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Publication announcement - special issue "Critical Technical Practice(s) in Digital Research" (Convergence)
by van Geenen, Daniela 19 Apr '24

19 Apr '24

Dear colleagues, Apologies for possible cross-posting. Best wishes, Daniela Publication announcement We, Daniela van Geenen, Karin van Es & Jonathan Gray, are proud that our special issue “Critical Technical Practice(s) in Digital Research” has now been published in Convergence (Vol. 30, Issue 1): https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/cona/30/1. In this special issue, we turn to ideas of and approaches to critical technical practices (CTPs) as entry points to doing critique and doing things critically in digitally mediated cultures and societies. We explore the pluralisation of ‘critical technical practice’, starting from its early formulations in the context of AI research and development (Agre, 1997a, 1997b) to the many ways in which it has resonated and been taken up by different publications, projects, groups, and communities of practice, and what it has come to mean. Agre defined CTP as a situational, practical, and constructive way of working: ‘a technical practice for which critical reflection upon the practice is part of the practice itself’ (1997a: XII). Communities of practice in which the notion has been adopted, adapted, and put to use range from human–computer interaction (HCI) to media art and pedagogy, from science and technology studies (STS) and computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) to digital humanities, media studies and data studies. This special issue serves as an invitation to (re)consider what it means to use this notion drawing on a wider body of work, including beyond Agre. In this introduction, we review and discuss CTPs according to (1) Agre, (2) indexed research, and (3) contributors to this special issue. We conclude with some questions and considerations for those interested in working with this notion. The issue is at the same time timely and timeless, featuring amazing contributions by Tatjana Seitz & Sam Hind; Michael Dieter; Jean-Marie John-Mathews, Robin De Mourat, Donato Ricci & Maxime Crépel; Anders Koed Madsen; Winnie Soon & Pablo Velasco; Mathieu Jacomy & Anders Munk; Jessica Ogden, Edward Summers & Shawn Walker; Urszula Pawlicka-Deger; Simon Hirsbrunner, Michael Tebbe & Claudia Müller-Birn; Bernhard Rieder, Eric Borra & Stijn Peters; Carolin Gerlitz, Fernando van der Vlist & Jason Chao; Daniel Chavez Heras; and Sabine Niederer & Natalia Sanchez Querubin. And save the date: we will (soft) launch the issue on 10 July, 2 to 4 pm CEST with some short presentations. You can join us either online or in Siegen (Daniela’s university) - stay tuned, more information to come very soon! https://www.mediacoop.uni-siegen.de/en/events/forschungsforum-presentation-… Links to the articles and our living literature collection (Zotero group): https://publicdatalab.org/projects/pluralising-critical-technical-practices/.

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CFP MariCorners. Revista de estudios interdisciplinares LGBTIA+ y queer
by Laura Fernández Aguilera 19 Apr '24

19 Apr '24

Dear colleagues, Thank you for accepting me as part of this wonderful email list. Below I am sharing a call for papers for a monograph I am co-editing with my colleague Vítor Blanco that may be of interest to some of you. [Spanish below] Dear colleagues, We are happy to share with you the Call for Papers of the second issue of the Journal MariCorners. Revista de estudios interdisciplinares LGBTIA+ y queer, which we are editing together with great enthusiasm. The idea for the monograph came after the International Congress on Media, Gender and Sexualities: Representations, Literacies and Audiences<https://www.benasque.org/2023media/> held in June 2023 at the Centro de Ciencias de Benasque and has the support of the projects organising the congress (of which we are part), LGBTIQ+ Screens <https://www.lgbtiq-screens.org/> and TRANSGELIT.<https://www.ub.edu/gendims/es/transgelit_home/> For this monograph, we have focused on the current landscape of LGBTIQA+ Media Studies in the Latin American and Spanish academia, but as you will see in the call itself the subject matter is quite open and we are especially interested in critical perspectives that take into account different forms of oppression and/or their intersections, including: * Queer/LGBTIQ+ Historiographies * Biases, Knowledge Gaps and Queer/LGBTIQ+ Epistemologies * Dilemmas and methodologies in and for queer/LGBTIQ+ research * Neoliberal academia and the challenges of queer/LGBTIQ+ education and research * Queer/LGBTIQ+ pedagogies and media * Violence, LGBTIQ+phobia and the media * Screens, queer/LGBTIQ+ representations, everydayness and intimacy * Collaborative cultures, user-generated content, transmedia * Audiences and interactions with queer/LGBTIQ+ content. New queer/LGBTIQ+ media spaces: social networks, dating apps, online communities, etc. * New actors in media environments, gender and queer/LGBTIQ+ sexualities: YouTubers, Instagrammers, Tiktokers, etc.. * Intersectionality, media and queer/LGBTIQ+ studies. * Difference, Otherness and Queer/LGBTIQ+ Communication * Queer/LGBTIQ+ Identities, Categories and Communication * Decoloniality, anti-racism and queer/LGBTIQ+ communication * Social class, classism and queer/LGBTIQ+ communication * Imperialism, capitalism, (homo)nationalism and queer/LGBTIQ+ perspectives in the media * Animality, antispeciesism, critical animal studies and queer/LGBTIQ+ communication * Disability/functional diversity, neurodivergence and queer/LGBTIQ+ communication * Ableism, accessibility and queer/LGBTIQ+ communication * Corporalities, fatphobia, aesthetic violence and queer/LGBTIQ+ communication * Age, ageism and queer/LGBTIQ+ communication * Translations and import/export of concepts and frameworks in queer/LGBTIQ+ studies * Minoritised languages and queer/LGBTIQ+ communication studies We are looking forward to receiving your proposals, and we would be very grateful if you can please help us with the dissemination of the Call For Papers. The academic journal MariCorners, was recently created and is promoted by a leading team of LGBTIQ+ studies scholars in Spain. It is also open-access and no payment from the authors will be required. On this link, you can read the full call: https://revistas.uva.es/index.php/maricorners/announcement/view/105 On the journal's website, you will find all the details and instructions for authors. Regarding the language, the journal specifies the following: “Preference is given to studies written in Spanish, but the journal is open to other languages such as English or French, commonly used as academic languages, and other minority languages within Spanish-speaking territories”. The deadline for submissions is June 15, 2024. We remain at your disposal if you have any doubts or questions (vitor.blanco(a)upf.edu<mailto:vitor.blanco@upf.edu> and laurafernandez(a)ub.edu<mailto:laurafernandez@ub.edu>). Best regards, Vítor Blanco-Fernández and Laura Fernández. - - - - - - - Estimades, Tenemos la alegría de compartir con vosotres el Call for Papers del segundo número de la Revista MariCorners. Revista de estudios interdisciplinares LGBTIA+ y queer, que estamos editando conjuntamente con mucho cariño. La idea del monográfico surgió después del congreso International Congress on Media, Gender and Sexualities: Representations, Literacies and Audiences<https://www.benasque.org/2023media/> celebrado en Junio de 2023 en el Centro de Ciencias de Benasque y cuenta con el abrazo de los proyectos organizadores del congreso (de los que somos parte), LGBTIQ+ Screens <https://www.lgbtiq-screens.org/> y TRANSGELIT.<https://www.ub.edu/gendims/es/transgelit_home/> Para este monográfico nos hemos centrado en el el panorama actual de los Estudios LGBTIQA+ de los medios en la academia Latinoamericana y española, pero como veréis en el propio call la temática es bastante abierta y nos interesan especialmente las perspectivas críticas y que tengan en cuenta diferentes formas de opresión y/o sus intersecciones, incluyendo: * Historiografías queer/LGBTIQ+ * Sesgos, brechas de conocimiento y epistemologías queer/LGBTIQ+ * Dilemas y metodologías en y para la investigación queer/LGBTIQ+ * La academia neoliberal y los desafíos de la educación e investigación queer/LGBTIQ+ * Pedagogías y medios queer/LGBTIQ+ * Violencias, LGBTIQ+ fobia y medios de comunicación * Pantallas, representaciones queer/LGBTIQ+, cotidianidad e intimidad * Culturas colaborativas, contenidos generados por usuaries, transmedia * Audiencias e interacciones con contenidos queer/LGBTIQ+. Nuevos espacios mediáticos queer/LGBTIQ+: redes sociales, apps de citas, comunidades online, etc. * Nuevos actores en entornos mediáticos, género y sexualidades queer/LGBTIQ+ YouTubers, Instagrammers, Tiktokers, etc.; * Interseccionalidad, medios y estudios queer/LGBTIQ+ * Diferencia, alteridad y comunicación queer/LGBTIQ+ * Identidades, categorías y comunicación queer/LGBTIQ+ * Decolonialidad, antirracismo y comunicación queer/LGBTIQ+ * Clase social, clasismo y comunicación queer/LGBTIQ+ * Imperialismo, capitalismo, (homo)nacionalismo y perspectivas queer/LGBTIQ+ en los medios * Animalidad, antiespecismo, estudios críticos animales y comunicación queer/LGBTIQ+ * Discapacidad/ diversidad funcional, neurodivergencia y comunicación queer/LGBTIQ+ * Anticapacitismo, accesibilidad y comunicación queer/LGBTIQ+ * Corporalidades, gordofobia, violencia estética y comunicación queer/LGBTIQ+ * Edad, etarismo y comunicación queer/LGBTIQ+ * Traducciones e importación/exportación de conceptos y marcos en los estudios queer/LGBTIQ+ * Lenguas minorizadas y estudios de comunicación queer/LGBTIQ+ Esperamos recibir vuestras propuestas, y agradecemos la difusión del Call For Papers. La revista MariCorners es de creación reciente y está impulsada por un equipo de académiques referentes de los estudios LGBTIQ+ en el estado español y es de acceso abierto y no se requiere ningún pago por parte de les autores. En este link podéis leer el call completo: https://revistas.uva.es/index.php/maricorners/announcement/view/105 En la web de la revista encontráis todos los detalles y las instrucciones para autores. Sobre el idioma, la revista especifica lo siguiente: "La preferencia es para estudios escritos en español, pero la revista está abierta a otras lenguas como inglés o francés, comúnmente usadas como lenguas académicas, y otras minorizadas dentro de territorios hispanohablantes” El plazo de envío de propuestas finaliza el 15 de junio de 2024. Quedamos a vuestra disposición si tenéis cualquier duda o pregunta (vitor.blanco(a)upf.edu<mailto:vitor.blanco@upf.edu> y laurafernandez(a)ub.edu<mailto:laurafernandez@ub.edu>). Vítor Blanco-Fernández y Laura Fernández. Laura Fernández (ella/she/her) Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellow Researcher at CRICC<https://fima.ub.edu/grups/cricc/>, W&W,<https://www.ub.edu/wikiwomen/> TRANSGELIT<https://www.ub.edu/gendims/es/transgelit_home/> and UPF-COMPASS<https://www.upf.edu/web/compass>. UPF-CAE<https://www.upf.edu/web/cae-center-for-animal-ethics> Board member Universitat de Barcelona Facultat d'Informació i Mitjans Audiovisuals C/ Melcior de Palau, 140 | 08014, Barcelona Despatx 116 - laurafernandez(a)ub.edu<mailto:mjose.masanet@ub.edu> Last publication: Almiron, Núria, Laura Fernández and Miquel Rodrigo-Alsina. 2024. Illusory authenticity. Negotiating compassion in animal experimentation discourse. Discourse Studies. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614456231219633. 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WEBCAST APR 17-18 – WSIS+20 Outreach Network Interactive Webinars on GDC Zero Draft
by Joly MacFie 19 Apr '24

19 Apr '24

** Since April 1 2024 - the ISOC Live community livestream service is no longer funded by the Internet Society - big thanks to our first monthly sustaining sponsor Vint Cerf for his support! ** The first of these webinars has just started. REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/4aYsq5c Yesterdays CITI Webinar is now archived https://archive.org/details/citi-gdc Transcript https://archive.org/download/citi-gdc/citi-gdc_TRANSCRIPT.pdf Read on blog <https://isoc.live/17684/> 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=3c79fade01414e159828ba5…> On *Wednesday/Thursday April 17-18 2024* the *WSIS+20 Outreach Network <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=fa2fa69ae92b94513a9c3b3…>* will host two interactive webinars to discuss the* zero draft of the Global Digital Compact <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4add32a8ab11c56c77c2cb3…>* and its implications. The webinars will provide a space for stakeholders to share information and engage in discussions on how to preserve and continue to evolve the multistakeholder model of Internet governance. These sessions will be simulcast via *ISOC.LIVE <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=3c79fade01414e159828ba5…>* *WEBINAR 1 Wednesday, 17 April 2024 | 14:00 UTC* Participate via Zoom https://go.icann.org/3JrjJog <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=87acecbe3ba0bf7a54da809…> *WEBINAR 2 Thursday, 18 April 2024 | 01:00 UTC* Participate via Zoom https://go.icann.org/3vWn8Zi <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=01a120daa13e9ce85a8baa5…> *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/wsis+20-gdc <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c98ab0c59b3574b7406170c…>* *REAL TIME TEXT (see ISOC.LIVE <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=3c79fade01414e159828ba5…>)* *TWITTER #GlobalDigitalCompact #WSIS <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b56a2eae3306ebf2fb391fa…> @WSISprocess @ICANN @UN* *MASTODON #GlobalDigitalCompact <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b1af79d28d291a96a102299…>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=eeb7081998df332b0326752…>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b399b55ebdd8001d7593e2d…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5a1db1c0c5161f25364689d…>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/wsis+20-gdc <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=08c33cec6e9bd7fd9a28010…>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/17684 <https://isoc.live/17684>* -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Invitation to AAG virtual sessions on migration data (April 19)
by Ana Visan 18 Apr '24

18 Apr '24

Dear colleagues, We are writing to invite you to attend three panel discussions about migration data as part of the Toronto regional node of the American Association of Geographers annual conference on *Friday, April 19th.* The sessions are focused on discussing how to research, preserve, and share migration-related data, and are organized by the founders of *Haven: The Asylum Lab,* a new lab at the University of Toronto Scarborough that aims to become a repository for global migration data sets and to encourage international and cross-disciplinary conversations around migration data. The three panels are: 1. Collecting Obscured International Migration Data (featuring Haven website launch and first data drop) 2. International Migration Data and Contemporary Bordering Practices 3. Methodological Approaches to, Experiences of and Challenges in Making Access to Information Requests Please consider joining us in person (register here <https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=JsKqeAMvTUuQN7RtVsVSEK6…>) or online (participation is free). Details for each session, including Zoom links, are in the attached PDF. *About Haven: The Asylum Lab* Haven: The Asylum Lab is dedicated to the preservation and sharing of migration-related data, by providing space, infrastructure, resources, and tools to support collaborative analysis of these data, so that we can collectively have and share better access and tell better stories and counternarratives with data. Beyond our brick-and-mortar lab in Scarborough, we are also a global network and an online archive for data. We are in the process of launching a new website that will support these functions. Haven’s website will feature a monthly data drop. Each data drop will profile the work of a researcher or project that assembled a unique data set, now archived at U of T through Haven. The drop will be accompanied by a podcast interview where researchers explain the importance and collection of these data, as well as papers and other work conducted with these data, and a webinar where researchers discuss how to operationalize methods used to collect these data (e.g., visualization, access to information requests). The Haven website will make it possible for those interested to be involved in multiple ways: by contributing data, by joining the Haven network, or by using our resources in the classroom. We look forward to sharing more information with you and hope that we can collaborate at Haven in some capacity soon. PhD Candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs <https://www.balsillieschool.ca/> WhatsApp: +1 519 502 3310 <https://wa.me/0015195023310> Phone: +40723524144

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WEBCAST APR 18 - Book Talk: The Secret Life of Data
by Joly MacFie 18 Apr '24

18 Apr '24

** Since April 1 2024 - the ISOC Live community livestream service is no longer funded by the Internet Society - big thanks to our first monthly sustaining sponsor Vint Cerf for his support! ** Aram Sinnreich is a lomgtime ISOC-NY member, and a former Council member at ISOC-DC, and also a member of AoIR - the Association of Internet Reseachers. Just one of many event around his new book. REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3U1Xri8 Read on blog <https://isoc.live/17676/> 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=d0033598864bb5be05b0551…> On *Thursday April 18 2024* at *1pm-2pm EDT* (17:00-18:00 UTC) the *Authors Alliance <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=05d41c71a664603363b15ba…> *and the *Internet Archive <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=68b07bafd98d0c2a81fb744…>* host an online book talk '*The Secret Life of Data <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=be8a16d8bba2f18dbba9f89…>* '. In *The Secret Life of Data <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0239052d16358fc3b10690f…>*, authors Aram Sinnreich and Jesse Gilbert explore the many unpredictable, and often surprising, ways in which data surveillance, AI, and the constant presence of algorithms impact our culture and society in the age of global networks. Their basic premise: no matter what form data takes, and what purpose we think it's being used for, data will always have a secret life. How this data will be used, by other people in other times and places, has profound implications for every aspect of our lives—from our intimate relationships to our professional lives to our political systems. *SPEAKERS* *Aram Sinnreich* - Chair, Communication Studies, American University *Jesse Gilbert* - interdisciplinary artist, Dark Matter Media *MODERATOR* *Laura DeNardis* - Director, Center for Digital Ethics, Georgetown University in Washington *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/secretlifeofdata <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=8185f433edb896abe41e168…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/448VtRx <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=07dc0da10711f305b7fcf12…>* *REAL TIME TEXT* (see *ISOC.LIVE <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d0033598864bb5be05b0551…>* ) *TWITTER #secretlifeofdata <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4b27f3373610be1b3ffa8af…> @aram @jesgilbert @LauraDeNardis* *MASTODON #secretlifeofdata <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6576ed048ebbb8baa20505c…> @aram@aoir.social jesse(a)socialserver.science* *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5a49afd1b4dd2b7201e270a…>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ba088011b1a2be51c5050d4…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ce3348974dde862e13e4294…>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/secretlifeofdata <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=09c70c18df22744d373af51…>* -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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NEW BOOK. The Anthropology of Digital Practices: Dispatches from the Online Culture Wars by John Postill
by John Postill 18 Apr '24

18 Apr '24

Dear all I am very pleased to announce that my new book *The Anthropology of Digital Practices: Dispatches from the Online Culture Wars* (Routledge, 2024) is now out. The book connects three distinct research areas – digital ethnography, causal ethnography, and media practice theory – to explore how we might track the effects of new media practices in a digital world. It invites media and communication students and scholars to overcome the field’s old aversion to ‘media effects’ and explore the messy, complex, open-ended effects of new media practices in a digital age. Based on long-term ethnographic research and drawing from recent advances in the study of causality and ethnography, this book tells the ‘formation story’ of the anti-woke movement through a series of critical media events, namely Trump, Covid-19, George Floyd and Ukraine, with a Postscript on the Israel-Hamas war. The study argues that digital media practices (e.g. podcasting, YouTubing, tweeting, commenting, broadcasting) will have ‘formative’ effects on an emerging social world at different points in time. One important task of the digital ethnographer is precisely to distinguish between the formative and non-formative effects of specific media practices. The key dramatis personae include Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan, Sam Harris, Tucker Carlson, Bret Weinstein, and Heather Heying. I hope it will be useful in both undergrad and postgrad teaching, incl. in media/digital anthropology, media and communication studies, digital politics, social movements research, and qualitative methodology. Happy to do guest talks on it. More info here: https://www.routledge.com/The-Anthropology-of-Digital-Practices-Dispatches-… If you're on Twitter/X, please like or retweet this post: https://twitter.com/JohnPostill/status/1779804487680671788 Best wishes John Postill RMIT University, Melbourne

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2 postdoc & 2 phd positions, ALGOFOLK project, University of Bergen
by Gabriele de Seta 18 Apr '24

18 Apr '24

Hello, some positions that might be of interest to people on this list. I am hiring two postdoctoral researchers and two phd researchers to work on my project ALGOFOLK (Algorithmic folklore: The mutual shaping of vernacular creativity and automation) at the University of Bergen. These are 3-year and 4-year full-time positions embedded within a generously funded research project working at the intersection of digital sociology/anthropology, critical AI studies, STS, and digital humanities. I am looking to hire people with a background in social sciences and humanities, an interest in the social life of technology, and a global outlook, as well as documented experience with ethnographic and digital humanities methods. The deadline is May 7th, and I encourage anyone who might be interested to get in touch with me for more details on the project. Postdocs: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/261664/postdoctoral-research… PhDs: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/261652/phd-research-fellowsh… best, Gabriele de Seta

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Call for Applications – Summer School Technography – 25-26.7. Dortmund – fully funded
by Paula Helm 18 Apr '24

18 Apr '24

Dear PhD students, TU Dortmund University is hosting a PhD Summer School in July for doctoral candidates conducting research in interdisciplinary contexts at the interfaces of social and technical sciences. The Summer School is organized by Cornelius Schubert, Ronja Tirschler (TU Dortmund) and Paula Helm (University of Amsterdam). We look forward to receiving applications! - Date: July 25 and 26, 2024, TU Dortmund University - The Summer School will be held in English. - Deadline for the application: 26.04.2024 - Participation is free of charge, travel and accommodation costs will be reimbursed - Please send applications (in English) to Marion Nölle (wt.fk17(a)tu-dortmund.de<mailto:wt.fk17@tu-dortmund.de>) - For further questions please contact Ronja Trischler (ronja.trischler(a)tu-dortmund.de<mailto:ronja.trischler@tu-dortmund.de>) For more information, please see the attached Call for Participation. Please also forward the mail to interested colleagues. With best regards Cornelius, Ronja & Paula. _____________________ Dr. Paula M. Helm Asst. Prof. in Data Science & Empirical Ethics Coordinator MA Cultural Data & AI Media Studies Department School for Cultural Analysis Co-Research Lead: IAS, Empirical Ethics Group University of Amsterdam Personal Profile<https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/h/e/p.m.helm/p.m.helm.html> - Publication<https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/h/e/p.m.helm/p.m.helm.html#Publications>s - Zoom<https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/6747115965>

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ACM RecSys 2024 - 1W Reminder for Full Papers (Abstracts due: April 22, 2024)
by Lien Michiels 18 Apr '24

18 Apr '24

* We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this CfP * For all the details of this CfP, visit: recsys.acm.org/recsys24/call/papers =============== The 18th ACM Conference on Recommender Systems. Bari, Italy, 14–18 October 2024 =============== GENERAL INFO ACM RecSys is the premier venue for research on the foundations and applications of recommendation technologies. ACM RecSys 2024 will continue RecSys’ practice of connecting researchers, practitioners, and students to exchange ideas, frame problems, and share solutions across a range of specialties concerned with recommendation =============== CALL FOR FULL RESEARCH PAPERS We are pleased to invite you to contribute your original research to RecSys 2024: LONG PAPERS should report on substantial contributions of lasting value. The maximum length is 16 pages (plus up to 2 pages of references). ============== IMPORTANT DATES **Full papers** Abstract submission deadline: April 22, 2024 Paper submission deadline: April 29, 2024 [NEW] Author rebuttal period: June 10-17, 2024 Author Notification: July 22, 2024 Camera-ready version deadline: August 19, 2024 Deadlines refer to 23:59 (11:59pm) in the AoE (Anywhere on Earth) time zone. ============== TOPICS OF INTEREST Topics of interest for RecSys 2024 include but are not limited to (alphabetically ordered): - Algorithm scalability, performance, and implementations; - Bias, fairness, bubbles, and ethics of recommender systems; - Case studies of real-world implementations; - Conversational and natural language recommender systems; - Cross-domain recommendation; - Data characteristics and processing challenges underlying recommender systems; - Economic models and consequences of recommender systems; - Evaluation methodology for recommender systems; - Explanation interfaces for recommender systems; - Large-language models as part of recommender systems; - Multi-stakeholder recommendations; - Novel approaches to recommendation, including voice, VR/AR, etc.; - Preference elicitation; - Privacy and security; - Socially- and context-aware recommender systems; - Systems challenges such as scalability, data quality, and performance; - User studies of recommendation applications. ============== IMPORTANT NOTES While there will be the option to attend remotely, authors of accepted papers are expected to present the work in person. The peer review process is mutually anonymous (double-blind). Each paper should not be previously published or accepted to any peer-reviewed journal or conference, nor currently under review elsewhere. ============== PROGRAM CHAIRS Questions about this CfP? Contact the program chairs Thorsten Joachims, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA Katrien Verbert, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Email: program2024(a)recsys.acm.org ============== For more details on this CfP, visit: recsys.acm.org/recsys24/call/papers Kind regards Lien Michiels On behalf of the RecSys 2024 Publicity Chairs Alain Starke, Olivier Jeunen and Lien Michiels

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WEBCAST APR 18 – AFRINIC – Exploring African ccTLDs: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
by Joly MacFie 18 Apr '24

18 Apr '24

** Since April 1 2024 - the ISOC Live community livestream service is no longer funded by the Internet Society - big thanks to our first monthly sustaining sponsor Vint Cerf for his support! ** Just starting. I thought i was keeping count on these webinars, but they are too multitudinous! REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3Uo1kzk Read on blog <https://isoc.live/17698/> 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=70a9da574307508758fd698…> On *Thursday April 18 2024* at *09:00-10:30 UTC* the *African Network Information Centre <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=3c07bea5661409f143a699d…> *(AFRINIC) presents another episode in its *2024 AFRINIC Webinar series <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=129d36c167b8a1ff1815f63…>*, with the theme '*Exploring African ccTLDs: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ad5e8994f6e6522372de586…>* '. In recent years, the digital landscape in Africa has been rapidly evolving, with the Internet playing a pivotal role in shaping socio-economic development across the continent. One pivotal aspect of this evolution is the use of Country Code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs). ccTLDs is crucial in defining a nation's online presence and digital identity. This webinar delves into the trends, challenges, and opportunities surrounding African ccTLDs, shedding light on their significance in the continent's digital journey. *SPEAKERS* *Barrack Otieno* - General Manager, Africa Top Level Domains Organization (AFTLD) *Yazid Akanoh* - Technical Engagement Specialist for Middle East and Africa, ICANN. *Lucky Masilela* - Chief Executive Officer, ZA Central Registry NPC *Albert Kamga* - Director of Standardisation and Cooperation , ANTIC Moderator: *Stephen Honlue *- Project Manager and Transformation Lead, AFRINIC *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/afrinic2024-cctld <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=afb5934d06204f2a8fbcfdc…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3xE7IcP <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ad5e8994f6e6522372de586…>* *REAL TIME TEXT (See ISOC.LIVE <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=70a9da574307508758fd698…>)* *TWITTER #cctld #AFRINIC <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=fe651196dbaf29b18006d35…> @mhonlue @AFRINIC @otienobarrack @aftld @yakanho @ICANN @Ngagaru @ZA_CR Albert Kamga @antic_cameroun * *MASTODON #afrinic <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1042b9ad58583b86d082145…>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=22d52211a4d3b411357c247…>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1574eab2f6cda9c00a65dc0…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=2ec9101ce75c084cdcc4c55…>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/afrinic2024-cctld <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=70da089e22b906507c73a38…>* Permalink https://isoc.live/17698/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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