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Fwd: [Isait] Fwd: IP: Second Call For Papers NL2002
by jeremy hunsinger 17 Aug '01

17 Aug '01

> >>> >>>--- >>> >>>Return-Path: <janlee(a)cs.vt.edu> >>>Received: from vtopus.cs.vt.edu ([128.173.40.24]) by >>>vtonline.psci.vt.edu with SMTP (Lyris Server version 3.0); Fri, 17 Aug >>>2001 10:43:34 -0400 >>>Received: from [128.173.40.102] (janlee.cs.vt.edu [128.173.40.102]) >>> by vtopus.cs.vt.edu (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id f7HEmN823153; >>> Fri, 17 Aug 2001 10:48:23 -0400 (EDT) >>>Mime-Version: 1.0 >>>X-Sender: janlee(a)vtopus.cs.vt.edu >>>Message-Id: <p04320416b7a2d9f90eab(a)[128.173.40.102]> >>>Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 10:27:08 -0400 >>>To: faculty(a)vtopus.cs.vt.edu, isait(a)vtonline.psci.vt.edu >>>From: "J.A.N. Lee" <janlee(a)cs.vt.edu> >>>Subject: Fwd: IP: Second Call For Papers NL2002 >>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" ; format="flowed" >>>Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >>> >>>>X-Sender: galler(a)g.imap.itd.umich.edu (Unverified) >>>>Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 15:32:09 -0400 >>>>To: Interesting.People(a)umich.edu >>>>From: ICSC-NAISO<cfp(a)ITStransnational.com> (by way of Bernard A. Galler) >>>>Subject: IP: Second Call For Papers NL2002 >>>> >>>> >>>>SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS >>>> >>>>The Second Call for Papers hereafter is aimed at the scientific community >>>>interested in Networked Learning: >>>> >>>>World Conference >>>>NL 2002 - Networked Learning in a Global Environment: >>>>Challenges and Solutions for Virtual Education >>>> >>>>http://www.icsc-naiso.org/conferences/nl2002 >>>> >>>>Venue and Date >>>>May 1 - 4, 2002, Technical University of Berlin, Germany >>>> >>>>Background and Scope >>>>Telecommunications, computer networks, multimedia technologies, and the >>>>World Wide Web have opened up entirely new ways of teaching and learning >>>>( across institutions, physical locations, countries, continents, and >>>>time zones. Students may work distributed worldwide and nevertheless >>>>interact in a virtual community. Academic programs are no longer >>>>provided by single institutions only but can be established by networked >>>>organizations like virtual universities or virtual faculties. >>>>Best-of-breed programs are created in the Internet by bringing together >>>>top experts from different schools in a virtual program. Powerful >>>>wireless technologies will accelerate these developments in the future. >>>> >>>>Distance education is no longer a matter of "learning in isolation". >>>>Collaborative tools like discussion groups, chatrooms, >>>>videoconferencing, etc. support immediate interaction between students >>>>and teachers and among students in virtual communities. In-company >>>>training does not require travelling and physical presence but can be >>>>done at the workplace. Geographical locations of students and teachers >>>>loose importance. Education in the 21st century is shifting from "real" >>>>to "virtual". Physical classes are more and more replaced by virtual >>>>networks of students and teachers. >>>> >>>>NL 2002 aims to bring together content providers, course developers, >>>>educators, persons responsible for academic programs or corporate >>>>education, platform and tools providers, researchers and system >>>>developers from academia and industry to exchange their ideas and >>>>experiences, to share the best practices and to foster further >>>>development in networked learning. >>>> >>>> >>>>Sponsors of NL 2002 >>>> >>>>Virtual Global University for Worldwide Education >>>>http://www.vg-u.de >>>> >>>>Counsil of European Professional Informatics Societies >>>>http://www.cepis.org >>>> >>>>Gesellschaft f=B8r Informatik E.V. >>>>http://www.gi-ev.de >>>> >>>>Technical University of Berlin, Germany >>>>http://www.tu-berlin.de >>>> >>>>European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) >>>>http://www.euv-frankfurt-o.de >>>> >>>>ICSC-NAISO >>> >http://www.icsc-naiso.org >>>> >>>> >>>>Conference Topics >>>>The conference focuses on technological and organizational aspects of >>>>networked learning and teaching. Topics include, but are not restricted >>>>to: >>>> >>>>Organization of networked learning >>>>* Virtual universities and networked e-learning organizations >>>>* Corporate virtual universities, in-company training in distributed >>>>enterprises >>>>* Integrated e-learning systems, portals, marketplaces, and providers >>>>* New academic programs by virtual organizations and cooperation >>>>projects >>>>* E-learning for business professionals >>>>* Open source initiatives for e-learning >>>>* Pricing and business models for virtual distance learning >>>>* Success stories and pitfalls in e-learning >>>> >>>>Technology >>>>* Enabling technologies for networked learning: telecommunications and >>>>computer networks >>>>* Internet suited multimedia technologies: Audio and video streaming >>>>etc., learning on demand >>>>* Mobile learning: Wireless technologies, UMTS, GPRS, WAP >>>>* Leading edge and emerging technologies: Virtual reality, software >>>>agents, artificial intelligence tools >>>>* Integration of collaborative tools: Discussion groups, chatrooms, >>>>whiteboards, shared workspaces, e-mail, videoconferencing >>>>* Virtual classrooms for worldwide classes, virtual learning communities >>>>* Virtual management games >>>>* Quality assurance for virtual education >>>> >>>>Content production and delivery >>>>* Architectures and platforms for distributed teaching and learning >>>>* Multimedia production tools, authoring tools, delivery tools >>>>* E-learning life cycle models >>>> >>>>Globalization >>>>* The role of traditional educational institutions in global virtual >>>>learning >>>>* Cross-cultural learning >>>>* Networked learning and developing countries >>>>* Legal aspects and security of networked learning >>>> >>>>Contributions describing novel approaches to networked learning, >>>>practical experience, best practices, and cutting-edge future >>>>developments are encouraged. >>>> >>>> >>>>Conference Organization >>>> >>>>Honorary Chair: >>>>Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hermann Maurer >>>>Chief Scientist of KNOW >>>>Head of IICM and HMS >>>>Graz University of Technology >>>>Austria hmaurer(a)iicm.edu >>>> >>>>General Co-Chairs: >>>>Karl Kurbel >>>>Europe University, Germany >>>>kurbel(a)euv-frankfurt-o.de >>>> >>>>Hermann Krallmann >>>>Technical University of Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) >>>>Berlin, Germany >>>>krallm(a)cs.tu-berlin.de >>>> >>>>Program Chair: >>>>Wolffried Stucky >>>>University of Karlsruhe, Germany >>>>stucky(a)aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de >>>> >>>>Regional Chair America: >>>>Thomas Hilton >>>>Utah State University, USA >>>>hilton(a)cc.usu.edu >>>> >>>>Regional Chair Asia-Pacific: >>>>Saeid Nahavandi >>>>Deakin University Geelong, Australia >>>>nahavand(a)deakin.edu.au >>>> >>>>Regional Chair Europe: >>>>Peter Gerard >>>>KarstadtQuelle AG >>>>Essen, Germany >>>> >>>>Local Committee Chair: >>>>Marten Schoenherr >>>>Technical University of Berlin, Germany >>>>MSchoenherr(a)sysedv.cs.tu-berlin.de >>>> >>>>Conference Organizer: >>>>ICSC/NAISO The Netherlands (Operating Division) >>>>P.O. Box 1091 >>>>3360 BB Sliedrecht >>>>The Netherlands >>>>Phone: +31-184-496999, Fax: +31-184-421065 >>>>Email: nl2002(a)ITStransnational.com >>>> >>>> >>>>International Program Committee >>>>* Abramowicz, Witold, Poznan University of Economics, Poland >>>>* Aggarwal, Anil, University of Baltimore, USA >>>>* Ayala, Gerardo, Universidad de las Am=C8ricas-Puebla, Mexico >>>>* Becker, Joerg, University of Muenster, Germany >>>>* Beuschel, Werner, University of Applied Sciences Brandenburg, Germany >>>>* Bodendorf, Freimut, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany >>>>* Bourdeau, Jacqueline, Centre de recherche LICEF, T=C8l=C8-universit=C8 >>>>Montr=C8al, Canada >>>>* De Marco, Marco, Universit=FD Cattolica Milano, Italy >>>>* Doukidis, Georgios, Athens University of Economics and Business >>>>(AUEB), Greece >>>>* Eicker, Stefan, University of Essen, Germany >>>>* Euler, Dieter, University of St. Gallen HSG, Switzerland >>>>* Hars, Alexander, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA >>>>* Jantzen, Jan, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark >>>>* Jayaram, Narayana, University of North London, U.K. >>>>* Karagiannis, Dimitris, University of Vienna, Austria >>>>* Kashihara, Akihiro, I.S.I.R., Osaka University, Japan >>>>* Keyvan, Shahla, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, USA >>> >* Kinshuk Dr., Massey University Palmerston North, New Zealand >>>>* Klein, Michel, HEC School of Management Jouy-en-Josas, France >>>>* Knolmayer, Gerhard, University of Bern, Switzerland >>>>* Krallmann, Hermann, Technical University of Berlin, Germany >>>>* Kurbel, Karl, Europe University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany >>>>* Kurfess, Franz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis >>>>Obispo, USA >>>>* Lesjak, Dusan, University of Maribor, Slovenia >>>>* Maire, Frederic, Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, >>>>Australia >>>>* Nahavandi, Saeid, Deakin University Geelong, Australia >>>>* Neumann, Gustaf, Vienna University of Economics and Business >>>>Administration, Austria >>>>* Nicholls, Howard, Alchemy Group Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand >>>>* Nord, Daryl, Oklahoma State University, USA >>>>* Oberweis, Andreas, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University Frankfurt, >>>>Germany >>>>* Ogata, Hiroaki, Tokushima University, Japan >>>>* Pernul, Guenther, University of Essen, Germany >>>>* Pham, Hanh, State University of New York at New Paltz, USA >>>>* Rada, Roy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA >>>>* Rautenstrauch, Claus, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany >>>>* Riis, Jens O., Aalborg University, Denmark >>>>* Roeck, Hans, University of Rostock, Germany >>>>* Rolstadas, Asbjoern, Norwegian University of Science and Technology >>>>Trondheim, Norway >>>>* Sandulescu, Gheorghe M., IPA SA, Research Institute, Bucharest, >>>>Romania >>>>* Scholz-Reiter, Bernd, BIBA, University of Bremen, Germany >>>>* Sebaaly, Milad Fares, American University in Dubai, United Arab >>>>Emirates >>>>* Stickel, Eberhard, Europe University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), >>>>Germany >>>>* Stucky, Wolffried, University of Karlsruhe, Germany (Chair) >>>>* Swain, Philip, Purdue University West Lafayette, USA >>>>* Szczepaniak, Piotr S., Technical University of Lodz, Poland >>>>* Szczerbicki, Edward, University of Newcastle, Australia >>>>* Taudes, Alfred, Vienna University of Economics and Business >>>>Administration, Austria >>>>* Turowski, Klaus, University of the Federal Armed Forces, Munich, >>>>Germany >>>>* Unland, Rainer, University of Essen, Germany >>>>* Ustimenko, Vasyl, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji Islands >>>>* Valenti, Salvatore, University of Ancona, Italy >>>>* Winter, Robert, University of St. Gallen HSG, Switzerland >>>> >>>> >>>>Important Dates >>>>- Submission deadline: September 20, 2001 >>>>- Notification of acceptance: December 15, 2001 >>>>- Final manuscripts: January 31, 2002 >>>> >>>> >>>>Contributions >>>>NL 2002 will include technical sessions as well as special events, such >>>>as keynote presentations, invited plenary talks, tutorials, workshops, >>>>panels, and exhibition. >>>> >>>>Regular Papers >>>>Prospective authors are requested to submit a paper of max. 7 pages to >>>>the address below (conference organizer). All papers must be written in >>>>English, starting with a succinct statement of the problem, the results >>>>achieved, their significance and a comparison with previous work. >>>> >>>>Poster Presentations >>>>Poster presentations are encouraged for people who wish to receive peer >>>>feedback for their work. Practical examples of applied research are >>>>particularly welcome. Papers discussing the respective posters will be >>>>included in the conference proceedings. (max 4 pages) >>>> >>>>Panels >>>>Proposals for panels should include a concise outline of the topics to >>>>be addressed (2-3 pages) and list the panel members and their >>>>affiliations. >>>> >>>>Workshops >>>>Proposals for workshops are encouraged. However, workshops should be >>>>clearly distinct from paper sessions, focussing on experimental work, >>>>hands-on experience, case studies, games, interactive exercises, and >>>>open discussions. Proposals should include a concise outline of the >>>>nature of the workshop and the expected outcome (2-3 pages). >>>> >>>>Tutorials >>>>Proposals for half-day tutorials (three hours) should clearly indicate >>>>the topic, background knowledge expected of the participants, >>>>objectives, time allocations for the major course topics, and the >>>>qualifications of the instructor(s). >>>> >>>>Exhibition >>>>NL 2002 will be accompanied by a professional exhibition. Interested >>>>organisations are requested to contact the conference organizers (see >>> >below). >>>> >>>>Submission of papers can be done through our web site. >>>>Submissions have to be in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Postscript (.ps), or MS >>>>Word (.doc) format. >>>>Submissions must be written in English, starting with a succinct >>>>statement of the problem, the results achieved, their significance and a >>>>comparison with previous work, as well as a list of references. >>>>Submissions can be draft papers or extended abstracts with a minimum of >>>>4 pages. >>>> >>>>Contributions are welcome from those working in the industry as well as >>>>from academics. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>END OF THE SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE NL 2002 >>>> >>>>If you wish to be added or removed form this mailing list, please >>>>reply to this email with the subject ADD or REMOVE. >>>>For any questions concerning the conference, we refer to our website >>>>or please send an email to nl2002(a)global-conf.org >>> >>>-- >>>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= >>>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= >>>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= >>>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >>>John A. N. (JAN) Lee Ph: (540) 231-5780 >>>Department of Computer Science FAX: (540) 231-6075 >>>Virginia Tech URL: >>>ei.cs.vt.edu/~janlee/Janlee.html >>>Blacksburg VA 24061-0106 E-mail: janlee(a)cs.vt.edu >>>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= >>>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= >>>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= >>>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >>>=A9 J.A.N. Lee, 2000, all rights reserved. This message may not be >>>used for any commercial purposes, nor for information to be added to >>>any mailing lists or other distribution systems without express >>>permission. > >Jeremy Hunsinger http://www.cddc.vt.edu >Instructor of Political Science Center for Digital Discourse and Culture >Webmaster/Manager CDDC >526 Major Williams Hall 0130 http://www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy --my homepage >Virginia Tech (yes i partially updated it) >Blacksburg, VA 24061 (540)-231-7614 icq 5535471 > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Isait mailing list >Isait(a)listserv.cddc.vt.edu >http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/isait Jeremy Hunsinger http://www.cddc.vt.edu Instructor of Political Science Center for Digital Discourse and Culture Webmaster/Manager CDDC 526 Major Williams Hall 0130 http://www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy --my homepage Virginia Tech (yes i partially updated it) Blacksburg, VA 24061 (540)-231-7614 icq 5535471

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Women and the Internet
by t.kennedy＠utoronto.ca 16 Aug '01

16 Aug '01

Apologies for cross posting - Hello! My name is Tracy Kennedy, a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto. I am looking for Canadian women who are currently conducting, or have completed research about women and the Internet or other New Information Technologies. I have completed my own research entitled: "Women and the Internet: An Exploratory Study of Feminist Experiences In Cyberspace" (2000) and am curious of who else is doing work like this (I know you are out there!). Having visited numerous conferences in the past year and a half, I see that there are many American studies on Cyberspace and so forth. I wondered if there were any other Canadian women, like myself, who were studying Women and New Information Technologies or Women in Cyberspace. I would like to compile a database of existing research on my Website (www.netwomen.ca) dedicating part of my Netwomen.ca site to you. This part of my site would ultimately be reflective of some of the cutting-edge Canadian research that is being conducted. The 'Netwomen' of Canada should be recognized! Research needs to be made available and accessible for other women who may want to conduct their own research and are in need of information or motivation. I am hoping to create a 'Network' of 'Netwomen' researchers through this database. If you are a Canadian woman researching, or have completed research on women and the Internet, please email me at tkennedy(a)netwomen.ca with your name, email address, title of paper, year of research, a brief abstract, URL if applicable or publication information. Yours in cyber-solidarity, Tracy L.M. Kennedy Tracy L.M. Kennedy University of Toronto PhD Candidate Department of Sociology www.netwomen.ca t.kennedy(a)utoronto.ca

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Fwd: Technology Happy Hour at ASA
by Nalini P. Kotamraju 16 Aug '01

16 Aug '01

I realized a tad late that some members of this list may very well be attending the American Sociological Association meeting in Anaheim this weekend. This gathering (organized by some graduate students) is informal and I'm sure the more the merrier. >-----Original Message----- >Subject: Technology Happy Hour at ASA > >Hello Techno-interested folk. > >A few of us young techno-focused researchers are organizing a >"Happy Hour" gathering for all techno-interested folk planning to >attend the ASA. Its my job to invite you! > >We can chat research, lift our glasses together and hopefully come >to know more of the folks working in the field. > >Meet at the entrance to the hotel bar in the Hilton at 4:30pm on >Sunday, August 19th. If you arrive a little later look for us inside. If >discussion persists we may move on to Dinner elseware later. > >Please pass this notification on to all interested parties, session >presenters and co-authors and friends. Spread the word!

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Call for Workshops and Organized Sessions for Sunbelt XXII (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 16 Aug '01

16 Aug '01

This is an excellent conference. Serious fun. International, interdisciplinary, welcoming to newbies. N=about 200. Location is fine too. Of course, we all know that computer networks and communities are social networks... 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 ___________________________________________________________________ To Live is To Network To Network is To Live ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 09:25:11 -0500 From: Caroline Haythornthwaite <haythorn(a)ALEXIA.LIS.UIUC.EDU> To: SOCNET(a)LISTS.UFL.EDU Subject: Call for Workshops and Organized Sessions for Sunbelt XXII Call for Workshops and Organized Sessions for Sunbelt XXII 13-17 February 2002 Le Meridien, New Orleans, LA USA http://www.sunbelt.uiuc.edu/ It is time to consider sessions for the next Sunbelt conference. At this time we would like to receive submissions for Workshops, and for Organized Sessions. An Organized Session is one you put together and you tell us who will be presenting. A call for Contributed Papers and further information on the conference will go out in September. Please do not send contributed papers at this time. TO SUBMIT A WORKSHOP Send EMAIL to : sunbelt02(a)uiuc.edu (please do NOT "reply" to this message) Include * full name and contact information for workshop organizers * the title of your workshop * a one paragraph description of the workshop * the length of the workshop (full day, half day, 2 hours) * maximum number of participants * anticipated cost for participants For full consideration, please send your submissions by September 15. TO SUBMIT AN ORGANIZED SESSION: Send EMAIL to : sunbelt02(a)uiuc.edu (please do NOT "reply" to this message) Include ** full name and contact information for the organizer of the session (and the chair if different) ** the title of your session ** paper titles and names of presenters of 3 papers for the session ** the name of a discussant for the session For full consideration, please send your submissions by September 15. Session topics in the past two Sunbelt conferences have included Biological Networks Clustering Network Data Cognitive Networks Communication Networks Computer Networks as Social Networks Corporate and Inter-organizational Networks Data Mining Developments in Network Methods in the 1990's Diffusion of Innovations Evolution of Social networks Infectious Diseases and Social Networks International Networks Intra-organizational Networks Methods and Statistics for Network Analysis Network Exchange Network Sampling Issues Network Visualization Networks and Game Theory Networks and Health Networks and Needles Networks in East Asia Networks in Politics and Public Policy Networks on the Web Networks Through Time Personal Community Networks Scholarly Networks Social Capital Social Support Statistical Methods for Social Networks Further announcements about the conference will be made to the SOCNET list in the near future. Also check the website for updates regarding the SUNBELT XXII conference (http://www.sunbelt.uiuc.edu/) /Caroline Haythornthwaite and the UIUC Organizing Committee

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RE: 2002 Fellowship Announcement (fwd)
by Barry Wellman 16 Aug '01

16 Aug '01

Folks, This is a nice thing. Last year, the panel gave out 8 doctoral and 8 junior-ish faculty level fellowships to spend some summer months at Berkeley. Please DO NOT CONTACT ME for details, but Deborah Matzner, the administrator, whose coordinates are at the end of this message. Good luck, 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 ___________________________________________________________________ To Live is To Network To Network is To Live ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 11:31:14 -0400 From: matzner(a)ssrc.org To: wellman(a)chass.utoronto.ca Subject: RE: 2002 Fellowship Announcement SSRC FELLOWSHIPS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND GLOBAL SECURITY The Social Science Research Council is pleased to announce the availability of summer fellowships for innovative research on information technology (IT), international cooperation and global security. PhD students and faculty from any academic discipline and of any nationality may apply. These in-residence fellowships (location TBA), for summer 2002, are designed for researchers who currently work on cooperation and security issues and who want to explore the role and impact of IT in this area; or for researchers who work on IT and want to explore its relationship to cooperation and security. Doctoral-student fellowships are $5,500. Faculty fellowships are $10,500. International cooperation and global security involve a wide range of issues including new forms of global regulation and surveillance; transboundary advocacy and global civil society; economic and political "crisis" and system transformation; unequal access to goods and services; transnational identity politics; conflict and transboundary intervention; changes in security threats, military and warfare practices; legitimacy, power and governance in the global realm. IT issues could involve the Internet and related technologies such as those associated with telecommunications, data processing, encryption, and systems of code; robotics, automation, and simulation; and concerns bearing directly on connectivity and content such as structures of information flow and processes of disinformation and dissemination. Deadline: Monday, December 3, 2001 For more information and an application: Email: Itcoop(a)ssrc.org / web: www.ssrc.org Program on Information Technology, International Cooperation and Global Security Social Science Research Council 810 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 (212) 377-2700 telephone / (212) 377-2727 fax > Deborah Matzner > Information Technology, International Cooperation > and Global Security > Social Science Research Council > 810 Seventh Ave. > New York, NY 10019 USA > tel: 212-377-2700 ext. 440 > fax: 212-377-2727 > >

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doctoral dissertations in progress
by Sandor Vegh 15 Aug '01

15 Aug '01

I am just catching up on the discussions on the list and saw the initiative on a dissertation database. I wonder if there should also be a page for registering working titles or topics of dissertations in progress. For one, it would be helpful for those currently formulating their topics to see what is already being researched. ------------------------------ Sandor Vegh Ph.D. Candidate Department of American Studies University of Maryland http://otal.umd.edu/~veghs/

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August 2001 report
by Steve Jones 15 Aug '01

15 Aug '01

August 15, 2001 Report of the a(o).i.r. executive committee Prepared by Steve Jones AoIR Executive Committee President: Steve Jones Vice-President: Nancy Baym Secretary: Matt Stoner Treasurer (on leave): Benjamin Bates Interim Treasurer: Wes Shrum Open Seats: Beth Kolko and Sean Cubitt Appointed Seats: Diane Witmer and Fay Sudweeks Student Seat: Matt Williams Publications Officers: Jeremy Hunsinger and Charlie Breindahl 2001 Conference Coordinator: John Logie 2001 Conference Program Chair: Leslie Shade Ethics Working Group Chair: Charles Ess 1. Introduction & General (Jones) Below is the monthly report from AoIR executive committee members. 2. Executive Officers' Reports 2.1 President (Jones) 2.1.1. The AoIR bylaws have been revised to make them better reflect the shape the organization has taken. They are available on the members web site for review and comment, and will be made available generally for review and comment. Please look them over at your earliest convenience. Our next election will operate under them. Speaking of which... 2.1.2. AoIR elections are also upcoming, and the call for nominations will issued soon. Remember that only members who have their dues paid up are eligible for nomination, to vote, etc. 2.1.3. Without stealing anyone else's thunder, because the credit is all theirs, we have made tremendous progress over the past couple of months. The members web site has undergone a major overhaul thanks to Jeremy Hunsinger, the conference program and planning under the auspices of Leslie Shade and John Logie are going swimmingly, Nancy Baym has continued to work with publishers to secure member discounts to journals, Charlie Breindahl has assisted with air-l and web-related matters, and while I could go on and on I suspect there are many others who have helped AoIR of whom I'm unaware -- thank you all for your efforts! More information about these follows below, and has been posted to the web site. 2.1.4. I'd also like to thank all those who have been posting to air-l of late, particularly those who have provided some excellent suggestions about things we can do with the web site. And I'd like to add my $.02 that we continue with only one air-l for the time being. One of the wonderful, albeit not very easy, things about last year's conference was simply listening to people from different disciplines talk to one another and come up with translations, if you will, for conversing about Internet research. I learned a lot by lurking at the conference, in a sense. Most disciplinary associations end up sub-dividing themselves to the point that there's very little such interaction. With the conferences we've divided panels by theme/topic, so some division does occur. And of course people do tend to flock together, and I suspect there's some "flocking" off-list. To me, it's a sign of interest and vitality that we can accommodate as diverse a group as we are. And it's a sign of the collegiality and professionalism of all those on air-l that we've made it a relatively low-traffic, high-info and flame-free list. Someday we may end up with multiple lists (or threads on the web site, or...), but I, for one, will stay subscribed to air-l, and hope that it will continue to be the "melting pot" of interests that it has become. 2.2 Vice President (Baym) 2.2.1 No report. 2.3 Secretary (Stoner) 2.3.1 No report. 2.4 Treasurer (Bates) 2.4.1 No report. 2.5 Open Seats (Kolko, Cubitt) 2.5.1 Kolko: No report. 2.5.2 Cubitt: No report. 2.6 Appointed Seats (Witmer, Sudweeks) 2.6.1 Witmer: Nothing to report. 2.6.2 Sudweeks: No report. 2.7 Student Seat (Williams) 2.7.1 No report. 2.8 Publications Officers (Hunsinger, Breindahl) 2.8.1 Hunsinger: Created new membership management system, new members portal system, replaced static pages. It has news sections for: research news job announcements conference announcements etc. Web site now has: a calendar a synchronous chat system an asynchronous chat system a faq system a glossary system a polling system a members listing Members should feel free to use it at your leisure as you see fit. It is not anonymous. Ported information on old members page to new members system. Helped John, Leslie, Charlie 2.8.2 Breindahl: I have taken part in the bylaws revision and the aoir.org members area discussion. In the next couple of months, I will try to devote more time to supplying content to the members area. 2.9 2001 Conference (John Logie, Coordinator and Leslie Shade, Program Chair) 2.9.1 Logie: I'm pleased that, according to Jeremy, we're now fifteen days ahead of last year's schedule. The conference web pages are at http://aoir.org/2001/program.htm et seq. Leslie will also be sending out a mass e-mail shortly to alert folks to the program's availability. Registration is strong to date. We have 80 registrants. 2.9.2 Shade: (See above.) 2.10 AoIR Ethics Working Group (Charles Ess, Chair) 2.10.1 : The group is concluding its discussion of a case study provided by Malin Svenningson and the "Guidelines for research ethics in the social sciences, law and the humanities" recently released by the National Committee for Research Ethics in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (NESH - Norway) <http://www.etikkom.no/NESH/guidelines.htm>. Members of the committee attending the aoir conference in Minneapolis this October will meet the evening of October 9 to finalize their comments to the conference and plan for subsequent work.

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Acting With Technology: MIT book series CFP
by Kirsten Foot 15 Aug '01

15 Aug '01

Greetings-- Those of you who attended ICA this year may have seen a flyer about this new series. Please pass this announcement on to colleagues whose work may correspond to the themes in the series description below. -Kirsten Foot *********************************************************************** Announcing a new series of books from The MIT Press *Acting with Technology* Bonnie Nardi, Victor Kaptelinin, and Kirsten Foot, Series Editors Books published in this new series are concerned with the study of meaningful human activity as it is mediated by tools and technologies. The series will explore developments in postcognitivist theory and practice concerning technology from the fields of sociology, communication, education, and organizational studies, as well as from science and technology studies, human-computer interaction and computer-supported collaborative work. Acting with Technology volumes will encompass theoretical frameworks including activity theory, actor network theory, distributed cognition, and those developed through ethnomethodological and grounded theory approaches. They analyze tool-mediated processes of working, playing and learning in and across a wide variety of social settings. Our goal is to publish the best new booksboth research monographs and textbooksthat contribute to a discussion of technology as a crucial facet of human activity enacted in rich social and physical contexts. FOR INFORMATION ON THE SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS AND MANUSCRIPTS, PLEASE CONTACT ANY OF THE EDITORS OR THE PUBLISHER: BONNIE NARDI VICTOR KAPTELININ Agilent Laboratories Department of Informatics 3500 Deer Creek Road, MS 24M-A Umeå University Palo Alto, CA 94304 S-901 87 Umeå, Sweden bonnie_nardi(a)agilent.com vklinin(a)informatik.umu.se KIRSTEN FOOT ROBERT PRIOR School of Communications The MIT Press University of Washington, Box 353740 5 Cambridge Center Seattle WA 98195-3740 Cambridge, MA 02142 kfoot(a)u.washington.edu prior(a)mit.edu

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a vain request
by Nancy Baym 15 Aug '01

15 Aug '01

Apologies for the self indulgence: I am putting together my tenure papers and would like to include a list of courses in which things I've written are assigned. If you've ever taken or taught a course that used my work, would you please do me the tremendous favor of emailing me OFFLIST (nbaym(a)ku.edu) to let me know the course title, instructor, department, and institution? Thank you. Nancy _______________________________________________________________ Nancy Baym, Communication Studies University of Kansas NEW! email: nbaym(a)ku.edu NEW! snail mail: 102 Bailey, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045, USA NEW! url: http://www.ku.edu/home/nbaym

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nsf: Information Technology Research
by h 14 Aug '01

14 Aug '01

There is a new National Science Foundation CFP for ITR out today, or at least i just got the announcement. It seems much more society and strangely, to me at least, humanities focussed: http://www.itr.nsf.gov

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