therefore the corpus of data would be incomplete? Can anyone verify this ... and also does anyone know if there is any research on the proportion of Twitter users whose location would be known and therefore would be included in such a dataset? 2. The authors use profile images to ascertain the approximate age and gender of account holders. In my experience, many people use profile images that do not represent themselves - eg. celebrities or past images of themselves or images of themselves with others. Is this an accurate or useful way of dealing with Twitter profile data or is it too flawed as a technique to be useful? While I'm not an expert in Twitter research, it seems to me that Twitter research is on more solid ground when using a hashtag to identify a corpus of Tweets, as this is the method Twitter users employ too. Thanks for your thoughts/help Monica Research Fellow @ National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University

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final cfp IPA Tilburg
by jeremy hunsinger 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN INTERPRETIVE POLICY ANALYSIS Dates Thursday July 5 – Saturday July 7, 2012 Location Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Inquiries to info(a)ipa2012.org Paper proposals Deadline January 31, 2012 List of Panels below Please submit through the website (500 words max.) Conference website www.ipa2012.org Theme Understanding the drama of democracy: policy work, power and transformation In the age of mediatisation, network governance, and multi level governance, all public agents, including government officials and academic experts, must now be credible next to being legally legitimated and effective. Therefore, policy work and its evaluation are not only based on formal positions and legal responsibilities but are also negotiated in policy practices by civil organizations, experts, journalists and the general public. The performative dimension of democracy is increasingly important. This challenges actors involved to cross boundaries, to learn, to transform, to deal with constantly alternating power relations, and to be perceived as authentic or trustworthy. It also challenges interpretive research to study how public actors perform in practice and suggests a need to pay attention to action-oriented and language-oriented dimensions of practice. Moreover, it raises questions about the role of interpretive research in the mediation and transformation of different meanings and creating or supporting policy learning. Programme Pre-conference Course on Interpretive Methods Wednesday the 4th of July we will organize a pre-conference course. This day-long course is intended to introduce participants – from doctoral students to more seasoned researchers – to interpretive policy analysis. The morning plenary session will provide an overview of interpretive methodologies and methods. In the afternoon, participants can choose one of three parallel sessions. For more information see the website. Keynote Speakers: John Forester, Aletta Norval, Mieke Verloo Round Tables: 1. The Practice Turn in social theory and policy Research (multiple sessions) 2. Critical Realism and Interpretivism 3. Facilitation in Participatory Governance 4. Building bridges between teaching and research Author meets critics 1. Frank Fischer and Herbert Gotweiss (editors) The Argumentative Turn Revisited 2. Maarten Hajer Authoritative Governance in the Age of Mediatization 3.Carol BacchiAnalysing Policy: what is the problem? 4. Bas Arts, Jelle Behagel, Jessica De Koning and Severine van Bommel (editors) A practice Based Approach to Forest and Nature Governance Methodology Workshop These 90-minute workshop sessions feature specialists in different aspects of interpretive policy analysis. The workshops are a “master-class” in which two experienced researchers will meet a small number of “newer” researchers to discuss issues in using a particular methodological strategy or method. For more information see the website. Panels 1. Policy Work and Professional Practice Colebatch 2. Policy as design Colebatch 3. The state in the interpretation of governing Colebatch 4. Meaning at the front-line. Spaces and practices in street-level public service provision Needham 6. The Emotional Turn in Policy Analysis: Theory and Interpretation Durnova, Orsini 7. The Performance of Public Deliberation Boswell, Hendriks 8. Interpreting Political Leadership: inside the leader’s head Teles 9. Professional Credibility and the Democratisation of Planning Processes in the Western and non-Western Contexts Connelly, Yamamoto 10. How Does a Policy Matter? Interpretive Policy Analysis and the 'New Materialities Turn' Van Veeren 11. Planning as a collaborative act / the plan as a collaborative actor Barry, Inch, Matthews 12. States of Emergency. Crisis Narratives as Challenge to Democracy Feindt, Fischer 13. Shattered images, baroque hersies and Rhizomatc indignation Weiner 14. Prompters and Curtain-Pullers: Policy advisers in Practice Beisel, Lippert, Ninan 15. Discourses of Democracy Farrelly, Mulderrig 16. Critical Discourse Analysis in Interpretive Policy Analysis Farrelly , Mulderrig 17. Globalisation, Discourse and Education Policy Farrelly, Mulderrig 18. Evidence and meaning in policy practice Colebatch 20. The King’s Head: making sense with hierarchy (with a special interest in Health care) Colebatch 21. Engineering, interpretation and the governance of urban infrastructure Sharp 22. Researching Complexity: systems, time, and interpretation Boons, Gerrits, Marks, Spekkink, Verweij 24. Assemblage, Enactment and Agency: Educational Policy Perspectives Riveros, Viczko 25. Logics in action: studying austerity across contexts Dreyer Hansen, Glynos, Speed, West 27. Interpretive Policy Analysis in non-Western Contexts Connelly, Mathur, Narain 28. Technological Dramas in Interpretive Policy Analysis hunsinger 29. Post-Democratic policy making and post-national dimensions of order (3 sub-panels: regimes, actors and technology) Plehwe, Strassheim, Voss 30. The blind man in search of the elephant: making sense of divergent perspectives on self-organisation Aarts, Sherwood, van Bommel 31. Changing times de Haan, Enserink, Naber 32. Community Art and the Creative Economy in Challenged Neighborhoods Dodge, Metze 33. Paradoxes in transformative contexts Avelino, Jhagroe 34. Shocks, Crises, Disasters and Others: The Construction of Extraordinary Circumstances in Legitimating Policy Change Akdogan, Orhan 35. Changing the world? The impact of interpretive policy analysis Connelly, Sharp 36. Inclusion, Participation and Equality in Global Governance– Theoretical Reflections on the Place of the Democratic in the Global Imaginary Freistein, Mert 37. Participation professionals: a research/practice conversation on the policy work of public engagement practitioners Bartels, Escobar 38. Corpus-assisted policy analysis? The uses of corpora and quantification for interpretation Blaette 39. Interpreting the Future Justice 40. Examining the EU’s energy options – internal and external components for securing, diversifying and de-carbonising Cheng, Kirby-Harris, Solorio 41. Interpreting the facilitator (new panel format) Aggar, Metze, van der Arend 42. Learning to facilitate policy deliberation Allain, Fischer 43. Regimes of Citizenship and Public Policy Analysis Cuevas, Speed, Vezovnik 44. Development Policy and Intervention: sustaining livelihoods? Darbas 45. Public Managers in a Mediatized World Klijn, van Twist, Skelcher 46. Ethnographies of Neoliberal Governance Ney 47. Understanding Processes of Policy Contestation Bröer, Verhoeven 48. Performing Welfare State Reform Duyvendak, Jansen Verplanke, Tonkens, Verhoeven 50. Democracy, performance assessment, and interaction research Schaap, van den Dool 99. Open Section Proposals for papers that do not fit into one of the panels can be submitted to this section. The conference is Tilburg Law School, Tilburg School of Politics supported by and Public Administration. Dr. M.J. (Merlijn) van Hulst Assistant Professor/Universitair Docent Tilburg School of Politics and Public Administration Tilburg University tel: 0031 13 4668189 http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/webwijs/show/?uid=m.j.vanhulst Jeremy Hunsinger Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality. -Jules de Gaultier () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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iConf 12: Final Call for Standard Registration
by Jean-François Blanchette 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

************************************************************* iConference 2012: Standard registration available through Jan. 23, 2012 7-10 February, 2012, Toronto, Canada http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/ ************************************************************* There’s still time to register for iConference 2012 at the standard rate. Standard registration is available through Jan. 23, 2012. Register today at http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/registration/. The seventh annual iConference will take place February 7-10, 2012, at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel in Toronto, Canada. The four days will include peer-reviewed papers, posters, workshops and alternative events. Also included is a Doctoral Student Colloquium and an Early Career Colloquium. Keynote addresses will be given by Ron Deibert and Geoffrey Nunberg. View the complete program schedule at http://www.ischools.org/images/bannerimage/Program_v13.pdf The iConference is presented by the iSchools, an association of 33 academic institutions spanning North America, Europe, and Asia; all are dedicated to advancing the information field in the 21st century. The iConference pushes the boundaries of information studies, explores core concepts and ideas, and creates new technological and conceptual configurations — all situated in interdisciplinary discourses. iConference 2012 is hosted by the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto. Presenting Sponsors include the National Science Foundation and Microsoft Research. Additional support provided by Emerald Group Publishing and Morgan & Claypool Publishers. QUALITY AND BREADTH OF RESEARCH — This year’s CFP was the most selective ever. With papers and posters spanning design, e-learning, health, knowledge organization, open access, social media, and more, you’re sure to experience much that pertains to your area of expertise. Papers: http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/papers/ Posters: http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/posters/ UNPARALLELED NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES — the iConference draws fellow scholars and professionals who share your passion and research interests. It’s a dynamic experience that fosters interaction, spontaneity, reflection, and potential collaboration. DYNAMIC KEYNOTE SPEAKERS — Professor and author Ron Deibert will address the “The Coming Perfect Storm in Cyberspace,” and examine what it will take to restore cyberspace into an open global commons. Linguistics researcher Geoffrey Nunberg’s presentation will draw from his numerous books and presentations for NPR’s “Fresh Air.” Learn more at http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/keynote/. THOUGHT-PROVOKING WORKSHOPS — Your conference registration fee includes access to the following workshops: * Values|Making|Critique|Design: A Workshop * Championing the Impact of Sociotechnical Research * Data Science and Analytics: What Is in It for iSchools? * Network Surveillance: Access Control, Transparency, Power and Circumvention in the 21st Century * “It’s Okay to Look”: The Interdisciplinary Agenda of Online Dating Research * Practiced Based Teaching: Challenges and Pedagogy Models * Making a Contribution Part II: (A) Process vs. static theories, (B) Concepts, the building blocks of theory * Cultivating Reflective Practices in Computer-Mediated Distributed Teamwork * Hack Your Books: Conservation and Library Science in Hackerspace Complete details at http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/workshops/. EARLY CAREER COLLOQUIUM — Crafted for those in pre-tenure positions, the program will include panels by recently tenured faculty and experienced former deans, plus intimate group discussions to provide dialogue, guidance and insights. Learn more at http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/jr_faculty/. ORGANIZERS Conference Chair * Jens-Erik Mai, University of Toronto Papers Chair * Jonathan Furner, University of California, Los Angeles Posters Chair * Paul Marty, Florida State University Alternative Events Chair * Philippa Levy, University of Sheffield Workshops Chair * Kelly Lyons, University of Toronto Doctoral Colloquium Co-Chairs * Hamid Ekbia, Indiana University * Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University Keynote Speakers Chair * Brian Cantwell Smith, University of Toronto Publication Chair * Yuri Takhteyev, University of Toronto Early Career Colloquium Co-Chairs * oseph Janes, University of Washington * Anita Komlodi, UMBC Program Committee * Mark Ackerman, University of Michigan * Alessandro Acquisti, Carnegie Mellon University * Jack Andersen, Royal School of Library and Information Science * Nick Belkin, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey * Jean-François Blanchette, University of California, Los Angeles * Johan Bollen, Indiana University * Geoff Bowker, University of Pittsburgh * Amy Bruckman, Georgia Institute of Technology * Donald Case, University of Kentucky * Chen Chuanfu, Wuhan University * Paul Clough, University of Sheffield * Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University * Ron Day, Indiana University * Melanie Feinberg, University of Texas, Austin * Robert Glushko, University of California Berkeley * Sean Goggins, Drexel University * Sara Grimes, University of Toronto * David Hendry, University of Washington * Steven Jackson, Cornell University * Jim Jansen, The Pennsylvania State University * Michelle Kazmer, Florida State University * Anita Komlodi, UMBC * Christopher (Cal) Lee, University of North Carolina * Bonnie Mak, University of Illinois * William Moen, University of North Texas * Bonnie Nardi, University of California, Irvine * Heather L. O'Brien, University of British Columbia * Ee-Peng Lim, Singapore Management University * Vivien Petras, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin * Kalpana Shankar, University College Dublin * Elizabeth Shepherd, University College London * Bo Xie, University of Maryland Learn more at http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/ -- Jean-François Blanchette, Assistant Professeur Dept. of Information Studies, UCLA http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/blanchette

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