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Fwd: First Call for proposals EARLI SIG 6 & 7 meeting 2012
by Nadia Sansone 12 Dec '11

12 Dec '11

Dear all, please consider the first call for the next *EARLI SIG 6 & SIG 7 meeting * on Instructional Design for Advancing Learning in a Networked Society *Bari (IT), September, 11-13 2012 * Further information: http://earli-sig67.slo.nl/ Best Wishes Nadia Sansone E-tutor & Community Manager University of Bari (IT)

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CFP: Bulletin of Science, Technology, & Society – Special Issue on Video Games
by Jenn Martin 11 Dec '11

11 Dec '11

The *Bulletin of Science, Technology, & Society* invites submissions for a special issue dealing with video games. As video and computer games have increased in accessibility, influence, and cultural prominence, they have had a significant impact on many facets of society, culture, and our attitudes toward technology, including entertainment, industry, play, education, identity, community, and art. At the same time they have provoked both popular and academic debate and controversy over their perceived benefits and issues. In addressing these claims and concerns, video games have become an important focus of academic work as scholars seek to better understand their impact on the people who play them and on culture and society in general. We invite submissions to a special issue of the *Bulletin of Science, Technology, & Society* that further this body of work by critically engaging with video games and their implications. Video games are an ideal subject for interdisciplinary research and discussion, as they can be analysed using a variety of theoretical lenses and methodological approaches including those of social science, anthropology, technology history and technology studies, media, political economy, and the hard sciences. Therefore, this issue is open to critical perspectives on video games in culture and society from any discipline. Topics of interest include, but are not limited, to: - the history and progression of video games - video game industries (software and/or hardware) - political economy and economics - theories of play - issues and benefits of video games - players, audiences, and reception - gaming cultures and communities - avatars, digital bodies, and identity - representations of age, race, and gender - video games in education - serious gaming Interested scholars should submit an abstract of up to 500 words for consideration. Submissions should be emailed to Jennifer Martin at jmart9(a)uwo.ca by January 15, 2012. We aim to make decisions regarding abstract acceptance by January 22, 2012. Full papers will be due by March 1, 2012 for peer review. Correspondence may be directed by email to jmart9(a)uwo.ca or by fax at 519-661-3506. Additionally, phone messages may also be left with Tim Blackmore at 519-661-2111 ext. 88513.

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CFPs: M/C Journal issues in 2012
by Axel Bruns 11 Dec '11

11 Dec '11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 12 Dec. 2011 M/C - Media and Culture http://www.media-culture.org.au/ is calling for contributors to the 2012 issues of M/C Journal http://journal.media-culture.org.au/ M/C Journal is inviting new contributors. Founded in 1998, M/C is a crossover journal between the popular and the academic, and a blind- and peer-reviewed journal. Our Website at http://journal.media-culture.org.au/provides open access to all past issues. To find out how and in what format to contribute your work, visit http://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/about/submissions. M/C Journal is now calling for contributors to its six issues scheduled for publication in 2012. Prospective contributors should email an abstract of 100-250 words and a brief biography to the issue editors. Abstracts should include the article title and should describe your research question, approach, and argument. Biographies should be about three sentences (maximum 75 words) and should include your institutional affiliation and research interests. Articles should be 3000 words (plus bibliography). All articles will be refereed and must adhere to MLA style (6th edition). M/C Journal was founded (as "M/C - A Journal of Media and Culture") in 1998 as a place of public intellectualism analysing and critiquing the meeting of media and culture. Contributors are directed to past issues of M/C Journal for examples of style and content, and to the submissions page for comprehensive article submission guidelines. M/C Journal articles are blind peer-reviewed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- M/C Journal issues scheduled for 2012: 'suspicion': article deadline 20 Jan. 2012, release date 21 Mar. 2012 'coffee': article deadline 2 Mar. 2012, release date 2 May 2012 'ecology': article deadline 27 Apr. 2012, release date 27 June 2012 'embody': article deadline 22 June 2012, release date 22 Aug. 2012 'list': article deadline 17 Aug. 2012, release date 17 Oct. 2012 'marriage': article deadline 12 Oct. 2012, release date 12 Dec. 2012 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- M/C - Media and Culture is located at <http://www.media-culture.org.au/>. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- M/C Journal is online at <http://journal.media-culture.org.au/>. All past issues of M/C Journal on various topics are available there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- end Dr Axel Bruns -- General Editor editor(a)media-culture.org.au M/C - Media and Culture http://www.media-culture.org.au/

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Re: [Air-L] OECD report Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising
by Robert Rattle 11 Dec '11

11 Dec '11

Hi Peter, This is a main feature of my latest book (Computing Our Way to Paradise: The Role of Internet and Telecommunications Technologies in Sustainable Consumption and Globalization - the publishers website is linked from the book image on that page [note the url Peter]) in which I explore the sustainability of ICTs across four different levels of increasing complexity to trace their roles in society. The book includes a lengthy bibliography that may be of help. A main argument of the book is that the advance, development, progress, adoptions and adaptations of ICTs is predominantly affected by the social environment out of which they develop, and that those who wield the greatest power in that environment continue to dominate the discourse and development of ICTs (ie. the 1% in todays jargon), despite the enormous potential for ICTs to both transgress and transform that environment. In terms of sustainability, I link both 'social' (from a social determinants of health perspective) and the 'environmental' (from the sustainable consumption perspective). In Chapter Seven - Pathological Tendencies: The Health Link - I explore the role of IC Technologies in health explicitly from a SDoH framework. The sub-sections of that chapter are: - Population health and the social determinants of health - An expanded vision of sustainable consumption - Social determinants of health and social factors determining health: critical issues defining behaviour and the health gradient - Smoke and mirrors (an example from tobacco) - Shaping social behaviour - Globalization, ICTs and the social environment of population health - Health and sustainable consumption I conclude the chapter with: "It should be apparent that we have not discussed in this chapter the direct health effects of ICTs. Although there is a growing body of evidence indicating health impacts from ICTs as a result of ergonomic, chemical, electromagnetic and other possible causes (including the risks derived from the inattentiveness to surrounding environments during their use), this approach diverts attention toward the individual. The assumption is that if you limit or avoid use of or exposure to a specific product, your chances of contracting certain diseased states is reduced. These studies ... neglect the deeply profound societal embedding of the nature of using ICTs, which is where we will now turn our attention." I further develop these arguments in a variety of publications that may be of help to you, including: Rattle, Robert (2011), Computing Our Way to Paradise, in Globalisation and Ecological Integrity in Science and International Law, Westra, L. Soskolne, C., and Bosselmann, K. (eds.), Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Rattle, R. (2012), Internet and Communication Technologies' Roles in an Environmental Society, in Cudlinova, E. and Lapka, M. (eds.) Towards an Environmental Society, Karolinum Press, Charles University. Hope this helps. Best, Robert --- On Sun, 12/11/11, Peter Timusk <ptimusk(a)sympatico.ca> wrote: From: Peter Timusk <ptimusk(a)sympatico.ca> Subject: [Air-L] OECD report Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising To: "aoir list" <air-l(a)aoir.org> Received: Sunday, December 11, 2011, 10:11 AM Quoting from this report: ( my questions are below after the link to the report) Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising In the three decades prior to the recent economic downturn, wage gaps widened and household income inequality increased in a large majority of OECD countries. This occurred even when countries were going through a period of sustained economic and employment growth. This report analyses the major underlying forces behind these developments: - An Overview of Growing Income Inequalities in OECD Countries (free .pdf) <http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/40/12/49170449.pdf> - Special Focus: Inequality in Emerging Economies (free .pdf) <http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/40/13/49170475.pdf> - Part I. How Globalisation, Technological Change and Policies Affect Wage and Earnings Inequalities - Part II. How Inequalities in Labour Earnings Lead to Inequalities in Household Disposable Income - Part III. How the Roles of Tax and Transfer Systems Have Changed http://www.oecd.org/document/51/0,3746,en_2649_33933_49147827_1_1_1_1,00.htm l This report by about OECD countries has a bit of technological content. Apparently technology increases income inequality. I think historically these trends are parallel may be you don't agree. I think the OECD moved fast to produce this report based on the Occupy movement if that chicken came first or this egg was first. We know the rich use the net more and has anyone looked really deeply at income inequality and technology? Can you point me to some deeper current studies on this? How are empowerment studies going? Peter Timusk at571(a)ncf.ca ptimusk(a)sympatico.ca web: www.crystalcomputing.net blogs www.cyborgcitizen.org _______________________________________________ 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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OECD report Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising
by Peter Timusk 11 Dec '11

11 Dec '11

Quoting from this report: ( my questions are below after the link to the report) Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising In the three decades prior to the recent economic downturn, wage gaps widened and household income inequality increased in a large majority of OECD countries. This occurred even when countries were going through a period of sustained economic and employment growth. This report analyses the major underlying forces behind these developments: - An Overview of Growing Income Inequalities in OECD Countries (free .pdf) <http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/40/12/49170449.pdf> - Special Focus: Inequality in Emerging Economies (free .pdf) <http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/40/13/49170475.pdf> - Part I. How Globalisation, Technological Change and Policies Affect Wage and Earnings Inequalities - Part II. How Inequalities in Labour Earnings Lead to Inequalities in Household Disposable Income - Part III. How the Roles of Tax and Transfer Systems Have Changed http://www.oecd.org/document/51/0,3746,en_2649_33933_49147827_1_1_1_1,00.htm l This report by about OECD countries has a bit of technological content. Apparently technology increases income inequality. I think historically these trends are parallel may be you don't agree. I think the OECD moved fast to produce this report based on the Occupy movement if that chicken came first or this egg was first. We know the rich use the net more and has anyone looked really deeply at income inequality and technology? Can you point me to some deeper current studies on this? How are empowerment studies going? Peter Timusk at571(a)ncf.ca ptimusk(a)sympatico.ca web: www.crystalcomputing.net blogs www.cyborgcitizen.org

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people working on Internet law and regulation in San Francisco area
by Angela Daly 09 Dec '11

09 Dec '11

Dear all, Thanks for the great response to my last message regarding people in Mexico. Now I am looking to connect with other people on this list working on Internet law and regulation in the San Francisco area, please get in touch again directly with me (Angela.Daly(a)eui.eu) Angela

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Online tools for crime prevention? Proposed e-conference
by Steven Clift 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

Join here to make this e-conference happen: http://e-democracy.org/crime The simple idea is that once 200 people join us, we will have a two week online exchange on the use social media and open data for community crime prevention. From online tools and open source to community strategies and real-life examples, we will share lessons and effective practices. Like the in-person CityCamps - http://citycamp.com - we are accepting sponsor contributions to cover some costs, but participation will be free. Whether you know someone who is a volunteer block leader interested in using online tools to connect their neighbors to those you know in police departments and neighborhood associations who work as crime prevention professionals, please spread the word. Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.Org Follow me - http://twitter.com/democracy New Tel: +1.612.234.7072

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can't attend, will be reviewer if you wish
by gene loeb 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

Jaan-Hinrik, I am impressed with the conference. I live near Chicago in the Unted States, and cannot attend.I would like to know of the tutorials and programs and if anything will be online. I wouold be happy to be a reviewer also. I am an editor of a Journal, CI Journal, issue on Technology and Elderly, and am working on social media and elderly. Gene Gene.Loeb1 skype id: gene.loeb1

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opportunities you might care about
by danah boyd 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

I'm involved in a ridiculous number of calls for things with looming deadlines that might be of interest to this community. Rather than spamming y'all with updates about all of them, I put them into one brief list in the hopes that this might be helpful: Microsoft Research Postdocs. • Who: Newly minted/about-to-be-minted PhD students working on social media topics from a social science perspective • Deadline: December 12, 2011 • More Information: http://socialmediacollective.org/2011/11/15/microsoft-research-social-media… Special issue of JOBEM on Socially-Mediated Publicness. • Who: Scholars who want to publish their work on socially-mediated publicness in a fantastic journal experimenting with open-access • Deadline: December 12, 2011 for brief abstracts; January 6, 2012 for complete articles • More Information: http://socialmediacollective.org/2011/09/13/socially-mediated-publicness-a-… Digital Media & Learning Summer Institute. • Who: Graduate students/young postdocs doing work touching on policy and innovation around digital media & learning • Deadline: January 9, 2012 • Application & More Info: http://dmlcentral.net/call-for-applications-2012-summer-institute-program Microsoft Research PhD Internships. • Who: Current PhD students working on social media topics from a social science perspective • Deadline: January 10, 2012 • More Information: http://socialmediacollective.org/2011/11/28/social-science-phd-internships-… Human Trafficking & Technology Research Grants. • Who: Scholars who can research the role of tech in different facets of human trafficking • Deadline: February 17, 2012 • Request for Proposals: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/focus/education/human-tra…

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2nd call: ICWSM-12
by Jan-Hinrik Schmidt 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

[sorry for cross-posting] Dear all, with the deadlines for the 6th international AAI conference on Weblogs and Social Media approaching, please find below the updated information and call. Best, Jan --------- ICWSM-12 THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL AAAI CONFERENCE ON WEBLOGS AND SOCIAL MEDIA 4-8 JUNE 2012: TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, IRELAND 2nd Call for Papers, Workshops and Tutorials ================================= Upcoming dates ---------------------- WORKSHOPS: December 14, 2011 TUTORIALS: January 9, 2012 PAPERS: January 18, 2012 (Abstracts Due: January 13) Papers ---------- Abstracts Due: January 13, 2012 Full Papers Due: January 18, 2012 (by midnight Pacific Time) The International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media (ICWSM) is a unique forum that brings together researchers from the disciplines of computer science, linguistics, communication, and the social sciences. The broad goal of ICWSM is to increase understanding of social media in all its incarnations. Submissions describing research that blends social science and computational approaches are especially encouraged. Though this conference is just in its sixth year, it has become one of the premier venues for social scientists and technologists to gather and discuss cutting-edge research in social media. This is largely due to a typical acceptance rate of 20% for full-length research papers published in our conference proceedings and support from the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). For ICWSM-12, in addition to the usual program of contributed technical talks, posters and invited presentations, the main conference will include a selection of keynote talks from prominent social scientists and technologists. Building on the success of the first workshops program in 2011 and our regular tutorials day, ICWSM-12 will also hold a workshops and tutorials day just before the main conference. Full details:http://www.icwsm.org/2012/submitting/call-for-papers/ Workshops ---------------- Workshop proposals due: December 14, 2011 ICWSM-12 invites members of all segments of the social media research community to submit a workshop proposal to the conference. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to meet and discuss issues with a selected focus on providing an informal setting for active exchange among researchers.Â The workshop organizers will have the opportunity to publish the proceedings with AAAI. Proposals for workshops should be no more than three (3) pages in length, and should include a description of the workshop, expected participation, and contact info for the organizers.Â Â Full details:http://www.icwsm.org/2012/submitting/workshops/ Tutorials ------------ Proposals due: January 9, 2012 ICWSM-12 is seeking proposals for full-day and half-day tutorials to be held on June 4, 2012 in Dublin immediately preceding the mainÂ conference. Tutorials are meant to provide expanded coverage of a specific methodology, tool or subject area key to advancing our knowledge of social media. Some tutorials will be technical, but we also invite tutorials on substantive domains from both the technical and social sciences. Tutors will be compensated for their time. Tutorial proposals should be no more than four (4) pages in lengthÂ including: description, expected audience, and organiser biography.Â Full details:http://www.icwsm.org/2012/submitting/tutorials/ MORE INFORMATION ================= Keynotes -------- * Andrew Tomkins (Google+) * Patrick Meier (Ushahidi) * Lada Adamic (UMich) Disciplines ----------- * Computational linguistics/NLP * Text mining/data mining * Psychology * Sociology (including social network analysis) * Communication * Anthropology * Media studies * Visualization * Political science * Computational social science * HCI * Economics * Graph theory, concrete analysis and simulation of graphical Â models Media ----- * Weblogs, including comments * Social networking sites * Microblogs * Wikis (Wikipedia) * Forums, mailing lists, newsgroups * Community media sites (YouTube, Flickr) Topics Include -------------- * Psychological, personality-based and ethnographic studies of Â social media * Analyzing the relationship between social media and mainstream Â media * Qualitative and quantitative studies of social media * Centrality/influence of social media publications and authors * Ranking/relevance of blogs and microblogs; web page ranking Â based on blogs and microblogs * Social network analysis; communities identification; expertise Â and authority discovery; collaborative filtering * Trust; reputation; recommendation systems * Human computer interaction; social media tools; navigation and Â visualization * Subjectivity in textual data; sentiment analysis; Â polarity/opinion identification and extraction * Text categorization; topic recognition; demographic/gender/age Â identification * Trend identification and tracking; time series forecasting; Â measuring predictability of phenomena based on social media * New social media applications; interfaces; interaction Â techniques * Social innovation and effecting change through social media Paper Submission Information ------------------------- Authors must set up an account (or add ICWSM-12 to your list of conferences) at the ICWSM-12 web-based paper submission site. Please make a note of your password, as this will allow you to log onÂ to submit an abstract and paper. In order to avoid a rush at the last minute, authors are encouraged to set up their account as soon as possible, and well in advance of the deadline. Paper submission site:http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icwsm12 Abstract and Paper Submission ----------------------------- Electronic abstract submission through the ICWSM-12 paper submission site is required on or preferably before January 13, 2012 at 11:59 PM PST. Full papers are due via the submission site no later than Monday, January 18, 2012 at midnight PST. We cannot accept submissions by e-mail or fax. Authors will receive confirmation of receipt of their abstracts and papers, including a paper number, shortly after submission. AAAI will contact authors again only if problems are encountered with papers. Content Guidelines ------------------ Submissions to other conferences or journals: ICWSM-12 will not accept any paper that, at the time of submission, is under review for or has already been published or accepted for publication in a journal or conference. This restriction does not apply to submissions for workshops and other venues with a limited audience. If in doubt please contact the PC Chairs. If duplicate submissions are identified during the review process then: * All submissions from that author will be disqualified from the Â current ICWSM conference; * And authors will not be permitted to submit papers to the ICWSM Â conference in the following year. _Format:_ Papers must be in trouble-free, high resolution PDF format, formatted for US Letter (8.5" x 11") paper, using Type 1 or TrueType fonts. Full papers must be no longer than 8 pages, including references, poster papers must be no longer than 4 pages, and demo descriptions must be no longer than 2 pages, and all must be submitted by the deadlines given above, and formatted in AAAI two-column, camera-ready style (see the author instructions page ). Please note that the formatting and submission instructions at the author site are for final, accepted papers; no additional pages can be purchased at the review stage. In addition, the copyright slug may be omitted in the initial submission phase and no copyright form is required until a paper is accepted for publication. _Anonymity:_ ICWSM-12 review is double-blind. Therefore, please anonymize your submission: do not put the author(s) names or affiliation(s) at the start of the paper, and do not include funding or other acknowledgments in papers submitted for review. Citations to authorsâ own prior relevant work should be included, either by not specifying that this is the authorsâ own work, or where this is not possible, by anonymizing the citation itself. It is up to the authors' discretion how much to further modify the body of the paper to preserve anonymity. The requirement for anonymity does not extend outside of the review process, e.g. the authors can decide how widely to distribute their papers over the Internet before the program committee meeting. Even in cases where the authorâs identity is known to a reviewer, the double blind process will serve as a symbolic reminder of the importance of evaluating the submitted work on its own merits without regard to authorsâ reputation. _Language:_ All submissions must be in English. Conference Registration ----------------------- All accepted papers and extended abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings. At least one author must register for the conference by the deadline for camera-ready copy submission. In addition, the registered author must attend the conference to present the paper in person. Publication ----------- All accepted papers and abstracts will be allocated eight (8) pages in the conference proceedings. Authors will be required to transfer copyright of their paper to AAAI. Datasets -------- This year, for the first time, we will be providing a service for hosting datasets pertaining to research presented at the conference. Authors of accepted papers will be encouraged to share the datasets on which their papers are based, while adhering to the terms and conditions of the data provider. Of these datasets, one will be selected for an award which will be based on the quality, scope, and timeliness of each dataset. More information will be available on our website. Conference Website ------------------ http://icwsm.org/ For general information regarding ICWSM-12, please write to icwsm12(a)aaai.org. Committee --------- General Chair: Â John Breslin, NUI Galway Programme Chairs: Â Nicole Ellison, Michigan State University Â James G. Shanahan, Church and Duncan Group Inc. Â Zeynep Tufekci, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Local Chairs: Â Derek Greene, University College Dublin Â Conor Hayes, Digital Enterprise Research Institute Sponsorship Chair: Â Meenakshi Nagarajan, IBM Data Chairs: Â Derek Ruths, McGill University Â Ian Soboroff, NIST Demos Chair: Â Alejandro Jaimes, Yahoo! Social Media / Publicity Chair: Â Max L. Wilson, Swansea University Tutorials Chair: Â Bernie Hogan, Oxford Internet Institute Workshops Chair: Â Sofus Macskassy, USC and Fetch Labs Regional Chairs: Â Americas: Raquel Recuero, Universidade CatÃ³lica de Pelotas Â Asia Pacific: Hideaki Takeda, National Institute for Informatics Â Europe: Jan-Hinrik Schmidt, Hans-Bredow-Institut Â Middle East and Africa: Sihem Amer-Yahia, Qatar Computing Â Â Research Institute Webmaster: Â Ritesh Agrawal, AT&T Labs Research Venue ----- Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Student Awards -------------- We will be providing an increased number of student awards this year to help cover the cost of travel, subsistence, and registration to the ICWSM-12 conference. Details will be posted on the conference website. Important Dates --------------- Papers / Posters / Demos: Â Abstract Submission: January 13, 2012 Â Full Paper, Poster and Demo Submission: January 18, 2012 (by Â Â midnight Pacific Time) Â Notification of Acceptance: February 27, 2012 Â Camera Ready Due: March 12, 2012 Â ICWSM-12, Dublin: June 4-8, 2012 Tutorials: Â Tutorial Proposal Submission: January 9, 2012 Â Tutorial Acceptance: January 23, 2012 Workshops: Â Workshop Proposal Submission: December 14, 2011 Â Workshop Acceptance: January 6, 2012 Â Workshop Paper Submission: March 2, 2012 Â Workshop Paper Acceptance Notification: March 16, 2012 Â Workshop Paper Final Camera-Ready Copy Due: April 2, 2012 Kind regards, John ICWSM-12 General Chair John Breslin, NUI Galway

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