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1st CfP HICSS39 - E-Government Track -
by Jochen Scholl 17 Feb '05

17 Feb '05

Apologies for unintended double-postings-- CALL FOR PAPERS Electronic Government Track Thirty-ninth Annual Hawai'i International Conference on System Sciences January 4 - 7, 2006 Hyatt Regency, Kauai Additional detail may be found on HICSS primary web site: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu <http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/> Mirror sites: http://hicss.sepa.tudelft.nl/ <http://hicss.sepa.tudelft.nl/> and http://www.is.cityu.edu.hk/hicss/ <http://www.is.cityu.edu.hk/hicss/> Within the newly established e-Government Track < http://www.ctg.albany.edu/conference/hicss >, a total of eight minitracks will cover the rapidly expanding e-Government research agenda at the 39th Hawaiian International Conference on Systems Sciences (HICSS39). Please find the detail minitrack calls under the specified URLs: E-Gov Services, co-chairs: H. Brücher, K. Eschenfelder, & H. Krcmar http://www.ctg.albany.edu/conference/hicss/egovsvcs?sub=egovsvcs E-Policy, Law, and Governance, co-chairs: M. Janssen, S. Holden, & T. Maxwell http://www.ctg.albany.edu/conference/hicss/epolicy?sub=epolicy E-Democracy, co-chairs: A. Macintosh, E. Welch, & S. Beaumaster http://www.ctg.albany.edu/conference/hicss/edemocracy?sub=edemocracy E-Gov Organization and Management, co-chairs: M. Wimmer, T. Pardo, & S. Dawes http://www.ctg.albany.edu/conference/hicss/egovmgmt?sub=egovmgmt E-Gov Infrastructure and Interoperability, co-chairs: K. Andersen, R. Klischewski, & J. Scholl http://www.ctg.albany.edu/conference/hicss/egovinfra?sub=egovinfra Mobile e-Government (m-Gov), co-chairs: R. Krimmer, R. Hackney, & J. Moon http://www.ctg.albany.edu/conference/hicss/egovmobile?sub=egovmobile E-Gov Security, co-chairs: G. White, T. Cresswell, & S. Jones http://www.ctg.albany.edu/conference/hicss/egovsecurity?sub=egovsecurity E-Gov Research Methods and Foundations, co-chairs: Å. Grönlund, J. Gant, & D. Norris http://www.ctg.albany.edu/conference/hicss/egovresearch?sub=egovresearch IMPORTANT DEADLINES Abstracts - Authors may contact Minitrack Chairs for guidance and indication of appropriate content at anytime. June 15 - Authors submit full papers to the Peer Review System, following Author Instructions found on the HICSS web site (www.hicss.hawaii.edu <http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/> ). All papers will be submitted in double column publication format and limited to 10 pages including diagrams and references. Papers undergo a double-blind review. August 15 - Acceptance/Rejection notices are sent to Authors via the Peer Review System. September 15 !!New Date!! - Authors submit Final Version of papers following submission instructions on the Peer Review System web site. At least one author of each paper must register by this date with specific plans to attend the conference to present the paper. Early Registration fee $525 applies. October 2 - General Registration fee $575 applies until December 10. December 10 - Deadline to guarantee your hotel room reservation at conference rate. - Deadline to receive conference registration refund. - Late registration fee $675 applies. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SUBMISSION HICSS papers must contain original material not previously published, nor currently submitted elsewhere. Consult the conference website (www.hicss.hawaii.edu <http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/> ) for the listing and description of Minitracks for HICSS-39. (Optional) Contact the Minitrack Chair(s) by email for guidance and verification of appropriate content. Do not submit the manuscript to more than one Minitrack Chair. If unsure of which Minitrack is appropriate, submit abstract to the Track Chair for guidance. HICSS will conduct double-blind reviews of each submitted paper. Submit full paper according to detailed instructions found on the Peer Review System website. HICSS-39 CONFERENCE TRACKS Collaboration Systems and Technology Co-chair: Robert O. Briggs bbriggs@GroupSystems; Co-chair: Jay Nunamaker nunamaker(a)cmi.arizona.edu Decision Technologies for Management Chair: Dan Dolk drdolk(a)nps.edu Digital Media: Content and Communication Chair: Michael Shepherd shepherd(a)cs.cal.ca E-Government Chair: H. Jochen Scholl jscholl(a)u.washington.edu Information Technology in Health Care Chair: William Chismar chismar(a)hawaii.edu Internet & the Digital Economy Co-chair: David King david.king(a)jda.com <mailto:david.king@jda.com> ; Co-chair: Alan Dennis ardennis(a)indiana.edu Knowledge Management Systems Co-chair: Murray Jennex murphjen(a)aol.com <mailto:murphjen@aol.com> ; Dave Croasdell davec(a)unr.edu Organizational Systems & Technology Chair: Hugh Watson hwatson(a)terry.uga.edu Software Technology Chair: Gul Agha agha(a)cs.uiuc.edu HICSS conferences are devoted to advances in the information, computer, and system sciences, and encompass developments in both theory and practice. Invited papers may be theoretical, conceptual, tutorial or descriptive in nature. Submissions undergo a double-blind peer referee process and those selected for presentation will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Submissions must not have been previously published. CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATION Ralph Sprague, Conference Chair Email: sprague(a)hawaii.edu <mailto:sprague@hawaii.edu> Sandra Laney, Conference Administrator Email: hicss(a)hawaii.edu <mailto:hicss@hawaii.edu> Eileen Robichaud Dennis, Track Administrator Email: eidennis(a)indiana.edu <mailto:eidennis@indiana.edu> 2006 CONFERENCE VENUE Hyatt Regency Kauai 1571 Poipu Road Koloa, Kauai HI 96756 1-808-742-1234 http://Kauai.hyatt.com <http://kauai.hyatt.com/>

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RE: [Air-l] Studies of social networks and online community
by Tharp, Kevin W. 17 Feb '05

17 Feb '05

Caroline: My dissertation is focused on social networking in a combined face-to-face and online environment related to a geographical community. Tharp, K. (2004, currently under review). An Individual Centered Approach to the Design, Implementation and Appropriation of an Online Community Network. Central Queensland University. Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. It was submitted in June 2004, and I anticipated it will go to binding in a couple of weeks. I would be happy to send you a copy of the finalized version when it gets signed off by the University. Regards, Kevin W. Tharp -----Original Message----- From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Caroline Haythornthwaite Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 11:46 AM To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] Studies of social networks and online community Hi all. I am doing a book chapter on social nework and online community. I know of and have work by Wellman, Hampton, Quan-Haase, Matzat, Park, as well as my own work in this area. If you have done studies that use a social network approach -- qualitative or quantitative -- I would like to hear about them. Email me off list and I'll assemble a list. Thanks. /Caroline ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Caroline Haythornthwaite (haythorn(a)uiuc.edu) www.lis.uiuc.edu/~haythorn Associate Professor phone: (217) 244-7453 Graduate School of Library and Information Science fax: (217) 244-3302 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 501 East Daniel St., Champaign, IL 61820 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- _______________________________________________ The Air-l-aoir.org(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://aoir.org/airjoin.html

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Fwd: [CSL] IRFD World Forum on Information Society - Phase Two
by jeremy hunsinger 17 Feb '05

17 Feb '05

Begin forwarded message: > From: Joanne Roberts <joanne.roberts(a)DURHAM.AC.UK> > Date: February 14, 2005 3:29:42 AM EST > To: CYBER-SOCIETY-LIVE(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK > Subject: [CSL] IRFD World Forum on Information Society - Phase Two > Reply-To: Interdisciplinary academic study of Cyber Society > <CYBER-SOCIETY-LIVE(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK> > > IRFD World Forum on Information Society - Phase Two > in La Marsa (Tunis), Tunisia > from 14. November 2005 to 16. November 2005. > Deadline for paper submission: 31. March 2005 > JEL classification(s): A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, > Q, R, Z > Further information at: http://www.irfd.org/events/wf2005 > > > > *********************************************************************** > ************* Distributed through Cyber-Society-Live [CSL]: CSL is a > moderated discussion list made up of people who are interested in the > interdisciplinary academic study of Cyber Society in all its > manifestations.To join the list please visit: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/cyber-society-live.html > *********************************************************************** > ************** jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu jeremy.tmttlt.com www.tmttlt.com () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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Grad Student Panel at Aoir 6.0?
by Leslie M. Tkach 17 Feb '05

17 Feb '05

This is for all grad students who are on air-l, but not on air-grad: Right now on air-grad, we are discussing the feasibility of putting together a panel at Aoir 6.0 in Chicago. If you are interested in the discussion, please join the air-grad list at http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-grad-aoir.org The clock is ticking, so please come on over if you're interested. Best regards, Leslie M. Tkach-Kawasaki (Aoir Grad Rep) Ph.D. Candidate University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan

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Fwd: International workshop on "The Augmented Public Space"
by jeremy hunsinger 16 Feb '05

16 Feb '05

Begin forwarded message: > From: A Aurigi <A.Aurigi(a)NEWCASTLE.AC.UK> > Date: February 16, 2005 6:15:30 PM EST > To: CYBERSPACE-AND-SOCIETY(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK > Subject: International workshop on "The Augmented Public Space" > Reply-To: A Aurigi <A.Aurigi(a)NEWCASTLE.AC.UK> > > > > Hello > > May I draw your attention to this international workshop that will be > held in Milan this coming June within the Communities and Technologies > 2005 conference? > > The workshop title is "Digital Cities: The Augmented Public Space" and > the deadline for the submission of extended abstracts is April 8. > > More info at: http://www.cct2005.disco.unimib.it/Workshop-M.htm > > Thanks a lot > Alex > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Dr Alessandro Aurigi > Director of the MSc in Digital Architecture > School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape > Claremont Tower > University of Newcastle > NE1 7RU, UK > > Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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Re: [Air-l] Most popular kids websites
by Sara M. Grimes 16 Feb '05

16 Feb '05

Hi Denise - I've had some luck with industry sources, such as nielsen/netratings - though the problem with these is that they often only supply "top five" or "top ten" listings, which yields a low sample size. I can send you some links to these if you are interested. I would also love to be cc-d on any responses you might get from the aoir list, particularly academic or non-profit sources. Thank you, Sara M. Grimes MA Student/School of Communication Research Assistant/Applied Communication + Technology (ACT) Lab Simon Fraser University On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:31:10 -0500 air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: > Does anyone know of a current, reliable list of the most popular kids > websites? I found the CME list from 1999, but I'm looking for > something more > recent, if such a list exists. > > Thanks. > Denise Bortree > Doctoral student > University of Florida > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-l-aoir.org(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://aoir.org/airjoin.html >

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wireless in the classroom - summary of responses
by Ulla Bunz 16 Feb '05

16 Feb '05

On February 10 I sent an inquiry about wireless technology in the classroom to the listserves of the Association of Internet Researchers (air-l) and the National Communication Association (Crtnet). Thanks to the dozen or so people who have responded. Their responses are available on my website starting immediately and until Feb 23 at least. The URL is http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~bunz/wireless.htm Ulla Bunz ---------------------------------------------------- Ulla Bunz Assistant Professor Department of Communication Rutgers University 4 Huntington Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Email: bunz(a)scils.rutgers.edu ----------------------------------------------------

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analyzing deliberation
by Matthias Trenel 16 Feb '05

16 Feb '05

Hello all, I thought I should let you know that Jennifer Stromer-Galley and myself have established a mailing list specifically for researchers that analyze deliberation processes (both face-to-face and online). The primary purpose of the list as I understand it is to povide an opportunity to discuss methodological and theoretical issues that surface when we investigate deliberation processes, e.g. which categories/dimensions to use for content analysis, which programs to use for content analysis, which cases to select, ... It seems as if there are a lot of researchers out there that are involved in similar research on deliberation thus sharing common interests and facing similar challenges. However, it also seems as if we could do better to connect to each other for mutual support, which is why we established this list. Please join at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/deliberation_research (or send a mail to trenel(a)wz-berlin.de) Maybe the conference below can be an opportunity for some of us to meet up! Greetings, Matthias +++ *** Call for Participation *** 2nd Conference on Online Deliberation: Design, Research, and Practice DIAC 2005 Website: www.online-deliberation.net May 20-22, 2005 Stanford University, Stanford, CA Abstract deadline: March 15, 2005 The Second Conference on Online Deliberation: Design, Research, and Practice / DIAC 2005, will be held at Stanford University from Friday through Sunday, May 20-22, 2005. This conference is a follow-up to "Developing and Using Online Tools for Deliberative Democracy", a two-day seminar which was held at Carnegie Mellon University in June, 2003. At the end of the CMU conference, participants agreed to have a follow-up meeting at Stanford. We would like to solidify the conference as a regular event, and to discuss the possibility of establishing a new society for online deliberation that will bring together researchers, designers, and practitioners whose work bears on this area. This conference is also the latest in a series of conferences on Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing (DIAC), presented in association with the Public Sphere Project (a CPSR Initiative). We welcome proposals for presentations and workshops from both within and outside academia. An edited volume of abstracts and selected full papers from the conference is planned for publication afterward through CSLI Publications, a division of the University of Chicago Press. Topics of interest include: * Online deliberation and groupware design * Computer-supported cooperative work * Uses and implications of the Internet for democratic participation * E-consultation and E-rulemaking * Online facilitation and community-building * Research on virtual communities * Uses of groupware in organizations * Online learning communities * Social decision procedures for online environments * Analyzing online dialogue * Email and listservs * Chatrooms and instant messaging * Message boards and blogs * Collaborative editing and wikis * Online organizing and petitions * Teleconferencing * Mobile communication and "smart mobs" * Smart rooms and iRooms * Immersive virtual environments * Multilingual online communities and machine translation * Secure communication and voting * Information systems support for deliberation * Lessons from "offline" deliberation and democracy * Distributed design * IP, ownership and "copyleft" * Digital divides, usability, and accessibility * Free speech and censorship online * Communication across platforms All of the above topics bear on whether Internet tools for deliberation can truly deepen democracy -- in groups, communities, and societies --and, if so, how. But work on these topics is spread over many and diverse disciplines: computer science, the social sciences, education, law, public policy, philosophy, social work, and information science, just to name a few. It involves scholars, designers, and practitioners from all over the world. This conference, like the one at CMU in 2003, is an attempt to bring these perspectives together so that we can all widen our horizons. The focus of the conference is not the Internet, society, and politics generally, but rather work that is especially related to online deliberation tools and their use. "Deliberation" denotes "thoughtful, careful, or lengthy consideration" by individuals, and "formal discussion and debate" in groups (Collins English Dictionary, 1979). We are therefore primarily interested in online communication that is reasoned, purposeful, and interactive, but the power and predominance of other influences on political decisions (e.g. mass media, appeals to emotion and authority, and snap judgements) obviously make them relevant to the prospects for deliberative e-democracy. Topics such as technology policy and social networks are of interest, but proposals around such topics for this conference should relate them to online deliberation. Proposals should be submitted under one of the following categories: PAPER PRESENTATION A proposal to present a paper may include an abstract of up to 300 words. Accepted authors will have until May 1 to upload a draft of their full paper so that conference attendees and an assigned discussant can read it before the conference. Paper presenters will have between 15 and 25 minutes to present their paper, depending on the time available in the final schedule. A limited number of papers will be selected for full-text print publication in a book that will be issued after the conference. Authors who are invited to publish their paper in the edited volume will have until July 1 to produce camera-ready copy. Papers that are not included in the book willl have their abstracts published instead. DEMO OR TALK A proposal to give a demonstration or talk may include an abstract of up to 300 words, which should describe the presentation that is being proposed. Accepted presenters will be given 15-25 minutes to present their work, depending on the time available in the final schedule. Presenters may, at their option, upload full papers on the conference web site prior to the conference, but a discussant will not be assigned if the submission is made in a category other than "paper presentation". Abstracts will be published in the edited volume that will be issued after the conference. PANEL OR SHORT WORKSHOP A proposal for a panel or short workshop may include an abstract of up to 500 words. The abstract should include the names of proposed presenters or hosts, as well as a description of the proposed workshop/panel. Workshops/panels are expected to last about 75 minutes. Presenters/participants may, at their option, upload full papers on the conference web site prior to the conference. Abstract-length (500 word) summaries of each workshop/panel will be published in the edited volume that will be issued after the conference, and will be due from the workshop/panel organizers by June 1. The conference online discusssion forum (linked from the conference homepage) is available as a venue for networking on panel and workshop proposals. EXTENDED WORKSHOP A proposal for an extended workshop may include an abstract of up to 700 words. The abstract should include the names of proposed presenters or hosts, as well as a description of the proposed workshop. Workshops are expected to last either for a hafl day or a full day. If a proposal is not accepted as an extended workshop, the proposed presenters/hosts may be offered the opportunity to do a short workshop instead. Participants may, at their option, upload full papers to the conference web site prior to the conference. Abstract-length (700 word) summaries of each workshop will be published in the edited volume that will be issued after the conference, and will be due from the workshop organizers by June 1. The conference online discussion forum (linked from the conference homepage) is available as a venue for networking on workshop proposals. The conference will be held at Stanford University in rooms equipped with overhead and laptop projection equipment, screens, and chalkboards. Presenters will need to take responsibility for any computer equipment, slides, or other audio-visual aids needed for their presentations. If space is available, we will try to facilitate impromptu workshops and group discussions that are organized informally during the conference. Organizers of these discussions will also be invited to submit 300-word summaries at the conclusion of the conference for publication in the edited volume. Co-sponsored by the Symbolic Systems Program, the Center for Deliberative Democracy, the Center for the Study of Language and Information, and the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford University, in association with the Public Sphere Project (a CPSR Initiative) For more information, consult the conference website: http://www.online-deliberation.net/conf2005. --- Dipl. Psych. Matthias Trénel trenel(a)wz-berlin.de http://www.wz-berlin.de/~trenel Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fuer Sozialforschung Abteilung Zivilgesellschaft und transnationale Netzwerke Social Science Research Center Berlin Research Unit Civil Society and Transnational Networks Reichpietschufer 50 10785 Berlin Tel: +49 30 25491 281 Mobile: +49 172 320 3210 Fax: +49 30 25491 254

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UK Local Issues Forums - Research ... Brighton, Newham and more
by Steven Clift 15 Feb '05

15 Feb '05

If you are interested in analyzing online political discourse, the use of open source in e-democracy, or effective models for online facilitation, check out http://e-democracy.org/uk We have a new 50 page draft guide available which helps explain the model. We are interested in working with researchers on cost/benefit analysis related to different e-democracy options for local authorities. If you have X resources you can get Y from A number of online consultations or Z from fewer consultation and one Issues Forum. As far as I can tell, there isn't much research that helps practitioners or funders better focus their scarce resources for the largest e-democracy value. Cheers, Steven Clift P.S. Live in Brighton? http://www.e-democracy.org/brighton-hove/ Newham: http://www.e-democracy.org/newham/ Steven Clift - http://publicus.net - Reply to: clift(a)publicus.net Join DoWire: http://dowire.org E-Democracy: http://e-democracy.org

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2005 Keynote Speakers
by Nancy Baym 15 Feb '05

15 Feb '05

I am pleased to announce the keynote speakers for the Association of Internet Researchers' 2005 Meeting in Chicago. Remember the deadline for submitting proposals has been extended to the 20th of February. I look forward to seeing many of you there! Ang Peng Hwa Dr. Ang is the Dean of the School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. His research focusses on media law and policy with a special emphasis on the Internet. A former journalist with a Singapore daily and a qualified lawyer, his research covers legal and policy issues in the media on such areas as copyright, media self-regulation, and free speech and censorship. Sonia Livingstone Dr. Livingstone is Professor of Social Psychology and a member of the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics. She has published widely on the subject of media audiences. Her recent work concerns children, young people and the internet, as part of a broader interest in the domestic, familial and educational contexts of new media access and use. Saskia Sassen Dr. Sassen is the Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago, and Centennial Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics. Her research focusses on issues of governance and accountability in a global economy. She is co-director of the Economy Section of the Global Chicago Project, a Member of the National Academy of Sciences Panel on Urban Data Sets, a Member of the Council of Foreign Relations, and Chair of the Information Technology, International Cooperation and Global Security Committee of the SSRC. -- Nancy Baym http://www.ku.edu/home/nbaym Communication Studies, University of Kansas Bailey Hall, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 102, Lawrence, KS 66045-7574, USA Association of Internet Researchers: http://aoir.org

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