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Computer Law Conference draft programme published
by Erick Iriarte Ahon 20 Jul '06

20 Jul '06

VI Computer Law World Conference We have published the draft programme for the VI Computer Law World Conference, which will take place from Wednesday 6th - Friday 8th September 2006. The programme is looking extremely good (if I may say so myself), so get going and register as soon as you can!. The programme for the GikII workshop (4-5 September) will be available shortly. Come to Edinburgh and enjoy the hospitality of the AHRC Research Centre for Studies in IP and Technology Law. Draft Program: http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrb/complaw/prog.asp Workshops: http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrb/complaw/gikii.asp VI Computer Law World Conference Website: http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrb/complaw/index.asp Registration: http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrb/complaw/reg.asp Steering Committee AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrb/ Alfa-Redi http://www.alfa-redi.org Contact Information: Andres Guadamuz: aguadamu(a)staffmail.ed.ac.uk Alfa-Redi VI World Congress: vimundial(a)alfa-redi.org

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CFP: General Online Conference, 2007
by Holly Kruse 20 Jul '06

20 Jul '06

Forwarded for Uwe (u.matzat(a)tm.tue.nl) --------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS --------------------------------------------------------------- 9th International GOR Conference GOR 07 GENERAL ONLINE RESEARCH '07 March, 26-28,2007 at University of Leipzig, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Organized by: German Society for Online Research - DGOF e.V. local organizers: Prof. Dr. M. Haller Prof. Dr. G.Heyer Dr. M. Welker --------------------------------------------------------------- Conference topics include theories, methods, and findings concerning social and business aspects of the Internet and mobile communication. The aim of the conference is to document the progress of Internet science, innovative developments, and practical experience. Traditionally, GOR conferences have been excellent opportunities for dialogue between: - researchers and users of Internet science - universities and companies - customers and suppliers. --------------------------------------------------------------- Conference Languages: English, German ------------------------------------- Contributions: -------------- Paper presentations, roundtable presentations, posters, and sessions can be proposed on the following topics: A: The Internet as a Research Tool Online Market Research and Social Research - Methods' Effects of Online Data Collection - Mobile Data Collection - Statistical Biases in Online Sampling - Best Practice Examples - Innovative Data Collection Tools - Online Access Panels - Quality Standards - Data Mining - Online Experiments - Mixed Mode Studies B: The Internet Measured - Indices of the Digital Divide(s) and Digital Inequality - Use of Logfiles and Databases - Indices of the Information Society - Measurement of Range of Coverage - Measurement of Online Social Networks - Diffusion of Visual Online & Mobile Communication C: The Internet in its Context Internet, Mobile Communication, and Civil Society - Online Groups & Online Communities - Social Networks and Relationships Online & Offline - Digital Inequality - E-Democracy - Internet, Social Movements, and Collective Action - Internet & Science Electronic & Mobile Business - E-Business - Evaluation of Web-Sites and E-Commerce - Mobile Commerce - Electronic Customer Relationship Management Internet & Mobile Communication in Everyday Life - Mobile & Online Entertainment - Social and Psychological Effects of Internet Use - E-Health - E- & M-Learning - New Forms and Formats: Internet-TV, Blogs, Podcasts, RSS etc. Internet & Mobile Communication in Organizations - Online Employee Surveys - Virtual Teams & Online Communities of Practice - Online Knowledge Exchange and Knowledge Management in Organizations Internet and Journalism - Search Engines, Search Strategies, and Social Outcomes - Computer Assisted Reporting - Analytical Reporting and Data-Mining - Automats, Robots, and Journalism - Text Mining and Journalism - Semantic Webs and Topic Maps - Digital Censorship ------------------------------------------------------------ We ask for 4 types of submissions. 1.) Paper Presentations ------------------------------ Paper presentations of research results include an oral presentation of max. 20 minutes, plus 10 minutes for discussion time. Selected contributions will be invited to submit their paper for publication in an international English language conference proceedings' volume or in an international English language journal. 2.) Posters ----------------------------- Posters will be discussed at fixed times. The best poster(s) will be awarded by an independent jury. Prize total: EUR 500,-. 3.) Complete Session Proposals ----------------------------- There is the opportunity to propose a group of (3-5) interrelated paper presentations within one session. 4.) Roundtable presentations ----------------------------- These short oral presentations of 10 minutes include work in progress reports. 3-5 related reports will be discussed at one Roundtable. Workshops ----------------------------- There will be tutorial workshops covering key methods of Internet Science. The workshops will take place March 26, 2007. Participation in workshops is not free of charge and the number of participants will be limited. Registered visitors of the conference have priority. More information is available at http://www.gor.de. Exhibition Stand Space: ---------------------------------- Companies will have the opportunity to book exhibition stand space for presentations of products or services. More information is available at office(a)dgof.de. Social Events and Membership Meeting: ----------------------------------------------------------- The traditional early-bird-meeting will take place in the evening of March 26, 2007. During this meeting visitors and participants will have the opportunity to socialize with colleagues and meet with other researchers. On Tuesday 27th March 2007, there will be a social event in the evening which will include dinner and dancing. During the conference there will be a meeting of the members of the German Society for Online Research. The members will receive additional information about the meeting at a later date. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------- Submission Guidelines -------------------------------- If you would like to contribute to the conference by presenting a paper, roundtable report, a poster, or a complete session please submit (an) abstract(s) electronically no later than: September 30th 2006 to: http://www.gor.de Abstracts should contain no more than 350 words. The abstract has to be written in English language. An additional German language version is appreciated, if possible. Authors may present in English or German. In any case the transparencies of the paper presentaions have to be in English language. Abstracts can be only submitted via the Web-based online tool located at the GOR-Website. All abstracts will be reviewed by an international board (see www.gor.de) Authors will receive notification of acceptance by: November 30, 2006. The preliminary program will be posted by January 1st, 2007 at the following URL: http://www.gor.de Accepted oral presentation transparencies or Power-Point files in English are to be sent by February 17th 2007. -------------------------- Conference Fees: -------------------------- Conference fees include tax, conference materials, two lunches, conference dinner, drinks and snacks during breaks. Researchers: 180 Euros Students: 90 Euros Presenting participants: 145 Euros (first authors only) Commerical participants (e.g. company representatives, free- lancers, consultants): 465 Euros Participants living in the EU will have to pay full conference fees in advance. Other participants may pay their fees on the conference date at the venue. Day tickets are not available. DGOF members are subject to a 20% conference fee reduction (membership application forms can be found at: http://www.dgof.de/Texte/dgof_antrage.pdf) Early registrants (excluding DGOF members), who register before January 20, 2007 receive a fee reduction of 15%. For first authors there are special deadlines for registration: After notification of acceptance (Nov. 30, 2006) first authors can register immediately. First authors who register no later than December 15, 2006 receive a fee reduction of 15% (not valid for DGOF members). First authors have to register no later than December 31, 2006. Registration for all other participants will begin on January 1st 2007. Further detailed information will be posted continually at the following URL: http://www.gor.de ------------------------------ Important deadlines: ------------------------------ 09/30/06 Deadline for abstract submission 11/30/06 Feedback on acceptance / Registration of authors begins 01/01/07 Preliminary program will be published / General registration begins 03/26/06-03/28/06 Conference + workshops ----------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of contacts: Conference Website, Abstract submission, Workshops: http://www.gor.de Business activities & any further questions: office(a)dgof.de ----------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================= Uwe Matzat Sociology Section Department of Technology Management Eindhoven University of Technology P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands --------------- phone: + 31 40 247-8392 email: u.matzat(a)tm.tue.nl http://www.tue-tm-soc.nl/~matzat/ =======================================

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Re: [Air-l] Critical Mass
by William Bain 19 Jul '06

19 Jul '06

Could I just briefly note on Denise N. Rall's mention of Stephen Ball's _Critical Mass_ that judging from comments on the book on the Web it seems impossible for it to be off topic. We are indeed all connected. I recently read Michael Whitworth's _Einstein's Wake_ and think it well worth a look in terms of the common metaphors of "science" and "letters" (or "art" or whatever opposite suits). I hope soon to get to _Critical Mass_ Thanks for the post! William Bain PhD Student Comparative Literature Department of Spanish Philology Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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Re: [Air-l] webmasters socio-economic profile
by John McNutt 18 Jul '06

18 Jul '06

Could you give us a little more detail in some of the variables that you were looking at with regards to their backgrounds? John McNutt Univ So Carol -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of pjo(a)unr.edu Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 11:03 AM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] webmasters socio-economic profile Hi all, I have finished conducting a partial study on ethnic socio-cultural community-based groups in the US. I have created a socio-economic profile of the webmasters who administer those groups' web sites. However, I am not able to find any other study that could allow me to draw some comparisons. I would be very grateful if you could provide me with some guidance on the matter. Thank you, Pedro J. Oiarzabal Center for Basque Studies/322 University of Nevada, Reno NV 89557 -USA 1-775-784-4854 Fax: 1-775-784-1355 pjo(a)unr.edu http://basque.unr.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. _______________________________________________ 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 Chapter Proposals: Edited Collection on Computer Mediated Communication
by St-Amant, Kirk 18 Jul '06

18 Jul '06

Call for Chapter Proposals for the Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication Editor: Sigrid Kelsey, MLIS Louisiana State University Introduction: Technology has changed communication drastically in recent years. Podcasts, Email, the World Wide Web, Blackberries, cell phones, text messaging, wireless connections, and other forms of computer mediated communication (CMC) have transformed communication in numerous ways, not only facilitating the speed and sometimes ease of communicating, but redefining and shaping today's communication norms. The Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication will provide comprehensive coverage of the most important current issues, trends, and technologies related to professional computer mediated communication. Coverage: The Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication will feature chapters (5000-7000 words) of a scholarly nature, written by experts offering in-depth descriptions of concepts, issues, and trends in various areas of CMC. The purpose of this handbook is to provide academic articles written in a more non-academic style, in the sense that each article should focus on a specific topic -- rather than a general treatment of CMC -- keeping in mind a readership with a varied background. This will allow scholarly ideas to be accessible to a wide range of readers. This book will explore various forms of CMC chapter by chapter and discuss the broad implications that each medium is having on communication. Recommended topics include, but are not limited to: - Email - Web Sites, web pages - Blackberries - Podcasts, RSS - Chatrooms - Instant messaging - Text messaging - Cell phones - Corporate blogging (may mention implications of personal blogging in the workplace) - Digital divide - File sharing, peer to peer networking - Online forums - Computer mediated collaboration - Wikis - Historical aspects of CMC - Effects of CMC on research participation - Web Design and visual CMC Submission Procedure: Individuals interested in submitting chapters should submit a chapter proposal of one single-spaced page on or before September 30, 2006 to Sigrid Kelsey at sigridkelsey(a)gmail.com (Rich Text Format or Microsoft Word is acceptable). The proposal should include the purpose and content of the proposed chapter and how the proposed chapter relates to the overall objectives of the book. Upon acceptance of their proposals, authors will have until December 1, 2006, to prepare their chapters of 5000-7000 words. Guidelines for preparing chapters will be sent upon acceptance of proposals. This book is tentatively scheduled for publishing by Idea Group Reference (an imprint of Idea Group Inc.), www.idea-group-ref.com, in 2008.

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webmasters socio-economic profile
by pjo＠unr.edu 18 Jul '06

18 Jul '06

Hi all, I have finished conducting a partial study on ethnic socio-cultural community-based groups in the US. I have created a socio-economic profile of the webmasters who administer those groups' web sites. However, I am not able to find any other study that could allow me to draw some comparisons. I would be very grateful if you could provide me with some guidance on the matter. Thank you, Pedro J. Oiarzabal Center for Basque Studies/322 University of Nevada, Reno NV 89557 -USA 1-775-784-4854 Fax: 1-775-784-1355 pjo(a)unr.edu http://basque.unr.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

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[mobile-society] FW: Roger Silverstone (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 17 Jul '06

17 Jul '06

fyi 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 -- and contribute to -- my new fun website "Updating Cybertimes: It's Time to Bring Our Culture into Cyberspace" http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _____________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:26:36 +0200 From: richard-seyler.ling(a)telenor.com To: mobile-society(a)groups.google.com Subject: [mobile-society] FW: [Air-l] Roger Silverstone Hello all, I just received this message announcing the death of Roger Silverstone. As you probably know he was central in the development of domestication theory. I was lucky enough to know him via the COST program and I will remember his generous comments, his willingness to develop ideas and his insight. Rich Ling Dear colleagues We are sorry to tell you the very sad news of Roger Silverstone's death yesterday. We would be most grateful if you would pass this on to other colleagues and to any distribution lists of Media and Communucations scholars which you maintain. Many thanks and best wishes ROGER SILVERSTONE 15 JUNE 1945 - 16 JULY 2006 Convenor, Department of Media and Communications, LSE The faculty, staff and students mourn the sudden passing of Roger Silverstone, who died peacefully on 16 July surrounded by his family. Roger had undergone corrective surgery last week but died of complications yesterday morning. This news has come as a profound shock to all of us in Roger's Department of Media and Communications, the wider LSE community, and will deeply affect very many people around the world whose lives were touched by Roger ( http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/media@lse/whosWho/rogerSilverstone.htm ) If you need more information, please email Jean Morris at jean.morris(a)lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6490, and we will reply as soon as we can. We ask your patience and cooperation at this difficult time. Tributes - a webpage of tributes and condolences is being established, and will be posted later this week. If you would like to email tributes please send these to tributes(a)lse.ac.uk Jean Morris Administrator Dept of Media and Communications Tel: +44 (0)207 955 6490 Email: jean.morris(a)lse.ac.uk Room S116B London School of Economics and Political Science Houghton Street LONDON WC2A 2AE -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/389 - Release Date: 14/07/2006 _______________________________________________ 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/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mobile-society" group. To post to this group, send email to mobile-society(a)googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mobile-society-unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mobile-society -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

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PhD studentship in 'Digital UK Data' available at Chimera, University of Essex, UK
by Ben Anderson 17 Jul '06

17 Jul '06

Please forward as you see fit. Please note that qualification for this form of 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. regards Ben http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/AF147.html "PhD Industrial CASE Studentship Digital UK Data: Re-using data from personal health and wellbeing technologies for social research Institute for Socio-technical Innovation & Research (Chimera) Applications are invited for this PhD studentship, 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. Today's 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 program 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 University's innovative i- Dorm facility (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 of Essex campus at Colchester. For further information about Chimera, please see: http://www.essex.ac.uk/ chimera The studentship offers funding for a period of three years for research towards a PhD starting as soon as possible, on or after, 1 October 2006. It covers fees and a tax-free stipend of around £17,300 in the first year, rising in future years. 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 programme. 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 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 informal enquires, please contact Dr Ben Anderson, e-mail: benander(a)essex.ac.uk Formal applications should be 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. The closing date for applications is Friday 11 August 2006 " ---- Dr Ben Anderson Deputy Director, Chimera, University of Essex +44 (0) 7710 187 806 http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~benander

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Fwd: Ph.D. fellowship for research about "Social Research on ICT Technologies and Evaluation Methodologies for Digital Ecosystems"
by Jeremy Hunsinger 17 Jul '06

17 Jul '06

Begin forwarded message: > From: Gianluca Miscione <dadalo(a)TISCALI.IT> > Date: July 17, 2006 6:11:07 AM EDT > To: CYBERSPACE-AND-SOCIETY(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK > Subject: Ph.D. fellowship for research about "Social Research on > ICT Technologies and Evaluation Methodologies for Digital Ecosystems" > Reply-To: Gianluca Miscione <dadalo(a)TISCALI.IT> > > APOLOGIES FOR CROSS POSTING > > The Doctoral School at the Sociology Department of the University > of Trento - Italy will have a three-years fellowship -sponsored by > Create-Net- for a Ph.D. research about > "Social Research on ICT Technologies and Evaluation Methodologies > for Digital Ecosystems" > > Digital ecosystems are emerging as a novel approach for the > catalysis of regional growth, they are expected to be sustainable > and scalable, the process should be be recursive and self- > reinforcing. The OPAALS Network of Excellence, which Createnet is > joining, is the first step in a recursive, reflexive, and self > reinforcing community building process that will culminate with an > Open Knowledge community of research and innovation. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------------------------- > > Relevant links: > Scuola di Dottorato in Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale > http://www4.soc.unitn.it:8080/dsrs/content/e219/e820/index_ita.html > > Ufficio Dottorati di ricerca e formazione avanzata > http://www.unitn.it/ricerca/dottorati_form_av.htm > > Create-Net > http://www.create-net.org > > > > CALL FOR APPLICATION > Deadline: August 29th, 2006 > > Italian version > .doc (http://www.unitn.it/ricerca/dottorati_form_av/ciclo_22/ > download/socio.doc) > .pdf (http://www.unitn.it/ricerca/dottorati_form_av/ciclo_22/ > download/socio.pdf) > > English version > .doc (http://www.unitn.it/ricerca/dottorati_form_av/ciclo_22/ > download/socio_eng.doc) > .pdf (http://www.unitn.it/ricerca/dottorati_form_av/ciclo_22/ > download/socio_eng.pdf) > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > BRIEF PRESENTATION Social Research on Information and Communication > Technologies, and Evaluation Methodologies for Digital > EcosystemsPh.D. research – University of Trento and Createnet > > Research topic > Abstract "Open Philosophies for Associative Autopoietic Digital > Ecosystems" > > > The two overarching aims of the OPAALS Network of Excellence are to > build a sustainable interdisciplinary research community in the > emerging area of Digital Ecosystems (DE) and to develop an > integrated theoretical foundation for DE research, which spans > three different disciplinary domains: social science, computer > science, and natural science. DE are emerging as a novel approach > for the catalysis of regional growth driven by SMEs. The main claim > that OPAALS makes is that in order to achieve sustainable digital > business ecosystems of SMEs and software components we need to > understand in depth the collaborative processes and ICTs that > underpin the continuous creation, formalisation, and sharing of > knowledge in the form of business models, software infrastructure > for e-Business transactions, and new formal and semi-formal > languages. Because this process focuses on knowledge and > innovation, it must be inclusive of research activities in a broad > sense and not be limited just to Open Source software development. > Because this process must be sustainable and scalable it must be > recursive and self-reinforcing. > > The OPAALS Network of Excellence is the first step in a recursive, > reflexive, and self reinforcing community building process that > will culminate at the end of the project with an Open Knowledge > community of research and innovation inclusive of all the > stakeholders of digital ecosystems but mainly of academic > institutions and SMEs. > > We will build together an Open Knowledge Space that can > "organically" expand to the wider research community. We will > integrate the research outputs in automatic code generation, > autopoietic P2P networks, and distributed accountability, identity > and trust into the existing infrastructure from the DBE project. > These technical and scientific research activities will be balanced > by research in the role of formal and semi-formal languages in > epistemic communities and in new Open Source models emerging in > public and commercial projects. > > > Community networks (Opaals - WP7) > > A community network is a telecom infrastructure created and owned > by some participation of a local or regional government. Community > networks have evolved from the concept of "freenets" or "civic > nets" in the last few years in North America and in Europe, and > represent a dramatic shift from the current telecommunications > business model, where the service providers own the network > infrastructure and provide managed services for individual, > institutional, business and government users for a fee. Through > owning a community network, local governments can create the > climate for attracting new businesses and increasing the adoption > of advanced technologies and services for SMEs, generate revenues > from alternative service providers, and can leverage the synergy > with local universities and research centers. Thus a community > network is (i) an infrastructure, (ii) a business model and (iii) > the set of services it offers and provides. > > A large number of community networks have been deployed and are > being planned worldwide, mainly in North America and Europe. > Examples of community metropolitan area network already in place > include Chicago's CivicNet, Stokab in Stockholm, and Hansenet in > Hamburg. Moreover, community networks at regional level are > gaining momentum recently across Europe, as demonstrated by the > Scotland and Pyrénées Atlantiques initiatives that have been > supported by the European Commission, having identified them as > key drivers for their economic development and business growth. > EUROCITIES Knowledge Society Forum (formerly Telecities), has > recently published the "Broadband Manifesto", which underlines the > role of an open, accessible, passive layer of infrastructure for > the improvement of community and social life and for stimulating > the local economy. > > The Autonomous Province of Trento, Italy, has started a community > network project in 2002, to support the development of local > industry, to serve the needs of the public administration, and to > provide advanced communications services to the citizens. Due to > the mountainous morphology of its territory and the absence of > metropolitan areas, the business model applied by the local > Trentino government foresees a public company (Trentino Network) > which deploys, owns and operates the network, offers the transport > infrastructure to the service providers, and provides > communications services directly to serve the needs of the local > public institutions (e.g. municipalities, hospitals, schools). > Create-Net is participating in such a community network and will > represent the link of OPAALS to such ongoing initiatives. > > Community network research represents a truly interdisciplinary > area, requiring an integrated approach and a strong collaboration > among researchers of different disciplines. However, research on > technological, business and social aspects of community networks in > the last few years has mainly focused on the needs of citizens and > public bodies. The involvement of businesses and in particular of > SMEs, in this process has not yet been investigated in depth. To > foster local economic development we believe that now the community > networks should enable ubiquitous, responsive and efficient access > to services from SMEs. This could significantly support local > enterprises in expanding and conducting networked businesses and in > increasing their adoption and deployment of electronic Business-to- > Business (B2B) capability. Our research goal is not only to > evaluate and compare the alternative business models that could be > adopted and to identify those that maximize SME participation. We > will also experiment concretely SME involvement in a community > network digital ecosystem in a testbed environment and establish an > Open Knowledge community to stimulate their interest, configuring a > kind of action research. Finally, in order to increase SMEs > involvement in the governance of community networks, an important > aspect to be analyzed is also the definition of technology and > business models for the planning, implementation and operation of > community networks with optimal public-private participation. > > > > Main references > > > AUTOPOIESIS AND DIGITAL ECOSYSTEMS > > > > > > Sistemi sociali: fondamenti di una teoria generale > > N. Luhman > > > Autopoiesis and cognition: the realization of the living > > HR Maturana, FJ Varela - 1980 - D. Reidel > > > Understanding computers and cognition > > T Winograd, F Flores - 1986 - Ablex Publishing Corp. Norwood, NJ, USA > > > Broadband Services > > Chlamtac et al., Wiley > > > > Position paper following the cycle of workshops 2005 and the on- > line debate among the digital ecosystem community > 2005; Paolo Dini et alii, The Digital Ecosystem research Vision: > 2010 and Beyond, http://digital-ecosystems.org/events/2005.05/ > de_position_paper_vf.pdf > > > > Discussion paper which collected the first inputs and launched the > digital ecosystem inititative > 2002; Francesco Nachira et al. Towards a network of digital > business ecosystems fostering the local development > > http://europa.eu.int/information_society/topics/ebusiness/godigital/ > sme_research/doc/dbe_discussionpaper.pdf > > > More information: > > http://digital-ecosystems.org/de/refs/ref_books.html > > > > > > Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace > > L Lessig – 1999 > > > L'architettura del nuovo Web > > Berners Lee, Feltrinelli > > > > Comunità virtuali > > Reinhgold > > > > > > > > SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES > > > > Reassembling the social: an introduction to actor-network-theory > B Latour - 2005 - Oxford University Press > > > We have never been modern > B Latour - 1993 - Harvard University Press Cambridge, Mass > > > The Social Study of Information and Communication Technology : > Innovation, Actors, and Contexts > > Chrisanthi Avgerou, Claudio Ciborra, Frank Land (eds.) – 2004 – > Oxford University Press > > > > Institutional Ecology, 'Translations' and Boundary Objects: > Amateurs and Professionals in Berkeley's Museum of Vertebrate > Zoology, 1907-39 > Susan Leigh Star, James R. Griesemer > Social Studies of Science, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Aug., 1989) , pp. 387-420 > > > The Ethnography of Infrastructure > > SL Star - American Behavioral Scientist, 1999 > > > Some elements of a sociology of translation: domestication of the > scallops and the fishermen of St Brieuc Bay > > Michel Callon > > First published in J. Law, Power, action and belief: a new > sociology of knowledge? London, Routledge, 1986, pp.196-223. > > > Of bicycles, bakelites, and bulbs: toward a theory of > sociotechnical change > > WE Bijker - 1995 - Mitpress > > > > > > > INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATION > > > > > > The New Institutionalism in Organizational Analysis > > DiMaggio P. J. and Powell W. (eds.): 1991, The University of > Chicago Press, Chicago > > > The Labyrinths of Information: Challenging the Wisdom of Systems > > C Ciborra, Oxford University Press > > > Social shaping of information infrastructure: on being specific > about the technology > > E Monteiro, O Hanseth - Information Technology and Changes in > Organizational Work, 1995 > > > Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation > > J Lave, E Wenger > > > La realtà come costruzione sociale > > Berger Luckmann > > > The Knowledge Landscapes of Cyberspace > > D Hakken – 2003 > > > Information Systems and Global Diversity > > C. Avgerou, Oxford University Press > > > > > > OTHERS > > > > > > La logica dello sviluppo economico > > A. O. Hirschman > > > The Rise of the Network Society > > M. 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cfp: mobile media conference 2-4 july 2007 Sydney
by Gerard Goggin 16 Jul '06

16 Jul '06

call for papers Mobile Media an international conference on social and cultural aspects of mobile phones, convergent media, and wireless technologies 2-4 July 2007 The University of Sydney, Australia Barely twenty-five years since their commercial introduction, mobile cellular phones are widely used around the world. Having become an important technology for voice and text communication in the daily lives of billions of people, mobiles are now recognised as central for contemporary transformations in cultural and social practices, and in new developments in computing, media, telecommunications, Internet, and entertainment. Equipment manufacturers, cultural and content producers, and user groups and creative communities are focussing on the possibilities of mobile media - with mobiles and wireless technologies, platforms, services, applications, and cultural forms being designed, manufactured, and reconfigured as convergent media. Various forms of mobile media have been imagined for sometime, and are now a reality: mobile Internet, new forms of mobile text, mobile music, mobile film and video, mobile games, mobile learning, mobile media for the workplace, videotelephony, and mobile television. This relatively short history of mobile telephony is concurrently marked by the shift of the role of users from consumers to active producers - and mobile media is being heralded as a new site for consumption, democratic expression, individualism, citizenship, and creativity. In this international conference, held at the University of Sydney, Australia, 2-4 July 2007, we aim to comprehensively analyse and debate mobile media - exploring its emerging structures, features, practices, value chains, producers and audiences, delving into its social, cultural, aesthetic and commercial implications, and debating its futures. The conference will feature leading scholars including Genevieve Bell (Intel), Stuart Cunningham (Queensland University of Technology), Shin Dong Kim (Hallym University), Leopoldina Fortunati (University of Undine), Leslie Haddon (LSE), Angel Lin (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Dong Hoo Lee (Incheon University), Rich Ling (Telenor), Shin Mizukoshi (University of Tokyo), Raul Pertierra (Ateneo de Manila and University of Philippines), Misa Matsuda (Chuo University) and Judy Wajcman (Australian National University). We also invite papers on all aspects of mobile media, including, but certainly not restricted to: * what does it mean to talk about mobiles as media? * how do we map and theorise the transformations underway with mobile platforms, applications, and networks? * mobile art * mobiles and photography * emerging cultural and narrative forms for mobiles (such as mobile films and videos) * intersections between mobiles and Internet technologies * wireless technologies and cultures * mobile television, radio, and other kinds of broadcasting * video calling and communications * sexuality, intimacy, and mobile media * mobile media and national or regional cultures * subcultures, minority cultures, majoritarian cultures, and mobile media * how do gender, sexuality, disability, socio-economics, cultural and linguistic contexts inflect cultural practices in the far-from-even-and-even terrain of mobiles? * mobile media and political economy * mobile gaming * what are the implications of mobile media for our concepts of culture, communication, and media * mobiles, community, and public sphere * mobile media, place and space * ramifications of mobile media for creative, cultural and media industries * challenges of mobile media for policy, regulation, and legislation. Abstracts of 300 words are due by 10 September 2006 (please send copy of abstract to both organizers). Acceptance advised by 20 September 2006, with full papers due by 15 January 2007. All papers will be subject to masked peer review and published in the conference proceedings. For further information, contact: Gerard Goggin, Media & Communications, University of Sydney, (gerard.goggin(a)arts.usyd.edu.au) Larissa Hjorth, Games programs, RMIT University (larissa.hjorth(a)rmit.edu.au) Conference website (from August 2006): www.mobilemedia2007.net -- \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Dr Gerard Goggin ARC Australian Research Fellow Editor, 'Media International Australia' Department of Media and Communications The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia e-mail: gerard.goggin(a)arts.usyd.edu.au p: +61 2 9036 6424 f: 61 2 9351 5444 http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/media/?page=staff&id=gerard.goggin

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