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CfP: Green Pervasive 2008, Sydney
by Marcus Foth 21 Nov '07

21 Nov '07

Pervasive Persuasive Technology and Environmental Sustainability Workshop to be held at the 6th International Conference on Pervasive Computing, 2008 May 19-22, Sydney, Australia http://www.urbaninformatics.net/green/ Environmental sustainability and climate change are issues which must no longer be ignored by anyone, any industry or any academic community. The pervasive technology, ubiquitous computing and HCI community is slowly waking up to these global concerns. The Nobel Peace Price 2007 was awarded to Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) “for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change”. The citation highlights the urgency of the fact that information and awareness around causes and implications are necessary but not sufficient to combat climate change. Action is required. The key theme of this workshop around environmental sustainability will be addressed threefold: 1. Providing people with environmental data and educational information – via mass communications such as film, TV and print and new media, or micro communications such as pervasive sensor networks (cf. Participatory Urbanism and Ergo at urban-atmospheres.net; real- time Rome at senseable.mit.edu; biomapping.net; placeengine.com) – may not trigger sufficient motivation to get people to change their habits towards a more environmentally sustainable lifestyle. This workshop seeks to develop a better understanding how to go beyond just informing and into motivating and encouraging action and change. 2. Pervasiveness can easily turn invasive. It has already caused negative consequences in biological settings (e.g., algae in lakes and oceans, kudzu vine in the southeastern US, rabbits and cane toads in Australia). Pervasive can be a dangerous term when the ecological impacts are disregarded. Pervasive technology is no different. In order to avoid further serious damage to the environment, this workshop aims to lay the foundations to start re-considering the impact of pervasive technology from an ecological perspective. 3. Addressing the 21st century Digital Divide: The mass uptake of pervasive technology brings about digitally networked and augmented societies; however, access is still not universal. Castells and others use the notion of the ‘digital divide’ to account for those whose voices are not heard by this technology. Initially, the divide was seen only between the first and third worlds and then between urban and rural, but with today’s near ubiquitous coverage, the digital divide between humans and the environment needs to be addressed. Virtual environments could give the natural world an opportunity to ‘speak’. How can we address imbalances? For example, sensors embedded in the environment could allow creeks and rivers to blog their own pollution levels, local parks can upload images of native bird life. Can the process of ‘blogging sensor data’ (sensorbase.org) assist us in becoming more aware of the needs of nature? How can we avoid the downsides? We kindly ask prospective participants to submit a position paper (2-4 pages total, in English, .doc, .rtf or .pdf file formats) related to one of the workshop topics to Marcus Foth at m.foth [AT] qut.edu.au by January 25, 2008. Each submission should include a short biography stating the author’s background and motivation for attending the workshop. Papers will be reviewed by the workshop committee and selected on the basis of relevance, originality and impact. Accepted position papers will appear in the Pervasive 2008 Workshops Proceedings. A template will be made available at the Pervasive 2008 website. The workshops proceedings will also be published online and distributed electronically at the conference (on a CD or memory stick). All workshop participants will need to register for the conference. Further information is available at http://www.urbaninformatics.net/green/ Marcus Foth, Queensland University of Technology Christine Satchell, Queensland University of Technology Eric Paulos, Intel Research Berkeley Tom Igoe, Interactive Telecommunications Program, Tisch School of the Arts, New York Carlo Ratti, SENSEable City Laboratory, MIT -- Dr Marcus Foth Australian Postdoctoral Fellow Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Phone +61 7 313 x88772 - Fax x88195 - Office Z6-511 m.foth(a)qut.edu.au - http://www.vrolik.de/publications/

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Pictures from IR 8.0
by Phillip Jeffrey 21 Nov '07

21 Nov '07

Hi Everyone, I took some pictures at the Internet Research 8.0 conference last week that are uploaded here. http://www.flickr.com/gp/12058031@N00/29EZ39 thanks Phillip

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cfp: Designing the Internet of Things for Workplace Realities
by Boos Daniel 21 Nov '07

21 Nov '07

====================================================================== 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: 12 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. Submissions should be single-column and not exceed 6 pages in Springer's Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) format. LaTeX-users should use the Springer LaTeX2e template. While we strongly recommend LaTeX for the preparation of your document, you can also use a Word template if needed. You can download the templates from: http://www.springer.com/east/home/computer/lncs?SGWID=5-164-7-72376-0 Please forward the workshop paper to social-iot(a)comp.lancs.ac.uk in PDF format. Important Dates ====================================================================== January 12, 2008: Submission Deadline February 9, 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 Paul Devadoss, Lancaster University, UK Gudela Grote, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Stephan Haller, SAP Research Lorenz Hilty, EMPA, Switzerland Erik Hollnagel, Ecoles des Mines de Paris, France Kalle Lyytinnen, Case Western Reserve University, USA Martina Merz, University Lucerne, Switzerland 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 . Daniel Boos, lic. phil. ETH Zürich Forschungsgruppe Organisation - Arbeit - Technologie Kreuzplatz 5 CH 8032 Zürich Tel: +41- 44 -632-8921 Mob: +41-78-767-2238 e-mail: dboos(a)ethz.ch www.oat.ethz.ch

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lessons in second life
by Jeremy Hunsinger 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

distribute as appropriate -jh Every Week on Tuesday (1:30-3pm 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/ this week's Lessons in Second Life is brought you by: The Promotion and Care of Thieving Monkeys next week's Lessons in Second Life is brought to you by: Typed Oratory is not Oratory Jeremy Hunsinger Information Ethics Fellow, Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (www.cipr.uwm.edu) Words are things; and a small drop of ink, falling like dew upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think. --Byron _______________________________________________ Slrl mailing list Slrl(a)list.academ-x.com http://list.academ-x.com/listinfo.cgi/slrl-academ-x.com _______________________________________________ softwareandculture mailing list softwareandculture(a)lists.tmttlt.com http://lists.tmttlt.com/listinfo.cgi/softwareandculture-tmttlt.com

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Ethical approval for online data collection?
by Tomas Lin 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

Hi everyone, I am starting a research project that tries to explore the potential of data collection and online surveys through Facebook Applications. Given that this is an independent project not founded by my university and not attached to any faculty member, should I go through the ethics process of getting approval and ethical review? How would this affect the validity and publishing potential of this data? There are already applications on Facebook that claim in their terms of services "This data could be shared with interested third parties". And I think my application is no different. What would be the advantages of getting ethics forms approved for this type of research? Do journals look down on data that is not obtained through traditional academic routes? I am concerned that since ethics review boards do not understand the nature of this technology, and there are many dimensions of this exploratory study that simply do not conform to the information being required in forms from ethics boards. I am also concerned about many of the potential limitations that will be placed on this research project from ethics. Any guidance will be appreciated, Thank you, Tomas

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Re: [Air-L] Ethical approval for online data collection?
by Christophe Prieur 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

> should I go through the ethics > process of getting approval and ethical review? How would this affect > the validity and publishing potential of this data? :oD Well, this reminds me of a post from Barry Wellman on socnet mailing list just yesterday, about research on 'terrorists' networks. I guess these kinds of studies might be a good track to start looking for journals not so aware of ethics... Now let me be clear: everything above is a j-o-k-e. Just to kindly suggest, like Sue just did, that your goals might have been more clearly exposed. -- Christophe Prieur / prieur(a)liafa.jussieu.fr Sense, Orange Labs / sociology of uses Liafa, University Paris-Diderot / graph algorithms

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Reminder: Call for Items for Newsletter
by Switzer,Jamie 20 Nov '07

20 Nov '07

To the AoIR Membership: A reminder that the newsletter team is soliciting content for the next newsletter. Please send us any and all articles, news, upcoming events, jobs, general information, anecdotes from the conference, etc. etc. Anything you think would be of interest to the AoIR membership. Please send content direct to me at jamie.switzer(a)colostate.edu. Thank you in advance for your contributions!! JS (Happy Thanksgiving to those that celebrate the holiday!) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Jamie S. Switzer Assistant Professor Department of Journalism and Technical Communication Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO, USA 80523-1785 jamie.switzer(a)colostate.edu 970.491.2239 fax 970.491.2908

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CFP DIAC-2008/OD2008: Tools for Participation
by David M Silver 19 Nov '07

19 Nov '07

this might interest some list members. berkeley in late june is quite nice. please forward, post, and distribute. david silver http://silverinsf.blogspot.com *** Tools for Participation: Collaboration, Deliberation, and Decision Support Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing Symposium Conference on Online Deliberation (DIAC-2008/OD2008) Sponsored by Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility and UC Berkeley School of Information University of California, Berkeley June 26 - 29, 2008 http://www.publicsphereproject.org/events/diac08/ At the dawn of the 21st century humankind faces challenges of profound proportions. The ability of people around the world to discuss, work, make decisions, and take action collaboratively is one of the most important capabilities for addressing these challenges. Researchers, scholars, activists, advocates, artists, educators, technologists, designers, students, policy-makers, entrepreneurs, journalists and citizens are rising to these challenges in many ways, including, devising new communication technologies that build on the opportunities afforded by the Internet and other new (as well as old) media. The interactions between technological and social systems are of special and central importance in this area. DIAC-08 combines CPSR's 11th DIAC symposium with the third Conference on Online Deliberation. The joint conference is intended to provide a platform and a forum for highlighting socio-technological opportunities, challenges, and pitfalls in the area of community and civic action. Technology enhanced community action ranges from informal communities of practice to democratic governance of formal organizations to large social movements. We are especially interested in technology development that is already being tested or fielded. We are also interested in theoretical and other intellectual work that helps build understanding and support for future efforts. In addition to exploring social technology, we must at the same time understand and advance the social context of technology, including its design, access, use, policy and evaluation, as well as intellectual frameworks and perspectives that inform technological as well as social innovation including requirements, case studies, critique and self-reflection, and infrastructures for future work. Our areas of focus include but are not limited to: deliberative and collaborative systems, e-democracy and e-participation, mobilization and organization, negotiation, consultation, sustainability, community support systems, open source models, human rights, ecological awareness, conflict resolution, justice, transparency systems, media and civic journalism, media literacy, power research, citizen science, economic development and opportunity, peace and reconciliation, infrastructure development, policy, education, community networks, research and development for civil society, social software, virtual communities and civic intelligence. We are currently interested in the following types of submissions: research paper and exploratory paper presentations (both of which will be peer reviewed), technology demonstrations, workshops and poster sessions. We are currently seeking co-sponsors who can help provide various types of assistance. We are also seeking donations and other support (including volunteer labor) to help make this event successful. The DIAC symposia have resulted in six book publications (in addition to the proceedings). Although we don't have specific plans at this time, we are hoping to publish our seventh book based on this event. Guidelines for papers and other submissions All submissions must be made via the conference submission system on the DIAC-08 web site. Submissions should be written in English and foreign speakers are encouraged to have their submissions reviewed for language prior to submission. Submissions should be formatted for "US Letter" size using 11 point Times-Roman font. Research papers should be a maximum of 10 pages. Accepted research papers should be revised according to reviewer comments and resubmitted by the deadline. Workshop proposals (two pages) should include motivation, objectives, expected outcomes, intended audience, process (including specific description of how people will be engaged during the workshop). Taking a cue from PDC 2008, we are also interested in exploratory papers (4 pages), that reflect novel concepts, works-in-progress, reflections, manifestos or other ideas and issues that aren't currently suitable for a research paper. Important Dates December 1, 2007 Submission system available December 15, 2007 Early registration begins February 15, 2008 Research paper submissions due March 15, 2008 Demonstration, workshop proposals due April 1, 2008 Notices of research paper acceptances April 15, 2008 Poster proposals due May 1, 2008 Late registration begins May 15, 2008 Completed research papers due June 26-June 29, 2008 DIAC-2008/OD2008 Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility CPSR is a public-interest alliance of people concerned about the impact of information and communications technology on society. By sponsoring international, national, and local projects and events, CPSR serves as a catalyst for in-depth discussion and effective action in key areas. UC Berkeley School of Information Providing the world with innovative information solutions and leadership, the UC Berkeley School of Information conducts research, provides policy counsel, and trains information professionals in five areas of concentration including information design and architecture, information assurance, social studies of information, human-computer interaction, and information economics and policy. Conference Chair Douglas Schuler Program Chairs Todd Davies, Jerome Feldman, and Douglas Schuler Related Conferences We also recommend the Participatory Design Conference which will be held in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. September 30, 2008 - October 4, 2008. See http://www.pdc2008.org/. The theme of this 10th PDC is "Experiences and Challenges" and it is an excellent opportunity to reassess the achievements of the PD movement and to consider its future.

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Last Call! UNDISCIPLINED! Rigour in emerging design disciplines and professions
by Ken Friedman 19 Nov '07

19 Nov '07

---> Last Call! <--- THE 2008 DESIGN RESEARCH SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Sheffield, UK on 16-19 July 2008. -- This is the last call for papers for the 2008 DRS conference: UNDISCIPLINED! Rigour in emerging design disciplines and professions In the tradition of the DRS biennial conference series. Undisciplined! will be a broad-ranging event open to all topics and disciplines relevant to designing. Our conference theme will inform the choice of keynote speakers and we hope it will stimulate debate. Learn more at the conference web site at URL: http://drs2008.designinquiry.wikispaces.net/ The deadline for extended abstracts is 1 December 2007 For information updates, please join the conference announcement mail list at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/DRS-CONFERENCE-CONTRIBUTORS.html

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VII World Congress of Computer Law / VII Congreso Mundial de Derecho Informatico - last email
by Erick Iriarte Ahon 19 Nov '07

19 Nov '07

Note: Please distribute this information and apologies cross-posting Programme: http://www.alfa-redi.org/viicongreso/programa.pdf VII World Congress of Computer Law / VII Congreso Mundial de Derecho Informatico When: 3-7 December 2007 Where: San Juan, Puerto Rico Steering Committee: University of Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico Bar Association / Inter American University of Puerto Rico / Alfa-Redi Website: http://www.alfa-redi.com/viicongress/ About Congress: The Puerto Rico Bar Association, the School Of Law of University of Puerto Rico, the Inter American University of Puerto Rico and Alfa-Redi, cordially invite you to the VII World Congress on Cyber Law to be held from December 3 to December 7 in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The VII World Congress on Cyber Law is a continuation of the worldwide congresses held in the cities of Quito (Ecuador), Madrid (Spain), Havana (Cuba), Cusco (Peru), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) y Edinburgh (United Kingdom). These congresses have been the starting point of new proposals, the development of laws adopted in several countries, and laws that were welcomed as guidelines by different decision-making public and private organizations involved in the area of new technologies and the development of the information society. These international events are directed towards academic, regional and international stakeholders, government employees, and individuals representing organizations from the Civil Society involved in the processes related to Policies and Regulatory Framework of the Information Society at a regional and international level. These spaces of dialogue are evoked to promote encounter, discussion and proposal developing in diverse topics of the Information Society, as can be shown in the different Web pages of past Congresses. The subjects raised for this congress are: 1. Privacy and Personal Data Protection 2. E-Governance 3. Information and Communication Technologies in the Information Society 4. E-Commerce and Cyber-banking 5. Virtual Worlds 6. Copyrights and Intellectual Property 7. E-gaming Given the global, international and transforming nature of the thematic relationship among policies and the regulatory framework of the information society, we consider of utmost importance the participation of international experts to provide a perspective to the participants of the event who will be able to make comparisons with their own experience, emphasizing on the harmonization processes that have been promoted by diverse international organizations. This Congress will include workshops which will be imparted by international organizations interested in delivering lectures on specific subjects. These workshops will have a duration of one to two hours, being held during the first two days of the Congress, concerning issues such as Privacy and eGovernment, FTAs and Information Society, Licensing models of contents, Playing games in the net and E-commerce, realities and perspectives. If your organization is interested in delivering a lecture on any of the above mentioned subjects, please contact us. More Information: Website: http://www.alfa-redi.com/viicongress/

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