Dear colleagues, MIOIR and CDI at University of Manchester UK are co-organising a workshop on social media and international development, as outlined below. Please put on your diary if this interests you. Could you also please forward this invitation to any relevant lists that you are subscribed to? Many thanks, yanuar ------------------------ [1]http://www.cdi.manchester.ac.uk/newsandevents/ Workshop on "Social Media and International Development": 31 March 2011 Manchester's [2]Centre for Development Informatics and [3]Institute of Innovation Research will host a half-day workshop on "Social Media and International Development" on the afternoon of Thursday 31 March 2011. Social media such as Twitter and Facebook has been much in the news recently, and this workshop will explore some of the implications for developing countries and international environments. Papers will deal with the use of social media by civil society organisations, for the organisation of protest movements, and within transnational corporations. Presentations: - Empowering Indonesian Civil Society through ICTs and Social Media: An Experience of Hivos Netherlands in Indonesia (Shita Laksmi: Hivos & MIOIR/MBS, University of Manchester) - Citizens in Action: Mapping Contemporary Civic Activism and the Use of New Social Media in Indonesia (Yanuar Nugroho: CDI & MIOIR/MBS, University of Manchester) - Conviviality of Internet Social Networks: An Exploratory Study of Internet Campaigns in Iran (Aghil Ameripour, Brian Nicholson & Michael Newman: CDI/MBS, University of Manchester) - Social Networking in International Corporate Environments: Innovation and Control (Heba El-Sayed & Chris Westrup: CDI/MBS, University of Manchester) The event is free and open to all, but numbers are limited so please register by emailing: [4]yanuar.nugroho@manchester.ac.uk The launch will be held from 2.00-5.30pm on March 31^st in Room 10.04/10.05 of the Harold Hankins Building (building no.30 on campus map: [5]http://www.manchester.ac.uk/medialibrary/maps/campusmap.pdf; entrance via first floor of Precinct Centre opposite the old Post Office; see: [6]http://www.mbs.ac.uk/aboutus/mbs-harold.aspx for location, travel details and directions). -- _________________ Dr. Yanuar Nugroho Hallsworth Research Fellow Manchester Institute of Innovation Research MIoIR/PREST The University of Manchester Suite 6.15 MBS Harold Hankins Building Precinct Centre, Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL United Kingdom T. +44-161-275-5904 F. +44-161-275-0923 E. yanuar_DOT_nugroho_AT_manchester_DOT_ac_DOT_uk U. U. [7]http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/mbs/Yanuar.Nugroho/ U. audentis.wordpress.com References 1. http://www.cdi.manchester.ac.uk/newsandevents/ 2. http://www.cdi.manchester.ac.uk/ 3. http://research.mbs.ac.uk/innovation/ 4. mailto:yanuar.nugroho@manchester.ac.uk 5. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/medialibrary/maps/campusmap.pdf 6. http://www.mbs.ac.uk/aboutus/mbs-harold.aspx 7. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/mbs/Yanuar.Nugroho/