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Call for entries: Vilém Flusser Theory Award
by Findeisen Andreas Leo 16 Aug '08

16 Aug '08

Dear Colleague, as this is my first submission to the list, I would kindly ask you to have a look if all is ok. Thank you, from Vienna, Austria, Sincerely, Leo Findeisen --- Dear Colleagues, Please find below a call for entries for the next edition of the Vilém Flusser Theory Award in Berlin, which has a deadline on 5th of September, 2008. We look forward to your submissions. My apologies for cross-posting. Call for Entries: Vilém Flusser Theory Award LINK: http://www.transmediale.de/site/en/call/vilem-flusser-theory-award/ In order to reflect the increasing significance of theoretical and critical practice works submitted for the transmediale Award competition, the festival has introduced the Vilém Flusser Theory Award. ?In collaboration with the recently opened _Vilém_Flusser_Archive at the Universität der Künste Berlin, dedicated to the complete works of the influential visionary and media philosopher, the award honors outstanding theoretical or research based digital arts practice. Endowed with a cash prize of 2,000 euros the possibility of an additional residency component is currently being explored. The Vilém Flusser Theory Award seeks to encourage critical and cross-disciplinary research and profound speculative investigation towards the development of new forms of digital culture, art and society. For those with backgrounds straddling the boundaries of theory and practice, for example within the realms of digital media philosophy and aesthetics, technology and digital ecology, or the social impact of networks and software the Award presents an opportunity to enhance debate and discourse beyond the usual confines of digital and media art practice. Vilém Flusser was a unique thinker whose philosophical poetics appeal to people from many distinct professional and cultural backgrounds, to those daring to explore fundamentally distinct routes and modes of understanding, of making and of acting differently in an intrinsically interconnected and complex world. As a philosopher, Vilém Flusser devoted himself to constructing a space for a radical diversity of cultural dimensions welcoming thought on digital aesthetics, network cultures, art and technology. He saw socio-political 'events' as being process oriented experiences, as non-hierarchical platforms of communication upon which researchers, developers and artists could come together to collaboratively explore the previously uncharted aesthetic and communicative possibilities of new media technologies. Framing the spirit and sense of purpose embodied by Vilém Flusser's work transmediale seeks submissions in the form of written texts, articles, manuscripts, dissertations, experimental formats and speculative practice-based endeavours. Works that engage a digital sense of 'materiality' with high and unique levels of abstraction, critically unfolding the conceptuality of network structures, aesthetics, politics, and society are welcome. Entrants should be individuals, coherent groups or collectives working on unique projects or following a common trajectory of practice. Works may be submitted in hard or digital copy formats in any language, however works not in English must be accompanied by an English language abstract, version or text list. In its introductory year in 2008 the transmediale jury awarded a first prize valued at 1,000 EUR to Simon Yuill for his text "All problems of notation will be solved by the masses: Free Open Form Performance, Free/Libre Open Source Software, and Distributive Practice" (2008), and two honorable mentions, of 500 EUR each, to Bureau d'Etudes for the "End of Secrecy" (2008) and to Naeem Mohaiemen for his text "Fear of a Muslim Planet: Hip-Hops Hidden History" (2008). The transmediale.09 Vilém Flusser Theory Award committee are: Olga Goriunova (Moscow), Andreas Leo Findeisen (Vienna), Marcel René Marburger (Cologne/Berlin) :: Deadline: 5 September 2008 :: Award Ceremony: 31 January 2009

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International Journal for Emerging Technologies & Society (iJETS) - CFP
by Susan Malta 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

** High Priority ** Dear Colleagues Please find below a call for papers for the next edition of iJETS (The International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society). We look forward to your submissions. Our apologies for cross-posting. ***************************************************************************************** iJETS is a multi-disciplinary journal, focusing on the complex relationship between science and technology and their wider socio-cultural contexts. Perhaps more importantly, iJETS is designed as a forum for informed discussion and debate about the role of technology in society, drawing on a variety of viewpoints from all branches of the social and behavioural sciences and humanities. iJETS attracts submissions from diverse perspectives. Previous articles have examined the social implications of various emerging technologies, from biotechnology and cybernetics, genetic parentage testing and genetically modified crops, mobile Internet and wireless interfaces, online civic engagement and risk, trust and attitudes towards new technologies, gaming and love online. See http://www.swin.edu.au/ijets/ for past issues. Submitted manuscripts are subjected to a double-blind referee process and must not have been published or currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Guidelines for authors are available at: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/hosting/ijets/ijets/authors.html For further information, please contact the Managing Editor, Sue Malta at smalta(a)swin.edu.au or ijets(a)swin.edu.au ............................................... Sue Malta Managing Editor International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society (iJETS) Swinburne University of Technology John Street, Hawthorn, VIC 3122 Ph: 0409.433.077 Email: ijets(a)swin.edu.au Or: smalta(a)swin.edu.au www.swin.edu.au/ijets ----- Swinburne University of Technology CRICOS Provider Code: 00111D NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and intended only for the use of the addressee. They may contain information that is privileged or protected by copyright. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution, printing, copying or use is strictly prohibited. The University does not warrant that this e-mail and any attachments are secure and there is also a risk that it may be corrupted in transmission. It is your responsibility to check any attachments for viruses or defects before opening them. If you have received this transmission in error, please contact us on +61 3 9214 8000 and delete it immediately from your system. We do not accept liability in connection with computer virus, data corruption, delay, interruption, unauthorised access or unauthorised amendment. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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conference announcement of possible interest
by Charles Ess 14 Aug '08

14 Aug '08

On behalf of friends and colleagues in the Computing and Philosophy world ... - c. NA-CAP@IU 2009: Networks and Their Philosophical Implications (http://ia-cap.org/na-cap09/) June 14th-16th at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana Preliminary CFP Deadline: February 1st 2009 (firm) In recent years, across several different academic disciplines, including biology, computer science, cognitive science, informatics, philosophy and psychology, a shift in the study of complex systems is readily visible. This shift away from a focus on the individual components of a system to the interrelations between them has provided the groundwork for what might broadly be called a "network" perspective, as it has become increasingly clear that simple components can produce astoundingly complex and varied behavior when they work in consort. Evidence for this observation is seen everywhere from biological neural networks, stigmergic systems, and animal behavior to networked computing, social networking, and dynamic systems. This conference will explore the philosophical implications of this network perspective as it applies to the broader scope of topics studied by our association. To this end, we are interested in receiving submissions that explore themes in the intersection of philosophy and computing insofar as they involve, for instance: * Academic/Scientific Citation Networks * Artificial Neural (Connectionist) Networks * Biological Neural Networks * The Internet / World-Wide Web * Multi-Agent Reasoning and Decision-Making * Networked Computing * Networked Robotics / Swarm Intelligence * Semantic Networks * Social Networking * Stigmergic Systems * Ubiquitous Computing Individual submissions might address a range of subtopics, including the ethical and political implications of social networking, theoretical analyses of networked computing, the implications of artificial or biological neural networks for issues in the philosophy of mind, how community and technology enable networked thinking, reasoning and decision-making, etc. We also welcome submissions not directly on the conference theme, though first preference will go to those that fit within the broad parameters outlined here. We welcome submissions for papers, panels and demonstrations of computing and philosophy applications. Papers and demonstrations will be allotted 40 minutes, including time for commentary and questions (25 minutes for presentation, 5 for commentary and 10 for Q&A). 120-minute slots are available for panels and can be divided as the panelists see fit. For papers, please limit submission length to 3,000 words, keeping in mind that the IACAP discourages participants from reading their papers to the audience. (Many presenters prepare slides using PowerPoint or some other software package. However, these need not be submitted with your original paper.) Include also a 250-word abstract. The IACAP discourages "show-and-tell" demonstrations, but welcomes submissions that show a new and interesting application of computers to philosophy. Submissions in this category should consist of a 1,500-word abstract outlining what is innovative about the application and the questions pertinent to philosophy that your demonstration will raise. For panels, please submit a 1,000-word summary of the panel as a whole, along with 300 to 500-word abstracts for each of its various components. The conference will be accepting electronic submissions appropriately prepared for blind review on or before February 1st, 2009. Additional details will be posted to the conference website at http://ia-cap.org/na-cap09/ before early December and mailed to the IACAP-announce mailing list. (See http://ia-cap.org/mailinglist.php to join.) This conference is one of several regional conferences associated with the International Association for Computing and Philosophy. To learn more about the IACAP, including its other conferences and membership details, visit the organization's website at http://ia-cap.org. Tony Beavers 2009 NACAP Program Chair -- Anthony F. Beavers, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy / Director of Cognitive Science The University of Evansville http://faculty.evansville.edu/tb2/

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Major "SciTechNet" Blog Entries
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 12 Aug '08

12 Aug '08

Colleagues/ I'm pleased to inform you of several major additions to the "SciTechNet" Blog. The SciTechNet(sm) is devoted to describing and documenting online social networking services in the Sciences and Technology. SciSpace: The Social Networking Site For Scientists [ http://scitechnet.blogspot.com/2008/08/scispace-social-networking-site-for.… ] SciMeet: Social Network For Scientists [ http://scitechnet.blogspot.com/2008/08/scimeet-social-network-for-scientist… ] SciBog :: The Social Network For Scientists [ http://scitechnet.blogspot.com/2008/08/scibog-social-network-for-scientists… ] Epernicus(tm): Where Science Meets [ http://scitechnet.blogspot.com/2008/08/epernicus-where-science-meets.html ] HCAR KnowledgeMesh(tm): Connecting the Dots [ http://scitechnet.blogspot.com/2008/08/hcar-knowledgemesh-connecting-dots.h… ] Labmeeting: Make Science Easier [ http://scitechnet.blogspot.com/2008/08/labmeeting-make-science-easier.html ] /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]

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The Use And Misuse Of Bibliometric Indices In Evaluating Scholarly Performance
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 11 Aug '08

11 Aug '08

Colleagues/ A Very Important Publication: _The Use And Misuse Of Bibliometric Indices In Evaluating Scholarly Performance_ / _Ethics In Science And Enviromental Politics_ / Editors: Howard I. Browman, Konstantinos I. Stergiou THEME SECTION: Quantifying the relative performance of individual scholars, groups of scholars, departments, institutions, provinces/states/regions and countries has become an integral part of decision-making over research policy, funding allocations, awarding of grants, faculty hirings, and claims for promotion and tenure. Bibliometric indices (based mainly upon citation counts), such as the h-index and the journal impact factor, are heavily relied upon in such assessments. There is a growing consensus, and a deep concern, that these indices - more-and-more often used as a replacement for the informed judgement of peers - are misunderstood and are, therefore, often misinterpreted and misused. The articles in this ESEP Theme Section present a range of perspectives on these issues. Alternative approaches, tools and metrics that will hopefully lead to a more balanced role for these instruments are presented. Browman HI, Stergiou KI / INTRODUCTION: Factors and indices are one thing, deciding who is scholarly, why they are scholarly, and the relative value of their scholarship is something else entirely Campbell P / Escape from the impact factor Lawrence PA / Lost in publication: how measurement harms science Todd PA, Ladle RJ / Hidden dangers of a 'citation culture' Taylor M, Perakakis P, Trachana V / The siege of science Cheung WWL/ The economics of post-doc publishing Tsikliras AC/ Chasing after the high impact Zitt M, Bassecoulard E/ Challenges for scientometric indicators: data demining, knowledge flows measurements and diversity issues Harzing AWK, van der Wal R / Google Scholar as a new source for citation analysis Pauly D, Stergiou KI / Re-interpretation of 'influence weight' as a citation-based Index of New Knowledge (INK) Giske J / Benefitting from bibliometry Butler L/ Using a balanced approach to bibliometrics: quantitative performance measures in the Australian Research Quality Framework Bornmann L, Mutz R, Neuhaus C, Daniel HD / Citation counts for research evaluation: standards of good practice for analyzing bibliometric data and presenting and interpreting results Harnad S / Validating research performance metrics against peer rankings (Open Access) Links To Full Text Available Are Available At [ http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2008/08/google-scholar-as-new-source-for.… <http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2008/08/google-scholar-as-new-source-for.…> ] AND/OR [ http://tinyurl.com/5mko5q <http://tinyurl.com/5mko5q> ] Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck(a)iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 <https://exchange.iastate.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://exchange.ias…> ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ <https://exchange.iastate.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://exchange.ias…> ]

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Major "Student As Scholar" Blog Entries
by McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] 11 Aug '08

11 Aug '08

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First International Symposium on Digital Diasporas
by Alejandro Blanco Peña 11 Aug '08

11 Aug '08

Hi everyone, I write for telling that the next 21 and 22 august we will have the First International Symposium on Digital Diasporas at Bogotá, Colombia. All the information can be finding on: http://www.redescolombia.org/Simposio/IndexIngles.html DESCRIPTION We are living an historic moment in which the basic organization of relations in society has been enormously impacted by the possibility, for the first time in history, of establishing real-time communications across the world. In this context, the circumstances of interaction, particularly those generated by Internet, have allowed digital diasporas to mushroom, as cyberspace configurations for social groups of people who are geographically scattered but sharing some common national background. This makes it relevant to create an opportunity for reflection on the subject, approaching the construction of distance networks and communities, their relationships with the place of origin and impact on that place. This implies reflection on relations which transnational social networks have with ideas of culture, identity and development. Saludos cordiales, Alejandro Blanco ______________________________________________ Enviado desde Correo Yahoo! La bandeja de entrada más inteligente.

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Lessons in Second Life (day and time change)
by jeremy hunsinger 11 Aug '08

11 Aug '08

distribute as appropriate -jh we're returning to our fall schedule. tuesdays at noonish slt, 3ish est. Every Week on Tuesday(noon-1:30pm SLT) join us for Lessons in Second Life, an open table forum centering on what can be learned in sl in both formal and informal settings. The forum is open to faculty, students, and interested parties of all kinds. We meet at the _blacklibrary hyperborea 91, 30, 26 im buridan simon for more information. Come share your ideas for learning in Second Life http://slurl.com/secondlife/hyperborea/92/30/26/ jeremy hunsinger Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (www.cipr.uwm.edu ) wiki.tmttlt.com www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.stswiki.org/ sts wiki http://cfp.learning-inquiry.info/ Learning Inquiry-the journal http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series _______________________________________________ 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/ ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/ . _______________________________________________ Educators mailing list To unsubscribe https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators _______________________________________________ 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/ _______________________________________________ Educators mailing list To unsubscribe https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators _______________________________________________ softwareandculture mailing list softwareandculture(a)lists.tmttlt.com http://lists.tmttlt.com/listinfo.cgi/softwareandculture-tmttlt.com _______________________________________________ softwareandculture mailing list softwareandculture(a)lists.tmttlt.com http://lists.tmttlt.com/listinfo.cgi/softwareandculture-tmttlt.com _______________________________________________ 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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self- and AoIR-promotion + requests
by Charles Ess 11 Aug '08

11 Aug '08

Dear AoIRists, (Shameless self-promotion): As some of you know, I've been working on a textbook titled _Digital Media Ethics_. (Happy AoIR promostion): The book features the work of many AoIR colleagues, including Elizabeth Buchanan, Dan Burk, Mia Consalvo, Bernhard Debatin, Marie-Christine Deyrich, Niels Øle Finnemann, Lorna Heaton, Chris Helland, Susan Herring, Connie Kampf, Leah Macfadyen, Susanna Paasonen, Daniel Pimienta, Miguel Sicart, Fay Sudweeks, and Maya van der Velden. I'm also very happy to acknowledge (as I do in the book) the generous assistance of Mia Consalvo, Susanna Paasonen, and Miguel Sicart particularly with regard to the chapter on games and pornograpy. Best of all, I'm happy to say that the volume is now scheduled to be published by Polity Press in late February, 2009. Here's the blurb: == This is the first textbook on the central ethical issues of digital media, ranging from computers and games to the Internet and mobile phones. It is also the first book of its kind to consider these issues from a global perspective, introducing ethical theories from multiple cultures. It further utilizes examples from around the world, such as the publication of ³the Mohammed Cartoons²; diverse understandings what ³privacy² means in Facebook or MySpace; why pirating CDs and DVDs may be justified in developing countries; and culturally-variable perspectives on sexuality and what counts as ³pornography.² Readers and students thus acquire a global perspective on the central ethical issues of digital media, including privacy, copyright, pornography and violence, and the ethics of cross-cultural communication online. The book is designed for use across disciplines media and communication studies, computer science and informatics, as well as philosophy. It is up-to-date, accessible and student- and classroom-friendly: each topic and theory is interwoven throughout the volume with detailed sets of questions that foster careful reflection, writing, and discussion into these issues and their possible resolutions. Each chapter further includes additional resources and suggestions for further research and writing. == There will also be a website affiliated with the text where faculty and students will be able to contribute examples, additional exercises, etc. - and I'm also looking forward to 2.0, with expanded material on mobile phones (working on that now -suggestions, comments, resources, etc. much appreciated!). Two things: 1) I'm happy to share a pre-publication version of the book (with the usual caveats re. no copying, citation, or distribution without permission) with colleagues who may be interested in having a look at the text - ideally, with a view towards "road-testing" one or two of the chapters and its exercises in their own teaching. If you would like to see this version of the book, please let me know offlist and I'll happily send the PDF your way. 2) I've also been asked by the publisher to develop a list of colleagues who might be interested in adopting the book in their teaching. Again, if anyone on this list is interested in reviewing the pre-publication version with this possibility in mind, I'd be happy to send the PDF along. Of course, if you can think of anyone else who might be interested in reviewing and possibly adopting the text, please let me know. Again, my thanks to so many colleagues in AoIR who helped with this book one way or another - and for AoIR's larger environment of interdisciplinary discussion, including ethics, beginning with the AoIR ethics working committee and extending to conference panels and threads on this list, that has been so helpful, fruitful, and enjoyable. All best wishes in the meantime, - charles ess

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final notice fantasy football :)
by jeremy hunsinger 10 Aug '08

10 Aug '08

once again, I invite anyone interested to join our annual fantasy football league. last year Paul D won the Championship 12-3. I've invited the usual suspects for another round, but we can always use more players. If you are interested, drop me a note off list and I'll send you and invite. jeremy hunsinger Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (www.cipr.uwm.edu ) wiki.tmttlt.com www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.stswiki.org/ sts wiki http://cfp.learning-inquiry.info/ Learning Inquiry-the journal http://transdisciplinarystudies.tmttlt.com/ Transdisciplinary Studies:the book series _______________________________________________ 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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