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WEBCAST TODAY: ITU Webinar: Last Mile Connectivity in Asia-Pacific: planning tools to address the Gaps
by Joly MacFie 22 Feb '21

22 Feb '21

This event launches a new ITU Report <https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Technology/Pages/LMC/LMC-Home.aspx> on Last Mile Connectivity aka LMC. ITU Regional Director Atsuko Oksuda was a participant in the recent CNXAPC Roundtable Summit <https://isoc.live/13322/>, where she expressed some fairly progressive views. ISOC's Naveed Haq is on the panel, REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/apaclastmile ISOC Live posted: "On Monday 22 February 2021 at 10:30-12:00 BKK/JKT Time (03:30-05:00 UTC) the ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific will host a webinar 'Last-Mile Connectivity in Asia-Pacific: planning tools to address the Gaps'. This webinar will feature the launc" [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/apaclastmile>On *Monday 22 February 2021* at *10:30-12:00 BKK/JKT Time* (03:30-05:00 UTC) the *ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific <https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/asiapacific/Pages/default.as…>* will host a webinar '*Last-Mile Connectivity in Asia-Pacific: planning tools to address the Gaps <https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/AsiaPacific/Pages/Events/202…>*'. This webinar will feature the launch of *ITU Last Mile Connectivity Solutions Guide <https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Technology/Pages/LMC/LMC-Home.aspx>* which is designed to assist efforts to extend affordable and sustainable connectivity service to under-connected localities. Invited experts will discuss technical, business, and regulatory considerations for implementing last mile connectivity solutions to connect the unserved and underserved populations, especially in rural and remote areas. *SPEAKERS* *Atsuko Okuda*, Regional Director (Asia and the Pacific), ITU *Aamir Riaz*, Programme Officer, ITU *John Garrity*, Independent Consultant *Ihar Shchetko*, GIGA Project Officer, ITU *PANEL* *Bill Lan*, Vice President, Wireless Network Development, Huawei Technologies *Naveed Haq*, Asia-Pacific Regional Director for Infrastructure and Connectivity, Internet Society (ISOC) *Imran Malik*, Vice President Global Sales, Fixed Data, SES networks *Yasuhiko Kawasumi*, Vice Chair, ITU-D Study Group 1 *MODERATOR* *Thomas E. Abell, *Advisor SDCC / Chief of Digital Technology for Development, Asian Development Bank *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/apaclastmile <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/apaclastmile>* *PARTICIPATE https://bit.ly/2NGSJHU <https://bit.ly/2NGSJHU>* (TIES account required) *TWITTER #lastmile #apac <http://bit.ly/lastmileapac> @ITU @aokuda @ITUAsiaPacific Aamir Riaz @JohnDGarrity @NaveedHaq @ISOCapac Bill Lan @Huawei Yasuhiko Kawasumi @SES_Satellites @ADB_HQ* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/isocasiapacific/live* <https://www.facebook.com/isocasiapacific/live> (AI captions) *ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/apaclastmile <https://archive.org/details/apaclastmile>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/13774/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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2nd CFP: Diagrams 2021
by Mikkel Willum Johansen 21 Feb '21

21 Feb '21

The organization of Diagrams 2021 is making rapid progress. Five outstanding Keynote speakers have now been announced. Also, the free, online conference has adopted a novel approach to the program structure that is expected to provide fair access to the conference across multiple time zones. Find more details in the 2nd call for papers attached below or on the webpage www.diagrams-conference.org/2021<http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021> - and do pass on the information if you know researchers or students for whom it may be relevant. Best, Mikkel Willum Johansen Publicity Chair Diagrams 2021 *** Call for Papers: Diagrams 2021 *** 12th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Diagrams September 28 – 30, 2021 Virtual Event www.diagrams-conference.org/2021<http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021> *** Highlights *** - FREE REGISTRATION - Proceedings published by Springer - Three Tracks: Main, Philosophy, and Psychology and Education. - Graduate Symposium - Best Paper and Best Student Paper awards - Submission dates in April 2021. ***************** Keynote Speakers Announced ******************* Shaaron Ainsworth, University of Nottingham Daniel Rosenberg, University of Oregon Katarina Scheiter, University of Tubingen Atsushi Shimojima, Doshisha University Frederik Stjernfelt, Aalborg University of Copenhagen Francesco Bellucci, University of Bologna, is the Inspirational ECR Speaker for Diagrams 2021 ******************* Novel Program Schedule ********************* Diagrams 2021 will adopt a novel approach to scheduling talks, to accommodate different time zones across the globe. See http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021/index.php/program/ for more details. ************************************************************* Diagrams is the only conference series that provides a united forum for all areas that are concerned with the study of diagrams and has a multidisciplinary emphasis. For 2021, *MAIN TRACK* conference topics include, but are not limited to: – applications of diagrams, – computational models of reasoning with, and interpretation of, diagrams, – design of diagrammatic notations, – diagram understanding by humans or machines, – diagram aesthetics and layout,– evaluation of diagrammatic notations, – graphical communication and literacy, – heterogeneous notations involving diagrams, – history of diagrammatic notations, – information visualization using diagrams, – nature of diagrams and diagramming, – novel technologies for diagram use, – reasoning with diagrams, – semiotics of diagrams, – software to support the use of diagrams, and – usability and human-computer interaction issues concerning diagrams. In addition to the main track, Diagrams 2021 will have two further tracks: Philosophy, and Psychology and Education; for their topics of interest, see http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021/index.php/calls/main-track/ http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021/index.php/calls/philosophy/ http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021/index.php/calls/psychology-of-diagr…. If the main research contribution of your submission is considered to fit either of the other tracks then you are strongly encouraged to submit to the respective special track, each of which has a dedicated program committee. Authors of accepted submissions will be expected to be in attendance at the virtual conference to present their research and respond to questions presented by delegates. All presenters must accept that it is not within the power of the organisers to prevent delegates from recording talks. However, when registering, delegates will be asked to confirm that they will not record any part of the conference. ***************************************************************** Submission Categories The conference will include presentations of refereed Papers, Abstracts, and Posters, alongside a graduate symposium. We invite submissions for peer review that focus on any aspect of diagrams research, as follows: - Long Papers (16 pages), - Abstracts (3 pages), - Short Papers (8 pages), - Posters (4 pages – this is both a maximum and minimum requirement). More details and all important dates can be found on at www.diagrams-conference.org/2021<http://www.diagrams-conference.org/2021>. ***************************************************************** ________________________________ Mikkel Willum Johansen Associate professor Department of Science Education University of Copenhagen Tlf: (+45) 28 72 84 41

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CDCS Virtual Talk | Craig Newmark & Jessa Lingel in Conversation | MAR.1@1200
by Muira McCammon 19 Feb '21

19 Feb '21

Hi, everyone! Just wanted to share the below info regarding a forthcoming Zoom talk (and subsequent speaking series) via the Center on Digital Culture & Society at the University of Pennsylvania on March 1, 2021. Professor Jessa Lingel will be in conversation with Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist and Craig Newmark Philanthropies, and together, they will examine the web we have, the web we could have and the spaces of autonomy and creativity that thrive in between. In the hopes that you are able to join, Muira -- *Muira McCammon* *Ph.D. candidate, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania M.L., University of Pennsylvania Law School (2020)M.A. in Translation Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2016) A bit about my research here <https://www.asc.upenn.edu/people/students/muira-mccammon>Twitter: @muira_mccammon* *From:* Center on Digital Culture and Society <cdcs(a)asc.upenn.edu> *Sent:* Friday, February 5, 2021 1:54 PM *Subject:* CDCS Virtual Talk | Craig Newmark & Jessa Lingel in Conversation | MAR.1@1200 Registration required! [image: Registration required!] *CDCS SPEAKER SERIES* *SPRING 2021 * *VIRTUAL TALK* * CRAIG NEWMARK & JESSA LINGEL* IN CONVERSATION THE WEB WE WANT: REFLECTIONS ON 25 YEARS OF DIGITAL CULTURE MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2021 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CLICK HERE TO REGISTER <https://t.e2ma.net/click/2dep0c/2pb3ug/yyjoug> [image: Image of speaker] <https://t.e2ma.net/click/2dep0c/2pb3ug/erkoug> CRAIG NEWMARK [image: Image of speaker] <https://t.e2ma.net/click/2dep0c/2pb3ug/ujloug> JESSA LINGEL *The Center on Digital Culture and Society <https://t.e2ma.net/click/2dep0c/2pb3ug/acmoug> presents a virtual talk with Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist and Craig Newmark Philanthropies, and Jessa Lingel, Associate Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. Bridging industry and scholarship, this dialogue will reflect on the web we have, the web we could have and the spaces of autonomy and creativity that thrive in between. * *About the Talk: *The internet has let us down. From promises of democratic inclusion to radical reinvention of everyday life, early hype about the internet has given way to skeptical cynicism, thanks to misinformation, hate speech, industry elitism, hacks and privacy harms. Suspicions about the internet are well-founded, but are they the whole story? This talk describes how we got the web we have and what it would take to build something different. Associate Professor Jessa Lingel draws on her research on digital culture to discuss themes of online publics, ethical design and digital practices in conversation with Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist and Craig Newmark Philanthropies. Bringing together internet studies scholarship with industry expertise, this dialogue will reflect on the changing values of digital tech, with a focus on the websites, platforms and communities that have carved out spaces of autonomy, creativity and hope. *About the Speakers: **Craig Newmark <https://t.e2ma.net/click/2dep0c/2pb3ug/q4moug>* is a Web pioneer, philanthropist, and leading advocate. Most commonly known for founding the online classified ads service craigslist, Newmark works to support and connect people and drive broad civic engagement. In 1995, Newmark started curating a list of San Francisco arts and technology events, which he personally emailed to friends and colleagues. People were soon calling it "Craig's List," and when Newmark turned it into a company, he monetized it minimally, opting for a business model that prioritized "doing well by doing good." Today, more than 5 billion ads have been posted on the site, the vast majority for free. Newmark has not been involved in the day-to-day management of the company since 2000. In 2016, he founded Craig Newmark Philanthropies to advance people and grassroots organizations that are “getting stuff done” in areas that include trustworthy journalism & the information ecosystem, voter protection, women in technology, and veterans & military families. Newmark serves on the board of directors of a number of organizations, including Blue Star Families, the Center for Public Integrity, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York, Girls Who Code, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of American, Poynter Foundation, Sunlight Foundation, VetsinTech, and Women in Public Service Project. He also serves on the Board of Overseers of the Columbia Journalism Review and on the advisory board of nearly twenty other nonprofit organizations, including DonorsChoose.org, EFF, New America Foundation, Voto Latino, Wikimedia Foundation, and Women Who Tech. Born in Morristown, New Jersey, Newmark holds degrees in computer science from Case Western Reserve University. *Jessa Lingel <https://t.e2ma.net/click/2dep0c/2pb3ug/6wnoug>*is an associate professor at the Annenberg School for Communication and core faculty in the Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her PhD in communication and information from Rutgers University. She has an MLIS from Pratt Institute and an MA in gender studies from New York University. Her research interests include digital inequalities and technological distributions of power. Using qualitative methods, Lingel studies how marginalized and countercultural groups use and reshape digital media. *MORE SPRING 2021 EVENTS* VIRTUAL TALK ALEXANDREA RAVENELLE | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA (Side) Hustle and Gig: Struggling and Surviving in the Sharing Economy, Covid Edition <https://t.e2ma.net/click/2dep0c/2pb3ug/mpooug> *FEB. 24, 2021 * *12:00 - 1:00 PM* CLICK HERE TO REGISTER <https://t.e2ma.net/click/2dep0c/2pb3ug/2hpoug> The Center on Digital Culture and Society <https://t.e2ma.net/click/2dep0c/2pb3ug/iaqoug> at the Annenberg School at Penn supports critical, interdisciplinary scholarship and dialogue on all aspects of digital culture, technology, and society. To stay up to date on CDCS news and events, follow us on Twitter <https://t.e2ma.net/click/2dep0c/2pb3ug/y2qoug> and subscribe to our mailing list <https://t.e2ma.net/click/2dep0c/2pb3ug/evroug>. 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ACM UMAP 2021: Second Call for Doctoral Consortium
by Oana Inel 19 Feb '21

19 Feb '21

— Apologies for cross-posting — ACM UMAP 2021: Second Call for Doctoral Consortium Important Dates • Paper Submission: March 9, 2021 • Notification to authors: March 31, 2021 • Camera ready submission: April 11, 2021 • ACM UMAP 2021 conference: June 21-25, 2021 • ACM UMAP 2021 DC Session: TBD, 2021 Note: The submissions times are 11:59 PM AoE time (Anywhere on Earth) ACM UMAP 2021 is the premier international conference on systems that adapt to users and user models for adaptation. It includes a Doctoral Consortium (DC) Session. The DC provides an opportunity for doctoral students to explore and develop their research interests under the guidance of distinguished researchers from the field. Doctoral students are invited to apply to present their research to experienced scholars who will provide constructive feedback and advice. Students are expected to document in a brief submission their doctoral research (see below described submission information for further details), which will be evaluated by the consortium committee. Good quality applications will be selected for presentation at a Doctoral Consortium Session as part of the conference. Promising, but less well- developed applications will be selected for presentation at a poster session. Each student with an accepted submission will be assigned a mentor who will provide feedback on the student’s work and will discuss the doctoral research with the student and the audience at the consortium. How to Submit to the Doctoral Consortium To apply for the ACM UMAP 2021 doctoral consortium, students should submit a paper presenting their doctoral research organized under the following headings: • Research Problem. The problem being addressed and a motivation outlining the relevance of the problem; • Related Work. Work already performed by other researchers related to this problem. This should situate your work, showing your knowledge of the relevant previous work and how your work will make a new contribution; • Research Questions and Proposed Approach. The main questions the PhD project aims to answer, contributions it aims to achieve, and the thesis methodology; • Progress to Date and Future Work. The progress made to date (including a clear description of the approach, methodology and preliminary results) as well as the plan for further research. Topics include (but are not limited to) the ACM UMAP 2021 key areas. Each DC submission should cover: identification of related (state of the art) work, indication of the potential innovation, application or advancement of the state-of-the-art that the work intends to achieve. In addition, as appropriate for the PhD project, each submission may cover: indication of data to be used for experimentation, indication of implementation approach, indication of evaluation criteria and experimental design. Each DC paper submission should be accompanied by a cover page that states: the paper title, name of the PhD candidate, the name of his/her supervisor(s) and University, a paragraph describing the stage they are in the PhD programme, together with a brief description of their background. This will enable the committee to adapt its assistance to each student. The DC will be most useful to students who have completed enough of their thesis work to have a solid foundation with a clear topic and literature review but the student should be early enough in their studies to still benefit from guidance and advice. Papers should be submitted via the EasyChair submission system https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=acmumap2021 by selecting the “UMAP 2021 Doctoral Consortium” track. Papers will be reviewed single-blind and do not need to be anonymized before submission. Submissions should be a single pdf document consisting of 1 cover page and the paper (up to 7 pages long + references) in the new ACM single-column style. Papers must be formatted according to the new workflow for ACM publications. The templates and instructions are available here: https://www.acm.org/publications/taps/word-template-workflow . Authors should submit their papers as single-column. The templates are available here (we strongly recommend the usage of LaTeX for the camera-ready papers to minimize the extent of reformatting): • LaTeX (use \documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} in the sample-authordraft.tex file for single-column): https://www.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/consolidated-tex-t… • Overleaf (use\documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for single-column): https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/acm-conference-proceedings-master-… • MS Word: https://www.acm.org/binaries/content/assets/publications/taps/acm_submissio… NB: Accepted papers will require a further revision in order to meet the requirements and page limits of the camera-ready format required by ACM. Instructions for the preparation of the camera-ready versions of the papers will be provided after acceptance. ACM UMAP Proceedings The accepted ACM UMAP 2021 Doctoral Consortium papers will be included in the Conference Proceedings, which will be published by ACM and that will be available via the ACM Digital Library. The main author (doctoral student) must register for the conference and present the paper for the paper to be included in the proceedings. Financial Support ACM UMAP has a history of supporting students to attend. Authors of submissions to the DC will have higher priority for UMAP grant applications. Doctoral Consortium Chairs • Noemi Mauro, University of Torino, Italy • Stephan Weibelzahl, PFH Private University of Applied Sciences Göttingen, Germany email: umap2021-dc AT um.org<http://um.org/>

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Join us online for the upcoming Oxford Global Media Policy Seminar Series!
by Kira Allmann 19 Feb '21

19 Feb '21

Hi all, Just letting you know about the fantastic lineup of speakers we have this term for the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy's (PCMLP) Global Media Policy Seminar Series! Jointly hosted by the University of Oxford and the University of Johannesburg. Please register using the links below: *Dr Elinor Carmi (University of Liverpool)*Date: Tuesday, Feb 23rd, 16:00 UTC Title: "From the back end to the front end: Producing the surveillance adtech ecosystem" Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oxford-uj-global-media-policy-seminar-series… <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oxford-uj-global-media-policy-seminar-series…> Abstract: In this presentation I'll talk about my new book - Media Distortions (open access). The book examines the power behind producing deviant media categories. It shows the politics behind categories we take for granted such as spam and noise, and what it means to our broader understanding of, and engagement with media. Drawing on repositories of legal, technical and archival sources, the book amplifies three stories about the construction and negotiation of the ‘deviant’ in media. In this talk I'll focus on the second story: the early 2000s, specifically the web metric standardization in the European Union showing how the digital advertising industry constructed what is legitimate communication, while making spam illegal. By lobbying EU legislators and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the digital advertising industry and tech companies standardized the category of spam around any ‘problematic’ behaviour threatening their business. This required configuring spaces and people on the web, establishing the foundations for the surveillance adtech ecosystem we experience today. *Dr Fiona Shen-Bayh (The College of William and Mary)* Date: Wednesday, March 3rd, 16:00 UTC Title: "Framing the International Criminal Court: Tracking Sentiment in African News Media" Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oxford-uj-global-media-policy-seminar-series… Abstract: his paper examines how African elites affect perceptions of international justice as illegitimate, unfair, and corrupt. We argue that forums such as the African Union (AU) can have ripple effects on how international justice is discussed among the general population, in some cases, changing the literal terms of debate. To test this argument, we use an original web-scraped corpus of over 142,000 articles from African news sources and leverage novel text-as-data approaches to track how the International Criminal Court (ICC) is discussed in local media. Using a word embedding analysis, our findings reveal that the content of ICC news coverage varies over time and in response to major developments of the AU, wherein elite efforts to discredit the ICC were subsequently reflected in more negative news coverage. Our findings underscore the complex, nuanced relationship between elite and popular perceptions of international justice and suggest new mechanisms by which elite discourse is filtered down to domestic audiences. *Prof Rob Kitchin (Maynooth University)*Date: Tuesday, March 3rd, 16:00 UTC Title: "Collective Strategies for Slow Computing" Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oxford-uj-global-media-policy-seminar-series… Abstract: Digital technologies should be making life easier. And to a large degree they do, transforming everyday tasks of work, consumption, communication, travel and play. But they are also accelerating and fragmenting our lives affecting our well-being and exposing us to extensive data extraction and profiling that helps determine our life chances. Is it then possible to experience the benefits of computing, but to do so in a way that asserts individual and collective autonomy over our time and data? This talk seeks to answer this question by exploring collective strategies and actions to achieve slow computing, and the policy and legal interventions required, with the analysis framed within an ethics of digital care rooted in concepts of data justice and time and data sovereignty. Best, Kira *Dr Kira Allmann* Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Media Law & Policy Centre for Socio-Legal Studies University of Oxford

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Register for SoLAR Webinar "Instrumenting Learning Analytics" with Dr Chris Brooks, University of Michigan (Feb 24, via zoom)
by Vitomir Kovanovic 19 Feb '21

19 Feb '21

*apologies for cross posting* It is our pleasure to invite you to SoLAR Webinar "Instrumenting Learning Analytics" presented by Dr Chris Brooks from the University of Michigan. In this talk Dr Brooks will discuss an important topic of designing and developing data collection processes to extract meaningful measures of student learning. See the details of the talk below. Time and date: Wednesday February 24, 2021, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern US time (4-5 PM London, UK time time) Location: Zoom (meeting URL provided in the registration email) To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/solar-webinar-instrumenting-learning-analyt… (Also, make sure you follow SoLAR's Eventbrite page<https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/society-for-learning-analytics-research-sol…> to get updates for the future events). We are looking forward to seeing you at the webinar! Kind regards, Vitomir Kovanovic, Secretary Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) https://solaresearch.org/ Instrumenting Learning Analytics As a field at the intersection of social and data sciences there is a strong need for quality instrumentation of teaching and learning. Yet, much of the work done in the field of Learning Analytics to date has not considered instrumentation directly, and instead has been built upon data which is the byproduct of learner activities, sometimes even pejoratively referred to as "data exhaust". In this talk I will describe both a need for and an agenda toward exploring learning analytics instrumentation directly, where the creation, employ, and improvement of data collection instruments are of central interest. I will discuss methodological, architectural, and pragmatic considerations when it comes to the instrumentation of learning analytics systems, and give specific thoughts on the need to understand and improve upon instrumentation choices when making theoretical and methodological decisions. Christopher Brooks is an applied Computer Scientist who builds and studies the effects of educational technologies in higher education and informal learning environments. Dr. Brooks has a particular domain focus on data science education and methodological interests in predictive modeling, learning analytics, and collaborative learning. He has published widely in the areas of educational technologies and human computer interaction, and has been awarded several best papers (LAK, AIED, CHI, CSCW) with collaborators. At the University of Michigan School of Information he directs the activities of the educational technology collective (etc), a group of postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, undergraduate students, and other collaborators.

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Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Annual Conference
by Scott Wright 19 Feb '21

19 Feb '21

Hi everyone, a reminder that the deadline is approaching - but abstracts are short so you have time to apply! Cheers, Scott *Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Annual Conference* Melbourne Australia | July 6–9 2021 Hosted by the Media and Communications Program, School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne Abstract and panel proposal submission for the 2021 Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Annual Conference is now open! The Conference will take place from 6-9 July 2021 at the University of Melbourne, with the option for delegates to attend in person or virtually for those who are unable to travel. This year’s conference, which begins with a one-day postgraduate pre-conference, will centre on the theme of ‘Community, Authority and Power <http://anzca.org/conference/2021/cfp/>’, focusing on the wide range of ways in which communication actors, industries, practices and technologies are implicated in how power is exercised, reproduced, resisted and transformed. We welcome submissions for papers and panels on a wide range of topics in contemporary communication, digital media and cultural studies, as well as related areas such as journalism, political and historical studies, sociology and creative practice. Further information, including speaker details, is available on the ANZCA 2021 website, which will be updated regularly in the lead-up to the conference. Information on the event can be found here <http://anzca.org/conference/2021/?mc_cid=5b3ff528a9&mc_eid=UNIQID>. To submit an abstract or panel proposal for the Conference, click here <https://www.cvent.com/c/abstracts/c7c7b0a9-6228-4242-a051-f845286c8c0e?mc_c…> . For abstract and panel submission information, click here <https://www.phoenixcreativemanagement.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ANZ…> . *The deadline for submissions is Friday 26 February 2021.* We look forward to your submission! -- Professor of Political Communication and Journalism School of Media, Film and Journalism Monash University https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/scott-wright https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VzWDwiEAAAAJ&hl=en https://www.scott-wright.net/ *Current Grants:* ARC Discovery: Evaluating the Challenge of ‘Fake News’ and Other Malinformation (w/Bruns, Harrington, Angus, Stromer-Galley, Wahl-Jorgensen - DP200101317) ARC Linkage: Amplifying Indigenous News: A Digital Intervention (w/Nolan, Waller, McCallum, Simons, Radoll - partners: Guardian and IndigenousX - LP180100201). *Recent Articles* Beratis, D. and Wright, S. (In Press) Election Night Broadcasts and the Hybrid Media System: a case study of Australia, International Journal of Press/Politics. Wright, S. Nolan, D. (In Press) The Development of Data Journalism in China: Influences, Motivations and Practice. *Digital Journalism.* Jones, C., Trott, V., and Wright, S. (2020), Sluts and soyboys: MGTOW and the production of misogynistic online harassment", New Media & Society, 22(10):1903-1921. Wong, S.C. and Wright, S. (2020) Hybrid Media Mediation Opportunity Structure? A case Study of the Anti-National Education Movement, New Media & Society, 22(10): 1741-1762. Jones, C., Wright, S. and Trott, V. (2020) ‘The Pussy Ain’t worth it, Bros!’ The Discourse and Structure of MGTOW, Information, Communication & Society. 23(6): 908-925. Wright, S., Graham, T. and Jackson, D. (2020), When Journalists Go Guardian “Below the Line”: Comment Spaces at the Guardian (2006-2017). Journalism Studies, 21(1): 107-126. Farhall, K., Wright, S., Carson, A. and Lukamto, W. (2019), Political Elites’ Use of Fake News Discourse Across Communications Platforms, International Journal of Communication, 13: 4353–4375. Wright, S. and Higginbotham, W. (2019), Delineating and Assessing Cultural Relations: The case of Asialink, The International Journal of Communication. 13: 1487-1506. Wright, S. and Doyle, K. (2019), The Evolution of Data Journalism: A case study of Australia, Journalism Studies, 20(13): 1811-827.

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DHAWard2020
by Waliya, Yohanna Joseph 18 Feb '21

18 Feb '21

Hi everyone please vote Climatophosis (https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/mediaartsexhibits/ClimatesOfChange/Waliya/wali…) my digital poetry as the THE BEST USE OF DH FOR FUN award2020 http://dhawards.org/dhawards2020/voting/ Deadline 7th March 2021 NB: please other works in other categories Climatophosis is number 4 under the category: THE BEST USE OF DH FOR FUN Waliya, Yohanna Joseph Enseignant et chercheur à l'université de Calabar. Auteur de La récolte de vie, Quand l'Afrique se lèvera etc. Mail: waliyayohannajoseph(a)unical.edu.ng Mobile:+2348038940016. Webs: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4456-7458<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4456-7458> https://unical-ng.academia.edu/WALIYAYOHANNAJOSEPH https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yohanna_Waliya http://vispo.com/guests/waliya/

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DHAWard2020
by Waliya, Yohanna Joseph 18 Feb '21

18 Feb '21

Hi @everyone please vote Climatophosis (https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/mediaartsexhibits/ClimatesOfChange/Waliya/wali…) my digital poetry as the THE BEST USE OF ST FOR FUN award2020 http://dhawards.org/dhawards2020/voting/ Deadline 7th March 2021 NB: please other works in other categories Climatophosis is number 4 under the category: THE BEST USE OF ST FOR FUN Thanks All the best! Waliya, Yohanna Joseph Enseignant et chercheur à l'université de Calabar. Auteur de La récolte de vie, Quand l'Afrique se lèvera etc. Mail: waliyayohannajoseph(a)unical.edu.ng Mobile:+2348038940016. Webs: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4456-7458<https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4456-7458> https://unical-ng.academia.edu/WALIYAYOHANNAJOSEPH https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yohanna_Waliya http://vispo.com/guests/waliya/

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Advice on video platforms privacy in health research
by María González Aguado 18 Feb '21

18 Feb '21

Dear colleagues, I will really appreciate your advice on what are the most secure video-platforms to carry out research on sensitive health issues in terms of privacy. I wonder if someone on the list has experience using Gotomeeting for this purposes. I've read Lobe's et al (2020) review, but further references would be most appreciated. I haven't found anything online, but would like to know if there is an equivalent of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ensuring the privacy on video-platforms in Europe or the UK. Thank you a lot in advance. Best wishes, Maria -- Dr María González Aguado School of Communication, Media and Sociology Bankfield House 132 New Walk Leicester LE1 7JA

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