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Re: [Air-L] question re research on hostility towards women in online communities
by Mathieu ONeil 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Um, I dont recall seeing anyone refer Susan Herring's work since the 1990s on gendered discourse in CMC (forceful men on discussion lists: good, robust; forceful women: bad, shrill etc)? cheers Mathieu On 11/22/11, elham gheytanchi <elhamucla(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you All! > > Appreciate your responses. > > Best, > elham gheytanchi > > > > > Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:49:03 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Air-L] question re research on hostility towards women in online communities > From: kishonnagray(a)gmail.com > To: elhamucla(a)hotmail.com > CC: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > > Hi Elham! Hello all! Great compilation here. Very useful for me as well. I will add to it! > > > I take an intersectional look at the (oppressive) realities of women of color in xbox live (very similar to Tracy). Here is the link to my unpublished dissertation Deviant Bodies Resisting Online: Examining the Intersecting Realities of Women of Color in Xbox Live: http://repository.asu.edu/attachments/56548/content/Gray_asu_0010E_10480.pdf. > > > A portion of this work was recently accepted for publication (AoIR special issue) into Information Communication & Society: Gray, K. (2012, Forthcoming). Intersecting Oppressions and Online Communities: Examining the Experiences of Women of Color in Xbox Live. Information, Communication, and Society, AoIR Special Issue > > Hope this helps! Good luck with this! > > > Kishonna > > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 10:08 AM, elham gheytanchi <elhamucla(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello All: > > I was wondering if there is research about hostility/ (verbal) violence against women in online communities? > > I am particularly interested in this question "is Farsi (Persian) speaking online communities, such as blog sphere and Persian social media are hostile towards women/ female bloggers and online participants?" > > I would greatly appreciate any feedback. You can email me directly. > > Thank you, > > Elham Gheytanchi > Sociology, Santa Monica College > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > -- **** Dr Mathieu O'Neil Adjunct Research Fellow Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute College of Arts and Social Science The Australian National University email: mathieu.oneil[at]anu.edu.au web: http://adsri.anu.edu.au/people/visitors/mathieu.php

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Re: [Air-L] question re research on hostility towards women in online communities
by elham gheytanchi 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Thank you All! Appreciate your responses. Best, elham gheytanchi Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:49:03 -0500 Subject: Re: [Air-L] question re research on hostility towards women in online communities From: kishonnagray(a)gmail.com To: elhamucla(a)hotmail.com CC: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Hi Elham! Hello all! Great compilation here. Very useful for me as well. I will add to it! I take an intersectional look at the (oppressive) realities of women of color in xbox live (very similar to Tracy). Here is the link to my unpublished dissertation Deviant Bodies Resisting Online: Examining the Intersecting Realities of Women of Color in Xbox Live: http://repository.asu.edu/attachments/56548/content/Gray_asu_0010E_10480.pdf. A portion of this work was recently accepted for publication (AoIR special issue) into Information Communication & Society: Gray, K. (2012, Forthcoming). Intersecting Oppressions and Online Communities: Examining the Experiences of Women of Color in Xbox Live. Information, Communication, and Society, AoIR Special Issue Hope this helps! Good luck with this! Kishonna On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 10:08 AM, elham gheytanchi <elhamucla(a)hotmail.com> wrote: Hello All: I was wondering if there is research about hostility/ (verbal) violence against women in online communities? I am particularly interested in this question "is Farsi (Persian) speaking online communities, such as blog sphere and Persian social media are hostile towards women/ female bloggers and online participants?" I would greatly appreciate any feedback. You can email me directly. Thank you, Elham Gheytanchi Sociology, Santa Monica College _______________________________________________ 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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Call for participation - International Research Workshop - Media Studies, Aarhus University
by Charles Ess 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Dear colleagues, With apologies for duplications and cross-postings: please distribute to interested colleagues and relevant lists. On behalf of our keynote speakers and organizers, we are pleased to invite participation in an international research workshop on Mobile Communication: Mobile Internet, Locative Media, Mobility and Place. We invite researchers who work with mobile communication as a cultural, spatial and social phenomenon to join us for this two-day round-table workshop hosted by the Media Studies Department at Aarhus University. We will emphasize the spatial aspects of mobile communication and mobile internet. The workshop aims to reflect and discuss general theoretical perspectives, empirical case studies and methodological implications of studying mobile internet and locative media in relation to mobility and place. We have invited an international panel of speakers in order to encourage and facilitate the development of an international research network on mobile communication. Topics to be analyzed and discussed: - Theoretical, analytical and methodological aspects of mobile communication, mobile internet and locative media - Travelling, mobility and mobile technologies - Locative media and the production of place - Mobile internet, mobile media devises and new media practices Guest speakers: Rich Ling (DK) "Digital Gemeinschaft" Naomi Baron (US)"Reading on the Run: What We Read on Mobile Devices and Why" Leopoldina Fortunati (Italy) "Mobilities and Mobile Phones" Jonas Larsen (DK) "Mobile Communication, Place and Mobile Methods" Additional contributors: Iben Have, DK & Birgitte Stougaard, DK "Audiobooks and Mobile Listening: New Medium, New Users, New Literary Experiences?" Anja Bechmann, DK "Communication to-go: Studying Mobile and Seamless Communication Practices" Jakob Linaa Jensen, DK "Online Social Networks; Augmentation of Social Space" Martin Brynskov, DK "Mobile Media and Smart Cities" Stine Lomborg, DK "The internet in my pocket" Charles Ess, DK "Mobile Communication, Culture, Convergence" Anne Marit Waade, DK "Locative Mobile Media, Place and Performativity" Logistics - The roundtable workshop starts Thursday 29 March at 10.00am and ends Friday 30 March at 5.00pm - The workshop takes place at Aarhus University, IT-campus, ADA Building, meeting room 333, Helsingforsgade 15, 8200 Aarhus N - Workshop fee: participation in the workshop itself is free, but participants will be asked to cover meal expenses (400 DKr for lunch and coffee for two days, and optional - 400 DKr. for dinner Thursday night). Accommodation and travel expenses are covered by each participant. Submitting abstract for presentation: There will be a limited number of participants in the workshop. Deadline for submitting an abstract for presentation is 15. January 2012. The abstract should be no longer than 250 words. All participants will receive a response by 1 February. Please send your abstract to Sarah Shorr: imvsgs(a)hum.au.dk Guidelines for the presentation Prepare a presentation of ca. 10 minutes inclusive relevant questions to be posed for the workshop discussion. It might be based on a paper, an article or just a note or questions. Please send your contribution by 1 March to Sarah Shorr: imvsgs(a)hum.au.dk. Contributions will be distributed to participants prior to the workshop: participants will be asked to read each other¹s papers in advance of the workshop. Organizers Charles Ess, Media Studies, Aarhus University Anne Marit Waade, Media Studies, Aarhus University Sarah Schorr, Ph.D. Fellow, Media Studies, Aarhus University Related Ph.D-course In connection to the workshop, we are organizing the Ph.D. course, Researching Mobile and Locative Media - Methods and Ethics. It takes place Wednesday, March 28, 2012. 11 am 6 pm. In this course, we will emphasize the methodological approaches, as well as the ethical questions that surround the empirical study of mobile and locative media. For more information about the course, please contact Sarah Schorr, e-mail: imvsgs(a)hum.au.dk. Many thanks in advance, Charles Ess Professor MSO Institut for Informations- og Medievidenskab Helsingforsgade 14 8200 Århus N. Denmark mail: <imvce(a)hum.au.dk> tel: (+45) 8942 9250 Professor, Philosophy and Religion Drury University, Springfield, Missouri 65802 USA Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23

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by roderick graham 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

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PhD course - Researching Mobile and Locative Media: Methods and Ethics - Media Studies, Aarhus
by Charles Ess 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Dear colleagues, With apologies for cross-postings and duplications: please distribute to interested Ph.D. Students. On behalf of our instructors and organizers, we are pleased to invite applications to a Ph.D. course in the Media Studies Department, Aarhus University: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Researching Mobile and Locative Media: Methods and Ethics Instructors and organizers: Rich Ling, IT-University Copenhagen, Jonas Larsen, Roskilde University. Charles Ess, Aarhus University Anne Marit Waade, Aarhus University Sarah Schorr, Ph.D. Fellow, Aarhus University Description: We invite Ph.D. students who deal with mobile media as a cultural, spatial and social phenomenon to participate in a Ph.D. course at Aarhus University. In this course, we will emphasize the methodological approaches, as well as the ethical questions that surround the empirical study of mobile and locative media. For example, the use of mobile methods is one way to study mobile media, whereas mobility and conversation analyses offer another approach for researching mobile media. Furthermore, mobile media might even be used as a method and tool to study specific cultural and social phenomenon. The methods reflect and inform the basic research questions, particularly in the context of design, aesthetics, communication, sociality or media use. As technologies such as smart phones, tablets, digital cameras and GPS receivers enable the facile registration of location in research settings, which methods effectively investigate the potential of this component of mobility? As our physical location becomes a research element, the rest of our exploration must consider this loaded variable. The methodological challenges also include some ethical considerations on how far and in which ways we can intervene in people¹s private and everyday lives. This course encourages Ph.D. students to contemplate these connections, implications, and questions in the context of their Ph.D. project. Program: 11.00 11:15: Introduction: Mobile media, methods and ethics. 11:15 - 12:45 Presentations by the teachers: Rich Ling: Researching mobile communication Jonas Larsen: Mobile methods and the visual 12:45 -1:30 Lunch 1:30 - 3:00: Ph.D. presentations and feedback 3.00 3.30: Break 3.30 4.30: Ph.D. presentations and feedback 4.30 5:00: Break 5 :00 6:00: Ph.D. presentations and feedback 7 pm Dinner for the workshop keynotes & organizers Related research workshop 29 30 March 2012 All participants in the Ph.D.-course are welcome to take part in the 2-day research workshop on Mobile communication - Mobility, Place and Locative media that take place in Aarhus the following days. We have invited international guests for the workshop, Naomi Baron, US, Leopoldina Fortunati, Italy and Rich Ling, DK. There is a separate registration for the workshop. For more information about the workshop, please contact Charles Ess, Anne Marit Waade or Sarah Schorr at Media Studies, Aarhus University, e-mail: imvsgs(a)hum.au.dk. DEADLINES FOR PARTICIPATION: Ph.D. Project Abstract Submission (250 words max): January 15, 2012. Describe your methodological and ethical approaches and questions, and how it is related to your research question. Successful applicants will be notified by Feb 1, 2012. Registration for the Ph.D.-course: Send your abstract to Sarah Shorr: e-mail: imvsgs(a)hum.au.dk. If you want to take part in the research workshop as well, please tell us when you register. Preparation and participation for the Ph.D.-course: -Reading (TBA) -5-page paper outlining your research due March 1, 2012 -10-minute presentation of your research Meals, travel and accommodation is on the participant¹s own expense. Credit: 2 ECTS points Language: English Venue: Aarhus University, Media Studies, Faculty of Arts (meeting room TBA) Many thanks in advance, Charles Ess Institut for Informations- og Medievidenskab Helsingforsgade 14 8200 Århus N. Denmark mail: <imvce(a)hum.au.dk> tel: (+45) 8942 9250 Professor, Philosophy and Religion Drury University, Springfield, Missouri 65802 USA Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23

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Short Paper CFP: EGOS 2012 Design!?
by Ingrid Erickson 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Apologies for cross-posting Call for Short Paper Submissions EGOS Subtheme 36: Artifacts, Openness and Digital Practice in Design Collaboration We invite you to submit a short paper to participate in a discussion on “Artifacts, Openness and Digital Practice in Design Collaboration” at the 28th EGOS Colloquium 2012. The conference, organized around the theme of ‘Design!?’, will take place at the Aalto University and Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland from July 5-7, 2012. Our subtheme will investigate the emergent phenomenon of distributed design collaboration--a type of virtual organization that couples the tools and practices of virtual collaboration with the protocols and processes of design. We seek scholars who wish to challenge current assumptions about the ways in which virtual organizations function with their own empirical cases of technologically-mediated creative work, particularly examples that showcase how groups accomplish key design processes such as brainstorming or prototyping at a distance. We also welcome papers that investigate the sociomaterial turn in design as well as the ways that the material and digital combine in new types of collaboration ecosystems. Our session will be further refined by the following questions: How does design collaboration differ from other forms of professional collaboration in research-oriented virtual organizations? In what ways do ICT tools support or hinder the coordination, collaboration and innovation in distributed design work? See http://bit.ly/egos2012subtheme36 for additional details. Short papers of 3000 words or less are due on January 16, 2012 at 23:59:59 CET. Submission instructions can be found here: http://bit.ly/vuvNI7 Feel free to contact any of the subtheme conveners with questions: Ingrid Erickson (Cornell University), ierick(a)gmail.com Laura Forlano (IIT Institute of Design), lforlano(a)id.iit.edu Ramon Sangüesa (Technical University of Catalonia), ramonsang(a)gmail.com

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CFP: iConference 2012 | Culture * Design * Society
by Sara Grimes 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Apologies for cross-postings. Please consider submitting to this upcoming conference, hosted by the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto. It's sponsored by iSchools, but open to all, and this year's theme of "culture, design, society" is particularly relevant to members of this list. It would be great to see a contingent of aoir members participate! Please pass this along to any lists, colleagues or students you think would be interested. Best, Sara --- Sara M. Grimes, PhD Assistant Professor FACULTY OF INFORMATION 140 St. George Street University of Toronto Toronto ON M5S 3G6 Canada Tel: +1 416 978-5269 | Fax: +1 416 971-1399 Email: sara.grimes(a)utoronto.ca<mailto:sara.grimes@utoronto.ca> Blog: http://gamineexpedition.blogspot.com<http://gamineexpedition.blogspot.com/> <please distribute widely> Call for Participation: iConference 2012 Toronto, Canada February 7-10, 2012 http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/ The iConference is an annual gathering of a broad spectrum of scholars and researchers concerned about critical information issues in contemporary society. 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. These issues will be tackled during our four-day event in downtown Toronto, February 7-10, 2012. The conference theme is: Culture * Design * Society. Please join us for a multitude of high quality papers, posters, workshops, along with interactive alternative events that will frame the conversation. In addition to these activities, there will be a Doctoral Colloquium and an Early Career Workshop at the conference, lots of social events, and many opportunities to mingle. The iConference series is sponsored by the iSchools, a growing association of more than 30 Schools, Faculties and Colleges in North America, Europe and Asia -- however, affiliation with the iSchools is not a prerequisite, and we encourage everyone to participate. * Conference: http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/ * iCaucus: http://www.ischools.org/site/ * Last Year’s Proceedings: http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1940761 Submission types: * Papers: We’re looking for original research, six to eight pages; papers will be refereed in a double-blind process, and accepted papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library. Submission deadline: Monday September 12, 2011 Notification: Early November Final version due: Monday December 5, 2011 * Posters: We’re interested in posters presenting new work, preliminary results and designs, or educational projects. Poster abstracts will undergo a blind review, and accepted posters will have their abstracts published in the ACM Digital Library. Submission deadline: Monday September 26, 2011 Notification: Mid November Final version due: Monday December 5, 2011 * Workshops: These can be half- or full-day and can focus on any area within information. Submission deadline: Monday September 19, 2011 Notification: Early October Final version due: Monday October 31, 2011 * Alternative Events: These can include panels, fishbowls, performances, storytelling, roundtable discussions, wildcard sessions, demos/exhibitions, and more. All should be highly participatory, informal, engaging and pluralistic. Submission deadline: Monday September 19, 2011 Notification: Mid November Final version due: Monday December 5, 2011 * Doctoral Colloquium: This year’s colloquium will be organized around the theme of “inquiry.” Applicants will submit a 1,000 word abstract addressing the question, “What is the nature of inquiry in the information field, what makes it similar to or different from other areas of research, and what challenges have you met in your own research in this regard?” Visit our website for details. Application deadline: Friday September 30, 2011 Notification: Late November 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 Social Media Chair * Rhonda McEwen, University of Toronto Program Committee * 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, University of Michigan * 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/

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Reminder: CSCW Privacy Workshop Submissions Due 11/25
by Fred Stutzman 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Reminder: CSCW Privacy Workshop Submissions Due 11/25 CSCW Workshop: Reconciling Privacy with Social Media February 12, 2012 Full Details: http://phitlab.host22.com/cscw2012privacyworkshop.html Call for Participation Much research on privacy in social media has focused on limiting personal information disclosure, increasing control, and perpetuating social withdrawal. Therefore, privacy goals are often characterized as diametrically opposed to goals of sharing and connecting via social media. However, privacy can also be characterized as a broader process where individuals and groups coordinate social interaction with others. In this broader conceptualization, privacy behavior moves beyond binary decisions to withhold or disclose and becomes an interactional process that involves the cooperation of others in the relationship. The goal of this workshop is to explore privacy in broader contexts and to understand its relationship to the benefits of social media and the support of online cooperative relationships. The workshop will focus on two main themes: Focusing on the benefits and outcomes of interactional privacy behaviors in social media environments, and emphasizing design and evaluation solutions for bringing such benefits to fruition. We invite potential workshop participants to submit 2-4 page position papers that describe research related to the workshop themes. The deadline for submission is November 25. Please see the workshop website at http://phitlab.host22.com/cscw2012privacyworkshop.html for more information. Workshop Co-Organizers: Heather Richter Lipford, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Pamela Wisniewski, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Cliff Lampe, University of Michigan Lorraine Kisselburgh, Purdue University Kelly Caine, Indiana University Bloomington Program Committee: Coye Cheshire, University of California Berkeley Catherine Dwyer, Pace University Woodrow Hartzog, Samford University Adam Joinson, University of Bath Jen King, University of California Berkeley Airi Lampinen, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT & University of Helsinki Deirdre Mulligan, University of California Berkeley Fred Stutzman, Carnegie Mellon University Janice Tsai, Microsoft Michael Zimmer, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee -- Fred Stutzman Postdoctoral Fellow H. John Heinz III College Carnegie Mellon University fred(a)fredstutzman.com

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iConference 2012 registration is open
by Jean-François Blanchette 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

<please distribute widely> ************************************************************* iConference 2012: Early-bird registration available through Dec. 15, 2011 7-10 February, 2012, Toronto, Canada http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/ ************************************************************* The iConference planning committee is pleased to announce the opening of registration for iConference 2012, with special early-bird registration rates available through Dec 15, 2011. 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. 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. Register now to take advantage of our special Early Bird rates. Visit our website for additional details: http://www.ischools.org/iConference12/2012index/ . 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. Our complete program will be posted soon. 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 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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Beta Launch of New Geospatial Technology Tools - London, Monday 28th November 2011 - Book Now!
by Nicola Osborne 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

"Because everyone will eventually have 'an App' in their pocket that uses GPS!" JISC is pleased to announce the launch of several new BETA products and tools centred around geospatial technology and aimed at Universities, Colleges and Schools. Come along and experiment with these soon-to-be-released products at a special one day event on Monday November 28th at Ravensborough College (next door to the Milennium Dome) in London. We encourage students, researchers and teaching staff from all disciplines to attend and sample these fantastic new tools so that we can further their usefulness to everyone in Academia. Come along and discover how Geo really is part of everyday work and play :) So, what can you expect? Well, we have a fantastic set of geospatial tools and projects including these highlights: Are you a student? You'll want to see the #Gemma project (University College London) and their cool new Android and iPhone apps that help collect data for research projects and assignments and then present your data as colourful maps. Want to impress your teachers and get a better grade on your next assignment? Want to use your smartphone for data collection? Then you need to check this event out. Are you a researcher? You'll want to see how the Halogen2 (University of Leicester) project have build cross-disciplinary geo links between DNA data and other scholarly datasets: archaeology, genealogy, history.... Welcome to the future of cross-disciplinary research! Are you a teacher? You'll want to see the new handbook that GeoSciTeach? (Institute of Education) is producing on how to integrate geospatial tools into class activities. See how they used mobile phones to conduct a lesson at Kew Gardens, making the great outdoors into an interactive teaching and learning space. In short, you're not cool unless you've got geospatial in school! Best of all the day is finished up with an evening Awards party (in the Millenium Dome!) for the projects and all their hard work. Come shake hands with these projects, toast their success and find out who will win Geospatial project of the Year! For a Draft Agenda for the event please see: http://code.google.com/p/jiscgeo/wiki/ProgrammeMeetingAgenda Please use the hashtag "#jiscGEO" to talk about this event on your favourite social network. To register for this event please use the following link (Day 1 is the 'Show and Tell' Day described above for these projects - though you are welcome to stay on and learn more about geo on the other event days): https://www.eventsforce.net/jisc/147/home See you there! Nicola Osborne JISC GECO Project Team -- JISC GECO Website: http://geco.blogs.edina.ac.uk/ Follow us: @jiscGECO The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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