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Fwd: [ciresearchers] FW: The Future of NSF
by gene loeb 09 Jul '11

09 Jul '11

To AIR researchers and their supporters, The following communications asks American researchers and supporters to "immediately" contact their congressional representatives and senators in the United States, to NOT CUT FUNDING, of a United States government entity that funds a large amount of social science research, which has the potential relevance to internet research projects, The U.S government funded organization is "the directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences at the National Science Foundation (NSF)." Much of this could involve internet applications in some way and has the potential to involve funding for it much more it it were to continue. At a minimum, even if not directly referring to internet reearch, at least it creates an atmosphere of support and respect for such research and application.These notes and communications are especially pertinent to the research community in the United States, but have a wider significance because of lessons they hold for scientists in other nations.. Thanks for reading and responding. gene ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: gene loeb <geneloeb(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 1:07 AM Subject: Re: [ciresearchers] FW: The Future of NSF To: ciresearchers(a)vancouvercommunity.net, michael gurstein < gurstein(a)gmail.com> Dr. Gurstein and all, This is one of the most significant things I have read from our group, and incudes extremely important and useful information about our research and policies in the United States that affect much of it. I didn't realize all of the information given. I urge all that can, especially in the United States, write their congressional representatives and senators immediately,even if it doesn't appear to directly affect them. As these writings demonstrate, we may not be aware of how our research may be affected if only by the climate or attitures of potential supportors. Thanks to all who have brought this to our attention. gene Gene Loeb, Ph.D. On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:12 AM, michael gurstein <gurstein(a)gmail.com> wrote: > ** > This is very bad news indeed, including for the US Community Informatics > research community. Much of the early (US) work (the Blacksburg studies for > example) were funded in large part through this NSF program and through the > years I believe that the NSF has funded much of the US based CI research > (and researchers). > > When I was in the US I sat on a number of review panels for this program > and the quality and breadth of what was funded, including as I recall a > clear criteria of selection being "impact on the wider community"--was truly > outstanding. > > Anyone on the list with an appropriate Congressperson to send a letter to > is strongly urged to read the below very carefully and act accordingly. > > M > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* stsgrad(a)googlegroups.com [mailto:stsgrad@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Shobita Parthasarathy > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 06, 2011 8:04 AM > *To:* stsgrad(a)googlegroups.com > *Subject:* The Future of NSF > > >From Laurel Smith-Doerr: > > Dear Colleagues, > > The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice & Science (CJS) is considering > changing the 2012 appropriation to eliminate the Social, > Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE) directorate at the NSF, which includes > the STS Program. The Consortium of Social Science > Associations (COSSA), a coalition to which the ASA belongs supporting > Federal funding for the social sciences, is encouraging its members to write > to their House Representatives and Senators, urging the House to continue to > support the human sciences at NSF. Having had the privilege of serving > recently as one of the Program Officers at the NSF in the SBE directorate, I > want to endorse COSSA's request, believing that eliminating SBE would be > disastrous for the social sciences in the US and for sociology in > particular. > > So I encourage you to write to your House Representatives and US Senators, > ideally before the CJS Subcommittee meeting on 7 July, or > before the full House Appropriations Committee meeting on 13 July, and at > least before the floor discussion scheduled for the week of 25 July. > > You may want to copy Subcommittee Chair Frank Wolf R-VA and Ranking Member > Chakah Fattah D-PA and perhaps other members of the Subcommittee ( > http://www.appropriations.house.gov/Subcommittees/Subcommittee/?IssueID=347…) > and Appropriations Committee Chair Harold Rogers (R-KY) and Ranking Member > Norm Dicks (D-WA) (http://www.appropriations.house.gov) You can find > contact information for your representative using the ?Write Your > Representative? feature at > https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml, and you will find a > list of Senators, sortable by state, at > http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm. > > We all lead busy lives and if you prefer to send something more or less > ready made I suggest something along the lines of the letter made available > by the previous Assistant Director of SBE (a linguist) at > http://www.lsadc.org/info/NSFSBEletter.pdf. You may copy and paste the > text from this letter (make sure the formatting has copied appropriately) > and if you have the opportunity, elaborate and tell your representatives > something about our field. Furthermore, you might strengthen your argument > by pointing to NSF-supported work being conducted at a university in the > representative's area. > > Support will be particularly valuable from the Republican party. I wrote to > Scott Brown, using the AD's letter as a starting point. My letter is pasted > below (unformatted). > > Please feel free to forward this request to colleagues, I have taken parts > of it from the linguists but obviously it is important for representatives > to hear from all of the social sciences. > > Laurel Smith-Doerr > > > July 1, 2011 > Scott Brown > US Senator > 2400 JFK Federal Building > 15 New Sudbury St. > Boston, MA 02203 > > Dear Senator Brown, > I am alarmed to hear that the House Commerce, Justice & Science Committee > is considering eliminating or severely cutting back the directorate for > Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences at the National Science Foundation > (NSF). > > In the US, basic research in the social sciences is funded alongside the > natural sciences and engineering, through the same agency. This is unusual > from an international perspective and means that the social sciences are > done better here, by being more closely integrated with work > in the other sciences. Having the full range of basic science funded within > one agency has led to more collaborative, interdisciplinary work, with > better results on all sides. > > One major example of this integration is our study of scientific innovation > itself, one of the most important drivers of a strong economy (as > acknowledged in the 2007 America COMPETES Act, which was led by the Bush > Administration but supported across parties). Somehow basic > science conducted at lab benches and engineering projects started in > garages produce new knowledge products that spark new industries like > biotechnology and information technology which give the United States a real > competitive edge in the global marketplace. This innovation > process is not yet well understood but is a central concern across social > sciences including sociology, economics, psychology, and science policy > studies. The importance of better understanding the innovation process (in > order to facilitate it) has generated the new interdisciplinary area called > the science of science and innovation policy (SciSIP). This program at NSF > is funding research to scientifically understand the innovation process and > which policies are more effective at producing beneficial outcomes in > science and technology. > > NSF is unique in combining experts from the social sciences with experts in > natural sciences and engineering. For example, social scientists and > chemists in Massachusetts (and other states) have received grants in a > collaborative initiative at NSF between SciSIP (in Social/Behavioral/ > Economic Sciences directorate) and Chemistry (in Math/Physical Sciences > directorate). An article in this week?s Chemical > and Engineering News ('Measuring Chemistry's Impact') announces the > initiative and its importance to understanding the chemical sciences. This > initiative 'Pathways to Innovation in the Chemical Sciences' would not have > been possible if social sciences were not part of NSF. More > information about this initiative and others in the study of innovation and > science policy can be found at the following website: ( > http://www.scienceofsciencepolicy.net/page/about-sosp) > > The integration of all the basic sciences at the NSF represents one of the > national treasures of the US, which has yielded much competitive advantage. > Massachusetts has been at the forefront of this kind of interdisciplinary > research, as it has led innovation and science in general. > I urge you to oppose any efforts to weaken that integration, which will be > detrimental to our state > and our nation. > > Sincerely, > Laurel Smith-Doerr > Associate Professor of Sociology > Boston University > Ldoerr(a)bu.edu > > > > -- > You can view archived STSGRAD messages at > http://groups.google.com/group/STSGRAD > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "STSGRAD" group. > To post to this group, send email to STSGRAD(a)googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > STSGRAD-unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/STSGRAD !DSPAM:2676,4e14798a40303756583646! > > -- With Sincerest Best Wishes , Gene Gene Loeb, Ph.D. -- With Sincerest Best Wishes , Gene Gene Loeb, Ph.D.

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Re: [Air-L] question: published on the internet
by Mathieu ONeil 08 Jul '11

08 Jul '11

Probably not the best person to comment on this but IMO unless access to whatever is said is physically restricted - by a password, or encryption, say - then its only private through performative magic or convention, not fact: it can easily become public through reproduction, however small the original audience. cheers, Mathieu On 07/08/11, Ulf-Dietrich Reips <u.reips(a)ikerbasque.org> wrote: > so, in the widest sense. very well. imho answers to your questions need to take into account that there are degrees of 'public' and 'private' (and 'published' and even 'internet'). public to one person using one type of service in one bit of the internet will not be public to many others etc. same for the other terms, even internet, ask my connected fridge whose content may be private and unpublished > > At 22:10 Uhr +0100 8.7.2011, jeremy hunsinger wrote: > >by the internet i mean anything attached to the network of networks with a locatable address, etc. so i meant, content on the 'internet' > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Call for Papers, Public Journals
by Engineer 08 Jul '11

08 Jul '11

PublicJournals.org is a series of peer-reviewed, open access, monthly journals, dedicated to promoting research among the international community. Submissions undergo rapid peer-review and publication, providing free download-able research information to all, regardless of legal, financial, and national barriers. Indexed in Google scholar Journal of Arts and Education Journal of Physical Sciences Journal of Electrical Engineering Public Journal of Biology Public Journal of Computer Science Public Journal of Medicine Public Journal of Environmental Science Public Journal of Business Studies Public Journal of Engineering Public Journal of Social Science Authors are asked to submit their research findings to editor.publicjournals(a)gmail.com. The deadline for submissions for the next issue is July 15, 2011. We try to complete the peer-review process in less than one week, and publish online immediately. To join as a reviewer, please send us an email with your professional details. PublicJournals.org - Open access, rapid peer review journals in Engineering, Medicine, Arts, Science, Business, etc. Send research findings to editor.publicjournals(a)gmail.com www.publicjournals.org

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CFP- Picteilín Creative Media Conference 2011 Deadline Exten ded
by Caroline O'Sullivan 08 Jul '11

08 Jul '11

Call for Papers for ‘Picteilín’ Creative Media conference at the Dundalk Institute of Technology, September 8th, 2011 http://picteilin.com Deadline for Abstracts extended: Friday July 15th 2011 The digital media sector is one of the most dynamic sectors of a knowledge economy, with the creative origination that underpins the creative media industries affording much potential for experimentation. This conference aims to provide a platform for Irish and International academics, postgraduate students and practitioners to share knowledge and expand the boundaries of research that pivot on pixels. Contributions are sought under the following themes: • Creative Media Content Creation and Technologies • Creative Pedagogy and Transformative work practices • Media, Culture, Community and Society • New Media Narrative Form It is envisioned that there will be short and long academic research papers, practical exhibition installations, poster sessions, games and screenings. We invite proposal abstracts to a maximum of 350 words, which may be accompanied by supporting visual material. There will be an award presented at the conference for the best submission. Postgraduate students, academics and practitioners who are not presenting at the conference are also encouraged to attend this event. To record your interest and to be included on the mailing list, please send your email address to: info(a)picteilin.com. You can also follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/picteilin. The conference fee is 30 Euro and there will be an additional 20 Euro fee for an optional social event. Registration will take place on the day of the conference. Advice regarding local accommodation and transport will be provided on the conference website at http://picteilin.com Abstracts should be sent by Friday 8th July 2011 to: abstracts(a)picteilin.com. Early submissions are welcome. Picteilín is organised and hosted by the staff of the Creative Media section at Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland. For more information on us and our work, please see http://www.creativemediaresearch.com

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Mok-Wellman-Carrasco Win an Award
by Barry Wellman 07 Jul '11

07 Jul '11

Honourable mention (2nd prize) from the American Sociological Association's Community and Urban Sociology section's "Jane Adams Best Paper Award" for Diana Mok, U of Western Ontario, Barry Wellman, U of Toronto, and Juan Carrasco, U of Concepción, 2010. "Does Distance Matter in the Age of the Internet? Urban Studies 47(13): 2747-2783. Which comes out of the Connected Lives study and is supported by SSHRCC and GRAND/DINS S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 twitter:barrywellman http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _______________________________________________________________________

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CFP: Religion in Cyberspace 2011
by Vit Sisler 07 Jul '11

07 Jul '11

RELIGION IN CYBERSPACE 2011 Call for Papers We cordially invite you to participate in the workshop 'Religion in Cyberspace 2011' which will take place at the 9th international conference Cyberspace 2011 held in Brno, Czech Republic, 25-26 November 2011. Illustrative topics religious normative frameworks in cyberspace, networking diasporas, religious collaborative environments, on-line counseling, on-line fatwas and cyber muftis, new religious movements, religious discourses in cyberspace, methodology of online-religion research, rituals in cyberspace etc. Note: Authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit their papers for peer review to Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology (MUJLT - mujlt.law.muni.cz). Important dates Abstract submission deadline: 31 July 2011 Notice on acceptance deadline: 31 August 2011 Full papers deadline: 31 December 2011 Abstract formal requirements Range: max. 1.500 characters incl. spaces Submission: on-line at www.cyberspace.muni.cz Let me also to kindly ask you to forward this message to your colleagues whom you expect to be interested in participating. Best regards, Vit Sisler, Workshop Chair -- Charles University in Prague Faculty of Arts & Philosophy Institute of Information Science and Librarianship New Media Studies http://uisk.jinonice.cuni.cz/sisler/

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FW: [GIGANET-MEMBERS] Reminder: Call For Papers. Annual Symposium Global Internet Governance Academic Network (Giganet), Nairobi, Pre-IGF Symposium
by Dmitry Epstein 07 Jul '11

07 Jul '11

Apologies for cross-posting (just a few days left until the deadline). GIGANET Global Internet Governance Academic Network in co-operation with Research ICT Africa CALL FOR PAPERS Sixth Annual Symposium 26 September 2011 Nairobi, Kenya The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GIGANET), in co-operation with the Research ICT Africa (RIA), is seeking submissions of research about Internet Governance to be presented at the Sixth GigaNet Annual Symposium, held on 26 September 2011, one day before the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Nairobi, Kenya. Since 2006, GigaNet has organized an Annual Symposium to showcase research about Internet Governance, focusing on an interdisciplinary approach. Prior successful symposia took place in Greece (2006), Brazil (2007), India (2008), Egypt (2009) and Lithuania (2010). In 2011, the Internet Governance Forum has entered its second phase, after having reached the end of its first 5-years mandate. This years event will provide room to discuss the challenges encountered and results achieved during the first five years of IGF. As in previous years the GigaNet Symposium will further discuss current and future questions of Global Internet Governance. Organizers GigaNet is a scholarly community that promotes the development of Internet Governance as a recognized, interdisciplinary field of study and facilitates informed dialogue on policy issues and related matters between scholars and governments, international organizations, the private sector and civil society. http://giga-net.org/ Research ICT Africa is a network of researchers in 20 African countries conducting research on ICT policy and regulation and facilitating evidence-based and informed policy making for improved access, use and application of ICT for social development and economic growth. http://www.researchictafrica.net/ <http://www.researchictafrica.net/> Symposium Themes GigaNet is interested in receiving abstracts related to Internet Governance themes, especially those containing innovative approaches and/or emerging research areas. We encourage submissions on the following topics: § The first 5 years of the IGF: Taking stock and the way forward § Developing countries perspectives on internet governance § New approaches to theorizing internet governance § Between global and local: the question of territory in internet governance § Freedom of Expression / Right to Information § New approaches to Human Rights on the Internet § Internet governance and political uprising § International relations and cyber-security § Online privacy and dataveillance § Cloud Governance Other proposals on more general questions of Global Internet Governance will also be considered. Submissions Interested scholars should submit abstracts of research paper not later 15 July 2011, through Easy Chair platform at: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=giganet2011. Paper proposals should be submitted following theses requirements: § An abstract of 800-1000 words, in English, where it is mandatory to describe the main research goal(s) and the methodological background of the paper § A one-page curriculum vitae focused on institutional affiliations, advanced degrees, scholarly publications and work in the field of Internet Governance and related issues (for example ICTs). Evaluation Process The Program Committee members will evaluate the abstracts submitted and decisions will be sent to applicants by email on August 1st. Accepted papers for oral presentations should be followed by a full research paper, to be sent by September 15th. Some quality papers submitted that are not accepted for oral presentations will be recommended for poster presentations. Accepted speakers and poster presenters submissions and final papers will be published on the GigaNet website. Registration process The GigaNet Annual Symposium is free of charge. However, a registration process will be required close to the event. Please continue visiting our website for further information about registration, venue and accommodation. Financial Assistance One outstanding accepted paper by an African researcher may be awarded financial support by the Research ICT Africa. This support includes a travel grant up to US $ 1.000,00 to facilitate the participation of (emerging) African scholars who otherwise would not be able to attend. If available, information regarding additional scholarship options will be available following notification of acceptance. GigaNet 2011 Program Committee § Leo Van Audenhove PC Chair, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium § Roy Balleste St. Thomas University, Miami, USA § William Drake - University of Zurich, Switzerland § Dmitry Epstein Cornell University, USA § Marianne Franklin Goldsmiths University London, UK § Raquel Gatto Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil § Alison Gillwald Director Research ICT Africa § Nanette Levinson American University, USA § Milton Mueller Syracuse University, USA § Rolf H. Weber University of Zurich, Switzerland Schedule Summary July 15th: abstract submission deadline August 1st: notification of acceptance September 15th: submission deadline for complete papers September 26th: Sixth Annual GigaNet Symposium If you have any question related to the submission or the symposium activities, please e-mail the Program Committee Chair: leo.van.audenhove(a)vub.ac.be ________________________________________________________________________ Prof. dr. Leo Van Audenhove SMIT, Studies on Media, Information and Telecommunication IBBT, Interdisciplinary institute for BroadBand Technology Vakgroep Communicatiewetenschap Vrije Universiteit Brussel | Pleinlaan 2 | 1050 Brussel | Belgium M: +32/479/75 32 36 | F: +32/2/629 28 61 E: Leo.Van.Audenhove(a)vub.ac.be http://www.vub.ac.be| <http://www.vub.ac.be%7C> http://smit.vub.ac.be| http://www.ibbt.be Program Director Master of Communication Studies - New Media and Society in Europe http://www.vub.ac.be/communicationstudies/ ________________________________________________________________________

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AoIR Election Results
by Mia Consalvo 07 Jul '11

07 Jul '11

Hello all, It's my pleasure to announce the results of the election for the 2011-2013 AoIR Executive Committee: President: Alex Halavais (via prior election) Vice President: Lori Kendall Secretary: Catherine Middleton (uncontested) Treasurer: Michael Zimmer (uncontested) Graduate Student Representative: Kelly Quinn Open Seat 1: Andrea Baker Open Seat 2: Andrew Herman Open Seat 3: Soraj Hongladarom I'd like to thank all those who ran for office, and offered their time and suggestions for improving the organization. We're a volunteer run unit, and it's always great to see so many people willing to help out and make AoIR stronger. The new executive committee will take office this October, at the Association's General Meeting held during IR 12.0 in Seattle. all the best to everyone, Mia -- Mia Consalvo, President, AoIR Visiting Associate Professor Comparative Media Studies Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 14N-226 Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 USA consalvo(a)mit.edu 617.324.1868

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Re: [Air-L] AoIR Election Results
by Marj Kibby 06 Jul '11

06 Jul '11

Hi all, As one of the vote counters I'd like to thank everyone who went to an effort to make their choices easy to determine, and especially thank those who added a little greeting or message ... they were great to read! Regards, Marj Associate Professor Marjorie Kibby Discipline Convenor: Film, Media and Cultural Studies School of Humanities and Social Science The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia Marj.Kibby(a)newcastle.edu.au +61 2 49216604

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Re: [Air-L] PhD dissertation format
by Glen Farrelly 06 Jul '11

06 Jul '11

I also considered the multipaper dissertation format as well as the "PhD by publication". There has been some published discussion on the issue, but not much. I examined some dissertations using the multipaper format and found that many lacked overall coherence, a sustained in-depth argument, and a sufficient degree of originality (particularly when the included papers are jointly authored). Still, as one person said other than a will a dissertation is the only document genre that one will only ever use only once, so what is the point in mastering the genre? Not to mention that the number of people who will ever read one's dissertation is tiny, compared to journal articles, which are also invaluable for graduating students to have on their CVs. I wrote a paper on this and shortened it for my blog, which cover these concerns in more detail: http://glenfarrelly.blogspot.com/search/label/dissertation I agree with other poster that noted that it ultimately comes down to one's field and support from their advisors. Glen Farrelly PhD Student, Faculty of Information University of Toronto

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