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TODAY! GigaNet annual symposium on IGF 0 day
by Carmi, Elinor 06 Dec '21

06 Dec '21

Hello everyone, You're invited to join GigaNet's Annual Symposium TODAY from 14.00 to 19.45 Central European Time (on Day 0 of the Internet Governance Forum). The program is available on our website and as part of the IGF schedule (all times indicated are in CET) -> https://www.giga-net.org/6-december-2021-annual-giganet-symposium-program-v… 14.00-14.05 Introduction and Welcome 14:05-15:35 - Parallel Sessions 1 PANEL 1A: Platform Regulation PANEL 1B: The Governance of Privacy 15:40-17:10 - Parallel Sessions 2 PANEL 2A: Digital Sovereignty PANEL 2B: Internet Governance During the Pandemic 17:15-18:45 - Parallel Sessions 3 PANEL 3A: Internet Principles and Practices Under the Magnifying Glass PANEL 3B: Mapping Agency and Stakeholder Dynamics 18.45-19.45 - GigaNet Business Meeting Please join the debate on our live tweeting using the hashtag #GigaNet2021 and #IGF2021. Looking forward to seeing you all! Take care and best wishes, Dr. Elinor Carmi (she/her) Lecturer in Media and Communication, Department of Sociology, City University. Website: https://elinorcarmi.com/. Twitter: @Elinor_Carmi

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WEBCAST FRI: Ph Peering ForUm Women in Tech webinar ‘Peering Perspectives in the Philippines’
by Joly MacFie 05 Dec '21

05 Dec '21

This is just starting. Real time text https://bit.ly/3DoaWOt ISOC Live posted: "On Friday 3 December 2021 at 13:00 PST (05:00 UTC) the yInternet Society and the Philippine Network Operator Group (PhNOG) host a Ph Peering ForUm Women in Tech webinar with the theme 'Peering Perspectives in the Philippines'. SESSION 1 : Ph Peering Land" [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/phpeering-women>On *Friday 3 December 2021* at *13:00 PST* (05:00 UTC) the *Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/regions/asia-pacific/>* and the *Philippine Network Operator Group <https://www.facebook.com/groups/632112196877805/>* (PhNOG) host a *Ph Peering ForUm Women in Tech webinar <http://PF_Women_in_Tech>* with the theme '*Peering Perspectives in the Philippines*'. *SESSION 1 : Ph Peering Landscape* *Achie Atienza* – Peering, Interconnection & Strategy, Globe Telecom *Naveed Haq* – Regional Director, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Internet Society *MODERATOR Willa Ortiz* - Senior Business Development Manager, HGC Global Communications *SESSION 2 : Peering Perspectives : Women in Tech* *Kate Tampinco-Echavarria* - Broadband & Data Center, PLDT *Queenie Rosales* - Network Engineer, RISE *Estela Libiran* - IP Services Engineer, Globe Telecom *Ana Liezel Z. Mananga*n - IP Core Engineering, SKY Cable *MODERATOR Sheryl (Shane) Hermoso* - Network Operations Engineer, APNIC *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/phpeering-women <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/phpeering-women>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/PF_Women_in_Tech <https://bit.ly/PF_Women_in_Tech>* *REAL TIME TEXT* (see* ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/?p=14832>*) *TWITTER #Philippines #peering <https://bit.ly/3wSbYzR> @ISOCapac #PhNOG @APNIC @NaveedHaq @pcta_news @GlobeTelecomPH @HGC_Intl @mySKYupdates * *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/phpeering-women <https://archive.org/details/phpeering-women>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/14832/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022): Fifth Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 05 Dec '21

05 Dec '21

*** Fifth Call for Papers *** 2022 IEEE International Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (IEEE EAIS 2022) May 25-27, 2022, Golden Bay Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus http://cyprusconferences.org/eais2022/ (Proceedings to be published by the IEEE Xplore Digital Library; Special Journal Issue with Evolving Systems, Springer) IEEE EAIS 2022 will provide a working and friendly atmosphere and will be a leading international forum focusing on the discussion of recent advances, the exchange of recent innovations and the outline of open important future challenges in the area of Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems. Over the past decade, this area has emerged to play an important role on a broad international level in today's real-world applications, especially those ones with high complexity and dynamic changes. Its embedded modelling and learning methodologies are able to cope with real-time demands, changing operation conditions, varying environmental influences, human behaviours, knowledge expansion scenarios and drifts in online data streams. Conference Topics Basic Methodologies Evolving Soft Computing Techniques. Evolving Fuzzy Systems. Evolving Rule-Based Classifiers. Evolving Neuro-Fuzzy Systems. Adaptive Evolving Neural Networks. Online Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms. Data Stream Mining. Incremental and Evolving Clustering. Adaptive Pattern Recognition. Incremental and Evolving ML Classifiers. Adaptive Statistical Techniques. Evolving Decision Systems. Big Data. Problems and Methodologies in Data Streams Stability, Robustness, Convergence in Evolving Systems. Online Feature Selection and Dimension Reduction. Online Active and Semi-supervised Learning. Online Complexity Reduction. Computational Aspects. Interpretability Issues. Incremental Adaptive Ensemble Methods. Online Bagging and Boosting. Self-monitoring Evolving Systems. Human-Machine Interaction Issues. Hybrid Modelling, Transfer Learning. Reservoir Computing. Applications of EAIS Time Series Prediction. Data Stream Mining and Adaptive Knowledge Discovery. Robotics. Intelligent Transport and Advanced Manufacturing. Advanced Communications and Multimedia Applications. Bioinformatics and Medicine. Online Quality Control and Fault Diagnosis. Condition Monitoring Systems. Adaptive Evolving Controller Design. User Activities Recognition. Huge Database and Web Mining. Visual Inspection and Image Classification. Image Processing. Cloud Computing. Multiple Sensor Networks. Query Systems and Social Networks. Alternative Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches. Submissions Submitted papers should not exceed 8 pages plus at most 2 pages overlength. Submissions of full papers are accepted online through Easy Chair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eais2022) The EAIS 2022 proceedings will be published on IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions for possible inclusion in a special issue of Evolving Systems - An Interdisciplinary Journal for Advanced Science and Technology (Springer). Important Dates • Paper submission: January 10, 2022 • Notification of acceptance/rejection: February 19, 2022 • Camera ready submission: March 20, 2022 • Authors registration: March 20, 2022 • Conference Dates: May 25-27, 2022 Social Media FB: https://www.facebook.com/IEEEEAIS Twitter: https://twitter.com/IEEE_EAIS Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/events/2022ieeeconferenceonevolvingand681556007867… Organization Honorary Chairs • Dimitar Filev, Ford Motor Co., USA • Nikola Kasabov, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand General Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus • Plamen Angelov, Lancaster University, UK Program Committee Chairs • Giovanna Castellano, University of Bari, Italy • José A. Iglesias, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain

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WEBCAST TODAY: ISOC Mumbai Webinar – Governance of Financial Technologies: Global Perspectives
by Joly MacFie 04 Dec '21

04 Dec '21

This is just about to start. Real time text https://bit.ly/2ZWAGEc ISOC Live posted: "On Saturday 4th December 2021 at 8:30pm IST (15:00 UTC) Internet Society India Mumbai Chapter hosts a webinar 'Governance of Financial Technologies: Global Perspectives'. The webinar aims to address how the emerging technologies are changing the way we in" [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/mumbai-finance>On *Saturday 4th December 2021* at *8:30pm IST* (15:00 UTC) *Internet Society India Mumbai Chapter <https://isocindiamumbai.org/>* hosts a webinar '*Governance of Financial Technologies: Global Perspectives <https://bit.ly/3FXh0iL>*'. The webinar aims to address how the emerging technologies are changing the way we interacted with our financial systems, and will talk about the governance challenges that traditional, new and upcoming institutions of finance face when technology is integrated with finance. *SPEAKERS* *Karan Gupta*, Capital One (USA) *Sofia Elena Gomez de Silva*, CIBC (Canada) *Sohrab Kalra*, Interac (Canada) *HOST* *Shveta Kolkash*, President, ISOC India Mumbai *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/mumbai-finance <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/mumbai-finance>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3FXh0iL <https://bit.ly/3FXh0iL>* *REAL TIME TEXT (see ISOC.LIVE)* *TWITTER #fintech #governance <https://bit.ly/3E6QDXe> Karan Gupta @CapitalOne Sofia Elena Gomez de Silva @cibc @sohrabkalra @INTERAC @kokash_shveta #isocmumbai* *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/live>* (AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/mumbai-finance <https://archive.org/details/mumbai-finance>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/14821/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2022): Last Call for Special Track Proposals
by Announce Announcements 04 Dec '21

04 Dec '21

*** Last Call for Special Track Proposals *** 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/ Scope ACM GoodIT focuses on the application of IT technologies to social good. Social good is typically defined as an action that provides some sort of benefit to the general public. In this case, 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 positive societal impact. GoodIT topics include but not limited to: • IT for education • Data Science • Digital solutions for Cultural Heritage • Data sensing, processing, and persistency • Game, entertainment, and multimedia applications • Health and social care • IT for development • Privacy and trust issues and solutions • Sustainable cities and transportation • Smart governance and e-administration • IT for smart living • Technology addressing the digital divide • IT for automotive • Frugal solutions for IT • Ethical computing • Decentralized approaches to IT • Citizen science • Socially responsible IT solutions • Sustainable IT • Social informatics • Civic intelligence Journal Special Issue and Best Paper Award Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to a special issue in the journal 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. Special Tracks Proposals GoodIT 2022 will feature special tracks whose aim is to focus on a specific topic of interest related to the overall scope of the conference. We solicit proposals for special tracks to be held within the main conference and whose publications will be included in the conference proceedings. Tracks proposals can focus on any contemporary themes that highlight social good aspects in the design, implementation, deployment, securing, and evaluation of IT technologies. Special Track Proposal Format A special track proposal must contain the following information: • Title of the special track. • The names of the organizers (indicatively, two) with affiliations, contact information, and a single paragraph of a brief bio. • A short description of the scope and topics of the track (max 1/2 page) and a brief explanation of: (1) why the topic is timely and important; (2) why the topic is related to the conference’s main theme; (3) why the track may attract a significant number of submissions of good quality. • Indication if a journal special issue is associated with the track, possibly with information on the process of selecting papers. • The plan to disseminate the call for papers of the special track for achieving a reasonable number of paper submissions (a list of emailing lists will help). • A tentative Program Committee list. • A draft Call for Papers (max 1 page). Publication Papers submitted to each particular track have to satisfy the same criteria as for the main conference. They must be original works and must not have been previously published. They have to be peer-reviewed by the track's Program Committee (at least three reviews per submitted paper are required). The final version of papers must follow the formatting instructions of the main conference (https://cyprusconferences.org/goodit2022/index.php/authors/) 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. The special track may provide an option for publishing extended versions of selected papers in a special issue of a journal. Special Track Proposal Submission Guidelines Special track proposals should be submitted as a single PDF file to the special track Chairs (see below) via email to: ombretta.gaggi(a)unipd.it, valentino.vranic(a)stuba.sk, and rysavy(a)fit.vut.cz. The subject of the e-mail must be: “GoodIT 2022 – special track proposal”. The special track chairs may ask proposers for supplying additional information during the review period. Important Dates • Special Track Proposal Submission Deadline: 13 December 2021 • Notification of Selection: 20 December 2021 Contact (Special Tracks Chairs) • Ombretta Gaggi (University of Padua, Italy) • Ondrej Rysavy (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic) • Valentino Vranic (Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia)

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Ph.D. position in Communication Sciences: Heritage and Innovation, Switzerland
by Michela Ornati 03 Dec '21

03 Dec '21

Hi All, The Institute of Digital Technologies for Communication at USI-Universita’ della Svizzera italiana (Lugano, Switzerland) invites applications for one funded Ph.D. position in Communication Sciences, titled "Heritage and Innovation". The research project will focus on the digitalization of a brand's fashion heritage and its related digital and phygital communication practices. The doctoral student will be enrolled in the Ph.D. program in Communication Sciences. He/she will work under the scientific supervision of prof. Lorenzo Cantoni. This position is funded by the Lifestyle-Tech Competence Center, and is done within a collaborative project with Bally, Hyphen Group, and Microsoft. USI is a founding member of the LifeStyleTech Competence Center, which unites both academic and industry members. Applications received before January 15, 2022, will be given priority. The call for applications is available here<https://www.usi.ch/en/university/work-with-us/job-opportunities> and you can also find it by copy-pasting in your browser: https://content.usi.ch/sites/default/files/storage/attachments/itdxc/itdxc-… Kind Regards, Michela Ornati - MBA, MA Professional Lecturer at University of Applied Sciences and Arts (SUPSI) Lugano Ph.D. Student Università della Svizzera italiana Institute of Digital Technologies for Communication (ITDxC) ORCID<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0641-6950> / GoogleScholar<https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zqORVGkAAAAJ&hl=en>

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Fully Funded PhD Positions in Media and Communications at the University of Illinois (UIUC)
by Margaret Yee Man Ng 02 Dec '21

02 Dec '21

A newly formed research group comprising Drs. Ewa Masłowska <https://media.illinois.edu/advertising/maslowska-ewa>, Margaret Ng <https://media.illinois.edu/journalism/ng-yee-man-margaret> and Harsh Taneja <https://media.illinois.edu/advertising/taneja-harsh> are recruiting prospective students for fully-funded PhD positions in the Institute of Communications Research <https://media.illinois.edu/phd-program/about-icr> at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Our PhD program is very interdisciplinary. Students in our program take a very eclectic view of communications, with an international focus, integrating a variety of theories and methods. Our group is specifically looking for students with interests in the following areas, broadly defined 1. Consumer and audience research 2. Media/news consumption across digital platforms 3. Social media behaviors 4. Audits of algorithmic and recommendation systems as they relate to news/social media and/or advertising. 5. Spread and effects of misinformation You will join a large cosmopolitan PhD community with about 40 students <https://media.illinois.edu/icr/profiles> enrolled in the program across cohorts, but will have the opportunity to also become a part of a small group of students and faculty with mutually shared interests. Currently, three doctoral students are working with us directly: - Sakshi Bhalla - Social contexts, journalistic practices and their role in mitigating and exacerbating misinformation - Rik Ray - Social media affordances and their relationship with media consumption patterns - Maggie Zhang - Political communication Methodologically, we are very diverse and encourage students to adopt methods (including mixed-methods) that are best suited for the questions at hand. We have expertise in analyzing passively collected behavioral data, social media data, conducting online and offline experiments and surveys, as well as applied computational methods (machine learning, network analysis, text mining, etc). Our doctoral program offers 5 years of guaranteed funding through research and teaching assistantships as well as opportunities for no-obligation fellowships. The current compensation results in a full tuition waiver stipend of $2,100 per month, before taxes, for 9 months per year (generous for the low cost of living in Urbana-Champaign) and covers health insurance. A small university fee of $500 per semester may apply towards free buses, student health and use of the recreation center. There are opportunities for additional funding during the summer. **Interested candidates must formally apply to the ICR PhD program by the deadline of December 15 ( https://media.illinois.edu/institute-communications-research/admission-requ… )** Informally, we encourage you to contact either of us to know more about our program and discuss whether you may be a good fit. Further, if you do apply and want to work with us, please also let us know so that we have the opportunity to provide our inputs on your applications to the admissions committee. Our contacts: Dr. Ewa Masłowska ehm(a)illinois.edu; Dr. Margaret Ng ymn(a)illinois.edu Dr. Harsh Taneja harsht(a)illinois.edu --------- *Margaret Ng, PhD* Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism | Institute of Communications Research Affiliate Faculty, Department of Computer Science University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 234 Gregory Hall, MC-462, Urbana, IL 61801, (217) 300-8186 http://bitly.com/MargaretNg

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two Tenured/Tenure-track hires open rank in our inclusive excellence program
by Jeremy Hunsinger 02 Dec '21

02 Dec '21

These may be of interest to AoIR, as their topics can be performed via the internet. https://www.wlu.ca/about/governance/senior-leadership/vice-president-academ… https://www.wlu.ca/about/governance/senior-leadership/vice-president-academ… -- Jeremy Hunsinger Associate Professor Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University

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Recruiting Doctoral Students, PhD in Information, University of Arizona - iSchool (Deadline: Jan, 2, 2022)
by Zack Lischer-Katz 01 Dec '21

01 Dec '21

The School of Information (iSchool) at the University of Arizona is accepting applications for Fall 2022 admission into our PhD program. *For more Information, please visit: https://ischool.arizona.edu/phd-information <https://ischool.arizona.edu/phd-information> * *The application deadline is January 02, 2022.* We are seeking a wide variety of students with different research interests and experiences, with emphasis in these areas: • Machine Learning • Natural Language Processing • Text Retrieval • Virtual/mixed Reality • Game Development and Design • Human Computer Interaction (HCI) • Educational Technology • Digital Curation and Preservation • Archival Studies • Qualitative and Mixed Research Methods For students with interests in technology-focused areas, having advanced object-oriented programming skills, experience with machine learning toolkits such as scikit-learn or TensorFlow, and/or experience with widely used real-time development platforms such as Unity is a plus. Past instructional experiences, although not a requirement for admission, are also beneficial and should be highlighted in application materials. Funded positions will be available for select graduate students; those students will receive tuition remission and a stipend as they engage in instructional or research-related activity. The UArizona iSchool's mission is to inspire interdisciplinary understanding, diverse interpretation, creation, and use of the emerging knowledge and information environments of the 21st century through innovative instruction and state-of-the-art technology. The iSchool is a place for the interdisciplinary study of information, broadly conceived, and is focused on preparing students for living, thinking, and working in the digital age. The iSchool is the state of Arizona's only member of the iSchool caucus, a consortium of over 100 international programs focused on "enhancing the lives of people, the productivity of companies, the innovation cycles of industries, the design of technologies, the policies that govern technology and information use, information services to communities, and much more." The iSchool and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) are dedicated to creating a serious, open, free intellectual space for inquiry, one in which faculty, students, staff members, and community partners can participate fully, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, age, socio-economic status, citizenship status, size, abled status, language, religion, or any other characteristic. Strategically positioned to lead the University of Arizona's status as a Hispanic Serving Institution, the iSchool and SBS foregrounds our awareness of the deep ancestral footprint of our region's populations and cultures, including the Tohono O'odham and Pascua Yaqui peoples whose traditional lands we inhabit. We honor diverse knowledge traditions and lived experiences, and we strive to foster accessibility and equity, the conditions in which our members together can produce new, rigorous, urgent, and evidence-based knowledge. *For more Information, please visit: https://ischool.arizona.edu/phd-information <https://ischool.arizona.edu/phd-information>* *The application deadline is January 02, 2022.* If you have questions about the application process or materials, please reach out to our administrative support team through Eric Gonzales at ericgonzales(a)arizona.edu ------------------------------ Zack Lischer-Katz, Assistant Professor University of Arizona, iSchool, zlkatz(a)arizona.edu ------------------------------

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Clock is ticking for our accelerated, 3-year PhD! And there's a new MA, too--Please share
by Patricia Aufderheide 01 Dec '21

01 Dec '21

PhD applications close Dec. 15, so if you have an ambitious, organized student who wants an accelerated program, all about how media and technology help/harm democracy and an open society, please share this link: https://www.american.edu/soc/communication-studies/phd/index.cfm And we have a shiny new MA, also on media, technology and democracy, perfect for people who want to professionalize as a policy person, in comm/Internet law, or as an advocate. That's here: https://www.american.edu/soc/communication-studies/ma/ma-mtd.cfm Thanks so much for thinking of us! [https://cms.american.edu/soc/film/ma/images/01-FMA-header.jpg]<https://www.american.edu/soc/communication-studies/ma/ma-mtd.cfm> MA in Media, Technology and Democracy | School of Communication | American University, Washington, DC<https://www.american.edu/soc/communication-studies/ma/ma-mtd.cfm> The MA in Media, Technology & Democracy is a 30 credit program. To estimate the cost of tuition, please see the current cost per credit hour for graduate students. The School of Communication offers graduate students both merit-based and need-based financial aid. www.american.edu Patricia Aufderheide, University Professor, School of Communication (she/they) Living and working where Nacotchtank and Piscataway peoples once lived PhD Program Director Founder, Center for Media & Social Impact American University 4400 Massachusetts Av., NW American University, Washington, DC 20016-8017 McKinley Hall 323 @paufder @cmsimpact cmsimpact.org<http://cmsimpact.org> paufder(a)american.edu<mailto:paufder@american.edu> 202-885-2069 office 240-643-4805 mobile Zoom Office Hours: https://american.zoom.us/j/96788556467?pwd=eFNpa2JMWlZQRm5pT1Z0b3RVUlRXQT09 Reclaiming Fair Use--t<https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022637419X?pf_rd_p=d1f45e03-8b73-4c9a-9be…>he second edition is out, with new stories, quizzes and entirely new chapters on the surprising success of fair use in enabling creativity!

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