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miserable failure
by david silver 16 Dec '03

16 Dec '03

ok, so: Try "miserable failure" at Google.com and hit the "I'm feeling lucky" button two questions: 1) how cool is this? 2) does anyone know how it is done? david

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E-consultation research project in Ireland: Ph.D./M.Phil studentship
by Michael Gurstein 14 Dec '03

14 Dec '03

-----Original Message----- From: gcnp-admin(a)globalcn.tc.ca [mailto:gcnp-admin@globalcn.tc.ca] On Behalf Of David R. Newman Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 5:21 AM To: ciresearchers(a)vancouvercommunity.net; communityinformatics(a)vancouvercommunity.net; gcnp(a)globalcn.tc.ca; conet(a)ukco.org.uk; eacn(a)ukco.org.uk Subject: [gcnp] E-consultation research project in Ireland: Ph.D./M.Phil studentship We expect to get final confirmation of funding for a research project on e-consultation in Ireland next week. So we have advertised a studentship. Here is the advertisement which appeared in the Belfast Telegraph today Friday 12 December 2003. Please circulate this to people who might be interested in doing a postgraduate degree on electronic public consultation. Note that under QUB fair employment practice I cannot answer questions from applicants, as I will be on the selection panel. That's why my colleague Brian Webb has been put down as a contact for further information. To help all applicants, I've put full details of the position and the research proposal on http://econsult.mgt.qub.ac.uk/ Dr. David Newman, Queen's University Belfast ---<advertisement starts>--- M.Phil./Ph.D. studentship in e-consultation School of Management and Economics, Queen's University Belfast How can we use electronic communications technologies, such as the Internet and mobile 'phones, to support more effective and efficient public consultation and decision-making? This is a question the School of Management and Economics, in partnership with the University of Maynooth and Letterkenny Institute of Technology, is going to investigate, in a research project funded under the Cross Border Programme for R&D contributing to Peace and Reconciliation. The School of Management and Economics in QUB is now offering a postgraduate research studentship to work as part of the project team and complete a Ph.D. or M.Phil. programme of research. The work will include: 1. A critical review of the worldwide literature on e-consultation technologies and techniques for their appropriateness to communities affected by conflict and public bodies in Northern Ireland and the border countries. 2. Evaluation in small-scale experiments of e-consultation technologies compared to human mediation. 3. Designing, supporting and evaluating two larger-scale consultations, one in Northern Ireland, the other in Donegal. Applicants should hold at least a 2.1 Honours degree (or equivalent) in either a technical discipline such as Information Systems, Computer Science or Psychology or a social science discipline such as Management, Law, Politics or Anthropology. Ideally, you should have experience or qualifications in both computing and social sciences, as the project aims to understand the interactions between the technologies and civil societies. Skills in facilitation or mediation, programming and web design, analysis and interpretation of data, and writing research reports are desirable. A good understanding of the community and voluntary and public sectors in Northern Ireland and/or Donegal would be beneficial. A stipend of £9,000 rising to £10,500 in year 2, will be paid, along with postgraduate research fees for UK and EU students. Applicants should forward to Mrs Sonia OHare, School Administrator, a detailed curriculum vitae in conjunction with an outline proposal of how their skills would contribute to each of the stages of the project. <s.ohare(a)qub.ac.uk> or Mrs. Sonia O'Hare, Queens University Belfast, School of Management and Economics, 25 University Square, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland (UK). For further information and particulars, please contact Dr. Brian Webb (e-mail: b.webb(a)qub.ac.uk or tel: +44 (0)28 90 27 3592). Also see http://econsult.mgt.qub.ac.uk/ Closing Date for applications: Monday 5th January 2004 Starting Date: 26th January 2004 or as close to this date as can be arranged The School of Management and Economics reserves the right to withdraw the offer of a studentship and alter any terms and conditions stated. ---<advertisement ends>--- _______________________________________________ gcnp mailing list gcnp(a)globalcn.tc.ca http://globalcn.tc.ca/mailman/listinfo/gcnp Hosted by Telecommunities Canada http://www.tc.ca/

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CfP "Building & Bridging Community Networks: Knowledge, Innovation & Diversity through Communication", Brighton 31/3-2/4 2004
by Michael Gurstein 13 Dec '03

13 Dec '03

The Committee of the "Building & Bridging Community Networks: Knowledge, Innovation & Diversity through communication" conference issues a call for your participation in an exciting opportunity to network with others engaged in community networking, community informatics and community technology research, practice and policy. The conference, which forms part of an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) research project (RES-328-25-0012), funded through the People at the Centre of Communication and Information Technology (PACCIT) research programme, is intended to act as a catalyst for creating communication and knowledge linkages between those involved in community networking. In order to create synergy and understanding between practitioners, researchers and policy, it is important that knowledge of the issues and problems surrounding community networking be identified, articulated, recorded and shared in the form of a dynamic and ongoing community networking knowledgebase. To this end the conference welcomes contributions from practitioners, researchers and policy-makers in the following areas: . Community networking case studies . Community network analysis as a methodology and theory . Community Informatics as an emerging research agenda . The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and the role Of Civil Society . Communication and Development - theory and practice . A human-centred approach to community technology - moving beyond causality to purposiveness . Indigenous knowledge and cultural diversity . Grass-roots community innovation and action These subjects are timely because in addition to the recent World Summit on the Information Society event in Geneva, the period between March and September, 2004 will see a number of important conferences taking place on the subject of community network or related areas. The Canadian Research Alliance for Community Information Networks (CRACIN) will be launched in the form of an International Workshop in May, 2004. The eighth biennial Participatory Design Conference will be held between July 27-31, 2004 at the University of Toronto, Canada and will have a strong community networking component. The second international colloquium of the Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN) is being convened in Prato, Italy at the end of September. The Brighton conference provides an excellent opportunity for community networkers - researchers, practitioners and policy makers alike - to establish links and share experiences and knowledge with people, groups and organisations engaged in the excitingly diverse activities that constitute community networking. We are looking to bring together researchers, practitioners and policymakers to discuss/summarize/theorize/and draw conclusions or lessons learned from some ten years of practical work and research experience in applying information and communications technology to enabling and empowering communities of all kinds. Our conference will also provide an opportunity for researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers to reflect on and draw conclusions from a range of currently relevant areas, fields and practices. A conference website will be developed early in the New Year. Submissions for this conference can take the form of extended abstracts, position papers or full papers. Extended abstracts and position papers should be no more than 1500 words. Full papers including citations, tables, diagrams and references should be no more than 5000 words. Harvard citation style is mandatory and the conference language is English. The Conference Committee will decide which extended abstracts or position papers will be accepted as full papers to be presented at conference. An opportunity will exist for a number of extended abstracts and position papers to also be presented to conference. Important Dates: Conference: 31st March - 2nd April, 2004 Venue: Old Ship Hotel, Brighton, East Sussex, England Extended abstracts, position papers and full papers must be submitted by 15th February, 2004. All submissions will be blind peer reviewed by two referees. Late submissions will not be accepted. Send abstracts, position papers, full papers to Peter Day p.day(a)btinternet.com Notifications of acceptance/rejection will be sent by 25th February, 2004 All amended submissions must be received by 15th March, 2004 All successful extended abstracts, position papers and full papers will appear in the conference proceedings. It is also anticipated that an edited book and various journal publications will result as an outcome of the conference. Further details available at: TBA Current Conference Committee Peter Day, SEAKE Centre, School of Computing, Mathematical and Information Sciences, University of Brighton Doug Schuler, The Evergreen State College, Washington Jon Dron, SEAKE Centre, School of Computing, Mathematical and Information Sciences, University of Brighton Karamjit Gill, Professor, SEAKE Centre, University of Brighton Michael Gurstein, (Visiting) Professor, School of Management New Jersey Institute of Technology Don Schauder, Professor, School of Information Management and Systems, Monash University Graeme Johanson, School of Information Management and Systems/Centre for Community Networking Research, Monash University Larry Stillman, School of Information Management and Systems/Centre for Community Networking Research, Monash University Michel Menou, CoVITALC, Latin America & Caribbean Scott S. Robinson, Depto. De Antropologia, Universidad Metropologia, Mexico Stewart Marshall, Professor, Faculty of Informatics & Communication, Central Queensland University Wal Taylor, Faculty of Informatics & Communication, Central Queensland University Send abstracts, position papers, full papers to Peter Day p.day(a)btinternet.com Please forward to relevant lists, and please excuse cross-postings

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Summer Doctoral Programme 2004
by Vicki Nash 12 Dec '03

12 Dec '03

As the academic term is coming to an end please can I just flag up that the Oxford Internet Institute is planning to run its second Summer Doctoral Programme in 2004, and that further details including applications procedures should be posted on our website (www.oii.ox.ac.uk <http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/> ) before Christmas. As soon as this information is online and I have the exact URL I will post the details on this list. The Programme will run from 14th to 31st July and once again we will be seeking applications from doctoral students working on Internet-related research from any social science discipline. Dr Victoria Nash Policy and Research Officer 01865 287231 Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford 1, St Giles OX1 9DT www.oii.ox.ac.uk

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Technical Communications Faculty Positions @ VT
by jeremy hunsinger 12 Dec '03

12 Dec '03

Technical Communications Faculty Positions Virginia Tech's College of Engineering anticipates filling up to three tenure-track Academic Year (9-month) positions to support an initiative in the area of technical communications instruction and research. Successful candidates will be expected to develop an effective teaching program and to pursue scholarly work, including externally-funded research, in this subject area. Position duties will involve working with departments within the college to enhance the communication skills elements of their curricula and to provide some support for freshman courses. Some summer teaching and/or advising may be available. Appointments would begin in August 2004. Successful applicants will have a terminal degree in English or communications studies or engineering, or a related field. Degrees in both engineering and a communications-related discipline are desirable. In addition, experience working with engineers (in the engineering workplace or in teaching) is desirable. Previous teaching experience at the university level is desired. These positions will reside in the College's Division of Engineering Fundamentals, which serves as home department for all first-year engineering students and is currently being restructured as the Department of Engineering Education, with the technical communications area as one of the missions of the new organization. Opportunities for collaboration with professional writing faculty in the Department of English are available and will be strongly encouraged. Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Review of applications will begin February 1, 2004 and continue until successful candidates are chosen. More information on the Division of Engineering Fundamentals and its mission within Virginia Tech's College of Engineering is available at www.ef.vt.edu. Virginia Tech has a strong commitment to diversity, and, in that spirit, the College of Engineering seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including women, minorities, and people with disabilities. Online applications are encouraged. To apply online go to www.jobs.vt.edu and search for posting number 030336. Interested parties wishing to apply by mail should send a letter of application, complete curriculum vitae, and contact information for five references to: Chair, COE Communications Faculty Search Committee, Division of Engineering Fundamentals (0218), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0218. Individuals requiring assistance in the application process should contact Ms. Sharon Dudding, Division of Engineering Fundamentals, 540/231-6555, duddings(a)vt.edu. jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu on the ibook www.cddc.vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy/blog () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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Telemedicine and eHealth conference - call for abstract
by svein.bergvik＠telenor.com 12 Dec '03

12 Dec '03

Dear AoIRs This may be of interest to many of you. And a nice opportunity to visit the top of the world, experience the beautifull scenery of the north Norway coastline, and the midnight sun. The conference organizer, the Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine, was designated as the first World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Telemedicine in July 2002. Tromso Telemedicine and eHealth Conference 2004: Citizen participation in eHealth: Challenges for research, technologies and health care organisations www.telemed.no/ttec2004 This conference is about people using eHealth for their own health purposes. The conference will provide a meeting place for exchanging knowledge and debating strategies between the key players in eHealth. We hope this event will strengthen efforts to maximize the potentials, and limit the pitfalls, inherent in eHealth developments. We invite citizen and patient representatives together with policy makers and experts from the field of health, social sciences and technology to submit abstracts along the following topics: Policy, Organization, Strategy: What should we strive for? Technology; Applications and Practice: What do we have? Research: What do we know and need to know? Deadline for submission is 2 February 2004. Svein Bergvik Telenor Research and Development PO box 6403 N-9294 Tromso, Norway svein.bergvik(a)telenor.com Phone: 0047 971 84448

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Re: [Air-l] readings on Power, Politics and Policy of the Internet
by Dan L Burk 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

Jamie Boyle's "Foucault in Cyberspace" http://www.law.duke.edu/boylesite/foucault.htm Also, his "A Politics of Intellectual Property: Environmentalism for the Net?" http://www.law.duke.edu/boylesite/intprop.htm Dan L. Burk Visiting Professor Boalt Hall School of Law University of California, Berkeley Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly Professor University of Minnesota Law School On 11 Dec 2003, jeremy hunsinger wrote: > It is that time of the year again, and I'm preparing my syllabi, and > I'm approved to teach a new senior seminar that I've entitled The > Internet: Power, Politics and Policy, which is going to be taught with > a focus on the 'individuals and institutions surrounding the research, > innovation, technology, and structures both social and political that > surround the internet both in the u.s. and the global context.' So I > have my ideas of what will be read, Abatte, Lessig, some RFC's, some > ISOC Documents, Some ICANN Documents, some ITU Documents, etc., but I'm > also interested in everyone else's opinions on the matter, so drop me a > note. > Jeremy Hunsinger > Center for Digital Discourse and Culture > () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail > /\ - against microsoft attachments > > > _______________________________________________ > Air-l mailing list > Air-l(a)aoir.org > http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l >

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Worldwide IM business use
by Bonnie Strong 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

I am a graduate student in Georgetown University's Communication, Culture, & Technology Program. Two papers I am working on consider the impact of culture on ICT adoption. I am having difficulty finding recent statistics on Instant Messaging (or SMS) use in the workplace in the United States, Japan, and Sweden. If you have any suggestions about a source for this kind of market research that I may not have thought of, please e-mail me at bls7(a)georgetown.edu. Thanks for your consideration! Bonnie Strong Georgetown University

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readings on Power, Politics and Policy of the Internet
by jeremy hunsinger 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

It is that time of the year again, and I'm preparing my syllabi, and I'm approved to teach a new senior seminar that I've entitled The Internet: Power, Politics and Policy, which is going to be taught with a focus on the 'individuals and institutions surrounding the research, innovation, technology, and structures both social and political that surround the internet both in the u.s. and the global context.' So I have my ideas of what will be read, Abatte, Lessig, some RFC's, some ISOC Documents, Some ICANN Documents, some ITU Documents, etc., but I'm also interested in everyone else's opinions on the matter, so drop me a note. Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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WSIS, ICT and the Millennium Development Goals
by John Daly 11 Dec '03

11 Dec '03

In conjunction with the World Summit on the Information Society this week, the Development Gateway has published related materials on 16 of its topic pages, all of which can be reached from this one webpage: http://www.developmentgateway.com/node/130685/special/wsis/ You might be especially interested in the feature on "WSIS, ICT and the Millennium Development Goals. http://www.developmentgateway.org/download/222155/WSIS-Main.doc There has been a flood of documents prepared for WSIS, some of them based on careful examinations of experience over the past few years. John Daly http://www.geocities.com/stconsultant http://stconsultant.blogspot.com

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