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'Sites Queer: Technologies, Spaces, and Otherness' Conference
by Regner Ramos Ramirez 09 Jan '19

09 Jan '19

Dear All, *Sites Queer: Technologies, Spaces, and Otherness* takes place on February 7, 8, and 9, 2019. A total of 40 presenters from all over the world will meet at the University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture. Their innovative research in the fields of architecture, spatial theory, urbanism, queer theory, history, gender studies, performance, and media studies have been curated into eleven panels, four keynotes, and one workshop spreading throughout the three-day event, each allotting time for conversations and questions afterwards. We'd be delighted to have anyone interested join us. For more information and for the full conference schedule please click here <http://www.elsite.xyz/messages/schedule>. Keynote speakers: Dr. Sharif Mowlabocus, Dr. Richard Miskolci, Dr. Rebecca Ross, and Dr. Ben Campkin. Workshop by Lucas LaRochelle, founder of Queering The Map <https://queeringthemap.com>. Best wishes, -- *Dr. Regner Ramos* PhD - The Bartlett School of Architecture UCL Assistant Professor - School of Architecture University of Puerto Rico Editor-in-Chief *in*forma Journal Editor/Writer Glass Magazine www.elsite.xyz Instagram: @regner.xyz <http://www.instagram.com/regner.xyz>

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Multiple CS faculty positions available @ UMBC
by Richard Forno 09 Jan '19

09 Jan '19

It may be a bit of a stretch, but if any CS-type folks here are looking, I'm happy to answer any questions. -- rick --- Dr. Richard Forno Senior Lecturer, CSEE Director, Graduate Cybersecurity Program Assistant Director, UMBC Center for Cybersecurity Computer Science Lecturer, Professor of the Practice and Visiting Assistant Professor http://apply.interfolio.com/57568 Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) The Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (CSEE) at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) invites applications for multiple non-tenure track positions at the ranks of Lecturer, Professor of the Practice and Visiting Assistant Professor. The positions begin Spring or Fall 2019 (January or August). Some of these positions will have teaching and/or administrative responsibilities in the computer science program to be offered at The Universities at Shady Grove, in Montgomery County, Maryland. For the position of Lecturer, the preferred qualification is a master’s degree in computer science or a closely related discipline. Applicants for the Professor of the Practice or Visiting Assistant Professor positions should have completed or be about to complete a doctoral degree in computer science or closely related discipline. Ideal candidates will have evidence of strong organizational skills. Experience in academia, industry and government will be considered in the evaluation of the candidate. Candidates who have had a non-academic career with a demonstrated commitment to teaching are encouraged to apply. The Lecturer and Professor of the Practice (PoP) positions are renewable. Lecturers and PoPs teach a wide range of courses, primarily at the undergraduate level. They advise students, mentor teaching assistants, and help shape departmental practices and policies. Lecturers and PoPs are expected to continue their professional growth. Lecturers have the opportunity to be promoted through the ranks of Senior Lecturer and Principal Lecturer. PoPs are expected to provide leadership in the administration of the department. The position of Visiting Assistant Professor is a short-term appointment that is appropriate for new and recent PhDs who would like to bolster their teaching and research profiles before applying to a permanent position. The CSEE department is large and growing, with a diverse community of approximately 2,000 undergraduate majors in computer science and computer engineering. Professors of the Practice, along with Lecturers and a cadre of tenure-track faculty, are the driving force behind the department’s broad effort to ensure a quality education for our undergraduates: working to improve computing education, curriculum, diversity, and student support. CSEE faculty collaborate with the Center for Women in Technology to increase the diversity of those who create technology, with programs designed for women in computing and engineering, transfer students from underrepresented groups, and diverse students interested in cybersecurity. In addition to our undergraduate programs, the department has graduate programs in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, cybersecurity and data science. Our faculty enjoy collaboration within the department, across departments, and with partners outside the university. UMBC is a dynamic public research university integrating teaching, research and service. As an Honors University, the campus offers academically talented students a strong undergraduate liberal arts foundation that prepares them for graduate and professional study, entry into the workforce, and community service and leadership. We are dedicated to cultural and ethnic diversity, social responsibility, and lifelong learning. The 2018 US News and World Report Best Colleges report placed UMBC seventh in the Most Innovative National Universities category and 13th in Best Undergraduate Teaching, National Universities category. The Chronicle of Higher Education named UMBC as a Great College to Work For, a recognition given to only 86 universities. Our strategic location in the Baltimore-Washington corridor puts us close to many important federal laboratories and agencies and high-tech companies, facilitating interactions, and collaboration. UMBC’s campus is located on 500 acres just off I-95 between Baltimore and Washington DC, and less than 10 minutes from the BWI airport and Amtrak station. The campus includes the bwtech@UMBC research and technology park, which has special programs for startups focused on cybersecurity, clean energy, life sciences, and training. We are surrounded by one of the greatest concentrations of commercial, cultural and scientific activity in the nation. Located at the head of the Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore has all the advantages of modern, urban living, including professional sports, major art galleries, theaters and a symphony orchestra. The city’s famous Inner Harbor area is an exciting center for entertainment and commerce. The nation’s capital, Washington, DC, is a great tourist attraction with its historical monuments and museums. Just ten minutes from downtown Baltimore and 30 minutes from the D.C. Beltway, UMBC offers easy access to the region’s resources by car or public transportation. UMBC is one of nine institutions represented at The Universities at Shady Grove, a consortium of universities within the University System of Maryland, located in Rockville, MD. Applications are accepted on Interfolio http://apply.interfolio.com/57568. The initial application consists of the candidate’s curriculum vitae or resume and a brief statement describing the candidate’s teaching experience. Promising candidates will be asked to supply three letters of recommendation and a statement describing how the candidate will contribute to UMBC’s commitment to inclusive excellence. For best consideration, submit all application materials by January 18, 2019. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. Questions regarding the positions or the application process may be directed to the chair of the search committee at jobsLEC(a)cs.umbc.edu. UMBC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is a recent recipient of a National Science Foundation ADVANCE award to promote hiring and advancement of women in science and engineering. We welcome applications from women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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Cyber Security Lectureship
by Ganiat.Kazeem 09 Jan '19

09 Jan '19

Lectureships in Cyber Security with a closing date of 1<x-apple-data-detectors://0>st<x-apple-data-detectors://0>February 2019<x-apple-data-detectors://0>. See: http://www.open.ac.uk/about/employment/vacancies/lecturer-cyber-security-x-…

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ICADIWT 2019
by ijwa＠dline.info 09 Jan '19

09 Jan '19

The Tenth International Conference on the Applications of Digital Information and Web Technologies (ICADIWT 2019) May 20-22, 2019, Casablanca, Morocco July 07-09, 2019 Luton, UK (www.socio.org.uk/icadiwt) 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 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 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 Chai Jolanta Mizera-Pietraszko, (Opole University, Poland) Co-Chair Chafik Okar, ENSA, Hassan 1st University, Berrechid, Morocco. General Chairs Abdelali El Bouchti, Institute for Forecasting and Futuristics (I2F), FS, Hassan 2nd University, Casablanca, Morocco Program Chairs Yao-Liang Chung, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan Ricardo Rodriguez Jorge, (Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico) Important Dates Submission of papers (Morocco/UK) March 01, 2019/April 01, 2019 Notification (Morocco/UK) April 01, 2019/May 01, 2019 Camera ready (Morocco/UK) May 01, 2019/June 01, 2019 Registration(Morocco/UK) May 01, 2019/June 01, 2019 Conference Dates (Morocco/UK) May 20-22, 2019/July 07-09, 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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CfP iCS Symposium: Social Movements and Parties in a Fractured Media Landscape
by Mercea, Dan 09 Jan '19

09 Jan '19

Dear Colleagues, Please find below the call for papers for the next Information, Communication & Society Symposium which will be hosted by Cosmos (The Centre for Social Movement Studies) at the Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence, Italy, on 1-2 July 2019. All the best, Dan ### Social Movements and Parties in a Fractured Media Landscape Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2019. Abstracts/biographies/contact details should be sent to dan.mercea.1(a)city.ac.uk. A selection of papers presented at the symposium will be published in a special issue of the journal Information, Communication & Society (iCS). More info: http://cosmos.sns.it/news/call-for-papers-social-movements-and-parties-in-a…. This two-day symposium held under the auspices of the journal 'Information, Communication & Society' (iCS) considers the shifting terrain of contemporary democratic politics. Over the course of this decade, a wave of popular discontent swept across much of the world, stoked by the financial crisis, the ensuing austerity and deep disenchantment with political institutions in both liberal democracies and autocracies. Social movements channelled and articulated aspirations for greater democratic accountability and participation, more equitable economic policies, greater concern for social welfare and climate change. Against a secular decline in party membership, voter turnout and institutional trust, movements have rekindled a participatory imaginary challenging the status quo of many democratic countries. Criticized for a supposed inability to enact the political and social change they advocated, social movements were harbingers of a new political vehicle, the movement party. The rise and electoral success of party movements-from Podemos in Spain, to Cinque Stelle in Italy, Jobbik in Hungary, Momentum in the UK or La Republique en Marche in France-captured aspirations for progressive change as well as anger and anxieties about globalisation, migration and the socio-economic and cultural upheaval that such processes have wrought. Occupying the breadth of the ideological spectrum-from the far right to the radical left-these movements put forward a radical criticism of political or media institutions, advocating participatory as well as populist reformulations of notions of citizenship, civic practices and organisational structures. Against the odds, they have scaled up, endured and have the potential to become entrenched despite the initially limited resources available to them. Notwithstanding their ideological differences, digital media appear to have provided important opportunities for the emergence of techno-populist 'connective' movements and parties in media systems largely unfavourable to them, thereby posing renewed challenges to incumbents. Considering the above, the symposium will grapple with such questions as: what does the rising prominence of social and/or party movements mean for democracy? What are the consequences of their rise for representative democracy? What explains their presence on both the left and the right of the political spectrum? How does their digital media use bear on their organisational structures and cultures or their relationship with the media? The symposium invites scholars and other informed observers to present papers discussing how over the last decade, social movements, party movements and other collective actors emerging in the fractured contemporary media landscape have produced knowledge, learn and develop new or overhaul existing participatory cultures and techno-populist identities; congeal competitive political agendas that challenge established political positions; rekindle trust and even faith in political leadership and democratic governance; (re)shaped (un)conventional citizenship norms, practices and action repertoires, harnessing affordances of self-publication technologies, data analytics and news media values to maximize their visibility, appeal and reach while also at times critiquing the dominant commercial logics of media and social media companies. Building on these considerations, we encourage submissions that address but are not limited to the following aims: * Discuss media strategies and/or tactics of social and/or party movements and individual activists, how they relate to ongoing transformation of media systems, shifting media diets and practices that are increasingly dominated by the use of digital and social media; * Map the use of digital technologies in social and/or party movements, the extent to which it inflects on organisational networks, structures and cultures and whether these depart from late-modern and pre-crisis models of political organisation; * Consider how support for social and/or party movements is articulated publicly in squares, on social platforms, through partisan outlets, in mainstream media or combinations thereof and potential reasons for them; * Investigate the language use of social and/or party movements-and responses to it by institutions and various section of the public-particularly as it challenges deliberative norms or if it is associated with disruptive communication techniques such as click-baiting, trolling, spoofing, making use of disinformation or misinformation; * Reflect on the conversion of some movements into parties, the tensions emerging between the grassroots and the leadership once social and/or party movements enter institutions and the extent to which digital media may mitigate or exacerbate such conflicts; * Investigate knowledge transfer and learning processes that transform movements, their support base, organization or goals and the role of digital media in such processes; * Propose ethical methodological innovations especially through the deployment of trace data gathering tools that can facilitate access to and rapport with hard-to-reach, research-apprehensive movement actors like far-right movement parties; * Develop innovative qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods techniques to explore the use of digital media within social and/ or party movements; * Reflect on the bearing of (digital) media and communication strategies and tactics on the electoral success of social and/or party movements in local, national or European elections; * Explore contrasts in the popular mobilization and/or electoral success of populist party movements on the right and the left while contemplating the contribution that digital and social media made to it. We invite 500-word abstracts outlining empirical, theoretical or policy-oriented papers that address these or cognate topics. The abstract should point to study conclusions. It should be accompanied by a 100-word biography of the presenter(s) together with contact details. Abstracts/biographies/contact details should be emailed to Dan Mercea (dan.mercea.1(a)city.ac.uk) All papers presented at the symposium will receive comments from a discussant. Following the symposium, paper authors will be invited to submit their manuscripts for publication in a special issue of the journal Information, Communication & Society.

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Algorithms and methodology
by Ignacio Jesús Serrano Contreras 08 Jan '19

08 Jan '19

Very good, to the attention of our Dutch colleagues, My name is Ignacio Jesús, from the University of Granada, and I am doing a doctoral work on the influence of algorithms and new methodological bases in the field of Social Sciences and, specifically, in my field of study, Political Science and the Media. Having said that, I would be interested in being able to do a short stay, as well as being able to get to know a Master's degree or collaborate in a study that has algorithms as its methodological basis. The intention is to know in detail these methods, as well as to have a relation in situ with the developments that are being carried out in the matter. I know that it may be a very specific and generic issue, but as many of my directors as I are interested in the work carried out in Holland in the field of social sciences and, as I quote, algorithms. Even so, any suggestion that any colleague can provide, or any contact that may establish with someone interested in the matter would be to our thanks. Thank you in advance. Yours sincerely, Ignatius Jesus Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator

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A Must Read for Twitter Scholars
by Shulman, Stu 08 Jan '19

08 Jan '19

Definitely the most thoughtful analysis of the ToS issue to date: https://twitter.com/justin_littman/status/1082386295568117761?s=21 -- Dr. Stuart W. Shulman Founder and CEO, Texifter Cell: 413-992-8513 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartwshulman

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Call for Chapters with Extended Deadline of Jan. 31, 2019: Handbook of Research on Political Revolution and Activism in the Computer Age
by Ashu M. G. Solo 08 Jan '19

08 Jan '19

It would be appreciated if you could forward this call for chapters to anyone who might be interested. Call for Chapters: Handbook of Research on Political Revolution and Activism in the Computer Age Purpose Technology and particularly the Internet have brought about many changes in the realm of politics. Revolutions in many countries in the Middle East and North Africa have started in large part due to social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter. Social networking has also played a role in protests and riots in numerous countries. The whistleblower website Wikileaks has had a tremendous impact in exposing government corruption. The mainstream media no longer has a monopoly on political commentary as anybody can set up a blog or post a video online. Political activists can network together online. Aspects of engineering, computer science, mathematics, or natural science can be applied to political activism. Potential Topics Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following: Political Revolutions, Political Protests, and Other Citizen Activism in the Computer Age • role of social networking in political revolutions • role of social networking in political revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa • role of social networking in political protests • online petitions • electronic civil disobedience • online vigilantism • hacktivism • role of social networking in political riots • case studies • future research directions Online Political Expression in the Computer Age • political blogs • online political videos • political vlogs • parliamentary informatics • cyberbullying and cyberlibel against activists • case studies • future research directions Whistleblowing in the Computer Age • Wikileaks • whistleblower websites and webpages • transparency • advantages and disadvantages of transparency • whistleblowing • whistleblower protection • whistleblower prosecution • whistleblower persecution • lawsuits against whistleblowers • case studies • future research directions Engineering, Math, and Science in Political Activism • political engineering (application of engineering, computer science, mathematics, or natural science to politics) • computational politics (application of computer science or mathematics to politics) Note: These new interdisciplinary fields were first defined in this research paper: Ashu M. G. Solo. (2011). The New Fields of Public Policy Engineering, Political Engineering, Computational Public Policy, and Computational Politics. In Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on e-Learning, e-Business, Enterprise Information Systems, and e-Government (EEE'11) (pp. 431-434). URL: <http://worldcomp-proceedings.com/proc/p2011/EEE5211.pdf> http://worldcomp-proceedings.com/proc/p2011/EEE5211.pdf • applications of engineering in political activism • applications of computer science in political activism • applications of mathematics in political activism • applications of natural science in political activism • applications of operations research in political activism • applications of optimization methods in political activism • uncertainty management in political activism • applications of computational intelligence methods to political activism • applications of fuzzy logic to political activism • applications of neural computing to political activism • applications of neural networks to political activism • applications of evolutionary computation to political activism • applications of genetic algorithms to political activism • applications of knowledge-based systems to political activism • applications of machine learning methods to political activism • applications of pattern recognition to political activism • applications of data mining to political activism • applications of analytics to political activism • applications of data integration to political activism • applications of data analysis to political activism • applications of data modeling to political activism • applications of exploratory data analysis to political activism • applications of confirmatory data analysis to political activism • applications of predictive analytics to political activism • applications of text analytics to political activism • applications of statistics to political activism • applications of data visualization to political activism • applications of data dissemination to political activism • data-driven decision making in political activism • applications of data fusion to political activism • applications of multidimensional matrix mathematics to political activism • applications of decision theory to political activism • applications of game theory to political activism • applications of graph theory to political activism • forecasting in political activism • modeling in political activism • simulation in political activism • visualization in political activism • software tools in political activism • case studies • future research directions Publisher: IGI Global Publisher website: https://www.igi-global.com/ Submit your chapter in Microsoft Word format through the eEditorial Discovery® system by January 31, 2019. Please use the following link when submitting your chapter: https://www.igi-global.com/submission/submit-chapter/?projectid=1641853c-6b… If you aren’t sure if your chapter fits within the scope of the book, you can send a one paragraph abstract to the editor. The editor will get back to you within two days about whether your chapter fits within the scope of the book. The full chapter will still be reviewed. One or more of the author(s) of each submitted chapter will be expected to review two other submitted chapters. Every person who reviews a chapter will be listed in the editorial advisory board, which will be published in the book. Important Dates Chapter submission deadline: January 31, 2019 Chapter review results: March 31, 2019 Chapter revisions submission deadline: April 30, 2019 Final acceptance results: May 21, 2019 Final chapter and forms submission deadline: June 5, 2019 Editor Ashu M. G. Solo Originator of public policy engineering, computational public policy, political engineering, and computational politics Author, editor, or associate editor of over 825 reviewed publications (research publications and political commentaries) Interdisciplinary researcher, engineering and math developer, electrical engineer, computer engineer, intelligent systems engineer, political and public policy engineer, mathematician, public policy analyst, political writer, former political operative, entrepreneur, civil rights activist, environmental protection technology developer, and former infantry officer CEO/interdisciplinary R&D engineer and mathematician at Maverick Trailblazers Inc.™ and principal at Solo’s Solutions™ Former platoon commander understudy (regiment appointment) in Cdn. Army Reserve Infantry Former CEO or acting CEO for 4 geographical associations of federal and provincial political parties and former city committee representative Email address for inquiries: amgsolo(a)mavericktrailblazers.com <mailto:amgsolo@mavericktrailblazers.com>

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Call for Chapters with Extended Deadline of Jan. 31, 2019: Handbook of Research on Political Campaigning in the Computer Age
by Ashu M. G. Solo 08 Jan '19

08 Jan '19

It would be appreciated if you could forward this call for chapters to anyone who might be interested. Call for Chapters: Handbook of Research on Political Campaigning in the Computer Age Purpose Technology and particularly the Internet have brought about many changes in the realm of politics. Politicians and candidates use their own websites and social network profiles to get their message out. Politicians use political engineering and computational politics including data analytics to increase the effectiveness of their campaign. Aspects of engineering, computer science, mathematics, or natural science can be applied to political campaigning. Potential Topics Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following: Political Campaigns in the Computer Age • online campaigning • online campaigning using websites and webpages • online campaigning using social networking • online campaigning using multimedia tools • online campaigning using blogs • online campaigning using vlogs • political debates on the Internet • virtual town hall • virtual war room • online fake news and cyberlibel against politicians • case studies • future research directions Engineering, Math, and Science in Political Campaigning • political engineering (application of engineering, computer science, mathematics, or natural science to politics) • computational politics (application of computer science or mathematics to politics) Note: These new interdisciplinary fields were first defined in this research paper: Ashu M. G. Solo. (2011). The New Fields of Public Policy Engineering, Political Engineering, Computational Public Policy, and Computational Politics. In Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on e-Learning, e-Business, Enterprise Information Systems, and e-Government (EEE'11) (pp. 431-434). URL: <http://worldcomp-proceedings.com/proc/p2011/EEE5211.pdf> http://worldcomp-proceedings.com/proc/p2011/EEE5211.pdf • applications of engineering in political campaigning • applications of computer science in political campaigning • applications of mathematics in political campaigning • applications of natural science in political campaigning • applications of operations research in political campaigning • applications of optimization methods in political campaigning • uncertainty management in political campaigning • applications of computational intelligence methods to political campaigning • applications of fuzzy logic to political campaigning • applications of neural computing to political campaigning • applications of neural networks to political campaigning • applications of evolutionary computation to political campaigning • applications of genetic algorithms to political campaigning • applications of knowledge-based systems to political campaigning • applications of machine learning methods to political campaigning • applications of pattern recognition to political campaigning • applications of data mining to political campaigning • applications of analytics to political campaigning • applications of data integration to political campaigning • applications of data analysis to political campaigning • applications of data modeling to political campaigning • applications of exploratory data analysis to political campaigning • applications of confirmatory data analysis to political campaigning • applications of predictive analytics to political campaigning • applications of text analytics to political campaigning • applications of statistics to political campaigning • applications of data visualization to political campaigning • applications of data dissemination to political campaigning • data-driven decision making in political campaigning • applications of data fusion to political campaigning • applications of multidimensional matrix mathematics to political campaigning • applications of decision theory to political campaigning • applications of game theory to political campaigning • applications of graph theory to political campaigning • forecasting in political campaigning • modeling in political campaigning • simulation in political campaigning • visualization in political campaigning • software tools in political campaigning • case studies • future research directions Publisher: IGI Global Publisher website: https://www.igi-global.com/ Please submit your chapter in Microsoft Word format through the eEditorial Discovery® system by January 31, 2019. Please use the following link when submitting your chapter: https://www.igi-global.com/submission/submit-chapter/?projectid=b3f266fe-43… If you aren’t sure if your chapter fits within the scope of the book, you can send a one paragraph abstract to the editor. The editor will get back to you within two days about whether your chapter fits within the scope of the book. The full chapter will still be reviewed. One or more of the author(s) of each submitted chapter will be expected to review two other submitted chapters. Every person who reviews a chapter will be listed in the editorial advisory board, which will be published in the book. Important Dates Chapter submission deadline: January 31, 2019 Chapter review results: March 31, 2019 Chapter revisions submission deadline: April 30, 2019 Final acceptance results: May 21, 2019 Final chapter and forms submission deadline: June 5, 2019 Editor Ashu M. G. Solo Originator of public policy engineering, computational public policy, political engineering, and computational politics Author, editor, or associate editor of over 825 reviewed publications (research publications and political commentaries) Interdisciplinary researcher, engineering and math developer, electrical engineer, computer engineer, intelligent systems engineer, political and public policy engineer, mathematician, public policy analyst, political writer, former political operative, entrepreneur, civil rights activist, environmental protection technology developer, and former infantry officer CEO/interdisciplinary R&D engineer and mathematician at Maverick Trailblazers Inc.™ and principal at Solo’s Solutions™ Former platoon commander understudy (regiment appointment) in Cdn. Army Reserve Infantry Former CEO or acting CEO for 4 geographical associations of federal and provincial political parties and former city committee representative Email address for inquiries: amgsolo(a)mavericktrailblazers.com <mailto:amgsolo@mavericktrailblazers.com>

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CFP Shenzhen forum-communication innovation, new media, digital journalism
by Rolien Hoyng 08 Jan '19

08 Jan '19

Dear Colleagues I hope this forum, which includes three separate tracks, is of interest to some of you! Rolien Hoyng ----- *THE SHENZHEN FORUM 2019* COMMUNICATION INNOVATION, NEW MEDIA, AND DIGITAL JOURNALISM <https://www.natcom.org/sites/default/files/pages/Internationalization_NCA_S…> https://www.natcom.org/sites/default/files/.../Internationalization_NCA_She… <https://www.natcom.org/sites/default/files/pages/Internationalization_NCA_S…> <https://www.natcom.org/sites/default/files/pages/Internationalization_NCA_S…> Shenzhen, China, June 26 –28, 2019 Co-sponsored by the Shenzhen University (SZU) of China and the National Communication Association (NCA) THE SHENZHEN FORUM WILL BRING TOGETHER SCHOLARS AND MEDIA PRACTITIONERS from around the world to engage in conversations about cutting-edge communication-based issues. The Forum will include three “tracks”: TRACK 1: EXPERIMENTS IN COMMUNICATION INNOVATION, led by Dr. Rolien Hoyng, Chinese University of Hong Kong, rolienhoyng(a)cuhk.edu.hk (the NCA representative), and Dr. Chen Changfeng, Tsinghua University, fengchen5266(a)163.com (the SZU representative) Despite critiques of the ongoing glorification of “innovation” within multiple corporate spheres, scholars remain committed to both studying and practicing inventiveness, newness, and difference. This track accordingly reﬂects on how different communicative habits emerge from within processes of technological standardization, global integration, and digital innovation. It looks across the front-end experiences of users and the back-end infrastructures of digital and global communication to prompt participants to consider the dilemmas and opportunities of innovation and inventiveness. On the one hand, the globalization of infrastructures and platforms seems contingent on their ability to accommodate different practices and uses, even while doing so within increasingly standardized settings. On the other hand, new technological applications may not simply partake in ongoing processes of globalization, but also can change where globalization is headed. This track will ask: Does “innovation” support or compromise existing corporate control and statecraft? Does it fuel targeted struggles for social justice in the age of globalization? Or, does “innovation” call forth new communicative possibilities that transcend our understanding? This track will pursue these questions by inviting scholars to share specific case studies of communication “innovation” in practice. TRACK 2: INTERSECTIONS IN NEW MEDIA AND HEALTH COMMUNICATION, led by Dr. Yuqiong Zhou, Shenzhen University, yuqiongzhou(a)126.com (the SZU representative), and Dr. Amy Hasinoff, CU Denver, amy.hasinoff(a)ucdenver.edu (the NCA representative) Traditional health communication scholarship has focused on face-to-face interactions, yet the proliferation of new media technologies means that many patients now speak with their doctor or nurse-practitioner via online messaging platforms, while many health care seekers resort to online systems for information and advice. At the same time, public communication about family health, dieting, gender and sexuality, and aging is now widely practiced via new media platforms, few of which are refereed for accuracy, and many of which are little more than marketing scams. Thus, while there has never before been so much information available to users regarding their health, there has also never been so much disinformation waiting to send users into tailspins of bad advice, risky behavior, and financial ruin. In addition, in both China and America, questions of new media and health communication hinge on access to the internet, meaning these issues touch upon class, wealth, and debates about how “public” the internet really is. In short, health communication and new media are now interlaced in empowering, alarming, and confusing ways. This track will enable participants to study the interweaving of new media and health communication via specific case studies drawn from American, Chinese, and other international contexts. TRACK 3: THE DIGITAL JOURNALISM CHALLENGE, led by Dr. Qingwen Dong, University of the Pacific, qdong(a)pacific.edu (the NCA representative) and Xiaojin Gu, Shenzhen University, gxj(a)szu.edu.cn (the SZU representative) A digital revolution is transforming how we think about journalism. “Legacy” outlets such as the New York Times and People’s Daily face challenges from a vast array of websites and emerging new media platforms. Some of these new outlets offer exciting opportunities for producing “citizen journalism” or “backpack journalism,” thus furthering the cause of social justice. Yet many of them have become the purveyors of lies, conspiracy theories, and calls for violence, meaning the world of journalism is fracturing. For example, in America, the “news” is now produced not only by credible journalists but also by propagandists at Fox, neo-Nazis at the Daily Stormer, and a reality-challenged tweeter from the White House. In China, the “news” is now produced not only by the Party’s many outlets, but by separatists in Xinjiang and radicals in Tibet. In India, Myanmar, and Iran, digital outlets have called for riots and stoked ethnic and religious violence. Many observers are therefore calling ours a “post-truth” age. Indeed, all around the world, we are facing a crisis in journalism that is underwritten by a crisis in notions of evidence, trust, and credibility—with the whole process being driven by revolutions in digital media production and distribution. This track will pursue the causes and consequences of this digital revolution in journalism, and will feature case studies of both negative and positive examples. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS NCA participants will arrive in Shenzhen on the evening of Wednesday, June 25. On Thursday, June 26, we will lead a morning excursion to the international headquarters of TenCent, one of the largest media companies in the world, where participants will interact with China’s new social media leaders. That afternoon, NCA will lead a pre-Forum workshop to discuss best practices in international communication, offering participants an opportunity to engage in open conversation regarding the complicated terrain of academic and political life in contemporary China. The Shenzhen Forum will then hold sessions all day on Friday, June 27, and Saturday, June 28, concluding Saturday evening with an NCA-hosted reception. Participants will depart from Shenzhen on Sunday, June 29. In an act of great generosity, SZU will cover hotel accommodations for the nights of June 25, 26, 27, and 28, as well as all conference registration fees. To support the travel needs of NCA-member graduate students and early-career faculty members, NCA will award 10 $1,000 travel grants to selected individuals. APPLICATION INFORMATION We invite submissions that address any of the “tracks” cited above. Applicants should submit a project proposal of roughly 1,000 words. Submissions can be made in English or Chinese and should indicate the submitter’s home institution. Submissions should be in Microsoft Word or Adobe.pdf format. The deadline for all submissions is February 1, 2019. Applicants will be contacted with results by March 1, 2019. Please note that we assume all applicants are making good-will submissions and will, if accepted, attend the Forum. Submitters should send their materials to the appropriate “track leader” listed above (with all English language submissions going to the NCA representative for that track and all Chinese language submissions going to the SZU representative for that track). RESULTING PUBLICATIONS Following the model used to publish Imagining China: Rhetorics of Nationalism in the Age of Globalization (Michigan State University Press, 2017), the track leaders will edit two volumes, with one in English (NCA in charge) and another in Chinese (SZU in charge). These are not conference proceedings, but academic books wherein each chapter is an expanded version of the original conference presentation. The track leaders will solicit chapters from the conference presenters and will handle all subsequent book-publishing tasks working in conjunction with the series editor, Stephen J. Hartnett. Rolien Hoyng Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Communication Director MA Program in Global Communication The Chinese University of Hong Kong Sha Tin, New Territories Hong Kong SAR

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