June 2017 - netsociety - server-nexa.polito.it

Horizon2020

by Geert Lovink

Dear colleagues, I have a question for those interested in Horizon2020. Here at the Institute of Network Cultures in Amsterdam we want to play an active role in a larger grant. However, for a variety of reasons we cannot initiate a consortium ourselves (chicken egg situation etc.). We’re not big enough, no experience, not a research university etc. However, would some of you be interested to discuss this with us? Our agenda and approach might be known for some of you (www.networkcultures.org <http://www.networkcultures.org/>). These days we’re deep into digital publishing experiments (e-pub and beyond) through our www.publishinglab.nl <http://www.publishinglab.nl/>. We’re also focussed on the future of art criticism and the role of European internet critic in society, the net art critic etc. And of course MoneyLab and all critical topics related to blockchain, cryptocurrencies, crowdfunding etc. We’re also still active in the field of alternatives in social media, aesthetics of online video and search engine research. We politely refuse all projects related to Big Data (as there are already enough of them). Our passion is internet critique and media theory at large. And art and activism, of course, as we’re based in a radical pragmatist country… Who’s interested? All the best, Geert Lovink and the entire INC team

June 30, 2017

BD2017: invitaiton

by Wandl-Vogt, Eveline

lb kolleg.innen, dear colleagues, i am delighted to invite you to the second edition of the biographical data in a digital world conference (bd2017) in linz organised in the framework of the project APIS in collaboration with ars electronica and international partners from AU, DE and the NL: conference: november, 6th-7th 2017 deadline for call for papers: july, 20th 2017. further info c.f. https://sites.google.com/view/bd2017/home . we are looking forward your contributions and meet you in linz. for the organisation team: eveline wandl-vogt *** österreichische akademie der wissenschaften (ÖAW) [austrian academy of sciences] | 1040 wien. AT | wohllebengasse 12-14/2 | linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelinewandlvogt/ | twitter: @caissarl

June 21, 2017

New book released_LA INTERNET ABIERTA (The Open Internet)

by Pablo García Mexía

Dear friends at Network of Centers: I have the pleasure to announce the very recent publication of my latest book, *LA INTERNET ABIERTA. Retos regulatorios de una Red nacida libre. *RDU, 2017. The book compiles and updates almost five years of periodic columns on the electronic version of Spanish daily newspaper ABC (ABC.es) (2012-2016). As a result, the reader will achieve quite a complete picture of the main regulatory issues concerning the Internet and the digital environment around the world, with particular emphasys in the European Union. *The work includes a Preface by Dr. Vinton G. Cerf*, as you know one of the main pioneers of the Internet. The underlying idea behind the book is the need to regulate those aspects around the Net that may certainly need it, while at the same time preserving the most uniquely identifying feature of this crucial invention, its open, free nature. Although the version already released is the one written in Spanish, *an English version is currently underway and will also be published in the next few months*. I will duly announce it on this list when this happens. For more info, please visit my website at: www.PabloGMexia.net Best wishes. -- Pablo García Mexía, J.D., Ph.D. Jurista Digital (ICAM 77.197)/*Digital Lawyer* Profesor de Universidad/*University Professor* www.pablogmexia.net

June 19, 2017