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Introducing AOIRcamp: Un-conference for IR7.0 goers
by Kevin Lim 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

Hello, For those of you heading to AoIR's IR:7.0 conference in Brisbane next month, please take note of this. I'd like to organize a special meetup which would give us something cheap but useful to do during our conference afterhours. Introducing AOIRcamp. What is AOIRcamp? This free social event is meant as an alternative to the other conference events (e.g. $42 conference dinner). AOIRcamp is based on BarCamp (http://barcamp.org/TheRulesOfBarCamp) which is an ad-hoc un-conference movement born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is a fun event with discussions, demos and interaction from attendees. NO SPECTATORS, ONLY PARTICIPANTS. All attendees can give a demo, a session, or help with one. All presentions are scheduled the day they happen. This event will be a collective effort. What can I do at AOIRcamp? You could do anything that would interest a group of people like ourselves. Several group sessions can happen at the same time. Someone could create a slot on the wall to talk about "building social networks", while another could take a slot to talk about "subverting social networks". On-location gaming is also encouraged since it could inspire future research (e.g. Nintendo DS wifi gaming = ad-hoc architectures). If you don't wish to talk, you could be a sponsor. Even bringing pizza, drinks or whatever would be better than coming empty-handed. But all this isn't going to happen out of thin air. Besides volunteers, this unique event also needs a decent-sized room for us to camp in. Ideally a conference room with free WiFi. Can anyone from Queensland University of Technology sponsor such a venue? Stay tuned and contribute to the AOIRcamp site over at the AOIR Wiki: http://wiki.aoir.org/index.php?title=AOIRcamp BTW: For anything media related to this, the event tag is: aoircamp06 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Kevin Lim http://theory.isthereason.com University at Buffalo, Communication

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Fwd: CfP: Commons Theory Workshop
by burkx006＠umn.edu 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

This should be an excellent workshop. Younger European scholars, in particular, should take advantage of this opportunity if they are working in a relevant field. Please direct inquiries to Stefan Bechtold at the Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung von Gemeinschaftsgütern DLB ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Stefan Bechtold" <stef(a)n-bechtold.com> To: "Dan L. Burk" <burkx006(a)umn.edu> Subject: CfP: Commons Theory Workshop Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:22:22 +0200 Dan, in May 2007, the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, in collaboration with Stanford's Center for Internet and Society, will hold a "Workshop on Commons Theory for Young Scholars". Larry Lessig and Tim Wu will provide feedback to presentations by young scholars (doctoral students, post-docs and assistant professors). We are interested in participants from Europe, the United States and elsewhere. It would be great if you could pass on this information to appropriate candidates. More information about the workshop is available online at http://www.coll.mpg.de/commons_theory.html. A short print version of the call for papers is available at http://www.coll.mpg.de/workshop2007/commons_theory_cfp.pdf. Best regards, Stefan -- # Stefan Bechtold stef(a)n-bechtold.com Bonn, Germany # # http://www.bechtold.name # # My newest papers are available at # # http://tinyurl.com/hy36u (try several) # -- 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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[Fwd: Online Discussion: Internet in African Higher Education, Research + Technology Development]
by Michel J. Menou 18 Aug '06

18 Aug '06

-------- Message original -------- Sujet: [km4dev-l] Online Discussion: Internet in African Higher Education, Research + Technology Development Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:56:30 -0700 De: Nancy White <nancyw(a)fullcirc.com> Répondre à: KM for Development <km4dev-l(a)dgroups.org> Pour: KM for Development <km4dev-l(a)dgroups.org> This free, online conference seemed like it might be of relevance to some of our group! It starts next week, so I encourage those interested to follow up with the organisers. > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrea Goetzke [ mailto:ago@newthinking.de] > Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 12:24 PM > Subject: Invitation to Online Discussion: Internet in African Higher > Education, Research + Technology Development > > Dear colleagues of the UbuntuNet Alliance, > > we would like to invite you to our Online Discussion Forum on "The > Role of the Internet in Higher Education, Research, Science, and > Technology Development in Subsaharan Africa". Please disseminate this > invitation to your colleagues and partners who you think may be > interested to participate in the discussion forum. > > Higher education, research and technology development are increasingly > recognized as pre-conditions and/or drivers of African knowledge-based > development. How can information and communication technologies (ICT), > especially the Internet, contribute to strengthen the academic and > scientific sector? Can e-Learning bring about better access to higher > education? Are "open" approaches to publishing and content production > a solution to the scarce visibility and availability of African > knowledge resources? Will the Internet help Africa to become active > producer of knowledge-intensive products? > > Questions like these are at the heart of our study, commissioned by > the German Federal Parliament and conducted by newthinking > communications GmbH and the German Development Institute. We invite > you to contribute your valuable knowledge, insights and opinions to > this research, benefiting at the same time of the mutual > knowledge-sharing with experts in Africa and other parts of the world. > As we expect the research topic to be booming in international > development debate in the years to come, the network that may arise > from this process might be of high value in the future. > > SCHEDULE: > > Mo. August 21, 2006 - Fr. September 8, 2006 > > Week 1: Internet in Higher Education, Teaching and Learning; Week 2: > Internet in Research and Science ;Week 3: Internet in Technology > Development > > We will provide a summary of the discussion and share our analysis for > further comments during the month of September. > With our introductory message, we will share further details about the > discussion. > > REGISTRATION: > > The discussion forum is organized on DGroups. You can register by > email or online. > BY EMAIL: Send an email to join-InternetAfrica(a)dgroups.org < > mailto:join-InternetAfrica@dgroups.org> > ONLINE: Go to > http://www.dgroups.org/groups/cgiar/InternetAfrica/index.cfm?op=dsp_join > It would be helpful if you briefly outlined your relationship to the > topic in the email or the registration form. Upon approval of your > registration you will receive an automated email including your password. > > If you know of other experts that might be interested in participating > in our forum, feel free to let them know and forward this message. > > Please direct your questions regarding the study and online discussion > to andrea.goetzke(a)newthinking.de < mailto:andrea.goetzke@newthinking.de>. > > Best wishes, and looking forward to exciting exchanges, > > Andrea Goetzke, Andreas Stamm, Markus Beckedahl > > > --- > Andrea Goetzke > > newthinking communications GmbH |köln > Aachener Str. 57 I 50674 Köln > Germany > + 49 - 221 - 35 689 198 > andrea.goetzke [at] newthinking.de --- -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.2/422 - Release Date: 17/08/2006

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Call for submissions to IRMA 2007
by Katy Campbell 17 Aug '06

17 Aug '06

Apologies for any cross-posting. Please consider making a submission to the "IT Evaluation Methods and Management" Track of the 18th annual Information Resources Management Association (IRMA) International Conference: Managing Worldwide Operations and Communications with Information Technology, to be held in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 19-23, 2007. IRMA is an international professional organization dedicated to advancing the concepts and practices of information resources management in modern organizations. IRMA's primary purpose is to promote the understanding, development and practice of managing information resources as key enterprise assets among IRM/IT professionals. Submissions are welcome in the following categories: full research papers (4000 words); research-in-progress; and/or panels, workshops, tutorials or symposia. Full conference and submission details can be found at http://www.irma-international.org/ Track Chairs: Katy Campbell, PhD Professor and Associate Dean, Faculty of Extension Editor, Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education http://www.extension.usask.ca/cjuce/cjuce.html 2-02 University Extension Centre University of Alberta Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2T4 Heather Kanuka, PhD Canada Research Chair, e-learning Centre for Distance Education Athabasca University Peace Hills Trust Tower 1200, 10011 – 109 Street Edmonton, AB Canada T5J 3S8

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Connected Learning
by Dr. W. Reid Cornwell 17 Aug '06

17 Aug '06

I believe that academic discourse it about putting your work forward and allowing others to poke holes in it. To this end I invite all aoir members to criticize this work: http://tcfir.org/whitepapers/Connected%20Learning%20Framework.pdf I will not respond publicly to unless requested. Reid Cornwell ________________________________ 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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Transdisciplinary
by Dr. W. Reid Cornwell 16 Aug '06

16 Aug '06

The plot thickens. Apparently there is an understanding of this word for the EU, the U.S. all of the European countries except France which we are to discount because it is found on the web. I failed to mention the UNESCO version which is Nicollescu's. There is also Piaget's version. Again, does anyone know of a version of defined praxis, ontology and axiology that will illuminate this discussion? Please provide the cites? Apparently Jeremy doesn't choose to do it. My conclusion is to still use "interdisciplinary" until there is agreement. Dillhole P.S. I know an excellent specialist in anger management. _____ Dr. W. Reid Cornwell The Center For Internet Research P.O. Box 6369 Breckenridge, CO 720.212.0719 (phone) 970.485.5109 (mobile) <mailto:wrc@tcfir.org> wrc(a)tcfir.org http://tcfir.org

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Transdisciplinary
by Dr. W. Reid Cornwell 16 Aug '06

16 Aug '06

For those of you who thought the discussion of "transdisciplinary" was pernicious trolling I admit to an ignorance that was fostered by years of using a similar word in common usage. "Interdisciplinary". At the risk of being condescending to you all, my research, led me to an understanding of transdisciplinary as more than a creative change of prefix. This research le me to the writings of Basarab Nicolescu who is president of Centre International de Recherches et d'Etudes Transdisciplinaires (CIRET). In reading his work and the charter of the organization, I have come to understand there are some important distinctions between "transdisciplinary" and "interdisciplinary" particularly and it applies to science, research and empirical methods. It is also important to discussions of whether "Internet studies" is a discipline and what methodologies are considered real scholarship in the context of academia. I invite you to read the charter of this organization and related works and draw you own conclusions. I would appreciate your comments. http://nicol.club.fr/ciret/english/indexen.htm http://nicol.club.fr/ciret/english/charten.htm http://nicol.club.fr/ciret/english/projen.htm http://www.learndev.org/dl/nicolescu_f.pdf I have been unable to find a clearly defined methodology associated with this point of view. Could anyone point me to such a work. Dillhole _____ Dr. W. Reid Cornwell The Center For Internet Research P.O. Box 6369 Breckenridge, CO 720.212.0719 (phone) 970.485.5109 (mobile) <mailto:wrc@tcfir.org> wrc(a)tcfir.org http://tcfir.org

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Re: [Air-l] networked household
by Asi Sharabi 16 Aug '06

16 Aug '06

Thanks Barry, I'd love a prelim version. Best wishes Asi. -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Barry Wellman Sent: 15 August 2006 21:16 To: aoir list Subject: [Air-l] networked household Anyone interested in Networks and households can ask me (or Tracy Kennedy) for a prelim version of our "The Networked Household" (hopefully to appear in a journal soon). Also, there are a few pages in our "Connected Lives" paper in Patrick Purcell, ed., The Network Neighbourhood (allegedly published a month ago by Springer, but we haven't seen our copies yet -- prelimn version on our website.) 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 _____________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 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] networked household
by richard-seyler.ling＠telenor.com 16 Aug '06

16 Aug '06

Barry, Thanks, I will take one of each. Rich Ling -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Barry Wellman Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 10:16 PM To: aoir list Subject: [Air-l] networked household Anyone interested in Networks and households can ask me (or Tracy Kennedy) for a prelim version of our "The Networked Household" (hopefully to appear in a journal soon). Also, there are a few pages in our "Connected Lives" paper in Patrick Purcell, ed., The Network Neighbourhood (allegedly published a month ago by Springer, but we haven't seen our copies yet -- prelimn version on our website.) 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 _____________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 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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networked household
by Barry Wellman 15 Aug '06

15 Aug '06

Anyone interested in Networks and households can ask me (or Tracy Kennedy) for a prelim version of our "The Networked Household" (hopefully to appear in a journal soon). Also, there are a few pages in our "Connected Lives" paper in Patrick Purcell, ed., The Network Neighbourhood (allegedly published a month ago by Springer, but we haven't seen our copies yet -- prelimn version on our website.) 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 _____________________________________________________________________

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