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Re: [Air-L] Technology and authority: Graduate programs
by Matt Crain 23 May '08

23 May '08

Hi Brian, I would also add to your list the Institute of Communications Research and the (separate) Dept. of Communication, both at Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Specifically, I might suggest looking into the work of Fernando Elichirigoity at the Institute. I'd be happy to talk more about these programs off-list if you wish. Best, Matt Crain PhD Student Institute of Communications Research University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Fwd: 2 EPSRC/BT Industrial CASE Studentships in Society & Technology
by Ben Anderson 23 May '08

23 May '08

X Apologies for cross-posting X We are inviting applications for these two studentships. The first is probably most suitable to readers/students on this list but the second may also be of interest. For more info and how to apply see http://www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk/studyfunding/3017 Note that the eligibility criteria are: • Any person (including UK citizens) who has been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to October 1st 2008 – full grant • Any person (including UK citizens) who has been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to October 1st 2008 but who has been resident outside the UK for any part of that period for the purposes of full time education – full grant • EU nationals (including UK citizens) who have not been resident in the UK for three years prior to October 1st 2008 – fees only • All others – unfortunately not eligible for funding under these awards As ever please forward to relevant lists/students/colleagues etc many thanks Ben Begin forwarded message: > > **** > ISTR - Institute for Social and Technical Research > University of Essex > Subjects: Computing and Computer Science | Geography - Human | > Information Sciences | Information Technology | Media and > Communications | Sociology | Telecommunications > > We invite applications for two BT/EPSRC CASE Studentships: > > 1. “The life-course of networked public and private media assets > ” (Supervisors: Dr Ben Anderson & Dr Rebecca Ellis) – based in the > Technology and Social Change Research Centre - http://chimeraweb.essex.ac.uk/tasc/ > > 2. “Capturing concerns in information networks” (Supervisors: Dr > Michael Gardner & Prof. Vic Callaghan) – based in the Digital > Lifestyles Centre - http://www.essex.ac.uk/dces/research/groups/digital/info.htm > > The studentships, jointly sponsored by the EPSRC and British > Telecommunications plc (BT) will provide an opportunity to carry out > research and training in a three-year programme leading to a PhD. > > For more info and how to apply see http://www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk/studyfunding/3017 > > ***** ---- Dr Ben Anderson Technology & Social Change Research University of Essex http://chimeraweb.essex.ac.uk/tasc

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Oxford DPhil studentship available - Privacy Value Networks
by Victoria Nash 23 May '08

23 May '08

Dear colleagues, Due to a recent grant award by the EPSRC, the OII is seeking to attract an excellent DPhil candidate to take up a funded studentship place on its DPhil programme for entry in 2008. While the offical application process has closed for 2008/09 entry to the OII's DPhil Programme, students willing to undertake research on the 'Privacy Value Networks' research project can still apply for a place (deadline for applications: midday 12 June 2008). For further information please see our website at: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/dphil/ I'd be very grateful if you could pass this message on to any students who are applying to doctoral programmes for entry in 2008, best Dr Victoria Nash Director of Graduate Studies Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford 1, St Giles OX1 3JS 01865 287231 www.oii.ox.ac.uk

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Any recommendations?
by Katie Freund 23 May '08

23 May '08

Hi everyone, I've been a member of the list for quite a year or so now, but this is my first posting. So hello! I am a graduate student at the University of Wollongong in Australia and am helping my advisor with some research. I was wondering if anyone might have any recommendations on scholarly articles relating to Youtube that you've come across, and also if you have any particular books that have been released recently that deal with research online and in new media settings. Any suggestions you might have would be extremely appreciated! Thanks to you all, and nice to meet you! Sincerely, Katie Freund.

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Video Vortex 3 Ankara Edition - Call for participation
by geert lovink 23 May '08

23 May '08

From: Andreas Treske (treske(a)bilkent.edu.tr) Video Vortex 3 Ankara Edition - Call for participation On October 10-11 2008, Bilkent University Department of Communication and Design, in cooperation with the Institute of Network Cultures, will organise the 3rd Video Vortex event in Ankara, Turkey. Video Vortex 3 Ankara Edition will feature a two-day international conference, evening program, live performances and new media art exhibition. As video is becoming a significant form of personal media on the internet, this conference and new media event aims to examine the key issues that are emerging around the independent production and distribution of online video. We are witnessing the merging of television and the Internet at an unprecedented speed. Video Vortex 3 Ankara Edition, similar to the former Video Vortex conferences, will contextualize the latest developments through presenting continuities and discontinuities in the artistic, activist and mainstream perspective of the last few decades. Unlike the way online video presents itself as the latest and greatest, there are long threads to be woven into the history of visual art, cinema and documentary production. The rise of the database as the dominant form of storing and accessing cultural artifacts, has a rich tradition that still needs to be explored. How will we navigate through continuous expanding spaces of moving images? Will there be a technological paradigm shift, and how will this shift be narrated? What responses do are artists, activists, filmmakers and media producers have to the dynamic and controversial world of online video? How are institutions, groups and individuals coping with the potentialities of freely distributed video content? Themes of Video Vortex 3 Ankara Edition will be: Navigating the database, p2p, art online, visual art, innovative art, participatory culture, social networking, political economy, collaboration and new production models, censorship & YouTube, collective memory, cinematic and online aesthetics. Video Vortex 3 Ankara Edition is an extension of the broader Video Vortex project by the Institute of Network Cultures in Amsterdam. Video Vortex Ankara is a follow-up to the Amsterdam conference, held in January 2008, and the Brussels conference, held in October 2007. It aims to continue and deepen the debates, while bringing together a wide range of scholars, artists and curators as well as lawyers, producers and engineers. At present, the organizers are in contact with Geoffrey Bowker, Donato Totaro, Jaromil, Steve Wilson, Vera Tollmann, Basak Senova, Angela Melitopoulos, Aras Ozgün and Michael Verdi, just to name a few. We are currently finalizing the program and aim to start press release at the end of May. To keep up with our progress, please see http://www.networkcultures.org/videovortex as well as the Video Vortex discussion list. Information about subscription to this list can be found at http://listcultures.org/mailman/listinfo/videovortex_listcultures.org. The Video Vortex 3 Ankara Edition website and blog, containing the latest information, will be online soon. For inquiries regarding participation, contribution or submission of related works, please contact Andreas Treske at treske(a)bilkent.edu.tr.

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CourseFeed + Facebook = Social Learning
by Gerry Mckiernan 22 May '08

22 May '08

Colleagues/ A BreakThrough Discovery /Gerry CourseFeed makes online learning social. Students go to class for all kinds of reasons - to hang out with friends, to get a degree, and to learn - probably in that order. As more and more instruction goes online the *real* classroom experience is left behind. We at CourseFeed believe the best learning experiences require that groups of students be involved, engaged, and interested. The so-called online learning management systems of today are sterile data repositories that manage data transfer, not learning. CourseFeed is .... a *mash-up* between online school content and Facebook. CourseFeed*s seamless integration with a school*s LMS ensures classmates displayed in a CourseFeed course are the same students enrolled in corresponding LMS course. Users see names and photos of their classmates and are given tools to interact - making online course work social and collaborative. CourseFeed*s alerts let students know when a change is made in the LMS course and provide single-click access to course content ... . List of Features, Links, Graphics, And More Available At [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/05/coursefeed-facebook-social… ] OR [ http://tinyurl.com/6pe4bs ] Enjoy! /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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Content Online for Creativity conference 4-6 June
by Fueg, Oliver 22 May '08

22 May '08

Dear list, for those of you interested in how European policy in the field of online content creation and distribution is going to evolve, this conference hosted by the Slovenian Presidency may be of interest: http://www.mk.gov.si/en/konferenca_spletne_vsebine_za_ustvarjalnost/invitit… <http://www.mk.gov.si/en/konferenca_spletne_vsebine_za_ustvarjalnost/invitit…> It is centered around four main topics: * new business models for online distribution of content; * piracy and legal offers; * management on copyright online; * media literacy and cultural diversity. Contrary to what it says on the website, registration should still be possible until the end of the day (and possibly the end of this week). Be quick, however, places are limited! Best regards, Oliver -- Oliver Fueg Centre for Regulatory Governance Department of Politics University of Exeter Amory Building EX4 4RJ Exeter o.c.fueg[at]ex.ac.uk

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CFP: Mobile Internet Services: a special session at the Mobile LIfe Conferences
by Prof. I Kushchu 22 May '08

22 May '08

------ Apologies if you receive multiple copies Call for Papers Mobile Internet Services --------------------------------- A Special Session at the MOBILE LIFE CONFERENCES and EXHIBITIONS -- mSOCIETY 2008 -- The 1st International Conference on Mobile Society -- EURO mGOV 2008 -- The 3rd European Conference on Mobile Government 15 -19 September 2008, Sheraton Voyager, Antalya, Turkey http://www.mgovernment.org/events/index.html mlife(a)mgovernment.org Chair: --------- Gianluca Misuraca Founder & CEO, KITE International UK LLP Research Associate, Chair Corporate Strategy & Innovation, College of Management of Technology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, EPFL The purpose of this session is to explore the promises of Mobile Internet Services for next generation e-Government. Mobile Internet, in fact, is a relatively new phenomenon (actually yet to be effectively deployed) whose potential is largely unknown and unexplored but is already considered by many to be a key element in support of Government strategies and initiatives in the future. But what are the conditions and key enabling factors for this to become a reality? Indeed, mobile services and technologies have rapidly evolved. However, the use of these technologies in specific areas, such as public services for example, is still in its infancy and remains to be further researched and documented. Discussing some cases and innovative experiments of Mobile Internet Services, the session intends to point out a number of possible areas of application and promising technologies to be further elaborated, identifying the potential benefits, as well as the risks -and barriers- connected to their implementation, and the expected impacts on society. Moreover, the mix of mobile and web 2.0 technologies into a Mobile Internet paradigm, is potentially leading to new forms of participation pushed by enhancement of social awareness, as well as capacity of users. This is more and more the case in emerging markets, where demographic growth is exponential and education is also increasing, just as the availability of a large population of young and skilled people to use the latest device and readiness to be part of what someone called the “ubiquitous society” (mobility of content coupled with mobile access). In practice, the session will explore future scenarios with service- and knowledge-intensive perspectives, as more promising objectives than (or even to some extent, opposite to) a simple (and risky) information-intensive society evolution. In this regard, it is important to outline a key question around which the session is built: what kind of changes will take place in society in the next 10-20 years? And what will be the role of ICTs and mobile technologies in particular, in government operations? Please refer to http://www.mgovernment.org/events/specialSessions.html for further description on this special session call. Submissions ------------------ Submissions in the form of research papers (max 10 pages) and practice talks (max 1 page) are solicited via the conferences online submission system at the http://www.mgovernment.org/confadmin/ confadmin.php Further information on submissions and all about the conference can be found at http://www.mgovernment.org/events/mgov2008/home.html We are soliciting special sessions, panels or tutorials in your area of expertise.. please write to mlife(a)mgovernment.org if you are willing to so. This is greta opportunity to promote significant/emerging topics and your area of expertise, and a way to receive a complimentary registration to the conference. Contacts ------------- For all enquiries please write to the session chair: gianluca.misuraca(a)epfl.ch or the conference secretariat mlife(a)mgovernment.org indicating the name of the special sessions in the email. ------ IBRAHIM KUSHCHU, MBA, MSC., PHD Associate Professor and Director, Mobile Government Consortium International, UK http://www.mgovernment.org ik(a)mgovernment.org +44 1273 777853 == please visit mLife events www.mgovernment.org/events/

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PhD Studenship, Privacy and Information Systems (Univ. Bath, UK)
by Adam Joinson 21 May '08

21 May '08

Apologies for any cross-posting. Rdgs Adam ------------------------------------------------------+++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------------------------------- PhD studentship in Information Systems and Privacy at the University of Bath, School of Management Privacy Value Networks is a major new three-year research project that will produce a strong empirical base for developing concepts of privacy across contexts and timeframes; investigate ways in which to establish an equitable relationship between stakeholders in terms of the value and costs inherent in the collection, processing and use of personal data; and develop and apply new, validated, ethical and privacy-sensitive methodologies for the study of privacy. The project involves collaboration between the University of Bath, UCL, St. Andrew's University and the Oxford Internet Institute. The project includes a three-year PhD studentship at the University of Bath to support a doctoral student to work as part of the team that will carry out this research, commencing October 2008. This award will cover tuition fees for UK/EU students and, for those "ordinarily resident" in the UK, a tax-free stipend of £12,940 per annum. We are looking for candidates who display the talent, creativity, and enthusiasm necessary to perform outstanding research into privacy that will make a difference – to ask original, concrete questions and to adopt incisive methodologies for exploring them, in order to help positively shape the development of digital networked space, and those whose lives are affected by it. Applicants should have, or expect to receive, a minimum of a First or Upper Second Class Honours degree in a relevant a relevant social science (such as information systems, business studies, psychology), with strong research training and an interest in privacy and the e-society. Additional interests in the area of social networks (and social network analysis) would be valuable. Please send any further informal queries to Dr Adam Joinson (A.Joinson /at/ bath.ac.uk or see http://www.joinson.com) If you wish to apply for this research studentship, please complete the application form at: http://www.bath.ac.uk/prospectus/postgrad/docs/appnform-2007.doc & send together with your CV and a cover letter, by email to mnscb(a)management.bath.ac.uk Closing Date: 19/06/08 Bath's Credentials The University of Bath School of Management is rated 5A for research in the latest UK government's Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) and is ranked among the top UK business schools. In the 2007 Financial Times rankings we are ranked 6th in Europe for research. This is calculated according to the number of faculty publications in 40 leading international academic and practitioner journals. See: http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/.

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Facebook’s Friends Data Has Already Left the Barn
by Sam Ladner 21 May '08

21 May '08

Folks, See a story on TechCrunch that describes a new service that allows users to export their facebook or bebo (among others). Users can put their data into a feed for their own Web sites, for example. The article describes how this might complicate facebook's ability to guard users' privacy. I'm a little more interested in what it means for the digitization of identity. Are people's identities becoming "co-mingling bits", as Negroponte would have us believe? I'm interested in what others on this list might have to say. Here's the article: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/17/facebooks-friends-data-has-already-lef… -- ~~~~~ Sam Ladner, PhD Sociologist Toronto

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