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Nethique en francais
by Jeremy Hunsinger 20 Mar '07

20 Mar '07

http://wiki.nethique.info/wiki/Accueil some materials on sl too http://wiki.nethique.info/wiki/ Netiquette_Charter_for_the_island_of_Île_Verte_in_Second_Life An interesting recent and ongoing set of events in paris about netiquette and net ethics jeremy hunsinger 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

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Re: [Air-l] Call for Papers -- Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society
by James Downing 20 Mar '07

20 Mar '07

This could interest Digital clues to Sorrell libel case In the old days, the killer clues could have been a fingerprint or a speck of hair.Nowadays, the vital evidence is likely to be the address book in Outlook Express, or a missing memory stick labelled the "silver bullet". The libel trial initiated by advertising tycoon Sir Martin Sorrell has revealed how quickly legal actions have been propelled to the forefront of the digital age. Firstly, the trial is thought to be the first ever involving claims of a libellous blog. ...." Further ".......To back up his claims, Sir Martin employed private investigators to search for electronic footprints of the culprits. They retrieved records from various laptops which, together with data from internet service providers, helped track e-mail traffic and the creation of the blogs. They found that the computer image had been generated on an email account using a false name - JP Stevens - at Yahoo France. The libellous blog was sent around the world using what was called "anonymising software", covering up the origins of the message. This software rapidly changed the message's IP address point so it showed up variously as Nuremberg, San Francisco, Milan and New York. The judge also heard that examinations of laptops revealed every aspect of their usage: when a USB memory stick was inserted when a particular file was saved the number of times someone trawled the internet when a particular site was added to the favourite list. Intriguingly, a vital memory stick belonging to Mr Tinelli, which has been referred to as the "silver bullet", has gone missing. As a result of the forensic evidence, both Mr Tinelli and Mr Bennati have conceded that the infamous blog could have been created by someone within their organisation, Fullsix. But they emphatically deny they were responsible and have pledged to discipline the authors if they are uncovered......" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6458997.stm all the best >>> Jacquelyn Burkell <jburkell(a)uwo.ca> 20/03/07 9:18 AM >>> Please accept my apologies for the un-readable (at least in my browser) message that headed the call for papers for the Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society. The special issues addresses the relationship between privacy and technology in its broadest terms, and abstracts are invited for review by March 30th. Jacquelyn Burkell, Faculty of Information and Media Studies The University of Western Ontario _______________________________________________ The Bulletin of Science, Technology, and Society invites submissions for a special issue dealing with the relationship between privacy and technology. Possible themes include (but are not limited to): The changing face of privacy: Privacy-enhancing or privacy-compromising aspects of technology; technology and surveillance; the meaning of privacy in the technological context. Perceptions and expectations of privacy in the technologically-mediated world: Influence of technology on our understanding of privacy; changing privacy attitudes as a result of technological innovation; privacy concerns arising as a result of technological innovation; expectations and assumptions regarding surveillance. Public understanding of privacy-enhancing and privacy-compromising technologies: Conceptions of new technologies and their influence on privacy; representations of privacy and privacy-related technologies in the media; public concerns about privacy and technology. Regulatory and legal implications of privacy-enhancing or privacy-reducing technologies: Consent and information disclosure; data aggregation and anonymization; regulatory frameworks for new technologies; data mining and transaction logging. Big-picture issues: Interactions between privacy-related technologies and others; positive and negative synergies; overall influences on human life and society. Please note that a future issue is planned on technology and surveillance. We recognize that the boundary is fuzzy between technology and privacy on the one hand, and technology and surveillance on the other hand; and potential authors should keep this in mind. Prospective authors are asked to submit an abstract of no more than 300 words to the guest editor, Dr. Jacquelyn Burkell, by March 30, 2007. Authors will be notified within 2 weeks whether their proposals are suitable for the special issue. Full papers must be submitted electronically to Dr. Burkell no later than July 15, 2007. Papers should be limited to 25 pages (double spaced) including references, though longer papers may be considered if the topic is particularly important and appropriate treatment requires additional length. The special issue is to appear early in 2008. Dr. Jacquelyn Burkell, Associate Professor Faculty of Information and Media Studies The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario Phone: 519-661-2111 ext 88506 Fax: 519-661-3506 _______________________________________________ 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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Re: [Air-l] CALL FOR PAPERS: SLCC07: Virtual worlds/second life and business
by James Downing 20 Mar '07

20 Mar '07

Thought this article might be of interest "The New Avatar In Town Cyndi Lester, 20, recalls her first meeting with future husband, Frank: "My avatar walked past his. He noticed me and typed: I like your hair." After their real-life wedding last year, Cyndi and Frank bought digital rings and staged a second, virtual-world wedding.It all happened in MapleStory—a fantastical online game where players hunt cartoon monsters and communicate in text. For Lester, a Huntington (W.Va.) homemaker who devotes three to six hours a day exploring this two-dimensional universe, the allure of MapleStory is more about show than shoot-'em-up. She spends up to $100 a month buying new clothes (at 9 cents to $7 apiece) and hairstyles ($5.70) for her digital double.Suddenly it looks as if Second Life, that 3D virtual world that last year became a favorite hangout for hard-core techies and trend-watching corporations, has competition. A new crop of online multiplayer games is coming, targeting a broader audience with simpler navigation and customization than Second Life. These games also rule out lewd behavior. The companies behind them have a novel way of making money, selling digital goods such as avatars and their outfits. The games themselves are free......" http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_13/b4027047.htm?chan=techno… >>> "Marc Fetscherin" <MFETSCHERIN(a)Rollins.edu> 20/03/07 8:38 AM >>> I would like to share this with you CALL FOR PAPERS 3rd International Second Life Community Convention (SLCC07) August 24-26, 2007, Chicago, USA Track: *Business in Second Life* http://slcc2007.wordpress.com/ SCOPE The emergence of virtual worlds and Web 3.D change the way of doing business. Web 3.D is the synonym for Internet-based virtual worlds, where people can create own 3-D *virtual* personalities. One of the most famous of these virtual worlds is Second Life. It is undergoing an evolution similar to that of the Internet in the mid nineties and it might impact profoundly the way people cooperate, communicate, collaborate, and conduct business. The recent entering of companies such as Toyota, American Apparel, Nissan, or Adidas on Second Life is a first indication for the upcoming role of this platform for the next generation of conducting business online. The conference provides a forum for industry, academia, and government to present their latest findings in virtual worlds like Second Life and the underlying technology to support these applications. Therefore, we invite contributions (research paper, working paper, work-in progress) from a broad spectrum of disciplines including economics, management, business, marketing, finance, information systems, and computer sciences. TRACK TOPICS The track focuses on but is not limited to the following topics: - Product Testing in SL - Image, Branding, Advertising in SL - Marketing in Second Life - Selling, Cross-Selling Real and SL - Intellectual Property, Copyright, Trademarks in Second Life - Business Planning for Non-profits in SL - Promotion, Fundraising Tool and SL - Customer Integration and SL - Technology & Business, Strategy in SL - Financial Systems, Investments, Currency Exchange in SL - Emerging Media Presence in SL - Fashion Industry in Second Life - The Future of Second Life and Beyond - Second Life as a Web 3.0 Technology IMPORTANT DATES Submission Papers: June 1, 2007 Notification of Acceptance: July 1, 2007 Final Paper Submission: August 1, 2007 SUBMISSION PROCEDURES Submissions should describe original research work not submitted or published elsewhere. The author is responsible for correspondence, including the author*s name, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address has to be identified. One of the authors of each paper must register and present the paper at the conference. Submitted papers will be double-blind reviewed and evaluated on significance, originality, quality, and exposition.y, finding its relevance to Second Life. Accepted papers will be presented at the conference and published in the Conference Proceeding. Best papers will be published either in a book or in a Journal. There will also be *Best Paper Awards*. In order to have your proposal considered, please submit it no later than 1st June to christoph.lattemann(a)uni-potsdam.de or mfetscherin(a)rollins.edu using the following guidelines. - Follow the *Guide for Authors* from the Journal of Electronic Commerce Research (www.csulb.edu/journals/jecr/s_g.htm) - You need to submit the file as a Microsoft Word-Format file - Your email should use the subject line "SLCC Business Track" LOGISTICS & TRAVEL INFORMATION We will release registration details and hotel rooming information in the coming weeks. We can share that the cost of registration will be in the range of about USD 200 and will include breakfast snacks and lunch on both Saturday and Sunday as well as some awesome musical performances and conference materials. The event is being held at the Hilton Chicago and the hotel rates with our block is $159 per night before tax. THE ROOM BLOCK IS NOT SET UP YET SO PLEASE DO NOT CALL TO BOOK A ROOM AT THIS RATE YET! We are all very excited about SLCC 2007 and will get you all details as soon as we have them (for updated information, http://slcc2007.wordpress.com) COMMITTEE Marc Fetscherin, Rollins College, USA Christoph Lattemann, University of Potsdam, Germany Guido Lang, University of Bern, Switzerland Peter Lokke, CEO Crucial Armitage Inc., (Crucial Creations (SL)), New York, USA FURTHER INFORMATION More Information and details at the conference website on http://slcc2007.wordpress.com or http://secondliferesearch.blogspot.com/ General inquiries and requests about the track: *Business in Second Life* should be sent to mfetscherin(a)rollins.edu _______________________________________________ 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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Call for Papers -- Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society
by Jacquelyn Burkell 19 Mar '07

19 Mar '07

Please accept my apologies for the un-readable (at least in my browser) message that headed the call for papers for the Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society. The special issues addresses the relationship between privacy and technology in its broadest terms, and abstracts are invited for review by March 30th. Jacquelyn Burkell, Faculty of Information and Media Studies The University of Western Ontario _______________________________________________ The Bulletin of Science, Technology, and Society invites submissions for a special issue dealing with the relationship between privacy and technology. Possible themes include (but are not limited to): The changing face of privacy: Privacy-enhancing or privacy-compromising aspects of technology; technology and surveillance; the meaning of privacy in the technological context. Perceptions and expectations of privacy in the technologically-mediated world: Influence of technology on our understanding of privacy; changing privacy attitudes as a result of technological innovation; privacy concerns arising as a result of technological innovation; expectations and assumptions regarding surveillance. Public understanding of privacy-enhancing and privacy-compromising technologies: Conceptions of new technologies and their influence on privacy; representations of privacy and privacy-related technologies in the media; public concerns about privacy and technology. Regulatory and legal implications of privacy-enhancing or privacy-reducing technologies: Consent and information disclosure; data aggregation and anonymization; regulatory frameworks for new technologies; data mining and transaction logging. Big-picture issues: Interactions between privacy-related technologies and others; positive and negative synergies; overall influences on human life and society. Please note that a future issue is planned on technology and surveillance. We recognize that the boundary is fuzzy between technology and privacy on the one hand, and technology and surveillance on the other hand; and potential authors should keep this in mind. Prospective authors are asked to submit an abstract of no more than 300 words to the guest editor, Dr. Jacquelyn Burkell, by March 30, 2007. Authors will be notified within 2 weeks whether their proposals are suitable for the special issue. Full papers must be submitted electronically to Dr. Burkell no later than July 15, 2007. Papers should be limited to 25 pages (double spaced) including references, though longer papers may be considered if the topic is particularly important and appropriate treatment requires additional length. The special issue is to appear early in 2008. Dr. Jacquelyn Burkell, Associate Professor Faculty of Information and Media Studies The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario Phone: 519-661-2111 ext 88506 Fax: 519-661-3506

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CALL FOR PAPERS: SLCC07: Virtual worlds/second life and business
by Marc Fetscherin 19 Mar '07

19 Mar '07

I would like to share this with you CALL FOR PAPERS 3rd International Second Life Community Convention (SLCC07) August 24-26, 2007, Chicago, USA Track: *Business in Second Life* http://slcc2007.wordpress.com/ SCOPE The emergence of virtual worlds and Web 3.D change the way of doing business. Web 3.D is the synonym for Internet-based virtual worlds, where people can create own 3-D *virtual* personalities. One of the most famous of these virtual worlds is Second Life. It is undergoing an evolution similar to that of the Internet in the mid nineties and it might impact profoundly the way people cooperate, communicate, collaborate, and conduct business. The recent entering of companies such as Toyota, American Apparel, Nissan, or Adidas on Second Life is a first indication for the upcoming role of this platform for the next generation of conducting business online. The conference provides a forum for industry, academia, and government to present their latest findings in virtual worlds like Second Life and the underlying technology to support these applications. Therefore, we invite contributions (research paper, working paper, work-in progress) from a broad spectrum of disciplines including economics, management, business, marketing, finance, information systems, and computer sciences. TRACK TOPICS The track focuses on but is not limited to the following topics: - Product Testing in SL - Image, Branding, Advertising in SL - Marketing in Second Life - Selling, Cross-Selling Real and SL - Intellectual Property, Copyright, Trademarks in Second Life - Business Planning for Non-profits in SL - Promotion, Fundraising Tool and SL - Customer Integration and SL - Technology & Business, Strategy in SL - Financial Systems, Investments, Currency Exchange in SL - Emerging Media Presence in SL - Fashion Industry in Second Life - The Future of Second Life and Beyond - Second Life as a Web 3.0 Technology IMPORTANT DATES Submission Papers: June 1, 2007 Notification of Acceptance: July 1, 2007 Final Paper Submission: August 1, 2007 SUBMISSION PROCEDURES Submissions should describe original research work not submitted or published elsewhere. The author is responsible for correspondence, including the author*s name, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address has to be identified. One of the authors of each paper must register and present the paper at the conference. Submitted papers will be double-blind reviewed and evaluated on significance, originality, quality, and exposition. They should clearly establish the research contribution, methodology, finding its relevance to Second Life. Accepted papers will be presented at the conference and published in the Conference Proceeding. Best papers will be published either in a book or in a Journal. There will also be *Best Paper Awards*. In order to have your proposal considered, please submit it no later than 1st June to christoph.lattemann(a)uni-potsdam.de or mfetscherin(a)rollins.edu using the following guidelines. - Follow the *Guide for Authors* from the Journal of Electronic Commerce Research (www.csulb.edu/journals/jecr/s_g.htm) - You need to submit the file as a Microsoft Word-Format file - Your email should use the subject line "SLCC Business Track" LOGISTICS & TRAVEL INFORMATION We will release registration details and hotel rooming information in the coming weeks. We can share that the cost of registration will be in the range of about USD 200 and will include breakfast snacks and lunch on both Saturday and Sunday as well as some awesome musical performances and conference materials. The event is being held at the Hilton Chicago and the hotel rates with our block is $159 per night before tax. THE ROOM BLOCK IS NOT SET UP YET SO PLEASE DO NOT CALL TO BOOK A ROOM AT THIS RATE YET! We are all very excited about SLCC 2007 and will get you all details as soon as we have them (for updated information, http://slcc2007.wordpress.com) COMMITTEE Marc Fetscherin, Rollins College, USA Christoph Lattemann, University of Potsdam, Germany Guido Lang, University of Bern, Switzerland Peter Lokke, CEO Crucial Armitage Inc., (Crucial Creations (SL)), New York, USA FURTHER INFORMATION More Information and details at the conference website on http://slcc2007.wordpress.com or http://secondliferesearch.blogspot.com/ General inquiries and requests about the track: *Business in Second Life* should be sent to mfetscherin(a)rollins.edu

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Call for Papers -- Bulletin of Science, Technology, and Society
by Jacquelyn Burkell 19 Mar '07

19 Mar '07

I am editting a special issue of the Bulletin of Science, Technology, and Society, with a focus on Privacy and Technology. The deadline for abstracts is March 30th, and the call for papers is included, in full, below this message. I would be very interested in receiving submissions from a library/information science perspective. See the attached call for details, and feel free to pass this information on to others who might be interested. Jacquelyn Burkell, FIMS, UWO _______________________________________________ The Bulletin of Science, Technology, and Society invites submissions for a special issue dealing with the relationship between privacy and technology. Possible themes include (but are not limited to): The changing face of privacy: Privacy-enhancing or privacy-compromising aspects of technology; technology and surveillance; the meaning of privacy in the technological context. Perceptions and expectations of privacy in the technologically-mediated world: Influence of technology on our understanding of privacy; changing privacy attitudes as a result of technological innovation; privacy concerns arising as a result of technological innovation; expectations and assumptions regarding surveillance. Public understanding of privacy-enhancing and privacy-compromising technologies: Conceptions of new technologies and their influence on privacy; representations of privacy and privacy-related technologies in the media; public concerns about privacy and technology. Regulatory and legal implications of privacy-enhancing or privacy-reducing technologies: Consent and information disclosure; data aggregation and anonymization; regulatory frameworks for new technologies; data mining and transaction logging. Big-picture issues: Interactions between privacy-related technologies and others; positive and negative synergies; overall influences on human life and society. Please note that a future issue is planned on technology and surveillance. We recognize that the boundary is fuzzy between technology and privacy on the one hand, and technology and surveillance on the other hand; and potential authors should keep this in mind. Prospective authors are asked to submit an abstract of no more than 300 words to the guest editor, Dr. Jacquelyn Burkell, by March 30, 2007. Authors will be notified within 2 weeks whether their proposals are suitable for the special issue. Full papers must be submitted electronically to Dr. Burkell no later than July 15, 2007. Papers should be limited to 25 pages (double spaced) including references, though longer papers may be considered if the topic is particularly important and appropriate treatment requires additional length. The special issue is to appear early in 2008. Dr. Jacquelyn Burkell, Associate Professor Faculty of Information and Media Studies The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario Phone: 519-661-2111 ext 88506 Fax: 519-661-3506

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FW: reasonable security with email interviewing research participants
by C Cook or A McDonald 19 Mar '07

19 Mar '07

I am a new member to this list and have yet to join AOIR. I would very much appreciate any references/advice/other lists regarding reasonable security measures when conducting email interviews with individuals. I am currently undertaking a PhD in the area of women's health. I am familiar with email conversations regarding 'sensitive' topics as I work as an email nurse-counsellor. I want to set up a system that is highly accessible for participants who have limited computer skills and yet also advise them with regard to protection of the data they provide. The interviews will be conducted one-to-one. Many thanks, Catherine

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IP & Gender at AU
by burkx006＠umn.edu 19 Mar '07

19 Mar '07

Of possible interest. DLB On Mar 19 2007, Sean Flynn wrote: >American University Washington College of Law's Program on Information >Justice and Intellectual Property, Women and the Law Program, and >Journal on Gender, Social Policy, and the Law present the Fourth Annual >symposium on IP/Gender: The Unmapped Connections. > >Friday, March 23, 2007 | Room 503 > >Please register at www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm >Complimentary lunch and light breakfast provided to registrants. > >A live and archived webcast will be available at >www.wcl.american.edu/pijip/webcast.cfm > >For more information, see www.pijip.org > >TENTATIVE PROGRAM > >9:00am >Continental breakfast (bagels and muffins) and coffee, Room 503 > >9:45-10:30am >Welcome and Introductory Remarks, Room 503 > >Peter Jaszi, American University, Washington College of Law > >Margaret Jane Radin, Princeton University > >10:30am >Panel 1, Room 503 > >Dan Burk, University of Minnesota Law School >"Do Patents Have Gender?" > >Jessica Silbey, Suffolk University Law School >"Origin Myths: The Mystical Beginnings of Intellectual Property Law" > >Christine Haight Farley, American University, Washington College of Law >"The Feminine Mystique of the Brand in Trademark Law Today" > >12:15pm, Lunch, 6th Floor, International Student Lounge > >1:15pm, Coffee and Desserts, Room 503 > >1:30pm, Panel 2, Room 503 > >Helen Lom, Director, WIPO Awards and Gender Issues, World Intellectual >Property Organization >"Empowering Women Through Awareness Raising and Capacity Building about >Strategic Uses of Intellectual Property Tools to Gain Economic >Advantage: Why? How? WIPO's Practical Experience" > >Amita Dhanda, NALSAR University, Hyderabad, India >"Creative Recipes: Gendering the IPR Teaching Program at NALSAR >University" > >Ann Shalleck, American University, Washington College of Law >Comments > >2:45pm, Panel 3, Room 503 > >Ann Bartow, University of South Carolina Law School >"Gender as Intellectual Property: The Propertization of Women" > >Elizabeth Judge, University of Ottawa, Canada >"Eyeing IP: Gender, Senses, and the Visualization of Intellectual >Property" > >Ruchira Goswami, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, >Calcutta, India >"Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples: A Gendered >Perspective" > >Dianne Zimmerman, New York University School of Law >Comments > >4:15pm >Closing Remarks >Victoria Phillips, American University Washington College of Law > >Registration >Online: www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm >E-mail: pijip(a)wcl.american.edu >Telephone: 202-274-4445 -- Dan L. Burk Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly Professor University of Minnesota Law School 229 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55455 ********************************** voice: 612-626-8726 fax: 612-625-2011

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Fullbright-mtvU Music Culture Fellowships for Students
by Jeremy Hunsinger 19 Mar '07

19 Mar '07

> > Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships > > Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships, administered by the Institute of > International Education, are for U.S. students to conduct research > abroad for one academic year on study projects of their own design > around an aspect of international musical culture. For its pilot > year (2007-2008), up to 4 Fellowships will be awarded to > outstanding U.S. students nationwide. In addition to proposing > unique projects on "the power of music" as a global force for > mutual understanding, applicants must submit an outreach plan > describing how they intend to share their activities with their > peers during their Fulbright year. > > - The Fellowship will provide the following benefits > > - Maintenance for the academic year, based on living costs in the > host country > > - Book and research allowances (Grantees with projects that require > extensive research support, materials, or equipment must obtain > funding from other sources for such purposes.) > > - Supplemental health and accident coverage > > - Language or orientation courses, where appropriate > - Media resources (e.g., camera and Internet uplink for students to > send dispatches to mtvU) > > Applicants can submit their project proposals between March 1st and > March 29th, 2007. The Fellowship recipients will be featured online > and on-air by mtvU as they complete their projects during the > 2007-08 academic year. > > http://www.us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html > > > Victoria Nastri > mtvU, Affiliate Relations > 770 Broadway, 10th floor > New York, NY 10003 > 212-654-7062 > victoria.nastri(a)mtvstaff.com > jeremy hunsinger 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

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ACA 2007
by Tyrone Adams, Ph.D. 19 Mar '07

19 Mar '07

*Please repost widely on the Internet, via listservs and direct email to potentially interested parties. Thank you...* *FRONTIERS OF COMMUNICATION: Determining Place, Establishing Identity, and Shaping Change* The American Communication Association's Annual Conference October 4-6, 2007 Taos, NM USA Defining visions ranging from cowboys riding the open plains to astronauts exploring outer-space, the word Frontier truly indicates the charting of new territory. As professionals we are challenged daily to step out of our comfort zone and into unknown terrains to analyze audiences, contexts, and results of communication transactions. For most of us, this provides an ongoing challenge for growth and learning. According to Karin Dovring, "Communication must be interpreted against the background in which it is spoken or printed and that failure to understand it in that light will result in misunderstanding, misrepresentation, and utter failure." The American Communication Association (ACA) offers you the opportunity to share scholarship and exchange ideas at its 2007 Annual Conference held October 4-6, 2007 on the Southern Methodist University's (SMU) Taos, New Mexico campus. SMU's campus is located at the old Fort Burgwin, which, for more than 100 years, lay buried and forgotten. Born of the clash of cultures in the early days of the New Mexico territory, it gradually decayed under the weight of other forces changing the face of the North American frontier. Today, resurrected and restored, Fort Burgwin thrives as a center for academic discovery. While there are plenty of hotels in Taos, New Mexico, the campus has casitas for on-site lodging. Since the campus is in the Carson National Forest, it is a wonderful place for walks and talks. The town of Taos, has something for everyone. Seated on the high-desert mesa at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Taos is rich with art, steeped in history, and provides visitors with a variety of experiences. Native American, Spanish, and Anglo cultures are proudly preserved through art and architecture, music and dance, and food and festivals for all to enjoy throughout the year. According to one website, " The region's frontier sagas of romance and history, its big-hearted cowboy quests, and the enduring mystique of ancient culture have woven themselves deeply into the tapestry of our collective memory and imaginations." The ACA conference will begin on the evening of October 3 rd with a meet-and-greet event, followed by three days filled with intellectual presentations and discussion. An amazing experience has been planned to conclude the conference on Saturday evening, Oct. 6th . Student submissions are welcome. The deadline for submitting papers and panels is May 31, 2007. Acceptance notices will be sent early in July. Theme One: Determining Place -Objective and Subjective Contexts By examining how communication defines circumstance, conditions, factors, state of affairs, situation, scene, and backgrounds, the populace forms categories consisting of communities and groups in which to make meaning. During the first day of the conference, participants will examine such themes as: How do we construct places or socially shared contexts? How do we make the places known to others? What role does ecology play in communication? How do we learn the fabrics of socially shared contexts in traditional and virtual settings? Do newly created places provide for more or less expression? Are all contexts virtual in that we perceive them according to our own templates of reality and how does this impact communication? How is the substitution of nonhuman for human technology, transforming our lives into controlled environments and affecting the selection of communication channels and participants? Theme Two: Shaping Change through Communication Successful action, movements, operations, engagement, power, influence, happenings, events, and activities are bringing people together to shape society. During the final day of the conference, participants will focus on how actions link place and identity to create virtual and electronic campaigns, many of which have given previously silent people more visibility to take part in such movements to transform their lives and communities. Topics such as The Third Force -- how people are coming together via the Internet to impact social problems -- from Hurricane Katrina to hunger. What are the social, cultural, and technological factors that facilitate or hinder people from working with each other from different locations? Do we need a new "place" to foster collaboration? How do we communicate what we need and what we can offer across boundaries? How do we create a shared social context so we can organize and coordinate our actions? In a society that wants instant, preformed solutions to social issues, how do we find the language to bind rather than divide us? Theme Three: Establishing Identities - Exogenous and Indigenous Identities Through examining the roles of participants, contributors, entrants, competitors, players, and candidates, the second day focuses on the native and the innovative roles people play when communicating. Who are we, traditional people or displaced people in a diasporic world? A networked world? How do we communicate "we"? Are "we" changing all the time? Are we empowered to revive or revise who we are? Are we free to choose how to express who we are? Who will be counted in "we" vs. "them"? How do we communicate to people that we are (not) one of them? The effects of a virtual society on multiculturalism: are we more homogenous because of the Internet or less so? In a culture that tends to believe deeply that in general 'bigger is better' how do we humanize a McDonaldized society? Do we define our society as intracultural or Multicultural? How do we protect and pass down our oral traditions and ceremony in a fast paced society? Does technology help or hinder the preservation of storytelling? Student Submissions The American Communication Association is open to all participants. Students are encouraged to submit full-length papers and panel proposals. SUBMISSION PROCESS: Please submit papers and panels to Rita Kirk ( rkirk(a)smu.edu) All submissions should be submitted electronically. You will receive notification that the submission has been received, and again later when the panels and schedules are posted. Convention Costs: The convention will cost $150 USD for professionals and full-time professors and $75 for students. There will be many "together events" where drink and food will be served, representing a significant outlay of this capital. -- ========================================================== Tyrone L. Adams, Ph.D. Richard D'Aquin Associate Professor of Journalism and Communications Department of Communication http://comm.louisiana.edu University of Louisiana at Lafayette P.O. Box 43650 Lafayette, LA USA 70504 Direct Phone: 337.482.6077 Facsimile: 337.482.6104 http://www.swampboy.com/ "Got on a dead man's suit and smilin' skull ring. Lucky graveyard boots and a song to sing." --Springsteen ==========================================================

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