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Thursday 6th October 10:00 CET: session on Internet and Society international networks
by Melanie Dulong de Rosnay 29 Sep '22

29 Sep '22

Dear colleagues, Within the yearly conference of the CNRS Center for Internet and Society next week (hybrid in Paris & online), we would like to invite our international colleagues to attend one of the sessions which will take place in English: Internet and Society international networks A discussion on international interdisciplinary collaborations Thursday 6 October 10:00 - 10:50 Central European Time Paris and online The session will address the dynamics and challenges of the construction and the sustainability of interdisciplinary international collaborations in the Internet and society domain. Moderation: Mélanie Dulong de Rosnay, CIS-CNRS Juan Carlos de Martin (NEXA Center for Internet & Society, Politecnico di Torino) will present the Global Network of Internet and Society Research Centers (https://networkofcenters.net/) and his thoughts about international collaboration in the Internet & society domain. Marida di Crosta (Université Lyon III) will talk about DesCartes, a CNRS@CREATE Program on Intelligent Modelling for Decision-making in Critical Urban Systems (Singapore) Valérie Schafer (Université du Luxembourg) will talk about her experience in the European projects and networks Operas (European Research Infrastructure for the development of open scholarly communication in the social sciences and humanities), and WARCnet (Web ARChive studies network researching web domains and events) and Resaw (a Research Infrastructure for the Study of Archived Web Materials). In partnership with the Global Network of Internet and Society Research Centers Full programme: https://cis.cnrs.fr/journees-annuelles-du-cis-2022/ Registration to receive the link: this session is in red https://cis.cnrs.fr/extras/inscriptions/cis-conf-2022.php Best, Melanie -- Melanie Dulong de Rosnay Associate research professor, CNRS https://cis.cnrs.fr/melanie-dulong/ Director, Center for Internet and Society of CNRS https://cis.cnrs.fr/about/

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Call for Workshops Proposal -- SMARTCOMP 2023, Deadline: November 15, 2022
by Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou 29 Sep '22

29 Sep '22

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SMARTCOMP 2023 -- Call for Workshops Proposal https://smartcomp.isis.vanderbilt.edu/ June 26-30, 2023, Nashville, Tennessee ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SMARTCOMP 2023 is the 9th edition of the premier conference on Smart Computing and will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, hosted by Vanderbilt University, hopefully as a fully in presence event. Smart Computing is a multidisciplinary domain based on the synergistic influence of advances in sensor-based technologies, Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems, edge computing, big data analytics, machine learning, cognitive computing, and artificial intelligence. Applications of smart computing can be found in different societal domains including, but not limited to, transportation, energy, environmental protection, smart and connected communities, healthcare, banking, industrial systems, entertainment, and social media. SMARTCOMP 2023 will provide an international technical forum for experts from industry and academia to exchange ideas and present results of on-going research in most state-of-the-art areas of computing, sensing, and communications in heterogeneous application domains. The Workshops co-chairs of SMARTCOMP 2023 invite proposals for half or full day workshops affiliated with the conference, held in Nashville, Tennessee during June 26-30, 2023. The purpose of the workshops is to stimulate discussions on state-of-the-art, emerging, visionary, and also controversial topics in the area of Smart Computing, and to create new opportunities for attendees' interactions in a less formal and more sharply focused context than at the conference itself. Therefore, workshops should be organized to promote lively interactions, and appropriate plans should be described in the written workshop proposals. Papers presented in the SMARTCOMP 2023 workshops will be included in the conference proceedings and in IEEE Xplore. The organizers of the accepted workshops are required to publicize the workshop through disseminating the call for papers, soliciting submissions, organizing the review process, and deciding upon the final workshop program. At least one organizer should be physically present at the workshop in the case of SMARTCOMP will take place at least partially in presence and there will be no travel restrictions due to the pandemic situation. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Each workshop proposal must include the following: * the title and acronym of the workshop; * the names, addresses, and short bios of up to 200 words for each organizer; workshops may have up to three organizers. It is strongly recommended that organizers belong to at least two different institutions. * A brief description (up to 2 page) including: o the technical issues that the workshop will address, o the reasons the workshop is of interest to the SMARTCOMP community, o a short discussion on other available workshops and conferences on similar topics and an outline of why the proposed workshop is unique; o a description of the communities groups the workshop aims to attract, o the names of potential Program Committee members; o the planned format of the workshop (e.g., keynotes, paper presentations, posters, demos) and duration (e.g., one-day, half-day), including a strategy to facilitate lively discussions and involvement of the attendees - possibly in an online or hybrid format; o if applicable, a description of past versions of the workshop, including dates, organizers, number of submitted and accepted papers, and number of attendees; o if the workshop is going to be organized for the first time, an estimate of the expected number of submissions and attendees; o a tentative Call for Papers (as complete as possible); o a description of the plans for publicity and workshop Website. Workshop proposals should be submitted, no later than November 15, 2022, in PDF format by email to smartcomp2023-workshops(a)iit.cnr.it<mailto:smartcomp2023-workshops@iit.cnr.it> with the subject line "SMARTCOMP 2023 Workshop Proposal" . SMARTCOMP 2023 WORKSHOPS CO-CHAIRS Franca Delmastro, IIT-CNR, Italy Hirozumi Yamaguchi, Osaka University, Japan CONTACTS: smartcomp2023-workshops(a)iit.cnr.it<mailto:smartcomp2023-workshops@iit.cnr.it> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, Assistant Professor Computer Engineering Vice Chair Director of Recruiting and Admissions Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, 87131 Office: 326B Tel.: (505)-277-5501 Email: eirini(a)unm.edu<mailto:eirini@unm.edu> Website: PROTON Lab<http://ece-research.unm.edu/tsiropoulou/index.html> PROTON Lab's News: @Tsiropoulou_EE<https://twitter.com/Tsiropoulou_EE> "Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach." ~ Aristotle

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Call for Workshops Proposal -- SMARTCOMP 2023, Deadline: November 15, 2022
by Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou 29 Sep '22

29 Sep '22

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SMARTCOMP 2023 -- Call for Workshops Proposal https://smartcomp.isis.vanderbilt.edu/ June 26-30, 2023, Nashville, Tennessee ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SMARTCOMP 2023 is the 9th edition of the premier conference on Smart Computing and will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, hosted by Vanderbilt University, hopefully as a fully in presence event. Smart Computing is a multidisciplinary domain based on the synergistic influence of advances in sensor-based technologies, Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems, edge computing, big data analytics, machine learning, cognitive computing, and artificial intelligence. Applications of smart computing can be found in different societal domains including, but not limited to, transportation, energy, environmental protection, smart and connected communities, healthcare, banking, industrial systems, entertainment, and social media. SMARTCOMP 2023 will provide an international technical forum for experts from industry and academia to exchange ideas and present results of on-going research in most state-of-the-art areas of computing, sensing, and communications in heterogeneous application domains. The Workshops co-chairs of SMARTCOMP 2023 invite proposals for half or full day workshops affiliated with the conference, held in Nashville, Tennessee during June 26-30, 2023. The purpose of the workshops is to stimulate discussions on state-of-the-art, emerging, visionary, and also controversial topics in the area of Smart Computing, and to create new opportunities for attendees' interactions in a less formal and more sharply focused context than at the conference itself. Therefore, workshops should be organized to promote lively interactions, and appropriate plans should be described in the written workshop proposals. Papers presented in the SMARTCOMP 2023 workshops will be included in the conference proceedings and in IEEE Xplore. The organizers of the accepted workshops are required to publicize the workshop through disseminating the call for papers, soliciting submissions, organizing the review process, and deciding upon the final workshop program. At least one organizer should be physically present at the workshop in the case of SMARTCOMP will take place at least partially in presence and there will be no travel restrictions due to the pandemic situation. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Each workshop proposal must include the following: * the title and acronym of the workshop; * the names, addresses, and short bios of up to 200 words for each organizer; workshops may have up to three organizers. It is strongly recommended that organizers belong to at least two different institutions. * A brief description (up to 2 page) including: o the technical issues that the workshop will address, o the reasons the workshop is of interest to the SMARTCOMP community, o a short discussion on other available workshops and conferences on similar topics and an outline of why the proposed workshop is unique; o a description of the communities groups the workshop aims to attract, o the names of potential Program Committee members; o the planned format of the workshop (e.g., keynotes, paper presentations, posters, demos) and duration (e.g., one-day, half-day), including a strategy to facilitate lively discussions and involvement of the attendees - possibly in an online or hybrid format; o if applicable, a description of past versions of the workshop, including dates, organizers, number of submitted and accepted papers, and number of attendees; o if the workshop is going to be organized for the first time, an estimate of the expected number of submissions and attendees; o a tentative Call for Papers (as complete as possible); o a description of the plans for publicity and workshop Website. Workshop proposals should be submitted, no later than November 15, 2022, in PDF format by email to smartcomp2023-workshops(a)iit.cnr.it<mailto:smartcomp2023-workshops@iit.cnr.it> with the subject line "SMARTCOMP 2023 Workshop Proposal" . SMARTCOMP 2023 WORKSHOPS CO-CHAIRS Franca Delmastro, IIT-CNR, Italy Hirozumi Yamaguchi, Osaka University, Japan CONTACTS: smartcomp2023-workshops(a)iit.cnr.it<mailto:smartcomp2023-workshops@iit.cnr.it> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, Assistant Professor Computer Engineering Vice Chair Director of Recruiting and Admissions Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, 87131 Office: 326B Tel.: (505)-277-5501 Email: eirini(a)unm.edu<mailto:eirini@unm.edu> Website: PROTON Lab<http://ece-research.unm.edu/tsiropoulou/index.html> PROTON Lab's News: @Tsiropoulou_EE<https://twitter.com/Tsiropoulou_EE> "Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach." ~ Aristotle

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Call for Applications - Digital Life Initiative Postdoc Fellowships 2023
by Jessie G Taft 29 Sep '22

29 Sep '22

Good morning, The Digital Life Initiative (DLI), at Cornell Tech in NYC, is excited to invite applications for its 2023 postdoctoral research fellowship supporting research in ethics, politics, and quality of life in digital societies, on issues such as algorithmic decision systems, unfair discrimination, privacy, AI and ethics, and platform governance. For this unique opportunity to conduct research alongside ethicists, computer scientists, legal and policy researchers, data scientists, media studies researchers and social scientists, we welcome applicants from across the disciplinary spectrum. For one of the positions, demonstrated interest in contextual integrity is a plus. Read more about the position and apply at this link: https://www.dli.tech.cornell.edu/postdocs Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. Best wishes, Jessie G. Taft Research Initiative Coordinator CORNELL TECH | HOME OF THE JACOBS TECHNION-CORNELL INSTITUTE

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WEBCAST SEP 29 - Session 4 Community Network Exchange Asia Pacific 2022
by Joly MacFie 29 Sep '22

29 Sep '22

Starting at 04:30 UTC, this is the 4th of 5 monthly CNXAPAC 2022 sessions. September's case studies are: Case 8: Helping Farmers Harvest Better with Internet: Digital Dera Community Network of Pakistan Case 9: Modernity Meets Tradition: The Community Network of the Iban Longhouse in Malaysia Case 10: Challenges in Setting up a CN: Insights from Chhattisgarh PRESENTERS / DISCUSSANTS Adrian Wan - Internet Society Mike Jensen - Association for Progressive Communications Dr Sarbani Banerjee Belur - Association for Progressive Communications Amer Hayat Bhandara - Digital Dera Gary Loh Chee Wyai - ASSET, University of Technology Sarawak Emani Lui - MakaNet Anshu Shivam - Gandhi Fellow, Piramal School of leadership / Kaivalya Education Foundation FACILITATOR & MODERATOR Osama Manzar, Digital Empowerment Foundation REAL TIME TEXT - https://bit.ly/3Ropchn [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/15544%20>From *Wednesday June 29 2022* to *Saturday October 29 2022* the *Digital Empowerment Foundation <https://defindia.org/>* and the *Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/regions/asia-pacific/>* host the *6th annual Community Network Exchange Asia Pacific <https://cnxapac.org/#!/cnx>* (CNXAPAC 2022) online, with the theme '*Walking the Talk with Internet, Community and Networks <https://cnxapac.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/CNX_DOC-DESIGN-2022-copy.pdf>*'. Each monthly session will feature two case studies. *DATES* *Wed June 29*: 10:00-12:00 IST / 1230-1430 SGT / 0430-0630 UTC *Fri July 29*: 10:00-12:00 IST / 1230-1430 SGT / 0430-0630 UTC *Mon August 29*: 10:00-12:00 IST / 1230-1430 SGT / 0430-0630 UTC *Thu September 29*: 10:00-12:00 IST / 1230-1430 SGT / 0430-0630 UTC *Sat October 29*: 10:00-12:00 IST / 1230-1430 SGT / 0430-0630 UTC *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cnxapac2022 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cnxapac2022>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3bBThuL <https://bit.ly/3bBThuL>* *REAL TIME TEXT (see ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/15544>)* *TWITTER #CNX2022 <https://bit.ly/cnxapac2022> @DEFindia @internetsociety @isocapac #communitynetworks #GrowInternet #SwitchItOn* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/>* (AI Captions) *https://www.facebook.com/isocasiapacific/ <https://www.facebook.com/isocasiapacific/>* (AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/cnxapac2022 <https://archive.org/details/cnxapac2022>* Permalink: https://isoc.live/15544/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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social science postdoc opportunity to study LSST astronomy
by Diesner, Jana 28 Sep '22

28 Sep '22

Dear colleagues, the LSST Corporation announces its Catalyst Fellowship Funded by the John Templeton Foundation for postdocs in the social sciences (broadly construed). The Catalyst Fellowship in social science supports early-career researchers to study social aspects of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) for up to three years. Prospective applicants may be interested in, for example, collaboration networks, the social organization of large-scale collaborations, broader implications of astronomical science, and methods for studying socio-technical systems. The social science postdocs will be part of a cohort with astrophysics postdocs and will be supported by a broad network of renowned mentors to realize the full potential of Rubin Observatory's LSST. Applicants can propose to work at any LSSTC member institution (https://www.lsstcorporation.org/node/3<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.lsstcorporation.org/node/3__;!!DZ3fj…>) with a faculty supervisor of their choice. Application deadline is January 15, 2023. For job details see (bit.ly/lsstsocsci<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/bit.ly/lsstsocsci__;!!DZ3fjg!7LbGp48wbgFd…>). There will be an online information and networking session on October 6, 2022 (for details on that see bit.ly/lsstideaslab<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/bit.ly/lsstideaslab__;!!DZ3fjg!7LbGp48wb…>). Let me know if you have any questions. Kind regards, Jana Jana Diesner, PhD Associate Professor Director of Undergraduate Programs Director of Social Computing Lab Faculty Affiliate, Department of Computer Science School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign jdiesner(a)illinois.edu<mailto:jdiesner@illinois.edu> http://jdiesnerlab.ischool.illinois.edu<http://jdiesnerlab.ischool.illinois.edu/>

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CFP MEA 2023
by Adriana Braga 28 Sep '22

28 Sep '22

Call for Papers The Twenty-Fourth Annual Convention of the Media Ecology Association New York City June 22–25, 2023 The Media Ecology Association (MEA) invites the submission of papers and proposals for panels for presentation at its 24th Annual Convention, which will be held June 22–25, 2023 in New York City. The deadline for submissions is December 16, 2022. While we are open to explorations on any topic of interest to media ecologists, we also include a convention theme with the aim of generating further discussion and probes involving multiple perspectives. Submissions do not have to address the theme, but are invited to do so. The theme of the 2023 convention is “Arts/Symbol/Context/Meanings.” In this time of global pandemic, political breakdowns, environment devastation, and mass confusion, we look to the arts and artists: what do the arts have to teach us? Media Ecology has a long and honored connection to the arts. In abandoning established forms of academic expression, Marshall McLuhan was fond of quoting Ezra Pound’s dictum “the artist is the antennae of the race.” Philosopher Susanne Langer underscored the contributions of artists to human knowledge as those who put “feeling into form” in a way that speech is unable to do. Neil Postman and Christine Nystrom urged the centrality of context in understanding the meaning of symbols and insisted on humor and plain language to communicate some of the most penetrating and enduring ideas of media ecology. In short, the arts employ forms and symbols that shape our view of the world, give us tools for thought, and allow us to reshape, re-imagine and re-contextualize our world. The annual meeting of the MEA provides an opportunity for our community of scholars, artists, educators, professionals and practioners to exchange experiences and ideas in a friendly environment. Participants at MEA conventions address a wide diversity of topics in our programs, and we encourage submissions that explore media ecological approaches from any number of different disciplines and fields of knowledge and social practice. We seek papers, thematic panels, roundtable discussion panels, creative projects, performance sessions, and other proposals of interest to media ecologists. New York City, traditionally a stronghold and showcase of both the popular and fine arts, will be the context in which our discussion takes place. The home of the Bowery and Broadway, doowop and opera, wall graffiti and some of the finest art museums in the world, New York will provide the backdrop to our conversation about the arts, symbols, contexts and meanings. Held at various locations in New York, participants will have ample opportunity to explore the rich cultural life of the City and not be confined to just one venue or neighborhood. Guidelines for Submission Please submit paper and panel proposals, in English, by December 16, 2022 to MEA2023Convention(a)gmail.com. A maximum of two submissions per author will be accepted. Authors who wish to be considered for the Top Paper or Top Student Paper award must indicate this on their submission(s). Submission Guidelines for paper and panel proposals: - Include title(s), abstract(s) (maximum 250 words), and contact information for each participant. - Outline, as relevant, how your paper or panel will fit with the convention theme. - Authors with papers submitted as part of a panel proposal or as a paper proposal who wish to be considered for Top Paper or Top Student Paper must send the completed manuscript (see guidelines below) to the convention planners by April 28, 2023. Submission guidelines for manuscripts for authors who wish to be considered for the Top Paper or Top Student Paper award: - Manuscripts should be 4,000–6,000 words (approximately 15 to 25 double-spaced pages) - Include a cover page with your institutional affiliation and other contact information. - Include an abstract (maximum 150 words).

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TikTok & Asian Diaspora Roundtable event on 17 October 2022
by Jin Lee 28 Sep '22

28 Sep '22

Dear colleagues, TikTok Cultures Research Network is pleased to announce our 6th event, TikTok Cultures & Asian Diaspora on 17 October 2022. This Roundtable event features TikTokers, community and industry professionals, and scholars discussing the past, the present, and the future of Asian diasporas and TikTok cultures. TikTok has been considered a place for people in marginalized communities including Asian diasporas around the world. This half-day online-only Roundtable will feature moderated discussion between the panelists to reflect and envision the future of TikTok cultures and Asian diasporas on the platform, followed by audience Q&A. The event will be moderated by Dr Jin Lee and A/Prof Crystal Abidin. Our speakers include: Dr Earvin Charles B. Cabalquinto (Deakin U), Dr Satveer Kaur-Gill (Dartmouth U), Dr Tara Ross (U of Canterbury), Mr Pele Voncujovi (@pelegroso__), Mr Palak Mody & Ms Mayuri Mody (@palakmody), Mr Billy Kong (@koreanbilly), Ms Shikha Gianchandani (Pardesi), Mr Shaun Chee (BordersLess), Mr May Chaweewannakorn (Gushcloud Inc.). We invite professionals from media industries and social media industries, students and researchers in academia, and members of the general public to attend this event. The event is free but registration is required. Please register here (closes on October 15th) <https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3UQtV0czR6a53q7WAaQJZg>. For more info about the event: https://tiktokcultures.com/tiktok-asian-diaspora/ This event is brought to you by the TikTok Cultures Research Network <http://tiktokcultures.com> and supported by the Faculty of Humanities (Curtin University) <https://humanities.curtin.edu.au/> and the Centre for Culture and Technology (Curtin University) <https://ccat.curtin.edu.au/>. -- Jin Lee, PhD Research Fellow, Internet Studies, Curtin University & ARC Centre of Digital Child Affiliated researcher, Korean Research Centre of Western Australia Visit my website <https://ljin8788.wixsite.com/website> for more

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Canadian Game Studies Association 2022 Top Paper Panels
by Gerald Voorhees 27 Sep '22

27 Sep '22

Please join us to celebrate the amazing Top Paper award winners from the 2022 conference! CGSA will host two Top Paper panels on October 12 from 3-5 PM (EDT) via Zoom. The panels will feature a 5-7 minute recap of each paper and ample time for moderated questions and discussion with the authors. If you missed our 2022 conference or just want a reminder, you can watch the full presentation videos here <https://gamestudies.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a594426481937ddd6340…>. You are also encouraged to ask questions (as comments on the file) that will be addressed during the panel. This event is free and open to everyone interested in games scholarship, so please encourage friends and colleagues to attend! Register to attend the panels for free at https://t.co/UE531Kza8E Sincerely Gerald Gerald Voorhees, Ph.D. (he/him) Associate Professor Department of Communication Arts University of Waterloo 257A ML, Waterloo ON, N2L 3G1 President, Canadian Game Studies Association ------------------------------ *I acknowledge that I live and work on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron (Neutral), Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. The University of Waterloo is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land promised to the Six Nations that includes ten kilometers on each side of the Grand River. *

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Webinar and Workshop Series Announcement
by Robert Topinka (Staff) 27 Sep '22

27 Sep '22

‘Post-Pandemic’ Politics and Reactionary Digital Cultures Webinar and Workshop Series Full schedule: https://reactionarypandemicpolitics.wordpress.com/ Webinar 27 October 2022 13:30 - 15:30, UTC +1 Online via Teams Register: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/booking/event/33590 This webinar launches a new Birkbeck Centre for Media and Democracy report that charts the overlaps between covid-19 scepticism, vaccine hesitancy and reactionary politics online. Although many far-right extremists have aligned themselves against the public health response to covid-19, the report documents a more ideologically ambiguous and even incoherent form of reactionary politics taking shape around covid scepticism. This reactionary scepticism is advanced by the extreme right, but it is also proving attractive to people dislocated and disconnected by more than two years of life in a pandemic. Covid scepticism is dominated by ‘misinformation,’ but groups organised around rejecting mainstream consensus wear the ‘misinformation’ label as a badge of honour. The report and the webinar investigate the emotional attractions of reactionary politics, calling for an anti-racist and anti-misogynist politics that begins at the community level. With talks from: Rosie Carter, Director of Policy and Engagement at HOPE not hate Liam Shrivastava, Communications Officer at the Institute for Race Relations Dr. Annie Kelly, a journalist and researcher focusing on antifeminism, the far right and conspiracy theories online. Dr. Robert Topinka, Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Birkbeck, University of London, author of the new report on post-pandemic politics and reactionary digital cultures The webinar will also launch a series of workshops for third-sector workers, local government workers, academics and activists working on public health, mental health, youth work and anti-racism. The first workshop will be Friday, 11 November from 10:30 – 14:00 at Birkbeck’s Bloomsbury campus. Tea, coffee and lunch will be provided for all attendees, and travel funding is available. You can register here: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/booking/event/33611. Webinar Speaker Biographies Rosie Carter is director of policy and engagement at HOPE not hate, the UK’s leading anti-fascist organisation. She conducts research on migration, community relations, public attitudes, identity and political polarisation. She is a Churchill fellow where her research focused on migrant inclusion in post-industrial areas and holds an MSc in Migration Studies from Oxford University. Liam Shrivastava is communications officer at the Institute of Race Relations. Prior to joining the IRR, he worked for Red Pepper magazine and with the Media Reform Coalition. He holds an MA in Political Communications from Goldsmiths College, where his dissertation focused on the BBC and immigration. He has a particular interest in representations of race and racism in the media and the political space. His work at the IRR involves researching ‘culture war’ phenomena, ‘New Right’ networks and political rhetoric. Dr. Annie Kelly is a journalist and researcher focusing on antifeminism, the far right and conspiracy theories online. She received her PhD on digital antifeminism from the University of East Anglia in 2020. She works now as a postdoctoral research associate on the AHRC-funded “Everything Is Connected: Conspiracy Theories in the Age of the Internet” project at King’s College London and the University of Manchester and as the UK correspondent for the podcast QAnon Anonymous. Her writing has appeared in Soundings journal, The Sociological Review and The New York Times. Dr. Robert Topinka is Senior Lecturer in media and cultural studies at Birkbeck. He was Co-Investigator on the AHRC funded project ‘Political Ideology, Rhetoric and Aesthetics in the 21st Century: The Case of the “Alt-Right,”’ and writes widely about race, politics and digital media.  Workshop Series Hosted by the Centre for Media and Democracy at Birkbeck, University of London, this workshop series aims to facilitate collaboration across charities, local governments, academics and activists to respond to the challenges digital and social media pose to public life and public health. In response to the recent rise of far-right extremism and reactionary scepticism around the Covid pandemic, there has been a focus on debunking ‘disinformation’ and on regulating the major platforms. These are important goals, but they are not solutions that offer immediate help to local communities. Starting from the premise that digital media are fully integrated into our daily lives, this workshop series brings together groups and organisations working on public health, mental health, youth work and anti-racism to develop informed, collaborative and practical strategies to respond to digital harms. The focus will be on combining expertise and on putting academic research and academic funding opportunities to work for organisations. Following from a launch event, the workshops will focus on three distinct but cross-cutting themes. Attendees are encouraged to attend all three workshops, but it is also possible to sign up for one or two workshops. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Travel reimbursement is available for all attendees (Zones 1-6). Additional travel reimbursement available upon request. Workshop 1: Digital Media and Digital Data Friday, 11 November, 10:30 – 14:00, Birkbeck, University of London campus Register: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/booking/event/33611 Although digital media are fully embedded in our daily lives and routines, they are still highly personal. Everyone has their own personal ‘feed’ on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and so on. How do we develop strategies for understanding how digital media are shaping the work charities and activists do and the lives of the communities they serve? Opening Speaker Chris Ashworth, Head of Social Impact at Nominet Workshop 2: Local Communities and Social Media Thursday, 12 January 2023, 10:30 – 14:00, Birkbeck, University of London campus Register: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/booking/event/33670 There is no distinction between ‘offline’ and ‘online.’ We don’t go ‘on’ digital media platforms, they are highly integrated with our daily lives and routines. This means that when we think about combating digital harms, we need to begin by thinking holistically about the communities we serve. If we begin from the understanding that digital media is deeply integrated in the daily lives of the communities we serve, how does that shape or change the work we do? Opening Speakers Dr. Rohit Dasgupta, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Industries at the University of Glasgow and Councillor for Canning Town South Cllr Mumtaz Khan, Councillor for Green Street West Workshop 3: Digital Culture, Politics and Communication Thursday, 16 February 2023, 10:30 – 14:00, Birkbeck, University of London campus Register: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/booking/event/33671 The sheer volume of communication is unprecedented, and it only continues to grow. This can make efforts to combat digital harms feel like a drop in a bucket, and a bucket owned and controlled by massively powerful tech corporations. Instead of thinking about digital communication as something ‘outside’ of our work, how can we communicate better on and about digital media with the communities we serve? ____________ Robert Topinka Senior Lecturer in Transnational Media & Cultural Studies Department of Film, Media & Cultural Studies Birkbeck, University of London Recently published: "The Politics of Anti-Discourse: Copypasta, the Alt-Right, and the Rhetoric of Form"<https://muse.jhu.edu/article/852390> in Theory & Event New book: Racing the Street: Race, Rhetoric, and Technology in Metropolitan London, 1840-1900<https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520343610/racing-the-street>

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