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Report from a conference in Berlin
by Jay Hauben 11 Apr '02

11 Apr '02

Hi, I have prepared a report from The Innovations for an E-Society Conference that took place in Berlin. The report contrasts a bit European vs American perspectives on the question of social shaping of the future. I hope to interest you in the report by quoting here two paragraphs from that report. The whole report can be seen at http://www.columbia.edu/~jrh29/berlinreport.txt "For a long time, in the US at least, the questions of social impact and regulating commercialization raised in the book Netizens were only minimally discussed. The situation now seems to be changing. An Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) is growing with a strong component of sociologists and others concerned with social impact. Universities and colleges are beginning to introduce Internet Studies degrees, with social impact being a key question. In Europe, it is beginning to be realized that the project of European unification will be profoundly affected by the social impact of the new technologies -- especially those of information and communication. An indication of the importance being given to considerations of the vision and precautions presented in Netizens was an international conference, "Innovations for an e-Society: Challenges for Technology Assessment" held in Germany in October 2001." .... "Armin Grunwald presented the conference wrap up. He suggested that a proper summary of the conference was that after decades of deregulation there was a need for reregulation. Only then he implied could the social shaping of the future that the conference was aiming for be achieved. It was not, he argued, to return to hierarchical decision making but to engage in social dialogues with broad participation from all sectors. That would require allowing enough time for broad deliberation and careful assessment. Then a normative framework based on rule of law and respect for human rights could emerge." I welcome any comments on my report which will appear shortly in the Amateur Computerist. Thanks. Take care. Jay

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Fwd: NOEMA presented @ the EVL @ Chicago
by Steve Jones 11 Apr '02

11 Apr '02

>Delivered-To: sjones(a)tigger.cc.uic.edu >X-Sender: noemalab-staff(a)virtual.dsnet.it >Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 23:23:32 +0200 >To: Recipient List Suppressed:; >From: Staff <staff(a)noemalab.com> >Subject: NOEMA presented @ the EVL @ Chicago > >N O E M A N e w s - http://www.noemalab.com > >C U L T U R A & T E C N O L O G I E >C U L T U R E & T E C H N O L O G I E S > > >web: http://www.noemalab.com >e-mail: staff(a)noemalab.com > > >N O E M A N e w s n. 103 > > > ><< Change is not merely necessary to life, it *is* life >> > > >_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ > > >--->> Dear all, > >on April 24 NOEMA will be presented by Pier Luigi Capucci at the >Advanced Electronic Visualization Laboratory - School of Art and >Design University of Illinois at Chicago. >Here [http://www.noemalab.com/sections/arte_detail.asp?IDArts=449] >you'll find the program of the events. > >With NOEMA issues will be discussed also topics about new arts and >net arts in Europe. > >We think it's an important aknowledgment in NOEMA evolution, which is >just two, and this mail is also to thank who, directly or indirectly, >helped us in our path of growing. > >Thank you for being with us! > >NOEMA Staff > > >--->> Salve a tutti, > >il 24 Aprile NOEMA sara' presentato da Pier Luigi Capucci >all'Advanced Electronic Visualization Laboratory - Scuola di Art e >Design dell'University dell'Illinois a Chicago. >Qui [http://www.noemalab.com/sections/arte_detail.asp?IDArts=449] >trovate il programma degli eventi. > >Oltre a NOEMA nel corso dell'incontro si discutera' anche delle nuove >forme d'arte tecnologica e delle arti della Rete in Europa. > >Crediamo sia un riconoscimento importante nell'evoluzione di NOEMA, >che ha appena compiuto due anni, e questa mail e' anche per >ringraziare chi, direttamente o indirettamente, ci ha aiutato in >questo cammino di crescita. > >Grazie di essere con noi! > >NOEMA Staff > > >_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ > > >** I D E A S ** > > >The Ass Between Two Chairs >Howard Slater > >Under the regime of bio-political power we could say that the subject >is reduced to a knowable being rather than an unknown and >unforeseeable becoming. The possible is reduced to what is probable, >empircally ascertainable and exhaustible. Here knowledge [...] >reduces life to a state of equilibrium by excluding the non-knowledge >of the emotions, the sensuous knowledge of affectivities. These >latter, as provocations to forms of thought that resist >categorisation as "knowledge" and as such defy the surety of being, >are factors that can inform a "labour as subjectivity" and secure its >potential to resist a bio-political power that values "knowledge" as >that which reinforces being as an object, that delineates it to the >point of incarcerating it. [...] Can there be factories of everyday >life wherein knowledge is sensualised away from its status as private >property to become a component in the production of subjects as >"non-definitive affectivities'"? Can these factories produce >pre-individuals as the affective classes? > > >[ NOEMA News - http://www.noemalab.com ] > > >_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ > > >** A R T S ** > > > >* F o c u s * > > >New Performance Tools: Technologies/Interactive Systems >Johannes Birringer > >Its aim was to bring together a small group of professional artists >with established practices to explore the practical and conceptual >implications of working with interactive tools, instruments and >computer-controlled systems within performance conditions and >exhibition-installation contexts. > > > >* E v e n t s * > > >greylands.mx >03/04/2002 - 07/04/2002, Mexico City >Borderline Developments invites you to participate remotely in the >robotic drawing project greylands.mx. > > >The Electronic Literature Organization's Symposium >04/04/2002 - 06/04/2002, Los Angeles >The electronic writing and art communities are intertwined to the >point where no one can tell where one ends and one leaves off. This >meeting will be one in a series of meetings proposed at other >conferences including Incubation in July 2002 and Hypertext02 in June >2002. > > >Stuff It Symposium >31/05/2002 - 02/06/2002, Zurich >Thus, the primary concern of audiovisual essayists is not to >represent visible realities but to test conceptual connections >through the articulation of rather untangible social and cultural >transitions. The diverse ways in which this working method expresses >itself in the combination of precise observation and recording, >subjective narration, and theoretical reflection will be the subject >of the symposium. > > >Interface 2002 >20/04/2002 - 21/04/2002, Sydney >Interface has been created to bring together a diverse range of >people to be challenged and inspired by new ideas, new alliances and >new projects. > > >Advanced Electronic Visualization and Critique. Lectures. >Conferences. Net meetings. >16/01/2002 - 24/04/2002, Chicago & the web >Think tank, smart interaction, discussions, conclusions, proposals. >Participants and students shall participate actively, focusing in >critical discussion of their own goals, works and projects, as well >as of the actual state of the electronic art and design. Another >relevant goal is to focus in interdisciplinary collaboration between >technicians, scientists, designers and artists. In order to establish >an active interaction between technology art and design and >voiceovers. > > >A Lovely Impression >04/04/2002 - 18/05/2002, New York >"A Lovely Impression" opens up a way for viewers to submit their >uncensored sentiments on to the work. Due to the wireless nature of >the piece, these marks can be left in complete secrecy, since >proximity to the artwork is not necessary. > > >World of Awe >07/04/2002, Staten Island >media artist Yael Kanarek will present "World of Awe", a narrative >work in progress, and discuss her plans for its upcoming permutation >on the turbulence site. > > >This is What Democracy Looks Like! >10/04/2002 - 10/05/2002, Berlin >The video installation "This is what democracy looks like!" >thematizes the events of 1 July 2001 which took place surrounding a >demonstration against the World Economic Forum - a private lobbying >organization of major capital - which was meeting in Salzburg at the >time. > > >Strategies for Sustainability in a Global Economy - Symposium >07/04/2002, New York >The symposium will address the following questions: What is the >societal role of art, and the ethics of our interventions in our >built environment?Ý What are the critical environmental and >ecological prevention issues which have an impact on the global >village?Ý What are some examples of sustainable development from the >point of view of industrial ecology?Ý How may we find new strategies >for environmental management, waste reduction, pollution prevention?Ý >Can art have a role in shaping the environment in which we live?Ý >What new technologies are there which may benefit humanity in >environmentally friendly ways? > > >This Time for Real >04/04/2002 - 11/04/2002, Graz >This Time for Real presents artists, producers, activists, groups and >initiatives who access media channels from different angles, using >them as a space for production and distribution and thus helping to >define that hybrid environment that would seem to play an >increasingly important role in determining our everyday culture and >within whose framework ideas of art, media and politics are >constantly changing. > > >HIU8 >17/05/2002 - 19/05/2002, Milano >HIU e' un evento unico nel suo genere, e' un incontro internazionale >culturale autogestito, che ha lo scopo di promuovere e confrontare >líarte e la cultura underground, dare uno spazio agli artisti che si >muovono al di fuori del mercato tradizionale e creare uno spazio di >interscambio e confronto tra artisti, tecnico, stilistico, di >pensiero e sviluppo. > > >Ida Gerosa - La Via >09/04/2002 - 28/04/2002, Roma >La parete di fronte agli schermi e' interamente coperta da cristalli >riflettenti per consentire allo spettatore di percorrere "La Via" >completamente immerso nelle immagini e nel loro riflesso. Camminando >fa parte egli stesso dell'installazione perche' riceve la luce delle >immagini sul proprio corpo e si puo' vedere moltiplicato. > > >Video Viewpoints: Graham Harwood and Ron Kuivila >08/04/2002, New York >Dismantling the architecture of virtual and actual space, Graham >Harwood (London) and Ron Kuivila (US) use web programs and sound >interventions to affect alternate versions of social history and >perception. > > >Biospheres: Secrets Of The City >05/04/2002, Queensland >Biospheres: Secrets Of The City explores the hidden resonances and >meanings of sound and image that lie beneath our everyday >surroundings. Taking the urban environment, architecture, streets and >the neighbourhoods that map the framework of the city itself as the >inspirational focal point, this work attempts to re-assemble Brisbane >and its surrounding spaces through its fringes. > > >read_me 1.2 >18/05/2002 - 19/05/2002, Moscow & on the web >read_me 1.2 explores the meanings of "program," "programming," "media >space," and other poorly understood concepts. What are new media art >strategies? What does Open Source do? Work gets made: how? > > >7th. Annual Not Still Art Festival >27/04/2002, New York & on the web >Twenty one programs will be screened this year, with many artists >present to discuss their work. > > >Excavation sonore - robonom >28/03/2002 - 28/04/2002, on the web >Robonom is a massive interconnection of analog machines on which its >six or so members thrash about. > > >An evening of electro-acoustic music >05/04/2002, Boston >An evening of electro-acoustic music from New York. > > >Meta-Forms Computer Arts Exhibition >25/03/2002 - 19/04/2002, New York >Meta-Forms is a multimedia exhibition featuring the work of the 21 >artists who were awarded Computer Arts Fellowships from the New York >Foundation for the Arts in 2001. > > >Splash Page Project >01/04/2002 - 01/06/2002, on the web >Year Zero One is an on-line artist run centre which operates as a >network for the dissemination of digital culture and new media >through web based exhibitions, an extensive media arts >directory/bulletin, and the Year01 Forum - an electronic art journal. > > >"The Free Biennial" announces Pete's Poem Swap >26/04/2002, Williamsburg >Swap your poems and support the gift economy of poetry. Send printed, >recorded, Xeroxed, painted, published, bound, pressed, burned, >collaged, handwritten, three-dimensional, and otherwise-assembled >poetry. > > >AIM III Symposium >05/04/2002 - 27/04/2002, Los Angeles >AIM is the annual international festival of time-based media >presented by the University of Southern California School of Fine >Arts. > > >Visual AIDS Benefit - cheaper than a vodka tonic >10/04/2002, New York >Visual AIDS strives to increase public awareness of AIDS through the >visual arts, creating programs of exhibitions, events, publications, >and working in partnership with artists, galleries, museums, and AIDS >organizations. > > >PassDoC project >25/04/2002 - 29/04/2002, Barcelona >In questa serie di mostre l'artista sviluppera' il precedente >progetto Passage, nato nel 1999 a Venezia e Parigi, come azione >artistica urbana. Questo nuovo progetto cerca il confronto espressivo >e formale al fine di realizzare un'opera corale e dialogante con >altre visione artistiche, aperta a tutti. > > >Films by Guy Debord >09/04/2002 - 11/04/2002, Paris >All six of Guy Debord's films were screened at the 2001 Venice Film >Festival and it was announced that they would all be made generally >available again in spring 2002. The opening is now scheduled for >April 9-11 in Paris. > > >'Motion' @ 450 Broadway Gallery >16/04/2002 - 04/05/2002, New York >The show will explore our changed way of life and forms of analysis >after September, based upon our newly widened vocabulary of >biological implications and our ever-increasing quantities of >political, economic, and social pressures. > > >World Audio Tournament 002 >09/04/2002 - 10/04/2002, on the web >Audio live only via network - no archiv - free pass. 24h continuous >trans audio (& video) distant travel. > > >SMART Project Space - Italian For Beginners >28/03/2002 - 10/04/2002, Amsterdam >No reservations needed. All films in original language and with >Dutch subtitles > > > >* M e m o * > > >trAce >What I really want to do is start to create a hyperfiction. I've got >the idea bubbling away in my head, but html is in the way. I've got >to learn html in order to get my web studio up and running at trAce. > > >Visu@lMusiC >Questo programma permette di creare visual/music in molti stili e >puo' generare elaborazioni audio/visuali sempre diverse. > > >delter >delter is a Java applet which takes an MPEG stream and renders only >the motion data. In the resulting stream, objects in the movie are >effaced, leaving only the traces of movement. > > >ReferPrint >"ReferPrint" is a work that makes art from the images found on pages >that link to it. > > >Anarchive 2 >The Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science, and Technology and >_Poxy Communications are proud to announce they are teaming up for >the DVD-ROM "anarchive 2 - Michael Snow", which will be launched this >fall. > > >Infinite Brand >"My Poetry is my Hard Dish" @ "To turn the computer on, to connect to >the net, to surf and download images, to accumulate data, to copy and >paste, to save on hard-disk. > > >acoustic.space.lab >Acoustic.Space.Lab is a networked, communications-art project >exploring radio waves, satellite transmissions and the exploration of >the atmosphere and of outer space. > > >ephemera vol 2 > > >[ NOEMA News - http://www.noemalab.com ] > > >_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ > > >** S P E C I A L S ** > > >La rivoluzione del Terzo Millennio e i paesi poveri >di Chiara Giannatiempo > >Alcuni dati dimostrano che la diffusione della tecnologia lungi da >essere un processo realmente globale, ha delle caratteristiche >piuttosto disomogenee. I Paesi (OCSE) sviluppati dispongono dell'80% >di utenti Internet al mondo. Quasi tutta la ITC (Information and >Communication Technology) e' prodotta dal 15% della popolazione >mondiale, concentrata per la maggior parte nei Paesi >industrializzati. Solo la meta' della popolazione mondiale ha luce e >telefono necessari per utilizzare queste tecnologie. Stati Uniti e >Canada hanno da soli il 57% dei navigatori. > > >[ NOEMA News - http://www.noemalab.com ] > > >_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ > > >** S E L F - D E F E N C E ** > >di Alessia Maria Michela Giurdanella > > >Depenalizzazione in materia di trasmissioni criptate > >La legge n. 248/2000 punisce chi "a fini fraudolenti produce, pone in >vendita, importa, promuove, installa, modifica, utilizza per uso >pubblico e privato apparati o parti di apparati atti alla >decodificazione di trasmissioni audiovisive ad accesso condizionato >effettuate via etere, via satellite, via cavo, in forma sia analogica >sia digitale". > > >[ NOEMA News - http://www.noemalab.com ] > > >_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ > > >** W O R K S & P R O J E C T S ** > > >Electrohype 2002 >Call for entries (Deadline: 31/05/2002) >The exhibition will include a variety of works ranging from net based >projects to large installations controlled by computers. Therefore we >are seeking works of art that requires a computer (or several) to be >experienced. We are not looking for artworks that relate to linear >media even if they are produced by computers,- like rendered images >and linear video. > > >Web Art Exhibition >Call for submissions (Deadline: 15/04/2002) >The exhibition will present 6 works conceived for the Web. The >projects will be featured on-line, on a specially conceived Web site >as well as in the gallery space of the Muse'e du Que'bec. > > >CHArt Conference 2002 >Call for papers (Deadline: 28/05/2002) >Following the success of last year's conference, CHArt is returning >to the theme of Digital Art History, this time adding a question >mark! We are inviting further papers exploring developments, both in >terms of innovation and of building on good practice. > > >Urban Drift - 2002 >Call for contributions (Deadline: 20/04/2002) >Our aim is to communicate architecture and urban design to a wider >audience, to extend the boundaries of architectural discourse, and to >maximise the potential of interdisciplinary practice. > > >Translating and the Computer 24 Conference >Call for papers (Deadline: 20/06/2002) >This conference is one of the few international events which focuses >on the user aspects of translation software and as such has been >particularly beneficial to a very wide audience including >translators, business managers, researchers and language experts. > > >The Daniel Langlois Foundation - 2002 Call for Projects for Organizations >Call for applications (Deadline: 30/06/2002) >The Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science, and Technology is >pleased to launch its 2002 call for projects for organizations. The >Foundation now has two calls for projects a year: one for individual >artists and scientists and one for organizations. > > >Trimester program at the Bauhaus Dessau >Call for applications (Deadline: 01/05/2002) >The Bauhaus Kolleg's strategy is twofold: interdisciplinary teams >create genuine contributions to urbanism and urban design. Thus, >participants acquire knowledge and abilities which en-able to handle >new professional challenges. The one year program is subdivided into >three separate trimesters which focus on theory and analysis, on >concept, and on design. > > >AGORA 2002 >Call for submissions (Deadline: 30/04/2002) >Papers are invited on any subject that explores areas of overlap >between media literacy, digital technologies and ICT. > > >[ NOEMA News - http://www.noemalab.com ] > > >_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ > > >** N E W S ** > > >-> Le News sulle nuove tecnologie e la societa' contemporanea, in >collaborazione con ZEUS News. > >-> News about new media and society, in collaboration with ZEUS News. > >06/04/2002 Publisher to Build Giant Library Online >06/04/2002 Todd Gitlin, "Media Unlimited" >05/04/2002 Privacy Lecture Series - Stephanie Perrin >05/04/2002 Next 5 Minutes 4: First General Announcement March 2002 >05/04/2002 ID3: Interaction/Info/Interface Design >04/04/2002 Globalization and Beyond >04/04/2002 Urgent Call to the World Civil Society >04/04/2002 PDF Conference >03/04/2002 L'anomalia italiana della tv e della banda larga >03/04/2002 Il successo di Loquendo >03/04/2002 Petition to condemn Ariel Sharon for War Crimes >02/04/2002 Appeal for Help from the Siege of Ramallah >02/04/2002 Un dolcetto al giorno >02/04/2002 Libri: un altro mondo in costruzione >28/03/2002 Servizio antibufala: ci casca anche Repubblica >27/03/2002 Il portatile universale >26/03/2002 Libri: hackers. I ribelli digitali >25/03/2002 Hanno toppato anche questi! > >Per ricevere il notiziario "ZEUS News" gratuitamente in email / to >get free news by email: http://www.zeusnews.com > > >[ NOEMA News - http://www.noemalab.com ] > > >_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ > > >** S T U F F ** > > >Mac OSX Tutorial >Filippo AntonicaÝÝÝ > >"Guida alla personalizzazione di Mac OSX", di Filippo Antonica, e' >una guida benfatta sull'uso dell'ultimo sistema operativo Apple, >fondato su Unix BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution, dunque Unix). >Mac OSX unisce la proverbiale facilita' d'uso Mac con la potenza di >Unix, e seguiamo volentieri l'invito di molti nostri utenti a >pubblicare una guida. > >"Mac OSX e' un sistema operativo basato su una versione Unix che >Apple ha debitamente modificato, questa si chiama Darwin. Darwin e' >il cuore di Mac OSX e lavora sotto l'interfaccia grafica Aqua. [...] >Quello che sembra essere uno degli aspetti piu' interessanti di Mac >OSX e' sicuramente la grande stabilita' offerta da Darwin [...] unita >a un'interfaccia dotata di assoluta semplicita' (in perfetto stile >Apple) e grandissima eleganza grazie ad effetti di fluidita' >dell'interfaccia stessa che hanno portato poi gli ingegneri di >Cupertino a battezzarla col nome di Aqua." > > >[ NOEMA News - http://www.noemalab.com ] > > >_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ > > >-> NOEMA e' un work in progress. Se hai suggerimenti, segnalazioni da >fare, se vuoi collaborare, siamo qua -> staff(a)noemalab.com > > >-> NOEMA is a "work in progress". For any suggestions, submissions or >collaborations -> staff(a)noemalab.com > > >_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ > >N O E M A N e w s - http://www.noemalab.com > >C U L T U R A & T E C N O L O G I E >C U L T U R E & T E C H N O L O G I E S > > >_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ > >-- > >Staff >Noema - http://www.noemalab.com >staff(a)noemalab.com

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Internet Researchers in Japan
by Steven Clift 11 Apr '02

11 Apr '02

I am hoping to connect with various Internet researchers when I am in Japan in May. Below is a note that I am circulating around Japan. Please forward as appropriate. Any suggestions? Thanks, Steven Clift P.S. I may stop in South Korea if there is interest in arranging some sort of e-democracy presentation. Any ideas? E-Democracy and Japan On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 I will be speaking at a symposium on e- democracy in Tokyo, Japan. This will be my first visit to Japan. This message is a short introduction to my work and a request for advice and contacts. Please forward this message to those you think will be interested. ** To connect with me and others interested in e-democracy ** in Japan, send an e-mail to: ** do-japan-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com ** For e-democracy news, visit: http://e-democracy.org/do What is e-democracy? A simple definition of e-democracy is the use of the Internet in governance, politics, elections, media and community. I have spoken on this topic hundreds of times across twenty countries. I look forward to learning about e-democracy trends in Japan and comparing notes. To learn more, read my "Future of E-Democracy," "E-Democracy E-Book," and other articles on my web site <http://www.publicus.net>. My Democracies Online Newswire e-mail announcement list connects 2400 people around the world interested in this topic. Join this important e-mail list and read past messages at <http://www.e-democracy.org/do>. To auto-translate my materials try <http://world.altavista.com/>. A request for advice. In the days following the symposium I plan to meet people involved with e-democracy-related projects in media, politics, community and government. Please e-mail suggested names and contact information to me <clift(a)publicus.net>. In particular, I would like to meet the staff who work on Prime Minister Koizumi's e-mail newsletter <http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/m-magazine/>, those involved with wireless political content on iMode, and citizens involved with very local uses of the Internet for local community involvement and discussions. Meeting and learning. In major cities around the world I have organized small informal public gatherings where people interested in e-democracy can meet one another. We will meet online first and organize the details. Join my e-mail list for contacts in Japan by sending an e-mail to <do-japan-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com>. I am also considering organizing a special half-day workshop for a limited number of participants on Friday, May 24 or Saturday, May 25. Depending upon potential sponsors and costs, there will likely be a fee to participate. Send me an e-mail if you would like more information on attending or sponsoring this event <clift(a)publicus.net>. Thank you, Steven Clift P.S. You can read my full biography at <http://www.publicus.net>. The short version is that I helped create the world's first election- oriented web site in 1994 called Minnesota E-Democracy, coordinated e- government for the State of Minnesota 1994-97, served as Co- Editor of the G8 Democracy and Government Online Service Publication, and I was a co-founder of Web White & Blue, a project of the Markle Foundation which organized an online presidential campaign debate in 2000. Today, I am a global e-democracy expert, speaker and consultant. I continue to volunteer with Minnesota E- Democracy <http://www.e-democracy.org> which is recognized as a leading host of online citizens discussions that matter in real politics and community. ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. Clift - W: http://www.publicus.net Minneapolis - - - E: clift(a)publicus.net Minnesota - - - - - T: +1.612.822.8667 USA - - - - - - - ICQ: 13789183

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Digital Asset Management for tv, movies and games
by Thom Kevin Gillespie 10 Apr '02

10 Apr '02

I am looking for folks teaching a serious digital asset management class 'anywhere' in the known world. In an ideal situation this would be a library/information approach along with an strong understanding of the needs of transmedia corps working in tv, movies and games, major assets management and version controls. I don't want to know about software for this stuff, I already have that, want folks teaching classes and running large projects. Thanks, Thom \\\\//// tHoM gIllEsPiE, maitre d'Igital, CafeTechnos(a)ait.net /ww ww\ Indiana University, Telecommunications Dept 6 (*][*) ? 1229 E 7th St Radio & TV Bldg \ .7 / Bloomington, IN 47405-5501 USA ( --') thom(a)indiana.edu 812-855-3254 (v) WWWW The MIME Program in newMedia Design / WW \ www.mime.indiana.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Since permanent change is here to stay, to accomplish anything bold and beautiful in the firmament of time we must learn to change directions and fall gracefully -- Sam Keen in Learning To Fly

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Virtual methods seminar, 19th April
by Christine Hine 10 Apr '02

10 Apr '02

Apologies for cross-posting There are a few places left on this seminar, to be held at Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK on April 19th. The subject of the seminar is Research Relationships and Online Relationships, focusing on opportunities and problems arising from the the use of computer mediated communication in research relationships, particularly issues of trust. The seminar is the second in a series of 6 funded by ESRC. For further details see http://www.brunel.ac.uk/depts/crict/vmesrc.htm To reserve a place please email Sarah.Harkness(a)brunel.ac.uk giving your electronic and postal contact details and a short biographical statement for the Virtual Methods web site (Biographies will be displayed at http://www.brunel.ac.uk/depts/crict/vmbiog.htm) Please also indicate if you require a list of local accommodation. If you are interested in the topic but unable to attend the seminar, please return to the web site after the event, as summaries of the papers will be posted there. Christine Hine

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Fwd: Shaping the Network Society -- Our turn!
by Michel J. Menou 10 Apr '02

10 Apr '02

Sorry for cross posting This event is partcularly interesting not only because of its scope and content but also because of the innovative use of "patterns" as the basic structure for the presentations. Best regards Michel J. Menou mail to: Michel.Menou(a)wanadoo.fr This is a forwarded message From: Doug Schuler <douglas(a)scn.org> To: cpsr-cn-wg(a)cpsr.org <cpsr-cn-wg(a)cpsr.org> Date: Tuesday, April 09, 2002, 7:44:33 PM Subject: Shaping the Network Society -- Our turn! ===8<==============Original message text=============== /// Please forward to appropriate people and lists. Thank you! ///// Shaping the Network Society: Patterns for Participation, Action, and Change http://www.cpsr.org/conferences/diac02 University of Washington HUB, Seattle, May 16-19, 2002 Save money and register before April 21! Tomorrow's information and communication infrastructure is being shaped today -- But by whom and to what ends? If you believe that our current communication systems aren't meeting community and civic needs you're not alone! Millions of people from around the world are asking these questions -- Will communication systems meet the needs of all people? Will they help people address current and future issues? Will they promote democracy, social justice, a healthy environment? Will appropriate research be conducted? Will equitable policies be enacted? Millions of people throughout the world are working to create systems which meet humankind's crucial needs. Join us at CPSR's eighth biannual "Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing" (DIAC) symposium to address these critical questions, build our community and develop plans for action. A partial list of confirmed speakers includes: Saskia Sassen, University of Chicago professor and author. "A New Politics of Places on Global Networks" Naaperori Shirampari Ashenika Mino, Ashanika Indigenous community, Peru Stevan Harnad, Professor of Cognitive Science, University of Southampton, "Open Research Access for an Open Society" Abdul Alkalimat, chair African American Studies, University of Toledo Stuart Cowan, Conservation Economy Research Director, Ecotrust Myoung-joon Kim, Labor & Media Activist, Seoul, Korea DeeDee Halleck, University of California at San Diego, media activist Phil Bereano, University of Washington, privacy and biotech activist Gilson Schwartz, Knowledge City Sao Paulo, Brazil Sheri Herndon, Independent Media Center, Seattle Raul Nakasone, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA Sergei Stafeev, Centre of Community Networking and Information Policy Studies, St. Petersburg, Russia In addition to distinguished guests we plan to welcome 500 researchers, practitioners, activists, journalists, educators, artists, policy-makers and citizens from around the world. A variety of events are planned ranging from invited speakers, panel discussions, and pattern presentations to a "Lakes, Locks, and Lively" reception cruise and informal working sessions -- both planned and spontaneous. We are also planning open space sessions devoted to the development of a new "pattern language" that describes our work (see the postscript below). Symposium topics will likely include the digital divide, human rights and privacy, open content research, pattern language development, media activism, community networks, wireless community networking, developing a civil society charter for the UN World Summit on the Information Society, independent media centers, virtual communities and online activism, cross-border collaborations, and MORE! And, as with previous DIAC symposia, we'll do our best to bring in some surprises as well... Join us this May in Seattle for this exciting and important event! Shaping the Network Society: Patterns for Participation, Action, and Change http://www.cpsr.org/conferences/diac02 Save money and register by April 20! Sponsored by: Public Sphere Project of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) National Communication Association Task Force on the Digital Divide For more information, contact symposium coordinator, Doug Schuler, douglas(a)scn.org PS. Our ongoing Pattern Language project to capture and publicize our collective wisdom is attracting worldwide attention. Whether or not you attend the symposium, please consider adding your pattern to our online pattern system (http://diac.cpsr.org/cgi-bin/diac02/pattern.cgi) which now includes over 160 patterns. The pattern language will only be as good as the patterns you submit! ===8<===========End of original message text===========

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Conference Report: Grounding Internet Regulation in Lived Experience
by Christian Sandvig 10 Apr '02

10 Apr '02

Dear AIR Colleagues, Attached is a brief conference report that may be of interest. Please feel free to forward it where it might be helpful. With this I have tried to sketch the areas of some agreement -- themes found across more than one presentation and developed in the discussion -- but ethnography is one of the harder things to generalize about. For this brevity I oversimplified, with these words I speak only for myself. I would welcome any comments you might have about my comments. Regards, Christian -- Grounding Internet Regulation in Lived Experience: A Conference Report by Christian Sandvig (christian.sandvig(a)csls.ox.ac.uk) Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy Oxford University On March 8th, Oxford hosted leading Internet researchers, policymakers, and industry representatives from the on-line media to discuss the present state of the art in ethnographic Internet research and its implications for the many attempts to regulate the Internet. Forty-two people presented case studies or expertise from seventeen countries, considering settings both public and private, at home and work, urban and rural. (*) Further products will be forthcoming from this conference, but I would like to take a moment to briefly relate the lessons I learned as conference chair. These fall into six areas: INTERNET ACCESS. Even where Internet infrastructure is very poor, people find ways to use the Internet -- often through novel forms of sharing. Public access centers succeed in allowing the pooling of limited computer expertise among strangers. Relying on them is difficult without stable, neutral, portable email provision and file storage. The physical placement of the computer in a room at home or in a public place is one of the most important (and most often overlooked) factors that influence how the Internet will be used. INTERNET AND CHILDREN. Children (especially young children) do not use the Internet to find pornography nearly as often as policy discourse and news stories suggest. Children (even young children) are aware of so-called 'stranger-danger,' and they are often savvy in selectively releasing information about themselves, and minimizing their risk. They are equally skilled at circumventing both the technical and social restrictions of parents and teachers, and such circumvention is commonplace (e.g., time limits, 'educational' use only, prohibitions on chat). Children often know more about computers than parents and teachers. Content rating and filtering mechanisms are currently far too complicated for most intended users. INTERNET CENSORSHIP. Efforts by non-democratic states to 'selectively' liberalize ICTs are only partially successful - the Internet seems to allow at least some new opportunities for political action wherever Internet use is encouraged, even if only policies related to economic development are liberalized. In its present form the Internet is not inherently liberating, but it may tend to shift state control from ex ante to post hoc. INTERNET AND POLICY MECHANISMS. The recent emergence of complex regulatory schemes (e.g., in e-commerce) mixing state and non-state actors, co- or self-regulation, and a diverse package of incentives and/or penalties may reduce transparency and accountability, while creating policies that fail because they are incomprehensible. Co- and self- regulatory schemes in the area of Internet content were received with skepticism. In conditions of criminal harm, well-publicized prosecution in selective instances may be more effective and is almost certainly more efficient (e.g., in cases of child pornography and hate speech) despite the jurisdictional problems of national criminal laws. A considerable amount of Internet use is not easily interpretable in utilitarian terms, while policy discourse is usually restricted to utilitarian reasoning. This precipitates conflict with parents, employers, and the state about concepts such as 'economic value' and 'educational content.' PERCEPTIONS OF INTERNET. The present policy concern in the industrialized world with the dangers of the Internet (pornography and predation) is overstated, as are the benefits promised in the developing world. There may be an emergent public interest role similar to the UK tradition of public service broadcasting for Internet Service providers. The Internet is globally understood as a location of anxiety, pitting people against technology, adults against children, or individuals against the state. Despite the arrival of the 'mundane Internet' in some advanced democracies, people still hold strong beliefs about the emancipatory 'nature' of the network even while seeing few of these benefits or working at cross-purposes to them. INTERNET POLICY AND ETHNOGRAPHY. Ethnographic studies with methodological rigor and extended fieldwork are needed to understand the Internet, but they remain rare. The abstracts submitted to this conference indicate much current academic concern with the home and the 'everyday.' A wide range of methods use the term 'ethnography,' which is itself contentious. There is a new need in policy circles for more nuanced, 'on the ground' research, yet ethnographers have been reluctant to fill (or had difficulty filling) this role: chiefly because policy work usually assumes sequential causation and research objectivity. In addition, policy timelines are much shorter than ethnographic research timelines. Finally, the researchers that do wish to shape policy often wish to engage with an overly romantic notion of the policy process. Still, many of the ethnographic researchers came away appreciating the difficulties of achieving consensus on policy and a renewed sense that their work is worth presenting in an accessible manner to policy-making audiences. Many of the policymakers came away with some appreciation for the value of qualitative research - for some this conference was their first exposure to Ethnography as a research method. This meeting was hosted by the Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy (PCMLP), Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University. A brief rationale for this meeting, the agenda, and the complete list of participants is available here: <http://pcmlp.socleg.ox.ac.uk/Ethnographies/>. Information about future written products of the conference will be available soon from the PCMLP Web site. (*) Participants presented case studies or expertise from: Singapore, Malaysia, India, China, Japan, Russia, Croatia, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Trinidad, New Zealand, Canada, the US, and the UK. ------------------------ Christian Sandvig christian.sandvig(a)csls.oxford.ac.uk http://www.niftyc.org/

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campus computer confiscated
by david silver 09 Apr '02

09 Apr '02

Folks, Here's an article from today's Chronicle detailing a truly disturbing development. Martha McCaughey is an associate professor and director of women's studies at Virginia Tech. (Full disclosure: She's also a good friend of mine and someone whose work has influenced me.) http://chronicle.com/free/2002/04/2002040901t.htm david silver http://faculty.washington.edu/dsilver/

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Writers and responders to this list need to understand readability
by Thom Kevin Gillespie 09 Apr '02

09 Apr '02

This is the worst list I have ever seen for reading. Little is comprehensible because folks are replying to replies which means there are nested parens within nested parens and trying to figure out who said what is near to impossible, never mind giving thought and consideration to what is actually said. I realize it is very easy to just press the 'r' key but I think you need to give thought to readability and comprehension and approach posting in the same fashion you might have once approached simple letter writing. Remember the goal is informing and only clearly written thoughts will do this. The option is to press the 'd' key as soon as air-l appears in the From line. Sincerely, Thom

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University of Toronto: Hatch Chair in Technology Management (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 09 Apr '02

09 Apr '02

fyi Barry ___________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Forwarded message: Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 09:49:02 -0400 From: Hugh Gunz <hugh.gunz(a)utoronto.ca> Subject: University of Toronto: Hatch Chair in Technology Management With the usual apologies for cross-posting: The University of Toronto at Mississauga and the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto have established a Hatch Chair in the Management of Technology. The Hatch Chair will develop new programs designed to teach students how to manage technology-based organization, preparing them for management positions in the IT, Biotechnology and Engineering Technology sectors. The Chair will also assemble a team to assist him/her in conducting research in the field, and will establish linkages with local and national organizations, helping to build a critical mass of knowledge about the management of technology at the University of Toronto at Mississauga. Applications are invited from highly qualified individuals for this tenure track/tenured senior position starting July 1, 2002. Candidates must have a PhD in a related discipline, an outstanding research record, and demonstrated expertise in an appropriate area relating to the Management of Technology. In addition, the candidate will have demonstrated excellence in teaching at a variety of levels including executive teaching. Excellent academic credentials, superior teaching qualifications, and the ability to build an active research team in this area will be major factors in the selection of this Hatch Chair. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. The deadline for submission of applications is May 31, 2002, although the search will remain open until a successful candidate is found. More details about the position can be found at http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/academicjobs/display_job_detail_public.cfm?J… Applications should include a Curriculum Vitae and evidence of excellence in research and teaching. Candidates should also arrange for three letters of reference to be submitted under separate cover. All correspondence should be sent to: Professor Gary Crawford, Associate Dean, Social Sciences Division, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO AT MISSISSAUGA, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, Ontario CANADA L5L 1C6 Hugh P Gunz Professor of Organizational Behaviour Joseph L Rotman School of Management, and University of Toronto at Mississauga Kaneff Centre 3359 Mississauga Road North Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6 Canada Phone: 905-828-5461 Fax: 905-569-4302 Email: hugh.gunz(a)utoronto.ca

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