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PhD Studentship available (University of Essex, UK)
by Ben Anderson 05 Feb '07

05 Feb '07

This is an EPSRC CASE award (joint funded by the EPSRC and BT) so please note that to be eligible applicants must either: - be a UK national or - be a non-UK EU national having been resident in the UK for three or more years prior to appointment In other words non-EU nationals are unfortunately automatically ineligible. http://jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/SH391.html Please feel free to forward this to potential students and mailing lists. ---- Dr Ben Anderson Deputy Director, Chimera the University of Essex's Institute for Social and Technical Research +44 (0) 7710 187 806 Homepage: http://www.essex.ac.uk/chimera/team/bena.html Chimera blog: http://istr.wordpress.com/ > > ******************* > Applications are invited for a PhD studentship entitled ³Digital UK Data: > Re-using data from personal health and wellbeing technologies for social > research², jointly sponsored by the EPSRC and British Telecommunications plc > (BT), and supervised by Dr Ben Anderson. The studentship provides an > opportunity to carry out research and industrial training in a three-year > programme leading to a PhD. > > One of the greatest challenges facing governments and society today is > improving the health of the population while reducing the costs and burden > on health sector resources. Empowering people (and organisations) to take > greater ownership of their health, wellbeing and lifestyle is an essential > precursor to achieving that goal. Today¹s emerging telecare technologies are > early enablers for such empowerment and over the coming years assistive > technologies will become commonplace as society grows more conscious of > long-term health and lifestyle. > > Implicit in the growing use of assistive technology is the wide scale > deployment of technologies that capture data on relevant human activities > and behaviours, ostensibly for the purposes of the health and lifestyle > related services. However, that behavioural data contains an information > richness that has value in a diversity of sectors in addition to health. The > objective of this research programme is to explore the potential academic, > commercial and policy value of analysis of this data for purposes other than > pure healthcare. Attention will be given to issues of confidentiality, > security, data protection and ethics as well as potentially experimenting > with new analytic and data visualisation techniques. Part of the research > will also assess the potential value of such analyses to a range of market > sectors and carry out investigative fieldwork with appropriate households > using mixed-method approaches. It is anticipated that behavioural data > collected in the University¹s innovative i-Dorm facility (please see: > http://digital-lifestyles.essex.ac.uk/) and through a number of innovative > BT trials will also be available for experimental analysis. > > Whilst the successful candidate will be based at Chimera at Adastral Park, > Suffolk, time will also be spent working within the BT 2010 research > activity (who are also located at Adastral Park) gaining industrial > experience and access to unique datasets and technologies. Chimera also > supports full interaction with departments and research activities on the > main University campus at Colchester. > > Applications are invited from graduates with a first or upper second class > degree (or equivalent) in Sociology, Human and Health Sciences, Management, > Law, Computer Science or other demonstrably relevant course. Candidates with > an additional Masters level qualification, in a relevant area, are > encouraged to apply. > > Desirable experience, skills and attributes of the post holder would also > include one or more of the following: > > * Socio-technical, legal or ethical issues of information and > communication technologies > * Experience of qualitative and quantitative data collection and > analysis > * An interest in behavioural data visualisation > > The position offers funding for a period of three years for research towards > a PhD starting as soon as possible up to, but no later than, 1 October 2007. > > The studentship covers fees and a tax-free stipend of around £17,300 in the > first year, rising in future years. (Please note that qualification for this > form of EPSRC award is dependent on the candidate being a UK national or a > non-UK EU national having been resident in the UK for three or more years > prior to appointment). > > For more information, please visit: www.essex.ac.uk/chimera/ > > For informal enquires, please contact Dr Ben Anderson, e-mail: > benander(a)essex.ac.uk > > Formal applications should be made in writing to: > Mrs A Lealman > Chimera, University of Essex > pp1 Ross Building > Adastral Park > Ipswich > Suffolk > > Applicants should supply a full CV, a covering letter which should explain > their suitability for the studentship and a 1 page statement of their > proposed research in response to the above information. References should be > provided by academic staff who have known you recently and are familiar with > your work. If you have done a Masters degree please ensure that at least one > of your references is from a member of staff who has taught you during this > programme. > > Closing date for applications: Friday 30 March 2007. > > University of Essex Profile: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/ep/links/68/ >

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Re: [Air-l] Call for Papers: Collection on Online Pornography
by Professor Amanda Spink 05 Feb '07

05 Feb '07

Hi Fiona: The Collection on Online Pornography is certainly much needed. I'm interested in submitting a paper on our research into sexual and pornographic searching on Web search engines. Do you have a particular publisher? How will the papers be published? Cheers, Amanda *************************************** Amanda Spink Research Capacity Building Professor of Information Technology School of Information Systems Faculty of Information Technology Queensland University of Technology Gardens Point Campus 2 George St, GPO Box 2434 Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia http://www.fit.qut.edu.au Tel: 61-7-3864-9583 Fax: 61-7-3864-2703 Email: ah.spink(a)qut.edu.au Homepage: http://sky.fit.qut.edu.au/~spinkah/ ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 12:06:39 -0000 >From: "Attwood, Fiona" <F.Attwood(a)shu.ac.uk> >Subject: [Air-l] Call for Papers: Collection on Online Pornography >To: <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > > >Call for Papers: Collection on Online Pornography > > >Proposals are sought for a new edited collection on online pornography. > >Although online pornography attracts a great deal of public attention and is frequently the focus of moral, political and legal debate, comparatively little attention has been paid to it by academics. This is a glaring knowledge gap, particularly given the central role of pornography in the development of new technologies and the rapid expansion and development of online pornography. This collection responds to the pressing need for academic work in this area. > >Proposals are welcomed on, but not limited to, the following topics and areas: > >Regulation, censorship and governance >The economics of online porn >Reviewing porn: industry publications, experts, communities, fans >Porn audiences >Porn and file sharing >Commercial porn sites >Celebrity sex tapes >Realcore – amateur sex online >Alternative porn and subcultures >‘Smart smut’ – online magazines and erotica >Pornstars online >Sex art, Slash fiction, Retro porn >Sexblogs >Porn and shock sites > > >Proposals of 200-250 words, accompanied by a biographical note of 100 words, should be sent to Feona Attwood at f.attwood(a)shu.ac.uk by March 30 2007. >_______________________________________________ >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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Perspectives on Free/Open Source Software (MIT Press 2005) - now free online
by Karim R. Lakhani 04 Feb '07

04 Feb '07

Dear AOIRers, Well it looks like 2007 is the year to be free. I am pleased to let you know that MIT Press has agreed to release the contents of my co- edited book on Open Source and Free Software - available online for free. You can find the book here:http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/ default.asp?ttype=2&tid=11216&mode=toc There is also now a paperback version available if you don't want to send all your money to HP :) Best, Karim --------------------------------------- Karim R. Lakhani Assistant Professor Harvard Business School +1-617-495-6741(o) +1-617-851-1224(m) http://spoudaiospaizen.net/

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Call for Papers: COMPARING MEDIA SYSTEMS: WEST MEETS EAST, April 2007, Poland
by Nanne Priebs 03 Feb '07

03 Feb '07

Dear All, I hope you will find this call for papers interesting. Please excuse the cross-posting. Best regards, Nanne Call for Papers MASS MEDIA IN CENTRAL/EASTERN EUROPE AND SOUTHERN EUROPE: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES Session organized by the COST A30 Action at the International Media Conference COMPARING MEDIA SYSTEMS: WEST MEETS EAST April 23-25, 2007, Kliczków Castle, Wrocław, Poland MASS MEDIA IN CENTRAL/EASTERN EUROPE AND SOUTHERN EUROPE: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES Hallin and Mancini’s book leaves post-Communist countries out of consideration. In line with the general purpose of the conference, the objective of this panel is to see whether their framework can be applied to Central and Eastern European countries, and in particular to test the hypothesis that their media systems are closest to the polarized-pluralist (“Mediterranean”) media system identified by the two authors. The panel is therefore dedicated to comparative papers and single region and country studies concerning Central and Eastern Europe and Southern Europe. We invite papers comparing ownership patterns of commercial media and the press, public service media, media control and regulation, alternative media, journalism practices, Europeanization vs. nationalism of the public spheres, information society, and other compararive perspectives. Papers on the role of media in post-authoritarian and post-communist transition and democratization are also welcome. This panel is organized by Karol Jakubowicz, Gianpietro Mazzoleni, and Miklos Sukosd within the COST A30 Action „East of West: Setting a New Central and Eastern European Media Research Agenda” and will be chaired by Karol Jakubowicz. Please send abstracts and queries to Karol Jakubowicz (jkarol7(a)tlen.pl) Gianpietro Mazzoleni (gianpietro.mazzoleni(a)unimi.itl) and Miklos Sukosd (sukosdm(a)ceu.hu) by February 15, 2007. For more details, please visit the conference site: http://www.zksid.politologia.uni.wroc.pl/index.php?lang=en

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C&T 2007 Workshops announced
by Charles Steinfield 03 Feb '07

03 Feb '07

Dear colleagues, The workshops for the Communities and Technologies 2007 Conference are now announced on the C&T web site: http://ebusiness.tc.msu.edu/cct2007/ All workshops are actively soliciting participants now. This year's workshops include: 1. Community Informatics Beyond the Case Study: Using the TOP Data Archive; Organizers: Kate Williams and Ann Bishop 2. BOF - Between Ontologies and Folksonomies: Tools and Architectures for Managing and Retrieving Emerging Knowledge in Communities; Organizers: Dario Maggiorini, Alessandro Provetti, and Laura Anna Ripamonti 3. Past, Present, and Future Impacts of Communication Technologies on Healthcare Communities; Organizers: Pamela Whitten, Michael Mackert, and Lorraine Buis 4. Digital Cities 5: Urban Informatics, Locative Media and Mobile Technology in Inner-City Developments; Organizers: Marcus Foth and Fiorella De Cindio 5. Studying Interaction in Online Communities: From Data Sources to Research Results; Organizers: Thomas Lento, Howard Welser, Eric Gleave, and Marc Smith 6. Communities of Practice in Highly Computerized Work Settings; Organizers: Aditya Johri and Volker Wulf 7. ICT for Business Clusters in Emerging Markets, Organizers: Souyma Roy, Shantanu Biswas, and Kurt DeMaagd 8. Social construction and implications of research infrastructures; Organizers: Peter van den Besselaar and Rob Proctor 9. The paradox of communication: Towards a society of inattention? Organizer: Filippo Dal Fiore 10. Memory practices in computer-mediated communities: a research methods workshop, Elisabeth Davenport and Howard Rosenbaum 11. Public Practices, Social Software: Examining social practices in networked publics, Organizers: danah boyd, Nicole Ellison, and Scott Golder 12. Coaching community leaders on community cultivation and technology integration, Organizers: John D. Smith and Lauren B. Klein 13. Implicit Online Communities, Organizers: Mu Xia and Wenjing Duan With best regards, Charles Steinfield, Brian Pentland, Mark Ackerman, and Noshir Contractor Conference Organizers Third International Conference on Communities and Technologies Michigan State University conference email: cct2007(a)msu.edu conference website: http://ebusiness.tc.msu.edu/cct2007/

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Call for Papers: Collection on Online Pornography
by Attwood, Fiona 02 Feb '07

02 Feb '07

Call for Papers: Collection on Online Pornography Proposals are sought for a new edited collection on online pornography. Although online pornography attracts a great deal of public attention and is frequently the focus of moral, political and legal debate, comparatively little attention has been paid to it by academics. This is a glaring knowledge gap, particularly given the central role of pornography in the development of new technologies and the rapid expansion and development of online pornography. This collection responds to the pressing need for academic work in this area. Proposals are welcomed on, but not limited to, the following topics and areas: Regulation, censorship and governance The economics of online porn Reviewing porn: industry publications, experts, communities, fans Porn audiences Porn and file sharing Commercial porn sites Celebrity sex tapes Realcore amateur sex online Alternative porn and subcultures Smart smut online magazines and erotica Pornstars online Sex art, Slash fiction, Retro porn Sexblogs Porn and shock sites Proposals of 200-250 words, accompanied by a biographical note of 100 words, should be sent to Feona Attwood at f.attwood(a)shu.ac.uk by March 30 2007.

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Designing the user experience of future peripatetic users: new design challenges in Space (Call for Papers)
by A.C.Roibas＠bton.ac.uk 02 Feb '07

02 Feb '07

(Apologies for cross posting) CALL FOR CHAPTERS Submission Deadline: April 15, 2007 Designing the user experience of future peripatetic users: new HCI design challenges in Space Introduction Travelling to the depths of Space is no longer a privilege of astronauts and scientists. Space Agencies are starting to allow those who have the means to afford it, provided that they fulfil a minimum set of physiological requirements to join the ventures into outer space. At the same time, companies are developing spacecrafts for civilian use and plan huge space stations capable of accommodating thousand of settlers. However, micro-gravity or reduced and enhanced gravity environments strongly influence the way users interact with technology. In other words, what works on earth does not necessarily perform in Space. As the age of space habitation dawns, we must work to find ways to transfer our technological advances on Earth to Outer Space The Overall objective of the Book This book aims to present significant projects carried out in academia, space agencies and in industry regarding the quality of the user experience with interactive systems in Space. The idea is to promote awareness of interdisciplinary work concerning methods and tools for HCI in Space in order to be ready for the future life beyond the terrestrial atmosphere and to share knowledge to develop innovative interactive systems on Earth. A crucial problem when designing HCI for Space systems refers to the validity of data gathering and the realism of user scenarios. Ethnographic on-site studies and evaluation methods show that some problems concerning the user behaviour and environment are only identified when capturing the rich texture of activity being performed in the field. RECCOMENDED TOPICS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: Technological, cultural, political, philosophical, psychological and economic dimensions of future pervasive and interactive communication systems; New challenges in pervasive communication systems in Space: new users and uses, interoperability amongst interfaces, tangible computing, intelligent environments, context awareness, etc; Innovative research approaches for the creation of operationally relevant and realistic future scenarios; Taxonomy of radically new applications; Art expressions (e.g. locative art) in space and patterns for smart & malleable digital content; Advanced interaction models (immersive & intelligent environments, humanising interfaces, haptics, etc); Transferring interaction patterns between usage areas (e.g. games, Space industry, medical, etc); Advanced evaluation techniques for pervasive systems in Space. Participatory Design and other user-centered approaches focused on users' cultural, social, behavioural and ergonomic backgrounds. Challenges of analyzing and designing to support sociability in the Space; Emerging nomadic societies, communities and related socio-cultural trends; Assessment of the Perceived Quality of Experience through ethnographies, or other experimental evaluation techniques. Novel methodologies for services design. Book edited by Dr. Anxo Cereijo Roibás, University of Brighton; Loredana Bessone, ESA Scientific Board Dr. Patricia.M.Jones, NASA Prof. Ignacio Aedo, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid SUBMISSION PROCEDURE Authors are invited to submit on or before February 2, 2006, a 2-5 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and topic of the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by February 15, 2007 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by April 30, 2007. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (World document) to: a.c.roibas(a)brighton.ac.uk

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Visualization via the internet or large scale computing case studies
by m.thelwall＠blueyonder.co.uk 02 Feb '07

02 Feb '07

Dear all, I'm trying to write a book chapter on the topic of e-social science visualizations and would like to include case studies of social science research that engages in some way with the internet or significant computing power to create visualizations. This research might explicitly be called e-science, e-social science, or cyberinfrastructure or just happen to use the computing without any particular name. Please email me off-list if you can point me to an URL or email me a paper describing something relevant. Thanks! Mike ----------- Prof Mike Thelwall School of Computing and IT Wolverhampton University Wulfruna Street Wolverhampton WV1 1SB, UK m.thelwall(a)wlv.ac.uk Tel: +44 1902 321470 http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/~cm1993/mtcv.html

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AoIR 8.0 CFP DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEB 8
by Mia Consalvo 02 Feb '07

02 Feb '07

Hi all, The papers, panels, roundtables and other presentation proposals are now coming in on a minute-by-minute basis, and things look terrific. This is going to be a FABULOUS conference. To help along those who are still putting the final touches on their submissions, though, (and to avoid jamming the submission system), I am extending the deadline for submissions until THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2007 AT MIDNIGHT EST. That allows another week for submissions, although I will probably be sending out some reviewer notices soon, in order to get the review process started, and ensure that we do not fall behind in the conference planning process. Thanks to all who have submitted, and for those who have not yet done so, please get them in soon! Best, Mia -- Mia Consalvo, Program Chair Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Studies 213 RTV Building School of Telecommunications 9 South College Street Ohio University Athens, OH 45701 740.597.1521

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new reviews in cyberculture studies (february 2007)
by David M Silver 01 Feb '07

01 Feb '07

folks, a new set of book reviews [ http://rccs.usfca.edu/booklist.asp ] from the resource center for cyberculture studies [ http://rccs.usfca.edu/ ] for february 2007: 1. Information Politics on the Web Author: Richard Rogers Publisher: MIT Press, 2004 Review 1: Adrienne Massanari 2. Play Between Worlds: Exploring Online Game Culture Author: T. L. Taylor Publisher: MIT Press, 2006 Review 1: Mark Chen Author response: T.L. Taylor 3. Soft Cinema: Navigating the Database Authors: Lev Manovich & Andreas Kratky Publisher: MIT Press, 2005 Review 1: Tico Romao Author response: Lev Manovich 4. The Cinema Effect Author: Sean Cubitt Publisher: MIT Press, 2005 Review 1: Anxo Cereijo Roibas Author response: Sean Cubitt there's lots more where that came from. enjoy, david silver http://silverinsf.blogspot.com/

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