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sunbelt social network conference -- call for abstracts
by Barry Wellman 25 Oct '04

25 Oct '04

Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 To network is to live; to live is to network _____________________________________________________________________ Many AoIR folks study social networks, whether they know it or not. Here is my favorite conference. Smart people, serious fun; warm beach in February. Call for Abstracts International Sunbelt Social Network Conference XXV February 16 - 20, 2005 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Redondo Beach Los Angeles, California http://www.socsci.uci.edu/~ssnconf/ The International Sunbelt Social Network Conference is the official conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA). Located in scenic Redondo Beach, CA, Sunbelt XXV will provide an interdisciplinary venue for social scientists, mathematicians, computer scientists, ethnologists, and others to present current work in the area of social networks. Workshops and conference sessions will allow individuals interested in theory, methods, or applications of social network analysis to share ideas and explore common interests. Conference Deadlines: Abstract Submission December 1, 2004 Hotel Reservation December 15, 2004 (for the conference rate) Conference Registration January 1, 2005 (for the early registration rate) Highlights: Workshops, Wednesday, February 16 Keynote Address, Thursday, February 17 Ronald Breiger Professor of Sociology, University of Arizona Social Networks and the Spinozan Problem of Order^Ô Welcome Banquet, Thursday, February 17 Freeman Award Presentation, Friday, February 18 James Moody Associate Professor of Sociology, The Ohio State University (Title to be announced) Additional Events: Rationality and Society Miniconference Wednesday, February 16 More Details: To find out more about the conference visit: http://www.socsci.uci.edu/~ssnconf/ To submit an abstract: http://www.socsci.uci.edu/~ssnconf/ To make hotel reservations: Conference Rate: $159/night Student Rate: $129/night Make reservations by December 15, 2004 to receive the conference rates. Call: 800-368-9760 or 1-310-318-8888 Be sure to specify the Social Network Conference when making your reservation so it counts toward the conference Or via the web at: http://www.crowneplaza.com/redondobeach (enter group booking code A2S) To register for the conference: Visit the INSNA website, www.insna.net Potential session topics include (but are not limited to): * Dynamic Networks * Diffusion & Social Influence * Health * Inter-organizational Relations * Sampling * Network Data Collection * Network Methods and Models * Collective Action and Social Movements * Personal Networks * Social Support * Small Worlds * Statistical Models * Visualization Social Activities * Phil Bonacich will lead a leisurely bike ride along the miles of bike paths on the beach to Marina del Rey for lunch and back on Saturday morning (10am-1pm). Bikes are available for rental across the street from conference hotel. * Whale watching will be available after the conference on Sunday for all those interested in seeing the majestic California gray whales' migration to Mexico. Cost: $15/person. * No-host happy hours in the lobby of the conference hotel every evening, 5:30 - 7:30 pm * Hospitality suite open every evening, 9:30-11pm About the Crowne Plaza Hotel: This five-story hotel is across the street from the Pacific Ocean and King Harbor Marina: 2 blocks from Redondo Beach shops and restaurants, and 7 miles south of Los Angeles International Airport. Spacious guestrooms feature private balconies. Nearly every guestroom offers full or partial views of the ocean or marina. An enormous rooftop deck with a pool and a tennis court looks out to the ocean and marina. A full-service European spa and salon offers everything from hair conditioning to seaweed mud wraps. Sunbelt 2005 Organizing Committee: Local Arrangements: Tom Valente (tvalente(a)usc.edu) Rebecca Davis (rldavis(a)ucla.edu) Program: Katherine Faust (kfaust(a)uci.edu),Carter Butts (buttsc(a)uci.edu)

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[syndic8] Internet and politics (fwd)
by elijah wright 25 Oct '04

25 Oct '04

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:01:38 -0000 From: tjrookie2000 <tjohnson(a)SIU.EDU> Reply-To: syndic8(a)yahoogroups.com To: syndic8(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [syndic8] Internet and politics My research partner Barbara Kaye and I are professors at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and University of Tennessee-Knoxville. We are conducting an online survey that examines the motivations for accessing the Web, weblogs, chat rooms, bulletin boards and other Internet resources for political information. Our survey has been approved by the University of Tennessee institutional review board and is being conducted for academic purposes only. We are specifically looking for individuals who connect to online political information to fill out our survey. Survey URL: http://apps.ws.utk.edu/politics To find more info about Syndicated XML newsfeeds visit http://www.syndic8.com

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Scientists and Subjects Online Seminar (fwd)
by Lois Ann Scheidt 25 Oct '04

25 Oct '04

I took the seminar earlier this year and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in research ethics. Lois Ann Scheidt MPA MIS SPHR CCP Doctoral Student School of Library and Information Science Indiana University Bloomington IN USA Webpage: http://www.loisscheidt.com Blog: http://www.professional-lurker.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 14:41:19 -0500 (EST) From: owner-poynter_news(a)indiana.edu.On.Behalf.Of.Pimple, Kenneth(a)indiana.edu To: appe(a)indiana.edu Subject: Scientists and Subjects Online Seminar |====================================================================| | This message is from APPE_News, a distribution list managed by | | the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. | | For more information about the Association, see the end of this | | message. | |====================================================================| Scientists and Subjects: An Online Seminar on the Ethics of Research with Human Subjects Registrations are now being accepted for the sixth annual Scientists and Subjects Online Seminar. Scientists and Subjects is a unique and innovative Internet-based seminar designed for busy researchers and research administrators who are concerned with the responsible conduct of research with human subjects. The seminar is open to junior and senior researchers, members of Institutional Review Boards and other administrators, and college and university faculty members who teach future researchers. Five years of experience offering the Scientists and Subjects seminar has allowed us to develop an intensive, focused curriculum addressing core issues in human subjects research. To maximize interaction and attention to each seminar member's concerns, each cohort will be limited to 17 members on a first-come, first-served basis. The seminar fee is $200. Continuing Medical Education credits are available for an additional processing fee of $50 (16 credits). Prospective participants must submit a check or purchase order to cover the registration fee and complete an application form, available on the Web at http://poynter.indiana.edu/sas/, no later than Friday, December 10, 2004. For more information, contact: Kenneth D. Pimple, SAS Project Director, Poynter Center, Indiana University, 618 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-3602; (812) 856-4986; FAX 855-3315; pimple(a)indiana.edu; http://poynter.indiana.edu/sas/. |=========================================================| | If you are interested in joining the Association, | | please visit our web site at | | http://www.indiana.edu/~appe/ or contact us at | | appe(a)indiana.edu with your mailing address to | | receive an introductory letter and information packet. | | | | For information on this list, including how to | | unsubscribe, send an e-mail to majordomo(a)indiana.edu | | with the following command in the body (not the | | "Subject" line) of your message: info appe_news | |=========================================================|

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EFF Challenges Secret Court Order
by Art McGee 25 Oct '04

25 Oct '04

More on the IndyMedia situation that some were inquiring about: Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Release For Immediate Release: Monday, October 25, 2004 Contact: Kevin Bankston Attorney, Equal Justice Works / Bruce J. Ennis Fellow Electronic Frontier Foundation bankston(a)eff.org +1 415 436-9333 x126 Kurt Opsahl Staff Attorney Electronic Frontier Foundation kurt(a)eff.org +1 415 436 9333 x106 EFF Challenges Secret Court Order Motion Demands Information About the Seizure of Indymedia's Servers Texas - Today Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) attorneys filed a motion to unseal a secret US federal court order that led to the seizure of two servers hosting several websites and radio feeds belonging to Indymedia, a global collective of Independent Media Centers (IMCs) and thousands of journalists. The motion seeks to discover which agencies and governments are responsible for the seizure in order to hold them accountable. In their motion, EFF attorneys argue that "the public and the press have a clear and compelling interest in discovering under what authority the government was able unilaterally to prevent Internet publishers from exercising their First Amendment rights." They argue further that secret court orders circumvent due process, undermine confidence in the judicial system, and deny an avenue for redress. "When a secret order results in the unconstitutional silencing of media, the public has a right to know what happened." said Kurt Opsahl, EFF Staff Attorney. "Freedom of the press is an essential part of the First Amendment, and our government must show it had a compelling state interest to order such an extreme intrusion to the rights of the publisher and the public." Citing a gag order, Rackspace has not revealed the contents of the seizure order, the requesting agency, or even confirmed the identity of the court that issued it. Apparently requested by an unidentified foreign government, the secret order was served to San Antonio-based Rackspace Managed Hosting, which hosts IndyMedia's servers. The seizure took offline more than 20 IMC websites and more than 10 streaming radio feeds. So far, government agencies in the US, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Departments of State and Justice, and the US Attorney's Office in San Antonio, have refused to take responsibility for the incident. Prosecutors in Switzerland and Italy have admitted pursuing investigations related to Indymedia articles but denied requesting the seizure. "Silencing Indymedia with a secret order is no different than censoring any other news website, whether it's USA Today or your local paper," said Kevin Bankston, EFF attorney and Equal Justice Works/Bruce J. Ennis Fellow. "If the government is allowed to ignore the Constitution in this case, then every news publisher should be wondering, 'Will I be silenced next?'" EFF's motion to unseal was filed in the federal court in the Western District of Texas, where EFF believes the secret court order originated. Motion to unseal: http://www.eff.org/Censorship/20041022_Indymedia_Motion_to_Unseal.pdf For this release: http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2004_10.php#002029 About EFF The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading civil liberties organization working to protect rights in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF actively encourages and challenges industry and government to support free expression and privacy online. EFF is a member-supported organization and maintains one of the most linked-to websites in the world at http://www.eff.org/

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Literature on Online Storage
by mpatha2 25 Oct '04

25 Oct '04

Hi - I'm a grad student doing a project on the usage of online storage for storing information/images etc by graduate students. Am trying to find some background data/facts on the usage patterns of online storage by individuals/communities (esp. academic). I was hoping somebody on the listserv could give me references for any kind of academic literature (recent/otherwise) that would shed light on this area. Thanks, Marisha Pathak Graduate Student Dept. of Communication University of Illinois@Chicago (UIC)

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Indymedia and common sense
by Derek McMillan 25 Oct '04

25 Oct '04

Thanks to dhalleck! I have redistributed the message in the UK to teachers. Surely if they use anti-terrorist laws against people who are just speaking their minds then that plays into the hands of the terrorists. Branding all Bush and Blair's opponents as terrorists is counterproductive. Terrorism thrives best where there is no freedom. Bush and Blair seem to think you have to destroy liberty in order to save it. Have a nice day

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RE: [Air-l] Re: 101004-464449 Credit Card Online
by Tara Cousineau 25 Oct '04

25 Oct '04

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CSCW 2004 : Two Days Remaining for Pre-Registration
by Reddy, Madhu 25 Oct '04

25 Oct '04

[Apologies for Cross-posting] Dear Colleague, The deadline for pre-registration for the ACM 2004 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work is Wednesday, October 27. Please register before this date to take advantage of the discounted conference rates. You can register at http://www.regmaster.com/cscw2004.html. The conference will be held at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, IL between November 6-10. You can make reservations on-line at our conference hotel by visiting http://www.acm.org/cscw2004/accommodations.html. There are only a limited number of rooms at the conference rate so please make your reservations as soon as possible. We have also updated our website http://www.acm.org/cscw2004 with more detailed information about the conference. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us at cscw2004-info(a)acm.org. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago! CSCW 2004 Co-Chairs Gary Olson and Jim Herbsleb CSCW 2004 Publicity Chair Madhu Reddy

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Jobs: Environmental Politics (and IT), Economic Development (and IT)
by Hans Klein 23 Oct '04

23 Oct '04

Dear AoIR-ers, The School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech has two job openings. Neither is directly in IT, but applicants for either position will have an advantage if they have IT interests/expertise. (The ads don't necessarily convey that, but that is, in fact, the case.) If you know someone researching economic development with an IT angle, or if you know someone looking at environmental politics, e.g. social movements using IT, then they might be interested in these positions. Anyone interested to know more about the program can contact me. Georgia Tech has an extensive social science and humanities program in which most faculty have interests in technology. For people with those kinds of interests, it is an exceptionally rich community in which to work. Hans Klein School of Public Policy Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy Location: Atlanta, Georgia Date posted: 10/22/2004 Faculty Search: Urban and Regional Economic Development Policy And Environmental Politics Two full-time, tenure track positions, to start August 2005, rank open but we expect to hire at the Assistant or Associate level. The Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Public Policy seeks one scholar with research and teaching interests in urban and regional economic development policy, including interests related to knowledge, information or technology-driven economic development policy. We also seek a second scholar with interests in environmental politics and policy, including political processes, social movements and institutions for the protection and management of environmental systems. The School is a nationally-ranked, research-intensive program in a technological university, offering bachelors, masters, and Ph.D. degrees in public policy. Successful candidates will have the potential to develop a program of innovative sponsored policy research and publication; to contribute to core public policy teaching as well as teaching in the specialist area; to collaborate with engineers and scientists across the Institute; and to consult with local, state, national and international agencies and non-governmental organizations. For more information consult our Web site: www.spp.gatech.edu. Salary competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Ph.D. or J.D. required. Applications from women and minority candidates are especially welcome. The availability of the position is contingent on funding. Applicants at the Assistant Professor level should include three letters of recommendation in their dossier. Senior applicants should provide names and addresses of at least three references. Send application materials to Carmen Williams, Search Secretary, (ENVPOL or ECONDEV), School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0345. Applications by email are encouraged, to ENVPOL(a)mail.gatech.edu or ECONDEV(a)mail.gatech.edu, with hard copy following by regular mail. We will begin reviewing applications on December 1, 2004, but will accept applications until the position is filled. An Equal Education/Employment Opportunity Institution -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Information: E-mail : ENVPOL(a)mail.gatech.edu or ECONDEV(a)mail.gatech.edu Web Site : http://www.spp.gatech.edu Carmen Williams Search Secretary School of Public Policy Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332 - 0345

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Re: 101004-464449 Credit Card Online
by Jonathan Marshall 23 Oct '04

23 Oct '04

Thank you jon ----- Original Message ----- From: "William H. Allen Bookseller" <orders(a)whallenbooks.com> Date: Saturday, October 23, 2004 1:45 am Subject: Re: 101004-464449 Credit Card Online > Dear Mr. Marshall: > > We sent this book to you by surface mail a few days ago. Thank > you for your > order. > > Wayne Radke > > William H. Allen - Bookseller > 800 Chester Pike - Unit B > Sharon Hill, PA 19079 > > Phone: 610 461-8820 Fax: 610 461-8916 > E-mail: orders(a)whallenbooks.com > > Web: www.whallenbooks.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jonathan Marshall" <Jonathan.Marshall(a)uts.edu.au> > To: "William H. Allen Bookseller" <orders(a)whallenbooks.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 10:22 PM > Subject: Re: 101004-464449 Credit Card Online > > > > > > hi, > > > > I never heard back from you after i confirmed surface mail - but > may mail > > box has been crazy this last week. I couldn't even mail myself > at one > > time. > > > > Is everything ok? > > > > jon > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "William H. Allen Bookseller" <orders(a)whallenbooks.com> > > Date: Thursday, October 14, 2004 0:17 am > > Subject: Re: 101004-464449 Credit Card Online > > > >> Dear Mr. Marshall: > >> > >> This book will not fit into a global priority envelope. We can > >> send it to > >> Australia by air parcel post for $39.50 or by surface parcel post > >> for > >> $25.60. If either of these shipping methods is acceptable, please > >> let us > >> know. Thank you for your order. > >> > >> Wayne Radke > >> > >> William H. Allen - Bookseller > >> 800 Chester Pike - Unit B > >> Sharon Hill, PA 19079 > >> > >> Phone: 610 461-8820 Fax: 610 461-8916 > >> E-mail: orders(a)whallenbooks.com > >> > >> Web: www.whallenbooks.com > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: <jon.marshall(a)uts.edu.au> > >> To: <orders(a)whallenbooks.com> > >> Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 11:14 PM > >> Subject: 101004-464449 Credit Card Online > >> > >> > >> > https://cyboard.com/secure/1576/101004/101004-464449.html > >> > jon.marshall(a)uts.edu.au > >> > > >> > Credit Card Online > >> > > >> > > >> > Ship To: > >> > jon marshall Email:jon.marshall@uts.edu.au > >> > room 416 Bon Marche Building > >> > University of Technology Sydney > >> > Sydney, NSW 2007 > >> > Australia > >> > Comments: > >> > If the book fits into a global priority envelope then i'd > >> > like it sent that way please. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Item ID Item Name Qty. Each > >> Price> > >> > _____________________________________________________________________>>> > 582422 Wiener, Norbert. Collected Works with 1 75.00 > >> 75.00> > >> > _____________________________________________________________________>>> > Sub Total: 75.00 > >> > Shipping: > 4.50 > >> > Tax: > 0.00 > >> > Total: > 79.50 > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Visa > >> > 450788 XXXX XXXX > >> > XX/XX > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F > > DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments > may > > contain > > confidential information. If you are not the intended > recipient, do not > > read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or > attachments. > > If > > you have received this message in error, please notify the > sender > > immediately > > and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are > those of > > the > > individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with > authority,> states them to be the views the University of > Technology Sydney. Before > > opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and > defects. > > -- UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects.

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