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Request for resources on the relationship between human factors, complex systems, and adaptive challenges
by Pam Estes Brewer 13 Jan '20

13 Jan '20

Colleagues: I am posting this request on behalf of a colleague who is a doctoral student. Best wishes, Pam My name is Lisa Newman and I work as an instructor in the Technical Communication Department at Mercer U. I am also a Ph.D. student at the University of Georgia in the Learning, Leadership, and Organization Development (LLOD) program. My research focus is Cybersecurity and I am exploring the relationship between human factors, complex systems, and adaptive challenges. The purpose of my email is to request help in finding resources for my topic and also to ask for any advice on persuading faculty members to help me and become a part of my committee since this topic is in a research area with which they are less familiar. I want to thank you in advance for your time and any assistance you can offer! Respectfully, Lisa Newman, M.S. Mercer University School of Engineering Instructor, Technical Communication Department Pam Estes Brewer Professor Mercer University School of Engineering Director, M.S. in Technical Communication Management (online) Fellow, Society for Technical Communication Brewer_pe(a)mercer.edu<mailto:Brewer_pe@mercer.edu> 478.301.4146

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Linnaean plant folklore rediscovered.
by Gerard Cheshire 13 Jan '20

13 Jan '20

Association of Internet Researchers. Dear Listers, You may be interested to read that the source of Linnaeus' idea on using the mythology about Andromeda and Perseus to name a plant genus has been found in a page of a Medieval manuscript, dating from 1444. The manuscript is written in Lusophone-Latin. It had previously been thought that Linnaeus had indulged in a flight of wild imagination in naming the plant Andromeda, but we now know that he was simply referencing familiar medicinal folklore about the plant, which had since been lost to history. Now it has been rediscovered. A paper is available to freely download from the LingBuzz website. Plant Page, No. 6: https://ling.auf.net/lingbuzz/004971 Plant Series, No. 6. Manuscript MS408. - lingbuzz/004971<https://ling.auf.net/lingbuzz/004971> The plants individually described in Manuscript MS408 have all been identified as species from the environs of the Mediterranean Basin, in accordance with the location of origin for the manuscript. Th - lingbuzz, the linguistics archive ling.auf.net Please feel free to disseminate the information to other scholars who may have an interest. Kindest regards, Dr. Gerard Cheshire. Research Associate. University of Bristol.

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CfP: 1-week to apply: Graduate Colloquium on Digital Labour – 27-28 March 2020
by Julian Posada Gutierrez 13 Jan '20

13 Jan '20

Deadline 20 January 2020 The European Network on Digital Labour<http://endl.network/> is an association of scholars working on various aspects of the relationship between work and digital technology. In its desire to integrate young scholars and foster collaborations with senior members, the network will host its third graduate colloquium, set to take place during the 2020 conference “Unboxing AI” in Milan, Italy. The event is co-organized by the Fondazione Feltrinelli with support from the Nexa Center for Internet and Society. Confirmed speakers include Jeremias Adams-Prassl (University of Oxford), Janine Berg (International Labour Organization), Nick Couldry (London School of Economics), Alessandro Delfanti (University of Toronto), Leopoldina Fortunati (University of Udine), Baruch Gottlieb (Berlin University of the Arts), Andrea Miconi (IULM University of Milan), and Phoebe Moore (University of Leicester). The upcoming colloquium welcomes all postgraduate students (master’s & Ph.D.) in different stages of their research who work on any topics related to computer-mediated work, platform economies, online value production, automation, robotics, and tech-enabled outsourcing. It aims to give junior researchers the chance to engage with other scholars working in similar areas of interest, discuss their current projects and methodological issues, and to receive advice on the thesis writing process and career prospects. Please note that, while the registration to the colloquium is free, the network cannot provide funding for travel or accommodation in Milan. The discussants of the doctoral colloquium are Juan Carlos de Martin (Polytechnic University of Turin) and Andrea Fumagalli (University of Pavia). The following is a non-exhaustive list of topics for the colloquium: * the gig economy * the gendered and racialized nature of digital labour * labour and technology * automation and labour * platform capitalism * freelancing * data as labour * social media and labour * online content creation * playbour * platform co-operativism Participation in the colloquium is limited. Interested applicants should prepare a one-page summary of their current project that indicate their research context, hypotheses or research questions, methods, issues, progress to date, and a brief biography. These documents should be addressed to julian.posada(a)mail.utoronto.ca<mailto:julian.posada@mail.utoronto.ca> Key dates Deadline for submission: 20 January 2020 Acceptance notification: From 31 January 2020 Colloquium: 28 March 2020 Scientific Committee Antonio Casilli (Paris School of Telecommunication), Elinor Wahal (Paris School of Telecommunication), Spartaco Puttini (Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Foundation, Milan), Antonio Santangelo (Polytechnic University of Turin), Juan Carlos De Martin (Polytechnic University of Turin), Paola Tubaro (French National Center for Scientific Research), and Julian Posada (University of Toronto)

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Call for papers: ECPR Panel on 'Digital media, civil society and anti-corruption from the grassroots'
by Anastasia Kavada 13 Jan '20

13 Jan '20

**Apologies for Cross-posting ** Dear all, please see below for the Call for Paper proposals for a panel on ''Digital media, civil society and anti-corruption from the grassroots" which will take place at the next ECPR conference in Innsbruck (26-28 August 2020) as part of the section on "Corruption Mechanisms and Anti-Corruption Agenda in the Digital Age: Continuity and Change". Please send your paper proposals (up to 500 words) to Alice Mattoni at alice.mattoni(a)unibo.it<mailto:alice.mattoni@unibo.it> by 10 February 2020. The panel is organized in the framework of the BIT-ACT research project<https://site.unibo.it/bit-act/en> funded by the European Research Council (G.A. N° 802362) and aims at connecting the BIT-ACT research team with other scholars who deal with similar topics in other academic institutions across the world. Please do not hesitate to contact Alice if you have any questions. Many thanks, Alice Mattoni Conference of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), Innsbruck, 26-28 August 2020 Panel Title: Digital media, civil society and anti-corruption from the grassroots Chair: Alice Mattoni (Associate Professor, Department of Political and Social Sciences University of Bologna) Discussant: Anastasia Kavada (Reader in Media and Politics, School of Media and Communication, University of Westminster) Abstract Institutional actors increasingly employ digital media, algorithmic automation, and artificial intelligence to counter corruption. Civil society actors, including social movements organizations and grassroots activist groups, are also embracing digital media, algorithmic automation, and artificial intelligence at a swift pace across the world. Although this seems to be a phenomenon that occurs on a global scale, we still know little about it. However, understanding how activists embed digital media, algorithmic automation, and artificial intelligence in their grassroots struggles against corruption is relevant for at least two reasons. First, these are not just tools in the hands of civil society and social movement actors. Instead, they bring with them materials and imagined affordances that might have an impact on how corruption is understood and redefined from the grassroots; also, they mobilize a series of technical competences that goes beyond the mere sphere of politics, hence demanding a reframing of what it means to be an anti-corruption activist and what it takes to be an anti-corruption organization. Second, and related to the previous point, digital media, algorithmic automation, and artificial intelligence as they are employed to counter corruption call into question the very notion of how people can come together to fight corruptive behaviors beyond governmental institutions, hence experimenting with innovative forms of social accountability, deeply tied to technologies. The panel, thus, invites scholars who tackle one or more of the following questions either through case studies or through theoretical reflections: * How do activists across the world create, imagine, and employ digital media to counter different types of corruption in different parts of the globe? * How do they collaborate with experts in the creation of digital media platforms, big data management, and artificial intelligence development to counter corruption? * Who are the other actors, beyond activists and their organizations, that employ digital media, algorithmic automation, and artificial intelligence to counter corruption beyond the top-down efforts of governmental institutions? * In which ways are they able to combine with other forms of communication that do not rest on digital media? * Are digital media, algorithmic automation, and artificial intelligence always the most appropriate tools to counter corruption from the grassroots? * Which are the challenges and opportunities that the use of digital media, algorithmic automation, and artificial intelligence to counter corruption from the grassroots imply for civil society actors? * Which are the intended and unintended outcomes of anti-corruption activists' use of digital media, algorithmic automation, and artificial intelligence, both in the political realm at large and, more specifically, for the anti-corruption sector? The panel invites scholars who are working on these and related topics in different fields of studies and through different methodological lenses. The panel also welcomes papers that compare case studies across the world and use mixed-methods research designs. Please send your proposed paper title, keywords (max. 8) and a 500 word abstract to alice.mattoni(a)unibo.it<mailto:alice.mattoni@unibo.it> by 10 February 2020. Reader in Media and Politics Course Leader of the MA in Media, Campaigning and Social Change<https://www.westminster.ac.uk/journalism-and-mass-communication-courses/201…> Co-Leader of the Arts, Communication and Culture Research Community School of Media and Communication University of Westminster The University of Westminster is a charity and a company limited by guarantee. Registration number: 977818 England. Registered Office: 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2HW. This message and its attachments are private and confidential. 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New CFP on DIGITAL CAPITALISM for TEKNOKULTURA (June-December 2020)
by Aitor Jimenez Gonzalez 13 Jan '20

13 Jan '20

Thematic issue in Digital Capitalism Coordinators: Aitor Jiménez (University of Auckland) & César Rendueles (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) Vol 17 (2) June-December 2020 Teknokultura: Magazine of Digital Culture and Social Movements (Complutense University of Madrid) (https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/TEKN) indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index, calls for the reception of manuscripts for a Thematic Number on Digital Capitalism, which will be published in the second half of 2020. More than 20 years have passed since Daniel Schiller popularized the concept of Digital Capitalism. Since then, the digital economy has become one of the pillars of advanced economies. Few, beyond the followers of science fiction, could have predicted the current scenario. There are still no flying cars or cyborgs in the streets. But, as in Blade Runner, gigantic global corporations reign in cyberspace (and outside of it). Its hegemony extends from communications to clouding, through commerce, transport, hospitality or leisure. The great digital monopolies are present in the lives of the inhabitants both in the North and in the Global South. Until 2018 (the year when the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke out) the large digital corporations enjoyed the benefit of the doubt from governments and authorities and the approval of the users. In a short period of time, digital monopolies forever transformed the real estate market in cities such as Madrid or Paris. The urban transport sector and the labour regime of hundreds of millions of workers, not to mention the use and management of private data. But after a series of scandals and judicial setbacks associated with the criminal practices of large corporations such as Google or Facebook, governments and international institutions have agreed to point out the dangers associated with this excessive corporate power or ‘digital dominance’. The ILO and the OECD have remarked how the global labour market is at the verge of a huge transition, which if not handled with caution can lead to the disappearance of hundreds of millions of jobs. The European Union has marked as one of its priorities to recover digital sovereignty for its member countries, as well as to shield, from the Silicon Valley’s monopolistic capitalist offensive. The United States Congress, concerned about the overwhelming power of tech companies, is inquiring the top tech corporations to understand ‘the degree to which these intermediaries enjoy market power, how they are using that market power, whether they are using their market power in ways that have harmed consumers and competition, and how Congress should respond.’ 2020 will be a turning point in the formulation of digital capitalism. For some like Morozov, we are at the door of a digital neofeudalism with different domain spheres dependent of massive powers. Others, more optimistic, such as Lina Khan or Frank Pasquale, believe that digital capitalism can be controlled with the appropriate institutional and regulatory frameworks. Others, as Aaron Bastani or Trebor Scholz, highlight the emancipatory and even revolutionary potential of current digital tools and platforms. Can you imagine an Uber run and controlled by workers? What if we socialise Google? 2018, with the Cambridge Analytica scandal, was the year of the loss of the innocence of digital platforms. 2019 the year of the great declarations of the corporations (among others those of Uber, Google or Facebook) and of the awareness of the political authorities. 2020 may be the year in which digital capitalism is reformulated (in one direction or another). For this reason we call the participation to a thematic issue of Teknokultura. Journal of Digital Culture and Social Movements dedicated to digital capitalism. In this number we seek for contributions from academics and activists looking at digital capitalism, its many problems and perhaps its multiple solutions. Contributions are invited from a range of topics and perspectives, including, but not restricted to: * Digital Sociology * Platform Politics * Law and algorithmic governmentality * Biopolitics, sexism and racism * Digital Anthropology * Digital Capitalism’s Political Economy * Digital Welfare State We also are delighted to extend this call to workers, activists and political and social organizers who, from institutions, unions or social organizations are dealing with digital capitalism. Final drafts will be due April 15, 2020. Questions and topic inquiries for this thematic issue can be directed to the guest editors Aitor Jiménez and César Rendueles at aitor(a)auckland.ac.nz<mailto:aitor@auckland.ac.nz>. Articles may be submitted in Spanish, English or Portuguese. Articles must be original and must not have been previously published or be under consideration by other journals or publication. The author guidelines are available on the website at https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/TEKN/about/submissions, and the section policies at https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/TEKN/politicasecciones If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the guest editors at: aitor(a)auckland.ac.nz

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BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: Programming with Python for Social Scientists
by Brooker, Phillip 13 Jan '20

13 Jan '20

Hi all My book, "Programming with Python for Social Scientists", is out today (full details on the publisher's website: https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/programming-with-python-for-social-scienti…) available at places that sell these kind of books :-) It's designed for total newcomers to coding, building up to cover how to use Python to engage in lots of different social-science-relevant tasks including web-scraping, working with social media APIs, pulling and decoding datasets in different formats, and visualising data. Some testimonials below: "Great resource for all students and researchers looking for a clear, accessible, yet comprehensive introduction to Python and coding." (Nicola Perra, University of Greenwich) "This is an engaging, insightful and sophisticated guide to Python for social scientists. It's a manual of the highest quality and a practice led intervention with the potential to shape the future of the digital social sciences. I can't recommend it highly enough." (Mark Carrigan, University of Cambridge) Happy to answer any questions anyone might have, please share widely (any help is very much appreciated), thank you! Best wishes Phil Brooker

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CfP: Future of Location-based Games Research workshop DiGRA 2020
by Dale Leorke (TAU) 13 Jan '20

13 Jan '20

Call for Participants: The Future of Location-based Gaming Research workshop, DiGRA 2020, Tampere 2 June 2020, 10.00-16.30 We are seeking participants for a one-day workshop to be held during the pre-conference program of DiGRA 2020 in Tampere, Finland, focusing on the future of location-based games research. Interested participants should express their interest by simply completing this short form<https://forms.gle/4t5gxxzaBxZ5pBzn6> [link: https://forms.gle/4t5gxxzaBxZ5pBzn6] Participants may just attend and participate in the discussion, or choose to also present a short paper of relevance to the theme. Please indicate your preference in the form. We hope to attract participants from diverse backgrounds and cultures and at different stages of their career, from students and early career researchers to established scholars. We are particularly looking forward to including a diverse and mixed group of researchers from east and west. If you have any questions, please contact Dale Leorke (dale.leorke(a)tuni.fi) Please complete the form by 14th February 2020. To read the full CfP, including an outline of the workshop structure, please visit the website: https://lbgworkshop.wordpress.com/ Workshop Organizers: Kati Alha, Elina Koskinen, Dale Leorke, Frans Mäyrä, Janne Paavilainen, Mattia Thibault (Tampere University, Finland); Nobushige Kobayashi (Tohoku Gakuin University, Japan), Yuhsuke Koyama (Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan), Ema Tanaka (Meiji University, Japan); Konstantinos Papangelis (Rochester Institute of Technology). - - - Dr Dale Leorke Postdoctoral Researcher Tampere University, Finland Author of Location-based Gaming<https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9789811306822> & Public Libraries in the Smart City<https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9789811328046> <https://uta-fi.academia.edu/DaleLeorke>Academia.edu<https://uta-fi.academia.edu/DaleLeorke> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/dleorke/><https://au.linkedin.com/in/dleorke>

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14th International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science (RCIS 2020): Last Call for Papers (extended deadline!)
by Announce Announcements 13 Jan '20

13 Jan '20

*** Last Call for Papers *** 14th International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science (RCIS 2020) Royal Apollonia Beach Hotel 5*, Limassol, Cyprus May 20-22, 2020, Limassol, Cyprus http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… Abstract submission deadline: January 27, 2020 (extended) Paper submission deadline: February 3, 2020 (AoE) (extended) (Proceedings to be published by Springer; Special Issue in DKE, Elsevier) SCOPE AND TOPICS RCIS aims to bring together scientists, researchers, engineers and practitioners from a wide range of information science fields and to provide opportunities for knowledge sharing and dissemination. RCIS 2020 will continue paying attention to traditional topics at the conference; in addition, we solicit submissions aligned the special theme of Information Science in the Days of Artificial Intelligence. We understand AI in a broad sense, including machine learning, self-adaptation, logic-based reasoning, automation, agents and multiagent systems, natural language processing, etc. RCIS welcomes submissions from the whole spectrum of the information science field. The list of themes and topics includes, but is not limited to: Information Systems and their Engineering · Requirements Engineering · Software Testing · Information Security and Risk · Method Engineering User-Oriented Approaches · Social Computing and Social Network Analysis · User-Centred Design · Collaborative Computing · Human Factors in Information Systems Data and Information Management · Databases and Information · Information Search and Discovery · Conceptual Modelling and Ontologies Business Process Management · Business Process Engineering and Reengineering · Process Mining · Enterprise Engineering Domain-specific IS Engineering · E-Health, e-Government, e-Commerce, ... · Industry 4.0 · Web-Based Applications and Services · Smart Cities Data Science · Big Data & Business Analytics · Decision Information Systems · Knowledge Management · Knowledge Discovery from Data Information Infrastructures · Cyber-Physical Systems · Web Information Systems · Grid Computing and Cloud Computing · Internet of Things · Pervasive and Mobile Computing Reflective Research and Practice · Research Methodologies in Information Science · Impact of Information on the Enterprise and the Individual · Lifecycle Models · Design Science and Rationale Tutorials, Doctoral Consortium, Posters & Demos will complement the main conference. SUBMISSION PROCESS Papers shall be formatted according to the Springer LNCS/LNBIP conference proceedings template (for LaTeX and Word): http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . Papers that have already been accepted or are currently under review for other conferences or journals will not be considered for publication at RCIS 2020. Papers should be in English and must be associated to one of the following categories: Technical solution papers (max 16 pages Springer) present solutions that are novel or significantly improve existing approaches. A technical solution paper must include a preliminary validation of the proposed solution, and results must be stated clearly enough so that it is possible to validate them in follow-up research. Evaluation papers (max 16 pages Springer) evaluate existing problem situations or validate proposed solutions through scientific means, i.e., by empirical studies, experiments, case studies, simulations, mathematical proofs, etc. The research method must be sound and appropriate. Industrial practice and experience papers (max 16 pages Springer) thoroughly present problems or challenges encountered in practice, elaborate on success or failure with existing approaches, or report on industrial practice (e.g., methods and tools). A paper in this category shall provide a clear context, detail the problem or the industrial practice, and explain the lessons learned. Work in progress papers (max 8 pages Springer) present relevant preliminary results across the spectrum of information science. These papers can either present a novel technical solution, or report on a preliminary evaluation of a technique. Please note that the maximum length of the paper includes references, appendices, etc. The submission site is http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… . By submitting a paper, the authors agree that at least one of them will register to the conference and present the paper. The appearance of a paper in the Springer proceedings is dependent on the registration of one author within the early registration deadline on March 31, 2020. Each paper will be reviewed by at least three members of the Program Committee. We adopt a single-blind review format, meaning that the author names are included in the paper itself under the paper title. SPECIAL ISSUE A selection of the best accepted papers of RCIS'20, chosen by a dedicated committee, will be invited to submit an extended version of the RCIS paper to the Data & Knowledge Engineering (DKE) journal published by Elsevier (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/data-and-knowledge-engineering) The selection of the papers to invite will be based on the review scores and arguments, and the potential for extension. IMPORTANT DATES · Regular paper submission deadline: February 3, 2020 (AoE) (extended) · Notification to authors and registration opening: March 15, 2020 · Author registration deadline for all paper types: March 31, 2020 · Camera-ready copy deadline for all paper types: March 31, 2020 · Conference: May 20-22, 2020 CONFERENCE COMMITTEES Steering Committee · Saïd Assar, Institut Mines-Telecom Business School, France · Marko Bajec,University of Ljubljana, Slovenia · Pericles Loucopoulos, Manchester University, University Kingdom · Haralambos Moratidis, University of Brighton, United Kingdom · Selmin Nurcan, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France · Oscar Pastor, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain · Jolita Ralyté, CUI, University of Geneva, Suisse · Colette Rolland, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France General Chairs · George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus · Pericles Loucopoulos, Harokopio University of Athens, Greece Organising Chair · Petros Stratis, Easy Conferences LTD., Cyprus Program Chairs · Jelena Zdravkovic, Stockholm University, Sweden · Fabiano Dalpiaz, Utrecht University, Netherlands Doctoral Consortium Chairs · Raian Ali, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom · Sergio España, Utrecht University, Netherlands Tutorial Chairs · Estefania Serral Asensio, KU Leuven, Belgium · Ignacio Panach, University of Valencia, Spain Posters & Demos Chairs · Elena Kornyshova, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, France · Marcela Ruiz, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

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Call for Abstracts: Conference "Communicating Memory Matters", 16-17 Sep 2020, University of Salzburg
by Siegel Linda 13 Jan '20

13 Jan '20

Call for Abstracts International Conference: "Communicating Memory Matters: Next Steps in the Study of Media Remembering and Communicative Commemoration" University of Salzburg, Austria 16-17 September 2020. Please submit abstracts via email (memorymatters2020(a)gmail.com<mailto:memorymatters2020@gmail.com>) by 1 March 2020 (for further information go to https://www.memoryandmedia.net) Organized by Memory and Media Research Network Professor Christian Pentzold and Professor Christine Lohmeier --------------------------------------- International Conference Communicating Memory Matters: Next Steps in the Study of Media Remembering and Communicative Commemoration University of Salzburg, 16-17 September 2020 Funded by the German Research Foundation, Memory and Media Network Grant Confirmed keynote speakers: Karina Horsti (Finnish Academy & University of Jyväskylä), Andrew Hoskins (University of Glasgow), Carolyn Kitch (Temple University), Randi Marselis (Roskilde University), & Anna Reading (King's College London) Memory is a communicative affair. Media and the forms of interaction and sensemaking they enable shape the ways people come to connect to a collective past, store personal reminiscences, and return to bygone moments. As such, every new wave of information and communication technology has brought about shifts in mnemonic culture. The practices and processes of media remembering and communicative commemoration receive an increasing academic attention across disciplines. Our conference addresses this nascent area of inquiry. It calls for contributions that explore the fundaments of communication memory studies in different academic traditions, map corresponding fields of research, and scrutinize analytical perspectives. The event brings together theoretical and empirical approaches toward the capacity of communication processes and media environments for memory making. Due to the variety of paradigms, we believe that it is necessary to work across disciplines and embrace an international perspective. The conference is open to research related to questions of memory, media, and communication. And it invites senior as well as emerging scholars to contemplate the future of communication memory studies. Contributions can address, but are not limited to, the following aspects: * Journalism and the role of journalistic memory agents * Memory and visual communication * Remembering and forgetting in academia, most notably communication studies * Media nostalgia in networked communication * Media witnessing and digital media * New media and shifting forms of memory making * Data, archives, and information retrieval * Memory work in-between the past, the present, and the future * Cosmopolitan and transnational media memory The conference will be hosted by the Memory and Media Network. It is funded by the German Research Foundation. Submission Guidelines Abstracts must be submitted via email (memorymatters2020(a)gmail.com<mailto:memorymatters2020@gmail.com>) by 1 March 2020. Submissions must contain a front page with all information about the author(s) as well as an anonymized extended abstract (max. 500 words excl. front page and bibliographical references). General Information The conference will begin on Tuesday, 15 September 2020, with a Get-Together and end on Thursday, 17 September 2020, with an afternoon session. For updated information concerning the programme, registration, accommodation, and travel, please visit our website www.memoryandmedia.net<http://www.memoryandmedia.net> Key Dates 1 March 2020: deadline for abstract submissions 8 April 2020: notification of acceptance 1 May 2020: publication of conference programme 15 to 17 September 2020: conference Organizers and Contact Memory and Media Research Network Professor Christian Pentzold and Professor Christine Lohmeier Email: memorymatters2020(a)gmail.com<mailto:memorymatters2020@gmail.com> Web: https://www.memoryandmedia.net Conference Venue Department of Communication Studies, University of Salzburg, Rudolfskai 42, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

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Tenure track position at Bar-Ilan University, Israel, in Information Systems and Data Analytics
by Prof. David G. Schwartz 12 Jan '20

12 Jan '20

Bar-Ilan University Graduate School of Business Administration Lecturer / Senior Lecturer Location: Israel / Ramat-Gan Discipline: Information Systems and Data Analytics Employment Type: Permanent Full-time The Graduate School of Business at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University is seeking leading applicants for an academic position as a lecturer/senior lecturer (assistant professor) in the Information Systems and Technologies group, in the fields of Data Analytics, Fintech, Text/Data Mining, and Digital Transformation. This position is budgeted and tenure track, starting in October 2020. The position includes teaching, research, student supervision, and participation in the ongoing activities of the Graduate School of Business Administration. A command of the Hebrew language is required as primary teaching responsibilities are in Hebrew. Bar-Ilan University is committed to equal opportunity in employment. The position is available to any suitable applicant. Applicants must hold a PhD in areas related to information systems, computer science, digitalization studies, or fintech, and have the knowledge and tools required to conduct quantitative research and teaching in Information Systems and related business disciplines. Applicants should be able to provide evidence of their ability to conduct independent research, show proven ability in the publication of papers in leading international academic platforms, as well as outstanding teaching skills. The Graduate School of Business is committed to research of the highest quality as well as to educating tomorrow's business leaders and technology innovators. To apply, please submit: - A letter of application that includes a brief academic profile, future research plans and possible teaching areas; - CV including a list of publications, research grants, awards, and courses taught; - Names of three references (academic position and email). Please send the material to Sari Cohen sari.cohen(a)biu.ac.il at the Graduate School of Business with subject line: Applicant for Information Systems and Technologies faculty position. --David -------------------------- David G. Schwartz Professor of Information Systems Director, The Social Intelligence Lab Chairman, PhD Program School of Business Bar-Ilan University, Israel www.socialintelligencelab.org

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