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CFP Queerness in the Digital Age
by Tom Welch 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

Many of you may know The Velvet Light Trap—a graduate student-run, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to film and media studies. The journal is published by the University of Texas Press and run by students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Texas at Austin. This year we are working on a special issue on queerness in the digital age. Attached to this email a copy of this year's call for papers as a pdf, with the text duplicated below. If anyone has work they think would be appropriate for this issue, we would love to read it! The Velvet Light Trap publishes work from scholars at all levels in their careers. We would also really appreciate it if you would take a look at the call and potentially distribute it to your grad students, your department, or other scholars whose work you feel would be appropriate for the issue. Please reach out Tom Welch (tom.welch(a)wisc.edu) if you have any questions, or you can contact our submissions editor at thevelvetlighttrap(a)gmail.com. CALL FOR PAPERS: The Velvet Light Trap #86—Queerness in the Digital Age Queer Media and the Digital Digital technology has altered all aspects of media cultures, including questions of identity that can affect everything from the production of texts, their content, their distribution, their reception, and more. At the same time, popular and academic understandings of queerness have evolved to incorporate expanding ideas of gender, sexuality, race, disability, ethnicity, and other identity categories. Not only has digital technology altered the ways in which queerness can be articulated, but queer media has also shaped the form and reception of digital texts. Understanding queerness in the digital age requires us to account for the changes in both queer studies and digital studies. For this issue, we welcome submissions that examine the ways in which queerness and digital media interact. These articles could include, but are not limited to, placing media texts in a broader cultural context that speaks to the nature of queerness in the digital age, contextualizing the relationship between queer audiences and media texts, or analyzing queer digital production cultures. Submissions could also consider queerness from the perspective of platformization, fandoms and audience reception, as well as digital media ecologies. What is the impact of social media on queer practices and identities? How does the rising visibility of queer identities leave queers, especially queers of color, vulnerable to exploitation or attack? How do queer creators utilize and navigate ever-changing media ecosystem? We invite submissions that investigate these or other questions related to queerness in the digital age through any applicable methodological or theoretical approaches. Potential Submission Themes • The evolution of queer theory and its application to media (e.g. queer of color critique, trans theory, crip theory) • Queerness, race and ethnicity (e.g. Afrofuturism, disidentification, queer indigenous studies) • Digital technology, queer bodies, and disability • Changing receptions in queer audiences and queer-targeted media • Queer modes of fandom • Creators, star texts, and micro-celebrities • Digital pornography studies • Articulations of queerness in digital television (e.g. streaming platforms, webseries, second-screen engagement) • Queerness in digital games • The democratization of digital cinema (or lack thereof) • Queer comics, webcomics, and digital distribution • Non-fiction media aesthetics and portrayals of queerness • Queer podcast networks, series, and hosts • Social Media, Online Communities, and Dating Apps (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Patreon, Tumblr, Her, Grindr, Scruff, OnlyFans) • Queer youth and the disruption of the coming out narrative • Assimilation and respectability politics (e.g. Neoliberalism, homonormativity, homonationalism) • Queer music production, distribution, and algorithmic discovery • Modes of queer exhibition (e.g. film festivals, museums and galleries, community spaces) • Reflections on what “queer” or “queer studies” might mean or signify in the digital age Submission Guidelines Submissions should be between 6,000– 7,500 words (approximately 20-25 pages double-spaced), formatted in Chicago style. Please submit an electronic copy of the paper, along with a one-page abstract (no more than 100 words), both saved as Microsoft Word files. While images are not required for submissions, if your submission includes images, please ensure that they are high resolution and included as an image file separate from your Word files. Remove any identifying information so that the submission is suitable for anonymous review. The journal’s Editorial Board will referee all submissions. Send electronic manuscripts and/or any questions to thevelvetlighttrap(a)gmail.com<mailto:thevelvetlighttrap@gmail.com>. All submissions are due July 31, 2019. ———————————————————— Tom Welch PhD Student, Media and Cultural Studies Department of Communication Arts Editor-in-Chief, Playback<http://playback.wisc.edu>

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CfP: Harnessing Social Media and Digital Technologies to Improve Health Communication
by Sun Jung Kim 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

On behalf of the editorial team at Frontiers in Communication's Research Topic, I invite submissions to a special issue on "Harnessing Social Media and Digital Technologies to Improve Health Communication” *About this Research Topic (special issue): Advancements in information and communication technologies offer a variety of opportunities for public health researchers and practitioners, from rapidly disseminating health information and engaging patients and the public for health promotion, to reaching out to underserved populations for health interventions and education. In the last decade, academic references on use of technologies for behavioral and social medicines has become prolific in a wide range of literatures. Along with the exponential growth in mobile, internet and social media technologies, leveraging scientific principles, theories, and research methods is key to effectively harnessing these technologies and media environments for public health impact. Multidisciplinary methods are critical and rigorous, scientific approaches will help generate replicable and reproducible research outcomes. Under the Research Topic theme, entitled “Harnessing Social Media and Digital Technologies to Improve Health Communication” of Frontiers in Communication, we are looking for papers on the topic of technologies and health communication, broadly conceptualized and inclusive of diverse theoretical approaches and multidisciplinary methodologies with the following key questions: • How do we leverage social media, digital technology, and big data to improve health communication research? • How can researchers translate empirical evidence, theoretical frameworks, and scientific methods to engage health populations of interest for behavioral change in the new media landscape? To read the full call for papers please visit: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/9865/harnessing-social-media-an… We welcome contributions that present original empirical work; conceptual or theoretical analyses; meta-analyses; systematic reviews; or unique visions and perspectives. We encourage multidisciplinary scholarly contributions that come from diverse disciplines such as communications, information science, public health, behavioral medicine, population health, cancer prevention and control, addiction, technologies, data science, and computational social science. For more information please contact the Topic Editors: Dr. Sunny Jung Kim, Virginia Commonwealth University (Sun.Jung.Kim(a)vcuhealth.org) Dr. Bernard Fuemmeler, Virginia Commonwealth University (Bernard.Fuemmeler(a)vcuhealth.org) Dr. Danielle Jake-Schoffman, University of Florida (djakeschoffman(a)ufl.edu) -------------------------------------------------------- Sunny Jung Kim, Ph.D., M.S., M.A. Assistant Professor Department of Health Behavior and Policy Associate Member of VCU Massey Cancer Center School of Medicine Virginia Commonwealth University Email: Sun.Jung.Kim(a)vcuhealth.org<mailto:Sun.Jung.Kim@vcuhealth.org> Office: 804-628-4688 Fax: 804-828-5440 Online: Sunny Jung Kim@vcu<https://medschool.vcu.edu/expertise/detail.html?id=sjkim2> Twitter: @SunnyJungKim<https://twitter.com/SunnyJungKim>

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WEBCAST TODAY: Speech Police – The Global Struggle to Govern the Internet
by Joly MacFie 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

Just started. I am also running this out on our periscope - https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live/status/1136300107479932928 Today, *Wedneday June 5 2019* at *Noon EDT* (14:00 UTC) New America’s *Open Technology Institute <https://www.newamerica.org/oti/>* hosts a book launch event - *Speech Police - The Global Struggle to Govern the Internet <https://www.newamerica.org/oti/events/speech-police/>*. Author *David Kaye*, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion & expression, will be in conversation with *Rebecca Mackinnon* Director, Ranking Digital Rights. Moderator: *Anne-Marie Slaughter*, CEO, New America. The event will be webcast live via the *New America YouTube Channel <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQQMY6TyUdt5VeHpuHv_Dg>*. *VIEW ON YOU TUBE: https://youtu.be/uC3KzD71wdU <https://youtu.be/uC3KzD71wdU>* *TWITTER: #speechpolice <https://twitter.com/hashtag/speechpolice?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/11116/ - -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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2nd CFP - Participatory Design Conference PDC2020 - Participation(s) otherwise
by Maurizio 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

*apologies for cross-posting* Participatory Design Conference PDC2020 - Participation(s) otherwise Manizales, Colombia June 15-19 2020 Universidad de Caldas www.pdc2020.org The Participatory Design Conference (PDC) has a long history in bringing together research concerned with the direct involvement of people in co-design, development, implementation, and appropriation activities around technologies, spaces, artefacts, and services. The conference invites researchers and practitioners working on participatory design, as it is encountered and discussed in multiple fields including, but not limited to: HCI (Human-Computer Interaction), CSCW (Computer Supported Cooperative Work), CSCL (Computer Supported Collaborative Learning), ICT4D (Information and Communication Technology for Development), Science and Technology Studies (STS), Social and Community Informatics, Development Studies, Media Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Design, Architecture, Spatial planning, and Arts. In 2020, the 16th Biennial Participatory Design Conference (PDC) will be held in Manizales, Colombia, for the first time in South America. It will be hosted by Universidad de Caldas. The conference *will be held in conjunction with the Festival de la Imagen 2020 *(www.festivaldelaimagen.com), one of the largest and most recognized design events in Colombia, which will bring a variety of unique possibilities and encounters for PDC and its community. *PDC 2020’s theme is “Participation(s) otherwise”* Since Participatory Design’s (PD) emergence as a research community, PD scholars have asserted that design is a practical, social and political endeavour. Main commitments include: offering alternative technologies, rendering design processes democratic, open and accessible to wide participation, and amenable to critical scrutiny and mutual learning. By proposing the theme of Participation(s) otherwise, we want to invite the PD community to think further on the diverse meanings and ontologies that participation and design can take on. Let’s open up the understanding of “participation” beyond modernist narratives and theoretically “universal” cookie cutter solutions and account for diverse practices. What forms, conceptions and understandings of participation, collaboration, intervention, design and technology can we draw upon to contest essentialist views on participatory design? Are current conceptions coherent with plural understandings and realities? What haven’t we realized before? From whom else are we / can we be learning? We welcome a variety of different contributions, such as theoretical elaborations, case study analysis, long term explorations and/or methodological reflections. Submissions may address one or more of the following anchor points. These should not be considered as mandatory, but rather indicative of things we believe require urgent action: Local/global - place/territory: Explorations of place, space, materiality, and temporality within participatory design and for technologies otherwise. Economies: Inquiries into the role and scope of participatory design in the critique, reinterpretation and construction of green, circular, open, commons and solidarity processes. This includes also provocative reflections on participatory design processes themselves, understood as a process of exchange. Representation, resistance and governance otherwise: The potential of participatory design practices to support (or undermine) forms of civic participation, power redistribution and conflict negotiation, to challenge authoritarianism, or explore horizontal ways of organising - including making alternative (or resistive) technologies, spaces, systems, processes or infrastructures. Design Research: Explorations of new forms of making otherwise and methodological innovations for design as participatory political praxis (including decolonial, feminist, and collective research and action approaches). Reflections on how those can transform scientific writing to be more representative of collaborative knowledge construction processes. Participation and interculturality: spaces and features of (and for) dialogue and design that avoid universalism and include critical perspectives towards collaboration, co-creation, and the role of technology in these processes. Follow us in social media FB:https://www.facebook.com/PDC-2020-505446103195145 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pdc_2020/ Twitter:@PDC_2020 *Submission formats* * FULL PAPERS: (10 pages, excluding references - In English). Full papers should report on substantial and original, unpublished research that advances PD. Full papers are presented on single-track sessions in the only research conference exclusively dedicated to PD, therefore PDC full research papers have a broad impact on the development of PD theory, approaches and practices. Each submitted full paper will be double-blind peer reviewed and may be subject to a “revise and resubmit” process if deemed suitable. Where papers rank equally, we will give preference to those that best address the theme of the conference. Full papers will be published in Vol 1 of the PDC ACM International Conference series. * PLURILINGUAL PD (ES/PT): (maximum 10 pages,excluding references - In Spanish or Portuguese). Besides the customary tracks, this year we are inviting paper contributions in Spanish or Portuguese from regional PD aligned practitioners and researchers. The intention is to encourage the Latin-American community to share knowledge and express ideas in their own languages. ES/PT papers should present original, unpublished ideas and research that contributes ideas to practices of PD. We welcome regionally relevant themes and considerations as well as broad and general contributions. Papers will be presented and discussed in thematic sessions run in parallel. Submissions to the plurilingual track will be double blind peer-reviewed and may be subject to a “revise and resubmit” process if deemed suitable. Where papers rank equally, we will give preference to those that best address the theme of the conference. The papers will be published in ES/PT in Vol 3 of the proceedings published by Universidad de Caldas. This part of the proceedings will not be published by ACM. * EXPLORATORY PAPERS: (4 pages, excluding references - In English). Exploratory papers should present original, unpublished ideas and research that explores, advances or reflects on PD potential future developments. Exploratory papers benefit from making one, clear contribution. Authors are encouraged to present a focused reflection or a meaningful empirical case study. A focused reflection will be expected to explore or advance existing ideas/concepts or propose new ones at a theoretical level, even coming from nearby disciplines to build an interdisciplinary dialogue. A case study will be expected to present applications of PD that are empirically fascinating even without strong theoretical grounding. Exploratory papers will be presented and discussed in thematic sessions run in parallel. Each submitted paper will be double-blind peer reviewed. Exploratory papers will be published in Vol 2 of the PDC ACM International Conference series. * BEYOND ACADEMIA: (online form proposal - In English). This track invites contributions from practitioners active in community, commercial, government, and not-for-profit spaces who are exploring participatory frameworks in their work. The invitation is open to those grappling with the potential and the challenges of participation in any of the conference anchor areas (see above). The intent is to foster and celebrate lively exchanges regarding emerging questions about the politics and practices of participation between those working in different learning, innovation and activist spaces locally and internationally. Submissions to this category will be curated by the chairs. There will be an online form to submit the contributions (an academic paper is not required), and the possibility to include audiovisual material (2 min video) to complement the story. In the conference, presentations will take the form of short, lightning talks and/or panel/roundtable discussions. Please note that everyone who attends will be required to pay for registration regardless of whether they are presenting. * EXHIBITIONS/SITUATED ACTIONS: (maximum 2 pages text, excluding references + 2 pages optional images or plans - In English). This format encompasses PD-inspired exhibitions, performances, demos, and/or design/art work that can be presented in the Festival in exhibition context and as situated action sessions during the days of the conference. Proposals should include a description (2 pages) of the project and its relationship to participation and the situated action proposed. Plans or images (2 pages), and specific requirements for realisation in terms of space and materials should be mentioned. Audio or video files describing the project can also be submitted to clarify aspects of the concept. Those submissions that address or explore the conference theme will be favoured in the selection process. Each submitted proposal will be peer reviewed for applicability to the PD conference, and (once accepted) undergo a process of curation into the situated action format and for publication in Vol 2 of PDC ACM International Conference series. * INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS: (maximum 3 pages, excluding references - in English). Submissions to this category are expected to propose sessions that go beyond presentation formats and that actively engage participants in different and novel types of activities, e.g. problem definition, small discussion groups, mapping themes, do-it-yourself, hands-on group work etc. Their topic should concern any area of interest of PD at any level, e.g. theoretical reflections, methodologies, practices, etc. Workshops take place 2 days before the main conference in sessions of half-day or full-day. The proposal should include: the workshop’s title and its goals; the planned format, methods or techniques used to structure the workshop; the way participants should contribute to the workshop; its relevance to PD; its need and value at PDC; and a draft schedule. In particular, it should make clear how the workshop topic and format link to the conference theme and how the organisers have the relevant expertise to set up this workshop. The duration of the workshop (half/full day), minimum and maximum number of participants, and how they will be recruited should also be described. In the recruitment procedure, important dates should be clearly communicated to the participants. Finally, the workshop proposal should include a clear statement about the expected concrete outcomes of the session (e.g. journal publication, research proposal, future collaborations, exhibition). The following main evaluation criteria will be considered to select and accept the proposals: relevance of topic to conference, interactivity of format, potential to draw participants. If you anticipate the need of specific equipment or setup for running your workshop, please contact the workshop chairs well in advance of the submission deadline. Workshop proposals are published in in Vol 2 of PDC ACM International Conference series. * TUTORIALS: (maximum 3 pages, excluding references - in English). Half day and full day sessions for teaching conceptual frameworks, methods/techniques, and novel approaches in PD. The proposal should contain a title, goals, method or technique, its relevance to PD, intended participants and a schedule for the tutorial. We are looking particularly for tutorials with relevance to the conference theme, and the local/societal context of PDC 2020. Please describe in the proposal any handouts or materials that you intend to make available to participants. In the evaluation of the proposals the following will be the main evaluation criteria: relevance of topic to conference; knowledge and skills transfer; potential to draw participants. * CONVERSATIONS: (4 pages, excluding references - in English) This new track aims to foster passionate discussion about emerging concerns, future themes and alternative viewpoints through integrating, participatory formats (e.g. fishbowl conversations, world cafe, etc). Proposals should make a case for the topic to be discussed and explain why it is pressing for the PD community to engage with it. When proposing a specific format, please consider a maximum limit of one hour, and how the room needs configuration with available elements like chairs and tables. Preference will be given to formats that allow broader participation and more than listening. This track will be curated by the chairs. Selection will ensure we have a varied programme that engages PDC attendees, strengthens the community and enables people to participate. Selected submissions will be compiled in Vol 3 of the proceedings published by the Universidad de Caldas. * DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM: (4 page proposal, excluding references - in English). A full-day session intended for PhD students working within the field of Participatory Design (PD). It will provide students with a safe and open space to discuss what matters to them concerning their studies, and collaboratively seek ways to address them. Participants will have the opportunity to present their work, share their experiences, and receive feedback, support, and suggestions from experienced participatory design researchers and peers. Selection for participation will be based on the quality of proposal, taking into account how the research is related to PD. The proposal must include: 1) an overview of one’s PhD project, including research motivations and questions, methods, intended contributions, progress to date, and plans for further research, and; 2) a brief description of what one wants to gain from participating in the Doctoral Colloquium or a brief description of one’s ideal PD Doctoral Colloquium. The aim will be to ensure diversity by including students with different disciplinary emphases, at different stages of their research programs, and coming from different cultural backgrounds. Accepted applicants will be asked to do some pre-conference preparation – for example, reading the other participants’ submissions, or relating your proposal to a chapter from the PD Handbook. More directions will be provided. Doctoral Colloquium submissions will not be published in the conference proceedings. * STUDENT PROJECTS: (2 pages proposal, excluding references, and up to 5 images to clarify the proposal - in English) We invite design students to share how PD is applied in their projects at their schools, art, and research institutions. Projects will be selected based on clarity and relevance to PD and the conference theme, students groups are welcome. Selected projects will be presented via posters in the Conference and Festival venue. During the conference, attendees will be stimulated to provide feedback/comments/ideas on the displayed projects in the exhibition. A summary of the student projects will be compiled in Vol 3 of the proceedings published by the Universidad de Caldas. * THE ARTFUL INTEGRATORS’ AWARD: We welcome nominations for the 9th Artful Integrators’ Award, to be presented at PDC2020. The Award is intended to recognise outstanding achievement in the area of PD. Where traditional design awards have gone to individual designers and/or singular objects, the Artful Integrator’s Award emphasises the importance of collaborative work in design, and a view of good design as the effective alignment of diverse collections of people, practices and artefacts. *Keydates* 1st September 2019 — Submission Deadline for Full Papers + Plurilingual track Papers 1st November 2019 — First notification for Full Paper and Plurilingual track authors 1st December 2019 — Submission Deadline for Exploratory Papers, Beyond Academia, Exhibitions/Situated Actions, Interactive Workshops and Tutorials, Conversations, and PhD Colloquium 1st December 2019 — Second round submission for Full and Plurilingual Papers 15th February 2020 — Notification to (all) authors 28th February 2020 — Student volunteers’ application Deadline 15th March 2020 — Camera ready papers (all formats, except student projects) + Submission Deadline for Student Projects 31st March 2020 — Notification to student volunteers 25th April 2020 — Notification for student projects authors 25th April 2020 — Early bird registration Deadline 15-16th June 2020 — Pre-conference: Interactive Workshops and Tutorials, Doctoral colloquium, and Conversations 17-19th June 2020 — Main conference Join us in Manizales Colombia! Felipe Londoño, Claudia Jurado and Andrea Botero, — General chairs Chiara Del Gaudio and Leonardo Parra — Program chairs

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IEEE WoWMoM 2019 NEXT WEEK *** FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION *** (20TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON A WORLD OF WIRELESS, MOBILE AND MULTIMEDIA NETWORKS)
by Andrea Passarella 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

************************************************************** * * * ONE WEEK to IEEE WoWMoM 2019 - 20th anniversary * * * ************************************************************** -------------------------------------------------------------- IEEE WoWMoM 2019 - Call for Participation 20TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON A WORLD OF WIRELESS, MOBILE AND MULTIMEDIA NETWORKS **** 20th anniversary edition **** 10-12 June 2019, Washington DC, USA http://cs.ucf.edu/wowmom2019/ -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- HIGHLIGHTS ---------------------------- - 42 high-quality papers on hot wireless and multimedia networks topics - 2 keynotes by renowned top scientists Prof. Dipankar Raychaudhuri (COSMOS: an open programmable city-scale research testbed for 5g and beyond) Dr. Victor Bahl (Edge + wireless: technologies fueling the fourth industrial revolution) - 2 panels on key WoWMoM topics Networking objects and people: perspectives from over 50 years of Mario Gerla's research Organisers and Moderator Prof. Marco Ajmone Marsan Vision for Wireless 2030: Beyond WoWMoM's 20th Anniversary Organiser: Prof. Sajal K. Das, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA Moderator: Prof. Mohan Kumar, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA - 4 workshops on cutting-edge topics - An N2WOMEN session -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- KEYNOTES ---------------------------- *** KEYNOTE #1 - Tuesday 11th June 9:00 - 10:00 *** Prof. Dipankar Raychaudhuri Professor, WINLAB, Rutgers University COSMOS: AN OPEN PROGRAMMABLE CITY-SCALE RESEARCH TESTBED FOR 5G AND BEYOND *** KEYNOTE #2 - Wednesday 12th June 9:30 - 10:30 *** Dr. Victor Bahl Distinguished Scientist & Director of Mobility & Networking Research Microsoft EDGE + WIRELESS: TECHNOLOGIES FUELING THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- PANELS ---------------------------- *** PANEL #1 - Tuesday, 11th June 1:30 - 3:00pm *** Networking objects and people: perspectives from over 50 years of Mario Gerla's research Organiser and Moderator: Prof. Marco Ajmone Marsan, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Panellists: Dr. Victor Bahl, Microsoft, USA Prof. Stefano Basagni, Northeastern University, USA Prof. Jim Kurose, NSF & University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA Prof. Renato Lo Cigno, University of Trento, Italy Prof. Dipankar Raychaudhuri, WINLAB, Rutgers University, USA *** PANEL #2 - Wednesday, 12th June 3:30 - 5:00pm *** Vision for Wireless 2030: Beyond WoWMoM's 20th Anniversary Organiser: Prof. Sajal K. Das, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA Moderator: Prof. Mohan Kumar, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA Panellists (confirmed): Dr. Yue Gao, Queen Mary University of London, UK Dr. Monisha Ghosh, National Science Foundation, USA Prof. Marco Ajmone Marsan, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Prof. Aruna Seneviratne, University of New South Wales, Australia Paul Stager, Cisco, USA -------------------------------------------------------------- The IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM) celebrates this year its 20th edition in Washington D.C., USA, on June 10-12. Over the years, WoWMoM became one of the premier conferences in the field of wireless networking. The two-track technical program includes the latest research in mobile and wireless networks, application-driven wireless networks (e.g., vehicular), mobile edge computing, localization, device-to-device networking, wireless multimedia networks, IoT, SDN, virtualisation and wireless network management. This year's program includes two keynote talks by Prof. Dipankar Raychaudhuri (WINLAB, Rutgers University) and Dr. Victor Bahl (Microsoft) on cutting-edge wireless networking research Demo, work-in-Progress, PhD, and hot-topic panel sessions complete this year's technical program. IEEE WoWMoM 2019 also features four workshops that will be held on June 10: The Internet of Things: Smart Objects and Services (IoT-SoS), Data Distribution in Industrial and Pervasive Internet (DIPI), Wireless Networking, Planning, and Computing for UAV Swarms (SwarmNet), and Communication, Computing, and Networking in Cyber Physical Systems (CCNCPS). The conference also provides a high quality social events program, including a welcome reception and a gala dinner. This year WoWMoM will take place at the Residence Inn by Marriott Arlington Pentagon City, conveniently located close to the main landmarks of the U.S. Capital. Detailed Program: http://cs.ucf.edu/wowmom2019/technical_program/ Registration: http://cs.ucf.edu/wowmom2019/registration/ We look forward to seeing you in Washington D.C.! For any additional information feel free to contact the General Chairs at mainak <at> cs.ucf.edu and a.passarella <at> iit.cnr.it

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CALL FOR JOURNAL ARTICLES: JARHE
by Dr. Patrick Blessinger 04 Jun '19

04 Jun '19

Dear Colleagues, Call for academic journal articles: Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education <http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=jar…>: http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=jar… JARHE is an internationally peer-reviewed journal focused on the scholarship and practice of teaching and learning and higher education and covers: - Higher education teaching, learning, curriculum, assessment, policy, management, leadership, and related areas. - Digitization, internationalization, and democratization of higher education, and related areas such as lifelong and lifewide learning. - Innovation, change, and reflections on current practices. JARHE is indexed in Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, BFI (Denmark), Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Higher Education, EBSCO and Education Research Complete. JARHE is ranked by Scopus and Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics). JARHE is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics <http://publicationethics.org/>. Regards, -- Patrick Blessinger, Ed.D. <http://www.patrickblessinger.com/> University World News <http://www.universityworldnews.com/search.php?query=blessinger&type=all&mod…> UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab <http://en.unesco.org/inclusivepolicylab/users/patrick-blessinger> St. John's University, New York City <https://www.stjohns.edu/academics/faculty/patrick-blessinger-edd> Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education <http://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=jar…> Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning <https://books.emeraldinsight.com/page/series-detail/Innovations-in-Higher-E…>

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Negotiating Internet Governance - open access title and book launch
by Roxana Radu 04 Jun '19

04 Jun '19

Dear colleagues, I am very pleased to announce that my book with Oxford University Press, *Negotiating Internet Governance <https://global.oup.com/academic/product/negotiating-internet-governance-978…>*, is available as an open access title directly on the publisher's website, as well as in Oxford Scholarship Online <https://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780198833079.001.0001/o…> . If you are in Oxford on 18 June, please join us for the book launch: https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/events/book-launch-negotiating-internet-governance More details about the book below. NEGOTIATING INTERNET GOVERNANCE by Roxana Radu This book provides an incisive analysis of the emergence and evolution of global Internet governance, unpacking the complexity of more than 300 governance arrangements, influential debates, and political negotiations over four decades. Highly accessible, this book breaks new ground through a wide empirical exploration and a new conceptual approach to governance enactment in global issue domains. A tripartite framework is employed for revealing power dynamics, relying on: (a) an extensive database of mechanisms of governance for the Internet at the global and regional level; (b) an in-depth analysis of the evolution of actors and priorities over time; and (c) a key set of dominant practices observed in the Internet governance communities. It explains continuity and change in Internet-related negotiations, opening up new directions for thinking and acting in this field. All the best, Roxana -- Roxana Radu, PhD Post-doctoral researcher, Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy <http://pcmlp.socleg.ox.ac.uk/> Centre for Socio-Legal Studies University of Oxford Research Associate, Global Governance Centre <http://graduateinstitute.ch/en/internationalgovernance> Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement Geneva - Switzerland

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EQUALS in Tech Awards – Nominations open! #EITA2019
by Joly MacFie 04 Jun '19

04 Jun '19

*[image: Equals in Tech Awards] <https://www.equals.org/awards>EQUALS*, founded in 2016 by five partners: the International Telecommunications Union, UN Women, the International Trade Centre, GSMA and the United Nations University, is a growing global network of more than 90 partners – including governments, companies and NGOs around the world dedicated to promoting gender balance in the technology sector by championing equality of access, skills development and career opportunities for women and men alike. <https://www.equals.org/>*https://www.equals.org/ <https://www.equals.org/>* The *EQUALS in Tech Awards* is an annual program that recognizes people who are helping girls and women get equal access, skills and opportunities online and in the tech industry. Winners receive a paid trip to the awards ceremony (for the 2019 awards, this will be held in Berlin) and join an Advisory Panel that chooses future award winners. *https://www.equals.org/awards <https://www.equals.org/awards>* *VIDEO: https://twitter.com/i/status/1135515507082371072 <https://twitter.com/i/status/1135515507082371072>* *NOMINATIONS (deadline June 13 2019) <https://bit.ly/2GRY21b>https://bit.ly/2GRY21b <https://bit.ly/2GRY21b>* *FAQ: https://www.equals.org/awards-faq <https://www.equals.org/awards-faq>* *TWITTER: #EITA2019 https://bit.ly/eita2019 <https://bit.ly/eita2019>*

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Research Funding Available - Data Collection on Consolidation
by Joly MacFie 04 Jun '19

04 Jun '19

https://www.internetsociety.org/issues/future/2019-consolidation-research-f… Up to 30 000 USD in research funding is available to examine the effect consolidation is having on the Internet’s infrastructure. Consolidation is the action or process of combining things into a single whole. In 2019 we released our annual Global Internet Report. In it, we uncovered that consolidation is changing the Internet as we once knew it. But how? The report left us with more questions than answers. That’s where we need your help. We are inviting anyone interested in uncovering data related to the issue of consolidation and how it is impacting the Internet. Our goal is to create a repository of data for anyone to use published under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/>). Topics we need data for include but are not limited to: - Economic and technical dependencies, including those that might cause a favoured status that constrain the Internet’s natural evolution. - Impact of consolidation on “digital divides” and network developments in developing economies. - The extent to which consolidation is a result of particular characteristics of the service involved. - New Internet traffic patterns and network practices as a result of consolidation. - The impact of consolidation on the development of new protocols, standards, or practices. - Technical drivers for large-scale operations and consolidation. - Regulatory consideration, whether from the perspective of consumer protection, competition, or administrative law. - Impact of consolidation on innovation and/or cybersecurity - Consideration of how emerging technologies (e.g. 5G) may impact consolidation and fiber access networks. To find out more about consolidation, please read our latest Global Internet Report. <https://future.internetsociety.org/2019/> If you have questions, please contact foti(a)isoc.org <https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=foti@isoc.org>. -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Crowdsourcing Participatory Democracy
by Participedia Communications 03 Jun '19

03 Jun '19

We are pleased to announce the launch of our fully redesigned open-source, open-edit website Participedia.net <http://participedia.net/>. Participedia is a resource for anyone interested in the new forms of civic engagement and democratic innovation being developed around the world. From academics, to practitioners and engaged citizens, Participedia’s community shares a common goal: to document and understand new forms of governance and community-empowerment in all places and at all scales. On Participedia, anyone can collaboratively document and share cases, methods, and organizations related to public participation. Since 2009, nearly 2000 entries have been published on Participedia.net, collectively written and edited by close to 3000 users, and accessed by hundreds of thousands of people all over the world. The research project has grown into a global network of over fifty co-investigators and collaborators from partner institutions spanning six continents. Visit Participedia.net to discover knowledge and stories of public participation, and share your own! Website: Participedia.net <https://participedia.xyz/> Facebook: Facebook.com/Participedia <https://www.facebook.com/Participedia/> Twitter: @Participedia <https://twitter.com/participedia> Linkedin: Linkedin.com/company/Participedia <https://www.linkedin.com/company/participedia> Github: Github.com/participedia <https://github.com/participedia> Medium: medium.com/@participediaproject -- Participedia is made possible by a Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The project was founded by principal investigator Dr Mark Warren of the University of British Columbia and co-investigator Dr Archon Fung of Harvard University’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. The new Participedia website was designed by the project’s Design & Technology Team, led by Amber Frid-Jimenez, Canada Research Chair in art and design technology and director of the Studio for Extensive Aesthetics at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Participedia Contacts: Jesi Carson <https://participedia.xyz/user/1189>Lead Designer & Communities Coordinator, Participedia 604-729-9133 info(a)participedia.net Patrick L. Scully <https://participedia.xyz/user/25>Managing Director, Participedia 860-428-4511 pscully(a)clearviewconsultingllc.com Scott Fletcher <https://participedia.xyz/user/110904> Managing Editor & Research Associate, Participedia/University of British Columbia 778-855-3595 scott.fletcher(a)ubc.ca -- *PARTICIPEDIA* A global community sharing knowledge and stories about public participation Participedia.net <http://participedia.net/> | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/participedia> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/participedia> | Medium <https://medium.com/@participediaproject> *Try the NEW website <http://participedia.xyz/>! Questions & feedback welcome. *

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