All, We have set up a website with participant position papers for the two Resistance and Technology Roundtables on Wednesday October 12, 10:15 - 11:45 AM (Resistance and Technology Roundtable Part 1: Regulation, Structure, and Resistance) and 1:00 - 2:30 PM (Resistance and Technology Roundtable Part 2: Leveraging Technologies of Resistance). https://resistancetechnologyrt.pbworks.com This started as a single roundtable, but quickly expanded to two based on interest. This has been a hot topic for those studying and/or participating in social movements, collective action, hackivism, IT policy, and politics among other areas. The discussion should be lively. We hope you can join us for all or part of this intellectual double-header! Abstract Recent successful and unsuccessful resistance actions such as the revolts in Iran, Tunisian, and Egypt, hackivism by Anonymous on corporate and organizational websites, as well as the ongoing Wikileaks release of State Department documents, highlight the role of digital technology in resistance to power. The limits and legitimacy of this activity is currently the subject of much debate. Issues include the definition of journalism and journalist, the limits and responsibilities of information and service providers, the scope of legitimate action in digital environments and the relevance of physical space analogies to such actions. Even the efficacy and centrality of digital communication in protest actions or movements has been hotly contested. While the use of technology in protests from the barricade to radio to Twitter play a role in resistance, the question is to what degree do these technologies enable or shape resistance and influence outcomes in comparison to other social, political, and cultural factors? Hope to see you there! -TED -- Ted M. Coopman Ph.D. Lecturer Department of Communication Studies San Jose State University http://www.sjsu.edu/people/ted.coopman/