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re: recent article on EQ
by Jason Christopher Rhody 04 Apr '02

04 Apr '02

this might be it: http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/mar02/31536.asp about a man who committed suicide, which his mother links to his addiction to Everquest. also a more general discussion of online addiction and games, as well as the large # of hours people play the game. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jason Rhody Phd Student - English MITH Graduate Assistant U. of Maryland 301-405-8927 www.mith.umd.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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CFP: Labour History of the Information Revolution
by david silver 04 Apr '02

04 Apr '02

This looks pretty cool -- crossposted from H-AMSTDY. david silver ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2002 09:48:32 -0600 >From: Greg Downey <gdowney(a)facstaff.wisc.edu> CALL FOR PAPERS The Labour History of the Information Revolution The Information Revolution is considered by many to be an epochal shift in contemporary global economic, social, political and cultural history, comparable with the previous major shift of the Industrial Revolution. Scholars continue to explore and analyze the unparalleled rapid development of information and communication network technologies � most recently that of the Internet and World Wide Web. Fundamental to such work is the underlying question: is global society at large leaving the age of industrialism behind and entering an age of post- industrialism? The consequences of the Information Revolution for labour and labour relations in particular have been studied by a broad range of social scientists and analysts, especially within the realms of social theory, political economy, geography, and cultural studies. Yet in many of these analyses, the historical perspective is often missing. Therefore, it is from a distinct historical perspective that we intend to devote Supplement 11 of the International Review of Social History (IRSH), to be published in December 2003, to the labour history aspects of the Information Revolution. The Supplement will also be published by Cambridge University Press as a book issue in the Spring of 2004. The leading questions of the volume will be: � what has been the role and position of human labour in the development of the Information Revolution; � how have technologies and practices of the Information Revolution in turn influenced work and labour relations; � how have spatial and temporal divisions of labor changed together with new technology-enabled spatial and temporal flows of capital and commodities; and � just how new and unique is this Information Age, or stated differently: just how revolutionary is the Information Revolution? With this approach we hope to invoke explorations and analyses of the historical origins of the information revolution, the historical continuities that can be discerned in its development, and the role and position of labour in it. Our aim is to put together a volume with articles which can deal with this theme in a number of ways. Sample topics might include: � Comparisons between this informational revolution and earlier revolutionary developments in technologies related to information and knowledge, the related position of labour and labour relations, and the broader societal consequences of these developments. For example: printing and typesetting; telegraph and telephone; radio and television; etc. � Historical linkages between changes in "virtual" information infrastructures of networked communication (moving information electronically, whether analog or digital, wired or wireless) and changes in "physical" information infrastructures of networked transport (moving information materially, in the form of paper and film, optical and magnetic media, or humans themselves). For example: postal systems and "next-day" courier services moving documents; commuter railroads and inter- city air shuttles moving people and their ideas. � Geographical comparisons in terms of the changing temporal rhythms and spatial boundaries of production facilities, labor markets, places of capital accumulation, and sites for the reproduction of labor power, as affected by networked information technologies. For example: telephone- based work in skyscrapers; forms of putting out system, such as PC-based telework in suburbs; shifts to "virtual firms" and global corporations. � Historical changes in identity, diversity, and equity as various social groups characterized by gender, race/ethnicity, age, education, and other factors are incorporated in the production of information technologies, infrastructures, and commodities under different sets of social relations in different times and places. For example: the early twentieth century construction of the office secretary; educating Cold War computer engineers; and historical origins of present-day "digital divide" discourses. Submission of abstracts and articles: Please submit abstracts for proposed articles before 1 May 2002. Confine the abstracts to 400 - 800 words, stating clearly the definition of the problem(s) that will be dealt with, the sources to be used, and an outline of the main argument to develop in the article. You will receive a response by 31 May 2002. A first draft of the article should be ready for the Editorial Committee by 1 October 2002; the final version must be completed by 1 December 2002. Please, state clearly your name, postal address and e-mail address when submitting your proposal. Proposals should be sent to: Aad Blok, International Institute of Social History, Cruquiusweg 31, 1019 AT Amsterdam, the Netherlands, fax + 31 20 6654181, e-mail abl(a)iisg.nl and Greg Downey, Assistant Professor, School of Library & Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 5115 Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, fax + 1 (608) 263-4849, e-mail gdowney(a)facstaff.wisc.edu

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Re: [Air-l] PhD Scholarship Information Required
by muraco 03 Apr '02

03 Apr '02

-----Original Message----- From: Joan Korenman <korenman(a)umbc.edu> To: air-l(a)aoir.org <air-l(a)aoir.org> Date: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 9:37 PM Subject: Re: [Air-l] PhD Scholarship Information Required >--On Wednesday, April 03, 2002 10:43 AM +1000 Caroline Bennett ><bennett(a)usq.edu.au> wrote: > >> My apologies for posting this enquiry to the mailing list, but it >> seemed an ideal place to ask whether anyone knew of any PhD >> Scholarships being offered currently?. (I attended and presented at >> the first AOIR conference in Kansas but have not been very active >> in the group of late. > >The Center for Women & Information Technology has prepared an online >listing called "Financial Aid for Women in IT." While most of it >probably doesn't apply to you, some of the graduate studies listings >are not restricted to science and technology areas. It does have a >strongly U.S. focus; still, it might be worth a look: >http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/financial_aid.html . > >Good luck. > > Joan Korenman, Director > Center for Women & Information Technology > University of Maryland, Baltimore County > Baltimore, MD 21250 USA > korenman(a)umbc.edu > http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/ > > >_______________________________________________ >Air-l mailing list >Air-l(a)aoir.org >http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l >

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"Death" of a website
by rsiddall 03 Apr '02

03 Apr '02

AOIR: I am working on a project in which I am looking at several activism websites that were the home of a great deal of communication (bbs, chats, etc.) for a period of a few years, but whose activity has since dwindled to nothing. This despite the fact that the organization they were so boldly against still exists and still operates as it always has. My guess at this stage of the project is that I will use current community/identity research as a way to explain this phenomenon, but I wanted to throw this out to the list: Is anyone aware of instances in which this research has been used as I intend it? And/or are there other approaches you may be aware of that I am missing and which would better inform my paper? Your help is appreciated. Ralph Siddall ralph-siddall(a)uiowa.edu Ralph W. Siddall The University of Iowa Department of Communication Studies Department of Rhetoric (319) 335-0178

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PhD Scholarship Information Required
by Caroline Bennett 03 Apr '02

03 Apr '02

Hi all, My apologies for posting this enquiry to the mailing list, but it seemed an ideal place to ask whether anyone knew of any PhD Scholarships being offered currently?. (I attended and presented at the first AOIR conference in Kansas but have not been very active in the group of late. I'm asking about scholarships as I was recently shortlisted for a scholarship (to finish my PhD) in the UK, but the university was unable to find a suitable co-supervisor which meant that they could not offer me a place. I have my PhD proposal online at: http://www.hotkey.net.au/~carolineb This will give an idea as to the topic and why supervision is an 'issue'. The research is 'twofold' in that it concerns the feasibility of CMC as a faciliator of male self-disclosure, so supervision requirements dictate that I have one person qualified in the 'online' aspect and another in the area of 'gender studies'. Does anyone have any ideas or avenues that I could explore regarding scholarships? Thank you in advance, Caroline Bennett

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call for papers
by Steve Jones 02 Apr '02

02 Apr '02

CALL FOR PAPERS POPULAR COMMUNICATION Editors Sharon R. Mazzarella, Ithaca College Norma Pecora, Ohio University Popular Communication, a new journal from Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, will publish articles on popular communication texts, artifacts, audiences, events, and practices. Commencing publication in 2003, this peer-reviewed journal will consider all aspects of popular culture that is mediated by or related to mass media. We welcome essays on such topics as: the Internet _ youth culture _ representation _ fandom film _ sports _ spectacles _ sexuality advertising _ consumer culture _ the digital revolution television _ radio _ music _ magazines zines _ dance _ comic books _ computer games The journal welcomes diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives. Popular Communication is intended for scholars, researchers, and educators in mass communication, advertising, media studies, visual communication, and cultural studies. It will also appeal to readers in family studies, gender studies, race/ethnic studies, sociology, social psychology, women's studies, American studies, and other disciplines with an emphasis on or interest in popular communication. The paper submission deadline for Volume 1, Issue 2, is June 1, 2002. Articles will be reviewed on an ongoing basis for publication in subsequent issues of the journal. Submissions: Submit five hard copies of the manuscript to Dr. Norma Pecora, Co-Editor, Popular Communication, c/o School of Telecommunications, 221 RTV Building, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701 (phone: 740-593-4864; fax: 740-593-9184; e-mail: pecora(a)ohiou.edu) Electronic submissions cannot be accepted. Manuscript Preparation: Manuscripts should be prepared according to the guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.) Double space all material, including title page, abstract, text, quotations, acknowledgments, references, appendixes tables, figure captions, and footnotes. The title page should include the title of the manuscript; names and affiliations of all authors; name address, phone and fax numbers, email address of the corresponding author; and a running head of not more than 48 letters and spaces. Only the title page should contain identifying information. The second page should include the manuscript title, an abstract of 100 to 150 words, and a list of key words for use in indexing. All figures must be camera ready.

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Re: Air-l digest, Vol 1 #347 - 8 msgs
by Lokman Tsui 02 Apr '02

02 Apr '02

> generally, references to any research on cultural > inhibitors to the adoption of collaborative software > within corporations would be appreciated. Hi Aldon, I don't have it with me right now, but I recall a significant part in Brown & Duguid "Social Life of Information" (2000) being devoted to this topic. It's a great book in general. Regards, Lokman Tsui National Taiwan University / University of Leiden

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Invitation to be a speaker at the SSGRR 2002s Conference in L`Aquila near Rome, Italy (Jul 29 - Aug 4 2002.)
by ssgrr2002s＠rti7020.etf.bg.ac.yu 02 Apr '02

02 Apr '02

Honorable Professor, I have been appointed to serve as the General Chair of the Summer 2002 edition of the SSGRR series of international conferences, and I would like to extend a special invitation to you. The SSGRR-2002S (Summer) conference on "Infrastructure for e-Business, e-Education, e-Science, and e-Medicine" takes place in SSGRR (Scuola Superiore G. Reiss Romoli), the delux congress and educational center of the Telecom Italia Group of companies. This is in L'Aquila near Rome, Italy, from July 29 (Monday) at 5pm (start of the Grand Opening) till August 4 (Sunday) at 10am (departure of busses to the Rome airport Fiumicino and the railway station Tiburtina). Most of the past participants beleive that this was one of the most interesting, most useful, and definitely THE most hospitable conference they ever attended. The SSGRR-2002S will be open by Jerome Friedman from MIT (laureate of the NOBEL PRIZE) and Travor Gruen-Kennedy of Citrix (listed by some sources, together with Bill Gates, as one of the world's TOP-25 contributors to the development of the Internet). For details, see the WWW site of the conference (www.ssgrr.it/en/ssgrr2002s/index.htm) Among other things, this WWW site also includes the full-blown version of the invitation letter-contract, with all relevant details (www.ssgrr.it/en/ssgrr2002s/invitation.htm) The soft deadline for you to decide if you are coming is April 21, 2002 (in the worst case you should respond before April 28th). By that date the place for you is unconditionally reserved. After that date, you will be accepted to the conference only if the existing 240 places are not filled. Before April 21, 2002, please send only the following: (a) TITLE, (b) AUTHORS, (c) AFFILIATION, (d) ABSTRACT, and (e) STATEMENT THAT YOU WILL COME 100% (answers like "maybe" will be treated as NO answer from you). The full paper is due on April 28, 2002. The early registration price for the 6-day stay at SSGRR is EURO1200 (if you represent an institution) or EURO1440 (if you come as an individual). Coming without a paper costs you extra EURO600 or EURO720, respectively. Deadline for the early registration is June 30, 2002. If you come with an accompanying person, the early registration extra cost is EURO300, for 6 days of bed and breakfast, in an external hotel (please note that the best external hotels are 4-star, and not nearly as comfortable as the accomodation in the SSGRR complex). The SSGRR complex includes only single-bed rooms, and therefore available only to those who come without an accompanying person. If you have any questions, please check the WWW site of the conference and especially the part entitled FAQ(Frequently Asked Questions). If you still have questions or there is something that we can do for you, please write to Organizing Committee at ssgrr2002s(a)rti7020.etf.bg.ac.yu (preferred) or if absolutely neccessary, to myself directly (vm(a)etf.bg.ac.yu) Sincerely yours, Professor V. M. Milutinovic, General Chair of the SSGRR-2002S (galeb.etf.bg.ac.yu/~vm/) P.S. No matter if you will attend the SSGRR-2002S conference or not, please let us know if you like to be invited to the Winter edition of the year 2003 (SSGRR-2003W) to be held in the same place from January 6, 2003 at 5pm till January 12, 2003 at 10am. Shall we reinvite you? Of course, if you wish not to receive again information about the SSGRR conferences, please let us know, and we will remove your name from our list. IMPORTANT DETAILS: 1. We invite participants from three groups: A: Researchers from the list of the most referenced scientists B: VIPs of succesfull high-tech companies C: Young talent (according to the criteria of the Organizing Committee) We try to maximaze the synergistic interraction among these 3 groups. 2. Your presentation is 25 minutes, plus 5 minutes for discussion and the change of speakers. 3. The author of the LAST paper in the session is the session chairman, so he/she is motivated to respect the timing. The slots of the non-show-up papers are to be used for extra discussions. Moving of presentation slots is NOT permitted. 4. Timing of the session is given on the WWW site of the conference. 5. More information on the SSGRR center is given on the WWW site of the conference. 6. Transportation related information, on July 29 from Tiburtina station in Rome to SSGRR in L'Aquila, and on August 4 from L'Aquila to Tiburtina station and Fiumicino airport is given in the conference WWW site (pay attention to FAQ). 7. Details of the food schedule, social program, and all other relevant details are also given on the WWW site of the conference.

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CFP: Presence 2002
by Feliz Ribeiro Gouveia 02 Apr '02

02 Apr '02

to the air-l list members: I hope this message is of interest to you. I apolagize if cross-posted. -- frg CALL FOR PAPERS =============== ================================================================ PRESENCE 2002: The 5th Annual International Workshop on Presence ---------------------------------------------------------------- Porto, October 9-10-11, 2002 ============================ Sponsored by ISPR, the International Society for Presence Research Important dates --------------- Submission Deadline: June, 1. Notification of acceptance: August, 1 Registration start: September, 1 Workshop: October, 9, 10, 11 Overview -------- Academics and practitioners with an interest in research, theory, and applications related to the concept of presence are invited to submit their work for presentation at PRESENCE 2002, at Fernando Pessoa University, October 9-10-11, 2002. PRESENCE 2002 is the fifth in a series of highly successful International Workshops on Presence. PRESENCE 2002 will provide an open discussion forum to share ideas regarding concepts and theories, measurement techniques, and applications regarding presence, the psychological state or subjective perception in which a person fails to accurately and completely acknowledge the role of technology in an experience, including the sense of 'being there' experienced by users of advanced media such as virtual reality. Full details regarding PRESENCE 2002 are available on the web at http://www.ufp.pt/presence2002. PRESENCE 2002 is sponsored by ISPR, the International Society for Presence Research; more information about ISPR is available at http://ispr.info. Appropriate Topics ------------------ Submissions of papers, videos, and demonstrations regarding completed or ongoing work are encouraged in areas including (but not limited to): * Explications of the presence concept * Presence evaluation/measurement methodologies * Causes and consequences (effects) of presence * Presence in shared virtual environments and online communities * Social/affective interfaces, virtual agents, parasocial interactions * Presence-associated technologies: -- Immersive, interactive, multimodal displays -- Advanced broadcast/cinematic displays (stereoscopic TV, -- HDTV, IMAX, OMNIMAX) -- Virtual environments/simulators * Presence applications : -- Education and training -- Medicine and therapy -- Entertainment -- Communication -- Teleoperation * Presence and design * Presence in art * Presence and philosophical issues (e.g., the nature of 'reality') * The ethics of presence Presence in the future: Media experiences in the 21st century and beyond Conference Format ----------------- The goal of the PRESENCE 2002 Workshop is to bring together academic researchers in the area of media and presence, content and technology developers, and interested commercial parties so they can meet, share experiences, present research, and exchange ideas. The Workshop will have an interactive format in which all participants (attendees, presenters, invited speakers) attend each of the sessions. This unique format allows all participants to exchange ideas and build knowledge together as the conference progresses. For this reason the number of attendees will be limited to 100. In addition to presentations and discussion, the Workshop will feature an evening dinner event on October 9, the opening day. How To Submit Work To Be Presented ---------------------------------- Potential contributors are invited to submit an extended abstract (no more than 4 pages when printed) until June 1. The abstracts should be in HTML format and submitted online at the PRESENCE 2002 web site. The abstracts will be blind-reviewed. At least two selected reviewers will read each submission and contributors will be notified regarding acceptance on or before August, 1. For further information, contact the Program Review Chair, Feliz Ribeiro Gouveia, fribeiro(a)ufp.pt. Publication ----------- A collection of documents based on the workshop presentations and discussion will appear as an electronic publication. Authors of presentations may also be invited to write up full papers for submission to a special issue of the journal Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments or the journal Displays. Conference location ------------------- The Workshop will be hosted by University Fernando Pessoa (UFP), a private university located in Porto. UFP is a new (1996), medium size (4000 students) university, with three faculties: Engineering, Social Sciences, and Health Sciences. Porto is Portugal's second largest city, with approximatelly 400.000 inhabitants. It is the heart of many industrial activities, and it is known by its world famous Port Wine. Porto is located on the right bank of the Douro river, front to the Atlantic Ocean. The town is named after Portus Cale and later Portucale, which is the origin of the country's name: Portugal. The roots of Porto date from the V Century. Local currency is the Euro. Local time is GMT. Registration ------------ Registration costs are 180 EUR for individuals with an academic, governmental, or non-profit affiliation; 270 EUR for individuals with a corporate affiliation; and 110 EUR for graduate students presenting a paper at the workshop. This fee includes admission to all Workshop sessions, dinner on the first evening, the closing luncheon, and two buffet lunches. Registration begins September 1, 2002. Please visit the PRESENCE 2002 web site for the registration and payment forms and procedures. For further information, please contact the Organizing Committee chair, Feliz Ribeiro Gouveia, fribeiro(a)ufp.pt. Contact ------- Please email any further queries about the Workshop to the Conference Chair, Feliz Ribeiro Gouveia, fribeiro(a)ufp.pt. ================================================================ -- Feliz Ribeiro Gouveia Universidade Fernando Pessoa www.ufp.pt Centro de Recursos Multimediaticos Tel 351-22.507.13.06 Pr 9 de Abril 349 Fax 351-22.550.82.69 P-4249-004 Porto fribeiro(a)ufp.pt

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Re: [Air-l] Cultural inhibitors to the adoption of collaborative software within corporations
by A Halavais 02 Apr '02

02 Apr '02

> I seem to recall speaking with some people in AoIR > about issues that Price Waterhouse experienced with > their adoption of Lotus Notes. Aldon, Though it may appear elsewhere, there is a brief treatment of the case in Rob Kling's "What is social informatics and why does it matter?": http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january99/kling/01kling.html Alex

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