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CFP: Critical Perspectives on Global/Local Tensions in New Media
by Ben Aslinger 19 May '10

19 May '10

This anthology seeks to add to scholarship on the cultural geography of new media networks and products and the tensions between the “global” and the “local” by examining a range of new media case studies. This project considers new media practices, texts, services, software, policies, infrastructures, and design discourses that enrich existing relationships between creative industries and cultures of production, reception, and engagement. We seek papers with prose and diction appropriate for the undergraduate classroom but that are also sophisticated enough to be read by beginning graduate students. While we are open to case studies that illuminate new commercial and sociocultural practices and debates in any national context, we are particularly interested in papers that examine intersections of the global and the local outside of Western Europe and the industrializing nations of the Asia-Pacific region. Despite this project’s basis in the English language, we are interested in incorporating authorial voices and topics from a variety of national, regional, and subnational perspectives. We seek papers that address one or more of the following subject areas: analog and digital media forms in the global market the role of new media in constructing “media capitals” the role of new media platforms in addressing diasporic audiences challenges of defining the local in the face of complex intersections with the global debates surrounding media globalization in a specific local contexts the construction of dominant models of web design and definitions of “quality” web aesthetics vernacular design aesthetics that resist hegemonic these models cultural policy and new media industries global/local visions of the future of computing and digital communication localized internet and mobile cultures, practices, industries, and technologies interrogations of the global, local, cosmopolitan, hybrid, or glocal in regard to new media development strategies and new media infrastructures multi-scalar digital divides global/local perspectives on gaming cultures or game development experiences of place through new media new media networks and nodes economies of import and export Please send a 250-word abstract with a preliminary bibliography by September 1st to either Ben Aslinger (Bentley University, Waltham, MA, USA, baslinger(a)bentley.edu) or Germaine Halegoua (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, grhalegoua(a)gmail.com) Our plan is for all 5000-word commissioned papers to be due by March 31, 2011.

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Director, ASPECT:Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical & Cultural Thought
by jeremy hunsinger 19 May '10

19 May '10

distribute widely, as appropriate-jh --- Director, ASPECT:Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical & Cultural Thought at Virginia Tech The successful candidate is expected to have a substantial record of established research production and academic visibility as well as the professional networks needed to guide future faculty hiring, graduate student recruitment, and the placement of the program's Ph.D. graduates. The position involves a considerable amount of administrative activity tied to directing the program, developing curricula, supporting new faculty recruitment, supervising up to 24 funded doctoral students, program budgeting, and working with program stakeholders in the five core departments as well as the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, and the Virginia Tech Graduate School. The position offers a competitive salary and reduction in the typical Virginia Tech teaching load of two courses each semester. Required Qualifications: Earned doctorate at the time of application in history, philosophy, political science, humanities, or another interdisciplinary area of scholarship grounded in analytical, applied, comparative, critical, or normative theoretical perspectives of scholarly inquiry. Candidates must have a clearly defined specialization in one of the central areas of social, political, ethical or cultural thought associated with this Ph.D. program. They also must have a widely recognized reputation for excellence and demonstrated strength in teaching/learning, discovery, and engagement. ASPECT is an innovative problem-based, theoretically-engaged doctoral program (http://www.aspect.vt.edu/) Evidence of successful prior administrative leadership and the ability to foster academic community are essential expectations for this position. Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to candidates whose established research program and current teaching specialization are tied to interdisciplinary scholarship in social, political, ethical, and cultural thought, and who have extensive prior administrative experience. Candidates also should have a record that would merit a tenured appointment in one of the four core departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, namely, History, Philosophy, Political Science or Religion & Culture. Interested persons must apply at http://jobs.vt.edu, posting #0100222 where they will submit a cover letter, current curriculum vitae, recent writing samples, teaching evaluations, and a brief statement on administrative experience and philosophy along with the contact information of five references. The search committee will solicit letters of recommendation as it draws up its list of candidates for interviews. Screening of applications will begin September 20, 2010, and continue until the position is filled. All inquiries can be sent to: Timothy W. Luke, ASPECT Director Search Committee, Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical and Cultural Thought, 202 Major Williams Hall (0192), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061. Individuals with additional questions or with disabilities desiring accommodations in the application process should contact the search committee chair, Timothy W. Luke, twluke(a)vt.edu, phone: 540.231.0694 or 540.231.6633. Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Virginia Tech Information Ethics Fellow Center for Information Policy Research http://www.stswiki.org/ sts wiki http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. -Pablo Picasso

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Pakistan to ban shutdown Facebook.com for 24hrs as a protest tonight at 12am!
by Fouad Bajwa 19 May '10

19 May '10

A Pakistani Court in Lahore has ordered ban on Facebook.com and the nation's Internet users have mixed feelings with many appalled resorting to numerous online debates and protests churning out a burst on the Internet. Some Internet service providers have ended up blocking the website completely. * Note: Please read below the news and then the following comments from my investigation into the Ban on the current situation of the Ban. CURRENT MEDIA REPORTS: According to Al-jazeera: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/2010/05/201051994155758717.html A Pakistani court has issued a ban on the social networking site Facebook after a user-generated contest page encourged members to post caricatures of Prophet Mohammed. The Lahore High Court on Wednesday instructed the Pakistani Telecommunications Authority (PTA) to ban the site after the Islamic Lawyers Movement complained that a page called “Draw Mohammed Day” is blasphemous. Sajjad Chaudhry, the presiding judge, instructed officials with the ministry of telecommunications to submit a written reply to the ban by May 31 when courts will open a detailed hearing on the case. A ban is to be enforced in the meantime. "We have already blocked the URL link and issued instruction to internet service providers,” Khurram Mehran, a spokesperson for the PTA, said. About 20 people carried banners outside of courthouse in Lahore, condemning Facebook and praising Prophet Mohammed. Protest: Lawyers also petitioned the Pakistani government to register a strong protest with Facebook’s owners. "The competition has hurt the sentiments of the Muslims," lawyer Chaudhry Zulfikar Ali said. Facebook users in Pakistan, however, told AFP they could still access the site after the ban was imposed on Wednesday. Officials with the Pakistani government told the court they had already blocked Facebook pages relating to the competition, but the lawyers group argued that no part of a site can be banned unless the entire site is blocked. Pakistan has 45 million Facebook users, according to lawyers. The Facebook page for "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" had just over 40,000 supporters while the opposing "Against Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" had more than 53,000. According to the National Daily Times of Pakistan Reports: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\05\19\story_19-5-2010_pg… LHC issues notice to PTA on plea to ban Facebook LAHORE: Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority secretary to reply until Wednesday (today), on a petition seeking a ban on Facebook, which is holding a competition of caricatures of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Islamic Lawyers Movement filed the petition through Chaudhry Zulfiqar advocate, who stated that a competition was announced on Facebook on April 20 which would continue until May 20, asking all the members of the website to create their caricatures to participate in the competition. Zulfiqar said under the law no practice against Islam could be allowed in the country. He told the court that the website, having various features against the injunctions of Islam, is banned in various countries. Zulfiqar submitted that there were 45 million users of Facebook in Pakistan, adding that the PTA was responsible for its spread in Pakistan. He said the PTA has already blocked various websites in the country but was reluctant to ban Facebook. He said students and various segments of the society have already started protests in the country, which could be harmful for the public property. He requested the court to issue directions to PTA to put an immediate ban on the use of Facebook in the Pakistan. staff report According to Daily DAWN Newspaper Staff Reporter on Wednesday, 19 May, 2010: http://wwwLAHORE, May 18: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on a petition seeking ban on Facebook, an international social networking website, in the country for holding a blasphemous competition of drawing caricatures of Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry issued notice for Wednesday (today) on the petition filed by Ch Zulfikar advocate of Islamic Lawyers Forum. The petitioner-lawyer submitted that on the Facebook a competition was announced on April 20 last, which would continue till May 20. He said in the competition the members of the website were invited to draw caricatures of the Holy Prophet. He said Article 2-A of the Constitution restricted any practice against the religion in the country. He said the website having various features against the injunctions of Islam had already been banned in various Islamic countries. He pointed out that China, United Arab Emirates, Iran and Saudi Arabia had already imposed a ban on the website. The lawyer said the PTA had already blocked various blasphemous and contemptuous websites in the country but was reluctant to ban Facebook. He sought directions for PTA to put an immediate ban on the use of Facebook in Pakistan. MIXED REACTION OF PAKISTAN INTERNET STAKEHOLDERS: Mixed reactions are being generated from all corners of the country by Internet users and stakeholders. To name a few groups to read and follow: - ProPakistani (292 Comments): http://propakistani.pk/2010/05/18/breaking-facebook-is-going-to-get-banned-… - ProPakistani Draw Day: Why Facebook is Culprit and How Best to React? http://propakistani.pk/2010/05/19/blasphemy-why-facebook-is-culprit-and-how… - Telecom Grid Pakistan: http://groups.google.com/group/telecom-grid-pakistan - Society Against Internet Censorship in Pakistan: http://groups.google.com/group/agabbip - Blogger News Network: http://www.bloggernews.net/124575 CURRENT SITUATION: I have been probing into the matter and from what I have gathered until now that the Secretary IT and PTA have instructed the PIE to shut down Facebook.com for 24 hours as a national protest from Pakistan. Facebook.com will be inaccessible starting tonight 12am for 24 hours. Facebook.com remains to be the 3rd most accessed website from Pakistan according to Alexa URL: http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries/PK and the total number of users of Facebook.com from Pakistan stand at: 2,359,620 which is 0.51% of Facebook.com's percentage of Global Audience according to Check Facebook URL: http://www.checkfacebook.com. With a major level of communications by Pakistani's happening on Facebook, it cannot be shut down permanently and I am sure the govt is well aware of those implications that will be triggered as a result of it. BBC also reports a temporary Facebook shut down URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8691406.stm. Though this whole matter may turn into an international violation of freedom of expression etc, the authorities may feel that this sudden jolt might show their protest to be substantial which again stands questionable by the majority of Facebook users from Pakistan. Let's see what happens and what is the impact of this ban on the Pakistani Facebook.com users. ------ Monitoring the Facebook.com Pakistan Issue Closely: Fouad Bajwa Internet Governance Advisor

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CfP: Academic MindTrek 2010 - extended deadline for short papers, posters and demos until 6th June 2010
by Helja Franssila 19 May '10

19 May '10

Hi, CfP for Academic MindTrek 2010 in Tampere, Finland on 6th-8th October 2010 is open. This year there are five theme categories: social media, ubiqutous and ambient media, digital games, open source and Media Business, Media Production and Media Management. Entended due date for short paper, poster and tool demonstration submissions is 6th June 2010. Looking forward to your contribution! /Heljä Franssila ============================================================================================================================ Academic MindTrek 2010: Call for Papers, Tutorials and Workshops 6th - 8th October, 2010 Tampere, Finland confirmed keynote speakers (more are to come): http://www.mindtrek.org, http://www.mindtrek.org/2010/academic In cooperation with ACM, ACM SIGMM and ACM SIGCHI publications will be published in the ACM digital library and a selected set of high-level contributions will published as book chapters or in journals See CfP in PDF-format: http://www.mindtrek.org/2010/sites/default/files/1st%20CfP_corrected.pdf ============================================================================================================================= Academic MindTrek 2010 Call for Papers, Demonstrations, Tutorials and Workshops We are pleased to invite you to the Academic MindTrek conference from 6th - 8th October 2010, which brings together a cross-disciplinary crowd of people to investigate current and emerging topics of media in the ubiquitous arena. Among the media to be discussed, will be business, social, technical and content-related topics. September 6th is the main Academic day, featuring the following themes: Social Media “Get social!” Social media and Web 2.0 technologies are applied in ever diverse practices both in private and public communities. Totally new business models are emerging, traditional communication and expression modalities are challenged, and new practices are constructed in the collaborative, interactive media space. Ambient and Ubiquitous Media “The medium is the message!” – This conference track focuses on the definition of ambient and ubiquitous media with a cross-disciplinary viewpoint: ambient media between technology, art, and content. The focus of this track is on applications, theory, art-works, mixed reality concepts, the Web 3.0, and user experiences that make ubiquitous and ambient media tick. Digital Games The culture and business of digital games is becoming increasingly varied. The current trends range from novel interface innovations and digital distribution channels to social game dynamics and player-generated content. The games track is open for theoretical works, empirical case studies and constructive projects. Open Source Open source software is gaining momentum in several forms. In addition to the huge increase in the number of open source projects started and the remarkable rise of FLOSS adoption by companies, new models of participation in the movement are emerging rapidly. Media Business, Media Production and Media Management Media business and media management face the challenges of the emergence of new forms of digital media. This theme focuses on business studies, policies, practices, and organizational structure of media firms. It discusses competition, patterns of media usage, advertising models, and how traditional media can cope with the challenges coming from digital media focusing on media business and media management issues. In addition, special academic sessions (e.g. tutorials, demonstrations, workshops, and multidisciplinary sessions) will be held on Oct 7th & 8th, parallel to the MindTrek business conference. Academic speakers and authors are warmly welcome to attend the business conference tracks as part of the academic conference fee during these days as well. The MindTrek Association hosts MindTrek as a yearly conference, where the Academic MindTrek conference has been a part of this unique set of events comprising competitions, world famous keynote speakers, plenary sessions, media festivals, and workshops since 1997. It is a meeting place where experts and thinkers present results from their latest work regarding the development of Internet, interactive media, and the information society. MindTrek brings together researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines that are involved in the development of media in various fields, ranging from sociology and the economy, to technology. The organising committee invites you to submit original high quality full papers, long or short, addressing the special theme and the topics, for presentation at the conference and inclusion in the proceedings. Academic MindTrek 2010 offers a wider spectrum of topic areas that previously, and we are looking forward for: - case-studies (successful, and especially unsuccessful ones) - oral presentation of fresh and innovative ideas - artistic installations and running system prototypes - user-experience studies and evaluations - technological novelties, evaluations, and solutions - scientific, business, or media oriented contributions - proposals for own workshops. Paper Proposals All submissions will be peer-reviewed double blinded, therefore please remove any information that could give an indication of the authorship. The scientific part of the conference is organized in cooperation with ACM SIGMM, and ACM SIGCHI. Conference proceedings will be published in the ACM Digital Library. Selected high quality papers will be published in international journals, as book chapters, edited books, or via open access journals. There will also be a reward for the overall best paper from the academic conference. Workshop Proposals Feel free to suggest workshops which are co-organized with MindTrek 2010. Workshop proposals should include the organizing committee, a 1 page description of the theme of the workshop, a short CV of organizers, duration, the proceedings publisher, and the schedule. Workshop organizers also have the possibility to add publications to the main conference proceedings. Tutorial Proposals Tutorial proposals should include a 2-page description of the tutorial, intended audience, a short CV, timetable, required equipment, references, and a track record of previous tutorials. The target length of tutorials is 2 hours. Submission Deadlines - 9th May: Deadline for long papers, workshops and tutorial proposals (6-8 pages) - 6th June: submission of short papers and poster presentations (3-4 pages) - 30th July: paper submission deadline for workshops - 1st August: Camera ready papers and copyright forms – critical deadline Key-Dates - 15th May: notification for workshops & tutorials - 28th May: notification of acceptance/rejection for long papers - 24th June: notification of short papers and posters - 6th-8th October 2010: MindTrek academic conference Conference Themes 1. Social Media - business models, service models, and policies - social media in innovation and business - intra- and interorganizational use of social media - questions related to identity, motivation and values - blogs, wikis, collaboration and social platform designs in practice - knowledge management and learning with social media - experience management with social media - crowdsourcing, user-created content and social networks - enterprise 2.0 and social computing in work organizations - evaluation and research methods of social media - social media and community design - benefits and limitations of social media applications 2. Ambient and Ubiquitous Media - between Technology, Services, and Art - applications and services utilizing ubiquitous and pervasive technology - ubicom in eLearning, leisure, storytelling, art works, advertising, and mixed reality contexts - next generation user interfaces, ergonomics, multimodality, and human-computer interaction - art works for smart public or indoor spaces, mobile phones, museums, or cultural applications - context awareness, sensor perception, context sensitive internet, and smart daily objects - personalization, multimodal interaction, smart user interfaces, and ergonomics - ambient human computer interaction, experience design, usability, and audience research - software, hardware, middleware, and technologies for pervasive and ubiquitous - theoretical methods and algorithms in ubiquitous and ambient systems - business models, service models, media economics, regulations, x-commerce, and policies 3. Digital Games - theoretical and analytical approaches on games and play - analysis of player experience - game design research - economy and business models in the game industry - innovation in and around games - digital distribution of games - online gaming - social and casual gaming - player-created content - pervasive and ubiquitous gaming - mobile and cross-media gaming 4. Open Source - establishment of an open source community - practices on developing open source software - practices for maintaining a successful project - open source software processes - differences on open source and closed source software - using open source in commercial context - quality aspects in open source software - teaching open source software in academia and industry 5. Media Business and Media Management - media policy, politics, practices, conception, and media regulation - organizational structures, practices, and strategies - production technology, processes, and optimization - business models, service models, public funding, and media economics - patterns of media use, engagement, and consumer experiences - advertising, media consumption, new audience models, and media user models - competition analysis, media governing, assessment, performance indicators - business and media management in new media genres: gaming, social media, Internet, digital cinema, iTV - traditional media business and management: broadcasting, publishing, journalism, and movie industry - innovative service designs, strategies, and ideas - teaching & training of media management and media business Paper Submission - Please follow the style guidelines on http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates for formatting your position paper and final paper. - Note that since the papers will be published by ACM, all authors need to sign an ACM copyright form. (For further guidelines see: http://www.acm.org/pubs/copyright_form.html) - Submit papers here www.mindtrek.org/cfp Organizing Committee General Chair Artur Lugmayr, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN Programme Chairs Heljä Franssila, Tampere Univ. (UTA), FIN Olli Sotamaa, Tampere Univ. (UTA), FIN Christian Safran, TU Graz, AUT [tentative, not confirmed] Timo Aaltonen, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN Theme chair: Social Media Hannu Kärkkäinen, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN Theme chair: Open Source Björn Lundell, University of Skövde, SE Theme chair: Ambient Media Jukka Vanhala, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN (alternative: Eija Kaasinen, VTT, FIN) Theme chair: Media Business, Economics and Management Artur Lugmayr, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN (alternative needed) Theme chair: Digital Games Anders Drachen, IT University Copenhagen, DK Demonstration chair Imed Hammouda, Tampere Univ. of Technology (TUT), FIN Publicity chair Theresa Champel, Univ. of Lisbon, PT Workshop Chair Anders S. Løvlie, Univ. of Oslo, NO Tutorial chair Pertti Näränen, Tampere Univ. of Applied Sciences (TAMK), FIN Local Arragement Chair and Conference Management Karen Thorburn, Hermia, FIN Contact Questions concerning academic content, papers, tutorials, workshops, scientific contributions: Email: academic.chairs (at) mindtrek.org General questions concerning payments, administration, copyright forms, local arrangements, and the venue: Email: academic.info (at) mindtrek.org Submit papers here www.mindtrek.org/cfp Further Information http://www.mindtrek.org Supported by: City of Tampere, Nokia Oyj, Ubiquitous Computing Cluster, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere University, TAMK University of Applied Sciences, Technology Centre Hermia, Neogames, Digibusiness cluster, Sombiz and COSS The Finnish Centre for Open Source Solutions, Ambient Media Association (AMEA). -- Heljä Franssila project manager Department of Information Studies and Interactive Media (INFIM) University of Tampere Finland GSM +358 50 5749725 http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/infim/

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Online communities and disability
by Edgar Pacheco Benavente 18 May '10

18 May '10

Hello, I am a Postgraduate student who is hailing from Peru and that is researching about Internet, communities of practice and disability. I have just started my project and i would like to know if somebody in the AIR-L has some advice to give. Is there any resocurces any of you suggest to look at? Thanks for your help Edgar Pacheco <mailto:pachecedga@myvuw.ac.nz>

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Open Video Conference 2010: call for participation
by Ben Moskowitz 18 May '10

18 May '10

Open Video Conference: call for proposals ** Submission deadline: June 7th, 2010 ** ** http://openvideoconference.org/proposals ** We are now accepting proposals for panels, presentations, workshop sessions, demo sessions, and other programming for the next Open Video Conference in New York City. Join us and over 1000 participants during our groundbreaking two-day conference and take part in the discussions that are driving the future of the online video medium. Travel funding is available. Visit http://openvideoconference.org/proposals to make a submission. About the Conference Open Video Conference October 1-2, 2010 New York City The Open Video Alliance is proud to present Open Video Conference 2010. Open video is the idea that the moving image should belong to everyone. This vision requires not only free and open video technologies, but also that viewers are empowered to go beyond just watching—creating, sharing, and engaging in the multimedia public sphere they now inhabit. The Open Video Conference (OVC) is a multi-day summit of thought leaders in business, academia, art, and activism to explore the future of online video. The first Open Video Conference was host to over 800 guests, including 150 workshop leaders, panelists and speakers. Over 8,000 viewers tuned in from home to watch the live broadcast. The event earned coverage in WIRED, NewTeeVee, BBC News, Filmmaker Magazine, and The New Yorker. This year, OVC is expanding. In addition to highlighting the industry’s progress toward open video, OVC2010 will feature inspiring talks, hands-on workshops, technology working groups, film screenings, and much more. It’s as much about the underlying technologies as the people and projects who use them. Whether you are a developer, a storyteller, an entrepreneur, an academic, or just a citizen of the web, OVC will spark your imagination for what’s possible with video on the web. Check out the 2009 conference program <http://openvideoalliance.org/2009program.pdf > to learn more, or visit http://openvideoconference.org. What types of proposals are you seeking? We are requesting proposals and ideas for panels, presentations, workshops, and other sessions that will address how we can shape online video or take part in the public debates around the medium. Proposals may be intended for the main conference track, or for more focused unconference-style sessions. Proposal topics may be legal, technical, or cultural in focus, though we encourage proposals in all relevant areas. The more complete and fleshed out a proposal, the more likely it will be accepted—but we welcome the submission of all good ideas. We also welcome suggestions on relevant speakers or projects. OVC is a big tent—if you have a person or project to recommend, we want to hear from you! To make a submission, visit http://openvideoconference.org/proposals . The deadline to submit a proposal is June 7th, 2010 at 11:59 PM EST (GMT -5). What do you mean by "open video"? In the narrowest technical sense, open video is the idea that basic video technologies must be available in free and open source implementations. But more than that, open video is a vision for a participatory medium, in which individuals are empowered to wield video to share their message as powerfully as they can with text. For its potential to be fully realized, online video must be a dynamic medium that invites clipping, archival, remix, collage, repurposing, and other transformations that are currently inhibited by law or by lack of tools. How does the conference work? OVC is a bit like a festival. Over two days, we will host a continuous main track in the auditorium. These sessions are designed to have the widest appeal, and will interest anyone with a stake in online video. In addition, workshops and other events will take place on an ongoing basis. The conference schedule is a product of this call for participation, so we want to hear from you! Do you provide funding? The OVA selection committee will award travel grants to the most promising sessions, in accordance with need and other factors. Since OVC is a non-profit event, we kindly ask that you seek funding from your company or institution before accepting a travel grant. When will you notify me about the status of my submission? We will be in touch no later than June 21th about the status of all submissions. About the Open Video Alliance The Open Video Alliance, founded in 2009, is a coalition of leading organizations dedicated to fostering the growth of open infrastructure, tools, and standards for the online video medium. OVA members include Mozilla, Kaltura, Participatory Culture Foundation, and the Yale Law School Information Society Project. To learn about membership or conference sponsorship, please get in touch at conference(a)openvideoalliance.org . http://openvideoalliance.org Ben Moskowitz General coordinator, Open Video Alliance http://openvideoalliance.org Contact: (714) 420-6471

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Online communities
by Edgar Pacheco Benavente 18 May '10

18 May '10

First of all Thank you so much for rapid reply to my inquiry and useful information you have provided to me. My research project is focused on young disable people who experience some form of visual impairment. I will intend to apply Social Networks Analysis and the Community of Practice perspective to understand and explain how democratic identity and political participation could be build through the use of the Internet. I am based on New Zealand and I have not clear idea yet if my project will also include South America. I am in the early stage of scoping the literature and preparing mi proposal. As I said, I will be very grateful if you keep helping me with your kind comments and suggestions. Edgar Pacheco Benavente PhD candidate School of Information Management Victoria University of Wellington Easterfield Building, Level 1 Rm 116, Kelburn Campus, Wellington, New Zealand Telephone: 64 4 4635025 Email: edgar.pacheco(a)vuw.ac.nz<mailto:edgar.pacheco@vuw.ac.nz> P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. <http://www.victoria.ac.nz/home/> <http://www.victoria.ac.nz/home/> <mailto:pachecedga@myvuw.ac.nz>

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User Experience Design/ Research intern
by Pavan Garre 18 May '10

18 May '10

Dear AOIR members, I am user experience design student from prestigious National Institute of Design, R & D Campus, Bangalore, India. I am having hard time getting paid internship away from India. The thought of working in new place, new culture and social settings and understanding the differences in cognition challenge me, this fascinates me. So, I am wondering if any AoIR member has or knows an internship opening in the domains of user experience design, user experience research, usability, interaction design, instructional design, please let me know. A brief portfolio of my works are shared online at http://artifactsby.me and my resume can be accessed from http://nid.academia.edu/documents/0094/9258/Resume_PavanG.pdf . Cheers! -- Pavan Kumar Garre User Experience Design Student, National Institute of Design, R & D Campus, Bangalore, KR, India +91 962 060 3379

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Paper Call: Cybercrime Special Issue (Policy and Internet)
by David Sutcliffe 17 May '10

17 May '10

Dear all, Please see below a paper call for a special issue on Cybercrime, to appear in Policy and Internet. Best wishes, David David Sutcliffe Managing Editor, Policy and Internet http://www.psocommons.org/policyandinternet/ ** Policy and Internet Call for Papers: Special Issue on Cybercrime ** Policy and Internet, the first major peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary journal investigating the impact of the Internet on public policy, is inviting submissions for a special issue on cybercrime, to be published in April 2011 [submission deadline: November 2010]. Cybercrime Paper Call: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news/?id=424 Cybercrime is a timely issue which carries very considerable associated risks for individuals, business and industry and public administration or e-government. It has policy implications for national and supra-national legislation, co-operation between law enforcement organisations, co-operation between the public and private spheres and international co-ordination against transnational crime. Cybercrime is on the global policy agenda, both within nation states and internationally. As such, multidisciplinary views on the policy issues raised by cybercrime are actively being sought by policymaking communities. This special issue of Policy and Internet will make a significant impact in the debates, drawing together viewpoints from a range of academic disciplines into a coherent spectrum of complementary perspectives aimed at policymakers and influencers, as well as researchers in the area. We call for academic papers reporting on innovative research into the public policy implications of cybercrime, present and future. The journal is fully multi-disciplinary in scope, and perspectives from any academic discipline are welcomed, provided that the papers consider the policy implications of the research discussed, whether general, sectoral, country-specific or comparative. * Paper Submissions The online submission deadline for papers is November 2010. Please indicate in a cover note that the paper is intended for the special issue. Authors are advised to consult the journal's guide for authors before submitting their paper. Submit your paper: http://www.psocommons.org/policyandinternet/ * About the Guest Editor The Special Issue Guest Editor, Dr Stefan Fafinski, is a Visiting Fellow of the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, and an Associate Lecturer in Law at the Open University where he has also taught postgraduate forensic computing. He specialises in computer misuse, cybercrime and Internet law. His research interests include cyberlaw and cybercrime, networked society, culture and technology, the criminogenic potential of the Internet and the corresponding policy implications for its regulation. Stefan has over twenty years experience in the information technology industry. Before entering academia he was Senior Director of Professional Services for a global communications software corporation. He has subsequently researched, published and lectured on cybercrime, computer misuse and Internet law and won the 2006 British Association for the Advancement of Science (now the British Science Association) Joseph Lister Award for his work on cybercrime. Stefan has published widely on cyberlaw and cybercrime, focusing on computer misuse, e-crime and identity theft. His recent books include 'Computer Misuse: Response, Regulation and the Law' (Willan, Cullompton 2009), and, with Emily Finch, 'Identity Theft' (Willan 2010). He is currently working on 'Information Technology and the Law: Perspectives from Europe and the UK' for Cambridge University Press. Stefan Fafinski: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/?id=183 * About Policy and Internet Policy and Internet aims to be the premier venue for scholars and researchers to set the public policy agenda in the digital era. The journal is edited by the Oxford Internet Institute (University of Oxford) for the Policy Studies Organization (PSO). It was established in 2009 as the first major peer-reviewed journal investigating the implications of the Internet and associated technologies for public policy. The journal is fully multi-disciplinary in scope: perspectives from any academic discipline are welcomed, particularly political science, economics, law, sociology, information science, communications, computer science, psychology, management, geography and medicine. Topics range across policy sectors and regions of the world, including generalised, sectoral or country-specific policy effects. Approaches may include methodological innovation, theoretical development or new data. The Editors are Professor Helen Margetts, Dr Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon and David Sutcliffe (University of Oxford). There are four issues a year, published by Berkeley Electronic Press. Contact the Editors: mailto:policyandinternet@oii.ox.ac.uk Policy and Internet: http://www.psocommons.org/policyandinternet/

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CFP: Digital Methods, Cultural Politics and Feminist Approaches: A One - Day Graduate Conference
by Laurence Clennett-Sirois 17 May '10

17 May '10

Call for papers - please circulate widely! ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Digital Methods, Cultural Politics and Feminist Approaches: A One - Day Graduate Conference ----------------------------------------------------------- Monday 5 July 2010 University of Sussex (Brighton, England), School of Media Film and Music, Doctoral School, Centre for Digital Material Culture Research in the humanities and social sciences has increasingly incorporated visual media and digital methodologies. At the same time, relatively little attention has been accorded to the way in which feminist approaches to science and technology have informed the research process by contributing to discussions of private and public, materiality, network cultures and identity. This one-day conference aims to examine this emerging field in the intersection of digital methods, cultural politics and feminist theory. The conference hopes to bring together Doctoral students as well as early career researchers working in media and cultural studies, gender studies, digital media, feminist science and technology studies, and queer studies. Themes of discussion might include: -Digital methods and visual media in the research of political engagement. -Feminist approaches to researching science, culture and technology. -Internet research ethics, feminist ethics and research. -The concepts of public and private. -Epistemological and ontological issues in STS and material feminisms. -Actor Network Theory, media studies and Feminism. -Notions of difference and identity in digital networks. -Information flows and the problem of representation. -Gender, biological and information technologies. -Science, technology and social change We invite submissions of abstracts for 20-minute individual papers. Please send your abstracts of approximately 300 words by 1st June 2010 to a.fotopoulou(a)sussex.ac.uk. For further information, please visit: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/rcmdc/ 1-2-4.html Laurence Clennett-Sirois Candidate au doctorat/DPhil Candidate - Gender Studies School of Law,Politics and Sociology - Office: Friston 247 University of Sussex Brighton, England L.Clennett-Sirois(a)sussex.ac.uk www.carnetsdelaurence.net Skype Account: lauts1

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