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by Edward Spence 28 Aug '06

28 Aug '06

Edward Spence BA (Hons), PhD Senior Lecturer, School of Communication Faculty of Arts Senior Research Fellow, ARC Special Research Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) Charles Sturt University Panorama Avenue Bathurst NSW 2795 Ph:+61 2 6338 4038; +61 (0) 416 2131 64 (Mobile) Fax: +61 2 6338 4409 HYPERLINK "mailto:espence@csu.edu.au"espence(a)csu.edu.au HYPERLINK "http://www.csu.edu.au/"www.csu.edu.au -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/428 - Release Date: 25/08/2006

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Re: [Air-l] RFID
by richard-seyler.ling＠telenor.com 27 Aug '06

27 Aug '06

Hello all, There is another dimension to RFID that is being developed, namely their placement in mobile phones. This means that you can, for example, that you could use the phone to transfer money from a bank account to charge up an RFID chip on your phone that was to be used as a ticket for a theater or access to public transit. Then when you got to the theater/bus you would wave the phone past the reader and be admitted. I know that sever producers are working in this area. Rich L.

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Media Economics Position Opening at Bowling Green State University, USA
by Louisa Shu Ying Ha 27 Aug '06

27 Aug '06

Department of Telecommunications Position Description Starting August 2007 The Department of Telecommunications, School of Communication Studies at Bowling Green State University, invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position in media economics and media industries starting August, 2007. Candidates should have expertise in media economics, fundamentals of media industry convergence, mergers and acquisitions. Applicants should possess scholarly expertise about mainstream media economic theory and/or critical theories that contribute to the understanding of contemporary media/telecommunication industry realities. The successful applicant is expected to develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in media industries, to enhance critical understanding of these industries, to demonstrate both ongoing research activity and an interest in professional community involvement, and contribute to any of the School's areas of research strength (including those represented by the School's current research clusters in emerging media technologies, health communication, intercultural/development/international communication and communication theory). A Ph.D. in telecommunication studies or related areas with a specialization in telecommunication and media industries, media economics and finance is required. Global perspectives on telecommunications will be a plus. The Department of Telecommunications has more than 270 majors who can focus on one of four areas: media management, radio, television, and audience research. The School of Communication Studies comprises the departments of Telecommunications, Journalism and Interpersonal Communications, with approximately 1,000 majors. School faculty support master's and doctoral programs with emphases in media studies or communication and culture. Most of the School's tenure and tenure-track faculty who participate in the graduate program, and are research productive, carry 2:2 teaching loads and have graduate assistant support. Information about the School of Communication Studies can be found at <http://scs.bgsu.edu>http://scs.bgsu.edu <http://scs.bgsu.edu/> . Bowling Green State University is conveniently located in Northwest Ohio off I-75, some 20 miles south of Toledo with 841 full-time faculty members teaching 20,000 students. Major U.S. cities such as Detroit and Cleveland are only two hours away from campus. The university is committed to teaching and research excellence, which extends to multiple sources of support for pedagogical growth, including optional faculty learning communities, extensive training opportunities on the use of technology in teaching. The library is a participant in OhioLINK, a consortium of Ohio's college and university libraries and the State Library of Ohio, which provides access to 40 million library items and more than 100 electronic databases. Application Procedures: A completed application must include a cover letter, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and a current CV, and at least three current and original signed letters of recommendation (neither email or faxed letters are accepted). Finalists must provide transcript evidence of highest degree. The application cover letter must be postmarked before, or on the October 16, 2006 deadline. Applications should be addressed to: Dr. Gi Woong Yun, Chair of the Telecommunications Search Committee, School of Communication Studies, 302 West Hall, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0233; and inquiries to 419.372.8725. BGSU is an equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Louisa Ha, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Telecommunications School of Communication Studies 320 West Hall Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 43403 Tel: (419) 372-9103 Fax: (419) 372-0202

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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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