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Stuck on the Platform
by Geert Lovink 01 Jun '22

01 Jun '22

I am proud to present you my new book: Stuck on the Platform, Reclaiming the Internet. The book is published in five languages, starting with English (Valiz), followed in August by German (Transcript Verlag), then Italian (Nero), Turkish (İletişim) and Spanish (t.b.a.). The original English edition, published by Valiz (Amsterdam) can be ordered now and found in bookstores. More info here: https://valiz.nl/en/publications/stuck-on-the-platform <https://valiz.nl/en/publications/stuck-on-the-platform>. The blurb: We’re all trapped. No matter how hard you try to delete apps from your phone, the power of seduction draws you back. Doom scrolling is the new normal of a 24/7 online life. What happens when your home office starts to feel like a call center and you’re too fried to log out of Facebook? We’re addicted to large-scale platforms, unable to return to the frivolous age of decentralized networks. How do we make sense of the rising disaffection with the platform condition? Zoom fatigue, cancel culture, crypto art, NFTs and psychic regression comprise core elements of a general theory of platform culture. In this seventh volume of his net criticism chronicles Geert Lovink argues that we reclaim the internet on our own terms. Stuck on the Platform is a relapse-resistant story about the Brexit-Trump-Covid period (2019-2021), written for doom scrollers with a passion for platform alternatives, built on a deep understanding of the digital slump. Table of Content: Introduction: Phantoms of the Platform, or the Internet’s Muddy Enlightenment 1. The Anatomy of Zoom Fatigue 2. Requiem for the Network 3. Exhaustion of the Networked Psyche: Exploring Online Hyper-Sensibilities 4. Stuck on the Platform: Notes on Online Regression 5. Minima Digitalia 6. Delete Your Profile, Not People: Comments on Cancel Culture 7. Crypto-Art Annotations and other MoneyLab Findings 8. Principles of Stacktivism Conclusion: Reconfiguring the Techno-Social From the introduction During the lockdown misère we’ve literally been stuck on the platform. What happens when your home office starts to feel like a call center and you’re too tired to close down Facebook? “How to get rid of your phone? Wrong answers only.” We wanted to use the pandemic to reset and move on. We failed. The comfort of the same old proved too strong. Instead of a radical techno-imagination focused on rolling out alternatives, we got distracted by fake news, cancel culture, and cyber warfare. Condemned to doom scrolling, we suffered through a never-ending barrage of cringy memes, bizarre conspiracy theories, and pandemic stats, including the inevitable flame wars surrounding them. Random is fun. “We admitted we were powerless—that our lives had become unmanageable.” This confession is Step 1 in AA’s 12 steps, and it is here that Stuck on the Platform also begins. As you and I are not able to resolve platform dependency, we remain glued to the same old channels, furious at others about our own inability to change. In this seventh volume of my chronicles, we’re staying with the trouble called the internet, diagnosing our current phase of stagnation while also asking how to get “unstuck” and deplatform the platforms. What happens to the psycho-cultural condition when there’s nowhere to go and users are trapped in too-big-to-fail IT firms? It’s not pretty. While some believe that our persistent resentment, complaints, and anger are merely part of the human condition, totally unrelated to the shape and size of the information ecology, others (like me) are convinced that we have to take the mental poverty of the online billions seriously. We can no longer ignore the depression, anger, and despair, pretending they will be gone overnight after installing another app. Addiction is real, buried deep inside the body. Habits need to be unlearned, awareness needs to spread. All the while Godot just sits there, staring at the screen, waiting in the lobby for some policy change to be announced. Yet nothing ever happens. The resulting fallback and fatalism comes as no surprise. “What do you do when your world starts to fall apart?” Anna Tsing asks at the very beginning of The Mushroom at the End of the World. It seems we have our answer: we stick to the platform.

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Submit your research to Global Media and China
by Xiao Han 01 Jun '22

01 Jun '22

Dear All, The SAGE journal Global Media and China (http://journals.sagepub.com/home/gch <https://journals.sagepub.com/home/gch>) is a peer reviewed, open access ESCI journal that provides a dedicated, interdisciplinary forum for international research on all aspects of communication and media. The journal has a special, but not exclusive, interest in China and Chinese media both from a global and a Chinese perspective. We welcome the empirical research on the following: Areas of interest: Digital platforms and social media Gender and media Political communication Health communication Big data and computational communication Software/platform/infrastructure/device studies Global communication and migration Ethnicity, identity and media The journal is sponsored by Communication University of China and is a journal of the International Communication Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR). The journal has been accepted for inclusion in Web of Science’s Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) since October 2019. Dr HAN Xiao Research Associate, Social Media Centre, Communication University of China (CUC) Commissioning Editor, Global Media and China http://journals.sagepub.com/home/gch <https://journals.sagepub.com/home/gch>

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CFP - CMC Journal Special Issue - Promotional industries and platformised logics in the digital age
by Luiz Peres-Neto 01 Jun '22

01 Jun '22

Comunicação Mídia e Consumo (CMC) [1]http://revistacmc.espm.br/index.php/revistacmc Call for Papers for Special Issue Promotional industries and platformised logics in the digital age This special issue of our Scopus-based journal CMC aims to bring together research and scholarship that explores interactions between the promotional industries, technologies, and the media. Guest editors: Clea Bourne, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK Gisela G. S. Castro, Advanced School of Advertising and Marketing (ESPM), São Paulo, Brazil Luiz Peres-Neto, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain Sergio Amadeu da Silveira, Federal University of ABC, Brazil Digital platforms have emerged as a new means of production in the wider global economy by extracting, circulating and controlling vast amounts of data as an economic, social and political asset. The metaphorical term ‘platform’ describes an infrastructure that enables two or more groups to interact, combining big data, cloud and mobile telephony together as an increasingly competitive weapon. Platforms have transformed global promotional industries, which include advertising, branding, marketing, sponsorship and public relations. Moreover, the production logics of platformisation have given rise to new promotional occupations such as digital content marketing, ecommerce, programmatic advertising, social media management and user experience (UX) design, to name a few. While the impact of digital platformisation has been at the forefront of various interdisciplinary debates, there has to date been limited attempt to understand the collective impact of platformisation and algorithmic logics on the global promotional industries. More than quarter of a century ago, the Birmingham School gave us the Circuit of Culture as a way to think about production, consumption and representation in the cultural economy. The model helped in apprehending the promotional fields as representational activity, situated between production and consumption, and responsible for circulating products and services as well as ideas. As digital platforms speed up distribution processes, bringing producers and consumers together in increasingly ‘frictionless’ ways, the gaps between many forms of digital production and consumption are closing. In the platform economy, promotional outputs (e.g. advertisement, branded content or sponsored video) are no longer bounded by time, while the media through which promotional outputs circulate now operates more logistically and algorithmically than it does narratively or representationally, as digital content attracts and organises users, places and things across time and space. How then should we understand promotional activity in the digital age? We welcome contributions that consider any of the following questions: 1. How should we understand digital platforms and their relationship with promotional industries, their workers, their inputs and outputs? Here we acknowledge that some platforms such as Amazon, Facebook and Google are themselves promotional entities, numbering among the largest advertising companies in the world. 2. What are the implications of recent technological developments such as shoppable TV, preparations for Facebook’s metaverse, or the prospective demise of third party cookies? 3. Who are the new promotional intermediaries? What is the future for traditional promotional roles? How are traditional promotional roles positioned against emerging specialisms such as data insight, content strategy, social media management or user experience design? 4. To what extent do contemporary promotional devices, tools and outputs represent new approaches? Contributions might explore anything from conversion funnels to in-house technology stacks, from analytics to tracking tools, from mobile apps to promotional bots and virtual brand influencers. 5. Are there local, regional alternatives to programmatic networks controlled by major platforms that belong to groups such as Alphabet or Meta? Does the current supremacy of Big Techs eliminate the value of national advertising markets and render them hostage to these North American technological giants? 6. The platform economy is intertwined with massive extraction of data. Machine learning and deep learning technologies also depend on data storage. Theories such as spectacularization, control societies, surveillance capitalism or data driven economy attempt to cover the phenomena of conversion of life flows into data. What are the concepts and theories that allow us to better deepen our analyses of promotional industries and platformised logics in the digital age? 7. Finally, how and where can we gauge the changes within promotional industries empirically and theoretically, especially when much of promotional activity is opaque or difficult to trace? In addition to the questions posed above, contributors might also consider the following topics for article development, including but not limited to: 1. AR/VR interfaces 2. Big vs small – campaigns, devices, markets, 3. Circuits of algorithmic culture 4. Disruption, distribution, disarticulation 5. Ethical issues, marginalisation and social justice 6. Human-machine communication 7. New promotional intermediaries 8. Promotional devices and tools 9. Working conditions and labour in promotional industries. Timeline 1 July 2022 – Closing date for submission of 800 word abstract (please use the website for submissions: http://revistacmc.espm.br/index.php/revistacmc) 1 August 2022 – Invitation to submit full-length papers 31 October 2022 – Deadline for submitting full-length papers (submissions to website - http://revistacmc.espm.br/index.php/revistacmc) 15 January 2023 – Announcement of articles selected for publication 30 April 2023 – Publication of Special Issue References 1. http://revistacmc.espm.br/index.php/revistacmc

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8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022): Last Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 01 Jun '22

01 Jun '22

*** Last Call for Papers *** 8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022) "Community Smartification and towards ZERO emission Smart Cities for a Green New Era" September 26-29, 2022, Aliathon Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022 (*** Submission Deadline Extension: June 14, 2022 AoE (firm!)) The IEEE ISC2 2022 Organizing Committee is glad to announce that it is currently accepting papers for the 8th edition of the IEEE International Smart Cities Conference. This year, the IEEE ISC2 will be held in-person on September 26-29, 2022, in Paphos, Cyprus and the theme of the conference is “Community Smartification and towards ZERO emission Smart Cities for a Green New Era.” The IEEE ISC2 is the flagship conference sponsored by the IEEE Smart Cities Technical Community, a coalition of eight IEEE technical societies and organizations. Besides contributions addressing the conference theme, authors are welcome to submit their original research results in traditional topics across broad application and functional domains, within the context of smart urban infrastructure systems. The technical areas include, but are not limited to: • Smart city theory, modelling and simulation  • Intelligent infrastructure • Sensors and actuators • Open data and big data analytics • AI powered smart cities services • Safety and security systems • Smart healthcare • Smart emergency management • IoT and Smart X services • Data security and privacy • Connected Vehicle (CV) technologies • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) • Smart mobility and transportation • Smart energy systems • Smart buildings and Smart grid • Digital city and smart growth • Smart traffic system operations • Environmental monitoring technologies The complete list of technical areas can be found here: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-papers/ . Should you need further clarifications or have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us at: isc22022(a)easychair.org . Paper Submission Guidelines Prospective authors are invited to submit high quality original (Full or Short) papers via the EasyChair submission site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isc22022 . Full papers should describe novel research contributions with evaluation results and are limited to seven (7) pages. Short papers, limited in length to four (4) pages, should be more visionary in nature and are meant to discuss new challenges and visions, highlight early research results, and explore novel research directions. All submitted papers must be unpublished and not considered elsewhere for publication, should be written in English and formatted according to the IEEE Template ( https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html ). Each submitted paper will pass through the standard IEEE peer-review process. If accepted and presented at the conference, it will appear in the conference proceedings and be submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. The conference organisers are currently negotiating a number of special issues with high quality journals. More information is available on the conference web site (https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/journal-special-issues/ ). The best papers will be awarded in the conference Best Paper Award and a Best Student Paper Award contests. For more information, please visit the conference website: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022 . Sponsorship Opportunities Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/sponsorships/ . Important Dates • Conference Paper Submission Deadline: June 14, 2022 AoE (firm!) • Conference Acceptance Notification: July 15, 2022 • Conference Camera-ready Deadline: July 31, 2022 • Author Registration Deadline: July 31, 2022 • Conference Dates: September 26-29, 2022 Organizing Committee https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/chairs/ Special Track Chairs Committee https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/special-tracks-committee2/ IEEE Smart Cities https://smartcities.ieee.org

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Looking for reading suggestions
by Marra, Monica 01 Jun '22

01 Jun '22

Dear all in the list, can anybody suggest good literature about the beginning of the use of internet *in the physics and astrophysics community*? Special interest is for newsgroups, mailing lists, forums. Thank you in advance to those who will be able to help. Regards, Monica Marra -- Monica Marra (Technologist) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Monica_Marra INAF Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna / Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory, Bologna via Gobetti 93/3 40129 Bologna - Italy

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27th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (IEEE ISCC 2022) -- Demos and Posters -- Firm deadline: June 6, 2022
by Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou 31 May '22

31 May '22

======================== Call for Posters and Demos ======================== The 27th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (IEEE ISCC 2022) Submission Due Date: June 6, 2022 Notification Date: June 8, 2022 Camera-Ready Date: June 12, 2022 Conference Dates: 30th June - 3rd July, 2022 Conference Venue: Rhodes, Greece Poster/Demo submission: https://iscc2022.unipi.gr/posters-demos2022.php Conference Website: https://iscc2022.unipi.gr ================================================================= Welcome to the 27th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC). The first IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC) was held in 1995 in response to the growing interaction between the fields of computers and communications. ISCC takes place annually, usually in the Mediterranean region, in locations such as Egypt, Greece, France, Tunisia, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Italy, and Brazil. In 2022, the Symposium is going to be held in Rhodes, Greece. ISCC sessions will include presentations on new research results and tutorials. Papers describing original work are invited in any of the computer and communications areas that the Call for Papers considers. Accepted papers will be included in the ISCC 2022 Conference Proceedings, which will be subject to independent peer-review procedures for quality, and may be eligible for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore(r) Digital Library. Merit, relevance, and originality will guide paper acceptance. Best Paper Award and Best Student Paper Awards will be presented. ISCC 2022, in its 27th edition, will provide an insight into the unique world stemming from the interaction between the fields of computers and communications. ISCC 2022 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 computers and communications. You are invited to submit a poster and/or demo related to the following topics of interest: * 5th Generation Networks (5G) * Resource Allocation * Network Slicing * Topology Management * 5G Core Network and Service Based Architecture * C-RAN and backhaul * SDN and NFV for 5G * Network Stability, Control and Optimization * Standardization Activities by IEEE, 3GPP and ETSI * Artificial Intelligence (AI) * Artificial Intelligent Systems applications in Computers and Communications * Game Theory * Machine Learning * Bio-inspired Computing in Communications * Data Science and Data Engineering * Distributed Knowledge and Processing * Trusted AI * Cloud and Edge Computing * Cloud Computing (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS) * Mobile Cloud and Mobile Cloud Networking * Fog Computing * Distributed Systems Architecture and Management * Internet of Things (IoT) * LPWAN (LoRa, Sigfox, NB-IoT, LTE-M, Wi-SUN) * 6TiSCH, 6LoWPAN, Roll * Rest API, CoAP, CBOR, OSCORE * Smart Spaces * Cyber Physical Systems * Telecare Medical Information System * Optical Networks * Optical Network Protocols and Architectures * Energy-efficient/green Optical Communications and Networks * Visible Light Communications (Indoor, Outdoor and Localization) * Optical Wireless Communication Applications for Future Networks * Vehicular Networks * Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) * IEEE 802.11p ITS-G5 * Millimeter Waves * V2X, V2I, V2N, V2V, V2P, V2D, V2G * Inter and intra vehicle communication and protocols * Wireless Networks * Cognitive Radio Networking * Wireless, Cellular, and Mobile Communications * Modeling and Simulation * Signal Processing for Communications * Services and Protocols * Advances in Internet Protocols * Green Networking * Real Time Communication Services * Routing and Multicast * Network Design, Optimization and Management * Network Reliability, Quality of Service and Quality of Experience * Fault-Tolerance and Error Recovery * Web Services and Service Oriented Architectures * Standards Evolution * Digital Satellite Communications Service * Localization Protocols * Communications Services and Management * Crowdsourcing applications * Peer-to-Peer Computing * Software Defined * Software Defined Networks and Network Function Virtualization * Software Defined Smart Objects * Software Defined Data Centers * Software Defined Radio * Overlay and Programmable Networks * Security and Privacy * Data Privacy * Attacks and Defenses * Authentication, Authorization and Accounting * Hardware Security * Intrusion Detection * Moving Target Defense (MTD) * Blockchain * Application domain / Framework / Architecture * e-Health and Bioinformatics * Smart Grid * Smart City * Industry 4.0 * Smart Building We particularly encourage the following types of submissions: * Demos of the research related to accepted ISCC papers * Demos and posters from student authors related to their research topics within the ISCC topics of interest * Demos from experts from industry and academia showing the state-of-the-art within ISCC topics of interest * Posters showing results of a work-in-progress paper =========================== Submission Guidelines =========================== Papers must be submitted electronically as a PDF file through the conference management system, at: Please note: (1) All posters/demos will be reviewed by the Program Committee on the basis of technical quality, relevance, originality, significance, and clarity. All poster/demo submissions will be handled electronically. Posters/demos that do not comply with the Submission Guidelines will be rejected without review. (2) All posters/demos should be submitted electronically in PDF and be no longer than 3 pages in the IEEE double column proceedings format including tables, figures and references. Papers exceeding 3 pages will not be accepted. Download manuscript templates for IEEE conference proceedings: https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html (3) Poster title must start with "Poster:" and Demo title must start with "Demo:" (4) At least one author of each accepted poster/demo is required to register to the conference and present. Only registered and presented posters/demos will be published in the conference proceedings. Accepted posters/demos will be included in the ISCC 2022 Proceedings and will be submitted for inclusion to IEEE Xplore. (5) Demos must show how the user can interact with the device/concept. ======================== POSTER AND DEMO CHAIRS ======================== Ramona Marfievici, Digital Catapult, UK Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, University of New Mexico, USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, Assistant Professor Computer Engineering 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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WEBCAST 31 MAIO – ISOC Brasil Encontro Anual – Edição 2022 – Responsabilidade de intermediários de volta aos holofotes / Criptografia e Investigações Criminais
by Joly MacFie 31 May '22

31 May '22

Isso está em andamento. [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live/15469>Em* 31 de maio de 2022*, às 1*4: 00-17: 30 BRT* (17: 00-20: 30 UTC), o *capítulo Brasil da Internet Society <https://isoc.org.br/>* detém seu *2022 Encontro anual <https://isoc.org.br/noticia/encontro-anual-da-isoc-brasil-edicao-2022>*. O programa compreende dois painéis. *Painel 1 - Responsabilidade de intermediários de volta aos holofotes* (14:00 - 15:30) *PAINELISTAS* *Paulo Rená*, ISOC Brasil *Paula Bernardi*, Internet Society *André Fernandes*, Instituto de Pesquisa em Direito e Tecnologia do Recife (IP.rec) *Luiza Brandão*, Instituto de Referência em Internet e Sociedade (IRIS-BH) *Kate Oliveira Surini*, Grupo de Estudos do Direito Digital Público e Direitos Humanos (GEDI/UFRN) *Anderson Lanzillo*, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte *Gláucio Brandão*, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia (ECT/UFRN) *MODERADOR* *Luã Cruz*, ISOC Brasil *Painel 2 - Criptografia e Investigações Criminais* (16:00 - 17:30) *PAINELISTAS* *Gustavo Rodrigues*, Instituto de Referência em Internet e Sociedade *Ana Bárbara Gome*s, Instituto de Referência em Internet e Sociedade *Juliana Saraiva*, Grupo de Estudos do Direito Digital Público e Direitos Humanos (GEDI/UFRN) *MODERADOR Flávio Wagner*, ISOC Brasil *WEBCAST https://youtu.be/gknm-AgogHw <https://youtu.be/gknm-AgogHw>* *TWITTER @ISOCBrasil <https://twitter.com/search?q=ISOCBrasil&src=typed_query&f=live>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live/status/1531689578196779008 <https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live/status/1531689578196779008>* *https://fb.watch/dm2VPQiuHJ/ <https://fb.watch/dm2VPQiuHJ/> *(AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/isocbrasil2022 <https://archive.org/details/isocbrasil2022>* *Permalink**: * https://isoc.live/15469/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022): Last Mile for Paper Submission
by Announce Announcements 31 May '22

31 May '22

*** Last Mile for Paper Submission *** ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022) 7–9 September, 2022, 5* St. Raphael Resort & Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/ (*** Submission Deadline Extension (firm!): 6 June, 2022 ***) Scope The ACM GoodIT conference seeks papers describing significant research contributions related to the application of information technologies (IT) to social good. Social good is typically defined as something that provides a benefit to the general public. In this context, clean air and water, Internet connection, education, and healthcare are all good examples of social goods. However, new media innovations and the explosion of online communities have added new meaning to the term. Social good is now about global citizens uniting to unlock the potential of individuals, technology, and collaboration to create a positive societal impact. GoodIT solicits papers that address important research challenges related to, but not limited to: • Citizen science • Civic intelligence • Decentralized approaches to IT • Digital solutions for Cultural Heritage • Environmental monitoring • Ethical computing • Frugal solutions for IT • Game, entertainment, and multimedia applications • Health and social care • IT for automotive • IT for development • IT for education • IT for smart living • Privacy, trust and ethical issues in ICT solutions • Smart governance and e-administration • Social informatics • Socially responsible IT solutions • Sustainable cities and transportation • Sustainable IT • Technology addressing the digital divide Paper Submission The papers should not exceed eleven (11) pages single-column, including figures, tables, and references in the new ACM format (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/ ). They must be original works and must not have been previously published. At least one of the authors of all accepted papers must register and present the work at the conference; otherwise, the paper will not be published in the proceedings. All accepted and presented papers will be included in the conference proceedings published in the ACM Digital Library. In addition to a Main Track, the conference features 9 additional Special Tracks. More information on these tracks is available on the conference web site. Journal Special Issues and Best Paper Award Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to two special journal issues: • FGCS, Elsevier (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/future-generation-computer-systems) • MDPI Sensors, where the theme of the special issue will be "Application of Information Technology (IT) to Social Good" (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/topical_collection_good… ). Specifically 5 papers will be invited free of charge and another 5 papers will get a 20% discount on the publication fees. Furthermore, MDPI Sensors will sponsor a Best Paper Award with the amount of 400 CHF. Work-in-Progress and PhD Track Inside ACM GoodIT, the Work-in-Progress and PhD Track provides an opportunity to showcase interesting new work that is still at an early stage. We encourage practitioners and researchers to submit to the Work-in-Progress venue as it provides a unique opportunity for sharing valuable ideas, eliciting feedback on early-stage work, and fostering discussions and collaborations among colleagues. Moreover, this track provides a platform for PhD students to present and receive feedback on their ongoing research. Students at different stages of their research will have the opportunity to present and discuss their research questions, goals, methods and results. This is an opportunity to obtain guidance on various aspects of their research from established researchers and other PhD students working in research areas related to technologies for social good. Important: For this specific track, papers must not exceed nine (9) pages single column, including figures, tables, and references in the new ACM format (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/ ). Submission Instructions All papers must be submitted electronically via the hotcrp web site (https://goodit2022.hotcrp.com ). Once on the submission page, you will be able to select the track where to submit your paper. Important Dates • Submission deadline for all types of contributions: 6 June 2022 CEST (***extended and firm!***) • Notification of acceptance: 30 June 2022 • Camera-ready submission and author registration: 15 July 2022 Conference Committees https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/committees/

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CfP GigaNet Annual Symposium 2022
by Niels ten Oever 31 May '22

31 May '22

Are you working on technology governance and looking for a venue to discuss your work free of costs? Look no further and submit to the Giganet Annual Symposium 2022 ! Please find below our call for papers for the GigaNet Annual Symposium, to be held on 28 November, Day 0 of the Internet Governance Forum. You are kindly invited to submit your extended abstracts to showcase your cutting-edge research and contribute your insights to the academic debate(s). We look forward to reading your submissions! Feel free to reach out to me directly if you have any questions. Also consider becoming a Giganet member (free of cost): https://www.giga-net.org/membership/ -------- Call For Papers – 2022 GigaNet Annual Symposium <https://www.giga-net.org/call-for-papers-2022-giganet-annual-symposium/> ** GigaNet – the Global Internet Governance Academic Network – is now accepting extended abstracts for papers to be presented at its annual symposium. As of now, GigaNet 2022 is planned to be held alongside the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which is held in a hybrid format in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 28 November to 2 December 2022. For the time being, the GigaNet symposium is planned as a virtual event on Day 0 of the IGF. Papers on any Internet/digital governance-related topic are welcome. Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged. There will be the possibility of a focused subset of accepted papers to be fast-tracked for publication in a relevant journal. In the last two years, selected papers presented at the conference were invited fora dedicated special issue <https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/telecommunications-policy/vol/45/issu…>ofTelecommunications Policy. Welcome topics for this year’s symposium include, but are not limited to: *Internet Governance as a field of study* * Narratives, myths and frictions in the construction of the Internet governance field * Internet governance cultures and power dynamics * Theoretical innovations and new methods applicable to Internet governance research *The evolution of Internet governance, institutions, and norms in the areas of: * * Internet standards and protocols * Internet infrastructure * Platform governance * Cybersecurity * Governance of data streams * Digital rights online *Future-oriented Internet research agenda* * Emerging topics in Internet governance (e.g. environment) * Digital sovereignty * Interdisciplinary perspectives on the governance of new technologies (Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, virtual currencies), etc. * Fragmentation of the Internet *Internet Governance during the pandemic:* * New challenges and opportunities of digitalization * Health governance & COVID-tracing apps * Freedoms, rights and limitations * Internet governance and emergency preparedness *Internet governance at a time of war: * * Online harms, cyberattacks and accountability * Connectivity and access to information * Cyber operations and sanctions * Neutrality in the cyber domain * Applicability of international law * Role of international bodies and/or public-private partnerships GigaNet is oriented around the presentation of research papers. The proposed extended abstract should be 800-1000 words long (excluding bibliography) and must describe: *1. Research question(s),* *2. Data used, * *3. Methodology, and * *4. Main (expected) findings of the paper,* *5. Contributions to literature and/or ongoing policy debates. * Theoretical papers need not specify the data used but must have a clear research question and statement of the specific theories used and literature in which the analysis is situated. The extended abstract must be uploaded to theEasychair website <https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=giganet2022>by*10 July 2022, 23.59h*(in the submitter’s timezone). Reviews of individual abstracts will be double blinded. Please do not include names or any other personally identifiable information on the uploaded file or in the text of the submission itself on the EasyChair platform. (The platform records the author name(s) and contact information: the program committee chair will be able to see that information.) Full papers should only be submitted upon invitation, following the selection of abstracts. While multiple submissions by the same author(s) are allowed, there can only be one presentation per author. GigaNet encourages emerging scholars and researchers working with diverse methodologies to submit their work to the symposium. Proposals should be submitted in English. Participation in the GigaNet symposium is free of charge. *Important dates:* Extended abstracts submission:*10 July* Notification to authors of acceptances/rejections:*31 August* Accepted authors confirm attendance:*10 September* Full papers due:*15 October * GigaNet Symposium: 28 November (tbc) -- Niels ten Oever, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher - Media Studies Department - University of Amsterdam Affiliated Faculty - Digital Democracy Institute - Simon Fraser University Non-Resident Fellow 2022-2023 - Center for Democracy & Technology Associated Scholar - Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade - Fundação Getúlio Vargas Research Fellow - Centre for Internet and Human Rights - European University Viadrina Vice chair - Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) W: https://nielstenoever.net E: mail(a)nielstenoever.net T: @nielstenoever P/S/WA: +31629051853 PGP: 2458 0B70 5C4A FD8A 9488 643A 0ED8 3F3A 468A C8B3 Read my latest article on Internet infrastructure governance in Globalizations here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14747731.2021.1953221

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CfP - EXTENDED deadline (June 30) - Special Issue "Teaching with Games: Educational Gaming in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics" - gamevironments
by Lisa Kienzl 31 May '22

31 May '22

Dear colleagues, the CfP for the special issue "Teaching with Games: Educational Gaming in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics" edited by Tim Hutchings will be extended until June 30th, 2022. The special issue will be published in the international peer-reviewed open-access journal GAMEVIRONMENTS. You find all details below. We are looking forward to your abstract submission! Best wishes, Lisa Kienzl manging editor gamevironments ----------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue GAMEVIRONMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------ Teaching with Games: Educational Gaming in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics edited by Tim Hutchings ------------------------------------------------------------ This special issue invites contributions that address the history and future of educational gaming, with particular attention to the fields of religious studies, theology, philosophy and ethics. While the representation and influence of religion in mainstream games has been studied extensively, we argue that much less attention has been paid to games developed specifically for the purpose of exploring religious, ethical and philosophical perspectives. This issue challenges that oversight, calling for fresh attention to the ways in which games and gaming have been adopted for didactic purposes within religious communities, ethical campaign groups, academic contexts and beyond. We invite discussion of any and all kinds of games, including videogames, boardgames and other game formats. Since the 1980s, more than 1500 videogames have been created by and for religious communities, as demonstrated by the extraordinary archive produced by Vivian Gonzalez (http://www.religiousgames.org/) Videogames and playful virtual environments have also been produced by academic teams for educational purposes, from elaborate religious environments constructed in Second Life to new virtual reality settings that locate the user within religious and ethical situations. One pioneering example is The Durga Puja Mystery, an educational game created by Xenia Zeiler and Flying Robot Studios in 2020. Other games take a more questioning approach to religion and ethics, forcing players to reckon with the consequences of religious hypocrisy and spiritual abuse, or challenging players to wrestle with moral conundrums that threaten to compromise their values and commitments. What unites these games, and gives a shared focus to this special issue, is their intention to guide the player through a process of change and formation. This special issue invites contributions in a wide range of formats. Peer-reviewed journal articles are welcomed, but we will also consider research reports, game reviews, interviews with game developers, reports from the classroom and reports on games currently under development. Potential authors are encouraged to contact the editor to discuss ideas for theme and format. ----------------------------------------------------------- Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary projects are welcome, including research informed by religious studies, philosophy and other humanities disciplines. Topics may include, but are not limited to: * studies of games from all religious, spiritual or ethical traditions * games inspired by sacred texts and stories * games that promote social justice or social change * philosophical analysis of the ethics of educational/formational games * studies of discourses around gaming in religious or educational contexts * evaluation of the impact of educational games in religious or ethical settings * new trends and developments in educational or formative gaming * educational uses of innovative gaming technologies, including virtual reality * case studies of innovative educational games * reports on the use of games in the classroom ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBMISSION DETAILS Journal articles should be 5-8000 words in length and will be subject to double-blind peer review. Reviews, interviews and other formats will be reviewed by the special issue editor. Submission guidelines can be found here and the journal style guide can be found here: https://www.gamevironments.uni-bremen.de/submission-guideline/. There is no article processing charge. Authors are encouraged to use images but will be required to request permission from copyright-holders when needed. ------------------------------------------------------------ TIMELINE For all contributions, please submit a title, a 300-word abstract and a 100-word biographical statement about each author. Send this to guest editor Tim Hutchings (tim.hutchings(a)nottingham.ac.uk) by 30 June 2022. Abstract submission: 30 June 2022 Notification of acceptance of abstracts: 15 July 2022 Full text submission of all contributions: 15 December 2022 -- Dr. Dr. Lisa Kienzl (sie/ihr | she/her) Literaturen und Medien der Religion | Institut für Religionswissenschaft und Religionspädagogik http://www.religion.uni-bremen.de Lab "Media and Religion" | ZeMKI, Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/zemki/labs/media-and-religion Managing editor gamevironments https://www.gamevironments.uni-bremen.de/ Universität Bremen Sportturm (SpT) Postfach 330 440 28359 Bremen T. +49 (0)421 218 67912 -- Dr. Dr. Lisa Kienzl (sie/ihr | she/her) Literaturen und Medien der Religion | Institut für Religionswissenschaft und Religionspädagogik http://www.religion.uni-bremen.de Lab "Media and Religion" | ZeMKI, Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/zemki/labs/media-and-religion Managing editor gamevironments https://www.gamevironments.uni-bremen.de/ Universität Bremen Sportturm (SpT) Postfach 330 440 28359 Bremen T. +49 (0)421 218 67912

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