Hi All, I’m hoping to put together a last minute panel on non-use for NCA. I’ve been doing a lot of work in this area the past few years and there are some really great people working on these ideas which I’d like to see get together at a venue like NCA. There is an affilaite organization, PPDD (Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide) that is calling for submissions on this topic. Most of the work I’ve been doing critically interrogates the notion of a digital divide and centers around the right (or lack thereof) to refuse. As the deadline is wednesday <http://airmail.calendar/2018-03-28%2012:00:00%20CDT>, if you’re interested or already planning on being at NCA, please reach out to me ASAP and lets work something out. Apologies for the last minute email (my wife just had a baby so I’ve been distracted). ps (apologies for duplicate emails) ppsOriginal CFP follows: —— Susan B. Kretchmer, Susan.Kretchmer@ppdd.org NCA 2018 Call for Papers, Panels, and Works-in-Progress on the Challenges and Opportunities of the Digital Age Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide (PPDD), an NCA affiliate organization, invites submissions on the myriad challenges and opportunities presented by the nexus of information and communication technology, society, and life in the digital age. PPDD engages a broad diversity of individuals and organizations to spearhead a multi-associational, multi-disciplinary partnership among scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to make significant contributions in closing the digital divide and addressing the many other challenges and opportunities presented by the digital age. Fully interdisciplinary and international, PPDD is the only academic professional organization in the world focused solely on the digital divide and on connecting research to policymaking and practice to strategize actions and catalyze solutions to this pressing societal concern. PPDD works to identify new areas of necessary, productive research focus to foster greater understanding and enlighten policy and practice going forward so that all global citizens can participate fully in the digital, networked age. Submissions are welcome from researchers, policymakers, and practitioners at all stages of their careers, from any theoretical and methodological approach, and across multiple disciplines engaged in work that informs issues related to the myriad challenges and opportunities presented by the nexus of information and communication technology, society, and life in the digital age and, thus, the digital divide, including but not limited to: – gaps in access and connectivity – digital inclusion – digital exclusion – digital (dis)engagement – challenges and opportunities – social and cultural aspects of the divide – the skills and digital/information literacy needed to interpret, understand, and navigate information presented online - effective use by individuals and communities – the impact of socioeconomic factors on user behavior – the role of motivation, attitudes, and interests – differences in patterns of usage – characteristics and conceptualizations of non-users – the ways in which people use the Internet to create content – different forms of capital and power relationships – the impact of new and evolving technologies – the mobile divide – the interplay of influence with mobile technologies – human-computer interaction, human factors, and usability – social media – digital games – apps – socioeconomic and cultural effects – social equity, social and economic justice, and democracy – the ethics of digital inequality – community informatics – social informatics – social planning – international development – indigenous populations – education – ICTs and well-being – health – disability and accessibility – politics, digital government, digital citizenship, smart cities/citizens/government, civic engagement, adoption issues, and (in)equality – global citizenship – policy and its impacts, including information/telecommunications policy, net neutrality, and open access – public access initiatives – practitioner-oriented topics considering aspects of design, management, implementation, assessment, and collaboration - architectural challenges and deployment experiences - Internet access cost analyses – the application of research to communities, practice, and public and private Submission Process: *Electronic submission is required in accordance with NCA policies by **March 28, 2018 at 11:59pm <http://airmail.calendar/2018-03-28%2023:59:00%20CDT> Pacifc. Submissions will be accepted as of January 15, 2018 <http://airmail.calendar/2018-01-15%2012:00:00%20CST>** through NCA Convention Central.* For questions, please contact the program planner, Susan Kretchmer, Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide, at susan.kretchmer@ppdd.org. Submissions will be reviewed by scholars with appropriate expertise in the myriad challenges and opportunities presented by the nexus of information and communication technology, society, and life in the digital age and the digital divide. All submitters are encouraged to review the NCA’s Professional Standards for Convention Participants prior to submission. Helpful resources, including step-by-step submission instructions and how to create a blind copy, are provided at the Convention Resource Library: http://www.natcom.org/conventionresources/. Individual Papers: Submissions should be no more than 25 pages in length, exclusive of notes, citations, and tables. Title, author information, and a 100-200 word abstract are submitted separately from the uploaded text document, which should be stripped of any identifying text or document coding to facilitate blind review. Research that is appropriate for alternative media or interactive settings may be designated for Scholar-to-Scholar consideration. If interested in participating in Scholar to Scholar, check the appropriate agreement box. Student work should be designated at submission in order to qualify for appropriate awards. All authors must be students for submission as student work. Paper Session Proposal: Submissions should include a session title, 200-500 word rationale and an overview description of the planned program. Provide a complete list of papers include title, abstract, and author information (name, affiliations, and email address). A chair is required. Panel Discussion Proposals: Submissions should include a session title, 200-500 word rationale and an overview description of the planned program. Provide a complete list of participants including identifying information (name, affiliations, and email address) as well as a summary of the participant's anticipated contribution to the panel. A chair is required. Works-in-Progress: As PPDD wishes to encourage cutting-edge and highly topical work that may not be in full-paper form eight months prior to the Convention, we will consider 250-word abstracts of works-in-progress. Please submit your abstract in accordance with the instructions above for Individual Papers submissions. -- Nathanael Bassett PhD Candidate | Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago t# 203.400.8203 <//203.400.8203> twitter: mrliterati <http://twitter.com/mrliterati> url: mrliterati.com -- Nathanael Bassett PhD Candidate | Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago t# 203.400.8203 twitter: mrliterati <http://twitter.com/mrliterati> url: mrliterati.com