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CfP AoIR 2016 Berlin: Internet Rules!

by Cornelius Puschmann

***Apologies for cross-postings*** 1st Call for Proposals ================================ AoIR 2016: INTERNET RULES! Workshops: 5 October 2016 Main Conference: 6-8 October 2016 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany AoIR 2016 is the 17th annual conference of the Association of Internet Researchers, a transdisciplinary gathering of scholars interested in the place of networked technologies in social processes. AoIR 2016 will emphasize the relevance of the Internet in today’s culture and politics. The conference theme addresses the significance of the codes and rules that frame the Internet, as well as their playful circumvention, from technical protocols and popular platforms to the emerging, established, and contested conventions of online communities. Who are the actors both in practices of rule-making and rule-breaking, what are their motivations and resources, and how can their power relations and communicative figurations be described? How does the Internet influence the proliferation of the values that its platforms, services and infrastructures embody, and what spaces of creative resistance persist? How do various forms of technical, social, and cultural hacking subvert these orders? The committee calls for proposals for papers, panels, workshops, roundtables, and other events that engage with the conference theme or the field more generally. Topics could include (but are not limited to): - coordination and rule-making online - media, culture and identity - (h)activism and social justice - critical approaches to algorithms, platform studies - codes and practices of internet culture - connected devices and the internet of things - big data and predictive analytics - techno-social interfaces - digital labor, crowdsourcing and co-creation - internet governance and regulation - (global) social media - communication, participation and polarization online - philosophy of information and knowledge We particularly invite submissions that engage with or challenge the conference theme in new and exciting ways, are innovative, or present a novel approach to the topic. We encourage “experimental sessions” that extend research in unusual directions (via method, topic or presentation structure). We also welcome submissions on topics that address social, cultural, political, legal, aesthetic, economic, and/or philosophical aspects of the internet beyond the conference theme. The committee extends a special invitation to students, researchers, and practitioners who have previously not participated in an Internet Research event to submit proposals. *PROPOSALS* We seek proposals for several different kinds of contributions to encompass the breadth of relevant research. We welcome proposals for traditional academic conference PAPERS, organized PANELS, ROUNDTABLES, FISHBOWLS, EXPERIMENTAL SESSIONS, and PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS. We invite proposals that will focus on discussion and interaction among conference delegates. Finally, doctoral students are invited to participate in the DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM preceding the main conference. *IMPORTANT DATES* 15 January 2016 Submission site opens for AoIR 2016 in Berlin 1 March 2016 Submissions due for PAPERS, PANELS, ROUNDTABLES and FISHBOWLS, EXPERIMENTAL SESSIONS, and PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS 15 March 2016 Nominations for Nancy Baym Book award and Best Dissertation Award due 5 May 2016 Notification of acceptances for presenters 7 June 2016 Applications due for conference travel SCHOLARSHIPS and for DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM 1 August 2016 Early Bird Registration Deadline for all presenters For further information and updates, please visit the conference website at aoir.org/aoir2016 <http://aoir.org/aoir2016>. *SUBMISSION TYPES* Traditional papers: Paper submissions should articulate the issue or research question to be discussed, the methodological or critical framework used, and indicate the findings or conclusions to be presented and/or the relevance to wider conference themes. Papers can present any kind of research or analysis, but should be written so that the importance of the work can be understood by reviewers working in different disciplines or using different approaches. Cross- or trans-disciplinary work is especially encouraged. Paper submissions should be approximately 1200 words long, including references. Please note that paper submissions need not adhere to a pre-formatted template, but should give an indication as to the consistency, rigor and relevance of the work. Presentations at the IR conference are generally intended to be dynamic, and provide a broad overview of the scholarship being engaged, with the hope of generating useful conversation. Preconstituted panels: Panels should present a coherent group of papers on a single theme. Panel proposals should include 1200-word abstracts as above for each of the constituent papers, as well as a brief statement articulating the papers’ relationship to each other. It is recommended that panels include four papers, although submissions of three to five papers will also be considered. The organizer is responsible for compiling the proposal into a single document for submission. Preconference workshops: Workshops may be either half or full-day events that occur on the first day of the conference and focus on a particular topic. They may be a workshop of some kind (e.g., a publishing workshop), a methodological “bootcamp” (e.g., on ethnography or statistical analysis), an exploration of a theoretical tradition or topical area (e.g., symbolic interaction, political economy, or GIS) or anything else that may be of interest to conference delegates. Proposals for workshops should explain for a general scholarly audience the goals of the workshop, the way it will operate, and an indication of potential audience or attendees who may be interested in attending (such as “early career scholars” or “researchers using statistical analysis”). Proposals for workshops should be approximately 600-800 words in length, and should name the workshop facilitators. Roundtable Sessions: Roundtables encourage discussion and interaction among delegates. They may involve brief introductory presentations by organizers. Proposals should include details on the theme or topic of discussion and its relevance, along with names of the organizers/initial participants. Roundtables can include no more than 5 initial participants. Roundtable submissions should be between 250-300 words long (to be included as the “abstract” in the submissions process–no separate document need be uploaded). Open Fishbowls: Fishbowl sessions should cover broad topics of interest to a wide segment of the AoIR community, and create a space for dialogue across different types of research. Submitted proposals should include a brief statement as to the core idea or theme for the fishbowl, emphasizing its relation to conference themes or relevance to the IR community. Fishbowls can include no more than 5 initial participants (named fish). Experimental Sessions: Experimental sessions are those that, while of interest to members or engaging with conference themes, meaningfully “push the envelope” beyond more traditional forms of conference engagement and participation and as such do not fit into any of the other proposal formats. Examples may include Ignite or pecha-kucha presentations, demonstrations, performances, installations, short-form workshops, unsessions, maker or code-based projects, or interactive experiences. Proposals for experimental sessions should describe for a general scholarly audience the goal or idea of the session and how it will operate, and discuss why the proposed format will be of interest to AoIR delegates. Organizers of experimental sessions will be responsible for supplying any necessary equipment beyond that usually provided for conference presentations, and should be prepared to coordinate closely with the conference committee as necessary to enable a successful presentation of the alternative format. To encourage this kind of submission, we are again offering the “Halavais Prize for Weirdness” this year for the most interesting and successful submission in a non-traditional format. Doctoral Colloquium: The Association of Internet Researchers believes that its emerging researchers are the best in its disparate constituent fields. In keeping with its commitment to students’ scholarship, we continue the tradition of bringing emerging and established scholars together through the AoIR 2016 Doctoral Colloquium. The colloquium offers PhD students working in internet research or a related field a special, day-long forum, to be convened on 5 October 2016. For many years, this pre-conference event has provided students with the opportunity to a concentrated amount of time with senior scholars to share research projects, address methodological and theoretical challenges, and exchange informal advice on juggling the multiple pressures associated with job searching, publishing, and finishing the dissertation Interested students should prepare a) a two-page summary of your research. This should provide a context for the research, describe the methods being used, the progress to date, and primary concerns and issues; and b) A brief statement indicating why you want to participate in this doctoral colloquium and what you hope to get out of it. These are due on or before 15 June 2016. *CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS* In order to increase the diversity of participation in the AoIR conferences, the Association of Internet Researchers makes available conference fee waivers and partial travel stipends ($500) per year. The number of fee waivers and travel stipends will depend first of all upon the ability of the conference budget to sustain such waivers (a judgment to be made by the AoIR Executive Committee upon the advice of the AoIR Treasurer and the local organizing committee) as well as upon the quality of the applications for fee waivers. Conference scholarships are made available only to participants who have had papers accepted via the peer review process, and applications are due on 1 June 2016, after acceptances have been announced. More information will be made available regarding the scholarship application process at the conference website: aoir.org/aoir2016. *CONTACT INFORMATION* Please address any questions to the conference chair, Cornelius Puschmann, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, aoir2016 [at] aoir [dot] org. ================================ -- Dr. Cornelius Puschmann Postdoctoral Researcher (DFG) Berlin School of Library and Information Science (BSLIS) Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Dorotheenstraße 26 10117 Berlin, Germany www.ibi.hu-berlin.de Research Associate Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) Oberwallstraße 9 10117 Berlin, Germany www.hiig.de Faculty Associate Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University 23 Everett Street, Second Floor Cambridge, MA 02138, USA cyber.law.harvard.edu p: +49 7541 6009-1321 <%2B49%207541%206009-1321> e: cornelius.puschmann(a)hiig.de <cornelius.puschmann(a)hiig.de> e: cpuschmann(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu <cpuschmann(a)cyber.law.harvard.edu> w: cbpuschmann.net <http://cbpuschmann.net/>

Nov. 25, 2015

Associate Professorship in Communication and IT, University of Copenhagen

by Klaus Bruhn Jensen

A position as Associate Professor in Communication and IT is available at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, beginning August 1, 2016. The candidate should have a clear research profile within Communication and IT as well as excellent teaching qualifications within programmes in communication and it. Research and teaching in communication and IT at the Department of Media, Cognition and Communication is interdisciplinary, encompassing a range of humanistic and social-scientific approaches to theoretical and empirical studies of the intersection between human communication and digital computing. Documented research experience with the social and cultural implications of digital infrastructures will be considered an advantage in assessing applicants’ qualifications. The deadline for applications is January 15, 2016. More information at, http://jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige-stillinger/?show=787505 ********************************************************** Klaus Bruhn Jensen Professor, dr.phil. Head of Centre for Communication and Computing Section of Film, Media, and Communication Department of Media, Cognition, and Communication University of Copenhagen Karen Blixens Vej 4 DK-2300 Copenhagen S Denmark kbj(a)hum.ku.dk www.media.ku.dk Tel +45-35328100 Fax +45-35328110 ********************************************************** *New publication* Special section of the International Journal of Communication: Audiences across Media (2015), http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc

Nov. 22, 2015

IGF2015 / Tomorrow, 9AM – Access and Human Rights Session

by Eduardo Bertoni

*Sorry for cross posting* Dear all, > > CELE and the Center for Studies on Technology and Society (CETYS) would > like to invite you to the workshop *“Having your cake and eating it too: > can internet rights and access goals be reconciled?”*, *tomorrow from 9 > to 10.30 a.m. in Workshop Room 1*. > > This workshop seeks to address how internet governance often seems to > navigate between two seemingly competing goals: on the one hand, the > protection of desirable governance principles such as user privacy and the > open architecture of the network; on the other, the provision of affordable > access to internet infrastructure and services to as many users as possible. > > Some of the key questions that will orient the debate are: How can a > balance be struck between these seemingly competing goals? Can empirical > research help advance the discussion beyond the statement of principles? > Are internet governance principles necessarily at odds with expanded access > goals? In other words, can we have our cake and it eat too? > > > *Speakers:* > > - > > *Alison Gillwald, ICT Africa* > - > > *Anriette Esterhuysen, Association for Progressive Communications > (APC)* > - > > *Carolina Botero, Karisma Foundation* > - > > Eduardo Bertoni, Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression and > Access to Information (CELE) > - > > José Clastornik, AGESIC – Uruguay > - > > Juan Jung, Iberoamerican Association of Telecom Enterprises (AHCIET) > - > > Helani Galpaya, LIRNEasia > - > > Martín Waserman, Facebook > - > > Mishi Choudhary, Software Freedom Law Center > - > > Sebastián Bellagamba, Internet Society > > Moderator: Hernan Galperín, Annenberg School for Communication > > > For more information and event registration, *please click here > <http://sched.co/4bQo>* > > We really hope that you can join us! > > All the best. > Eduardo >

Nov. 9, 2015

Re: [netsociety] The NoC is also on Twitter and on Facebook

by Nagla Rizk

Thank you Lorenzo. Fellow participants, let's share links to our respective centers. Links to our Access to Knowledge for Development Center are: https://twitter.com/A2K4D https://www.facebook.com/a2k4d/?fref=ts Best, Nagla On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 6:31 PM, Lorenzo Canova <lorenzo.canova(a)polito.it> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > As you might already know, the Network of Centers (NoC) shares its updates > also through Facebook and Twitter. > > If you are not already doing so, please follow the NoC on Twitter > (@Network_Centers - https://twitter.com/Network_Centers) and like the NoC > page on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NetworkofCenters?fref=ts) > > Thank you! > > All the best, > Lorenzo > > > -- > Lorenzo Canova > > Research Fellow > Nexa Center for Internet & Society > Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN > http://nexa.polito.it > > Project Manager > Global Network of Internet & Society Research Centers > http://networkofcenters.net/ > > _______________________________________________ > netsociety mailing list > netsociety(a)lists.networkofcenters.net > https://lists.networkofcenters.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/netsociety > -- Nagla Rizk Professor of Economics Founding Director, Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) School of Business, The American University in Cairo Faculty Associate, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University Affiliated Fellow, Information Society Project, Yale Law School http://www1.aucegypt.edu/faculty/naglarzk/ http://www.aucegypt.edu/Business/A2K4D/Pages/default.aspx

Nov. 7, 2015

The NoC is also on Twitter and on Facebook

by Lorenzo Canova

Dear colleagues, As you might already know, the Network of Centers (NoC) shares its updates also through Facebook and Twitter. If you are not already doing so, please follow the NoC on Twitter (@Network_Centers - https://twitter.com/Network_Centers) and like the NoC page on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NetworkofCenters?fref=ts) Thank you! All the best, Lorenzo -- Lorenzo Canova Research Fellow Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN http://nexa.polito.it Project Manager Global Network of Internet & Society Research Centers http://networkofcenters.net/

Nov. 6, 2015

Nueva Revista/ New Review

by MARIA AGUIRRE DE CARCER

El pasado 28 de octubre se presentó en el Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid (España) la Revista de Privacidad y Derecho Digital, una publicación de especial relieve para el público de habla hispana interesado en Internet y en el entorno digital y sus repercusiones sociales. Esta revista, editada en español y exclusivamente en formato digital, nace con el propósito de convertirse en la publicación de referencia sobre todos los aspectos relacionados con la privacidad y el entorno digital, incluyendo la protección de datos, la economía digital, ciberseguridad, Internet de las cosas o la robótica, entre otros. Se trata de una publicación que ofrecerá contenido de máxima calidad, firmado por los profesionales de mayor prestigio en cada materia, con la particularidad de que lo hará con un enfoque eminentemente práctico y desde una perspectiva multidisciplinar, de modo que, además de los aspectos jurídicos, se traten también los aspectos técnicos y de negocio, lo que proporcionará una visión completa de las distintas realidades. Editada desde España, la revista tiene vocación internacional como queda demostrado, entre otras cosas, por la incorporación de una sección permanente dedicada a tratar temas publicados en cualquier país del mundo. Es importante destacar que, tras este proyecto que acaba de nacer se encuentra el grupo RDU, una de las compañías editoriales con mayor tradición en España, como demuestran sus 50 años de experiencia y el hecho de contar con títulos que alcanzan los 300 números publicados. Además, la revista cuenta con un Consejo de Redacción de prestigio internacional que incluye, entre otros, altos funcionarios y cargos públicos, ExDirectores de la Agencias españolas de protección de datos, socios de firmas jurídicas internacionales, ingenieros o académicos. Todo lo anterior ha provocado que, a pesar de su recentísimo lanzamiento, sean muchas las empresas y organismos que se han suscrito a la revista como el Banco BBVA, la sociedad de telecomunicaciones Tuenti, el Congreso y el Senado de España, la Agencia Vasca de Protección de Datos, por citar algunos nombres. Confiamos en que esta revista será de interés para todos los profesionales relacionados con la privacidad y el derecho digital y, por ello, les invitamos a conocerla y probarla, de modo gratuito, a través de nuestra página web: www.rdu.es ************************************************************************************* On the 28th of October, the illustrious Bar association of Madrid (Spain) held the presentation of the “*Revista de Privacidad y Derecho Digital*” a journal specialized in privacy and digital law. Though not only there, this publication can be particularly relevant for Spanish speaking audiences with an interest in the social implications of the Internet and the digital environment. This new journal, only available on e-format, comes up to become the flagship journal on all the aspects related to privacy and the digital environment, including data protection, digital economy, cyber security, Internet of Things or robotics, amongst others. This publication will offer the highest quality content, supported by the most prestigious authors on each field, with the particularity that it will be performed with an eminently practical approach and from a multidisciplinary perspective to provide a whole picture of the different realities taking on board technical and business aspects. Published in Spain, this journal has an international vocation, which is evidenced by the inclusion of a permanent section reserved to treat issues published in any country of the world. It is necessary to highlight that this recently born project is backed by the Spanish group RDU, one of the companies with a big tradition in the Spanish publishing sector, that helds a 50 years experience and a massive portfolio that includes journals with more than 300 issues published. Additionally, the journal counts with an editorial board with an international prestige, such as high ranking government officers and employees, ex Directors of Spanish Data Protection Agencies, partners of international law firms, engineers or members of the academia. For this, despite of its very recent launch, many business and public entities have already subscribed themselves to the journal such the BBVA Bank, Tuenti, the Spanish Congress and Senate or the Basque Data Protection Agency, to mention some of them. We expect this magazine to be interesting for all the professionals related to privacy and digital law. We invite them all to find out more and to try it for free visiting our web site: www.rdu.es -- María Aguirre de Cárcer Coordinadora Académica de Syntagma @Syntagmaorg Tel: 916263901

Nov. 6, 2015