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Re: [Air-L] "IRL (In Real Life)" donating proceeds to WGA strike relief fund
by Tuszynski, Stephanie 11 Jan '08

11 Jan '08

Hi everyone - We were discussing the WGA strike last week and it occurred to me that as an independent filmmaker and writer, I could actually do something productive with my own work to benefit the people being hurt the most by the strike. For the duration of the WGA strike (and we all hope it doesn't go on too long) I will donate $5 out of the royalties for every disc sold through our CreateSpace e-store to the Motion Picture and Television Work Stoppage Relief Fund. This is money that would otherwise go into my pocket, because we're selling the DVD directly and didn't work with a studio or a production company. The Relief Fund is set up to help the crewpeople in the industry who are losing work because of the strike. All the details are on the new homepage for my website: http://www.dlfilms.com/index.html The press release on the subject is here: http://www.dlfilms.com/irl/pr_strike.doc (Other PR info and background is available at: http://www.dlfilms.com/irl/index.html Cheers. Stephanie Tuszynski Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Theatre and Film University of Toledo

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Re: [Air-l] Invitation to review abstracts for IR7.0
by Fay Sudweeks 11 Jan '08

11 Jan '08

Hi Yong-Chan Could you possibly do the IR7.0 reviews assigned to you ASAP? We need your reviews to make on decisions on most of those papers. Thanks Fay ----- Dr Fay Sudweeks School of Information Technology Murdoch University Murdoch WA 6150 Australia Tel: (08) 9360 2364 Fax: (08) 9360 2941 Web: www.it.murdoch.edu.au/~sudweeks Co-Chair CATaC conferences: www.catacconference.org Program Chair, IR7.0 Conference: http://conferences.aoir.org > -----Original Message----- > From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l- > bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Yong-Chan Kim > Sent: Tuesday, 24 January 2006 5:50 AM > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: Re: [Air-l] Invitation to review abstracts for IR7.0 > > Hi, I can review papers on the topics that I checked below. > Thanks, > > Yong-Chan > > Yong-Chan Kim, Ph.D > Assistant Professor > Department of Telecommunication and Film > College of Communication and Information Sciences > University of Alabama > Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 > Tel) 205-348-8652 Fax) 205-348-5162 > Web) http://bama.ua.edu/~ykim > > > [v ] Communities and Communication > [ ] Digital aesthetics > [ ] Economics and Commerce > [ ] Ethics, Law, Policy > [ ] Gaming > [v ] Globalization/Localization > [ ] Histories > [ ] Identities and Diversity > [ ] Informatics > [ ] Converging Technologies > [v ] Politics/(In)Equality > [ ] Research Methods, Metrics, Approaches > [v ] Social Uses and Consequences > [ ] Surveillance, Privacy, Security > [ ] Teaching/Learning/Education > [ ] Technologies and Infrastructures > [v ] Theories/Philosophies > [v ] Health and Welfare > > Thanks! > Fay > > ----- > Dr Fay Sudweeks > School of Information Technology > Murdoch University > Murdoch WA 6150 Australia > Tel: (08) 9360 2364 Fax: (08) 9360 2941 > Program Chair, IR7.0 Conference: http://conferences.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/

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reminders - CATaC'08 deadlines + accommodation information
by Charles Ess 11 Jan '08

11 Jan '08

For those thinking about attending CATaC'08, June/juin 24-27 - two important elements of information (en anglais et en français): 1) the deadlines for CATaC'08 are coming up soon: Deadlines: Full papers (10-15 formatted pages) 14 January 2008 Short papers (3-5 formatted pages) 21 January 2008 Notification of acceptance mid-February 2008 Final formatted papers 28 February 2008 Calendrier: Communications longues (10-15 pages formatées) 14 janvier 2008 Communications courtes (3-5 pages formatées) 21 janvier 2008 Notification d¹acceptation mi-février 2008 Version finale formatée 28 février 2008 (Please see conference website - www.catacconference.org - for further details.) AND 2): because of high seasonal demand, hotel rooms for conference participants should be booked as early as possible. In particular, the conference hotel Atria encourages conference participants to book their rooms before February 10 if they wish to be guaranteed a room. Reservations are being organised through the Nîmes Tourist Office. 1. Download the accommodation booking form. 2. Complete form including credit card details and post/email/fax to Nîmes Tourist Office (address on accommodation form). == (Allez sur le site de la conférence - www.catacconference.org - pour plus de détails) ET AUSSI: Le mois de juin est particulièrement touristique et les réservations hôtelières des participants devraient donc être faites dès que possible. En particulier, l'Hôtel Atria encourage les participants à réserver leur chambre avant le 10 février pour que la réservation puisse être garantie. Les réservations sont organisées par l'intermédiaire de l'office de tourisme de Nîmes. 1. Téléchargez la fiche de réservation 2. complétez la fiche, sans oublier les renseignements pour votre carte de crédit et envoyez par poste/email/fax à l'office de tourisme (adresse sur la fiche de réservation Merci! Many thanks! Charles Ess / Fay Sudweeks / Marie-Christine Deyrich

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network size and internet use
by Barry Wellman 11 Jan '08

11 Jan '08

In response to Greg Elmer's Q to the list: Yes, people with larger networks do use the internet more. We have only cross-sectional data. We don't know which way the causal arrow goes -- in fact, I suspect a positive feedback loop. larger nets > more internet use more internet use > larger nets See Jeffrey Boase, et al., "The Strength of Internet Ties" on the Pew Internet website. Jan 25 2006. See also Wellman & Hogan, et al., "Connected Lives: The Project" in Patrick Purcell's new book (Springer), _Networked Neighbourhoods)_. My website/publications has links to both of these pieces. Barry _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 You're invited to visit -- and contribute to -- my new fun website "Updating Cybertimes: It's Time to Bring Our Culture into Cyberspace" http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _____________________________________________________________________

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One-year visiting positions at Rutgers University
by Craig Scott 11 Jan '08

11 Jan '08

--------------- One-year positions for 2008-2009, rank open Position description: The Department of Communication at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey invites applications for several one-year visiting positions (rank open, with ABDs considered for the Assistant level). The main area of specialization we are seeking to address is Mediated Communication (Mediated Communication includes the social contexts and consequences of new technologies such as wireless communication, Web 2.0 and the Internet; for our purposes it does not include traditional mass communication and broadcast or print media.) We will also be considering applicants in our other core areas of Organizational Communication, Social Interaction, and/or Health Communication. Major departmental initiatives at the intersection of these areas include the Center for Mobile Communication Studies, Center for Communication and Health Issues, and the Center for Organizational Development and Leadership. For more information, see http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/communication/communication-department.html Qualifications: Ph.D. in Communication or related social science discipline preferred, evidence of teaching excellence, and a research program that includes scholarly publications and conference presentations. Salary is competitive and commensurate with rank and qualifications. Application deadline: Application review will begin January 28, 2008 and will continue until all positions are filled. Application Procedure: Please send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and names of three references to: Professor James E. Katz, Chair Department of Communication Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 4 Huntington Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1071 (For further information contact Prof. Katz at j.k(a)rutgers.edu) About the University: An AAU member and Research-I ranked university with more than 50,000 students on three campuses., Rutgers was established in 1766, making it the eighth oldest university in the U.S. Rutgers-New Brunswick is the largest campus and is conveniently proximate to both New York City and Philadelphia. Rutgers is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Reminder: CFP - Breaking the Magic Circle
by Olli Sotamaa 10 Jan '08

10 Jan '08

Hi, I thought some of you might be interested. Best, Olli --------- Call for Papers: Game Studies Seminar, Tampere 10-11 April, 2008 *Note the closing abstract deadline: January 15, 2008.* New: the seminar web site: http://breakingmagiccircle.wordpress.com One of the classic theories of games and play was presented by Johan Huizinga in his work Homo Ludens (orig. from 1938). Huizinga wrote about the free and voluntary nature of play, how it is "an activity connected with no material interest" and how it "proceeds within its own proper boundaries of time and space", involving and absorbing players utterly into a separate world set off from the "ordinary" life, while being created and maintained by communities of players. Huizinga's view has become widely known within contemporary game studies, and it is often referred as the 'Magic Circle' view on games and play. This concept has also been widely criticised, as it has become increasingly obvious how various "games external" areas play an important role in digital play, and also because digital games have become more widely enmeshed with and applied into various economical, educational and other social and cultural processes and uses. "Breaking the Magic Circle" seminar invites presentations from multiple points of view, including theoretical as well as empirically based studies into that question or expand existing conceptions regarding digital games and play. Particular fields of study might include, but are not limited to: ? pervasive, mobile or location based gaming, ? alternate reality gaming ? casual, non-immersive or coincidental forms of play, ? professional gaming, ? money gaming, betting and gambling within digital games and play. The seminar is fourth in the annual series of game studies working paper seminars organised by the Games Research Lab in the University of Tampere. Due to the work-in-progress emphasis, we strongly encourage submitting late breaking results, working papers and/or submissions from graduate students. Early considerations from projects currently in progress are most welcome, as the purpose of the seminar is to have peer-to-peer discussions and thereby provide support in refining and improving research work in this area. After the seminar, separate consideration will be given to various options of publishing the seminar papers. The papers to be presented will be chosen based on abstract review. Full papers are distributed prior the event to all participants, in order to facilitate discussion. The two-day event consists of themed sessions that aim to introduce current research projects and discuss ongoing work in studies of games, play and their relation to surrounding phenomena. The seminar will be chaired by professor Frans Mäyrä (Hypermedia Laboratory, University of Tampere). Paper commentators include researchers Markus Montola (University of Tampere), Aki Järvinen (Veikkaus) and Simon Niedenthal, Associate Professor of interaction design (Malmö University). The seminar will be held in Tampere, Finland and will be free of charge; the number of participants will be restricted. Important Dates ? Abstract Deadline: January 15, 2008 ? Notification of Acceptance: January 30, 2008 ? Full Paper deadline: March 27, 2007 ? Seminar dates: April 10-11, 2007 Submission Guidelines Abstract submissions should include maximum of 1.000 words (excluding references). Abstracts should be send to info-gamestudies{at}uta.fi as plain text only (no attachments). Guidelines for submitting a full seminar paper will be provided with the notification of acceptance. Our aim is that everyone participating has been able to read materials submitted to the seminar, therefore the maximum length for a full paper is set to 6.000 words (excluding references). Note also that the presentations held at the seminar should also encourage discussion, instead of only repeating the information presented in the papers. Tentatively, every paper will be presented for 10 minutes and discussed for 20 minutes. Seminar web site: http://breakingmagiccircle.wordpress.com/ Organised by: http://gamelab.uta.fi University of Tampere / Hypermedia Laboratory / Games Research Lab

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previous research on dalits online?
by Mia Lövheim 10 Jan '08

10 Jan '08

Greetings to all list-members, I am a lecturer in sociologi of religion and media, religion and culture at Uppsala university, Sweden. I will this semester be supervising a master thesis on "Ambedkar as an icon of dalit-assertion: Post-Ambedkar discourses and representations on the Internet". The focus is to study how the dalit-movement (a marginalised social group in India) construct and strengthen their identity through relating themselves and their claims to the central figure of the movement Dr Amdebkar. The intention of my student is further to study both iconic representations of Amdebkar and transformations of his symbolic meaning in the process. I would be very grateful for any information of previous research in this area, that is the dalit-movement and uses of the internet. Also other studies of the role of the internet in hindu minority movements with political and religious claims would be helpful of course, or on the construction of religious leaders as icons for such groups through the internet. Thank you for your attention, and I look forward to what you may have to share on this subject! sincerely, Mia Lövheim, TD Sociology of Religion Theological Faculty, Uppsala University P.O. Box 511 S-751 20 Uppsala work: (int + 46) 18-471 21 68 fax: (int + 46) 18-71 01 70 home: (int + 46) 8-640 0702 mobile: (int + 46) 702-23 49 33 mail: mia.lovheim(a)teol.uu.se http://www.teol.uu.se/staff/lovheim

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Religious Dimension of Sustainable Development
by Luis Gutierrez 10 Jan '08

10 Jan '08

The Vol. 4, No. 1, January 2008 issue of the Solidarity, Sustainability, and Non-Violence (SSNV) Research Newsletter has been posted. The theme this month is: "Religious Dimension of Sustainable Development." The link is: http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv04n01.html The summary (abstract) is pasted below. I would be grateful for any feedback (positive/negative/in-between). Please let me hear from you. With best wishes for a good 2008, Luis ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY The theme of the month is "religious dimension of sustainable development." There is a religious dimension to the United Nations' "Millennium Development Goals" (MDGs), and there is a religious dimension to human nature and everything we do. Religion is both indispensable and dangerous. It is indispensable to attain full human development beyond the physical, biological, and intellectual levels. It is dangerous when it degenerates into fanatical delusions about the absolute superiority of any particular religion, and then leads to religious intolerance and religious violence. Many consider religion to be a controversial topic. But, after millennia of misconceptions about religion, we now have scientific evidence (initially via the Swiss Psychiatrist Carl Jung) that religion is essential for human beings to become fully human. This being the case, our 2007 analyses of the MDGs is incomplete as long as some insight of the religious influences on the implementation of the MDGs is not provided. A difficult subject, but it cannot be avoided. In particular, religion is often an incentive (positive or negative) for the transition from patriarchy to solidarity, sustainability, and human development. Granted that financial gain (or loss) will probably remain as the key incentive for people to change behavior during our lifetime, futures research entails considering all conceivable possibilities. For instance, Abraham Lincoln once stated: "When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion." Lincoln's "religion" many not qualify as religion in some quarters, but it points to the fact that, deep in the human psyche, there is the voice of conscience; the voice of God who abides in us but is bigger than us. After a brief summary of the MDGs (or "MDGs+1" when religious development is considered), evidence is presented that a cultural transition is needed to support both social justice and environmental justice at all levels. This cultural transition will entail changes in human behavior that often cannot be accomplished even when there are financial incentives. Indeed, it is hard to imagine any such transition happening without incentives that are stronger than financial gain and/or resources for domination. Since the power of religion as incentive for changing human behavior (for good or bad) is pervasive, it seems reasonable to research this angle next. This religious dimension has not been absent from any of the previous issues of this newsletter, but now it will become central. Incentives from a religious perspective are discussed for overcoming patriarchy and fostering social solidarity, environmental sustainability, and human development. In considering this material, it is essential to distinguish between "religion" and "religious institutions." Authentic religion is the expression of our relationship with God, and it is "good, good, good." Institutionalized religion can be "good, bad, or some mix of good and bad." Some specific religious institutions are mentioned. The intent is never to deny the significant amount of good done by those institutions. However, nothing human is above criticism. Religious institutions often need reformations, just like all other human institutions often need reformations. Some religious persons may feel uncomfortable. As always, we shall adhere to the principle of analysis based on objective evidence. Updates of the SSNV-MDG knowledge taxonomy and links database continue as time permits. The current version shows the links sorted by mega-disciplines, and within each mega-discipline by MDGs. This is "work in progress" but you are cordially invited to take a look at this resource and download it (free) for your own use (two options: HTML Web Page or EXCEL Spreadsheet). This month's invited paper is "Two Wings of a Bird: The Equality of Women and Men," a reflection by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, published in 1997. The Baha'i religious tradition emerged in Persia (now Iran) in the 18th century. It is the first major religious movement that explicitly includes gender equality as a core belief.

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CFWP: Workshop on Designing the Internet of Things for Workplace Realities (extended deadline)
by Daniel Boos 09 Jan '08

09 Jan '08

Extended deadline to 23. January 2008 ====================================================================== Social-IoT 2008 Call for Papers and Participation International Workshop on Designing the Internet of Things for Workplace Realities: Social and Cultural Aspects in Design and Organisation, 26 March 2008, Zurich, Switzerland In Conjunction with the Internet of Things Conference 2008 - International Conference for Industry and Academia Submission Deadline: 23 January 2008 http://ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk/workshops/social-iot2008 PDF of this call: http://ubicomp.lancs.ac.uk/workshops/social-iot2008/assets/cfp.pdf Conference Website: http://www.internet-of-things-2008.org/ ====================================================================== The rise of the Internet of Things has important socio-technical implications for organisations. While ubiquitous and wireless technologies are developed to enable new ways of working, to increase safety and to facilitate coordination, they may interfere with established work practices, undermine productivity and individuals’ satisfaction, and have an unforeseen impact on relations of power and control. These issues, however, are rarely addressed in development and research projects for the Internet of Things and in the public discourses surrounding it. We are interested in research, that addresses a wide range of social and organisational issues, such as organisational flexibility, organisational alignment, working roles, practices and strategies, and power and control. The workshop has the goal to increase awareness of organisational issues of the Internet of Things and to provide a forum for discussion of design approaches to manage critical organisational issues. Furthermore we would like to build a bridge between the various research communities exploring organisational, social and cultural aspects of the Internet of Things and ubiquitous computing. A multitude of methods and guidelines (e.g. participatory design, work place studies, ethnomethodology, resilience engineering, socio- technical system approach, scenario-based design, ANT) have been developed to address organisational, human and social issues in technology design, deployment and use. However, those methods have often not yet been adopted and tested for the Internet of Things or ubiquitous computing. We encourage submissions presenting a particular design method to address social, cultural and organisational perspectives or relating experiences from modeling these processes within research and development projects. The Internet of Things is emerging as a powerful force for reshaping organisational and social realities, potentially affecting the (work)lives of millions of people. Current political agendas, a rising awareness of health and safety issues, security, and new legal requirements due to the European legislation often first cause the need for a new (ubiquitous) technological system and also have an impact on the role ubiquitous computing plays. We welcome especially attempts to gauge the wider implications of these developments on society and culture that then in turn have an impact on organisations and workplaces. We not only want to consider the impact of the Internet of Things but rather understand those technologies and the surrounding cultural and social logics in a co-constitutive process. Scope of the Workshop ====================================================================== We welcome contributions that investigate the Internet of Things and ubiquitous computing from a technical, organisational, cultural and social perspective from areas such as organisational studies, science and technology studies, anthropology and human computer interaction. We are especially interested in papers by practitioners, technologists, designers and social scientists and contributions that are interdisciplinary. Position papers on the following topics are welcome: - Organisational drivers and issues of the Internet of Things - Adoption and use of Internet of Things technologies in organisations - Real world case studies of Internet of Things applications in organisations - The Internet of Things as a socio-technical system - The alignment of the Internet of Things to workplace realities - Design methods and processes that address organisational, cultural and social issues - Methods that address how to manage opportunities and risks associated with the Internet of Things - Public perception of and discourse about the Internet of Things (and the impact on technology development and adoption) - High level and general drivers of the internet of things such as risk and information society - Conceptual frameworks for the Internet of Things Format ====================================================================== The workshop will be highly interactive to maximize information exchange and foster collaborations. Three or four issues will be set as the agenda of the workshop. The activities will be based on the position papers and on the participants’ background. Major workshop activities will take place in discussion groups following presentations of workshop participants and invited keynote speakers. The selection of workshop participants is based on submitted position papers describing ongoing research and experiences. Submission Guidelines ====================================================================== We solicit papers describing original research. Contributions should cover current, ongoing or recently concluded work and cannot in this version have been published elsewhere. The position paper should address at least one relevant organisational or social issue of the Internet of Things and will be peer reviewed by an international program committee. All accepted workshop papers will be published in a single workshop proceedings volume. Submission should be in IEEE 8.5x11 conference format and should not exceed 6 pages. Submission should be formatted in strict accordance with the IEEE Computer Society author guidelines: ftp://pubftp.computer.org/Press/Outgoing/proceedings/INSTRUCT.HTM For your convenience, templates are available here: ftp://pubftp.computer.org/Press/Outgoing/proceedings/8.5x11%20-%20Formattin… Please forward the workshop paper to social-iot(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk in PDF format. Important Dates ====================================================================== January 23, 2008: Submission Deadline - Extended February 14, 2008: Notification of acceptance February 18, 2008: Early registration deadline March 1, 2008: Submission deadline for camera-ready papers March 26, 2008: Workshop Date and Place ====================================================================== This workshop will be held on March 26, 2007 in Zurich at the Conference Hotel of Internet of Things 2008 the International Conference for Industry and Academia. Organisers ====================================================================== Daniel Boos, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Katharina Kinder, Lancaster University, United Kingdom Gerd Kortuem, Lancaster University, United Kingdom Program Committee ====================================================================== Abraham Bernstein, University of Zurich, Switzerland Monika Büscher, Lancaster University, UK Paul Devadoss, Lancaster University, UK Gudela Grote, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Stephan Haller, SAP Research Lorenz Hilty, EMPA, Switzerland Erik Hollnagel, Ecoles de Mines de Paris, France Kalle Lyytinnen, Case Western Reserve University, USA Martina Merz, University Lucerne, Switzerland Werner Rammert, Technical University Berlin, Germany George Roussos, University of London, UK Saadi Lahlou, R&D, Laboratory of Design for Cognition, France Craig Shepherd, University of Leeds, UK Nils Zurawski, University of Hamburg, Germany Additional PC members will be added on the website. For further information please contact the workshop organisers at social-iot(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk .

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Re: [Air-L] Religious Dimension of Sustainable Development
by William Bain 09 Jan '08

09 Jan '08

Dear All, Charles Ess wrote "Let me suggest that the discussion turn to greater elaboration of the basic definitions and underlying assumptions of "science" as a mode of knowledge." sorry for the changes in font here :-) but i just wanted briefly first of all to thank Charles and to say i think that word mode should go into bold type or sumpn that will highlight its importance. frankly i find some importance in the root meanings both of philosophy and religion. then i think its interesting that literature/philosophy accepts more readily that theres always already aporias in texts. at the same time, perhaps the idea of the aporia is implicit in the concept of the quantum. ive read that quanta apply only to subatomic realms, but im not sure whether thats not a question of definitions. thanks to all for the discussion! Will William Bain PhD Student Comparative Literature Department of Spanish Philology Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

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