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Aspen Tech Policy Hub Webinar: Improving Democracy Through Technology August 5 9am PT
by Betsy Cooper 01 Aug '20

01 Aug '20

August 5 Webinar: Improving Democracy Through Technology The uses and effects of technological change permeate through all of our systems, including our democracy. Yet given political polarization and uncertain legal rules, our current climate presents unique challenges to our ideas and values of democracy. How might we use and think about technology to better serve our democratic institutions? Join Aspen Tech Policy Hub [1]Fellows as they showcase their projects under the theme: Improving Democracy Through Technology. Following the presentations of the projects, California Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar will give further remarks. This webinar is part of our Demo Days event series. Learn more [2]on our website. [3]RSVP The projects to be presented are: Combating Election Disinformation by Shining Light on Dark Ads. Every day, tens of millions of Americans view political advertisements on social media that disguise themselves as unpaid content, also known as “dark ads.” According to NYU researchers, more than half of Facebook pages from May 2018 until June 2019 that displayed U.S. political ads concealed the identities of their backers. [4]Matt Volk and [5]Elizabeth Allendorf joined forces to develop a game that educates the public about dark ads, and to propose a series of actions that regulatory entities can take to increase transparency in this ecosystem. Using Automated Advocates to Provide Legal Services at Scale. The United States faces a crisis in its civil courts, where more than 80% of low-income households lack adequate legal representation. A promising new class of technology tools (“Automated Advocates”) can help close that gap, but regulatory complexity about who may practice law make it difficult for companies to build these tools and for regulators to distinguish good actors from bad. [6]Jessica Cole led a project to coalesce and define Automated Advocates in order to regulate and incentivize their use in civil courts. People Powered Policy. It is difficult for cities to obtain real-time feedback from their constituents on impending policy decisions. At the same time, constituents from disenfranchised communities struggle to get the attention of elected officials to drive policy change. [7]Amy Wilson led a project focused on the City of Oakland, California, that develops a strategy to encourage two-way iterative communication between city government and their constituents and embrace a digital transformation. [8] [9]RSVP CONTACT US [10]Twitter [11]Email Address [12]Website References 1. https://www.aspentechpolicyhub.org/fellows/ 2. https://www.aspentechpolicyhub.org/fellows-release-interactive-policy-proje… 3. https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/aspen-tech-policy-hub-demo-day-improv… 4. https://www.aspentechpolicyhub.org/team/matthew-volk/ 5. https://www.aspentechpolicyhub.org/team/elizabeth-allendorf/ 6. https://www.aspentechpolicyhub.org/team/jessica-cole/ 7. https://www.aspentechpolicyhub.org/team/amy-wilson 8. https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/aspen-tech-policy-hub-demo-day-protec… 9. https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/aspen-tech-policy-hub-demo-day-improv… 10. https://www.twitter.com/aspenpolicyhub 11. mailto:aspentechpolicyhub@aspeninstitute.org?subject=Newsletter Question 12. https://www.aspentechpolicyhub.org/ Unsubscribe: https://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.php?r=71217812&l=113004&s=0KZB&… This message was sent to air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org from aspentechpolicyhub(a)aspeninstitute.org Betsy Cooper Aspen Tech Policy Hub 2300 N Street, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20037

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Question: Increase in vigilantism/surveillance over refugees during the pandemic?
by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia 30 Jul '20

30 Jul '20

Dear all, I understand that it's maybe too early to have many (or any) articles on the subject, but researchers who have focused on state responses to the refugee crisis around the world have noticed an increase in surveillance (through uses of technology) and control over refugee groups during the pandemic? There are reports that Venezuelan refugees in Brazil have been under increased surveillance by the Brazilian army (though I don't know the details). Is there anything similar or notable in other parts of the world (such as increased control over Syrian refugees on the Greek-Turkish border, etc)? I am trying to collect material or even get in touch with academics who have research in the area. Best, Raphael T. -- Raphael Tsavkko Garcia, Ph.D http://www.tsavkko.com.br [http://www.tsavkko.com.br/] Portfolio [https://www.tsavkko.com.br/in-the-media-test/] – LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tsavkko/] – Twitter PT [https://twitter.com/tsavkko] – Twitter EN/ES [https://twitter.com/tsavkko_intl]

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Extended deadline (31st August) - OSNEM Special Issue: Online/Mobile Social Networking at the time of COVID-19
by Andrea Passarella 30 Jul '20

30 Jul '20

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CALL FOR PAPERS Elsevier Online Social Networks and Media Journal (OSNEM) Special issue on Online/Mobile Social Networking at the time of COVID-19 ****** EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE ******** Submission Deadline: August 31st, 2020 ******************************************** http://www.journals.elsevier.com/online-social-networks-and-media/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The outbreak of COVID-19 is revolutionising our daily habits and individual/social behaviour, with many physical activities being ''migrated'' to the online world. On the other hand, we are relying more and more on online services to track and fight the diffusion of the new virus. While these phenomena are a consequence of an emergency situation, it is very likely that such changes will have a significant long-term impact. Online and Mobile Social Networks are a particularly intriguing environment in this framework. The OSNEM usage has changed dramatically since the emergence of the pandemic. Moreover, OSNEM can be used to shed light, through big data analysis, on novel individual and social behaviours of people. Last but not least, OSNEM are increasingly used to track the pandemic, via Online and Mobile Social Platforms helping to track physical contacts between people. As the role of OSNEM is becoming ever more important, challenges and threats to privacy, trust in information, fake news, malicious behaviour are posing even more serious threats. This special issue seeks high-quality scientific articles (both theoretical and experimental) on the use of OSNEM at the time of COVID-19, to either characterise the human behaviour via large-scale OSNEM data analysis, or using OSNEM to fight the pandemic. Papers describing the process used to collect and use large-scale datasets from OSNEM platforms are welcome, provided datasets are made available to the research community. Topics include, but are not limited to: - Characterisation of OSNEM usage at the time of COVID-19 via OSNEM big data analysis - Models of individual and social behaviour through OSNEM big data during the pandemic - Characterisation of social network structures during pandemic via OSNEM large-scale data - Opinion formation, information diffusion and polarization related to COVID-19 - Tracking of COVID-19 diffusion through Online Social Networks analysis - Mobile Social Networking applications and services to fight the COVID-19 diffusion - COVID-19 e-health services based on OSNEM - Privacy issues in the use of Online and Mobile Social Networks to fight COVID-19 - Tools to detect and counteract disinformation and malicious behaviours related the COVID-19 phenomena - Tools to assess and verify trustworthiness of COVID-19 related information and accounts - OSNEM data-driven approaches to study COVID-19 related phenomena - Multidisciplinary applications of OSNEM (economics, medicine, society, politics, homeland security, etc.) to fight COVID-19 - COVID-19 publicly available OSNEM datasets: collection, usage and sharing Online Social Networks and Media is a multidisciplinary journal for the wide community of computer and network scientists working on developing OSNEM platforms and services and using OSNEM as a big data source to mine, learn and model the (online) human behaviour. Manuscripts only based on questionnaires, even focused on the reported use of social media, are outside the scope of the journal. On the other hand, the journal welcomes papers which present analyses based on big data mined from social networks/media. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schedule Manuscript submission deadline: August 31st, 2020 First notification: October 15th, 2020 Submission of revised paper: November 15th, 2020 Notification of acceptance: December 15th, 2020 Guest Editors Marco Conti, IIT-CNR, Italy Andrea Passarella, IIT-CNR, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Instructions for submission Manuscripts must not have been previously published nor currently under review by other journals or conferences. Papers previously published in conference proceedings are eligible for submission if the submitted manuscript is a substantial revision and extension of the conference version. In this case, authors should indicate the previous publication(s) in the cover letter and are also required to submit their published conference article(s) and a summary document explaining the enhancements made in the journal version. The submission website for this journal is located at https://www.editorialmanager.com/osnem/default.aspx. Please select ''VSI:COVID-19'' when you reach the ''Article Type'' step in the submission process. To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified, for consideration by the special issue, the authors should indicate in the cover letter that the manuscript has been submitted for the special issue on ''Online/Mobile Social Networking at the time of COVID-19''. Manuscripts can be submitted continuously until the deadline. Once a paper is submitted, the review process will start immediately. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (in the first issue available as soon as the paper is accepted). All accepted papers will be listed together in an online virtual special issue published in the journal website. For further information, please contact the guest editors at osnem at iit.cnr.it

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WEBCAST TODAY – What about Complimentary Access Models? | Qu’en est-il des modèles d’accès complémentaire? #AfricanInternetResilience
by Joly MacFie 30 Jul '20

30 Jul '20

This is underway. Files will be downloadable on the archive link later in the day. ISOC Live posted: "On Thursday July 30 2020 at 11:00 UTC the African Union Commission (AU), the Internet Society (ISOC), the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), and NetHope in collaboration with the African Telecommunications Union (ATU), the Association for Progr" [image: liv] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/africaninternetresilience5>On *Thursday July 30 2020* at *11:00 UTC* the *African Union Commission <https://au.int/en/commission>* (AU), the* Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/>* (ISOC), the *African Network Information Centre <https://www.afrinic.net/>* (AFRINIC), and *NetHope <https://nethope.org/>* in collaboration with the *African Telecommunications Union <https://atu-uat.org/> *(ATU), the *Association for Progressive Communications <https://www.apc.org/>* (APC) and *Mozilla <https://mozilla.org>*, present a webinar '*What about Complimentary Access Models? <https://www.internetsociety.org/events/african-internet-resilience/what-abo…>*' This, the 5th webinar in the African Internet Resilience Webinar Series focuses on complementary models to increasing Internet connectivity in Africa, and the policy and regulatory frameworks that can create a favourable environment for community-driven Internet solutions to thrive. Le *jeudi 30 juillet 2020* à *11h00 UTC*,la *Commission de l'Union africaine <https://au.int/en/commission>* (UA), l'*Internet Society <https://www.internetsociety.org/>* (ISOC), le *Centre d'information sur les réseaux africains <https://www.afrinic.net/>* (AFRINIC) et *NetHope* en collaboration avec l'*Union africaine des télécommunications <https://atu-uat.org/>* (ATU), l'*Association pour Progressive Communications <https://www.apc.org/>* (APC) et *Mozilla <https://mozilla.org/>* présentent un webinaire «*Qu'en est-il des modèles d'accès complémentaire? <https://www.internetsociety.org/events/african-internet-resilience/what-abo…>*» Ce 5e webinaire de la série de webinaires sur la résilience de l'Internet en Afrique se concentre sur des modèles complémentaires pour accroître la connectivité Internet en Afrique, et sur les cadres politiques et réglementaires qui peuvent créer un environnement favorable au développement des solutions Internet axées sur la communauté. *SPEAKERS* *Moctar Yedaly*, Head, Information Society Division, African Union Commission *Jason Aproskie*, Principal Economist at the Competition Commission of South Africa and the Technical Head of the Data Inquiry *Josephine Miliza*, Africa Regional coordinator, LocNet *Chako Armant*, Senior Research Coordinator, La Différence *Susan M. A. Wegoye*, Director Legal Affairs, Ugandan Communications Commission *Victor Asante*, Senior Manager, Research and Planning, Ghana Innovation Fund fro Electronic Communications *MODERATOR * *Michuki Mwangi*, Senior Director, Internet Technology and Development, Internet Society *LIVESTREAM* *https://livestream.com/internetsociety/africaninternetresilience5 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/africaninternetresilience5> (English)* *LIVESTREAM FRANCAIS* *https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/africaninternetresilience5 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/africaninternetresilience5> (Francais)* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/2P57JNm <https://bit.ly/2P57JNm> (interpretation available)* *INFO https://www.internetsociety.org/events/african-internet-resilience/what-abo… <https://www.internetsociety.org/events/african-internet-resilience/what-abo…>* *TWITTER #AfricanInternetResilience <https://bit.ly/AfricaInternetResilience> @ISOC_Africa @_AfricanUnion #StrongInternet @internetsociety @AFRINIC @NetHope_org @atu_uat @APC_News @mozilla* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.facebook.com/pg/ISOCAfrica/videos/ <https://www.facebook.com/pg/ISOCAfrica/videos/>* *https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live <https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/africaninternetresilience5 <https://archive.org/details/africaninternetresilience5>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12546/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Call for Applications - JpCTEC Needs Two Associate Editors
by Plothe, Theo 30 Jul '20

30 Jul '20

Call for Applications Two Associate Editors Officially Assuming Duties September 2020; Overseeing 2020-2023 Volumes The Journal of Communication Technology in association with the Communication Technology division of AEJMC is seeking applications for Associate Editors. The appointed Associate Editors will begin processing manuscripts Fall 2020, officially assuming duties Sept. 9, 2020 and overseeing volumes for 2020-2023. Description of the Journal The Journal of Communication Technology is the official journal of the Communication Technology division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The expressed aim of this journal is to bring together research that facilitates discussion and cultivates understanding of the ways in which communication technologies are changing not only media processes and content, but also audiences, institutions, and society at large. Since communication technologies themselves have now come to fulfill a central, social role in virtually all forms of mediated communication, JoCTEC welcomes scholarship from a broad area of inquiry provided that the focus pertains to communication technologies. This includes but is not limited to studies of social media, advertising, science, networks, health, politics, history, policy, public relations, management, economics, ethics, minorities, and visual communication. Requirements and Responsibilities The Associate Editors must be a member or become a member of AEJMC Communication Technology division and must maintain membership in the division throughout the editorial term. Additional responsibilities include the following: ● Promoting submissions to the journal. ● Providing timely decisions and suitable feedback to authors. ● Assembling issues according to the publication schedule. ● Maintaining good communication with fellow JoCTEC editorial team. Application Process Applicants should develop a cover letter addressing the following points: ● A commitment to serve if selected. ● Current research agenda. ● Editorial philosophy and ability to meet editorial responsibilities. Application materials should also include: ● A current vita. ● Names and contact information for two people who can serve as references for the applicant. Application materials must be received no later than Wednesday, August 26, 2019. Interviews with applicants and the Journal’s Editor/Associate Editors may occur via telephone, Skype, or WebEx. Please address any queries about the positions to Dr. Theo Plothe, the journal editor at plothet(a)savannahstate.edu<mailto:plothet@savannahstate.edu>. Best, Dr. Plothe -- Theo Plothe, PhD Editor, Journal of Communication Technology Division of Communication Technology, AEJMC

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Re: [Air-L] non-Zoom platforms....again
by Alexandre Hocquet 30 Jul '20

30 Jul '20

Many thanks for these answers. I should have made clearer in my message that some open source conferencing software solutions do exist. Apart from Jitsi, Big blue button comes to mind for example. The salient point is not really the frontend software itself but the investment in the infrastructure to support the bandwidth, something that can be done at the local or national level. In France, "rendez vous Renater" was working ok until the pandemic but the infrastructure behind it was not designed for the sharp increase in use that followed the pandemic. The point is that it became easier to outsource to corporations offering the necessary bandwidth with their software solutions instead of investing in increasing the possibilities of the existing one. In a similar way, some French universities completely abandoned their emailing addresses services provided by Renater because Renater is charging for a service that Google provides for free. (And from what I saw in my short stay in Philly, that may also be the case for American universities). What is new here, is that it is the pandemic and the sudden and massive turn to online conferencing that tore into pieces another possibility of providing and maintaining an open infrastructure. -- *********************************************** Alexandre Hocquet Archives Henri Poincaré & Science History Institute Alexandre.Hocquet(a)univ-lorraine.fr https://www.sciencehistory.org/profile/alexandre-hocquet https://poincare.univ-lorraine.fr/fr/membre-titulaire/alexandre-hocquet ***********************************************

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RESTREAM TODAY – IGF-USA 2020 Lead-In Event: The Evolving Role of the Internet in our Lives
by Joly MacFie 29 Jul '20

29 Jul '20

A slighlly touched up version of last week's IGF-USA intro webinar. Lee Rainie breaks down Pew's current research on Internet usage in the USA. ISOC Live posted: "On Thursday July 16 2020, at 10am EDT (17:00-18:30 UTC) the Internet Society Livestream Channel will restream the IGF-USA 2020 Lead-In Event 'The evolving role of the Internet in our lives'. The entire session is dedicated to a presentation and discussion" [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfusapew>On *Thursday July 16 2020*, at *10am EDT* (14:00 UTC) the* Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://isoc.live>* will restream the IGF-USA 2020 Lead-In Event *'The evolving role of the Internet in our lives*'. The entire session is dedicated to a presentation and discussion of the latest reports from the *Pew Research Center <https://www.pewresearch.org/> *focusing on on the digital divide, privacy, education, telework, and the numerous ways in which Americans have used and relied on technology during the COVID-19 pandemic. PRESENTER *Lee Rainie*, Director of Internet and Technology Research, Pew Research Center. *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfusapew <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfusapew>* *TWITTER @IGFUSA @pewinternet <https://bit.ly/2Zklk8c> #igfusa* *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/pg/InternetGovernanceForumUSA/videos/ <https://www.facebook.com/pg/InternetGovernanceForumUSA/videos/>* *ARCHIVE https://archive.org/details/igfusapew <https://archive.org/details/igfusapew>* *Permalink*: https://isoc.live/12441/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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The Use of Artificial Intelligence to Address Online Bullying and Abuse
by Tijana Milosevic 29 Jul '20

29 Jul '20

Hi Everyone, Apologies for cross-posting, we thought the following call (please see below) might be of interest to some of you. Thanks in advance, Kind regards, Tijana The International Journal of Bullying Prevention (IJBP), special issue: The Use of Artificial Intelligence to Address Online Bullying and Abuse[image: New Content Item] Special Issue Editors: Dr. Tijana Milosevic, The National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre, Institute of Education, Dublin City University Dr. Kathleen Van Royen, Department of Communication Studies, University of Antwerp Dr. Brian Davis, School of Computing, Dublin City University and ADAPT Research Centre Cyberbullying or online bullying, harassment and abuse pose significant challenges for online platforms. The use of natural language processing (NLP), various forms of machine learning (such as supervised machine learning, deep learning) and artificial intelligence (AI), is becoming more prevalent in moderating these behaviours on social media platforms and various content sharing apps. A number of social media companies refer to their increasing reliance on AI to moderate various forms of abusive behaviour, indicating their relative success in identifying these proactively. Nonetheless, companies reveal little information about how such moderation is applied in practice, about the details behind the algorithm design; and they infrequently release datasets that would allow scientists who do not work in the social media industry to understand this process. While some industry experts and scholars place significant hopes in deep learning to solve the problem of online abuse, others identify the limitations of this approach, including a relative lack of training datasets; the misinterpretation of contextual cues and relational history, and the danger of systematic bias that can inadvertently slip into such modelling. Furthermore, there is a relative lack of insight from the perspectives of sociology and psychology and other social science disciplines about how users (adults and children) perceive such interventions and about their desirability. For instance, how do users understand the balance of rights to safety on the one hand and privacy and freedom of expression on the other, when it comes to the application of proactive moderation tools? For this special issue, we are looking for a variety of submissions from a range of disciplines that examine various aspects of AI applications to address abuse. This includes but it is not limited to: communication, education, psychology, sociology, philosophy, computer science and engineering, human computer interaction, science and technology studies, among others. The goals of this special issue are: - Outline various approaches in the application of NLP, machine learning and AI to addressing cyberbullying, harassment, and various specific forms of cyberaggression - Outline the state of the field today, assessing the strengths and limitations of the solutions currently available - Find articles that not only report on current approaches to the use of AI in moderation, but also critique current methods applied by social media platforms - Find insights from technical sciences and social science research that would inform the design and deployment of tools for computational scholars - Facilitate interdisciplinarity by translating some of the work undertaken in the fields of computer science and engineering into a language that is more accessible to scholars in social sciences and humanities - Drawing attention of the scholars in technical fields to the work being done in social sciences and humanities on this topic that can further inform their research Abstracts (max 500 words) should be submitted by September 15, 2020 to Tijana Milosevic at tijana.milosevic(a)dcu.ie. Full manuscripts (typical length between 6,000 and 9,000 words-please seek permission in advance if you need to submit a shorter or longer manuscript) to be submitted by December 1st, 2020. The issue is planned for June 2021. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. *NB: We are interested in a wide range of topics and we would also consider submissions that address the moderation of issues that do not necessarily fall under online bullying, such as online grooming, for instance. Nonetheless, please note that if you are contemplating such a topic that is a bit outside the scope of the special issue, it is really important to tie the discussion with cyberbullying in some way—e.g. by contextualising cybergrooming as a form of online bullying.* We thank you in advance for considering our special issue for publishing your work. Sincerely, Tijana Milosevic, Kathleen Van Royen, and Brian Davis Guest Editors -- Kind regards, Tijana Milosevic Postdoctoral researcher, National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre Dublin City University www.tijanamilosevic.org @TiMilosevic <https://antibullyingcentre.ie/>

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WEBCAST TODAY: Interactive Online Discussion on India Draft Non-Personal Data Governance Framework
by Joly MacFie 29 Jul '20

29 Jul '20

This is underway. One panelist described India as the most regulated major economy in the world. Note that, after the conclusion, the video will be available for download on the archive link. ISOC Live posted: "On Wednesday 29 July 2020 from 3:30-5:30pm IST (10:00-12:00 UTC) CCAOI and the Internet Society Delhi Chapter (ISOC Delhi) will host an an Interactive Online Discussion on the draft Non-Personal Data Governance Framework. currently undergoing public consu" [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/nonpersonaldata>On *Wednesday 29 July 2020* from *3:30-5:30pm IST* (10:00-12:00 UTC) *CCAOI <https://ccaoi.in/>* and the* Internet Society Delhi Chapter <https://www.facebook.com/isoc.delhi/>* (ISOC Delhi) will host an an* Interactive Online Discussion <https://forms.gle/2Z6TywTvH4qsWmMn6>* on the *draft Non-Personal Data Governance Framework <https://static.mygov.in/rest/s3fs-public/mygov_159453381955063671.p>*. currently undergoing public consultation. The objective of this discussion is to provide clarity and perspective to different stakeholders across the country, also encouraging them to submit input formally. *PANELISTS* *Abhishek Singh*, CEO, MyGov, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Govt of India *Smriti Parsheera*, Researcher, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) & Fellow, CyberBrics Project *Ashish Aggarwal*, Senior Director & Head- Policy Advocacy, NASSCOM *Parminder Jeet Singh*, Executive Director, IT for Change (member of NPD committee) *Subhashish Bhadra*, Principal Beneficial Technology, Omidyar Network *MODERATORS* - *Amrita Choudhury* and *Rahul Sharma* *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/nonpersonaldata <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/nonpersonaldata>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://forms.gle/2Z6TywTvH4qsWmMn6 <https://forms.gle/2Z6TywTvH4qsWmMn6>* *TWITTER @isocdelhi #nonpersonal <https://bit.ly/3jDf1G6> @GoI_MeitY @ISOCapac* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/nonpersonaldata* <https://archive.org/details/nonpersonaldata> *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12539/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Call for Papers: PRESENCE 2020
by Matthew Lombard 28 Jul '20

28 Jul '20

CALL FOR PAPERS PRESENCE 2020 18th conference of the International Society for Presence Research (ISPR; http://ispr.info/) Online + Synchronous October 23, 2020 https://ispr.info/call-presence-2020 Conference theme: Presence during and after the pandemic The 18th PRESENCE conference will take place as a one-day, fast-track online conference. All presence topics are also welcome but submissions related to early phase projects, papers, and studies about the impacts of the pandemic on presence phenomena now and in the years ahead are particularly encouraged. The 19th PRESENCE conference will take place next fall 2021 in Orlando that was originally planned this year. * Submission deadline: August 20, 2020 (with some flexibility - email the conference chair at lombard(a)temple.edu if you need a few extra days) * Online submissions should be submitted via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=p2020 * Notification of acceptance decisions: September 10, 2020 * Finished, camera-ready papers due: October 10, 2020 PLEASE HELP US GET THE WORD OUT BY SHARING THIS CALL FOR PAPERS OVERVIEW Telepresence, often shortened to presence, is a state or perception in which we overlook or misconstrue the role of technology and feel present in the environments and/or connected to the people or things we experience via technology. It´s increasingly relevant to a wide range of media experiences and application areas. Following a series of17 successful Presence conference events, PRESENCE 2020 will retain the single-track format and enjoyable social environment of previous conferences while featuring an expanded variety of paper and poster sessions, panel discussions, keynote presentations, hands-on demonstrations of presence applications/services/projects, and informal discussion, networking and fun. Members of both academic and industry communities are welcome. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The term presence has many formal and informal meanings but is used by a growing interdisciplinary scholarly community to refer to experiences in which technology is overlooked or misconstrued in some way during a mediated experience. Long a focus of those who study virtual reality and environments, it´s increasingly relevant to a wide range of media experiences. For example, presence occurs when we get "lost" in the world of a novel, TV show, movie, video game or theme park ride; we´re convinced by the realism of paintings or graphic designs; we treat our cars, computers or other machines as if they have personalities of their own, and we feel like we´re "with" a person we talk to on the phone or in a video conference. The presence research community has been working to identify causes, characteristics and consequences of diverse presence experiences. The consequences identified so far - including arousal/relaxation, empathy, enjoyment, persuasion and more - make clear the importance and power of presence to improve communication across a wide variety of contexts and applications of interest to scholars and those who create media technologies and content. Presence as a concept and set of phenomena is related to the work being done in nearly every field and business sector from art to zoology, with particularly direct applications in business, education, entertainment and health. The 4000+ posts in ISPR Presence News (http://ispr.info/posts) and thousands more on its predecessor, the presence-l listserv (http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/presence-l.html) along with the Presence Bibliography on the ISPR website (http://ispr.info/) illustrate the breadth of presence applications, and the breadth, depth and value of presence scholarship. The objectives of the conference are to deepen and update the knowledge of those already familiar with presence and introduce new scholars and practitioners to the centrality, pervasiveness, and value of presence phenomena, theory and research. The overarching goal is to help integrate and increase collaborative scholarship on presence. SUBMISSIONS Topics We seek original, high quality papers and demonstrations that contribute to our collective understanding of presence phenomena and applications in any/every aspect of life. Topics of interest include (but are absolutely not limited to): * Presence theory * Measures of presence * Presence and emotion * Presence and education * Presence and social interaction * Gender and Presence * Neuroscience approaches to Presence * Presence in gaming and entertainment * Philosophical perspectives on presence * Ethics of presence * Presence technologies and applications (e.g. in business, arts, medicine and therapy) * The future of presence research Theme: Presence during and after the pandemic Presence experiences were already becoming more common in many aspects of life before the Coronavirus pandemic, but the current crisis has vastly accelerated the need and desire for effective presence experiences and creative progress in the uses of technology to create them. All-online teaching at every level of education, virtual graduation ceremonies, working from home via online platforms, live streaming of music concerts and theater performances, virtual travel experiences, virtual business and academic conferences, and so much more represent huge changes for societies, organizations and individuals regarding presence. If ever there was an appropriate group to explore these changes and their implications for the future it's the presence community. Individual descriptive, research, theory, or position papers as well as dedicated panels related to this theme are encouraged. ISPR will also organize a session in which we trial and discuss the characteristics of a variety of social presence platforms (e.g. Zoom, WebEx, Teams, Discord, Mozilla Hubs, etc), with the goal of producing a co-authored publishable paper outlining our conclusions about their strengths and weaknesses in producing effective presence experiences. [NOTE: Submissions on the previously announced Theme 2 below are still welcome!] Theme 2: The world of presence Presence experiences are becoming more common in more aspects of life for more and more people around the world. These experiences have the potential to bring diverse individuals, groups and nations together but also isolate them in their own mediated realities. What are the contours of presence around the world and what implications and challenges does it pose for researchers, scholars, technology designers and users, and citizens? We invite submission in all of the categories below that identify, consider and ideally propose specific steps we can take to make presence a force for positive rather than negative change. Data-based projects, concept and theory building work as well as personal (first person) reflections are encouraged. Categories We invite researchers and practitioners to submit their work in the categories below. All submissions are to be in APA format (http://www.apastyle.org/) and except for the separate title page not identify the author(s) directly or indirectly (for blind peer review). A template for Microsoft Word is available at https://tinyurl.com/PC-APA-template-Word and a template for LaTeX (https://www.latex-project.org/) is available at https://tinyurl.com/PC-APA-template-Latex. * PAPERS: Comprehensive descriptions of research or design work and/or theoretical investigation within the scope of the conference; up to 30 pages (including references) in APA format. Papers must relate to existing literature on presence and make an original contribution to it. * SHORT PAPERS: Short papers may be up to 12 pages in APA format. * POSTERS: Visual display presentations. Poster proposals must describe and/or contain early drafts of the visual display. Accepted poster abstracts will be displayed during a dedicated session of the conference that begins with short oral previews, and then published in the conference Proceedings. * DEMONSTRATIONS/EXHIBITIONS: Step-by-step audiovisual demonstrations and/or hands-on experiences of non-commercial work within the scope of the conference. Accepted demonstration/exhibition proposals will be presented during a dedicated session of the conference and included in the conference Proceedings. For the exhibitions of commercial products, please contact us for sponsorship terms and opportunities. * PANELS: Presence 2020 welcomes panel proposals which allow panelists and participants to discuss any topic relevant to presence, especially the conference theme of challenges. Discussion and paper panel submissions must include the following: (1) title, (2) description and rationale (75 words or less), (3) titles and brief abstracts (100 words or less) for each panelist, and (4) a complete list of participants along with their institutional affiliations and contact information. Proceedings All accepted submissions will be collected in the official conference proceedings (with ISBN) and will be permanently available for download in the ISPR conference archive. Procedure Online submissions should be submitted via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=p2020 IMPORTANT DATES * Submission deadline: August 20, 2020 (with some flexibility - email the conference chair at lombard(a)temple.edu if you need a few extra days) * Notification of acceptance decisions: September 10, 2020 * Finished, camera-ready papers due: October 10, 2020 LOCATION/VENUE The conference will take place online via Zoom. Details forthcoming. ABOUT ISPR The International Society for Presence Research (ISPR) is a non-profit membership organization founded in 2002 to support academic research related to the concept of (tele)presence. ISPR has sponsored 17 successful international conferences (beginning informally in 1998), providing richly social opportunities to share scholarship and applications of the presence concept. The ISPR website (http://ispr.info) serves as a resource for those who conduct research, develop theory, design, market, write about, or simply are interested in, the concept and phenomena of presence. ISPR Presence News (http://ispr.info/posts) available via the ISPR website, provides current news stories, calls for papers and participation, position announcements, and other informative posts every weekday (a total of nearly 4000 posts since 2009). ORGANIZERS and CONTACT Matthew Lombard, Temple University (lombard(a)temple.edu) Cheryl Bracken, Cleveland State University Jihyun Kim, University of Central Florida Eugene Kukshinov, Temple University SongYi Lee, Temple University Kun Xu, University of Florida Hocheol Yang, Temple University -- Matthew Lombard, Ph.D. Co-Chair, Department of Media Studies & Production Klein College of Media and Communication Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA President, International Society for Presence Research (ISPR) lombard(a)temple.edu http://matthewlombard.com

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