AOIR EXECUTIVE ELECTIONS
The current executive committee of the Association of Internet Researchers
(AoIR) was elected two years ago. We are now beginning the process of
electing a new executive committee. All dues-paying members are eligible to
run and any dues-paying member of AoIR is invited to run or to nominate
someone to run. You are all urged to participate to your fullest by raising
the issues of importance to you and by voting. If you are not a dues-paying
member of AoIR, becoming one now (or renewing) enables you to participate
in this process (and provides other benefits). In particular, if you are
attending the conference, membership will provide a substantial registration
fee discount. See http://www.aoir.org for more information.
If you have opinions about what you would like AoIR to become or the kinds
of things you think it should be doing, then you should put those opinions
into action. If you have talents or experience that you think AoIR could
use, and you'd like to put them to use for AoIR, you should run. Just about
all of AoIR's business is conducted online, apart from
meetings at the annual conference.
Here is an overview of the election timeline, procedures and positions for
nomination, as determined by the Association's by-laws. Voting instructions
will be provided later and separately.
TIME FRAME OF THE ELECTION:
1. Call for Nominations: May 2, 2005
2. Nominations close: May 31, 2005
3. Discussion period begins: June 1, 2005
4. Discussion period ends: June 30, 2005
5. Voting begins: July 1, 2005
6. Voting ends: July 30, 2005
The new committee assumes its duties at the end of the General Meeting at
the AoIR conference, October 2005.
A QUICK ORGANIZATIONAL PRIMER:
The organizational structure of AoIR is simple. There are 5 officers, 3
open seat representatives, and 2 appointed positions who together with the
Immediate Past President make up the 11-member executive committee that
runs the show. Elected officials hold their positions for two years. In this
election, you are invited to nominate
yourself or anyone else who you think would do a good job, for any position
other than the President - the current Vice President assumes the
Presidency. We will be saying more about the 2 appointed positions later in
the month.
Here are brief descriptions of each position:
The five officers of the association:
1. President: the "CEO", supervises the organization, performs certain
legally required duties.
2. Vice President: "back up" for President, various duties as they arise;
becomes President after 2 years.
3. Secretary: Handles records and organizational matters.
4. Treasurer: Handles the money and membership.
5. Graduate Student Representative: responsible for running graduate student
acitivities.
Open Committee Seats:
6 - 8. Three open Seats on the Executive Committee Represent membership of
AoIR, contribute to decision making. Take responsibility for specific
projects or activities to promote the association within their term.
Candidates should also familiarise themselves with the formal statement of
duties and responsibilities in the Association's by-laws
http://www.aoir.org/?q=node/113 <http://www.aoir.org/?q=node/113> .
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION PROCESSES
Only a dues-paying member of AoIR can run for a position, nominated by
anyone. If nominated for more than one position a nominee must choose to
run for one (and only one) position in this election. You may nominate
yourself or another person (or people).
Self Nominations: Email nominate(a)aoir.org and indicate the position for
which you are nominating and you will be added to the list of nominees and
given instructions as to how to submit your information for voters to
consider.
Nominating Others: Email nominate(a)aoir.org with the name of the person you
want to nominate, the position for which you are nominating this person,
contact information for that person, and an indication of whether you know
if this person would accept this nomination (if you don't know, we'll
contact them and ask).
All candidates for election will be required to provide answers to the
questions listed at the end of this email via the AoIR election forum
website, and participate in an online candidate discussion forum In addition
the Graduate Student candidates must confirm in their response that they
comply with section 10 of the by-laws, namely "The Graduate Student
Representative must be actively enrolled in a degree program at the time of
nomination and election."
The voting system used by AoIR is one vote per dues-paying member for each
of the seven positions for election listed above. Votes are counted by a
ballot counter who is a member of the Association but not a member of the
executive. In the case of the four officers, the candidate with the highest
number of votes shall be declared the winner; in the
case of the open seats, the three candidates with the highest,
second-highest and third highest votes shall be declared the winners of the
open seats.
In the case of tied results for the officer positions, the winner shall be
determined by the ballot counter, by drawing of lots, using a method that
ensures each of the tying candidates has an equal chance of success and
witnessed by at least 2 people independent to the association. In the case
of tied results for the open seat positions, the drawing of lots shall be
used only when there are more tied candidates than seats available.
QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES
1) What is your interest in this position?
2) What are your qualifications for this position (including prior
experience and participation in AoIR)?
3) What are two or three short-term goals you would like to achieve through
membership of the executive (include a rationale for each goal and how you
would contribute to their achievement)?
4) What is your long-term vision for AoIR?
5) What else should voters consider when deciding whether or not to vote
for you?
In answering the questions, please be concise and give information specific
to the position for which you are nominating and which will permit voters to
assess your case for election to that position.
On Behalf of the AoIR executive
Dr Matthew Allen
Associate Professor Internet Studies
Associate Dean Teaching and Learning, Humanities
Curtin University of Technology, CRICOS 00301J Australia
m.allen(a)curtin.edu.au
http://smi.curtin.edu.au/netstudies/allen.htm
+61 8 92663511 (v) +61 8 9266 3166 (f)
Vice-President, Association of Internet Researchers http://www.aoir.org
Reminds me of a slogan I saw on a BT van : "Impartial advice on the benefits of broadband." Indeed.
Elizabeth
-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Anderson [mailto:benander@essex.ac.uk]
Sent: 04 May 2005 13:53
To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org
Subject: Re: [Air-l] Down to the Wire
replying to myself. Bad form. But I missed off this ref which neatly
points out the low quality thinking in policy (and some academic)
circles on these issues and gives a timely review of the evidence
there is:
Firth, L. and D. Mellor (2005). "Broadband: benefits and problems."
Telecommunications Policy 29(2-3): 223-236.
On 4 May 2005, at 10:10, Ben Anderson wrote:
> On 3 May 2005, at 07:36, Ellis Godard wrote:
>
>> Eh... Is there good data (heck, *any* data) that broadband increases
>> growth, productivity, or quality of life?
>>
>
> Not yet at the 'everyday life' level. There may have been macro-
> economic studies....
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It reminded me also of this excellent book:
Downey, Gary Lee. 1998. The Machine in Me: An Anthropologist Sits Among
Computer Engineers. New York and London: Routledge.
Here he addresses constructs of national competitiveness (at the time
also with Japan in mind) and how self-legitimising talk of growth and
productivity obscured the uncertainties of the supposed benefits of new
technologies (then CAD/CAM).
For the economists amongst you: how do you think the consultant in the
article derived a possible 1.2 million new jobs and $500 billion to the
economy from the widespread adoption of broadband? How does such an
analysis work?
-----Original Message-----
From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org
[mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Nathaniel
Poor
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 3:18 PM
To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org
Subject: Re: [Air-l] Down to the Wire
I hope we've all read Mosco's "The Digital Sublime" and Hughes'
"Human-Built World". (Why we think "better tech = better life".)
Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for my flying car...
On May 3, 2005, at 2:36 AM, Ellis Godard wrote:
> Eh... Is there good data (heck, *any* data) that broadband increases
> growth, productivity, or quality of life?
>
> -eg
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org
>> [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf
>> Of Miraj Khaled
>> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 10:55 PM
>> To: techiemik(a)yahoo.com
>> Cc: Digital Divide Network; AOIR
>> Subject: [Air-l] Down to the Wire
>>
>>
>> Down to the Wire
>> http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20050501faessay84311/thomas-bleh
> a/down-to-the-wire.html
>
> Summary: Once a leader in Internet innovation, the
> United States has fallen far behind Japan and other
> Asian states in deploying broadband and the latest
> mobile-phone technology. This lag will cost it dearly.
> By outdoing the United States, Japan and its neighbors
> are positioning themselves to be the first states to
> reap the benefits of the broadband era: economic
> growth, increased productivity, and a better quality
> of life.
>
>
>
>
> Miraj Khaled
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Dear colleagues,
Two new reports from the UK Children Go Online (UKCGO) project have been
published recently:
Inequalities and the Digital Divide in Children and Young People's
Internet Use: Findings from the UK Children Go Online project (UKCGO
survey findings in relation to internet access, low users and the
digital divide)
UK Children Go Online: Final report of key project findings (a summary
of integrated project findings with main conclusions and policy
recommendations)
Both reports, the press release and media coverage are available on the
project website, www.children-go-online.net
If you would like to receive a free hard copy of the Final Report,
please email <mailto:e.j.helsper@lse.ac.uk>
Kind regards,
Drs. Ellen J. Helsper
Media and Communications Department
London School of Economics and Political Science
Email: e.j.helsper(a)lse.ac.uk
There is an element of geography that seems to have been removed from
this equation. The measurement of broadband coverage in Korea and Japan
is being compared on the same basis as the amount of physical
(geographical) coverage in the US. Vast areas of open plains, deserts,
national forests, etc. are included in the broadband measure...to
countries where the population distribution is more compact and the land
area is significanly smaller. The statistics make great headlines and
wonderful 'sky is falling' rhetoric, but there is far less substance
than the rankings imply.
IMHO,
Paul Chenoweth, Web Developer
Belmont University
615-460-6867
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that
you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain
----- Original Message -----
From: Miraj Khaled <techiemik(a)yahoo.com>
Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2005 0:54 am
Subject: [Air-l] Down to the Wire
> Down to the Wire
> http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20050501faessay84311/thomas-
> bleha/down-to-the-wire.html
>
> Summary: Once a leader in Internet innovation, the
> United States has fallen far behind Japan and other
> Asian states in deploying broadband and the latest
> mobile-phone technology. This lag will cost it dearly.
> By outdoing the United States, Japan and its neighbors
> are positioning themselves to be the first states to
> reap the benefits of the broadband era: economic
> growth, increased productivity, and a better quality
> of life.
>
>
>
>
> Miraj Khaled
> ============
> techiemik(a)yahoo.com
> mindexplorer.blogspot.com
>
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There is quit a bit of stuff that argues the Internet question back and forth in the US. Norman Nie and Robert Kraut discuss some of the negative sides while Kavanaugh and Jim Katz/Ron Rice (among others) report on the positive dimensions of Internet use.
People who use the mobile telephone particularly for texting, more reported increased types of informal social contact. With mobile telephony the key thing seems to be that it provides ready access to social networks for the individual and thus lowers the threshold for inclusion. You can find the documentation along with other material at: http://www.eurescom.de/e-living/. Other research (for example Reid and Reid have found with a small sample that SMS use tends to make smaller but more intense social relationships.
I hope that this helps.
Rich L.
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From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Paula
Sent: Tuesday, 03 May, 2005 14:32 PM
To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org
Subject: Re: [Air-l] Down to the Wire (Intern)
Any theories on why you don't observe this effect with the internet? Is
this more likely to be due to technical (slow broadband penetration) or
social factors/both?
richard-seyler.ling(a)telenor.com wrote:
>One effect that we have observed in the EU's e-lining project is that the mobile telephone facilitates an increase in what we call informal social capital, that is not social capital associated with participation in formal social groups, but rather the informal social interactions of everyday life. We actually have a paper out on this. We were not able to observe the same effects of this vis-Ã -vis the internet. This work is being pursued in the SOCQUIT project (SOcial Capital, QUality of life and IT). You can see some of the work in the ongoing project at: http://www.eurescom.de/socquit/
>
>Rich Ling
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Ellis Godard
>Sent: Tuesday, 03 May, 2005 09:00 AM
>To: andy(a)wairua.co.nz; air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org; ellis.godard(a)csun.edu
>Subject: RE: [Air-l] Down to the Wire
>
>Interesting you say "down to...". Without the free install and free
>modem (both standard for virtually any DSL service in the US, and has
>been the case for years, if not from the start of the DSL explosion),
>DSL probably wouldn't have taken off in the US as it did.
>
>But, as you also implied, lowering cost is not sufficient to attract
>folks. They need to see the value of speed itself, and what it gets
>them.
>
>-eg
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Andy Williamson [mailto:andy@wairua.co.nz]
>>Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:52 PM
>>To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org; ellis.godard(a)csun.edu
>>Subject: RE: [Air-l] Down to the Wire
>>
>>
>>
>...
>
>
>>No, the 'problem' is us - the stupid user - we simply don't
>>see sufficient value in having a broadband connection. It
>>must be the warm summer we've had but the Emperor is parading
>>around unclad. And nothing the ISPs and TelCo's can do - even
>>down to free install and free adsl modem - is changing our
>>minds. The uptake remains very slow.
>>
>>
>
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One effect that we have observed in the EU's e-lining project is that the mobile telephone facilitates an increase in what we call informal social capital, that is not social capital associated with participation in formal social groups, but rather the informal social interactions of everyday life. We actually have a paper out on this. We were not able to observe the same effects of this vis-Ã -vis the internet. This work is being pursued in the SOCQUIT project (SOcial Capital, QUality of life and IT). You can see some of the work in the ongoing project at: http://www.eurescom.de/socquit/
Rich Ling
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From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Ellis Godard
Sent: Tuesday, 03 May, 2005 09:00 AM
To: andy(a)wairua.co.nz; air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org; ellis.godard(a)csun.edu
Subject: RE: [Air-l] Down to the Wire
Interesting you say "down to...". Without the free install and free
modem (both standard for virtually any DSL service in the US, and has
been the case for years, if not from the start of the DSL explosion),
DSL probably wouldn't have taken off in the US as it did.
But, as you also implied, lowering cost is not sufficient to attract
folks. They need to see the value of speed itself, and what it gets
them.
-eg
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Williamson [mailto:andy@wairua.co.nz]
> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:52 PM
> To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org; ellis.godard(a)csun.edu
> Subject: RE: [Air-l] Down to the Wire
>
...
>
> No, the 'problem' is us - the stupid user - we simply don't
> see sufficient value in having a broadband connection. It
> must be the warm summer we've had but the Emperor is parading
> around unclad. And nothing the ISPs and TelCo's can do - even
> down to free install and free adsl modem - is changing our
> minds. The uptake remains very slow.
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The influential "think tank" Demos has produced a new paper on open source.
http://www.demos.co.uk/catalogue/wideopen/
Well the main point they are making is that the concept of open source is a
very powerful one and can be extended to other realms outside operating
systems and programs. They are very interested in an "open" approach to
government.
This is amusing in a way because Demos is linked with the government in the
UK which is not open at all, except this week when it seems to be "leaking"
like a sieve over the lies they told about the bloody Iraq war.
The paper however has its merits.
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Re the "imagined audience" of bloggers, "reader response" research in
literature, etc. has dealt with this since pre-internet times. Worth
checking. (Sorry, I don't have any references. scholar.Google and ye shall
find.)
However, given that most blogs make audience feedback easy, there may well
be some differences with blogs. My hunch is that blog-audience response is
the usual reverse J-curve: a few people respond a lot. Hence bloggers
may be mistaken as to who their audiences are if they only pay attention
to their relatively few feedbackers.
Never did any research on this. Just my .02. YMMV.
Barry
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New reviews (found at http://www.com.washington.edu/rccs/) include:
Islam in the Digital Age: E-Jihad, Online Fatwas, and Cyber Islamic
Environments, by Gary R. Bunt (Pluto Press, 2003)
Reviewed by Alan Sondheim, author of Being on Line: Net Subjectivity
(Lusitania, 1996), Disorders of the Real (Station Hill, 1988), .echo (alt-X
digital arts, 2001), Vel (Blazevox, 2004-5), Sophia (Writers Forum, 2004) and
The Wayward (Salt, 2004).
Reviewed by Robert Tynes, adjunct faculty member at Marist College in
Poughkeepsie, New York.
Windows and Mirrors: Interaction Design, Digital Art, and the Myth of
Transparency, by Jay David Bolter and Diane Gromala (MIT Press, 2003)
Reviewed by Richard Holeton, head of Residential Computing at Stanford
University, author of Figurski at Findhorn on Acid (Eastgate Systems, 2001) and
Composing Cyberspace: Identity, Community, and Knowledge in the Electronic Age
(McGraw-Hill, 1998).
E-Commerce and Cultural Values, edited by Theerasak Thanasankit (Idea Group
Publishing, 2003)
Reviewed by Kirk St.Amant, assistant professor of technical communication at
Texas Tech University.
Enjoy.
david silver
http://faculty.washington.edu/dsilver
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