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Fwd: [bestbits] Two CFPs for academic conference
by Joly MacFie 17 Jan '19

17 Jan '19

FYI ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Dmitry Epstein <dmitry.epstein(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 4:21 AM I hope those of you engaged in research will find the following two opportunities interesting. Both are for satellite events of the annual meeting of the International Communication Association to be held in Washington, DC in May this year (additional details in the links). - ICA Pre-Conference "Internet Governance and Communication beyond Boundaries" - https://www.giga-net.org/call-for-papers-ica-pre-conference-washington-dc-u… - ICA Post-Conference "Privacy research across cultural, political, and geographic boundaries" - http://www.thinkmacro.org/cprn/ica2019/ Please consider submitting your work. Best, Dmitry ___________________ -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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CFP: IUAES2019: Mediating Travel: Digital Media, Tourism, and the Cosmopolitan Self in a Hyperconnected World
by Regev Nathansohn 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Dear colleagues, We would like to invite paper submissions to the IUAES 2019 panel on *"Mediating Travel: Digital Media, Tourism, and the Cosmopolitan Self in a Hyperconnected World"*, co-convened by Regev Nathansohn (Department of Communication, Sapir Academic College) and Christian Ritter (MEDIT, Tallinn University). *Panel title:* Mediating Travel: Digital Media, Tourism, and the Cosmopolitan Self in a Hyperconnected World [Commission on the Anthropology of Tourism] *Short abstract:* Digital media technologies have transformed the relationships between hosts and guests in tourist places. Inviting theoretical and empirical contributions from the global south and north, this panel seeks to gain new understandings of the mutual shaping of cosmopolitan selves and digital media. *Long abstract:* Digital media technologies have profoundly reshaped travel practices and tourist places. The Internet and digital platforms created a new realm of experience within the global tourism industry, transforming the complex relationships between hosts and guests. On the one hand, tourist blogs disseminate travel narratives and visual representations of tourism sites while reconfiguring the manifold tourism imaginaries. On the other hand, tourism organizations adapt to the ubiquitous use of mobile devices in everyday life by circulating more audio-visual content about tourist destinations. In addition to tourism agencies, mobile applications mediate among tourism actors at the global-local nexus. The authenticity of tourism actors, services and objects is increasingly staged on the screens of mobile devices, changing tourism culture in unprecedented ways. From Airbnb to augmented reality apps new possibilities for solidarity between hosts and guests and for the discovery of tourism sites are enabled, and sometimes prevented. Bringing together tourism scholars who ethnographically explore the digitalization of tourism, and digital ethnographers who study the field of tourism, this panel seeks to gain new understandings of the mutual shaping of cosmopolitan selves and digital media. We invite theoretical contributions and empirical case studies on the different roles of digital media in contemporary tourism in the global south and north. In what ways does digitalization reshape cosmopolitan selves and solidarities between locals and tourists? How is the authenticity of subjectivities digitally mediated and interpreted in a context of widening dissemination of fake information? What are the epistemological consequences of studying digitized tourist places? *Paper Proposal Submission* Submission guidelines: https://www.iuaes2019.org/paper-guidelines Submission portal: https://iuaes2019.syskonf.pl/abstracts *Deadline*: 15 February 2019 If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. With best wishes, Christian & Regev

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2019 Carl Couch Internet Research Award Call
by Sarina Chen 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

CALL FOR AWARD APPLICATIONS Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award 2019 Sponsored by the Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research *http://www.cccsir.com/ <http://www.cccsir.com/>* The Carl Couch Center issues an international call for student-authored papers to be considered for Carl J. Couch Internet Research Award. The Couch Center welcomes both theoretical and empirical papers that apply symbolic interactionist approaches to internet studies. According to basic symbolic interactionist premises, what we understand as self, identity, relationship, and cultural formations are constructed dialogically and interactively. While the works of George H. Mead, Georg Simmel, Erving Goffman and other leading symbolic interactionists have been integral to the study of social interaction, Carl Couch was among the first from this tradition to suggest the importance of engaging in the study of mediated interaction. It is critical that symbolic interactionists move boldly forward, beyond Couch's initial suggestion, to study what has become for many a dominant form of communication in their everyday life. Whether we research identities, emotion, memory, family, work, career, presentations of self, deception, love, loss or other areas, the impact of mediated communication is felt by those interacting within it. As internet-related media continue to influence our everyday interactions--not only with other people but also with technologies, devices, algorithms, platform parameters, and so forth--it becomes crucial for symbolic interactionists to attend to the role of these mediating factors in the interaction process. We encourage any paper that uses a symbolic interactionist approach in internet studies. We also encourage papers that explore the interface between deliberate social interaction and structured (or automated) interactions sponsored or enacted by various technological features, exploring not only how identities, relations, and social formations are negotiated through social interactions, but also how these interactions are mediated further through the use or capacities of various technologies. Papers will be evaluated based on the quality of (1) mastery of symbolic interactionist approaches and concepts, (2) originality, (3) organization, (4) presentation, and (5) advancement of knowledge. Those contemplating entering should note that an interactionist approach demands thoughtful analysis, and not mere description, of social interactions. Evaluation will be administered by a Review Committee of: Dr. Camille Johnson-Yale, Lake Forest College, Illinois Dr. Lois Scheidt, Indiana University, Bloomington Dr. Shing-Ling Sarina Chen, University of Northern Iowa Competition is open to graduate or undergraduate students of all disciplines. Works that are published or accepted for publication are not eligible for award consideration. Entries should be in English and not exceed 30 pages (approximately 7500 words) in length, including references and appendices. Limit of one entry per student per year. *Winner of the award will receive a monetary prize of $300.00*. Candidates should send a copy of their paper electronically, along with information concerning the location and level of their studies, to Shing-Ling Sarina Chen, sarina.chen(a)uni.edu. Application deadline is April 15, 2019. Notification of award will be sent by November 1, 2019. Those with questions or comments about Couch Award application, please contact: Shing-Ling Sarina Chen Lang Hall 326 Dept. of Communication Studies Univ. of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA 50614 USA sarina.chen(a)uni.edu

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The 27th ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP 2019): Third Call for Tutorial Proposals
by Announce Announcements 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

*** THIRD CALL FOR TUTORIAL PROPOSALS *** 27th ACM International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (ACM UMAP 2019) Golden Bay Beach Hotel 5*, Larnaca, Cyprus, June 9-12, 2019 http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/lm/lm.php?tk=YWlyLUwJCQlhaXItTEBsaXN0c2Vydi… Proposals due: February 11, 2019 ACM UMAP 2019, the premier international conference for researchers and practitioners working on systems that adapt to individual users or to groups of users, and which collect, represent, and model user information, is pleased to invite proposals for tutorials to be given in conjunction with the conference. Tutorials are intensive instructional sessions aimed to provide a comprehensive introduction to established or emerging research topics of interest for the UMAP community. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: · new user modeling technologies, methods, techniques, and trends (e.g. exploiting data mining and big data analytics for user modeling, evaluation methodologies, data visualization, etc.); · user modeling and personalization techniques for specific domains (e.g., health sciences, e-government, e-commerce, cultural heritage, education, internet of things, mobile, music, information retrieval, etc.); · application of user modeling and personalization techniques for information retrieval and recommender systems; · eliciting and learning user preferences by taking into account users' emotional state, physical state, personality, trust, cognitive factors. An ideal tutorial should be broad enough to provide a basic introduction to the chosen area, but it should also cover the most important topics in depth. Tutorial presenters can have one page in the adjunct proceedings. PROPOSAL FORMAT AND SUBMISSION Tutorial proposals should be submitted in PDF format to both tutorial chairs, not exceeding 5 pages and containing the following information: 1. Title and abstract of the tutorial for inclusion on the ACM UMAP 2019 website (200 words maximum). 2. Tutorial description: · learning objectives of the tutorial and relevance to ACM UMAP 2019; · targeted audience (introductory, intermediate, advanced) and prerequisite knowledge or skills; · a brief outline of the tutorial structure; · practical sessions. 3. Tutorial length: full (6 hours) or half day (3 hours). 4. Other venues to which the tutorial or part thereof has been or will be presented, in addition to explaining how the current tutorial differs from the other editions. 5. Name, email address, affiliation and brief professional biography of the tutorial instructor(s), indicating previous training and speaking experience. IMPORTANT DATES · Tutorial proposals: February 11, 2019 · Notification of acceptance: February 26, 2019 · Tutorial summary camera-ready: April 3, 2019 · Adjunct proceedings camera ready: April 15, 2019 · Tutorial day: June 9, 2019 EVALUATION CRITERIA All proposals will be reviewed by the tutorial chairs. The features that will be evaluated are: 1. ability of the tutorial to contribute to strengthening the foundations of UMAP research; 2. clarity of the tutorial, which should emerge from its description; 3. good organization, as appearing from the outline; 4. background/experience of tutorial instructor(s) in teaching the target topics. TUTORIAL CHAIRS · Milos Kravcík, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Germany (milos.kravcik AT dfki.de) · Iván Cantador, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain (ivan.cantador AT uam.es)

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Sonic Publics special section is OUT on IJoC!
by Elinor Carmi 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Hi everyone, I'm thrilled to share Aram Sinnriech and my special section on the International Journal of Communication - Sonic Publics. I met Aram on Twitter (very appropriate for AoIR!) a couple of years ago and coming from the music industry we decided to do this panel around sound and its relation to internet studies at the AoIR 2017 conference at Tartu, Estonia. As sound studies scholars and music practitioners at the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) annual conference, we experienced a degree of distortion. We tried to tune in to the field’s soundtrack, but there was silence. Although sound technologies, musical cultures, and the practices and subjectivities entangled with them are central to network technologies, internet research has been largely mute on the subject. This special section aims to reverberate through the field by exploring different channels of sound-related inquiry. We hope the resonance of our work will help to expand the ways in which researchers engage with networked communication, and amplify new paradigms for thinking and researching about media old and new. Sonic Publics - IJoC<https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/issue/view/15> - All articles are open access Introduction and Audio Transcript<https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/8618/2536> <https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/8618/2536>(https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/8618/2536) Aram Sinnreich, Elinor Carmi Booming at the Margins: Ethnic Radio, Intimacy, and Nonlinear Innovation in Media<https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/8591/2537> (https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/8591/2537) Larisa Kingston Mann Convening Technologies: Blockchain and the Music Industry<https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/8590/2538> <https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/8590/2538>(https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/8590/2538) Nancy Baym, Lana Swartz, Andrea Alarcon Music, Copyright, and Technology: A Dialectic in Five Moments<https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/8587/2539> <https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/8587/2539>(https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/8587/2539) Aram Sinnreich The Hidden Listeners: Regulating the Line from Telephone Operators to Content Moderators<https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/8588/2540> <https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/8588/2540>(https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/8588/2540) Elinor Carmi We had a lot of fun doing this special section and we want to thank our wonderful writers, the peer-reviewers and the amazing Arlene Luck from IJoC for making this possible. We hope you enjoy listening and tuning into our special section, All the best, Elinor and Aram. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Elinor Carmi, Postdoc Research Associate - Digital Media & Society, Department of Communication and Media, Faculty of the Humanities and Social Sciences, School of the Arts, Liverpool University, UK. https://elinorcarmi.com<https://elinorcarmi.com/> Twitter: @Elinor_Carmi

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ZeMKI Visiting Research Fellowship 2019 (paid)
by Leif Kramp 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

ZeMKI Visiting Research Fellowship 2019 (paid) Position: ZeMKI Visiting Research Fellow Media, Communication and Information Institution: ZeMKI, Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research, University of Bremen Duration: 1 month (either between April and June 2019 or between October and December 2019) Salary: 3,000 euro + 1,500 euro budget for direct costs Contract: Fee contract Application deadline: February 17, 2019 (23:59 CET) The ZeMKI, Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research, University of Bremen, offers a thriving interdisciplinary research environment in the areas of media, communication and information. Involved disciplines include communication and media studies, computer science, cultural studies, educational science, studies in religion, and history. The ZeMKI invites applications from excellent researchers in the field of media, communication, and information. As a ZeMKI Visiting Research Fellow, the selected candidate will delve into the versatile research activities at the interdisciplinary centre with over 60 members. Applicants should demonstrate experiences and a strong interest in collaborative research which is embraced at the ZeMKI in various ways and contexts. The selected candidate is expected to contribute to these research activities in the area of media change and transforming communications in the form of a research paper submitted to the peer-reviewed “Communicative Figurations” working paper series and a lecture in the ZeMKI Research Seminar. Applicants must have a PhD or other doctoral degree in a relevant discipline by the application date. We offer a lump sum allowance of 3,000 Euros plus up to 1,500 Euros for research related expenses. To apply for this post, please send your application documents via e-mail to andreas.hepp(a)uni-bremen.de. The closing date for receipt of applications is February 17, 2019 (23:59 CET). We are unfortunately unable to accept any late applications. Website: http://www.zemki.uni-bremen.de/en/research/zemki-visiting-research-fellowsh…

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Fwd: [CfP Deadline: 28th January] Data for Policy 2019 - Digital Trust and Personal Data, 11-12 June, London
by Zeynep Engin 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Dear All, Below is the *final CfP reminder* for the upcoming Data for Policy 2019 conference in London. We will appreciate if you could help us circulate this as widely as possible in relevant networks. *CfP Deadline: Jan 28th.* Best wishes, Zeynep ---------- Forwarded message --------- We invite contributions for the Data for Policy 2019 conference - Deadline: 28th January Call for Papers, Presentations, Sessions and Demos *Extended Abstract Submission Deadline: January, 28th* 4th International Conference *Data for Policy 2019:* Digital Trust and Personal Data 11-12 June 2019, London dataforpolicy.org <https://dataforpolicy.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0e48a758fb1eccb009e…> | @dataforpolicy <https://dataforpolicy.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0e48a758fb1eccb009e…> Data science technologies, pioneered in the private sector, are now ripe for transforming the public sector. However, both government policy and technology providers need to address two pressing public concerns: DIGITAL TRUST (privacy and security) and PERSONAL DATA (ownership and beneficial exploitation). The impact from ‘smartification*’ *of public infrastructure and services will be far more significant in comparison to any other sector given the government’s function and importance to every individual and institution. Potential applications range from public engagement through natural text and speech Chatbots, to providing decision support for civil servants via AI-based Robo-advisors, to real-time management of the public infrastructure through the Internet of Things and blockchain, to securing public records using distributed ledgers, and, encoding and codifying laws using smart contracts. However, in many cases current uses of automated decision-making systems have been shown to cause adverse impacts on important life events of individuals – examples range from bias in recruitment of job-applicants, to credit scoring in loans and insurance, and to sentencing of criminals. Also, state surveillance and manipulation of voter behaviour have become the early examples of how such developments may amplify the asymmetry of power (between citizen and those utilising such technologies) causing severe damage to the democratic processes. The Bitcoin ‘hype’, with its correlating energy usage, has also shown the environmental cost of the highly complex computations, as well as indicating other potential unpredicted and unintended consequences. On the other hand, the cost of not using – or the slow uptake of – data science technologies in the public sector is also potentially huge, given that all other aspects of our lives are changing fast under the ongoing digital revolution. It then follows that the stakes could be much higher in both the use and the avoidance of these technologies for public decision making and service delivery. This will require a careful cost/benefit analysis before implementation at scale. The fourth conference in the *Data for Policy *series therefore highlights *‘Digital Trust and Personal Data’ *as its main theme. The conference will also welcome contributions in the broader data science for government and policy discussions. In particular, submissions around the value and harm of using data in the public sector, deployment experience in government, ‘digital ethics’ and ‘ethics engineering’ concepts, personal data sharing frameworks and technologies, transparency in machine learning processes, analytics at source, and secure data transaction methodologies are encouraged. *Topics invited include but are not limited to the following:* - *Data, Government and Policy: *Digital era governance and democracy, data and politics, asymmetry of power, data- and evidence-driven public service delivery, algorithmic government and regulation, open-source and open-data movements, multinational companies and privatization of public services, sharing economy and peer-to-peer services, online communities, crowdsourcing, citizen science, public opinion, data literacy, policy laboratories, case studies and best practices. - *Technologies: *Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, blockchain distributed ledger and smart contract technologies, behavioural and predictive analytics, the Internet of Things, platforms, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), biometric identifiers, augmented and virtual reality, robotics, and other relevant technologies. - *Systems & Infrastructure: *Data collection, capture, storage, processing and visualisation technologies; platforms and web services, mobile applications, meta-data, standards and interoperability, databases and data warehousing, high performance computing, algorithms, programming, decision support systems, user-interaction technologies, and other relevant topics. - *Data Processing & Knowledge Generation:* Data representation and pre-processing, integration, real-time and historical data analysis, mathematical and statistical models, ‘data-driven’ analysis, human-in-the-loop (HITL); mixed methodologies, secondary data analysis, web mining; Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs), gaps in theory and practice, other relevant topics. - *Policy for Data & Management: *Data governance and regulatory frameworks; General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); data collection, storage, curation and access; data security, ownership, linkage; data provenance and expiration; private/public sector/non-profit collaboration and partnership; capacity-building and knowledge sharing within government; institutional forms and regulatory tools for data governance. - *Privacy, Security, Ethics & Law: *Ethical concerns around data, algorithms, and interactions (both human-machine and machine-machine interactions) and associated technology responses; legal status of digital systems; bias, transparency and accountability of digital systems; public rights, free speech, dialogue and trust. We also invite submissions for the following Special Tracks: - *Trading Data for Health: Balancing Ethics, Economics and Technology *- Track Chair: Anil *Bharath*, Imperial College London - *Data Practices, Lessons and Challenges: A Private-Sector (Business) Perspective* - Track Chair: Bilal *Gokpinar*, University College London - *Blockchain & Data Governance* - Track Chair: Catherine *Mulligan*, World Economic Forum, UN Digital Cooperation, Imperial, UCL - *Successful Uses of Data and AI for Public Good *– Track Chair: Tom *Smith*, Office for National Statistics, UK Contributions can be proposed in the following categories (please see the guidelines for more details). - *Individual Research/Policy/Practitioner Proposals (1000-word max.): *An extended abstract should be submitted, which includes a title, the research/policy question, the research methodology and data used, and key findings. - *Session Proposals (4500-word max.):* Session proposals are welcome. This combines 3-4 presentations from researchers and/or practitioners each providing a max. 1000-word abstract. A max. 500-word description of the panel should also be submitted. - *Demo Proposals:* The Demonstration Track is intended to provide an opportunity to showcase new tools, technological advances, and services offered in this emerging field. The contributions must demonstrate state-of-the-art technology and must be run live, preferably with some interactive parts. A max. 1000-word description of the session should be submitted, which includes the technology demonstrated, the elements of novelty, the live-action part, the interactive part, the equipment brought by the demonstrators, and the equipment required from the track organisers. - *Poster Submissions:* All individual submissions to the conference will first be considered for oral presentation and then for poster sessions at the conference. Those who wish to make submission for the poster sessions only should make a standard submission indicating at the top that they are only interested in presenting a poster. *Official conference website - dataforpolicy.org* <https://dataforpolicy.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0e48a758fb1eccb009e…> *Make a submission here* <https://dataforpolicy.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0e48a758fb1eccb009e…> Please note that this is a fee-paying event and all conference participants, including presenters, will be responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodation. We have limited funding to support student participation: those who wish to be considered for these grants should send a CV and cover letter explaining their case to team(a)dataforpolicy.org. This should be done *after completion of abstract submission*. All general enquiries about the conference should be sent to team(a)dataforpolicy.org *Important Dates: * Submission Deadline for Extended Abstracts 28 January 2019 Notification of Acceptance 4 March 2019 Registration Deadline for Presenters 8 April 2019 Deadline for Discussion Paper submissions 13 May 2019 Deadline for Public Registration 31 May 2019 (may close earlier if all places are taken) Conference in London 11-12 June 2019 *Conference Partnership & Sponsorship:* Data for Policy conference series is an independent non-for-profit initiative and fully funded by the income raised through conference registrations and partner/sponsor contributions. Organisations interested in our flexible partnership/sponsorship packages should get in touch with our team via email (team(a)dataforpolicy.org) *Call for Bids to Host Future Data for Policy Conferences: * We welcome bids from academic, government and private sector stakeholders to host future Data for Policy conferences. Consortium bids bringing together a host country’s academic and government stakeholders are encouraged and demonstration of further industry support would also be an advantage. Interested organisations should send a brief Statement of Interest to team(a)dataforpolicy.org, outlining the partnership model proposed and the commitments offered. Bids will be considered on a rolling basis. *Supporting Institutions: * *Copyright © 2019 Data for Policy, All rights reserved.*

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Call for Papers - The Business of eSports: Deciphering the World of Competitive Gaming
by Scholz, Tobias, Dr. 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Dear Colleagues, apologies for cross-posting. We want to draw your attention to a call for paper for a special issue on the business of eSports. Please consider a submission and share it with colleagues that may be interested in submitting. Thank you! Tobias Scholz Call for Papers - The Business of eSports: Deciphering the World of Competitive Gaming Submission Deadline: 15 June 2019 The competitive gaming scene surged in the recent years with tournaments filling the bird's nest in Beijing in 2017, and the League of Legends finals in 2018 peaked at 200 million viewers. In 2017 this market had a value of nearly 500 million U.S. dollar, and some analyst proposed that it will go up towards 1,7 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. Companies like Adidas, Mercedes-Benz, Gilette and Old Spice joined the eSports scene rivaling the commitment by Red Bull, Coca-Cola, and Intel. There are now over 150 sports teams involved in eSports, e.g., Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors, FC Schalke 04, Kraft group (owners of New England Patriots) and many more are investing in eSports heavily. The key goal for them is to attract the young generation. We observe a massive surge in interest in 2016 and 2017. It may even seem like that we are in a buying frenzy capped by Amazon’s acquisition of Twitch for 970 million dollars. In some games, teams have to pay a franchise fee for roughly 60 million U.S. dollar to create the next NFL or NBA. At the same time, eSports in its today form is over 20 years old; the competitive gaming aspect started even with the first game. Even the first video game was designed to be watchable by other people. The eSports sphere grew in those 20 years out of its infancy without being influenced heavily by the outside companies. Companies and brands evolved and created their way of managing. This lead to novel approaches, that are not always typical “start-up” or traditional. For example, the concept of virtual teams is a natural thing for eSports. Hence, they understand the need for global virtual teams. However, contrary to modern “beliefs” to have a high potential team, people need to work in the same place. This is a counter-argument towards the ideas of “new work.” Although traditional companies and sports teams nowadays invade eSports, they are capable of surviving, e.g., Razer an eSports company bought THX sound systems. This makes it unique for research. The “novel” ideas from eSports have to fight against traditional ideas and concepts. This happens in all areas of management studies. The question about strategy, innovation (or defending innovation) will make this topic relevant to strategic management. How is it possible to achieve ambidexterity in this volatile environment? There is an evolution in the sphere, that is quite striking from a management perspective. The organization is not institutionalized, and there is ongoing coordination to create evolving governance. There are shifting rules, and there is a power game of the “insider” and the outsiders. The industry is rooted in business, media, and sports research as well. Making it interesting for any management field. The world of eSports is massively growing, however, neglected by research. This is quite striking as eSports is born digital, born global, and born agile, subsequently making an exciting research target for management scholars. The eSports industry showed much resilience, and many of the actors in the eSports industry do understand that they have to be sustainable. The topic will stay relevant, and there is much to research in this context. Potential Research Questions • What are effective “digital” strategies in eSports? • How do eSports companies achieve flexibility and sustainability? • What are the ways of approaching ambidexterity (exploration and exploitation)? • How do eSports companies deal with the volatility of the eSports ecosystem? • In this volatile environment, what are ways to minimize the risks and position themselves in the market? • How can eSports companies create competitive strategies in this volatile market? • What are the work conditions in the eSports ecosystem and how do they affect the strategic management? • What are potential aspects media companies could learn from eSports companies in terms of digitization? • How do eSports companies create their business model in terms of off-line and on-line customers? • What are strategies to identify the competitive advantage and what are ways to position the brand in the market? Diversify or not. Submission and Review Process To submit a manuscript, the journal receives all manuscript submissions electronically via its ScholarOne Manuscripts<http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hijm?utm_source=CPB&utm_medium=cms&utm_camp…> site. For more details on the submissions process, please visit the journal’s Instructions for Authors<http://tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=hijm20&page=inst…> page for more details. The submission deadline is the 15th June 2019. If you have any questions, please contact tobias.scholz(a)uni-siegen.de<mailto:tobias.scholz@uni-siegen.de>. We envisage publishing the Special Issue in 2020. We look forward to receiving your manuscript! Editors: • Bozena Mierzejewska, Fordham University (bmierzejewska(a)fordham.edu<mailto:bmierzejewska@fordham.edu>) • Tobias M. Scholz, University of Siegen (tobias.scholz(a)uni-siegen.de<mailto:tobias.scholz@uni-siegen.de>) _________________________________ Dr. Tobias M. Scholz University of Siegen Chair for Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior www.pmg.uni-siegen.de<http://www.pmg.uni-siegen.de>

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CFP: 9th International Conference on C&T - Transforming Communities
by Maurizio 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

apologies for cross-posting m. -- CFP: 9th International Conference on C&T - Transforming Communities 3 - 7 June 2019, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria The biennial Communities and Technologies (C&T) conference is the premier international forum for stimulating scholarly debate and disseminating research on the complex connections between communities – in their multiple forms – and information and communication technologies. C&T 2019 welcomes participation from researchers, designers, educators, industry, and students from the many disciplines and perspectives bearing on the interaction between communities and technologies, including architecture, arts, business, design, economics, education, engineering, ergonomics, informatics, information technology, geography, health, humanities, law, media and communication studies, and social sciences. C&T's 2019 theme, "Transforming Communities", embraces a dynamic view of communities. We recognize how communities are rooted in the construction of solidarities and mutual recognition at the same time there is tension and desire for change. We welcome scholarly contributions that pay particular attention to the roles of technology, and technology design, in the making, un-making, and re-making of communities. Please consider submitting a paper (details below). Lisa Nathan & Maurizio Teli (Paper Chairs) Hilda Tellioğlu (Conference Chair) Important Dates February 15, 2019 (23:59 CET) Papers (full and short) due April 5, 2019 Notification of acceptance for papers (full and short) April 26, 2019 Camera-ready for papers (full and short) Submission Details Online Submission: via EasyChair Submission Template: ACM SigConf proceedings template (part of the ACM Master Template) Submission Format: max. 10 pages for long papers and max. 4 pages for short papers (excluding references and appendices), as PDF For more information please visit https://2019.comtech.community/papers.html

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Sasha Barab, Learning Scientist - ELDc19 Keynote Speaker
by AJ Kelton 15 Jan '19

15 Jan '19

Emerging Learning Design is excited to announce that internationally recognized learning scientist Sasha Barab will be the Keynote Speaker for the 9th Annual Emerging Learning Design Conference, May 30th and 31st at Montclair State University in New Jersey. Dr. Barab will be giving a talk on "Cultivating Connected Growth and Life Change: From Immersive Worlds to Empowered Ecosystems." If you have not already submitted, Emerging Learning Design invites you to submit a proposal for ELDc19: Generation Emerging. http://bit.ly/2y6asNr The call for proposals closes 1/22. Registration will open in February so you will be able to secure your spot at the conference soon! Through Dr. Barab’s work, you’ll reconsider the role of digital games and innovation for helping people thrive in life. Join us as we discuss with Dr. Barab the design boundaries from the bits and bytes of the game world to complex real-world ecosystems with the goal of helping all learners thrive in a complex, rapidly changing, digitally connected world. The ELDc19 Program Committee seeks proposals for interactive presentations, workshops, and Sparks! sessions. Proposed sessions will be targeted to Designers, Educators, Researchers, and Technologists. ELDc19 seeks to grapple with the issues facing the emerging generation and their educational journey. With a society in flux, educating students for an unknown future presents exciting challenges. Self-driving cars, self-replicating AI, and transhumanism will all be common rather than merely on the pages of a science fiction novel in the not so distant future. This future will augment the potential for learner experience design. ELD invites you to engage with and reflect upon how we can best educate the generation emerging and leverage their forward thinking ideals to propel society forward. The submission deadline is January 22, 2018, at 11:59 pm ET. Learn more and submit your proposal today! http://bit.ly/2y6asNr The ELD Annual Conference is a space designed to showcase innovation as well as to engage in a vibrant and dynamic discourse. With passion for social responsibility, dedication to diversity, and ambition for engagement, this is a generation emerging. Veronica Armour, Conference Chair Jeff Bergin, Conference Chair Teresa Slobuski, Program Chair Bryan Alexander, Program Chair Sasha Barab has researched, designed, and published extensively on the challenges and opportunities of using innovation for impact, with a particular focus on the power of games. He is a professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, where he also serves as the Executive Director of the Center for Games and Impact. His research has resulted in numerous grants, over 100 published manuscripts, and multiple game-based innovations that have been engaged by over 200,000 players to support learning and transformation. His current work extends the design boundaries from the bits and bytes of the game world to complex real-world ecosystems with the goal of helping all learners thrive in a complex, rapidly changing, digitally connected world. One recent project, My Lifelabs, is based on an invite, enable, and release learning methodology and focused on cultivating growth and impact journeys so that more people can realize their potential. Across all work is a sensitivity to factors such as ecosystem integration, stakeholder alignment, enacted agency, and achieving sustainable and scalable outcomes. -- ---------- *AJ Kelton, PhD* Director, Center for the Digital Humanities College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Montclair State University Schmitt Hall 135 973.655.5507 keltona(a)mail.montclair.edu Need to meet with me? Book a time at https://keltona.youcanbook.me/ ---------- Emerging Learning Design http://eld.montclair.edu Join ELD <http://eld.montclair.edu/membership> (it's free!) Twitter: @ELDConf <http://twitter.com/ELDConf> ELD Question? LIVE CHAT <http://eld.montclair.edu/> (lower right hand corner) ---------- Journal of Emerging Learning Design Co-Editor-in-Chief http://eldj.montclair.edu ----------

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