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Due date approaching! [CFP] JITP General Issue 24: Due December 1st
by Michael Rifino 16 Nov '23

16 Nov '23

The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy Issue 24: General Issue<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/jitp-call-for-submissions/section/48f029c…> Issue Editors: Elizabeth Alsop, CUNY School of Professional Studies Cen Liu, The Graduate Center, CUNY Sarah Silverman, University of Michigan-Dearborn The Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy (JITP) seeks scholarly work at the intersection of technology with teaching, learning, and research. We are interested in contributions that creatively take advantage of the affordances of digital platforms and critique their limitations. We invite both textual and multimedia submissions employing interdisciplinary and innovative approaches in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Besides scholarly papers, the submissions can consist of audio or visual presentations and interviews, dialogues, or conversations; creative/artistic works; manifestos; or other scholarly materials, including work that addresses the labor and care considerations of academic technology projects. Brief Guidelines for Submissions Research-based submissions should include discussions of approach, method, and analysis. When possible, research data should be made publicly available and accessible via the Web and/or other digital mechanisms, a process that JITP can and will support as necessary. Successes and interesting failures are equally welcome. Submissions that focus on pedagogy should balance theoretical frameworks with practical considerations of how new technologies play out in both formal and informal educational settings. Discipline-specific submissions should be written for non-specialists. For further information on style and formatting, accessibility requirements, and multimedia submissions, consult JITP’s accessibility guidelines<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/jitp-submission-guidelines#accessibility>, style guide<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/jitp-submission-guidelines#style-guide>, and multimedia submission guidelines<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/multimedia-submission-guidelines>. Submission Review Process All work appearing in the Issues section of JITP is reviewed by the issue editors and independently by two scholars in the field, who provide formative feedback to the author(s) during the review process. We practice signed, as opposed to anonymous or so-called “blind,” peer review. We intend that the journal itself—both in our process and in our digital product—serves as an opportunity to reveal, reflect on, and revise academic publication and classroom practices. As a courtesy to our reviewers, we will not consider simultaneous submissions, but we will do our best to reply to you within three months of the submission deadline. The expected length for finished manuscripts is under 5,000 words or an equivalent length or scope for timed or other forms of media (e.g. roughly 20–25 minutes of dialogue, 45 minutes of a spoken presentation, etc.). Both text-based and multimedia should be prepared to undergo review for their relationship to scholarly and related conversations, as well as be amenable to revision. All work should be original and previously unpublished. Essays or presentations posted on a personal blog may be accepted, provided they are substantially revised; please contact us with questions at admin(a)jitpedagogy.org<mailto:admin@jitpedagogy.org>. Important Dates Submission deadline for full manuscripts is 1 December 2023. Anticipated publication via Manifold Scholarship<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/> is May 2024. Please view our submission guidelines<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/jitp-submission-guidelines> for information about submitting to the Journal. Sections of the Journal JITP runs on two overlapping timescales, to accommodate both traditional and evolving models of peer review: Issues Issues operate on a measured pace, with block releases timed to allow for extensive peer review and revision before publication. Submissions to this section receive formative feedback from two scholars in the field, and Issue Editors work with authors to bring accepted pieces to their fullest potential. The best submissions to this section will demonstrate sustained engagement with the relevant scholarship of teaching, learning, and technology, as well as a critical awareness of their own strengths and limitations. We currently plan to release two issues per year, with some themed issues and others drawn from the general submissions pool. For information on submitting to issues, please see our submission guidelines<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/jitp-submission-guidelines>. Our Issue Editors can be contacted at editors(a)jitpedagogy.org<mailto:editors@jitpedagogy.org> and our Managing Editor can be contacted at admin(a)jitpedagogy.org<mailto:admin@jitpedagogy.org>. We hope to begin accepting submissions for issues again in early 2023. Short Form Sections Released continuously throughout the year, JITP’s Short Form sections (described below) operate on a publish-first-then-peer-review model, with corresponding editors curating submissions on a rolling basis. Please note that our Short Form sections are published independently of our Issues. Submissions that do not conform to short forms prescriptions will not be reviewed. * Assignments publishes syllabi, lesson plans, and assignments that highlight interactive technology and pedagogy, along with a short narrative reflection (suggested length of 800–1,200 words) on how well the assignment worked in practice. Links to a class website or online responses to the assignment would be ideal. Before submitting, please review our published Assignments pieces and include a brief statement (1-2 sentences) that explains why your submission is appropriate for this section. Questions about this section should be sent to admin(a)jitpedagogy.org<mailto:admin@jitpedagogy.org> with “Assignment query” in the subject line. * Blueprints features short recipes for digital teaching and research – series of replicable steps that can be shared among instructors and researchers. JITP invites digital scholars to submit innovative recipes or innovative applications of a standard recipe, and/or reflections about using such recipes (see The Programming Historian<http://programminghistorian.org/lessons> for reference). Before submitting, please review our published Blueprints pieces and include a brief statement (1-2 sentences) that explains why your submission is appropriate for this section. Please click here to read more about our Blueprints requirements<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/blueprints-guidelines>. * We invite Reviews of new and important texts in the field, as well as reports from noteworthy conferences and workshops relevant to the subjects of technology and pedagogy. Please click here to read more about work sought for the Reviews section<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/reviews-guidelines/section/5b3e0435-c25f-…>. * Teaching Fails publishes ideas that fell flat—assignments that didn’t work out, readings, projects, or digital tools that none of your students understood. Tell us your story as a way of thinking through what went wrong. Fail better by helping others learn from your mistakes. The suggested length for a Teaching Fails submission is 800-1,200 words. Before submitting, please review our published Teaching Fails pieces and include a brief statement (1-2 sentences) that explains why your submission is appropriate for this section. Questions about this section should be sent to admin(a)jitpedagogy.org<mailto:admin@jitpedagogy.org> with “Teaching Fail query” in the subject line. * Tool Tips calls for examinations of a digital tool or a set of comparable tools that you have used in a class. We are most interested in pedagogical uses of tools for instruction, or tools used by students to accomplish academic work. The best submissions will address how smoothly the tool worked and detail its strengths and drawbacks. Links to online examples of the tool being utilized would be ideal. The suggested length for a Tool Tips submission is 800–1,200 words. Before submitting, please review our published Tool Tips pieces and include a brief statement (1-2 sentences) that explains why your submission is appropriate for this section. Submissions that do not adhere to our Short Forms section will be rejected. We do not accept product advertisements. Questions about this section should be sent to admin(a)jitpedagogy.org<mailto:admin@jitpedagogy.org> with “Tool Tips query” in the subject line. Please view our submission guidelines<https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/jitp-submission-guidelines> for information about submitting to the Journal. There are no article processing charges (APC) or submission charges for any section of the Journal. In compliance with BOAI<http://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/read>, we allow users to ‘read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles…or use them for any other lawful purpose.’ All content published with the Journal is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Sharealike 3.0 United States License<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/>. Note: Open source, or at the very least, no-cost licensed projects are given preference. Furthermore, a disclosure revealing direct or associated involvement in a project is required. [Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International]<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/> This entry is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/> license.

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WEBCAST NOV 15 – CITI Governance – US Reversal on Digital Trade Policy: Implications for Digital Governance
by Joly MacFie 16 Nov '23

16 Nov '23

Coming or going? Tune in to find out! [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=12e785af0cdd100a452adfd…> On *Wednesday November 15, 2023*, at *11:00-12:30 EST* (16:00-17:30 UTC), the *Columbia Institute for Tele-Information <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=cae7a2dd5b77065631b4935…>*, as part of its *Global Digital Governance series*, presents a webinar '*US Reversal on Digital Trade Policy: Implications for Digital Governance <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=38b33026bfd9272b9686e70…>* '. On October 25, 2023, the US government set off positive and negative shock waves in the world of digital and trade policy by announcing the abandonment of its longstanding advocacy of ambitious negotiations for digital trade. Until last week, the United States had been the leading proponent of strong trade rules that would curtail governments’ restrictions on cross-border data flows and their requirements of forced data localization and access to source code as a condition of foreign firms doing business in their countries. Difficult negotiations have been underway in multiple settings including the *World Trade Organization’s Joint Statement Initiative (JSI) on E-Commerce <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=99f45385e9e350cc3e0844e…>*, and in the *Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=eec6c8eed0450524db9bd67…>*. The US policy reversal has greatly dismayed like-minded governments, business interests, and trade analysts who advocate international regimes that promote openness in the global digital economy. Conversely, the decision has been warmly welcomed by opposing governments and civil society organizations, and by critics of Big Tech in the US Congress. Why did the United States reverse a long-standing position that has been central to its posture as a global leader in international trade policy? Who benefits and what is gained or lost by the shift? How will this affect current and future trade negotiations? What could the new US posture mean for the future evolution and governance of the global digital and Internet environments? This webinar assembles a panel of expert analysts to assess the causes and consequences of the new US approach to digital trade negotiations. As always, the panelists’ conversation will be followed by an open dialogue among all webinar participants. *INTRODUCTION* *Eli Noam*, Paul Garrett Professor, Emeritus / Director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information *PANEL* *Nigel Cory*, Associate Director, Trade Policy, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) *Jonathan McHale*, Vice President for Digital Trade , Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) *Lee Tuthill*, visiting Fellow, Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide, Australia *MODERATOR* *William J. Drake*, Director of International Studies at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety3/citi-usreversal <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a4964afb5e8ba12bced7174…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3SIgEX6 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=38b33026bfd9272b9686e70…>* *REAL TIME TEXT* (see *ISOC.LIVE <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=572e9c900bcce5787bc4389…>* ) *TWITTER #DigitalTrade #USReversal <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ae46d19751ff6be2a6361d8…> @Elinoam @wjdrake @Columbia_Biz @nigelcory @ITIFdc Jonathan McHale @ccianet Lee Tuthill @IITAdelaide* *MASTODON #DigitalTrade <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=988d90258323080eecc4da8…>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=cb6ab5be6debaa9a5fbb2ba…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1f5c52dd54b9e883ee130b1…> *(AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/citi-usreversal <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6cbd747632bdbb8fd5f8795…>* Permalink https://isoc.live/17034 -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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[cfp] Histories of Computing in Asia (September 2024; draft papers due April 2024)
by Chris Leslie 16 Nov '23

16 Nov '23

Dear Colleagues, I am writing to call your attention to our next workshop, Histories of Computing in Asia. We will meet concurrently with HCC 16 at the Dusit Thani Laguna in Phuket, Thailand from 8-9 September 2024. Our goal is to provide a forum for case studies, personal narratives, and theoretical papers with a connection to Asia. IFIP Working Group 9.7 has an inclusive tradition, and we welcome participants from a variety of fields, ranks, approaches, and professions. Papers are welcome from historians, culture critics, museum curators, archivists, educators, STS scholars, computing professionals, and others. The conference language is English, but most of our delegates have another first language, so please don't think that fluency is a barrier. The papers selected for this conference are eligible to be included in a post-workshop proceedings volume published in Springer's Advances in Information and Computing Technology series (which is indexed by Scopus). Thus, we will follow up with our successful volumes on histories of Nordic, Soviet, and Eastern European computing as well as volumes on pedagogy and public outreach. Our previous regional proceedings volumes are important resources for those who wish to gain a broader understanding of the history of computing, and we know this one will follow in that tradition. As has been our past practice, the conference committee for IFIP Working Group 9.7 reviews draft papers for consideration in the workshop. We will accept papers of at least 2,500 words from 1 February to 1 April 2024. Authors will circulate their revised drafts in advance of the workshop, and then have a chance for one further round of revision for the proceedings. This creates a collegial and productive discussion at the meeting. For that reason, we encourage on-site participation, but we will attempt to accommodate those who cannot travel. (The conference venue, unfortunately, does not have a built-in teleconference system.) The first CFP with additional details is available at: https://ifipwg97.org/workshops/hca2024/ Feel free to reach out to me with any questions (or suggestions to improve our CFP), and please forward this message to anyone in your network that might be interested. Sincerely, Chris Leslie PS: Note that IFIP Working Group 9.7 will also organize a track for HCC 16 about the international history of AI, separate from but concurrent with the Histories of Computing in Asia workshop. Authors may submit papers to either or both, but the paper deadlines are different for each. --- Dr. Christopher Leslie (he/him) Author of From Hyperspace to Hypertext: Masculinity, Globalization, and Their Discontents (Palgrave 2023): https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-99-2027-3 Chair, IFIP Working Group 9.7: History of Technology (https://ifipwg97.org/) Lecturer, Faculty of Liberal Arts Prince of Songkla University Hat Yai, Thailand

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ICA Post-Conference Critical AR/VR Research (CAVRN) CFP
by Maxwell Foxman 15 Nov '23

15 Nov '23

With apologies for cross-posting, I am happy to show the CFP for this ICA Post-Conference which maybe of interest to many of you: Full CFP: https://cavrn.org/ica24-conf-cfp/ Critical AR/VR Research (CAVRN) We are excited to announce the Call for Papers for an upcoming post-conference of the 2024 International Communications Association (ICA) Conference at the University of Sydney, on the 25th June 2024. The post-conference is hosted by the Critical Augmented and Virtual Reality Research Network (CAVRN), a scholarly network established in 2022 dedicated to connecting academic researchers in the rapidly growing field of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies with attention to their social, political and economic contexts. With the introduction of the 'Metaverse' into popular lexicon, there has been a significant surge in interest in VR and AR technologies in popular culture, art, media, and academia. The CAVRN post-conference aims to provide a platform for researchers to present their latest findings and engage in critical discussions about the future of this emerging field. We invite researchers from various disciplines, including but not limited to communication, media studies, sociology, psychology, education, and computer science, to submit their research papers on the following topics: 1. The social, cultural, and political implications of VR and AR technologies 2. Ethical considerations and challenges in the development and use of VR and AR 3. The role of VR and AR in shaping the future of communication and media 4. The impact of VR and AR on education and other industries 5. The potential of VR and AR for storytelling, content creation, and artistic expression The post-conference will feature a combination of presentations, roundtable discussions, and hands-on experiences with VR applications in the University of Sydney VR Lab. We encourage submissions that incorporate innovative research methodologies, interdisciplinary approaches, and critical perspectives. Successful submissions will be invited to submit full posts to CAVRN, a scholarly publication for critical work on VR and AR technologies. CAVRN publishes commentaries, literature reviews, interviews and book reviews online on a fortnightly basis. CAVRN posts are also published in a biannual open access Syllabus. Submissions for the postconference should be guided by past CAVRN posts in theme, content and scope. Current Ph.D. students are encouraged to apply and will be assessed as part of a doctoral student track. All successful students will receive mentorship on writing for CAVRN and will present their work at a HDR Consortium on the morning of June 25th, 2024. Submission Guidelines: 1. Abstracts should be 400-600 words (not including references). 2. Please include a cover page with the following information: title of the paper, author(s) name(s), affiliation(s), and contact information (email address)Submissions should be formatted in Microsoft Word or PDF format and sent as an email attachment to conference(a)cavrn.org 3. The deadline for submissions is 24th January 2024 4. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by 21st February 2024. 5. The postconference will be held on June 25th 2024 at The University of Sydney's Camperdown Campus in Sydney, Australia. 6. If you are applying as part of the doctoral student track, please also note this in your submission. We look forward to receiving your submissions and welcoming you to the CAVRN post-conference at the 2024 International Communications Association Conference. Together, we can advance our understanding of the potential and challenges of VR and AR technologies and help shape the future of this exciting research field. For any inquiries or further information, please contact the CAVRN organizing committee at conference(a)cavrn.org Organising Committee Marcus Carter (The University of Sydney) Chris Chesher (The University of Sydney) Kate Clark (The University of Sydney) Benjamin Egliston (The University of Sydney) Leighton Evans (Swansea University) Maxwell Foxman (University of Oregon) Katerina Girginova (University of Pennsylvania) Joanne Gray (The University of Sydney) Daniel Harley (University of Waterloo) Luke Heemsbergen (Deakin University) Tammy Lin (National Chengchi University) Kyle Moore (Swinburne University) Aurelia O'Neil (Texas A&M) Panote Siriaraya (Kyoto Institute of Technology)

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Call for Submissions: #SMSociety, London, UK (July 16-18, 2024)
by Anatoliy Gruzd 14 Nov '23

14 Nov '23

Hi AoIR friends! We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the 2024 International Conference on Social Media & Society <https://socialmediaandsociety.org/> (#SMSociety)! For 2024, #SMSociety will return as an in-person event. It will take place in London, UK from July 16th to 18th. It is co-organized by the Social Media Lab <http://socialmedialab.ca/> at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Digital Cultures and Economies Research Hub <https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/london-college-of-communication/research-at…> at the University of the Arts London. The conference’s three-day program will feature panels and paper presentations, tutorials, networking events and a poster session. SUBMISSION DETAILS <https://socialmediaandsociety.org/submit/> <https://socialmediaandsociety.org/submit/> - <https://socialmediaandsociety.org/submit/> https://socialmediaandsociety.org/submit/ SUBMISSION DEADLINES - Papers (Extended Abstracts) Due: January 21, 2024 - Panels Due: February 11, 2024 - Workshops & Tutorials Due: February 11, 2024 - Posters Due: March 1, 2024 ABOUT THE CONFERENCE #SMSociety is a biennial gathering of leading social media researchers from around the world. It is the premier venue for sharing and discovering new peer-reviewed interdisciplinary research on how social media affects society. #SMSociety provides participants with opportunities to exchange ideas, present original research, learn about recent and ongoing studies, and network with peers. In keeping with the conference’s inter- and transdisciplinary focus, we welcome both quantitative and qualitative scholarly and original submissions that crosses disciplinary boundaries and expands our understanding of current and future trends in social media research across many fields including (but not limited to): Communication, Computer Science, Critical Data Studies, Education, Journalism, Information Science, Law, Management, Political Science, Psychology, Public Policy, Public Administration, Science and Technology, and Sociology. TOPICS OF INTEREST - AI and Algorithms - Cyberbullying, Trolling and Antisocial Behavior - Digital and Data Methods - Discourse and Public Opinion - Health and Wellbeing - Marketing and Outreach - Misinformation and Disinformation - Online and Offline Communities - Platform Governance and Regulation - Emerging and established social technologies, apps and platforms - Politics and Policy - Privacy, Security and Trust - Use and Users - Social Media Cultures and Everyday Life PUBLICATIONS: - Publication of Pre-prints and Datasets: To promote your work during and after the conference, authors of accepted papers (extended abstracts) are encouraged to share their work as a pre-print via a public repository of your choice. Preprint will be accessible via the conference online program and other channels. If you have a dataset to share, you can also upload it to one of many data repositories such as Dataverse <https://dataverse.org/researchers> or figshare <https://figshare.com/>. Authors of accepted papers will have an opportunity to provide a link to their pre-print and/or dataset for inclusion in the conference program. - Journal Publications: We hope that feedback received from other scholars during the review process and the Q&A part of your presentation will help you refine your ideas and develop your work into a full paper after the conference. Once ready, you are encouraged to submit your full paper to a journal of your choice. - All #SMSociety conference presenters will receive an exclusive invitation to submit their work as an expanded full paper in a special journal issue (venue TBA). Organizing Executive Committee: - Anatoliy Gruzd (Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University) - Phillip Mai (Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University) - Zoetanya Sujon (London College of Communication, University of the Arts London) - Felipe Soares (London College of Communication, University of the Arts London) - Jackie Raphael-Luu (London College of Communication, University of the Arts London) - Harry Dyer (School of Education & Lifelong Learning, University of East Anglia) - Mark Wong (School of Social & Political Sciences, University of Glasgow)

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OF INTEREST - workshop about online harassment of researchers - Nov 23, 2023
by Jaigris Hodson 14 Nov '23

14 Nov '23

Hello everyone, If you have been subjected to research as a result of discussing your work online, you might be interested in a virtual workshop being put on by researchers at Royal Roads University, Toronto Metropolitan University, and the University of British Columbia. The online workshop, titled What Can Researchers and Research Communicators Do to Address Online Abuse?<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Preview/?sm=3n5pKcF8lJcfm_2B4S1KmL9OQ6pbaaPN…>, happens November 23 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. PST. It’s specifically designed to support researchers and research communicators, but it’s open to everyone. The workshop covers scenarios and strategies to protect yourself online, including how to limit the amount of data you expose online. “None of us should have to deal with this alone,” Hodson says, adding that she and her team have met so many just doing that over the course of their research. “I think people don’t realize that we could be a community. I think one of the broader goals for this and our work going forward is to help people recognize that they’re not alone and we really are stronger together.” Learn more about the workshop and register now<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Preview/?sm=3n5pKcF8lJcfm_2B4S1KmL9OQ6pbaaPN…>. Workshop facilitators Anatoliy Gruzd, Canada Research Chair in Privacy Preserving Digital Technologies, Toronto Metropolitan University Anatoliy Gruzd is a Canada Research Chair in Privacy-Preserving Digital Technologies, a professor at the Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management and the Director of Research at the Social Media Lab<https://socialmedialab.ca/about/> at Toronto Metropolitan University. He is also a Member of the Royal Society of Canada<https://rsc-src.ca/en/fellows>’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, and a founding co-chair of the International Conference on Social Media and Society<https://socialmediaandsociety.org/>. The broad aim of Gruzd’s various research initiatives is to understand how social media data can be used ethically to tackle a wide variety of societal problems from combating disinformation to helping educators navigate social media for teaching and learning. Jaigris Hodson, Canada Research Chair in Digital Communication for the Public Interest, Royal Roads University. Jaigris Hodson is a Canada Research Chair in Digital Communication for the Public Interest. She has published research in a wide range of academic publications and presented her work to national and international audiences. She has also published in non-academic publications such as The Evolllution and spoke at TEDX Victoria 2012. She is currently working on several SSHRC funded grant projects related to online harassment, anti social online behavior and digital misinformation. She is also a founding member of the Digital Public Interest Collective Chris Tenove, Interim Director in the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions, University of British Columbia Chris Tenove<https://sppga.ubc.ca/profile/chris-tenove/> is the interim director of the University of British Columbia’s Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI<https://democracy.ubc.ca/>), and a researcher and instructor in the School of Public Policy & Global Affairs. He has published peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on the challenges that digital media pose to democracy and human rights, focusing on topics such as electoral disinformation, social media regulation, and online harassment of politicians and health communicators. His policy reports on these topics include Trolled on the Campaign Trail: Online Incivility and Abuse in Canadian Politics<https://democracy.ubc.ca/platforms/online-incivility-in-politics-in-canada/…> (2020), Online Hate in the Pandemic<https://hateinquiry.bchumanrights.ca/wp-content/uploads/Online-hate-in-the-…> (2022), and Not Just Words: How Reputational Attacks Harm Journalists and Undermine Press Freedom<https://globalreportingcentre.org/reputational-attacks/> (2023). Prior to obtaining a PhD in Political Science, he worked in Canada and internationally as an award-winning journalist. Victoria O’Meara, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher and co-Founder of the Digital Public Interest Collective Victoria O’Meara is a post-doctoral researcher at Royal Roads University in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies. She received her PhD in Media Studies from Western University. Her research draws from critical political economy and intersectional feminism to examine issues related to work, technology, reputation, and influence in the digital media economy. Jaigris Hodson PhD, Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Digital Communication For the Public Interest Associate Professor, College of Interdisciplinary Studies | Royal Roads University T 250.391.2600 | F 250.391.2587 2005 Sooke Road, Victoria, BC Canada V9B 5Y2 | royalroads.ca<https://webmail.royalroads.ca/owa/redir.aspx?C=QXhN0f5Q17WvcmXecxL28GUrFWzz…> Pronouns: she/her/hers LIFE.CHANGING Royal Roads is located on the traditional lands of the Xwsepsum and Lekwungen First Nations’ ancestors and families. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and attachments may contain personal or confidential information for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient and you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the message and attachments. Royal Roads acknowledges the campus is located on the traditional Lands of the Lekwungen-speaking Peoples, the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and attachments may contain personal or confidential information for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient and you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the message and attachments.

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36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE 2024): Third Call for Papers
by Announce 13 Nov '23

13 Nov '23

*** Third Call for Papers *** 36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE'24) June 3-7, 2024, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/caise2024/ (*** Submission Deadline: November 24, 2023 AoE ***) The CAiSE’24 organization calls for full papers with a special emphasis on the theme of Information Systems in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative technology, revolutionizing various industries, and its significance in Information Systems cannot be overstated. AI-powered systems have the potential to streamline operations, enhance decision-making processes, and drive innovation across organizations. From data analysis to automated processes, AI is reshaping the way we leverage information in the digital age. The relevance of AI in IS extends beyond internal operations. AI-powered predictive analytics enables organizations to forecast trends, anticipate customer needs, and optimize resource allocation. This empowers businesses to adapt swiftly to changing market dynamics, gain a competitive edge, and make proactive decisions. AI algorithms can also detect anomalies and patterns that indicate potential security breaches, contributing to robust cybersecurity measures in information systems. However, while acknowledging the benefits, it is essential to consider the ethical implications of AI in information systems. Ensuring data privacy, addressing bias in algorithms, and maintaining transparency are vital aspects that need to be carefully managed and regulated to foster trust and accountability. In addition to offering an exciting scientific program, CAiSE’24 will feature a best paper award, a journal special issue, and a PhD-thesis award: • Best Paper Award‚ prize EUR 1000 (sponsored by Springer) • A small selection of best papers will be invited to submit enhanced versions for consideration in a special issue of Elsevier Information Systems journal dedicated to this conference. • PhD-Thesis Award • Best PhD thesis of a past CAiSE Doctoral Consortium author (co-sponsored by the CAiSE Steering Committee and Springer) Papers should be submitted in PDF format. Submissions must conform to Springer‚ LNCS format and should not exceed 15 pages, including all text, figures, references, and appendices. Submissions not conforming to the LNCS format, exceeding 15 pages, or being obviously out of the scope of the conference, will be rejected without review. See the guidelines here: https://www.springer.com/comp/lncs/authors.html . The results described must be unpublished and must not be under review elsewhere. Three to five keywords characterizing the paper should be listed at the end of the abstract. Each paper will be reviewed by at least two program committee members and, if positively evaluated, by one additional program board member. The selected papers will be discussed among the paper reviewers online and during the program board meeting. As the review process is not blind, please indicate your name and affiliation on your submission. Accepted papers will be presented at CAiSE’24 and published in the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) conference proceedings. We invite three types of original and scientific papers. The type of submission must be indicated in the submission system. Each contribution should explicitly address the engineering or the operation of information systems, clearly identify the information systems problem addressed, the expected impact of the contribution to information system engineering or operation, and the research method used. We strongly advise authors to clearly emphasize these aspects in their paper, including the abstract. Technical papers describe original solutions (theoretical, methodological or conceptual) in the field of IS Engineering. A technical paper should clearly describe the situation or problem tackled, the relevant state of the art, the position or solution suggested and its potential‚ as well as demonstrate the benefits of the contribution through a rigorous evaluation. Empirical papers evaluate existing problem situations including problems encountered in practice, or validate proposed solutions with scientific means, i.e., by empirical studies, experiments, case studies, experience reports, simulations, etc. Scientific reflection on problems and practices in industry also falls into this category. The topic of the evaluation presented in the paper as well as its causal or logical properties must be clearly stated. The research method must be sound and appropriate. Exploratory papers describe completely new research positions or approaches, in order to face a generic situation arising because of new ICT tools, new kinds of activities, or new IS challenges. They must precisely describe the situation and demonstrate why current methods, tools, ways of reasoning, or meta-models are inadequate. They must also rigorously present their approach and demonstrate its pertinence and correctness in addressing the identified situation. The topics of contribution include but are not limited to: • Novel Approaches to IS Engineering ◦ Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning ◦ Robotic Process Automation (RPA) ◦ Big Data, Data Science and Analytics ◦ Blockchain applications in IS ◦ Simulation and Digital Twins  ◦ IS for collaboration and social computing  ◦ Virtual reality / Augmented Reality ◦ Context-aware, autonomous and adaptive IS • Models, Methods and Techniques in IS Engineering ◦ Ontologies and Ontology Engineering ◦ Conceptual modeling, languages and design ◦ Requirements engineering ◦ Process modeling, analysis and improvement ◦ Process automation, mining and monitoring ◦ Models and methods for evolution and reuse ◦ Domain and method engineering ◦ Product lines, variability and configuration management ◦ Compliance and alignment handling ◦ Active and interactive models ◦ Quality of IS models for analysis and design ◦ Visualization techniques in IS ◦ Decision models and business intelligence ◦ Knowledge graphs ◦ Human-centered techniques • Architectures and Platforms for IS Engineering ◦ Distributed, mobile and open architecture ◦ Big Data architectures ◦ Cloud- and edge-based IS engineering ◦ Service oriented and multi-agent IS engineering ◦ Multi-platform IS engineering ◦ Cyber-physical systems and Internet of Things (IoT) ◦ Workflow and Process Aware Information Systems (PAIS) ◦ Handling of real time data streams ◦ Content management and semantic Web ◦ Crowdsourcing platforms ◦ Conversational agents (chatbots) ◦ Microservices design and deployment • Domain-specific and Multi-aspect IS Engineering ◦ IT governance ◦ eGovernment ◦ Autonomous and smart systems (smart city management, smart vehicles, etc.) ◦ IS for healthcare ◦ Educational Systems and Learning Analytics ◦ Value and supply chain management ◦ Industry 4.0 ◦ Sustainability and social responsibility management ◦ Privacy, security, trust, and safety management ◦ IS in the post-COVID world Submit your paper using the Easy Chair link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=caise2024 . IMPORTANT DATES • Abstract Submission: 24th November 2023 (AoE) • Paper Submission: 1st December 2023 (AoE) • Notification of Acceptance: 23rd February 2024 • Camera-ready Papers: 5th April 2024 • Author registration: 5th April 2024 ORGANISATION General Chairs • Haris Mouratidis, University of Essex, UK • Pnina Soffer, University of Haifa, Israel Local Organizing and Finance Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Chairs • Giancarlo Guizzardi, University of Twente, The Netherlands • Flavia Maria Santoro, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Other Committee Members https://cyprusconferences.org/caise2024/committees/

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Fully Funded MA and PHD positions in Communication at University of Illinois at Chicago
by Yuan, Jingyan Elaine 10 Nov '23

10 Nov '23

The Department of Communication at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is currently accepting Fall 2024 applicants for M.A. and Ph.D. programs. The deadline is January 15, 2024. Recently ranked in the top 50 worldwide, the Department of Communication at UIC focuses on new media and technology, with an emphasis on a diverse range of cutting-edge interdisciplinary areas of study: * mass media + journalism studies * social media + social networks * mobile media * gaming + game studies * political communication * platform studies * digital economy + industries * privacy, sociality, + public policy * critical cultural studies + race and gender studies * critical data literacies * science and technology studies * interpersonal relations * global communication and culture * public health + wellness * human machine communication * social computational sciences Located in the heart of Chicago, we collaborate with the UIC Electronic Visualization Laboratory, the pre-eminent virtual reality and high-speed networking research site. The Department is the birthplace and current home of New Media & Society and Social Media + Society, two leading journals in the field. A signature feature of Department programs is their flexibility. Students pursue individual aims with advice from an adviser, designing a course of study to reach their own educational goals. Because the Department strongly encourages interdisciplinary work, students may study with scholars in communication and allied disciplines. Interdepartmental concentrations are available in Electronic Security and Privacy<http://securityigert.uic.edu/>, ck Studies<https://blst.uic.edu/academics/courses-2/graduate-studies-2/>, Gender and Women’s Studies<https://gws.uic.edu>, and in Latin American and Latino Studies<https://lals.uic.edu>. Our graduate programs offer competitive funding for all admitted graduate students. For more information about funding visit: https://hr.uic.edu/hr-staff-managers/compensation/minima-for-graduate-appoi… For more information about how to apply visit: https://comm.uic.edu/academics/graduate-studies/prospective-students/applic… For inquiry please contact: Director of Graduate Studies: Jingyan Elaine Yuan (eyuan(a)uic.edu<mailto:eyuan@uic.edu>) Department Head: Zizi Papacharissi (zizi(a)uic.edu<mailto:zizi@uic.edu>) Program Coordinator: Princy Daniel (pdanie7(a)uic.edu) Jingyan Elaine Yuan Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Studies Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago The Web of Meaning: the Internet in a changing Chinese society (Toronto UP). 2022 NCA APAC Outstanding Book Award

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Reminder: Online Book Talk on Feminist Technopolitics from the Global South
by Rafael Grohmann 10 Nov '23

10 Nov '23

Hi! ICYMI: Now, 2PM ET, I'll host an online book talk with Firuzeh Shokooh Valle, author of "In Defense of Solidarity and Pleasure: Feminist Technopolitics from the Global South" (Stanford University Press, 2023). This will happen via DigiLabour YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5su09ILfgQ Check your time zone! About the book: Including women in the global South as users, producers, consumers, designers, and developers of technology has become a mantra against inequality, prompting movements to train individuals in information and communication technologies and foster the participation and retention of women in science and technology fields. In this book, Firuzeh Shokooh Valle argues that these efforts have given rise to an idealized, female economic figure that combines technological dexterity and keen entrepreneurial instinct with gendered stereotypes of care and selflessness. Narratives about the "equalizing" potential of digital technologies spotlight these women's capacity to overcome inequality using said technologies, ignoring the barriers and circumstances that create such inequality in the first place as well as the potentially violent role of technology in their lives. In Defense of Solidarity and Pleasure examines how women in the Global South experience and resist the coopting and depoliticizing nature of these scripts. Drawing on fieldwork in Costa Rica and a transnational feminist digital organization, Shokooh Valle explores the ways that feminist activists, using digital technologies as well as a collective politics that prioritize solidarity and pleasure, advance a new feminist technopolitics. About the author: Firuzeh Shokooh Valle is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Franklin and Marshall College. Previously, she was a journalist in Puerto Rico covering violence against women, the LGBTQI+ community, migration, racism, and social movements, and earned numerous national awards for her investigative work. see you there! best, Rafael

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CFP: Twenty-First Century Media? Affective Bodies, Crowds and Collectives
by ganaele 10 Nov '23

10 Nov '23

Dear Colleagues, This might be of interest to some of you. CFP: Twenty-First Century Media? Affective Bodies, Crowds and Collectives 21-23 March, 2024, Delhi, India. In the last two decades, digital media infrastructures have spread worldwide, including the global South. Despite inequalities of access, low-cost mobile devices and cheaper broadband have connected large subaltern populations to media infrastructures. The effects are increasingly planetary, initiating a series of debates in media scholarship and cultural theory. Mediatisation has emerged as a material field that drives circulation, sharing, and modification, generating intense rhythms of political engagement and action. We are interested in this junction, the combinations of sensory media infrastructures with political metamorphoses. Abstract Deadline: 10 December, 2023. Links: Call page: https://sarai.net/events/call-for-papers-twenty-first-century-media-affecti… Twitter: https://twitter.com/csdsdelhi/status/1722499456166150229 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/csdsdelhi/posts/pfbid02Mkdu46NvMBpTdJAGhZCuW5mU37D… Insta: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzbWc6gPy5E/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link -- Ganaele Langlois (she/her) Associate Professor and Chair Department of Communication & Media Studies York University

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