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JoDI (V5i4): Social Aspects of Digital Information in Perspective
by Cunliffe D J (Comp) 15 Dec '04

15 Dec '04

Colleagues, I thought that this announcement might be of interest to people on this list, but might not be widely disseminated - apologies for cross-postings. Daniel. Journal of Digital Information announces A SPECIAL ISSUE on Social Aspects of Digital Information in Perspective (Volume 5, issue 4, December 2004) Special issue Editors: Roberta Lamb and Susan Johnson, University of Hawaii, Manoa From the special issue editorial: "This special issue showcases a series of studies that are guided by the methods and perspectives of Social Informatics. This line of inquiry extends a research stream of the late Rob Kling, a pioneer in social informatics studies who strived for over 30 years to make social issues central to discussions about computing and information systems. "Within the past decade, social informatics research has grown to encompass a widening and interdisciplinary interest in studies that carefully examine the ways in which information and communications technologies (ICTs) are bound up in everyday social and organizational structures. It draws researchers who focus on the inter-relationships among people, their institutional and cultural contexts, and their uses of ICTs. This focus on 'ICT use in context' diverts some attention from the task at hand to pay more careful attention to the power relations that shape the task and the setting, as well as the roles of the social actors who use ICTs to perform their situated tasks. "For this inaugural theme issue, we were particularly interested in presenting empirical examinations of ICTs that carefully depict and theorize about the cumulative influences of local histories on ICT use, with emphasis on the everyday aspects of living with digital information in the home, in the workplace, in research labs, in public places, and other social settings. We know that for many readers the contents of this issue will be very different from the types of articles they usually find in JoDI, but we hope this will be a welcome change. We feel it is very important to present theoretically guided examinations of everyday encounters with digital information to balance the more prevalent business-centric concerns and technology-focused projections about Information Society futures. "Although the studies in this issue cover a wide range of topics, they share basic concepts that guide social informatics studies: - Digital exchanges shape and are shaped by community interaction. - History and context matter. - Shifts in identity accompany the use of new digital information technologies. - Going online precipitates unexpected social, economic and political outcomes." http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/Articles/v05/i03/editorial/ The issue includes the following papers: H. Ekbia, R. Kling (October 2004) How IT Mediates Organizations: Enron and The California Energy Crisis http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/Articles/v05/i04/Ekbia/ P. McLean, S. Johnson (October 2004) How Oke-Ogun Crosses the Digital Divide - Study of a Nigerian Rural Development Project http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/Articles/v05/i04/McLean/ M. Raisinghani, A. Benoit, J. Ding, M. Gomez, K. Gupta, V. Gusila, D. Power, O. Schmedding (August 2004) Ambient Intelligence: Changing forms of human-computer interaction and their influence on people and organizational environments http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/Articles/v05/i04/Raisinghani/ K. Stam, J. Stanton, I. Guzman (October 2004) Employee Resistance to Information Technology Change in a Social Service Agency: A Membership Category Approach http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/Articles/v05/i04/Stam/ Editor's note. One further paper (Klashner) will be added to this issue and will appear in due course in the issue listing http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/?vol=5&iss=4 It will also be included in the announcement for the next issue of JoDI. -- The Journal of Digital Information is a peer-reviewed electronic journal published only via the Web. JoDI is currently free to users thanks to support from the British Computer Society and Oxford University Press http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/

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Oxford Summer Doctoral Programme Moves to China - Application Now Open
by Vicki Nash 14 Dec '04

14 Dec '04

Dear Colleague, The Oxford Internet Institute is pleased to announce that the application process for our next Summer Doctoral Programme is now open. The 2005 programme will take place in the city of Beijing, China between the 7th and 21st July 2005. The programme will focus on the increasingly multilingual, multicultural character of the Internet and Web, particularly with the rapidly growing prominence of Asia, and China, in this global network of information, communication, services and technologies. Further information regarding the programme and details on how to apply, are now available on our website. Please see: <http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/?rq=sdp> http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/?rq=sdp. If you have any further queries please email <mailto:sdp@oii.ox.ac.uk> sdp(a)oii.ox.ac.uk. Kind regards, Dr Victoria Nash Policy and Research Officer 01865 287231 Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford 1, St Giles OX1 3JS www.oii.ox.ac.uk <http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/>

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Fwd: [isworld] Workshop on Human and Social Factors of Software Engineering
by jeremy hunsinger 14 Dec '04

14 Dec '04

>> HSSE 2005- Workshop on Human and Social Factors of Software >> Engineering >> http://bigfoot.uib.no/HSSE/ >> St. Louis, Missouri, USA, May 16th 2005 >> >> To be held in conjunction with 27th International Conference on >> Software >> Engineering >> http://www.cs.wustl.edu/icse05/Home/ >> >> >> ABOUT THE WORKSHOP >> ---------------------------------- >> To make the social and human factors of software engineering more >> explicit, >> the Workshop "Human and social factors of software engineering" >> focuses on >> the human communication and the social environment of software >> developers. >> Including and combining approaches of software engineering with social >> science, the workshop will systematize the relevant factors. The >> workshop >> looks at software engineering from a perspective of agile methods and >> communication theory in order to point out solutions and conditions >> for >> human-centred software engineering processes. The workshop aims to >> provide >> a >> forum for researchers and practitioners to discuss the latest >> developments >> in the areas of social science, knowledge engineering and software >> engineering approaches. The workshop originated in order to provide a >> forum >> in which the latest developments in the field of human centered >> software >> engineering could be discussed. >> >> TOPICS >> ---------- >> . Social science approaches to software engineering >> . Practices for knowledge dissemination in software engineering teams >> . Knowledge reuse in software engineering projects >> . Interaction tracing during software development processes >> . Communication architectures for advanced collaboration support of >> developer teams >> . Human and social factors in agile methods >> >> CONFERENCE VENUE >> ------------------------------ >> See ICSE web page: http://www.cs.wustl.edu/icse05/Home/ >> >> PAPER SUBMISSION >> ---------------------------- >> We accept position papers (maximum 3 pages) or full papers (maximum 7 >> pages) >> describing on-going or finished research. The papers must be in ACM >> 2-column >> format (see >> http://www.cs.wustl.edu/icse05/Submissions/PaperFormat.shtml) >> Papers need to be submitted online as PDF (see >> http://www.cs.wustl.edu/icse05/Submissions/Submissions.shtml) >> >> PROCEEDINGS >> -------------------- >> The proceedings will be published in the ACM digital library. >> >> IMPORTANT DATES >> ---------------------------- >> . February 21, 2005 - Paper submission deadline >> . March 21, 2005 - Notification of acceptance >> . April 04, 2004 - Camera-ready deadline >> . May 16, 2005 - Workshop at the ICSE 2005 >> >> LANGUAGE >> ---------------- >> The official language of the conference is English >> >> Organizing Committee: >> ------------------------- >> Michael John, Fraunhofer FIRST, Michael.john(a)first.fraunhofer.de >> Bjørnar Tessem , University of Bergen; bjornar.tessem(a)uib.no >> Frank Maurer, University of Calgary, frank.maurer(a)cpsc.ucalgary.ca >> >> >> The ISWorld LISTSERV is a service of the Association for Information > Systems (http://www.aisnet.org) To unsubscribe, redirect, or change > subscription options please go to http://lyris.isworld.org/. You are > subscribed to isworld as: f.land(a)lse.ac.uk. Each Sender assumes > responsibility that his or her message conforms to the ISWorld LISTSERV > policy and conditions of use available at > http://lyris.isworld.org/isworldlist.htm. >> > > Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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MultiMediaStations in Austria
by Philipp Budka 14 Dec '04

14 Dec '04

Dear List, That might be of interest: Telekom Austria intends to convert 1.300 public phone boxes into MultiMediaStations with access to the Internet. One hour surfing will cost 6 Euro, one text-email 10 Euro Cent. The governmental website www.help.gv.at, which offers documents and information on working and living in Austria can be accessed without costs.(http://www.help.gv.at/Content.Node/HELP-FC.html). In providing free access, the government aims to close the digital divide within the Austrian society and to foster the e-government initiative. The already existing 500 MultiMediaStations are used by 370.000 Austrian per month, according to Telekom Austria. http://futurezone.orf.at/futurezone.orf?read=detail&id=259701&tmp=85413 Cheers, Philipp -- Philipp Budka philbu(a)gmx.net Rustengasse 5/10 A-1150 Wien, Austria http://www.philbu.net http://www.lateinamerika-studien.at -- NEU +++ DSL Komplett von GMX +++ http://www.gmx.net/de/go/dsl GMX DSL-Netzanschluss + Tarif zum superg�nstigen Komplett-Preis!

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10 ph.d. scholarships
by jespert 14 Dec '04

14 Dec '04

Hi all, 10 new state-funded ITU ph.d. scholarships has just been announced on the ITU website. http://www1.itu.dk/sw26558.asp Best Regards Jesper -- Jesper Tække - MA. Ph.D.-Student - IT University of Copenhagen - Dept. of Digital Aesthetics & Communication - Rued Langgaards Vej 7 - DK-2300 Copenhagen S - Phone +45 7218 5000 - Direct +45 7218 5037 - Fax +45 7218 5001 - http://home16.inet.tele.dk/jesper_t/ - e-mail: jespert(a)itu.dk

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Fwd: [cultstud-l] CFP: Theories/Practices of Blogging
by jeremy hunsinger 13 Dec '04

13 Dec '04

Begin forwarded message: > From: Thivai Abhor <rhetoricplace(a)yahoo.com> > Date: December 13, 2004 11:03:16 PM EST > To: CULT-STUD <cultstud-l(a)mailman.acomp.usf.edu> > Subject: [cultstud-l] CFP: Theories/Practices of Blogging > Reply-To: Cultural Studies <cultstud-l(a)mailman.acomp.usf.edu> > > > Hello everyone, > > We would appreciate it if you could pass this on to interested > writers/bloggers. > > Thank you for your time. > > Michael Benton > http://www.reconstruction.ws > http://dialogic.blogspot.com > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > This is a call for papers for a special theme issue on “blogging” to > be published as a threshold issue in the journal Reconstruction. The > editors of this theme issue are looking for papers/projects/manifestos > on the subject of “blogging.” > > Possible topics: > Theorization of the Blogosphere > Blogging Manifesto > Politics and/of Blogging > Aesthetics of Blogs > Activist Blogging > Auto/Biographical Blogs > New Media/Communication Theories and Blogging > New Journalism Blogging > Civil Rights of Bloggers > Global Culture and Blogging > Local Culture and Blogging > Education and Blogging > Gender and Blogging > Race and Blogging > Collective Blogs > Community of Bloggers > Unrealized Potential of Blogging > Critiques of Blogging > Representations of Space/Place on Blogs > Purpose of a Unique Individual/Collective Blog > Audio and Visual Blogs > > We are especially interested in the experiences, theories and > perspectives of those who actually blog. Feel free to propose other > topics to the editors: > > Michael Benton (University of Kentucky; founder of the blog Dialogic) > and Nick Lewis (co-founder of the Progressive Bloggers’ Alliance and > the collective blog NetPolitik) > > Send all queries, proposals and manuscripts to mdbento(a)gmail.com > > > > Read below about the journal Reconstruction and threshold special > theme issues and their deadlines. The editors expect this issue to > fill very quickly due to the importance of this subject. > > Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture (ISSN 1547-4348) > <http://www.reconstruction.ws> is an innovative culture studies > journal dedicated to fostering an intellectual community composed of > scholars and their audience, granting them all the opportunity and > ability to share thoughts and opinions on the most important and > influential work in contemporary interdisciplinary studies. > > Manuscripts may be written from any number of perspectives, and with > any end in mind; possible sites for articulations may focus on the > urban, the rural, the natural, the social, local and global “culture,” > politics, (auto)biography, medicine, the body, science, texts (music, > cinema, literature), media (the internet, television), myth and > religion. > > Submissions are encouraged from a variety of perspectives, including, > but not limited to: geography, cultural studies, folklore, > architecture, history, sociology, psychology, communications, > anthropology, music, political science, semiotics, theology, art > history, queer theory, literary criticism, ecocriticism, criminology, > urban planning, gender studies, etc. All theoretical and empirical > approaches are welcomed. > > This special issue is a threshold issue. Thresholds are about the > transgressing, pushing or collapsing of boundaries; they are about the > point of beginning, the entranceway and stimulation. Thus, threshold > issues are dedicated to exploring an experimental theme, novel > method(s) or theoretical apparatus(es) that might not normally find an > audience. Rather than having firm publication dates – due to the > experimental nature of their contents – threshold issues are published > once a minimum number of acceptable submissions are received. If this > minimum is not met by 18 months from the December 13, 2005, the > approved manuscripts will be published in the next available issue of > the journal. > > Information on the preparation of manuscripts for submission can be > found at <http://www.reconstruction.ws/style.htm>. > > Reconstruction published quarterly (January, April, July, and October) > and is currently indexed in the MLA International Bibliography. > > > > > > > > Enter Dialogic: > http://dialogic.blogspot.com > Progressive Blog Alliance > http://progressivealliance.blogspot.com/ > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > cultstud-l mailing list: cultstud-l(a)mailman.acomp.usf.edu > http://mailman.acomp.usf.edu/mailman/listinfo/cultstud-l > > 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 Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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Engaging the City - CHI2005 Workshop announcement
by Irina Shklovski 11 Dec '04

11 Dec '04

Engaging the City: Public Interfaces as Civic Intermediary As interest in the city grows as a viable site for HCI research, the organizers of this workshop aim to shift the research perspective from the architects plan view to the street level. No longer reducing the city to a dense population of users, we challenge our participants to consider the city not just as a backdrop for interactions but as an inalienable part of interactions that happen within it. By reorienting ourselves, we move beyond the city as a muse to the city as a resource for public exchange. This workshop is designed to explore notions of exchange within an urban landscape. What relationships do we have with the city? What do we give and take from it and each other in its embrace? How is this exchange enacted in and upon the city in everyday life? And how can technological innovation capture or foster this exchange? The challenge for the HCI community is to design public interfaces that provide citizens with more active access, authorship, and agency. The workshops field research component will involve visiting the city of Portland as a case study for processing and refining these theoretical considerations. We would like to gather a representative group of social scientists, technologists, urban planners, architects, artists, and designers whose work addresses issues of shared public interfaces and interactions. Application Participants will be selected based on a demonstrated interest in the topic, as seen through position papers submitted prior to the workshop that consist of: · A discussion of background, interests, current work and relevance to workshop goals. · An object/image/idea which represents an active exchange with the city. Participants should be prepared to demonstrate this item's context within the theoretical framework of access, agency, and authorship. Acceptable submission formats include: Word or PDF. Send submissions and questions regarding format to Michele Chang at: <mailto:michele.f.chang@intel.com>michele.f.chang(a)intel.com. Workshop URL: <http://hciresearch.hcii.cs.cmu.edu/engaging_cities/>http://hciresearch.hcii.cs.cmu.edu/engaging_cities/ ORGANIZERS Michele Chang, Intel Corporation, People and Practices Research Katrina Jungnickel, INCITE, University of Surrey Chet Orloff, School of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University Irina Shklovski, Human Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

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vote for best blogs in the academy
by jeremy hunsinger 10 Dec '04

10 Dec '04

http://incsub.org/association/poll some of these people are related to our organizations Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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Academy of Management Junior Faculty Consortium
by Ronald Rice 10 Dec '04

10 Dec '04

Hawaii in August! How could you go wrong? *** 2005 Academy of Management Junior Faculty Consortium for Organization Communication and Information Systems Division *** Junior faculty members (i.e., currently in your first to fourth year as an Assistant Professor) are encouraged to attend one of the most enjoyable and rewarding pre-conference activities for the Academy of Management -- the OCIS Junior Faculty Consortium. The consortium will be held on Saturday, August 5, 2005 in Honolulu(!), from 9:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The following Camp Counselors have agreed to host you and provide you guidance as we talk about your research and teaching: Ritu Agarwal, Tyser Professor of Information Systems Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland Jon W. Beard, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University Gordon B. Davis, Honeywell Professor of Management Information Systems Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota Ann Majchrzak, Professor of Information Systems Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California Ronald E. Rice, Arthur N. Rupe Endowed Professor Dept. of Communication, University of California at Santa Barbara Pre-registration is required. Campers are expected to be in attendance for the entire day (i.e., from 9:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.). If you are interested in attending, please send an email to Ann Majchrzak (majchrza(a)usc.edu) by June 1, 2005 with the following information: Name Contact information Institution from which you received your PhD and year Current appointment (rank and institution) Year you joined this institution Brief description of your research interests, along with 5-7 keywords Whether you are a member of the OCIS division (membership not required) Whether (and when) you have attended the OCIS camp in the past. If you have any questions, please contact Ann Majchrzak at majchrza(a)usc.edu ======================================================= Ronald E. Rice Arthur N. Rupe Endowed Professor Co-Director, Center for Film, Television and New Media Incoming ("select-elect") President of the International Communication Association Dept. of Communication, 4840 Ellison Hall University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4020 Ph: 805-893-8696; Fax: 805-893-7102 rrice(a)comm.ucsb.edu http://www.comm.ucsb.edu/rice_flash.htm http://www.cftnm.ucsb.edu/ ======================================================= Ronald E. Rice Arthur N. Rupe Endowed Professor Co-Director, Center for Film, Television and New Media Incoming ("select-elect") President of the International Communication Association Dept. of Communication, 4840 Ellison Hall University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4020 Ph: 805-893-8696; Fax: 805-893-7102 rrice(a)comm.ucsb.edu http://www.comm.ucsb.edu/rice_flash.htm http://www.cftnm.ucsb.edu/

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CFP: Intersections 2005 - Hybrid Entities
by Lauren Cruikshank 10 Dec '04

10 Dec '04

Please circulate this CFP to all potentially interested graduate scholars. Thank you and please accept apologies for cross-posting. Lauren Cruikshank Intersections 2005 Conference Chair ********************** Intersections 2005: HYBRID ENTITIES Call For Proposals A Graduate Student Creative Conference Hosted by the students of the Joint Graduate Programme in Communication and Culture York University and Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada March 18-20, 2005 We invite all interested graduate students to join us for our 4th annual Intersections event, expanded this year into a weekend Creative Conference. As scholars doing interdisciplinary work in a joint programme, we are especially interested in encountering and generating significant intersections of art, activism and academia. How can we remix resistance? What can mongrel media make possible? How does contemporary culture rework us? Which beings, theories, technologies, cultures, languages, representations and values compound into interesting hybrid entities and identities? HYBRID ENTITIES is a call for works that take up what is revealed when entities collide and the creative or transformative possibilities in interesting combinations and connections. After last year's successful conference around themes of lag, error, breaks and gaps, our focus now turns to links, networks, compositions and new creations. We are interested in submissions that explore these intersections where names have not yet been given, where identities are still being formed and where new problems and possibilities for bridging the gaps among scholarly disciplines, and between scholars, artists and activists can be found. Open to all graduate students, this interdisciplinary conference welcomes submissions that take up these themes either through a paper presentation, an artistic expression, or an activist agenda. Details on subtopics and submission procedures follow below. ******************************* SUBTOPICS AND THEMES Invited submissions include papers, artwork and activist presentations that relate to the following broad themes: Media and Culture Topics could include (but are not limited to) subjectivity, popular and visual culture, media studies, cultural consumption and production, media democracy, representations of sexualities/race/ethnicity, gender studies, portrayals of social class, depictions of ability/disability, semiotics and linguistics, cultures of cities, space and place. Technology in Practice Submissions in this category might address (but are not limited to) questions regarding technology's emergent role in theoretical and practical debates surrounding art, authenticity, and aesthetics, negotiations of accessibility and identity, race and gender, explorations in the concepts of the cyborg, the post-human, and technoculture. Politics and Policy Potential areas of focus could include (but are not limited to) strategies of resistance, questions of structure, power and agency, deliberations about the communication and culture and the public sphere, sovereignty, accessibility, cultural policy, citizenship, globalization, copyright and intellectual property, privacy and surveillance, media ownership in Canada, communication policy. SUBMISSION FORMAT/DEADLINES As an expanded event, this year HYBRID ENTITIES will include the following formats for disseminating and discussing ideas. Paper presentations - 15 min. presentation of an academic paper with time for discussion to follow Creative work with artist's talk - Artwork/media for exhibition, accompanied by artist talk during conference Poster session (with possible roundtable discussion) - Presentation of materials in a poster and/or table display with discussant. If enough interest, these displays may be followed by a roundtable discussion. Although these formats are tailored to accommodate academic papers, artwork and activist contributions respectively, all participants are encouraged to apply for whatever format is most interesting or appropriate for your submission. All interested participants are asked to submit a textual abstract or artist's statement explaining the proposed presentation in light of the conference themes, and indicate which of the above three formats the presentation would take. Abstract or statement should be no more than 250 words (approx. 1 typewritten page, double spaced) and submitted via email as an attachment in .TXT, .RTF, or Microsoft Word format. Name and contact information should not appear on this page. Please include a separate page with the following information: 1. Title of presentation as it appears on the abstract or statement 2. Name 3. Affiliation (program and university) 4. Level and year of study (ex. Master's, 2nd year) 5. Phone number 6. E-mail address 7. Mailing address 8. A/V requirements (computer/projector, film projector, VCR, stereo, turntables, etc.) 9. Other requirements (table, easel, hooks, display materials). If you have exceptional requirements for your work, please contact us to discuss feasibility. Artists are also asked to submit a small sample of their work for adjudication, by either email or post. If sending creative works by email, please submit up to 10 jpegs sized to display onscreen or a multimedia clip with cumulative attachment size of 5mb or less. You may also direct us to an URL. Please number the pieces and put viewing instructions, comments and titles in your email if applicable. If submitting creative works by post, please mail the proposal well before the deadline with a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return to: Intersections, c/o Graduate Communication and Culture, 3068 TEL Building, York University, 4700 Keele St. Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3. You may send a CD, DVD, cued video or other multimedia, the duration of which does not exceed 10 minutes. Alternatively, you may send up to 10 slides or printouts of work, illustrations or diagrams. Please include a slide or media list with title, size, media, and date, and viewing instructions for your work if applicable. Please do not send original work. Deadline: MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2005. Please e-mail submissions to: intersec(a)ryerson.ca For inquires and info e-mail: tanner1(a)yorku.ca CFP available online: http://www.yorku.ca/cocugsa/conference.html Presented by the Communication and Culture Graduate Students Association: http://www.yorku.ca/cocugsa For more information about the Joint Programme in Communication and Culture: http://www.yorku.ca/comcult/

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