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SUNY Council on Writing Conference 2023: “Writing, Thinking, and Learning with AI”
by Matthew Salzano 22 Jun '23

22 Jun '23

Hi all, I am writing to share the SUNY Council on Writing’s CFP for a virtual conference in October that may be of interest to AoIR members. We welcome submissions from a disciplinary perspectives beyond rhetoric and writing! Apologies for cross listing. “Writing, Thinking, and Learning with AI: Exploring Relationships of Rhetoric and Artificial Intelligence” Join us October 13–14, 2023, for a virtual conference hosted by the SUNY Council on Writing and the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at Stony Brook University. The recent attention given to the topic of artificial intelligence has been largely attributed to the introduction of ChatGPT, the conversational (and controversial) chatbot released by OpenAI. ChatGPT, itself an assemblage of many technologies like large language models, neural networks, and natural language processing that we colloquially simplify to “AI,” represents only a portion of the larger landscape of machine learning and artificial intelligence development that has taken place over decades. But the sudden explosion of public access to sophisticated generative AI programs like ChatGPT has pushed into the mainstream the idea that machines can “write” (perhaps even in ways some readers see as cogent and well-reasoned) in response to open-ended questions. What does it mean to practice rhetoric in this age of artificial intelligence? What does it mean, more broadly, to write, think, and learn? How does this new development in “writing technology” reshape our understanding and practice as human rhetors? What are the areas of concern and/or potential, and how do we address them in different disciplines and contexts? What rhetorical relationships of AI and writing, thinking, and learning might we wish to amplify or attenuate? We invite teachers and scholars across all disciplines to come together to explore the broader implications of generative AI tools like ChatGPT for the future of rhetoric, writing, thinking, and learning. This year, we want to specifically invite scholars/educators from other disciplines who are interested in how their own subjects and classrooms are being influenced by rhetoric and AI. We welcome panels and presentations that engage with how we may carve new pathways of pedagogy and scholarship by advancing our understanding of new modes of artificial intelligence, addressing what we value about human agency as writers, and exploring how we may use and shape this emerging technology. Some ways to engage with the theme include but are not limited to the following topics: • Ethics of persuasion by and with AI • Critical thinking and computer thinking • The ethics of using language-generation software in student writing, and the ethics of “detecting” such use • Existing and emerging AI developments and platforms likely to influence writing and rhetoric in the future • Enhancing learning and pedagogy (in/across the disciplines) with artificial intelligence • Dominant discourses and rhetorics of AI • Student agency and artificial intelligence • Public discourse and perception of AI, writing, and/or education • Social change and artificial intelligence • AI and linguistic diversity, neurodiversity, and equity • Hermeneutic and ontological grounding in the age of AI We encourage submissions from faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars across the disciplines within and beyond SUNY. In addition to traditional abstract and panel presentation proposals, we seek out unique submissions that play with conference form, for example by (1) assembling workshops and discussions to address a central question or problematic regarding AI and rhetoric to prompt community conversations, (2) bringing together a panel with scholars from rhetoric and writing with experts in other fields, and (3) preparing a demonstration or performance of inventive and artistic uses of AI, writing, and rhetoric. Please submit your proposals via this Google Form: https://forms.gle/HV7gGHe45Wb57e2y5. Deadline for submissions is Monday August 14, 2023, by 11:59 p.m. Eastern. Questions should be directed to sunycouncilonwriting(a)gmail.com and more information will be available on our website: https://sunycouncilonwriting.org/conferences/ ### Matthew Salzano, Ph.D. (he/him) IDEA Fellow, Ethical AI, Information Systems, and Data Science and Literacy School of Communication and Journalism/Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science® Program in Writing and Rhetoric Stony Brook University Melville Library N4004 Stony Brook, NY 11794-3384 matthew.salzano(a)stonybrook.edu matthewsalzano.com

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INVITATION: UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health’s’ thematic report on Digital Innovation, Technologies, & The Right to Health
by Sara Leila Margaret Davis 22 Jun '23

22 Jun '23

Hello colleagues, Please join us if you can for this hybrid event tomorrow - or read more about the new thematic report <http://opiniojuris.org/2023/06/21/human-rights-in-digital-health-ai-for-goo…>, being presented by Dr. Tlaleng to the UN Human Rights Council, today. best Meg * ENGLISH:* *INVITATION: Dissemination of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health’s’ thematic report on Digital Innovation, Technologies, and The Right to Health* When: 23 June 2023 from 1:00pm - 2:30pm CET Where: Geneva Graduate Institute, Auditorium Ivan Pictet A1B and online Register here to attend the event virtually or in-person at the Geneva Graduate Institute: UN Human Rights Council Side Event: Digital Innovation, New Technologies and The Right to Health | IHEID (graduateinstitute.ch) <https://gnpplus.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0614e3efc87ca698754f10e2…> The Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN) in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Brazil in Geneva, Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany in Geneva, Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), Privacy International, STOPAIDS, the Global Health Centre of the Graduate Institute, International Commission of Jurists (Africa), the Global Governance Centre at Geneva Graduate Institute, and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies at University of Warwick are pleased to invite you to a UN Human Rights Council Side Event to disseminate a thematic report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to Health on Digital Innovation, Technologies, and The Right to Health. <https://gnpplus.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0614e3efc87ca698754f10e2…> The Side Event will be held *on 23 June 2023 from 1.00 pm – 2.30 pm CET at the Geneva Graduate Institute, Auditorium Ivan Pictet A1B and online. Participants at the Graduate Institute will thereafter have a reception at the same venue.* Panelists will reflect on the Special Rapporteur’s recommendations and key action priorities for the development of stronger global, regional, and national rights-based standards on digital health. We invite you to join the event physically at the Geneva Graduate Institute, Auditorium Ivan Pictet A1B or online. Kindly register using the link below to attend the event: UN Human Rights Council Side Event: Digital Innovation, New Technologies and The Right to Health | IHEID (graduateinstitute.ch) <https://gnpplus.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0614e3efc87ca698754f10e2…> Please feel free to share this invitation in your networks. Kind regards, Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN) ### *FRENCH:* Quand :Le 23 juin 2023 de 13h00 à 14h30 CET Où :L'Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement de Genève, Auditorium Ivan Pictet A1B et en ligne Inscrivez-vous ici pour participer à l'événement virtuellement ou en personne à l'Institut universitaire de hautes études de Genève : UN Human Rights Council Side Event: Digital Innovation, New Technologies and The Right to Health | IHEID (graduateinstitute.ch) <https://gnpplus.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0614e3efc87ca698754f10e2…> Le Réseau kényan sur les questions juridiques et éthiques liées au VIH et au sida (KELIN) en collaboration avec la Mission permanente du Brésil à Genève, la Mission permanente de la République fédérale d'Allemagne à Genève, le Réseau mondial des personnes vivant avec le VIH (GNP+), le Centre de santé mondiale de l'Institut de hautes études, la Commission internationale de juristes (Afrique), Privacy International, STOPAIDS, le Global Governance Centre du Graduate Institute de Genève et le Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies de l'Université de Warwick ont le plaisir de vous inviter à un événement parallèle du Conseil des droits de l'homme des Nations unies afin de promouvoir un rapport thématique du rapporteur spécial des Nations unies sur le droit à la santé intitulé "Digital Innovation, Technologies, and The Right to Health" (Innovation numérique, technologies et droit à la santé). Cet événement parallèle aura lieu le 23 juin 2023 de 13h00 à 14h30 CET à l'Institut universitaire de hautes études de Genève, Auditorium Ivan Pictet A1B et en ligne. Les participants au Graduate Institute bénéficieront ensuite d'une réception au même endroit. Nous vous invitons à rejoindre l'événement physiquement au Geneva Graduate Institute, Auditorium Ivan Pictet A1B ou en ligne. Veuillez partager cette invitation dans vos réseaux. Meilleures salutations, Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN) ### *SPANISH* * INVITACIÓN: Difusión del informe temático del Relator Especial de las Naciones Unidas sobre el derecho a la salud relativo a la Innovación Digital, las Tecnologías y el Derecho a la Salud* Cuando: 23 de junio de 2023 de 13:00 a 14:30 horas CET Dónde: Instituto Universitario de Ginebra, Auditorio Ivan Pictet A1B y en línea Inscríbase aquí para asistir al acto virtualmente o en persona en el Instituto Universitario de Ginebra: UN Human Rights Council Side Event: Digital Innovation, New Technologies and The Right to Health | IHEID (graduateinstitute.ch) <https://gnpplus.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0614e3efc87ca698754f10e2…> La Red Keniata de Cuestiones Jurídicas y Éticas sobre el VIH y el SIDA (KELIN) en colaboración con la Misión Permanente de Brasil en Ginebra, la Misión Permanente de la República Federal de Alemania en Ginebra, la Red Mundial de Personas que Viven con el VIH (GNP+), la Privacy International, la STOPAIDS, el Centro de Salud Mundial del Instituto Universitario, la Comisión Internacional de Juristas (África), el Centro de Gobernanza Global del Instituto Universitario de Ginebra y el Centro de Metodologías Interdisciplinarias de la Universidad de Warwick se complacen en invitarle a un Acto Paralelo del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas para difundir un informe temático del Relator Especial de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Derecho a la Salud en la Innovación Digital, Tecnologías y El Derecho a la Salud. El Acto Paralelo se celebrará el 23 de junio de 2023 de 13.00 a 14.30 horas CET en el Instituto Universitario de Ginebra, Auditorio Ivan Pictet A1B y en línea. Los participantes en el Instituto Universitario tendrán a continuación una recepción en el mismo lugar. Le invitamos a unirse al evento de forma presencial en el Auditorio Ivan Pictet A1B del Instituto Universitario de Ginebra o en línea. Por favor siéntase libre de compartir esta invitación en sus redes. 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Digital Data Processing 2023- IEEE
by ijwa dline.info 22 Jun '23

22 Jun '23

Third International Conference on Digital Data Processing University of Bedfordshire Luton. UK November 27-29, 2023 Hybrid mode- Virtual/Physical www.socio.org.uk/ddp IEEE CPS will publish the proceedings Data grows voluminously and exponentially with heterogeneity and complexity. A single organisation or industry processes over a few million transactions hourly and stores several petabytes of data. We live in a world of tremendous pressure to analyse and process data more efficiently, where Data analytics can reflect hidden patterns, incomprehensible relationships, intrinsic information relations, and segmentation. Data applications have introduced cutting-edge possibilities in every activity in our life. Thus, studying data and its underlying structure, dynamics of data relations, and newer data technologies is a never-ending process. The literature and research on data management are enormous; they do not sufficiently solve the data processing requirements. Currently, the use of technology and interrelations among information pieces generate gargantuan amounts of data. Many studies tend to develop models and systems to analyse voluminous datasets. Analysing the impact of data leads to application domains on decisions that have a systematic influence. Knowledge generated from data analysis can enable the production of critical information for several domains. Hence this conference reviews and discusses the recent trends, opportunities, and pitfalls of data management and how it has impacted organizations to create successful business and technology strategies and remain updated in data technology. This conference also highlights the current open research directions of data analytics that require further consideration. The proposed conference will discuss topics not limited to Data applications in various domains and activities Data in cloud Real-world data processing Data inaccuracy and reliability issues Data Ecosystem Business Analytics New data analytics techniques Physical and management challenges Privacy and Security Crowdsourcing and Sensing Data modelling Deep learning techniques Data fusion Descriptive analytics, Diagnostic analytics, Predictive Analytics, and Prescriptive analytics Machine learning Network optimization Data in Biomedical Engineering Data in Materials science and mechanics Data handling and applications in domains Wireless Networking Data Management Data of Electronic & Embedded Systems Multi-media Systems Data Artificial Intelligence Models and Systems Data E-Computing Data Renewable Energies Data Publications The IEEE Xplore will publish the DDP papers. Besides modified versions of the papers will appear in the following journals. 1. Journal on Data Semantics 2. Technologies 3. Data Technologies and Applications 4. Journal of Digital Information Management 5. International Journal of Computational Linguistics 6. Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering Important Dates Full Paper Submission: September 10, 2023 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: October 10, 2023 Registration Due: November 10, 2023 Camera Ready Due: November 10, 2023 Workshops/Tutorials/Demos: November 28, 2023 Main conference: November 27-29, 2023 Post-conference proceedings: December 20, 2023 General Chair Ezendu Ariwa, Chair UK& RI IEEE TEMS, UK Program Chairs Ramiro Smano Robles, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto Rua, Portugal Simon Fong, University of Macau, Macau Program Co-Chairs Ricardo Rodriguez Jorge, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico – Dion Goh, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Publicity Chair Hathairat Ketmaneechairat, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, North Bangkok, Thailand Paper Submission: http://socio.org.uk/ddp/paper-submission/ Contact: stm(a)socio.org.uk

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2 New Positions: Research Developers, Digital Narratives Studio, CUHK, Hong Kong
by Nishant Shah 21 Jun '23

21 Jun '23

Dear Colleagues, Please find attached with this email, the call for 2 new consultancy based positions for Research Developers in our newly built Digital Narratives Studio, at the School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. I hope you will find this interesting and share it with groups and people that you think might want to apply. Warm regards, Nishant Call for Services: 2 Research Developers @The Digital Narratives Studio, CUHK School of Journalism and Communication <https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#>, The Chinese University of Hong Kong <https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#>. *The Digital Narratives Studio *is a collaborative, iterative, and provocative space to research, produce, and amplify the possibilities of hopeful action through narrative change practice. We understand Digital Narratives as a combination of *stories *being told, *bodies *telling them, and* media* that shape them. By examining and producing new forms of *authorship*, *authenticity*, and *authority*, we seek to orient digital narrative practices towards hope and reframe crises towards collective action. We are building our team and looking for the first two research developers who will collectively shape and nurture the work at the digital narratives studio. · Are you excited about managing and growing a *global research network*? · Do questions around *digital technologies and their transformative powers* intrigue you? · Are you invested in thinking about the power that digital story-telling brings to creating *social hope and cohesion*? · Is your work shaped by practices of *feminist care, queer politics*, and values of *social equity*? · Do you see yourself as somebody who builds* infrastructures for communities and collectives* to imagine creative and hopeful futures? If you see yourself in these questions and descriptions and want to take up *ambitious, hybrid, exciting positions *in developing a critical research and capacity development studio space, we want to talk with you. Things to consider: 1. Remote and hybrid work options, located anywhere in the world, as long as amenable to overlap with working times in Hong Kong. 2. Consultant, post-doc equivalent, part-time position (60%) with flexibility, and space for combining multiple responsibilities. 3. First 15 month appointment with a chance of more permanent appointment depending on the development of the Studio. 4. Opportunities for research development, publications, and ownership of new research ambitions. 5. Working with a global network of stakeholders in narrative change practice. 6. Creative mix of research, theory, professional implementation, and production. 7. Building a team around ethics and politics of care and social impact. Apply for the positions by 15th July 2023 here: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13669357 If you want to know more about the Digital Narratives Studio and its plans, please write to nishant.shah(a)cuhk.edu.hk For more details about the positions, please see the attachment. -- Dr. Nishant Shah (Ph.D.) Assoc. Professor, Global Media, Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty Associate, Berkman-Klein Centre for Internet & Society, Harvard University (USA) Knowledge Partner, Digital Asia Hub (Hong Kong), Point of View (Mumbai) https://nishantshah.online

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Generative AI and cultural policies from the Global South
by Hamlet Lopez 21 Jun '23

21 Jun '23

Dear colleagues, I want to share with you the English version of a short article of mine soon to be published in a Cuban cultural magazine, on Generative AI and cultural policies from the Global South. The main thesis is the need to create international alliances between the countries of the Global South to better manage the new challenges and opportunities coming from the large language models (LLMs) and their applications in the cultural industries. Here is the link to the English version: https://www.datoeneltejado.com/generative_artificial_intelligence_and_cultu… Cheers! -- Dr.C. Hamlet López García Investigador Instituto Cubano de Investigación Cultural "Juan Marinello" Profesor Universidad de la Habana

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[self-promo] New Book - Algorithmic Rights and Protections for Children out 6/27
by Mizuko Ito 20 Jun '23

20 Jun '23

We are excited to announce our edited collection Algorithmic Rights and Protections for Children <https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262545488/algorithmic-rights-and-protections-f…>, will be released from MIT Press on June 27. Blurb: Algorithmic Rights and Protections for Children Editors: Mizuko Ito, Remy Cross, Karthik, Dinakar and Candice Odgers Essays on the challenges and risks of designing algorithms and platforms for children, with an emphasis on algorithmic justice, learning, and equity. One in three Internet users worldwide is a child, and what children see and experience online is increasingly shaped by algorithms. Though children's rights and protections are at the center of debates on digital privacy, safety, and Internet governance, the dominant online platforms have not been constructed with the needs and interests of children in mind. The editors of this volume, Mizuko Ito, Remy Cross, Karthik Dinakar, and Candice Odgers, focus on understanding diverse children's evolving relationships with algorithms, digital data, and platforms and offer guidance on how stakeholders can shape these relationships in ways that support children's agency and protect them from harm. This book includes essays reporting original research on educational programs in AI relational robots and Scratch programming, on children's views on digital privacy and artificial intelligence, and on discourses around educational technologies. Shorter opinion pieces add the perspectives of an instructional designer, a social worker, and parents. The contributing social, behavioral, and computer scientists represent perspectives and contexts that span education, commercial tech platforms, and home settings. They analyze problems and offer solutions that elevate the voices and agency of parents and children. Their essays also build on recent research examining how social media, digital games, and learning technologies reflect and reinforce unequal childhoods. Contributors: Paulo Blikstein, Izidoro Blikstein, Marion Boulicault, Cynthia Breazeal, Michelle Ciccone, Sayamindu Dasgupta, Devin Dillon, Stefania Druga, Jacqueline M. Kory-Westlund, Aviv Y. Landau, Benjamin Mako Hill, Adriana Manago, Siva Mathiyazhagan, Maureen Mauk, Stephanie Nguyen, W. Ian O'Byrne, Kathleen A. Paciga, Milo Phillips-Brown, Michael Preston, Stephanie M. Reich, Nicholas D. Santer, Allison Stark, Elizabeth Stevens, Kristen Turner, Desmond Upton Patton, Veena Vasudevan, Jason Yip Mimi Ito Professor | UC Irvine @mizuko <https://twitter.com/mizuko?lang=en> Director | Connected Learning Lab <https://connectedlearning.uci.edu/> CEO | @connectedcamps <https://connectedcamps.com/> www.itofisher.com/mito <http://www.itofisher.com/mito> She/Her/Hers

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Reminder: LaborTech Call for Awards Nominations
by Rider, Karina (gxy9fq) 20 Jun '23

20 Jun '23

Labor Tech Research Network <http://labortechresearchnetwork.org> (LaborTech) invites submissions for our second annual Book and Graduate Student Paper Awards, and first annual Social Justice Award. *About Us* LaborTech is an interdisciplinary and transnational group of experts concerned with the intersection of technology and labor. We aim to reframe conversations about technology and labor towards issues of power, inequality, and social justice, and incorporate themes of feminism, anti-racism, and transnationalism. We also seek to foster an interdisciplinary, cross-regional, and community-oriented space for discussion, collaboration, and empowerment. For a deeper discussion of our mission, please see the 'About Us' page on our website<http://labortechresearchnetwork.org> as well as examples of topics in our decade-long Speaker Series. *Call for Nominations* As part of our mission to promote scholarship and activism towards more equitable forms of labor and technology, LaborTech is announcing a call for three awards -- Book, Graduate Student Paper, and Social Justice. These will honor projects which: - have distinctive intellectual merit or activist impact; - advance the knowledge about labor and technology in the global society; and - address our core focus on labor and technology and which may simultaneously address feminism, anti-racism, and/or transnationalism. *Eligibility*: Works from all disciplines and methodologies are eligible for nomination. Nominations are open to members and non-members of LaborTech. We welcome self-nominations especially, but also nominations from publishers, colleagues, and others familiar with the projects. We encourage submissions from women, people of color, queer communities, and those from the global south. *Prizes*: Winners receive a small cash award and a certificate (which we hope to expand further in years ahead, as we are still a growing nonprofit organization :). In addition, we offer our infrastructural supports at LaborTech to promote visibility of your projects: by connecting with our 400+ expert members; by making a video of winners and distributing it both in and outside of our network to enhance public attention and exposure; and by creating a space and opportunity for sharing your work at out end of year virtual celebration. Winners will be announced in December. *Deadline and Contact*: The deadline for submissions is July 1, 2023. Send questions to labortechresearchnetwork(a)gmail.com<mailto:labortechresearchnetwork@gmail.com>. See below for separate criteria and instructions for the various awards. BOOK AND GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER AWARDS *Submission Details*: Please submit the following items in English to labortechresearchnetwork(a)gmail.com<mailto:labortechresearchnetwork@gmail.com>: 1. An electronic version in PDF format (contact us if only print form is available for books) 2. The author's contact email address 3. A one-page nomination letter stating the significance and contribution of the work 4. For Graduate Student Paper, please also include in the cover letter: a) when the PhD was started and, if applicable, granted b) if the paper was published, then state when and in what journal c) if co-authored with faculty/advisors/other PhDs, please include a paragraph attesting to the student's dominant role in generating the paper (such as working on its theoretical components, doing the research, and writing it up). In addition, we ask that the cover letter is signed (digitally, or otherwise) by all co-authors, so that they are aware of this submission. *Book Award Criteria*: - Monographs only (no edited volumes or anthologies) - Multiple authors accepted - Published in the last three years (2021-23) *Graduate Student Paper Award Criteria*: - Written by students currently enrolled in a graduate program or who have graduated in 2023 - Single-authored pieces are preferred, but co-authored pieces will be accepted with the above conditions in Submission Details - Papers may be published within the last three years (2021-23) or unpublished - Page length: 25-40 pages, double-spaced SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD *Submission details*: - Fill out this online form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdq_wJIthm5mbq05UVrzIGN6wYARoogkTO…>, which includes a few short questions of 400-700 words each, regarding the significance and contribution of your social justice activities - Please submit all items in English. If you have a submission in another language, contact us and we'll attempt to find a translator in our group. *Criteria*: - Those who are interfacing with technology in the course of their organizing, or who are organizing against inequitable technologies, in the context of labor, feminism, anti-racism, transnationalism struggles. This may include: * tech workers * labor organizers, whether in unions or other workers' associations * feminist, immigrant, community, and ethnic rights activists * scholar-activists. For this, we are not looking for purely academic work (i.e., scholars who are studying activism), but rather those who are participating in activism themselves, or who are promoting collaborations between activists and scholars. * people creating design alternatives for social justice, like engineers and designers. * Open to individuals, small groups, and if appropriate, organizations - Focus will be on a particular campaign or project that is done with the aim of social justice regarding labor and/or technology. These projects may be broad (such as educating the public on a social justice issue) or specific (such as organizing a protest for higher wages). They may use a variety of strategies (e.g., art, design, social media, marches and strikes, policy interventions, etc.). We'd like to honor activists who, through these projects, have developed novel approaches or who are pioneers in the fight for more equitable relations of technology and/or labor. Any questions can be submitted to labortechresearchnetwork(a)gmail.com. ----------- Karina Rider, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Microsoft Research New England, Social Media Collective karinarider.wordpress.com // @kaareeenah

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REMINDER - Call for Proposals Open Until July 1st for the 2023 Connected Learning Summit
by Cindy Hau 20 Jun '23

20 Jun '23

[image: Connected Learning Summit 2023 Graphic] Submissions are open for the Sixth Annual Connected Learning Summit <https://connectedlearningsummit.org/call-for-proposals-2023/> happening virtually October 26-28! Be sure to submit before our new closing date of July 1st, extended to accommodate additional submissions. We invite submissions of Research Papers and Showcases that focus on digital technologies for learning, educational and commercial games, innovative tech-infused curricula, and theoretical and/or empirical exploration of digital media and technology for learning. We particularly encourage submissions that are responsive to issues of pressing contemporary concern – a global racial reckoning, pandemic-fueled digital transformations, persistent social inequities, and the climate crisis. CLS2023 will be entirely online, using the Whova platform. Our program will start with a pre-conference day for conversation around topics of shared interest as well as meetups for Research Paper and Showcase contributors. The Main Conference will include keynote and plenary sessions, and workshops organized by CLA partners. The majority of the event will be programmed during work hours in North America, but will also include some programming in the morning hours of Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit our website <https://connectedlearningsummit.org/call-for-proposals-2023/> and sign up for updates <https://connectedlearningsummit.org/about/> about the Connected Learning Summit. ------------------------------ Registration We are offering four registration tiers: $250 for academic and industry participants. $100 for educational practitioners $50 for students, and professionals from middle and low income countries $20 for students from middle and low income countries Register today! <https://connectedlearningsummit.org/registration/> ------------------------------ About the Connected Learning Summit CLS was first convened in 2018 <https://2018.connectedlearningsummit.org/> with the mission to fuel a growing movement of innovators harnessing the power of emerging technology to expand access to participatory, playful, and creative learning. It was launched as a merger between three community events with this shared vision and values: the Digital Media and Learning Conference <https://dmlhub.net/conference/index.html>, the Games+Learning+Society Conference <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games,_Learning_%26_Society_Conference>, and Sandbox Summit <https://www.pgpedia.com/s/sandbox-summit>. With a unique focus on cross-sector connections and progressive and catalytic innovation, the event brings together leading researchers, educators, and developers. The hosting and stewardship of the event has continued to evolve in tandem with the changing conditions of the global pandemic. The UC Irvine’s Connected Learning Lab <https://connectedlearning.uci.edu/>, MIT’s Scheller Teacher Education Program and Education Arcade <https://education.mit.edu/> were the founding hosts of the event. As we have moved online and have become a more international event, we are expanding our roster of partners and hosts.

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⏰ Two days left until the Online Hate, Media (Mis)Representation and Systemic Racism Conference
by Jaigris Hodson 20 Jun '23

20 Jun '23

View this email in your browser<https://mailchi.mp/torontomu/2-days-left-conference-on-online-hate-media-mi…> [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/89cdd5ac-6a8f-38…] [Online Hate, Media (Mis)Representation and Systemic Racism Virtual Conference: June 22-23, 2023] Two days left to join us for this can’t-miss event! What is the role of social, news and digital media in spreading online hate? How do digital technologies perpetuate systemic racism, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism? What threat does right-wing extremism pose to Canadian society? How can we deal with hate on the Internet? Canada’s leading minds will be tackling these issues and more at our two-day virtual conference on Online Hate, Media (Mis)Representation and Systemic Racism, taking place June 22 to 23, 2023, and supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the latest research and key insights. Reserve your spot now!<https://torontomu.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b089…> Register<https://torontomu.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b089…> The complete program<https://torontomu.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b089…> for both June 22 and June 23 is now available. Day One will define the problem, including panels and keynotes on right-wing extremism in Canada; misogyny, gender-based harassment and incels; and racism, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and hate crimes. Day Two will explore solutions, including discussions on legislation, regulation, community-based initiatives and more. Check our roster of experts, including: [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/9f37942e-2566-1e…] Dr. Barbara Perry Director, Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism, Ontario Tech University [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/593289f8-9f69-22…] Dr. Pamela Palmater Professor and Chair in Indigenous Governance, Toronto Metropolitan University [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/7d5e78f1-bb82-64…] Dr. Jack Jedwab President and CEO, Association for Canadian Studies and Metropolis Institute [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/f1312dde-1330-4a…] Peter Flegel Executive Director, Anti-Racism Secretariat, Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/894e1ee6-e1ae-72…] Dr. Amanda Dale Fellow, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa; and Director, Communications and Engagement, Canadian Centre for Legal Innovation in Sexual Assault Law [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/8a0224b9-5cf6-7b…] Nuzhat Jafri Executive Director, Canadian Council of Muslim Women [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/3810db29-23cb-ba…] Dr. Ahmed Al-Rawi Associate Professor of News, Social Media and Public Communication, Simon Fraser University; Founder, The Disinformation Project [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/f9585345-b4c8-30…] Karim Bardeesy Executive Director, the Dais and Co-Founder, Leadership Lab, Toronto Metropolitan University [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/e404bd09-fa42-81…] Amanda Arella Director, Public Policy, Advocacy & Strategic Communications, YWCA Canada [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/2f5b29e4-6998-5a…] Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd Canada Research Chair in Privacy-Preserving Digital Technologies and Director of Research, Social Media Lab, Toronto Metropolitan University [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/6823c200-d921-84…] Bill Killorn Interim Executive Director, Journalists for Human Rights [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/fe84f487-da92-dc…] Tamara Thermitus Visiting Scholar, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, McGill University [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/98fb71bd-7aee-90…] Dr. Wendy Cukier Founder and Academic Director, Diversity Institute [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/3daada10-c92a-09…] Dr. Michelle Ferrier Executive Director, Media Innovation Collaboratory and Founder, TrollBusters [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/bfd6166c-0596-94…] Dr. Kaitlynn Mendes Canada Research Chair in Inequality and Gender, Western University [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/4538b45c-fac2-15…] Dr. Jaigris Hodson Canada Research Chair in Digital Communication for the Public Interest, Royal Roads University [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/2aa1b4df-76c9-48…] Nadine Spencer CEO, Black Business and Professional Association [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/1cd3205d-e4b4-18…] Dr. Emily Laidlaw Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity Law and Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary. [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/c3e40d50-3998-40…] Andi Shi Executive Director, CPAC (formerly Chinese Professionals Association of Canada) [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/8f2bffa5-2ec9-b4…] Bernie Farber Chair, Canadian Anti-Hate Network [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/efc297ae-9f95-5b…] Dr. Nadia Hasan Chief Operating Officer, National Council of Canadian Muslims [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/9e49070a-e989-db…] Ruby Latif Senior Manager, DEI & Culture, Ernst & Young [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/6fe54a50-dba5-0e…] Suzie Dunn Assistant Professor at the Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/0ba6bdd0-e7eb-b3…] Dr. Wesley Crichlow Professor, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Ontario Tech University [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/cc52bd12-f5dd-82…] Jennifer Boyce Director of Communications, Egale Canada [https://mcusercontent.com/3fe9e6825d1355d4f7b0899fb/images/50ded987-1ef0-36…] Dr. Mohamed Elmi Executive Director, Diversity Institute And MORE to come! 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Job Posting - Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) at Royal Roads University
by Jaigris Hodson 20 Jun '23

20 Jun '23

Royal Roads University invites applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Digital Inclusion with an expected start date no earlier than September 1, 2024. As part of Royal Roads University’s implementation of its CRC Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Action Plan and its associated equity targets, this posting is open to those who self-identify as racialized individuals as defined by the CRC. This includes people with other aspects of social identity that intersect with being a racialized individual (e.g. a racialized person with a disability or disabled racialized person). Tier 2 Chairs are intended for exceptional emerging scholars (i.e., candidates must have been an active researcher in their field for fewer than 10 years at the time of nomination). Applicants who are more than 10 years from having earned their highest degree (and where career breaks exist, such as maternity, parental or extended sick leave, clinical training, etc.) may have their eligibility for a Tier 2 Chair assessed through the program’s Tier 2 justification process. Please contact the Office of Research Service (deborah.zornes(a)royalroads.ca) for more information. As the Tier 2 CRC in Digital Inclusion you will complement the applied and professional nature of faculty at Royal Roads University. This position is not currently linked to a particular school or faculty at the University and is open to candidates from a wide variety of disciplinary backgrounds. This determination will be made based on the successful candidate’s area of focus. The nominee’s research area, however, must align with the subject matter eligibility of SSHRC. As the Tier 2 CRC in Digital Inclusion, you will broaden the university’s transdisciplinary research agenda. By developing a research program in areas broadly related to Digital Inclusion, the successful candidate is expected to address urgent, complex issues in areas such as the relationships or implications between digital inclusion and economic and workforce development, civic participation, education, healthcare, and public safety, among others. The Tier 2 CRC in Digital Inclusion is purposefully broad and encourages applications from outstanding candidates in any social science or humanities discipline who are invested in the discourses, ideologies, policies, strategies, and initiatives of how equitable access to technology and the lack of said access, impacts individuals, communities, organizations, and their political and cultural participation. As such, topics within the purview of this CRC could include, but are not limited to: * How is digital inclusion viewed through critical theoretical paradigms? * How do Indigenous ways of knowing and being intersect with digital futures? * How must we redesign digital communication technologies to ensure inclusion? * How do online communities offer opportunities and challenges for disability communities in a post COVID-19 landscape? * How does digital justice intersect with other dimensions of social justice, such as climate, spatial, and food justice? * In what ways are emerging learning technologies (e.g., AI) expanding or limiting inclusion? * How can digital tools enhance inclusion for those with limited access to health care, and what are the limitations of digital health for inclusion of marginalized populations? To find out more, please click here: https://royalroads.mua.hrdepartment.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/1739 Royal Roads is located on the traditional lands of the Xwsepsum and Lekwungen 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.

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