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Communities and Technologies 2007 Update
by Charles Steinfield 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Hello all, This is just a brief reminder about the upcoming Communities and Technologies 2007 conference next June 28-30 at Michigan State University, and to let you all know that we've opened the online submission system now. Don't panic: there is still lots of time. The paper submission deadline is November 13, 2006, and the workshop proposal submission deadline is December 4, 2006. For those who haven't seen announcements about this meeting, it is the third in a series of biennial meetings bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines interested in topics relevant to the broad area of ICTs and communities (both physical and virtual). The conference web site is: http://ebusiness.tc.msu.edu/cct2007/ In addition to a day of workshops, and two days of competitively selected papers, we have several featured speakers now planned, including Judith Donath, Director of the Social Media Group at the MIT Media Lab, and Rob Malda and Jeff Bates, co-founders of Slashdot. We also will have a featured workshop on tools and techniques for illustrating digital traces led by Marc Smith, Director of the Community Technologies Group at Microsoft Research. Please consider submitting a paper! regards, Chip Steinfield ------ Charles Steinfield Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 USA email: steinfie(a)msu.edu tel: +1 517 355 8372

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Communities and Technologies 2007 Update
by Charles Steinfield 26 Aug '06

26 Aug '06

Hello all, This is just a brief reminder about the Communities and Technologies 2007 conference at Michigan State University, and to let you all know that we've opened the online submission system now. Don't panic: there is still lots of time. The paper submission deadline is November 13, 2006, and the workshop proposal submission deadline is December 4, 2006. For those who haven't seen announcements about this meeting, it is the third in a series of biennial meetings bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines interested in topics relevant to the broad area of ICTs and communities (both physical and virtual). The conference web site is: http://ebusiness.tc.msu.edu/cct2007/ In addition to a day of workshops, and two days of competitively selected papers, we have several featured speakers now planned, including Judith Donath, Director of the Social Media Group at the MIT Media Lab, and Rob Malda and Jeff Bates, co-founders of Slashdot. We also will have a featured workshop on tools and techniques for illustrating digital traces led by Marc Smith, Director of the Community Technologies Group at Microsoft Research. Please consider submitting a paper! regards, Chip Steinfield ------ Charles Steinfield Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 USA email: steinfie(a)msu.edu tel: +1 517 355 8372

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RFID
by Dr. W. Reid Cornwell 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

Barry and Ellis, For the last year, we have been looking at experimental designs that incorporate RFID. I attended a conference where the badges were RFID and when I approached someone that shared my interests (logged at registration) the badges not only recorded the data but beeped on both badges to inform us that we were kindred spirits. It was awesome. Can you imagine this for group research? Reid ________________________________ Dr. W. Reid Cornwell The Center For Internet Research P.O. Box 6369 Breckenridge, CO 720.212.0719 (phone) 970.485.5109 (mobile) wrc(a)tcfir.org http://tcfir.org

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Second annual RFID Seminar Series will convene at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

These folks may not have thought of it, but there is immense social scientific relevance in RFID 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 & contribute to the new version of "Updating Cybertimes: It's Time to Bring Our Culture into Cyberspace" http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _____________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:55:33 -0500 From: "Reyes, Pedro M." <Pedro_Reyes(a)baylor.edu> Second annual RFID Seminar Series will convene at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business, Waco, Texas, U.S.A. September 28-29, 2006 The theme of this seminar series is the use of RFID (radio frequency identification) in supply chains. Sessions will address the massive interest in this old technology, which is changing the landscape of integrated supply chains. The use of RFID ranges from asset tracking to cashless payment to homeland security, and more. RFID technology is as an emerging technology with great potential to take significant costs out of the supply chain dynamics; speakers at the event will discuss RFID strategies and implementation used to accomplish this. Registration (on-line registration <https://www.baylor.edu/business/management/index.php?id=30487> ) The registration fees are as follows: o $180 by July 1 o $230 by September 27 o The on site registration fee is $280 o Contact the program chair for student rates. Registration includes continental breakfast, lunch, snacks during breaks, and admission to all sessions. Keynote Speakers: Donald Berg Sun Microsystems Dale Robertson Texas Workforce Commission Partial List of Speakers: Dr. Edmund Prater The University of Texas at Arlington Dr. Madhav Pappu Texas A&M Dr. Liam O'Neill University of North Texas Dr. Farhad Moeeni Arkansas State University Dr. David C. Wyld Southeastern Louisiana University Dr. Thomas Chen University of Houston Mr. Kurt Wall The National RFID Center Mr. Mark Johnson RFID Tribe Schedule of Events Program Chair Pedro M. Reyes, Ph.D. Baylor University Department of Management and Entrepreneurship Hankamer School of Business One Bear Place #98006 Waco, TX 76798-8006 254-710-7804 pedro_reyes(a)baylor.edu http://business.baylor.edu/Pedro_Reyes/

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AOIRcamp: For the rest of us...
by Kevin Lim 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

Hello all, Ever since the AOIRcamp idea was shared with the rest of the AIR-listserv, I've received correspondence from several interested parties. The most important thread was understandably about "competing events". The purpose of AOIRcamp is to provide a choice for folks who prefer to craft their own activities, in an informal and commercial-free setting. AOIRcamp also happens to demonstrate the sustainability of emergent + participatory forms of social gathering within an academic domain. That said, I think it would be premature to say that AOIRcamp will offer competition to existing programs. I see it more as having a complimentary relationship, since those of us who originally won't be attending such events could still get together and produce (e.g. rather than to wander the Brisbane streets alone, we could wander together). Scaling down, I'd like to try and have a meetup in a public space. For the benefit of those who can't be there, anything we talk about should be shared online via blogs, wikis, podcasts (w/ real-time skype conference if possible). Using freely available tools to accomplish all this would be super. Things WILL NOT go as planned, but that how it'll work. For now, someone suggested meeting at the Queen Street Mall since they have ample outdoor space and possibly free wifi. Details (including photos, maps) are editable at http://wiki.aoir.org/index.php?title=AOIRcamp If you're up to it, you can join the AOIRcamp mailing list by sending email to: AOIRcamp-subscribe(a)googlegroups.com -- Kevin Lim Social Media Provocateur http://theory.isthereason.com This email is: [X] definitely bloggable [ ] ask first [ ] private

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RFID
by Dr. W. Reid Cornwell 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

Michael, You are right there is loss of control, but you have to give a damn for it to be a problem. I go to conferences for the same reason I joined AOIR and this list serve. To meet people with whom I share a common interest. As the saying goes, "You have to kiss a lot of toads to find a princess (or a prince)." I found it very efficient in weeding out the toads from the princesses. Control was lost with the amount of information I gave up at registration, not at the chance encounter. In any event it was helpful in finding people of interest. The tool of RFID and its potential is cross-disciplinary, enables potential not available previously and is revolutionary for social research. Subjects can opt in or out. In reality it is no different than research on social groups using the internet except the network is smaller and easier to manage. Reid ________________________________ Dr. W. Reid Cornwell The Center For Internet Research P.O. Box 6369 Breckenridge, CO 720.212.0719 (phone) 970.485.5109 (mobile) wrc(a)tcfir.org http://tcfir.org

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Job Announcement: Dir. of Women's Studies, U. of Tulsa
by Holly Kruse 25 Aug '06

25 Aug '06

See job announcement below. We would of course welcome applicants with interests in internet studies, new media, computer-mediated communication, and so on. I'll be at the AoIR conference in Brisbane and will be happy to meet with anyone interested in the position who will be there. Holly -- Holly Kruse Faculty of Communication Women's Studies Governing Board The University of Tulsa 600 S. College Ave. Tulsa, OK 74104 918-631-3845 holly-kruse(a)utulsa.edu ********** University of Tulsa Women¹s Studies Program Director The University of Tulsa seeks a tenure-track Director of Women¹s Studies at the Assistant Professor level, home department open, to begin Fall 2007. Candidate¹s research and teaching should focus on gender and race; specialty in African American or Native American studies preferred. PhD required. Desired qualifications include administrative experience, record of successful teaching, and demonstration of scholarly promise. Position entails teaching in Women¹s Studies and a home department, administration of the Women¹s Studies program, and ongoing scholarly output. TU Women¹s Studies (http://orgs.utulsa.edu/womenstudies/) is a thriving interdisciplinary undergraduate certificate program with contributing faculty from a wide variety of departments across the University. The Director works closely with an Advisory Board made up of Women¹s Studies faculty and students and is responsible for all aspects of program administration. Administrative duties include budget oversight; curricular development; planning and oversight of campus programming (e.g. visiting speakers, research colloquia, student life); and campus and community outreach. Review of applications will begin November 15, 2006, and will continue until the position is filled. Please send a letter of interest, CV, names of 3 or more references, and 2 sample syllabi to Dr. Kate Adams, Department of English, 340 Zink Hall, 600 S. College Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104-3189. The University of Tulsa is an EEO/AA employer.

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Re: [Air-l] Introducing AOIRcamp: Un-conference for IR7.0 goers
by Marcus Foth 22 Aug '06

22 Aug '06

Dear Kevin, I'm not speaking on behalf of the AoIR 2006 conference organising committee, but I personally think that it is unfair of you to position this initiative in direct competition with official AoIR conference events such as the conference dinner. The more people are expected to attend a conference dinner, the less it will cost to stage it per person and the more diverse and rewarding the experience will be. I think your idea is great and the event you propose would be lots of fun, but I suggest you work with us to make this a successful conference by contacting the conference organisers, Fay, Axel and Matthew, to find a free spot in the conference's social program and to book an appropriate venue at QUT. Some of these spaces might be suitable: http://www.ciprecinct.com.au/spaces/ cheers, marcus On 22/08/2006, at 6:05 AM, "Kevin Lim" <injulim(a)buffalo.edu> wrote: > What is AOIRcamp? > This free social event is meant as an alternative to the other > conference events (e.g. $42 conference dinner). -- Dr Marcus Foth BMultimedia BCompSc(Hons) MA PhD m.foth(a)qut.edu.au - http://www.vrolik.de/ 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 3138 8772 - Fax 8195 - Room Z6-511 http://ici.qut.edu.au/

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internet and law enforcement
by Dr. W. Reid Cornwell 22 Aug '06

22 Aug '06

Does anyone know of research or opinion pieces that have discussed the positive and negative effects of the internet on law enforcement activities? (Investigations, confessions, leads etc) Thanks in advance, Reid ________________________________ Dr. W. Reid Cornwell The Center For Internet Research P.O. Box 6369 Breckenridge, CO 720.212.0719 (phone) 970.485.5109 (mobile) wrc(a)tcfir.org http://tcfir.org

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articles on framing
by Bunz, Ulla 22 Aug '06

22 Aug '06

My colleague forwarded me articles on framing (I had brought this up in the "analyzing qualitative data" discussion). See below and thanks to Jennifer Proffitt! Ulla --- Ulla Bunz Assistant Professor Department of Communication University Center C, Suite 3100 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306 Email: ubunz(a)fsu.edu Phone: 850-644-1809 ----------------------------------------------- Here are some key readings on framing: Framing Public Life: Perspectives on Media and Our Understanding of the Social World. Edited by Stephen D. Reese, Oscar H. Gandy, Jr., & August E. Grant. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum (2001). D'Angelo, P. (2002). News framing as a multiparadigmatic research program: A response to Entman. Journal of Communication, 52, 870-887. Entman, R. (1993). Framing: Toward clarification of a fractured paradigm. Journal of Communication, 43, 4, 51-58. Gandy, O. H., Jr. (1994). Covering America: From bad to worse: The media's framing of race and risk. Media Studies Journal, 8, 39-48. Goffman, E. (1974). Frame Analysis: An essay on the organization of experience. New York: Harper and Row. Iyengar, S. (1991). Is anyone responsible? How television frames political issues. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Pan, Z., & Kosicki, G. (1993). Framing analysis: An approach to news discourse. Political Communication, 10, 1, 55-75. Tuckman, G. (1978). Making news: A study in the construction of reality. New York: Free Press. Valkenburg, P. M., & Semetko, H. A. (1999). The effects of news frames on readers' thoughts and recall. Communications Research, 26, 550-569. If you want to find mine, they are: Fleming-Rife, A., & Proffitt, J. M. (2004). The more public school reform changes, the more it stays the same: A framing analysis of the newspaper coverage of Brown v. The Board of Education. The Journal of Negro Education, 73(3), 239-254. Santos, C. A., & Proffitt, J. M. (2004). The humor in it: Tourists and intercultural interaction. Tourism: An Interdisciplinary International Journal, 52(1), 51-64.

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