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New journal - Dialogues on Digital Society
by Kylie Jarrett 04 Apr '24

04 Apr '24

Hi all, For those who may have missed the announcement a while back, Dialogues on Digital Society is a new journal focused on showcasing leading edge, substantial interventions related to all things digital. Interdisciplinary and international in its scope, DDS works through a dialogues format with each accepted paper subject to peer commentary and a response from the author. Papers are up to 12,000 words allowing scope for the development of leading-edge propositions about how to understand or interrogate the digitalisation of our world. The journal will also offer forums for books and cultural artefacts related to the digital, allowing for a broad engagement with digital research. More details of the journal - and submission information - can be found here:https://journals.sagepub.com/home/DDS I would love to see papers from the AoIR community so please do consider submitting your field changing insights. Thanks, Dr. Kylie Jarrett Associate Professor MA Coordinator Department of Media Studies Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare Ireland Editor-in-chief: Dialogues on Digital Society Author: Digital Labor (Polity 2022); Feminism, Labour, and Digital Media: The Digital Housewife (Routledge 2016) Co-author: NSFW: Sex, Humor and Risk in Social Media (MIT Press 2019) Google and the Culture of Search (Routledge 2013)

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VACANCY: Senior Lecturer (= Associate Professor) and Theme Lead in AI and In/Equality, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Sheffield
by Helen Kennedy 04 Apr '24

04 Apr '24

VACANCY: Senior Lecturer and Theme Lead in AI and In/Equality, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Sheffield Salary: £59,421-£66,857 per annum (with potential to progress to £77,475 per annum through sustained exceptional contribution). Deadline: 6th May 2024 Reference Number: UOS040583 To apply, visit visit https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs > current vacancies ? browse jobs > and then search for the reference number. The Centre for Machine Intelligence (CMI) and the Faculty of Social Sciences at The University of Sheffield wish to recruit a Senior Lecturer in AI and In/Equality. The CMI is The University of Sheffield’s AI research centre, supported by a £3.64m investment. This position is one of four academic theme lead appointments. The successful applicant will lead the Human-Centric AI theme. The Social Research Institute (SRI) is a physical hub of research centres and networks in the Faculty of Social Sciences, including the ESRC Digital Good Network, the Urban Institute, iHuman, the Healthy Lifespan Institute and the Centre for Care. The successful candidate will work across the CMI and SRI for the first three years of the post, and will have the opportunity to engage with SRI centres and networks to develop a programme of research. After three years, you will join a Social Science School appropriate to your disciplinary background and expertise. Concern about AI discrimination and inequality underlies much current global policy and scholarly debate. These issues are central to the Human-Centric AI theme and to the mission of the CMI. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career and lead an important stream of work within a major centre for AI research. You will have a PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant field of the social sciences and experience of interdisciplinary collaboration, especially with STEM disciplines. You will have the skills to provide leadership in AI and in/equality and to work with other theme leads and the Centre Director to ensure that the CMI is at the forefront of AI research, innovation, and impact, nationally and internationally. Your teaching load during the first three years of this position will be a maximum of 20% allocated workload, to ensure that you have capacity for leadership activities. The position is supported by a PhD studentship (UK fees and stipend for 3.5 years) and a generous start-up package for travel and equipment. -- Helen Kennedy, Director, ESRC Digital Good Network <https://digitalgood.net/>, @digitalgoodnet Professor of Digital Society, @hmtk, Living With Data <https://livingwithdata.org/>, she/her Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences <https://acss.org.uk/> *LATEST PUBLICATIONS: * Challenging assumptions about the relationship between awareness of and attitudes to data uses amongst the UK public <https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01972243.2023.2283729> (2023, w/Mark Taylor and Susan Oman, *The Information Society*) Socially meaningful transparency in data-based systems: reflections and proposals from practice <https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JD-01-2023-0006/full/ht…> (2023, w/Jo Bates, Itzelle Medina Perea, Susan Oman, Lulu Pinney, *Journal of Documentation*) Generic visuals of Covid-19 in the news: Invoking banal belonging through symbolic reiteration <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/13678779211061415>(2022, w/Giorgia Aiello, Chris W Anderson, Camilla Mørk Røstvik, *I**nternational Journal of Cultural Studies*.

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12th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Invited Session on Intelligent Tools in e/m/d Learning
by Announce 04 Apr '24

04 Apr '24

*** Third Call for Papers *** 12th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems (IS'24) Invited Session on Intelligent Tools for e/m/d Learning August 29-31, 2024, Golden Sands Resort, Varna, Bulgaria https://www.ieee-is.org (*** Submission Deadline: April 30, 2024 AoE ***) This invited session aims to explore state-of-the-art advancements in intelligent tools designed to revolutionize the landscape of e-learning (electronic learning), m-learning (mobile learning) and d-learning (digital learning). With the rapid integration of technology into education, there is a growing need to investigate and showcase innovative intelligent solutions that can enhance the effectiveness of online, mobile and digital learning environments. Intelligent solutions for the educational context can have a groundbreaking and revolutionary impact on learners and faculty alike, with integrated educational tools offering enhanced engagement, support for different learning levels, styles and abilities, and personalized learning experiences with immediate feedback at its core. Papers submitted to this session are expected to present results on various aspects of intelligent tools for e-learning, m-learning and d-learning. Topics may include but are not limited to adaptive learning systems, personalized learning experiences, artificial intelligence-driven content creation, data analytics for educational insights, and the integration of emerging technologies such as augmented reality and virtual reality in educational settings. Authors are encouraged to share empirical research, case studies, and practical implementations that demonstrate the impact of intelligent tools on learner/faculty engagement, knowledge retention, and overall educational outcomes. The session aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state-of-the-art in intelligent tools in e-learning, m-learning and d-learning, fostering discussions on their implications for the future of education and their potential to address challenges in diverse learning environments and educational levels, as well as diverse learner ability. PAPER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Submitted papers should be in IEEE 2-column format and should adhere to the template available here: https://www.ieee-is.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IS_A4_format-AAu.docx The expected paper length in camera-ready format should not exceed 6 pages. Submissions should be done in PDF using Easy Chair and the submission link is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=itl24 . PUBLICATION All accepted papers will be included in the IS'24 proceedings to be published by IEEE. The proceedings of the previous editions of IS can be found here: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/1000395/all-proceedings . Traditionally, extended versions of conference-selected papers appear within 1-2 years after the conference dates in well-known international iournals and/or post-conference books. More information can be found on the conference web site (https://www.ieee-is.org/publication-information/ ). CONTACT POINT For any additional information or clarification please contact the Invited Session Chair, George A. Papadopoulos at george(a)ucy.ac.cy . IMPORTANT DATES • Paper submission: April 30, 2024, AoE • Notification: May 20, 2024 • Camera Ready: June 6, 2024 • Author Registration: June 15, 2024 ORGANISATION Committees https://www.ieee-is.org/program-committee/ Invited Session Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (george(a)ucy.ac.cy)

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Learn to analyze Social Media Data with ChatGPT and other Generative AI Tools - Webinar on April 16th
by Alessandro Zonin 04 Apr '24

04 Apr '24

Dear Association of Internet Researcher Members, I'm thrilled to invite you to an *upcoming webinar on leveraging ChatGPT and other generative AI tools for social media data analysis*. During this webinar, we'll cover a range of topics related to social media data analysis with generative AI tools, including: 👉 Extracting social media data via web scraping 👉 What is generative AI and its applications for social media analysis 👉 Prompt design for generative AI tools 👉 Social media text analysis with generative AI tools 👉 Topic modeling of social conversations 👉 Extracting key insights from social media data 👉 Generating short articles to showcase social media analysis results *Details and enrolments here:*🗓️ Tuesday, April 16, 2024 from 19:00 to 21:00 (CEST) https://www.eventbrite.it/e/turning-social-media-data-into-actionable-insig… *Please apply the discount code AIRONLY to enroll with a 10% discount.* I hope to e-meet you soon. -- Alessandro Zonin Digital Data Stories <https://digitaldatastories.it> | Socioviz <https://socioviz.net/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/AlessandroZonin>

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2-year Postdoc position on Digitalization in the Global South at Tilburg University
by Saif Shahin 04 Apr '24

04 Apr '24

Junior Researcher (postdoctoral) Position for Project on Digitalization in the Global South at Tilburg University APPLY AT https://shorturl.at/fnyQ0 <https://shorturl.at/fnyQ0?fbclid=IwAR0YvozTQ9fjGW2wwL_v04OWKJJl_ItiYnSQ_DS_…> Position in brief School : Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences Department : Culture Studies Location : Tilburg Monthly gross salary (0,8 FTE) € 2976,- till € 3348,- Duration of employment contract : 24 months Weekly hours : 32 (0.8 fte) The Department of Culture Studies at Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, Tilburg University is seeking to appoint a junior researcher (postdoctoral) for a new project on Digitalization in the Global South. The successful candidate will conduct outstanding research on the growing use of digital technologies in Asia, Africa, and/or Latin America and help manage a proposed research lab that will serve as a hub for the project. The appointment is for two years (0.8 fte/32 hours a week). Find out more information about the department on TSHD- DCU <https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/about/schools/tshd/departments/dcu>. The position is open to candidates with a research profile in data science, digital humanities, science and technology studies, media and communication studies, culture studies, information science, internet governance, or a related area. The successful candidate will be expected to carry out innovative research on the social, political, and economic impact of digitalization in one or more regions of the Global South, with a focus on digital policymaking. They will also be expected to participate in the management of a research lab, including online content development and the organization of activities such as roundtable discussions and colloquia, under the supervision of dr. Saif Shahin and dr. Mingyi Hou. *Your Responsibilities* The main duties of the position are as follows: - Produce cutting-edge scholarship as part of a new research lab on digitalization in the Global South; - Produce original content for the lab’s website, such as research briefs, policy summaries, and/or data-driven reports; - Curate documents and procure and archive data from public sources for the website; - Help organize periodic roundtable meetings with scholars on campus; - Help organize an international symposium; - Publicize the work of the lab on social media; and - Help secure research funding to expand the work of the lab. *Selection Criteria* The successful candidate will meet the following expectations: *Essential* - Have, or be close to completing, a doctoral degree in data science, digital humanities, science and technology studies, media and communication studies, culture studies, information science, internet governance, or a related area; - A publication record commensurate with the candidate’s career stage; - An outstanding program of empirical research related to digitalization in the Global South; - Evidence of the potential to obtain significant peer-reviewed research funding; - Demonstrated ability to collaborate with colleagues; - Proficiency in academic-level written and spoken English; - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to communicate with non-academic audiences; and - Awareness of legal and ethical principles related to digital research. *Desirable* - A track record of successful grant applications; - Experience in writing for non-academic audiences; - Experience in organizing research conferences or symposia; - Experience in data management and/or web administration; and - Proficiency in a major language from the Global South. *Terms of employment* The successful candidate will be given a two-year position. The position will be graded in the Dutch university job ranking system (UFO) as Researcher 4. Depending on the candidate's experience, the salary for this position based on 0.8 FTE is between € 2976 and € 3348 gross per month based on a salary scale 10 step 3 minimum and 10 step 6 maximum of the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities. The preferred starting date is 1 September 2024. Tilburg University is rated among the top of Dutch employers and has excellent terms of employment, such as a holiday allowance of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% (annually), an options model and reimbursement of moving expenses. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may qualify for a tax-free allowance equal to 30% of their taxable salary. The university will apply for such an allowance on their behalf. The Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences will provide assistance in finding suitable accommodation. The Collective Labor Agreement of Dutch Universities applies. *Information and application* The deadline for application is 15 May 2024. If you have any questions about the position or the project, please contact the project leaders, dr. Saif Shahin (s.s.shahin(a)tilburguniversity.edu) and dr. Mingyi Hou ( m.hou(a)tilburguniversity.edu) For more information about the department, you may reach out to head of the Department of Culture Studies, dr. Tom Van Hout (tom.vanhout(a)tilburguniversity.edu) The only way to apply is online. To apply, please submit the following information: - A cover letter explaining how you meet the selection criteria for the position, drawing on examples from your educational and/or professional experiences; - Curriculum vitae; and - Names and contact details of three references. Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences Research and education at the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences (TSHD) has a unique focus on humans in the context of the globalizing digital society, on the development of artificial intelligence and interactive technologies, on their impact on communication, culture and society, and on moral and existential challenges that arise. The School of Humanities and Digital Sciences consists of four departments: Communication and Cognition, Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence, Culture Studies and Philosophy; several research institutes and a faculty office. Also the University College Tilburg is part of the School. Each year around 275 students commence a Bachelor or (Pre) Master Program. The School has approximately 2000 students and 250 employees. Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences <https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/about/schools/humanities/> Recruitment code Tilburg University applies the recruitmentcode <https://kmt.nvp-hrnetwerk.nl/download/?id=21374> of the Dutch Association for Personnel Management & Organization Development (NVP). Disclaimer The text of this vacancy advertisement is copyright-protected property of Tilburg University. Use, distribution and further disclosure of the advertisement without express permission from Tilburg University is not allowed, and this applies explicitly to use by recruitment and selection agencies which do not act directly on the instructions of Tilburg University. Responses resulting from recruitment by non-contractors of Tilburg Universities will not be handled. ____ Saif Shahin, Ph.D. Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences Tilburg University, Netherlands Associate Editor Journal of Information Technology & Politics Google Scholar <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pzy87iEAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao> | ResearchGate <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Saif-Shahin> Recent publications Black Lives Matter Goes Global <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14614448211057106> (*New Media & Society*, 2024) Platform Affordances and Spiral of Silence <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160791X23002361> (*Technology in Society*, 2024) Reciprocity and Asymmetry in Digital Diplomacy <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/poi3.355> (*Policy & Internet*, 2023)

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Workshop CFP "Intersections of Youth, Gender, and Religion under Digital Media in the MENA Region"
by Ülker Sözen 04 Apr '24

04 Apr '24

Apologies for cross or double posting. *Call for Papers* *Intersections of Youth, Gender, and Religion under Digital Media in the MENA Region* *Workshop* *26-27 September 2024, Leipzig University, Germany* *German* *Research Foundation Project **“**Contested Pieties and Secularities: Family** a**nd Youth Politics in (post-Kemalist) 'New Turkey'* *”* This workshop aims to offer a platform to case studies and theoretical undertakings concentrating on the intersections of youth, gender, and religion under digital media in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Some possible themes and topics for contributions to be analyzed within the framework of youth and/ or gender, religion, and digital media in the MENA region are: - Expressions and performances of religious identities - Governance strategies and policies targeting the youth, gender, and sexuality - New age religions and spiritualities - Social media influencer economies - Trans-regional and global flows and networks enabled by the digital condition - Youth cultures - Feminist and LGBTQ politics and collective movements - Anti-gender politics and ideologies - Negotiation of the religious-secular divide - Anti-religious and secularist politics and post-secularity on digital media Travel and accommodation costs of the selected participants will be covered or subsidized. However, due to limited budget, participants are encouraged to use their institutional funding if available. One of the aims of the workshop is producing a special journal issue or a joint publication. After the workshop, submission of the final papers for publication will be expected within a reasonable amount of time. *Please send your abstracts of up to 500 words accompanied by a short bio** and information regarding whether you will need financial support for travel* *and accommodation **to* *uelker.soezen(a)uni-leipzig.de* <uelker.soezen(a)uni-leipzig.de>* by May 3, 2024. * *Convener:* Dr. Ülker Sözen, Institute for the Study of Religion, Leipzig University & Associate Member, Multiple Secularities Research Team *Deadline for abstracts: **03 May **2024* *Announcement of the selected papers: **17 **May 2024* *****

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Real-Time Intelligent Systems 2024
by ijwa dline.info 04 Apr '24

04 Apr '24

Sixth International Conference on Real-Time Intelligent Systems (RTIS 2024) Tien Giang University My Tho (near Ho-chi-Minh) Vietnam October 17-19, 2024 www.socio.org.uk/rtis Springer Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (LNNS) The International Conference on Real-time Intelligent Systems (RTIS) has traveled from Beijing, China (2016), to Ho-Chi-Min, Vietnam. The sixth edition will take place at Tien Giang University. Over the last few years, real-time intelligent computing has radically transformed the human lifestyle. Research on real-time intelligent systems is multi-disciplinary, exploiting concepts from diverse areas such as big data processing, computational intelligence, location-based services, recommendation systems, and multimedia processing. In today’s highly dynamic environment, analysing data in real-time is necessary to understand how systems process data, reason the outputs, and anticipate trends in intelligent computing. To this end, this conference will serve as a platform to manifest the ongoing research in the field. Thus, RTIS welcomes theoretically grounded, methodologically sound papers that address aspects related to topics, such as: Artificial Intelligence and Data mining Streaming data, streaming engines Trace-based intelligent real-time services Adaptive vision algorithms Location-based services Intelligent Robotic Systems Collaborative Intelligence Data capture in real-time Data quality and cleansing Intelligent Data Analysis Intelligent Database Systems Knowledge representation and reasoning Intelligent information fusion Large Language Models, cognitive methods, sequential inference, data mining, pattern/behavioral analysis, Big Data systems and applications for high-velocity data Intelligent Information Systems Privacy and security in Intelligence Software Engineering Solutions Intelligent Soft Computing Real-time multiprocessor systems Internet of Things Architectures for Intelligence Real-time distributed coding Smart services and platforms Real-time modelling user information needs Wireless Communication Real-time intelligent communication Real-time intelligent network solutions Mobile Smart Systems Broadband Intelligence Cloud Computing and Intelligence Collaborative Intelligence Analysis in domains such as energy, sensors Decision support systems in real-time Multi-agent Intelligent Systems Multilingual information access Recommendation systems Real-time intelligent alert systems Real-time remote access systems Intelligent Transportation Systems Autonomous systems (incl. autonomous vehicles and drones) Distributed systems Cloud/edge computing/fusion Defence/security, robotics, aerospace, intelligent transportation Mining/Manufacturing Environmental monitoring Critical Real-time Applications Real-time noise removal systems Event-driven analytics Intelligent Fuzzy Systems Machine translation in real-time OLAP for real-time decision support Crowdsourcing and crowd intelligence Submission, proceedings Papers must be submitted online through OpenConf. Author instructions and LaTex2e (preferred) and Word macro files are available on the submission page. Submitted papers should be at most 14 pages (long papers) and 8 pages (short ones), including figures, tables and references (in the Springer template). Authors of accepted papers are required to transfer their copyrights. For a paper to appear in the proceedings, at least one of the authors MUST register for the conference by the camera-ready submission deadline with a full registration. Springer’s Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (LNNS) (https://www.springer.com/series/15179) will publish the accepted papers and be indexed in SCOPUS, EI Compendex, INSPEC, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, and SCImago. All the papers published in the series are submitted for consideration in the Web of Science. Important Dates Submission of papers: September 01, 2024 Notification: September 30, 2024 Camera-ready: October 01, 2024 Registration: October 01, 2024 Conference Dates: October 17-19, 2024 Honorary Chair Vo Ngoc Ha, Tien Giang University, Vietnam General Chairs Le Minh Tung, Tien Giang University, Vietnam Martín LÓPEZ-NORES, University of Vigo, Spain Program Chairs Nguyen Hoang Vu, Tien Giang University, Vietnam Pit Pichappan, Digital Information Research Labs, India & UK Dion Goh Hoe Lian, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Co-Program Chairs Duong Van Hieu, Tien Giang University, Vietnam Ricardo Rodriguez-Jorge, Technological Centre Ceit, Spain Pavel Losket, Zhejiang University-University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Institute, China Organizing Chair Cao Nguyen Thi, Tien Giang University, Vietnam Publicity Chair Beniysa Mohsin, LTI laboratory, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Morocco Paper submission at https://socio.org.uk/rtis/paper-submission/ Contact stm(a)socio.org.uk

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CfP G&G/HICSS 2025
by Nathaniel Poor 03 Apr '24

03 Apr '24

Call for Papers: Game Scholars and Hawaii in January! Games & Gaming at HICSS 58th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) January 7-10, 2025, at the Hilton Waikoloa Village, Big Island For the ninth straight year, the Games & Gaming minitrack at HICSS is seeking papers that examine the social aspects of digital gaming. We feature work related to digital games and sociality that covers a variety of methods: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods papers are welcome, ranging from interviews to big data analyses, detailed observations of games and associated social or streaming networks, as well as theoretical papers looking at digital gaming practices in general. Types of games studied may include mobile, social, free to play, AAA, MMOs, PC, console, multiplayer, and indie games. As part of the Digital and Social Media track, papers must contain a social dimension, examining, for example, sociability, social practices, communities (in-game, out-game, across multiple spaces or time), use of social affordances, or some other social dimension. Student authors are welcome! See here for HICSS author instructions and guidelines: http://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/ <http://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/>. Also, see below for links to previously accepted papers to get an idea of what we are looking for, and a list of other game-related mini-tracks that will be at HICSS 58. DATES April 15: Submission site opens (see http://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/ <http://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/>) June 15, 11:59 pm HST: Papers due August 17: Decision notification September 22: Camera ready version due October 1: Deadline for at least one author to register for HICSS January 7-10, 2025: Conference! G&G TOPICS Community management Cooperative and competitive play Fans and fan communities Game curation via sites like Steam Game design for sociality Intercultural play Multigenerational play Multiplayer games Network analysis of game-related groups and communities Player communities Social affordances of games Social issues in game development Social practices (in-game, out-game, both) Streaming gameplay (e.g., Twitch, YouTube Live, etc.) Toxicity online …or email us! LINKS HICSS: http://hicss.hawaii.edu/ <http://hicss.hawaii.edu/> Author Instructions: http://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/ <http://hicss.hawaii.edu/authors/> Digital and Social Media track: https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-57/digital-and-social-media/ <https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-57/digital-and-social-media/> Papers from 2024: https://hdl.handle.net/10125/107457 <https://hdl.handle.net/10125/107457> Papers from 2023: https://hdl.handle.net/10125/102510 <https://hdl.handle.net/10125/102510> Papers from 2022: https://hdl.handle.net/10125/79200 <https://hdl.handle.net/10125/79200> Papers from 2021: https://hdl.handle.net/10125/72169 <https://hdl.handle.net/10125/72169> CO-CHAIRS Nathaniel Poor (Primary Contact Co-Chair) Underwood Institute natpoor(a)gmail.com <mailto:natpoor@gmail.com> Steph Orme Key Lime Interactive orme.stephanie(a)gmail.com <mailto:orme.stephanie@gmail.com> Andy Phelps American University & University of Canterbury andymphelps(a)gmail.com <mailto:andymphelps@gmail.com> OTHER GAME-RELATED MINI-TRACKS AT HICSS 58 (and track) Beyond Video Games: Alternative Game Technology Applications and Game Experiences (in Software Technology) Esports (in Internet and the Digital Economy) Dark And Bright Sides Of The Metaverse (in Internet and the Digital Economy) Digitalization of Work (in Knowledge Innovation and Entrepreneurial Systems) Game-based Learning (in Knowledge Innovation and Entrepreneurial Systems) Games for Impact (in Software Technology) Gamification (in Decision Analytics and Service Science) Metaverse, Mixed Reality, And Remote Interactions (in Decision Analytics and Service Science) Social Media Influencers and Influencing (in Digital and Social Media) Streaming Media Services (in Digital and Social Media) ------------------------------- Nathaniel Poor, Ph.D. (he/him/his) Underwood Institute http://www.underwood-institute.org/ <http://www.underwood-institute.org/> http://github.com/natpoor <http://github.com/natpoor> http://natpoor.blogspot.com/ <http://natpoor.blogspot.com/> http://sites.google.com/site/natpoor/ <http://sites.google.com/site/natpoor/> ------------------------------- Nathaniel Poor, Ph.D. (he/him/his) Underwood Institute http://www.underwood-institute.org/ http://github.com/natpoor http://natpoor.blogspot.com/ http://sites.google.com/site/natpoor/

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WEBCAST APR 3 – IPNSIG Academy Keynote: Chasing Peaceful Innovation – Exploring intersections between technical Internet and Lunar governance – Jacob Malthouse
by Joly MacFie 03 Apr '24

03 Apr '24

Just starting. You may remember Jacob Malthouse as the guy who started the #savedotorg campaign. On this topic, by coincidence the US DoD today released their Commercial Space Integration Strategy <https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3728370/dod-releases-…> . Real Time Text https://bit.ly/4amWZBS Read on blog <https://isoc.live/17561/> or Reader <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=dbbc3709f33ae51230352e1…> On *Wednesday April 3, 2024*, at *5pm-6pm EDT* (21:00-22:00 UTC), the *Interplanetary Networking Special Interest Group <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=467fa3defc0f5da93b05d39…>* (IPNSIG) presents an IPNSIG Academy Keynote '*Chasing Peaceful Innovation - Exploring intersections between technical Internet and Lunar governance <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=467fa3defc0f5da93b05d39…>*'. The *Open Lunar Foundation <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4dd74c444d1f311faa5f864…>* generates and invests in solutions that enable peaceful Lunar exploration. *Jacob Malthouse <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=8bd5e99b4d70099226e08c6…>* will share Open Lunar’s planned projects for 2024 and potential alignments with IPNSIG’s vision for the expansion of the Internet into space. He is particularly interested in the evolutionary arc of Solar System Internet governance approaches presented in the latest IPNSIG AWG publication “*Solar System Internet Architecture and Governance <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=62d977d0258f1c95ee78452…>* ". *SPEAKER* *Jacob Malthouse* – Executive Director, Open Lunar Foundation *HOST / MODERATOR* *Scott Burleigh* – Vice President, IPNSIG *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/ipnsigacademy18 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6ad828971406f0d612a45a4…>* *ADD TO CALENDAR https://calndr.link/event/FAC5e3p6eF <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f9627cb5e20c32dff532018…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3TKb318 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e027c4ff7676409fab75036…>* *REAL TIME TEXT* (See *ISOC.LIVE <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=dbbc3709f33ae51230352e1…>* ) *TWITTER #IPNSIGacademy <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a26169d3cdddb74484eaff2…> #LunarGov @IPNSIG @jacobmalthouse @openlunar @LauraChappell #space * *MASTODON #IPNSIGacademy <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=44c6f6123af208e3a7e17e5…>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1755d1a3320c61b2785d49a…>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=27033efdbf3c91a6df1c303…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/* <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=103e37d52c232388119d229…> (AI Captions) *https://www.facebook.com/ipnisoc/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=9adee5dacc9bd455ef7fd7b…> *(AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/ipnsigacademy18 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=109d0f6572e5fb8df74cd43…>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Workshop CFP "Intersections of Youth, Gender, and Religion under Digital Media in the MENA Region"
by Ülker Sözen 03 Apr '24

03 Apr '24

*Call for Papers* *Intersections of Youth, Gender, and Religion under Digital Media in the MENA Region* *Workshop* *26-27 September 2024, Leipzig University, Germany* *German* *Research Foundation Project **“**Contested Pieties and Secularities: Family** a**nd Youth Politics in (post-Kemalist) 'New Turkey'* *”* Digital media and online communication technologies have a deep impact in shaping the expressions, experiences, and governance techniques concerning the religious lives and affiliations of individuals across the globe. This transformation takes place under a myriad of features introduced by digital media such as the fast-paced, multi-directional, and global character of information flows, the monetization of content production, the algorithmic architecture of digital platforms, and dataification of social life. In this environment, digital media has proven to serve as a particularly significant medium for religious actors to connect with believers and spread their beliefs among new populations. Simultaneously, digital media opens up spaces hybridizing and diversifying religious discourses, identities, and authorities, along with enabling platforms of connectivity and circulation to challenge those. Youth and gender are particular areas of interest within digital religion studies considering a variety of circumstances. Younger generations use online technologies more intensely to interpret and interact with the social world while, correspondingly, social media platforms become the prominent ground for the production and popularization of youth cultures. In this respect, digital media is a consequential site to observe the contemporary strategies of religious authorities for reaching out to the youth along with how the youth engages with religious discourses and form religious identities. With respect to gender, on the one hand, digital media facilitates discourses, practices, and opportunities that can challenge hegemonic and traditional gender roles that are tied to religious traditions, as well as bringing in alternative religious identities that can incorporate gendered forms of rights and visibility politics. Yet, on the other hand, digital media also provides a pivotal environment for the circulation of anti-gender ideology, which draws from religious fundamentalisms along with other forms of far-right politics. The literature on digital media and digital religion has hitherto focused predominantly on Global North and Western historical experiences, while frequently overlooking the particularities and experiences of non-Western contexts. In this light, this workshop aims to offer a platform to case studies and theoretical undertakings concentrating on the intersections of youth, gender, and religion under digital media in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Digital media played a central role in the popular social movements in the recent history of the region - namely the Arab Spring and the Gezi Protests a decade ago and most recently the protests in Iran. The prominence of the youth, women, and LGBTQ in these movements and the multiple ways in which religion and religiosities are addressed therein, render the MENA region an important site to study the intersections of youth, gender, and religion under digital media. Some possible themes and topics for contributions to be analyzed within the framework of youth and/ or gender, religion, and digital media in the MENA region are: - Expressions and performances of religious identities - Governance strategies and policies targeting the youth, gender, and sexuality - New age religions and spiritualities - Social media influencer economies - Trans-regional and global flows and networks enabled by the digital condition - Youth cultures - Feminist and LGBTQ politics and collective movements - Anti-gender politics and ideologies - Negotiation of the religious-secular divide - Anti-religious and secularist politics and post-secularity on digital media Travel and accommodation costs of the selected participants will be covered or subsidized. However, due to limited budget, participants are encouraged to use their institutional funding if available. One of the aims of the workshop is producing a special journal issue or a joint publication. After the workshop, submission of the final papers for publication will be expected within a reasonable amount of time. *Please send your abstracts of up to 500 words accompanied by a short bio** and information regarding whether you will need financial support for travel* *and accommodation **to* *uelker.soezen(a)uni-leipzig.de* <uelker.soezen(a)uni-leipzig.de>* by May 3, 2024. * *Convener:* Dr. Ülker Sözen, Institute for the Study of Religion, Leipzig University & Associate Member, Multiple Secularities Research Team *Deadline for abstracts: **03 May **2024* *Announcement of the selected papers: **17 **May 2024* *****

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