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WEBCAST TODAY: Kenya Internet Governance Forum #KIGF2019
by Joly MacFie 01 Aug '19

01 Aug '19

This is underway, currently a panel on Data Governance, after which there will be a keynote. ISOC Live posted: "Today Wednesday 1st August 2019 the Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF) will be held on at the Nairobi Sarova Panafric Hotel. The Kenya IGF is an annual meeting that brings together various stakeholder groups to dialogue on ICT and Internet policy. Whi" [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2019>Today *Wednesday 1st August 2019* the *Kenya Internet Governance Forum <https://kigf.or.ke/front-page-features/kenya-igf/kenya-igf-programme-2019/>* (KIGF) will be held on at the Nairobi Sarova Panafric Hotel. The Kenya IGF is an annual meeting that brings together various stakeholder groups to dialogue on ICT and Internet policy. While the discussions give soft policy outcomes, Kenya Internet Governance Forum is a knowledge sharing platform that informs and inspires policy actors in both the public and private sectors. The national forum also feeds into the regional and global Internet Governance Fora through a chain of reporting and representation to the regional and global Internet Governance Fora to ensure a bottom up Internet policy development processes and a strong link between global internet policies and the national one. The event will be webcast live on the* Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety>*. *LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2019 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/kigf2019>* *PROGRAMME: https://kigf.or.ke/front-page-features/kenya-igf/kenya-igf-programme-2019/ <https://kigf.or.ke/front-page-features/kenya-igf/kenya-igf-programme-2019/> (UTC+3)* *TWITTER: #kigf2019 http://bit.ly/kigf2019 <http://bit.ly/kigf2019>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/11256/ -

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CFP Extension -- Prospecting: Extraction, Speculation, and Liberation in the Accelerated Academy -- due Aug. 15
by Kaiser, Zachary 31 Jul '19

31 Jul '19

**CALL FOR PAPERS EXTENSION: DUE AUGUST 15** CFP – Prospecting: Extraction, Speculation, and Liberation in the Accelerated Academy<https://forms.gle/QHhQUQ6cLkHjut8KA> (Accelerated Academy 7) Nov. 22-23, 2019 @ Michigan State University Digital Scholarship Lab An interdisciplinary symposium on the future of academic life and labor, organized by Zach Kaiser (MSU) and Erin Glass (UC San Diego) In theory, the academy is an institution of research and learning, intended to advance human knowledge and educate citizens. In practice, however, the academy appears evermore as a site of prospecting, or a source of raw material for aggressive forms of neoliberal mining and extraction. Through various speculative and extractive behaviors, academic practice is increasingly managed and shaped by internal and external forces as a means of “optimizing” academic activities and making them more efficient in order to cut costs and maximize revenue. As is well documented in the growing literature of critical university studies, this prospecting is manifest in the adjunctification of academic labor, the rise of administration, the continuous increase of student tuition, and the perpetuation of the student debt crisis that has engulfed the United States. We can also see prospecting in the ruthless capture and privatization of scholarly research by scholarly publishers at the cost of public access to research that the public has in fact already paid for. Prospecting is also at play in the academy’s collision course with surveillance/platform/cognitive capitalism: the university’s intellectual products have been transformed into valuable data to be mined, packaged, sold, and ultimately controlled by IT and ed tech capitalists in their pursuit of profit. Though these extractive and neoliberal processes are not unique to the academy, their presence in institutions dedicated to learning has implications for academic subjectivities and the institutions themselves. Building on the work of past Accelerated Academy symposia, the 7th edition proposes the concept of “prospecting” as a productive tool to think through the future of academic life, labor, and outcomes. Prospecting as a concept may help us broaden the discourses about academia, and shine light on the different economic interests, technical assemblages, and affective regimes that shape its activities. We are also, however, committed to the challenge of identifying prospects of autonomy and liberation that are still within the academy despite its compromised state, and thinking through the strategies that academics might use to better take advantage of them. We encourage contributors to consider the various material and social connotations carried by the term “prospecting,” and the way it might help us develop a robust analysis of life in the accelerated academy and the high stakes of our contemporary moment. Topics might include: • Prospecting as it relates to the extractive behaviors characteristic of the accelerated and platformized academy, including the extractive data capture of students and faculty through educational and workflow technologies. • Prospecting as an extractive colonial appropriation of land and of bodies within academe (and the uneven distribution of the consequences of this behavior across race, gender, and class lines). • Prospecting as extractive ecological behaviors by academia (ranging from the harvesting of minerals to produce the technologies on which our academic infrastructure is built to academic travel). • Prospecting in terms of university real-estate speculation and acquisition, campus development, the increase in satellite campuses of major western universities overseas (particularly in the Middle East and Asia), as well as the growth of extension and continuing-ed programs. • Liberatory/radical prospecting, or the ways that we, as the academic community, can work towards reclaiming the academy for social justice and the public good. This ethos is embodied in works like Stefano Harney and Fred Moten's "The Undercommons," Kathleen Fitzpatrick’s “Generous Thinking,” la paperson’s “A Third University is Possible,” Cathy Davidson’s “The New Education,” and Christopher Newfield’s “The Great Mistake.” We welcome contributions (ranging from paper presentations to artistic projects, hands-on sessions, projections, tours, etc) from anyone who is interested in and passionate about these topics. We will also do our best to accommodate remote presentations/projects via video conferencing or other possibilities. Submit a 500-word abstract using the Google Form linked below by August 15, 2019. Questions? Email Zach Kaiser (kaiserza(a)msu.edu<mailto:kaiserza@msu.edu>) and Erin Glass (erglass(a)ucsd.edu<mailto:erglass@ucsd.edu>). https://forms.gle/QHhQUQ6cLkHjut8KA +++ Zach Kaiser Assistant Professor Department of Art, Art History, and Design Michigan State University http://mediated.space

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14th International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science (RCIS 2020): First Call for Papers
by Announce Announcements 31 Jul '19

31 Jul '19

*** First 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 20, 2020 Paper submission deadline: January 27, 2020 (AoE) (Proceedings to be published by Springer) 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. RCIS STEERING COMMITTEE Saïd Assar; Marco Bajec; Pericles Loucopoulos; Haralambos Moratidis; Selmin Nurcan; Oscar Pastor; Jolita Ralyté; Colette Rolland. 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. IMPORTANT DATES · Regular paper submission deadline: January 27, 2020 (AoE) · 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 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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Reminder: RACI Call for Applications Close on 7 August
by Gergana Petrova 31 Jul '19

31 Jul '19

Dear colleagues, This is the final call for applications for the RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI). Applications from students, academics and researchers are accepted until *Wednesday, 7 August*. Successful applicants receive complimentary tickets, travel and accommodation to the meetings and the opportunity to present their research. https://www.ripe.net/raci Submit an abstract and draft slides to apply for the following two meetings: - RIPE NCC Regional Meeting (24-25 September, Kyiv) - RIPE 79 (14-19 October, Rotterdam) Examples of relevant research topics include: - Network measurements and analyses - IPv6 deployment - BGP routing - Network security - Internet governance - Peering and interconnectivity - Internet of Things RACI mailing list: https://www.ripe.net/raci/mailing-list RACI LinkedIn Group: https://www.ripe.net/raci/linkedin For any questions about the initiative or about applying, please email me back. Best regards, Gergana Gergana Petrova External Relations RIPE NCC @Gergana_RIPE

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Postdoc position to Study Misinformation Campaigns @ Scale (RyersonU, Social Media Lab, Toronto)
by Anatoliy Gruzd 30 Jul '19

30 Jul '19

The *Social Media Lab* <https://socialmedialab.ca/> at *Ted Rogers School of Management* <http://www.ryerson.ca/tedrogersschool/>, *Ryerson University* <http://www.ryerson.ca/> in Toronto, Canada is seeking a highly motivated and creative Postdoctoral Researcher with expertise in the development and evaluation of distributed computing systems and familiarity with large-scale network visualization and analysis. Network visualizations are frequently used to study group dynamics and their underlying structures as well as to form research hypotheses and communicate results. It can reveal information about the network’s structure that may be difficult to determine through quantitative and qualitative methods alone. However, networks such as those coming from social media are quite large and getting larger, existing visualization layout techniques are computationally expensive, and often their implementations are not easily scalable. The successful candidate will be responsible for: *1) developing and evaluating distributed computing solutions for large-scale network visualization and analysis; and then2) applying the proposed methods to study the dissemination and reach of known dis/mis-information campaigns on social media sites such as Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, etc…* Applicants must have demonstrable expertise in applications of distributed computing and visualization techniques. Knowledge of social network analysis (SNA) is an asset. In addition, applicants must also have strong research writing and communication skills and a passion for data analysis. The position will be for a period of one year with a preferred start date of January 13, 2020 (an earlier start date is also possible). The salary is $55k CAD per annum plus a comprehensive benefits package <http://www.ryerson.ca/hr/employee-resources/post-doc-fellows/benefits/>. The successful candidate will be a member of and work with an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Ryerson University’s Social Media Lab, headed by co-directors Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd, Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor at the Ted Rogers School of Management and Philip Mai, Director of Business and Communications. The researcher must be available to work onsite at the Social Media Lab in Toronto, Canada. *RESPONSIBILITIES:* The postdoctoral fellow will be expected to collaborate actively with all team members and contribute to the intellectual life of the lab. These responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Contributing substantially to research projects and publications of the lab, - Developing, evaluating and applying computational techniques to study social media data, - and other related tasks as they arise, - Communicating regularly with the project team, - Actively participating in the knowledge management and translation of the lab research via journals, conferences, the lab’s website and via our various social media channels. *QUALIFICATIONS:* - A doctorate in one of the following areas: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systemsor a related field is required; - Hands-on experience with Apache Spark’s frameworks (such as GraphX or similar technologies) is a must; - Working knowledge of social network analysis (SNA); - Excellent English writing skills is critically important. *DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:* - Strong publication record in the field of expertise *To apply to this opportunity, the applicant must:* - have earned a first doctorate from an accredited university *no earlier* than September 2016 (date all degree requirements were completed, not the date of graduation), or have completed a first doctorate *no earlier* than September 2013, but have since had their career interrupted or delayed for the purpose of maternity, illness, or health-related family responsibilities; - not hold a permanent faculty position or a faculty position leading to permanency. *TO APPLY:* - Candidates should submit the following materials electronically to Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd and Mr. Philip Mai at *info(a)socialmedialab.ca <info(a)socialmedialab.ca>* *Please email **one** PDF file that includes* the following: 1. Cover Letter that describes your relevant background and skills, range of interests and career goals, 2. Academic CV, 3. The name and contact information for three research references (one reference should be your doctoral advisor); Reference letters will only be solicited from the short-listed candidates, 4. Sample publication. *DEADLINE:* - Review of applications will begin on* September 2, 2019* and continue until the position is filled. *INSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND*: Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, the largest and most culturally diverse city in Canada, the *Social Media Lab* <https://socialmedialab.ca/> is an internationally engaged multi- and interdisciplinary research laboratory at the *Ted Rogers School of Management* <http://www.ryerson.ca/tedrogersschool/> at *Ryerson University* <http://www.ryerson.ca/>. The lab studies how social media is changing the ways in which people and organizations communicate, disseminate information, conduct business and form communities online, and how these changes impact society. The lab’s research <https://socialmedialab.ca/research/> seeks to advance the public’s understanding of the benefits and pitfalls of social media adoption. The Social Media Lab was established in 2010 and is the first of its kind in North America. It is led by co-directors, Anatoliy Gruzd (PhD) <https://anatoliygruzd.com/> – Dir. of Research and Philip Mai (JD) <http://philipmai.com/> – Director of Business and Communications. The lab is internationally recognized and attracts a diverse range of outstanding multidisciplinary scholars <https://socialmedialab.ca/about/#visiting> from around the world each year. It is a leader in social media studies and is the convener of the annual International Conference on Social Media and Society <https://socialmediaandsociety.org/> (#SMSociety <https://twitter.com/hashtag/smsociety?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash&la…> ). The lab’s expertise lies in studying online communities and social networks, and developing new methods for analyzing and visualizing social media data. The Social Media Lab conducts research in a wide variety of areas including: Academia, Health, Information Privacy, Mis/Dis-information, Online Communities, Organizational Social Media Use, and Politics. The broad aim of the lab’s various research initiatives is to provide decision makers with additional knowledge and insights into the behaviors and relationships of online social network members, and to understand how these interpersonal connections influence our personal choices and actions. We also develop research apps, tools and methods for collecting, analyzing and visualizing publicly available social media data. *Ryerson University* <http://www.ryerson.ca/> (with over 45,000 undergraduate and graduate students) is located in the heart of one of the world’s most culturally and linguistically diverse urban centres. Research at Ryerson is on a trajectory of success and growth, as evidenced by externally funded research doubling in the past 5 years. Longstanding partnerships with community, industry, government, and professional practice drive research and innovation that responds to real-world problems. The University’s academic plan, Our Time to Lead, can be found at https://www.ryerson.ca/provost/academic-plan/. Ryerson University is strongly committed to fostering diversity within our community. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff, our faculty and its scholarship including, but not limited to, women, visible minorities, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Please note that all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply but applications from Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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Internet Law: Cases and Problems (9th ed. 2019)
by James Grimmelmann 30 Jul '19

30 Jul '19

Dear all, The new (9th) annual edition of my book, Internet Law: Cases and Problems, is now available. It covers the core topics of the subject -- jurisdiction, free speech, privacy, online contracts, computer crimes, trademarks, domain names, virtual property, copyright, patents, antitrust, telecom, and platform regulation -- and features extensive questions and problems to prompt discussion. The new edition has been updated to include coverage of platforms as marketplaces and other recent developments. While the book was written primarily for law students (so it uses the law-school casebook format of excerpts from judicial opinions and other primary legal materials), it has been successfully adopted for a number of undergraduate courses. The extensive teacher's manual contains suggestions for using it with non-law students and I would be happy to discuss the details off-list with anyone who might be interested in assigning it. The book itself is available as a DRM-free PDF download from Semaphore Press at http://semaphorepress.com/InternetLaw_overview.html. The book is pay-what-you-want with a suggested price of $30. Students who have downloaded a copy are welcome to put it on tablets or other devices, print out as much or as little as they need, or redownload it as needed. Instructors considering the book are also welcome to download it for free (use the "freeride" button at the bottom right of the payment page) and should email me off-list for a copy of the teacher's manual. If you would like to use portions of the book (e.g. for a few sessions of a course on social impacts of the Internet), we suggest $1 per student per class session, and we are happy to discuss other arrangements if any of this would be infeasible for you or your students. The book also comes in a print-on-demand version available through Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1943689091/. Please don't hesitate to get in touch with any questions or suggestions. best wishes, James

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WEBCAST TODAY: In The Era Of Streaming, Who’s A Bigger Music Mogul, Jay-Z or Congress? @NetCaucusAC
by Joly MacFie 30 Jul '19

30 Jul '19

A mere hour was hardly enough to cover this complex topic, however the panel did well, with a standout being Kevin Erickson's use of puppets - something that was featured by C-SPAN <https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1155885502236696577> [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/musicmoguls> Today, *Tuesday July 30 2019*, at *11:00 EDT* (15:00 UTC) the* Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/>* will webcast an edited version of yesterday's *In The Era Of Streaming, Who’s A Bigger Music Mogul, Jay-Z or Congress? <https://www.netcaucus.org/event/music-moguls-2019/>* panel that was organized by *Congressional Internet Caucus Academy <http://www.netcaucus.org/>* (CICA) in Washington DC. The purpose of the event was to - post *Music Modernization Act <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Modernization_Act>* - give Congressional staffers and others an overview of the role of our regulators in the distribution of music revenue streams, vs that of the creators themselves. Panel: *Danielle Aguirre*, EVP & General Counsel, National Music Publishers Association ; *Kevin Erickson*, Director, Future of Music Coalition; *Curtis LeGeyt*, Executive Vice President, Government Relations, National Association of Broadcasters; *Julia Massimino*, VP of Global Public Policy, SoundExchange; *Ali Sternburg*, Senior Policy Counsel, Computer & Communications Industry Association. Moderator: *Tim Lordan*, Executive Director / General Counsel, Internet Education Foundation. *VIEW ON LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/musicmoguls <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/musicmoguls>* *TWITTER: @NetCaucusAC #MusicMoguls http://bit.ly/2Yf2t0m <http://bit.ly/2Yf2t0m>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/11243/ -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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ICADIWT 2019
by ijwa＠dline.info 30 Jul '19

30 Jul '19

CALL FOR PAPERS The Tenth International Conference on the Applications of Digital Information and Web Technologies (ICADIWT 2019) Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore, India December 09-11, 2019 (www.socio.org.uk/icadiwt) Organized by Ramaiah Institute of Management in collaboration with Opole University, Poland and Digital Information Research Labs., UK & India The Tenth International Conference on the Applications of Digital Information and Web Technologies (ICADIWT 2019) is a forum for researchers to present the intensive and innovative research, ideas, developments and applications in the areas of Computer Communications, Communication networks, Communication Software Communication Technologies and Applications, and other related themes. This conference (ICADIWT Edition IX) will include presentations of contributed papers and state-of-the-art lectures by invited keynote speakers. Digital Technologies is embeeded in the research activiites of large number of people and it ensures the Ubiquitous reaching of more number of people in the recent years. Research in digital technologies has been carried out in many directions using various resources and tools and on the other side, the application issues are addressed by more volume of researchers not necessarily limited to information and computing technology. Thus the proposed conference series realize its value and potential and manifest the requirements in the form of the international conference. This edition will address the following outlined themes (but not limited to) Internet Communication Internet Technologies Web Applications Digital Libraries Internet Software Data Access and Transmission Digital Communication Software Digital Networks Web Communication Interfaces Adaptive Systems Internet of Things Internet of breath Augmented Reality Databases and applications Web Systems Engineering Design Intelligent Agent systems Semantic Web Studies Adaptive Web applications and personalization Actuators and sensors Robotics and Machine Vision Vibration and noise control Smart cities and structures Control Automation Human-machine interfaces Real-time simulation Digital Technologies for Mechanical and other designs Publication and Indexing The accepted full papers will be published in the IOS series (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications (FAIA))and submitted for inclusion in many indexes. Accepted full papers will be submitted for indexing to multiple abstract and indexing partners. The papers will be indexed in many databases as given at http://www.frontiersinai.com/?q=indexing Publications will be indexed in the following databases - ACM Digital Library - DBLP - EI Compendex - Google Scholar - SciVerse Scopus - Web of Science; Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI-S) * - Web of Science; Book Citation Index– Science (BKCI-S) - Zentralblatt MATH The accepted papers will be published as a post-conference publication. During the conference, the pre-conference volume will be distributed. The previous ICADIWT proceedings ars indexed in Web of Science Honorary Chairs Jolanta Mizera-Pietraszko, Opole University, Poland N.Muralidharan, Ramaiah Institute of Management, India Co-Chairs Chafik Okar, ENSA, Hassan 1st University, Berrechid, Morocco. S.Chandrappa, Chirashree Institute of Reseach and Development, India General Chairs Pit Pichappan, Digital Information Research Labs, UK & India P.Triveni, Ramaiah Institute of Management, India Program Chairs Yao-Liang Chung, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan Ricardo Rodriguez Jorge, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico International Programme Committee Ángel Flores Abad, (Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico) Ezendu Ariwa (University of Bedfordshire, United Kindom) Francis Li (University of Salford, Manchester, UK) Francisco López-Orozco, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez , Mexico Grzegorz Kolaczek (Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland) Janardhana Rao, Ramaiah Institute of Managment, India Jiri Bila, (Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic) Ke Liao (University of Kansas, USA) Manuel de Jesús Nandayapa, (Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico) Mohamed Elgendi (University of British Columbia, Canada) Nghien N. B., (Hanoi University of Industry, Vietnam) Pascal Lorenz (University of Haute Alsace, France) Savitha Rani Ramachandran, Ramaiah Institute of Management, India Tan Kay Chen (National University of Singapore, Singapore) Yao-Liang Chung (National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan) Yi Pan (Georgia State University, USA) Zbigniew Lipinski (Opole University, Poland) Important Dates Submission of papers: October 01, 2019 Notification: November 01, 2019 Camera ready: December 01, 2019 Registration: December 01, 2019 Conference Dates: December 09-11, 2019 Paper Submission at http://www.socio.org.uk/icadiwt/paper-submission/ Contact: icadiwt(a)socio.org.uk or diwt(a)dirf.org ----------------------

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Schedule now available for the 2019 Connected Learning Summit
by Jamieson Pond 29 Jul '19

29 Jul '19

Connected Learning Summit 2019 October 2-5, 2019 | University of California, Irvine Join a gathering of innovators harnessing emerging technology to expand access to participatory, playful, and creative learning. Schedule: clsummit.news/CLS19schedAIR The full schedule for the 2019 Connected Learning Summit is now available online. Highlights include: More than 20 interactive workshops where participants engage in a hands-on learning activity or the framing and analysis of a problem or concept. Tech demos featuring early prototypes, wireframes, and first playables. A research reception, featuring posters on topics ranging from developing makerspaces in libraries to using virtual reality to mitigate culture shock. And more. To view the schedule of events for the 2019 CLSummit, visit: clsummit.news/CLS19schedAIR Registration information: Register: clsummit.news/CLS19registerAIR Early bird registration ends August 16. Special ticket registration pricing for students, K-12 and informal educators. About the Connected Learning Summit The mission of the CLS is to fuel a growing movement of innovators harnessing the power of emerging technology to expand access to participatory, playful, and creative learning. It represents a merger between three community events with this shared vision and values: the Digital Media and Learning Conference, the Games+Learning+Society Conference, and Sandbox Summit. With a unique focus on cross-sector connections and progressive and catalytic innovation, the event brings together leading researchers, educators and developers. The program includes a mix of engaging presentations and workshop formats ranging from speculative design, to game walkthroughs, sharing work in progress, and research panels. Connect with us on Twitter to receive updates on the CLSummit: @TheCLSummit (twitter.com/TheCLSummit) #CLS2019 (twitter.com/hashtag/cls2019) Respectfully, Jamieson Pond, Communications Manager Connected Learning Lab University of California, Irvine ---------------------------------------- Connected Learning Summit 2019 University of California, Irvine October 2-5, 2019 2019.connectedlearningsummit.org/ @TheCLSummit | #CLS2019 clsummit2019.eventbrite.com Respectfully, Jamieson Pond, Communications Manager Connected Learning Lab University of California, Irvine ---------------------------------------- Connected Learning Summit 2019 University of California, Irvine October 2-5, 2019 2019.connectedlearningsummit.org/ @TheCLSummit | #CLS2019 clsummit2019.eventbrite.com

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The Digital Condition: An Experiment in Mediated Dialogue
by Mark Carrigan 29 Jul '19

29 Jul '19

[image: pietro-jeng-sQVXS8HBPPc-unsplash.jpg] What does it mean to speak of a digital condition? How can we describe, explain and understand our digital condition? What is it, that we are trying to come to terms with? Where exactly does ‘the problem’ of technology lie? Beginning in October 2019 we will embark on an experimental discussion group centred around those questions. Each week we will collectively engage with one text before moving on to a jarringly different take on ‘the digital condition’ in the following week. Instead of presenting a syllabus with a canon of text, our intention is to produce a participatory anti-canon that doesn’t follow a straight line but disorients, refracts, shocks and meanders. We are therefore asking anyone interested in participating to send us their suggested reading. What text do you think is important to make sense of the digital condition? What text would like to introduce to and discuss with a larger, interdisciplinary group? To participate please send a *suggested text, *a and *100 word description *off your choice and a *short biographical note *to mark(a)markcarrigan.net and contact(a)milanstuermer.com by August 31st 2019. We will select 10 texts from contributions on the basis of the following imperatives. Our intention is to produce an *anti-canon*, assembled in a participatory way through the juxtaposition of submissions: 1. Maximising the disciplinary diversity of contributors 2. Maximising the disciplinary diversity of *contributions* 3. Minimising thematic and substantive replication amongst contributions If your suggestion is selected, we would ask of you to write a short article about it to kick off the week’s discussion, as well as to give a brief, five-minute audio introduction to the text which addresses the following questions: 1. What is the text? 2. Why does it excite you? 3. How does it connect to broader debates? 4. How does it reflect a particular tradition?

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