Dear AIR: Kirsten Foot and Deb Kaplan here at UW have put together an interesting symposium for second Friday in February. If you are in the Seattle area you are welcome to attend. Phil Howard Dr. Philip N. Howard Assistant Professor Department of Communication University of Washington http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/ *********************************************** UW Symposium on Social Movements & Online Collective Action Friday, February 10, 1-5 p.m. in Communication 104 Co-sponsored by the Center for Communication and Civic Engagement, the Department of Communication, and the UW Digital Media Working Group The symposium will consist of two panels with five members each, and discussion among all participants. Each panel will address a common question, with each panelist speaking 10 minutes or so from the perspective of his or her own research, followed by discussion. Schedule: 1-1:15 p.m. Overview & Introductions 1:15-2:45 p.m. Panel on Online Collective Action Moderated by Kirsten Foot, Assistant Professor, Communication What are some social strategies and digital tools that have been used effectively (in the organizers perspective) in organizing online collective action for social and/or political purposes, and what are some that have failed or backfired? Panelists:  Karine Barzilai-Nahon, Assistant Professor, Information School  Zack Exley, former Director of Special Projects for MoveOn.org  Danyel Fisher, Researcher, Community Technologies Group, Microsoft  Philip Howard, Assistant Professor, Communication  Clifford Tatum, PhD Candidate, Communication 2:45-3:15 p.m. Refreshments 3:15-4:45 p.m. Panel on Social Movements Moderated by Deborah Kaplan, Assistant Professor, Communication How are movements (local or transnational, progressive or nationalistic) reconfiguring the public sphere in the face of globalization and global flows of capital, cultural production, information and people? Panelists:  Lance Bennett, Professor, Political Science and Communication  Maria Garrido, PhD Candidate, Communication  Taso Lagos, Lecturer, Communication  Steve Pfaff, Associate Professor, Sociology  Leah Sprain, Graduate student, Communication 4:45-5:00 p.m. Wrap-up ***************************