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CFP Cosign 2003
by Mary Ebeling 10 Feb '03

10 Feb '03

***************************************************** * * Call For Papers * --------------- * * COSIGN 2003 * * The 3rd International Conference on * * COMPUTATIONAL SEMIOTICS FOR GAMES AND NEW MEDIA * * University of Teesside (UK) * * 10th - 12th September, 2003 * * http://www-scm.tees.ac.uk/users/p.c.fencott/cosign2003 * ****************************************************** CONFERENCE SCOPE ==================== As in previous years, this third annual COSIGN conference provides an exciting cross-disciplinary event for exploring the ways in which meaning can be created by, encoded in, understood by, or produced through, the computer (using systems or techniques based upon semiotics). COSIGN is for anyone with an interest in areas of overlap (or potential overlap) between semiotics and computers including computer scientists, HCI and AI practitioners, digital artists, designers, critics, theorists, semioticians, narratologists, etc. In addition to the academic papers and artwork presentations, COSIGN will include a range of participatory events such as papers, workshops, tutorials, panel discussions to provide the space for the vital and vibrant discussions that it is known for. COSIGN 2003 invites submissions in the following categories. A brief outline of the submission procedure is given below. 1. Academic Papers 2. Artworks 3. Posters 4. Technical Demonstrations Media that make use of the unique capabilities of digital systems are of particular interest to this conference. These include, but are not limited to, the following: virtual reality systems and virtual environments; hypertext, hypermedia, multimedia and the internet; content analysis systems (particularly those that extract higher-level meaning); the semantic web (and similar systems); digital art, net art and other technology-based or technology-oriented art forms; computer games, interactive narratives and other forms of interactive entertainment. Information about the conference is available at the following web address: http://www-scm.tees.ac.uk/users/p.c.fencott/cosign2003 The programme and proceedings of COSIGN 2001 and COSIGN 2002 are available online at the following web address. http://www.kinonet.com/conferences/cosign2002/program.html CONFERENCE LOCATION ====================== COSIGN 2003 will be held in Middlesbrough, UK, hosted by the Virtual Environments Group of the School of Computing and Mathematics at the University of Teesside. Middlesbrough sits near the mouth of the River Tees in the north-east of England. It is a lively town with a proud industrial heritage and one of the main shopping and leisure centers for the area. It is also an important location for business and commerce, communications and civic administration. In the Tees valley heavy industry mingles with wetlands and wildfowl reserves while just a few minutes drive away are the North York Moors National Park and the dramatic North Sea coast. Teesside International Airport is less than 20 kilometers from Middlesbrough and has several direct connections every day to both London (Heathrow) and Amsterdam (Schipol) which are major European hubs for international flights. Further information is available at the following web address: http://www-scm.tees.ac.uk/users/p.c.fencott/cosign2003/ SUBMISSION PROCEDURE ==================== Authors of accepted papers will be required to prepare a written version of their paper for inclusion in the printed and online proceedings. Acceptance at the conference is dependent on authors providing this written version of their paper by the required date and in the required format. Acceptance is also dependent on at least one of the authors registering for the conference by 13th of June 2003. As in previous years, COSIGN will endeavour to support as much as possible the registration fees and/or accommodation of those presenters who are not funded by an institution or organisation. 1. ACADEMIC PAPERS Papers are invited on any subject that explores areas of overlap (or potential overlap) between semiotics and interactive digital media. Examples of this include, but are not limited to, the following: - The use of semiotics in artificial intelligence and expert systems. - Software architectures and technologies using, based upon or inspired by semiotic theories, systems or models. - The use of semiotics in the creation or analysis of generative narrative systems, interactive digital games, entertainment and artworks. - The use of semiotics in the study and criticism of digital interactive media. - Narratology in games and new media. - Semiotic-orientated HCI. - Semiotics and Hypermedia. Papers should demonstrate an understanding of - and engagement with the principles of semiotics (understood here as the study of signs) and gain something from this engagement. Further details of the submission process (and templates for papers) are available at http://www-scm.tees.ac.uk/users/p.c.fencott/cosign2003/ ------------------------------------------------------ Submission date for Academic Papers: 28th March 2003 Acceptance will be notified on or around 12th May 2003 Camera-ready copy for the proceedings by 9th June 2003 ------------------------------------------------------ 2. ARTWORKS In addition to academic and theoretical papers, presentations of artworks of all forms and in all formats are invited. We are particularly interested in digital art, net art and other technology-based or technology-oriented art forms. Artworks will be assessed on the basis of documentation of the work presented in the form of an online website. The website should display the following: - A textual description of the proposed artwork and any illustrations - A biography of the artist(s)/author(s) - Contact details Further details of the submission process and requirements are available at http://www-scm.tees.ac.uk/users/p.c.fencott/cosign2003/ ------------------------------------------------------- Submission date for Artworks: 28th March 2003 Acceptance will be notified on or around 12th May 2003 Camera-ready copy for the proceedings by 9th June 2003 ------------------------------------------------------- 3. POSTERS There will be an opportunity for researchers to present new work and ideas that are not yet ready for the full presentation. Short papers will be presented in poster format, and will be included in both the hardcopy and electronic proceedings. Further details of the submission process and requirements are available at http://www-scm.tees.ac.uk/users/p.c.fencott/cosign2003/ ------------------------------------------------------- Submission date: 24th April 2003 Acceptance will be notified on or around 12th May 2003 Camera-ready copy for the proceedings by 9th June 2003 ------------------------------------------------------- 4. TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATIONS Demonstrations of relevant leading-edge work and work in progress are invited. Submissions will be peer-reviewed to ensure quality. Demonstration proposals must be submitted electronically. Further details of the submission process and requirements are available at http://www-scm.tees.ac.uk/users/p.c.fencott/cosign2003/ ------------------------------------------------------------- Submission date for Technical Demonstrations: 24th April 2003 Acceptance will be notified on or around 12th May 2003 Camera-ready copy for the proceedings by 9th June 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------- ALTERNATIVE SUBMISSION PROCEDURE ==================================== Authors and artists who have difficulty in making their submission in the appropriate form or in viewing the detailed submission procedure should contact: Frank Nack CWI - INS2 Kruislaan 413 P.O. Box 94079, NL-1090 GB Amsterdam Email: Frank.Nack(a)cwi.nl Phone: +31 20 592 4223 Fax: +31 20 592 4312 ORGANISING COMMITTEE ==================== Andy Clarke - Kinonet (UK) Clive Fencott - University of Teeside (UK) Craig Lindley - Interactive Institute (Sweden) Grethe Mitchell - University of East London and Kinonet (UK) Frank Nack - CWI (Netherlands) PROGRAMME COMMITTEE (subject to revision) =================== Elisabeth Andre - University of Augsburg (Germany) Wilton Azevedo - Mackenzie Presbyterian University, S�o Paulo, (Brazil) Paul Brna - Northumbria University (UK) Kevin Brooks - Motorola Human Interface Labs (USA) Andrew Clarke - Kinonet (UK) Chitra Dorai - IBM (USA) Clive Fencott - University of Teeside (UK) Brody Condon - Media artist (USA) Troels Degn Johansson, The IT-University of Copenhagen (Denmark) Werner Kriechbaum - IBM (Germany) James Lester - North Carolina University (USA) Craig Lindley - Interactive Institute (Sweden) Grethe Mitchell - University of East London and Kinonet (UK) Frank Nack - CWI (Netherlands) Mirko Petric -University of Split (Croatia) Paolo Petta - OFAI (Austria) Doug Rosenberg - University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) Ola Stockfelt - University of Goteborg/University of Skovde (Sweden) Robert Wechsler - Palindrome Inter-media Performance Group (Germany) ARTWORK COMMITTEE (subject to revision) ================= Andrew Clarke - Kinonet (UK) David Daniels - Digital Poet, Berkeley (USA) Scott deLahunta - Writing Research Associates (NL) and Dartington College of Arts (UK) Fatima Lasay - University of the Philippines (Philippines) Luca Marchetti - Anomos (France) Grethe Mitchell - University of East London and Kinonet (UK) Timothy Portlock - University of Illinois (USA) Doug Rosenberg - University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) ************************************************ --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? 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Web Sites
by Marj Kibby 09 Feb '03

09 Feb '03

Hi, for those interested ... I have been unable to resolve my difficulties with my University over individual web-site authors so have moved my pages to Geocities. My papers are at http://www.kibby.org/ Gender Sex and the Web http://www.kibby.org/internet/gender.html Popular Music and the Internet http://www.kibby.org/music/music.html Online Teaching and Learning http://www.newcastle.edu.au/discipline/sociol-anthrop/staff/kibbymarj/onlin… I'm always happy to receive submissions for any of these sites. Cheers, Marj Dr Marjorie Kibby, Senior Lecturer in Communication & Culture The University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia Marj.Kibby(a)newcastle.edu.au +61 2 49216604

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Comunicacion cientifica a la comunidad de Internet y de la Sociedad de la Informacion (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 08 Feb '03

08 Feb '03

fyi Barry ___________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman(a)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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- *** Now Out: _The Internet in Everyday Life_ *** Barry Wellman & Caroline Haythornthwaite, editors Oxford: Blackwell, 2002 ___________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2003 22:01:36 -0300 From: La Sociedad Digital / A Sociedade Digital <lasocdig(a)hotmail.com> Subject: Comunicacion cientifica a la comunidad de Internet y de la Sociedad de la Informacion Versión español al frente, versión portuguesa a continuación, versión inglesa al final. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ Comunicación científica a la comunidad de Internet y a la comunidad de la Sociedad de la Información. La Sociedad Digital www.sociedaddigital.org / www.asociedadedigital.org La presente comunicación tiene como objetivo informar a la comunidad de Internet y a la comunidad de la Sociedad de la Información las novedades de los últimos meses del Proyecto La Sociedad Digital. La Sociedad Digital es un proyecto abierto a la comunidad de Internet y de la Sociedad de la Información en el ámbito iberoamericano principalmente, pero no restringido exclusivamente a él. Se trata de la creación del primer espacio de convergencia para los especialistas de habla castellana y portuguesa, bajo la forma de un Portal de la Sociedad de la Información (www.sociedaddigital.org / www.asociedadedigital.org) La estructuración de este espacio comprende, en primer lugar, una subdivisión por áreas temáticas consideradas trascendentes para el desarrollo de la Sociedad de la Información, tales como lengua, brecha digital, gobierno digital, estudios especiales, legislación, situación por países, etc. Una segunda subdivisión apunta a elementos de interactividad como noticias, proyectos, observatorios de información, etc. que apuntan a generar un espacio de intercambio y sinergia entre los especialistas de la región, en la búsqueda de modelos de aplicación y resultados de investigaciones, para que todos sus participantes puedan beneficiarse, construyendo, entre todos, el espacio de la Sociedad de la Información en su tránsito hacia la Sociedad del Conocimiento. Invitamos, en consecuencia, a todos, a visitar el Portal, integrarse, enviar sus aportes intelectuales y usar todos los recursos en él disponibles, los que son, por supuesto, de uso libre y gratuito. (www.sociedaddigital.org / www.asociedadedigital.org) Pueden comunicarse a info(a)sociedaddigital.org. Todos los comentarios, aportes y observaciones serán bienvenidos. Muy cordialmente, El Presidente del Consejo de Directores de La Sociedad Digital, Prof. Dr. Ricardo Petrissans de Aguilar ricardo(a)sociedaddigital.org La presente comunicación se realiza por única vez. Se trata de una comunicación científica destinada a los miembros de la Comunidad Científica Iberoamericana. En caso que este mensaje sea considerado por su receptor como carente de interés, rogamos se sirva deletear el mismo. Muchas gracias. __________________________________________________ Comunicação Científica à comunidade da Internet e à Comunidade da Sociedade da Informação. La Sociedad Digital comunica aos usuários da Internet e à comunidade da Sociedade da Informação La Sociedad Digital - www.sociedaddigital.org / www.asociedadedigital.org A presente comunicação tem como objetivo informar à comunidade da Internet e à Comunidade da Sociedade da Informação as novidades dos últimos meses do Projeto da Sociedade Digital. La Sociedad Digital é um projeto aberto à comunidade da Internet e à Sociedade da Informação no âmbito ibero-americano, principalmente, porém não restrito exclusivamente a ele. Trata-se da criação do primeiro espaço de convergência para os especialistas de idioma castelhano e português, sob a forma de um Portal da Sociedade da Informação (www.sociedaddigital.org / www.asociedadedigital.org) A estruturação deste espaço compreende, em primeiro lugar, uma subdivisão por áreas temáticas, consideradas transcendentes para o desenvolvimento da Sociedade da Informação, tais como idioma, brecha digital, governo digital, estudos especiais, legislação, situação por país, etc. Uma segunda subdivisão aponta para elementos de interatividade como notícias, projetos, observatórios de informação, etc., no sentido de gerar um espaço de intercâmbio e sinergia entre os especialistas da região, na busca de modelos de aplicação e resultados de investigações, para que todos seus participantes possam se beneficiar, construindo entre todos o espaço da Sociedade da Informação em seu trânsito até a Sociedade do Conhecimento. Convidamos, então, a todos para uma visita ao Portal, para se integrarem, enviar suas contribuições intelectuais e usar todos os recursos nele disponíveis, que são de uso livre e gratuito. (www.sociedaddigital.org / www.asociedadedigital.org) Para se comunicarem, utilizem info(a)sociedaddigital.org Todos os comentários, contribuições e observações serão bem-vindos. Cordialmente Prof. Dr. Ricardo Petrissans de Aguilar Presidente do Conselho de Diretores de La Sociedad Digital ricardo(a)sociedaddigital.org A presente comunicação se realiza uma única vez. Trata-se de comunicação científica destinada aos membros da Comunidade Científica Ibero-americana. Caso esta mensagem seja considerada pelo receptor como carente de interesse, pedimos que seja deletada. Muito obrigado. ________________________________________________________________ Scientific message to the Internet Community and to the Information Society Community. The Digital Society www.sociedaddigital.org / www.asociedadedigital.org This message has the objective of informing the Internet Community and the Information Society Community the latest news about The Digital Society Project. The Digital Society is a project open mainly to the Internet Community and the Information Society Community in Latin American, however without restrictions to any other countries or regions in the world. It is about the creation of the first forum to portuguese and spanish speaking specialists, under the structure of an internet gate (www.sociedaddigital.org / www.asociedadedigital.org) The structure of this space is divided, in its first level, into areas considered of extreme importance to the development of the Information Society, such as language, (brechas digitais), e-Government, special studies, legislation and country information. On a second level, there are interactive elements such as news, special projects and information centres designed to promote interchanges and synergy between regional specialists, always searching for new models, applications and research results, benefiting all users and paving the road between the Information Society and the Knowledge Society. Therefore, we invite everyone to visit the Internet site, integrate yourself in the community, contribute with your knowledge and use all free available resources. Our address : (www.sociedaddigital.org / www.asociedadedigital.org) Please send any queries and comments to info(a)sociedaddigital.org. All comments, queries and contributions are welcome. Cordially, President of the Digital Society Board of Directors Ricardo Petrissans de Aguilar, MSc, PhD. ricardo(a)sociedaddigital.org This message will only be sent once, since it is intended to be directed to the members of the Latin America Scientific Community. If it is not of your interest, please delete it. Thank you for your time and attention.

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references/surveys on security/privacy?
by Berquist＠uts.cc.utexas.edu 08 Feb '03

08 Feb '03

Eszter, You should find some data among the U.S. Government reports on Identity Theft: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION National and State Trends in Fraud and Identity Theft (68 Pages) Jan. 2003 http://www.consumer.gov/sentinel/pubs/Top10Fraud_2002.pdf (Related links) http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/idtheft.htm http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/ http://www.consumer.gov/ncpw/coninfo.htm GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Identity Theft: Greater Awareness and Use of Existing Data Are Needed. GAO-02- 766 June 28, 2002 http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02766.pdf Identity Theft: Prevalence and Cost Appear to be Growing. GAO-02-363 March 1, 2002 http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02363.pdf DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/crimes.html OTHER Identity Theft Resource Center http://www.idtheftcenter.org/ Privacy Rights Clearinghouse http://www.privacyrights.org/identity.htm -Lon Berquist berquist(a)uts.cc.utexas.edu > Message: 2 > To: air-l(a)aoir.org > From: "Eszter Hargittai" <eszter(a)myway.com> > Cc: > Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:32:11 -0500 (EST) > Subject: [Air-l] references/surveys on security/privacy? > Reply-To: air-l(a)aoir.org > > > Dear Fellow AoIRers, > > I'm looking for some background information on security/privacy issues > online. Let me be more specific.:) In particular, I would love > pointers to _empirical work_ (literature/data/surveys) on what > percentage of users even know about certain security features - say in > browsers - and what percentage use them. I'm also looking for info on > people's attitudes about security/privacy issues, and why they do or do > not use services meant to insure more security/privacy. > > I'd also appreciate pointers to reports of identity thefts and other > security/privacy breaches (e.g. "Identity Theft Complaints Double in > '02" http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/23/politics/23THEF.html ). > > I'm familiar with the work of Nissenbaum, Friedman and Felten in this > area. There's also a Pew report on "Trust and Privacy Online: > Why Americans Want to Rewrite the Rules" > http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=19 > There are also some other Pew reports with relevant information. > > Where else should I be looking? > > Thanks so much! (I'll be happy to post a list of responses.) > > Eszter > > --- > http://www.eszter.com | http://www.esztersblog.com

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Re: [Air-l] Call for reviewers for 2003 AoIR conference
by Andrew Herman 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

Do you still need reviewers? Andrew Herman, Ph. D. Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA 01610 (508) 793-2531 >>> M.Allen(a)exchange.curtin.edu.au 01/09/03 09:27PM >>> Dear all you will by now have seen the call for papers for the IR v4 conference 'Broadening the Band' in Toronto, 2003. As Program chair, I wish to invite members of the Air-list to nominate to act as reviewers of proposals. A reviewer will need to reviewer a number of 700-word abstracts, provide basic feedback, according to set criteria. A reviewer will also provide assistance to the sub-chairs responsible for groups of papers in finalising their recommendations for inclusion in the program. This work will need to be done in March. There is an interactive website that will be used for managing the review process (the other side of the conference submission website :) ). I expect that, with a longer abstract, we will actually make the job a little easier (if slightly more time), because there will be more substance on which to choose for or against a paper. I note that, in particular, we will need some reviewers fluent in French; and we will need reviewers for creative/aesthetic presentations as well as more traditional scholarly papers. Reviewers will shortly be able to join a specialised mailing list aircon through which all review/program business will be conducted. To this end, please reply to me directly m.allen(a)curtin.edu.au using the subject line AOIR conference reviewer providing a brief (50 word) description of your interests and nominating one or two of the following topic areas which we are using to manage the review process (note - these are not streams :) ) Communities and Interaction Digital aesthetics Economics and Commerce Ethics, Law, Policy Gaming Globalisation/Localisation Histories Identities and Diversity Informatics Media and Communication Politics/(In)Equality Research methods, metrics, approaches Social Uses and Consequences Surveillance, Privacy, Security Teaching / Learning / Education Technologies and Infrastructures Theories / Philosophies Finally, if you are interested in taking on the more substantial responsibility of sub-chair for a particular topic/area, please indicate that too; if you can think of a suitable colleague who might not have received this email who would like to be involved, feel free to forward it to them. Best wishes Matthew Allen Program Chair, IRv4, Broadening the Band, Toronto 2003 _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l(a)aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l

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IM question
by Tanya Burns 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

Hi Naomi, I too am looking for the history information of instant messaging and could only locate ICQ as November 1996. I am doing a project in one of my courses on IM and would like to get this information. If you have it, could you possibly forward any information that you have? I am trying to find out who was the first to implement IM. When did the implementation take place? Thank you and have a great day! Please send any information to this e-mail address tanyaburns(a)msn.com <mailto:tanyaburns@msn.com> Tanya Burns University of Phoenix Online 1-800-366-9699 x6171

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2nd CFP: e-Society 2003 (E-Commerce, E- Learning and E-Government)
by David dos Santos 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

---- SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline: 19 February 2003 ---- -- Short Papers, Posters, Tutorials, Panels and Doctoral Consortium only -- ** apologies for cross posting ** IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE e-SOCIETY 2003 (E-Commerce, E- Learning and E-Government) June 3-6, 2003 - LISBON, PORTUGAL (http://www.iadis.org/es2003) * Conference background and goals The IADIS e-Society 2003 conference aims to address the main issues of concern within the Information Society. This conference covers both the technical as well as the non-technical aspects of the Information Society. Broad areas of interest are E-Commerce, E- Learning and E-Government. These broad areas are divided into more detailed areas (see below). However innovative contributes that don't fit into these areas will also be considered since they might be of benefit to conference attendees. * Format of the Confernce The conference will comprise of invited talks and oral presentations. The proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of a book. The best paper authors will be invited to publish extended versions of their papers in the IADIS International Journal of the Information Society. * Types of submissions Full and Short Papers, Posters/Demonstrations, Tutorials, Panels and Doctoral Consortium. All submissions are subject to a blind refereeing process. * Topics related to e-Society are of interest. These include, but are not limited to the following areas: - Collaborative Learning - Computer-Mediated Communication - Cyber Law - Data Mining - Digital Regions - E-Business Models - E-Commerce Economics - E-Economy - E-Government - E-Healthcare - E-Learning - E-Marketing - E-Publishing and Digital Libraries - Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) - Evaluation and Assessment - Extensible Languages - Global Tendencies - Human Computer Interaction - Information Retrieval - Information Society Case studies - Intelligent Agents - Intelligent Systems - Knowledge Management - Learning Communities - Multimedia - Payment Systems - Privacy Issues - Protocols and Standards - Security Issues - Storage Issues - Tele-work - Ubiquitous Computing - Virtual Communities - Virtual Organisations - Virtual Reality - Wireless Communications * Important Dates: - Submission Deadline (extended): 19 February 2003 - Notification to Authors (second call only): 3 March 2003 - Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration: Until 8 March 2003 - Late Registration: After 8 March 2003 - Conference: Lisbon, 3 to 6 June 2003 * Conference Location The conference will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, at the IST Congress Center. * Secretariat IADIS Secretariat - IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE e-Society 2003 Rua Tomas Ribeiro, 45 1-Dto 1050-225 Lisbon, Portugal E-mail: secretariat@i... Web site: http://www.iadis.org/es2003 * Scientific Committee Conference & Program Co-Chairs Antonio Palma dos Reis, ISEG - Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal Pedro Isaías, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal for the full Committee Members list please access http://www.iadis.org/es2003/committees.asp

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Fwd: ETR2A Conference - 11-13th June 2003 - Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
by jeremy hunsinger 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

Begin forwarded message: > From: Shobita Parthasarathy <sp73(a)cornell.edu> > Date: Thu Feb 6, 2003 7:57:30 PM US/Eastern > To: STSGRAD-L(a)cornell.edu (STSGRAD-L) > Subject: ETR2A Conference - 11-13th June 2003 - Newcastle upon Tyne, UK > Reply-To: sp73(a)cornell.edu > > > European Telecommunications > Resilience & Recovery Association > > > Advance Conference News > > Inaugural conference of the European Telecommunications Resilience and > Recovery Association - ETR²A is taking place in Newcastle upon Tyne in > June 2003. > > Date: June 11 - June 12 2003 > Venue: St James Park, Newcastle upon Tyne > > Date: June 13 2003 > Venue: Lipman Lecture Theatre, Northumbria University > > This new association will be based at the Disaster and Development > Centre at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK The > conference and association is aimed IT Managers, Finance Directors, > Chief Executives, Business Community, Public Sector Managers and > Academics. > > Key Topics are: > > • Financial implications of resilience and recovery to businesses > • Communications resilience > • Business Continuity Planning > • Alternative communication methods and emerging technology > • Information and E-security > • Disaster preparedness and response> > • Managing risks and hazards. > > • Speakers include: > • Nick Prettejohn, CEO, Lloyds of London, UK > • Ben Tartaglia, Executive Director, International Disaster Recovery > Association, USA > • John Sharp, CEO, Business Continuity Institute, UK > • Hugh Rees, Director, CESG, UK > • Sir Chris Donnelly, Special Adviser for Central & Eastern European > Affairs, NATO, Europe > • Richard Wetherill, Director of Policy, Cabinet Office, UK > • David Alexander, Cranfield University, UK > • Helena Molina Valdes, United Nations, USA > • Peter Troy, DFID, UK > • Stephen Ross, Deloitte and Touche, USA > • Vernon Poole, Deloitte and Touche, Europe > • Sir Edmund Burton, PITA, UK > • Camel Szrnick, CEO Czech Telecom > • Maurizio Caruso, Director, Hughes Network Systems Europe > • Dexada Jogensen, Bell Canada > • Debi Ashended, Qinetiq > • David Spinks, EDS, Europe > • David Snowden, IBM Europe > > > Representatives from: > • British Telecom > • Cisco > • Microsoft > • Oracle > > > This unique combination of speakers will include case studies from all > business sectors and provides the opportunity to pose questions to the > panel. Booking information will be available shortly, in the interim > please contact the conference office > T: +44 191 241 4523 www.etr2a.org E: info(a)etr2a.org > > > > > > > > > > > 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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fAf Jan-Feb03: Blackout: Indigenous New Media Arts Collective
by linda carroli 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

fAf January - February 2003 BLACKOUT: INDIGENOUS NEW MEDIA ARTS COLLECTIVE fineArt forum = art + technology netnews http://www.fineartforum.org http://www.cdes.qut.edu.au/fineart_online BLACKOUT This month, Blackout, a site created by Jenny Fraser, is launched. Blackout features information about and work by Australian Indigenous new media arts practitioners. Blackout was initiated at NISNMA (ANAT's National Indigenous School for New Media Artists) in 2002 when the participants formed the Indigneous New Media Arts Collective. http://www.fineartforum.org/Gallery/cybertribe/blackout/index.html THE A4 REFUGEE PROJECT Also in the Gallery, Jane Gallagher, curator of the recent Brisbane-based exhibition, The A4 Refugee Project negotiated with several of the participating artists for permission for their works to be reproduced as downloadable PDFs. In conjunction with AUSTCARE, the exhibition presented over 100 A4 sized artworks at Metro Arts during Refugee Week - we present 6 of those online. http://www.fineartforum.org/Gallery/current_index.html READER SURVEY This month fAf invites your feedback about the magazine through a reader survey which will be online until 6 March. In order to attend to your needs appropriately, we hope you will take the time to complete the survey. Your feedback will be used to chart future changes and refinements to fAf online and the edigest as well as our other components such as Art Resources, Gallery, Screening Program and projects. http://www.fineartforum.org/aboutus/survey.html THIS MONTH'S TEXT Features :: Opening doors: Using new media techniques to aid students with developmental disabilities - a study by Deena Larsen :: Molly Hankwitz takes a look at Borders and Edges: BitParts: New Media Art in the UK's Midlands Reviews and Reports :: From Singapore, Andrea Lau, Eunice Tan & Wai XiaoWen report on the proceedings of the Forum on Creativity in the Arts, Science and Technology, Nanyang Polytechnic :: JM John Armstrong reviews Iconoclash: Beyond the Image Wars in Science, Religion and Art :: Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez reports on Querying Ourselves: Locus: Interventions in Art Practice, two part project held in Manila :: Jane Gallagher reviews The A4 Refugee Project which deals with artistic engagement in the debate about asylum seekers and mandatory detention. :: NTT/Verio to Terminate Thing.net as reported by Judy Malloy :: Michelle Gordon-Coles looks at Retooling: A Historian Confronts Technological Change, an historical perspective of MIT culture :: Linda Carroli reviews reload: rethinking women and cyberculture DEENA LARSEN GUEST LECTURE Please join QUT's Communication Design Department and fineArt forum for a lecture by Deena Larsen, a visiting new media writer from the United States. Topic: New Media: We just couldn't go there before What is the potential for writing and art with new technologies? Images, sound, text, programming, interface design, and more are merging to spawn countless numbers of new genres. Join us on a guided tour of some of the amazing works produced by artists working across disciplines. Deena Larsen, noted new media author, will introduce some of the exciting potentials in this field. Explore things that could not have been conceived of only a decade ago. Discuss the issues that arise as universities and practitioners meet the challenges that these new art/sound/text forms present. 1.30pm, Thursday 13 February 2003 A105 (Conference Room) Kelvin Grove - QUT (Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove) For more information or reservations please contact: Linda Carroli l2.carroli(a)qut.edu.au fAf_15: 15th ANNIVERSARY CDROM Don't forget that fAf_15, our commemorative 15th anniversary cdrom is still available and free. On fAf_15, we present the magazine's entire archive as well as specially commissioned and collated new material. fAf_15 is an invaluable resource for researchers, artists, writers and activists in the new media, science and technology fields. It will be particularly useful to those living and working in areas where internet access is difficult and unreliable. To obtain a copy, email fAf at l2.carroli(a)qut.edu.au with your name and postal address. http://www.fineartforum.org/aboutus/highlights_index.html . . . . . SUBSCRIBE To subscribe to fineArt forum: Send an email message to: mailserv(a)qut.edu.au with the following text in the message: subscribe fineartforum To unsubscribe - the first line of your email should read: unsubscribe fineartforum GOT NEWS?? Send it to editor(a)fineartforum.org MORE INFO Nisar Keshvani: editor(a)fineartforum.org Linda Carroli: l2.carroli(a)qut.edu.au MISSION fineArt forum is a free, not-for-profit news and information service exploring the relationship between the arts, sciences and technology. fAf aims to inform new media arts and technology communities worldwide of the latest events, developments and opportunities. fineArt forum is assisted by the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body http://www.ozco.gov.au. Additional support is provided by QUT Communication Design Department, School of Film and Media Studies - Ngee Ann Polytechnic Singapore and Mississippi State University. fAf is produced on behalf of the Art, Science and Technology Network (ASTN) http://www.astn.net. fAf and Leonardo Electronic Almanac (LEA) are strategic partners. LEA is an online peer-reviewed journal published at MIT Press for the Leonardo Network http://www.leonardo.info.

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TPRC student paper competition
by Eszter Hargittai 06 Feb '03

06 Feb '03

CALL FOR STUDENT PAPERS The 31st Telecommunications Policy Research Conference Student Paper Competition September 19 � 21, 2003 Hosted by the George Mason University Law School Arlington, Virginia First Prize: $1,000 Second Prize: $ 500 Third Prize: $ 300 The TPRC is an annual forum for dialogue among scholars and decision-makers from the public and private sectors engaged in communication and information policy. The purpose of the conference is to acquaint policymakers with the best of recent research and to familiarize researchers with the knowledge needs of policymakers and industry. The TPRC offers the Graduate Student Paper award to support and encourage excellence in telecommunications research at the graduate level. Papers analyzing any aspect of communications and information policy are eligible for the award. The competition is open to all individuals who were graduate or law students on October 1, 2002 (thus, "first-year" faculty members and industry and government professionals may be eligible). Papers may be based on research undertaken for a master�s thesis, for a Ph.D. dissertation or for other supervised analytical writing. The award recipients will be invited to attend (and may be asked to present their paper) at the Conference to be held September 19 � 21, 2003 at the George Mason University Law School, Arlington, Virginia. All submissions should be double-spaced and no longer than 30 pages. Papers must be submitted via the TPRC web site. The site contains a form that you can use to submit your information and instructions for submitting your nomination letter. All submissions are due by March 29, 2003 - no papers will be accepted after this date. Please address inquiries to: Greg Rosston (grosston -at- stanford.edu) _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Introducing My Way - http://www.myway.com

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