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Christina Dunbar-Hester talks about her new book
by Ilana Gershon 13 Jun '20

13 Jun '20

Dear Colleagues, Some of you might be interested in attending when Christina Dunbar-Hester visits the CaMP virtual reading group on June 26th . She will be talking about her new book, Hacking Diversity: The Politics of Inclusion in Open Technology Cultures. We are mainly be focusing on the introduction -- and I am happy to send you a link to the readings. If you would like to participate, please write to me here: campsemiotics(a)gmail.com Again -- Friday, June 26th -- 1 pm EST Hope you are having a good weekend, Ilana

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CFP Conference - Unstable democracies: Polarization, populism and disinformation in a hybrid media context
by Dolors.Palau＠uv.es 13 Jun '20

13 Jun '20

CFP Mediaflows Conference Unstable democracies: Polarization, populism and disinformation in a hybrid media context 11, 12 and 13 November 2020. Valencia (Spain) In order to present a paper, 250-word proposals should be sent through the specific section form to which it is addressed until July 25, 2020. http://mediaflows.es/en/call-for-papers/ The conference accepts papers in Spanish and English. Considering the health circumstances facing Covid-19, the conference will have a semi-virtual character. SECTIONS The conference includes six sections, whose specific cfp can be accessed on the website http://mediaflows.es/call-for-papers/ 1. Institutional crisis, democratic representation and media coverage. 2. Media consumption, and audiences in hybrid media systems. 3. Democratic values in times of populism and emotion: communication and leadership. 4. Strategy and democratic game: Surveys, pacts and political majority. 5. Research on hate discourse and disinformation. 6. Nuts and bolts of the power: Reality and fiction. PUBLISHING A selection of the accepted proposals will be published in a special edition of the Dígitos journal (www.revistadigitos.es) whose deadline for submission ends on December 15, 2020. Other publishing options will be shortly announced on the conference website. DEADLINES • July 25, 2020: the deadline for sending abstract proposals is closed. • July 31, 2020: communication of accepted papers. • September 15: Registration and fees payment opening. • November 1: deadline for sending complete proposals. • November 11, 12 and 13, 2020: Conference celebration.

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Twitter Archive - Recovery of Deleted Tweets
by Wolfram Schaffar 12 Jun '20

12 Jun '20

Dear list, dear colleagues, Twitter has just deleted over 170 000 accounts from China. Unluckily, I was not quick enough to save screenshots of the memes and tweets which were posted during April and May 2020 on #MilkTeaAlliance and on #nnevvy. Is there a way to get access to the original threads? If someone could help me, I would really happy. (And I promise to write a summary and post it back onto this list). All the best, Wolfram _____________________________________________ Prof. Dr. Wolfram Schaffar Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies Department of Japanese Studies Wilhelmstraße 90 72074 Tübingen テユービンゲン大学人文科学部アジア地域文化研究所日本学科 https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/philosophische-fakultaet/fachbereiche/… <https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/philosophische-fakultaet/fachbereiche/…>

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Calling all leaders and champions of VR/AR/MR (XR) initiatives at universities and colleges
by Lee, Mark 12 Jun '20

12 Jun '20

*** Calling all leaders and champions of VR/AR/MR (XR) initiatives at universities and colleges *** Champions in Higher Education of XR (CHEX) is a new consortium formed under the umbrella of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN at http://immersivelrn.org/ ) that brings together both administrators as well as faculty/staff grassroots leaders who are championing the adoption and use of XR and immersive technologies at colleges, universities, and college/university systems around the world. Many of these champions have oversight of XR initiatives at a campus, institution, or system-wide level (whether as part of their official job responsibilities or in a voluntary capacity), the scope of which may encompass some or all of the following: * Design, development, and delivery of XR-related academic courses and programs; * Application of XR technologies for learning, teaching, and assessment within and across various disciplines; * XR research, development, innovation, and commercialization; * Use of XR in other areas of higher education such as marketing/outreach, student services, and the library. The main goals of the CHEX Consortium are to: 1. Advocate for and accelerate the growth of XR and immersive technologies for learning across the higher education sector; 2. Cultivate cross-institutional and cross-national relationships and networks in the space; 3. Support and assist members in building a business case to senior administrators for investment in XR and immersive technologies; 4. Serve as a unified voice and a vehicle representing higher education institutions in their endeavors to build XR industry partnerships and collaborations; 5. Identify and promote best practices for facilitating collaborative XR projects and initiatives within and among higher education institutions, and between institutions and industry, that bring together diverse stakeholder interests, disciplines, and perspectives. The initial, "kickoff" meeting for CHEX will take place during the iLRN 2020 Virtual Conference ( http://immersivelrn.org/ilrn2020 ) Participation in the meeting is by invitation only, with a view to organizing a larger, dedicated Symposium, and opening up membership of and participation in the Consortium to a wider audience, following the conference. Ultimately, each campus, institution, or system will be allowed to nominate no more than one faculty or staff member as its designated representative to CHEX, and that person must be a member of iLRN in good standing. To indicate your interest in participating in CHEX and/or the kickoff meeting at iLRN 2020, please begin by registering for the conference (at http://immersivelrn.org/ilrn2020/ilrn-2020-fees-registration ) if you have not already done so. (Registration is free of charge for all non-presenters.) Then, click on the button below and provide your details the form: https://forms.gle/Qc1ut6TtvWmrSfx58 The coordinators of the kickoff meeting are Jeremy Nelson (University of Michigan) and David Bass-Clark (Unity College). For inquiries, please email chex(a)immersivelrn.org from your institutional email address. (Sent to air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org) | ALBURY-WODONGA | BATHURST | BRISBANE | CANBERRA | DUBBO | GOULBURN | MELBOURNE | ORANGE | PORT MACQUARIE | SYDNEY | WAGGA WAGGA | LEGAL NOTICE This email (and any attachment) is confidential and is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must not copy, distribute, take any action in reliance on it or disclose it to anyone. Any confidentiality is not waived or lost by reason of mistaken delivery. Email should be checked for viruses and defects before opening. Charles Sturt University does not accept liability for viruses or any consequence which arise as a result of this email transmission. Email communications with Charles Sturt University may be subject to automated email filtering, which could result in the delay or deletion of a legitimate email before it is read at Charles Sturt University. The views expressed in this email are not necessarily those of Charles Sturt University. Charles Sturt University in Australia The Grange Chancellery, Panorama Avenue, Bathurst NSW Australia 2795 (ABN: 83 878 708 551; CRICOS Provider Number: 00005F (National)). TEQSA Provider Number: PV12018 Consider the environment before printing this email.

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WEBCAST TODAY: RURAL ISOC SIG Universal Acceptance Awareness Webinar
by Joly MacFie 12 Jun '20

12 Jun '20

Universal acceptance is such a no-brainer we shouldn't even have to talk about it. But nevertheless we definitely do. Come on, people! Enough already! If this session is too early for you, there's another one <https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/Universal_Acceptance_%E2%80%93_a_technical_or_…> 3 hours later at EuroDIG. ISOC Live posted: "On Friday 12 June 2020 at 5pm-6pm IST (11:30-12:30 UTC) the Internet Society Rural Development Special Interest Group (RuralISOCSIG) presents a webinar 'Universal Acceptance Awareness'. Universal Acceptance (UA ensures that all domain names, including lon" [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ua>On *Friday 12 June 2020* at *5pm-6pm IST* (11:30-12:30 UTC) the *Internet Society Rural Development Special Interest Group <https://ruralisocsig.org/>*(RuralISOCSIG) presents a webinar '*Universal Acceptance Awareness* <https://ruralisocsig.org/upcoming-event>'. Universal Acceptance (UA ensures that all domain names, including long new TLDs and IDNs, and email addresses are treated equally and can be used by all Internet-enabled applications, devices, and systems. *SPEAKERS* *Dr. Ajay Data* - Chair, Universal Acceptance Steering Group *Dr. Sarmad Hussain* - Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) Programs Director, ICANN *Samiran Gupta*, Head of India, ICANN *Harish Chowdhary*, Universal Acceptance Ambassador *MODERATOR* *Adarsh B U*, Founder and President, RuralISOCSIG *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ua <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ua>* *AGENDA https://ruralisocsig.org/upcoming-event <https://ruralisocsig.org/upcoming-event>* *TWITTER: @IsocSig <http://bit.ly/IsocSig> #universalacceptance <https://bit.ly/2UfAry3>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.facebook.com/groups/400301030546238/ <https://www.facebook.com/groups/400301030546238/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *ORGANIZERS* *https://ruralisocsig.org/ <https://ruralisocsig.org/>* *https://uasg.tech/ <https://uasg.tech/>* *PARTNERS* *http://www.ficci.in/ <http://www.ficci.in/>* *https://www.cisecurity.org/ <https://www.cisecurity.org/>* *http://www.git.edu/ <http://www.git.edu/>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12236/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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WEBCAST TODAY: EuroDIG 2020 WS12 ‘Community networks and smart solutions in remote areas – a bottom-up approach to digital citizenship’
by Joly MacFie 12 Jun '20

12 Jun '20

This, and the pre07 'Successes & Failures <https://isoc.live/12206/>' one last Wednesday, are the only sessions that we are streaming from the EuroDIG this year. However almost every session is available on YouTube via their programme page <https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/Consolidated_programme_2020>. ISOC Live posted: "On Friday 12 June 2020 at 09:30-11:00 UTC the EuroDIG Workshop 12 'Community networks and smart solutions in remote areas – a bottom-up approach to digital citizenship' will be convened online. The session offers a discussion about needs, challenges and b" [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ws12>On *Friday 12 June 2020* at *09:30-11:00 UTC* the *EuroDIG <https://www.eurodig.org/index.php?id=76>* *Workshop 12* '*Community networks and smart solutions in remote areas – a bottom-up approach to digital citizenship <https://bit.ly/2Mz97Xj>*' will be convened online. The session offers a discussion about needs, challenges and best practices in offering applications and services based on broadband infrastructure developed with the participation of Rural communities. The session will cover recent events caused by COVID 19, however, it will also discuss issues that will exist in the aftermath of the current pandemic. *KEY PARTICIPANTS* - *Carola Croll* - Researcher, Digital Opportunities Foundation, Stiftung Digitale Chancen - *Gianluca Lentini* - Researcher and Project Manager, Poliedra, Politecnico di Milano - *Maarit Palovirta* - Director, Regulatory Affairs, ETNO - *Massimiliano Stucchi* - Technical Advisor, European Bureau, Internet Society - *Tom Puc* - IoT Evangelist and LoRAWAN Advocate, XIRIS, Institute for R&D of Internet of Things - *Vassilis Chryssos* - Co-founder, Sarantaporo.gr *MODERATOR* - *Frédéric Donck* Regional Vice President - Europe, Internet Society *LIVESTREAM *http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ws12 (open captions) *EURODIG YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/TLk6IvfHrck <https://youtu.be/TLk6IvfHrck>* *AGENDA https://bit.ly/2Mz97Xj <https://bit.ly/2Mz97Xj>* *FORUM https://bit.ly/2YsS7Hy <https://bit.ly/2YsS7Hy>* *REAL TIME TEXT: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-EuroDIG3 <https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-EuroDIG3>* *TWITTER #EuroDIG2020 #WS12 <https://bit.ly/3fsSJUL> #CommunityNetworks* *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/pg/Internet Society/videos/ <https://www.facebook.com/pg/Internet%20Society/videos/>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12232/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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28th ACM International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (ACM UMAP 2020)
by Oghenemaro Anuyah 12 Jun '20

12 Jun '20

*IMPORTANT NOTE* ============================ Due to COVID-19 restrictions, ACM UMAP2020 (Genoa, Italy) is going virtual: July 12-18, 2020. https://um.org/umap2020/ The program of the conference features two repetitions of each session, so to cover all the time zones and allow the widest participation. Live discussion follows each presentation. Registration fees are greatly reduced, "thanks to" the virtual format! *CONFERENCE SCHEDULE* ============================ *Day 1, July 12* Doctoral Consortium, Tutorials and Workshop *Day 2, July 13* Main Conference Sessions and Doctoral Consortium Keynote by Cristina Conati, University of British Columbia *Day 3, July 14* Main Conference Sessions Posters, Late–breaking Results and Demo 1 *Day 4, July 15* Main Conference Sessions Keynote by Giorgio Metta, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) Best papers awards *Day 5, July 16* Main Conference Sessions Posters, Late–breaking Results and Demo 2 *Day 6, July 17* Main Conference Sessions Keynote by Kori Inkpen, Microsoft Research *Day 7, July 18* Workshops *ORGANIZERS* ============================ *General chairs* Tsvi Kuflik, The University of Haifa Ilaria Torre, University of Genoa *Program chairs* Robin Burke, University of Colorado, Boulder Cristina Gena, University of Turin Regards, Oghenemaro Anuyah Graduate Research Assistant Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering University of Notre Dame ACM UMAP Conference 2020 - *Co-publicity Chair* oanuyah(a)nd.edu <oghenemaroanuyah(a)u.boisestate.edu>

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WEBCAST TODAY: The State of the Digital World Today / Roadmap for Digital Cooperation Launch
by Joly MacFie 11 Jun '20

11 Jun '20

It doesn't get much more High Level than this! ISOC Live posted: "On Thursday 11 June 2020 from 13:30-15:00 EDT (17:30-19:00 UTC) at an online event 'The State of the Digital World Today' United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will launch his report 'Roadmap for Digital Cooperation'. The Secretary-General’s R" [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sgreport>On *Thursday 11 June 2020* from *13:30-15:00 EDT* (17:30-19:00 UTC) at an online event '*The State of the Digital World Today <https://www.internetsociety.org/events/un/launch-of-the-secretary-generals-…>*' United Nations *Secretary-General António Guterres <https://www.un.org/sg/en>* will launch his report '*Roadmap for Digital Cooperation*'. The Secretary-General’s Roadmap is a response to the *findings <http://www.un.org/en/pdfs/HLP%20on%20Digital%20Cooperation%20Report%20Execu…>* of the *High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation <https://www.un.org/en/digital-cooperation-panel/>*, which conducted two years worth of multi-stakeholder consultation and deliberation on key issues such as digital connectivity, digital inclusion, human rights, artificial intelligence, and trust and security. *SPEAKERS* *António Guterres*, Secretary-General of the United Nations *Simonetta Sommaruga*, President, Switzerland *Julius Maada Bio*, President, Sierra Leone *Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum*, Crown Prince of Dubai *Klaus Schwab*, Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum *Tim Berners-Lee*, Co-Founder, Web Foundation *Ajay Banga*, CEO, MasterCard *Nick Read*, CEO, Vodafone Group *Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utolkamanu*, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked - Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) *Baroness Joanna Shields*, CEO, BenevolentAI *Andrew Sullivan*, President and CEO, Internet Society *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sgreport <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/sgreport>* *TWITTER #digitalcooperation <http://bit.ly/digitalcooperation> * *UN SIMULCASTS* *http://webtv.un.org <http://webtv.un.org>* *http://youtube.com/unitednations <http://youtube.com/unitednations>* *http://facebook.com/UNWebTV <http://facebook.com/UNWebTV>* *http://twitter.com/UNWebTV <http://twitter.com/UNWebTV>* *ISOC SIMULCASTS* *https://youtu.be/COlax2qhu2A <https://youtu.be/COlax2qhu2A>* *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/InternetSociety/videos <https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/videos>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/12219/ -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +2185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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OSNEM Special Issue: Online/Mobile Social Networking at the time of COVID-19 - Deadline July 31st
by Andrea Passarella 11 Jun '20

11 Jun '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 Submission Deadline: July 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: July 31st, 2020 First notification: September 30th, 2020 Submission of revised paper: October 31st, 2020 Notification of acceptance: November 30th, 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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AI Ethics: Santa Clara Principles for Content Moderation (Part 1)
by Abhishek Gupta 11 Jun '20

11 Jun '20

Hi everyone, The Montreal AI Ethics Institute is hosting this session to share our insights with the *Santa Clara Principles* for their work on transparency and accountability in content moderation drawing from our diverse perspectives and experience and having done so before for various other public consultations. *Date*: June 17, 2020 *Time*: 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM *Venue*: Details to join the Zoom session online will be sent once you register We hope that you will join us at the session, the tickets can be reserved from the following link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ai-ethics-santa-clara-principles-for-content-mo… Other upcoming events can be found here: https://montrealethics.ai/meetup Looking forward to seeing you at the session, thanks! Abhishek

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