[Air-L] Air-L Digest, Vol 124, Issue 18

[David Nieborg]

http://icts-and-society.net/events/5th-icts-and-society-conference/

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>    1. #SMSociety15: Social Media & Society Conference - Call for
>       Submissions (Anatoliy Gruzd)
>    2. Vacancy: Linked Data Postdoctoral Researcher, Dublin,
>       Deadline: Nov 28 at noon GMT (Natalie Harrower)
>    3. Assistant Professor of Media Studies - Niagara University
>       (Doug Tewksbury)
>    4. Request for Survey Participation (Theo Plothe)
>    5. CeDEM15 - Call for Papers (Caroline Haythornthwaite)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 23:25:41 -0400
> From: Anatoliy Gruzd <agruzd at gmail.com>
> To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: [Air-L] #SMSociety15: Social Media & Society Conference -
>         Call for        Submissions
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> (Apologies for cross-posting)
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> ------------------------------------
> 6th Annual International
> Social Media & Society Conference
> Toronto, Canada
> July 27-29, 2015
> http://SocialMediaAndSociety.com/
> ------------------------------------
> Call for Submissions
>
> Academic research on social media is growing exponentially across
> various disciplines including: Communications, Information / Library
> Science, Computer Science, Business, Sociology, Education, Psychology,
> Health and others. The Web of Science alone indexed nearly 5,000 journal
> and conference publications over the last decade. This growing body of
> research revealed many interesting factors about social media platforms,
> their users, and a glimpse of our society at large. But are we any
> closer to understanding the broader implications of social media on our
> increasing networked society?
>
> The 2015 Social Media & Society Conference (#SMSociety15) invites
> scholarly and original submissions that build on the previous work and
> critically evaluate the role of social media for social and political
> change, community engagement, marketing, new forms of governance,
> support of individuals and organizations in domains such as business,
> information, management, public administration, academia, health, and
> journalism (just to mention a few). We are also calling for submissions
> that develop and apply novel methods and theories to collect, analyze,
> and visualize social media data as well as those that discuss ethical
> and privacy implications of using big and small data. We welcome both
> quantitative and qualitative work in the broad area of Social Media &
> Society that crosses interdisciplinary boundaries and expands our
> understanding of the current and future trends in social media.
>
> Whether you are just starting a new research project or ready to report
> on the final results, you will find that #SMSociety15 is a great venue
> for you! The 2015 conference invites a wide range of submissions:
> - short papers on completed or well-developed projects (Due: March 2, 2015)
> - work-in-progress paper abstracts (Due: April 10, 2015),
> - panel discussions (Due: March 2, 2015)
> - poster presentations (Due: May 1, 2015).
>
> New to this year, we are also calling for proposals to host:
> - half-day workshops (Due: February 2, 2015) on a well-defined area or
> technical tutorials that will examine a particular method or tool for
> the analysis of social media data in more detail
>
> PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES
> All accepted short papers will be published in the Conference
> Proceedings by the ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
> (ICPS). Authors of accepted top papers will be invited to submit their
> full papers to the special issue of the Information, Communication &
> Society journal (published by Taylor & Francis).
>
> BACKGROUND
> The Social Media & Society Conference is an annual gathering of leading
> social media researchers from around the world. Now, in its 6th year,
> the 2015 Conference will be held in Toronto, Canada from July 27 to 29,
> 2015. From its inception, the conference has focused on the best
> practices for studying the impact and implications of social media on
> society. Organized by the Social Media Lab at Ryerson University, the
> conference provides attendees an opportunity to exchange ideas, present
> their original research, learn about recently completed and
> work-in-progress studies, and strengthen connections with their peers.
> The 2014 conference hosted over 200 attendees, featured research from
> 238 authors across several fields from 21 different countries.
>
> TOPICS OF INTEREST
> Social Media & Small Data
> ? Case Studies of Online Communities Formed on Social Media
> ? Case Studies of Offline Communities that Rely on Social Media
> ? Sampling Issues
> ? Value of Small Data
>
> Social Media & Big Data
> ? Visualization of Social Media Data
> ? Social Media Data Mining
> ? Scalability Issues & Social Media Data
> ? Social Media Analytics
> ? Ethics of Big Data
>
> Social Media Impact on Society
> ? Private Self/Public Self
> ? The Sharing/Attention Economy
> ? Virality & Memes
> ? Political Mobilization & Engagement
> ? Social Media & Health
> ? Social Media & Business (Marketing, PR, HR, Risk Management, etc.)
> ? Social Media & Academia (Alternative Metrics, Learning Analytics, etc.)
> ? Social Media & Public Administration
> ? Social Media & the News
>
> Theories & Methods
> ? Qualitative & Quantitative Approaches
> ? Opinion Mining & Sentiment Analysis
> ? Social Network Analysis
> ? Theoretical Models for Studying, Analysing and Understanding Social Media
>
> Online/Offline Communities
> ? Trust & Credibility in Social Media
> ? Online Community Detection
> ? Influential User Detection
> ? Online Identity
>
> Social Media & Mobile
> ? App-ification of the Society
> ? Privacy & Security Issues in the Mobile World
> ? Apps for the Social Good
> ? Networking Apps
>
> PROGRAM COMMITTEE
> The list of the Program Committee members is available at
> https://socialmediaandsociety.com/?page_id=1346
>
> CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
> Anatoliy Gruzd
> Associate Professor, Ted Rogers School of Management
> Director, Social Media Lab
> Ryerson University, Canada
> Twitter: @gruzd
>
> Barry Wellman
> Professor & Director, NetLab
> University of Toronto, Canada
> Twitter: @barrywellman
>
> Philip H. Mai
> Manager of Academic Communications
> Ryerson University, Canada
> Twitter: @phmai
>
> Jenna Jacobson
> PhD Candidate, Faculty of Information (iSchool)
> University of Toronto, Canada
> Twitter: @jacobsonjenna
>
>
> For further inquiries, please contact Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd at
> gruzd at ryerson.ca
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 11:41:00 +0000
> From: Natalie Harrower <N.Harrower at ria.ie>
> To: "air-l at listserv.aoir.org" <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>
> Subject: [Air-L] Vacancy: Linked Data Postdoctoral Researcher, Dublin,
>         Deadline: Nov 28 at noon GMT
> Message-ID:
>         <5585E44E50865845A21532E164B566182DBB34FD at RIAEXCH01.royal.local>
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> Dear AoIR:
>
> Please circulate!
>
> Post Title: Linked Data Postdoctoral Researcher
> Post Location: Digital Repository of Ireland, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin,
> Ireland
> Position: Contract Post: full-time for 10 months
> Closing Date for applications: Friday 28th November 2014 at 12 noon.
> Full job spec:
> http://www.ria.ie/About/Human-Resources/Vacancies/Linked-Data-Postdoctoral-Researcher
>
> _________________
>
> Dr. Natalie Harrower | Manager, Education and Outreach | Digital
> Repository of Ireland
> Royal Irish Academy | 19 Dawson St. Dublin 2
> n.harrower at ria.ie | @natalieharrower | @dri_ireland | www.dri.ie
>
>
> The Royal Irish Academy is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997
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>
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>
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:03:52 -0500
> From: Doug Tewksbury <dtewksbury at niagara.edu>
> To: "air-l at listserv.aoir.org" <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>
> Subject: [Air-L] Assistant Professor of Media Studies - Niagara
>         University
> Message-ID: <D0921B88.15507%dtewksbury at niagara.edu>
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> POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
>
> Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Media Studies
> Niagara University
> Starting Fall 2015
>
> The Department of Communication Studies at Niagara University is seeking a
> tenure-track Assistant Professor of Media Studies to begin in fall 2015.
>
> Responsibilities: Candidates should be able to teach a variety of courses
> in both digital journalism and multimedia production, with a focus on how
> these media can be used to promote social justice. The teaching load is a
> 3/3, with a maximum class size of 35. An active program of research,
> potential for scholarly publication, and service to the university, the
> profession and the community are expected. The successful candidate is
> expected to participate in departmental and university duties, including
> student advising and committee work. A Ph.D. in a Communication or Media
> Studies discipline is required by the time of appointment.
>
> About the Department: The Department of Communication Studies at Niagara
> University has a curriculum built on principles of social justice and seeks
> to instill in its students the important contribution that mass media can
> play in bettering the human condition. The program is designed to give
> students a strong background in both the liberal arts and professional
> approaches with respect to mass media. Niagara University, founded in 1856,
> is a private Catholic institution sponsored by the Vincentian community.
> The University overlooks the Niagara River on the U.S.-Canada border, just
> north of Niagara Falls, NY, and is in close proximity to Buffalo,
> Rochester, and Toronto.
>
> To Apply:
>
> You may apply online at jobs.niagara.edu, which will require you to
> upload (1) a letter of interest, (2) C.V., (3) teaching philosophy (4)
> research sample (5) the names and contact information of three references.
> Letters of reference will be requested from shortlisted candidates. Review
> of applications will begin on January 1st, 2015.
>
> Please direct any questions regarding this position to Dr. Doug Tewksbury
> at dtewksbury at niagara.edu<mailto:dtewksbury at niagara.edu>
>
> Niagara University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
> Individuals identifying with historically marginalized populations are
> particularly encouraged to apply.
>
>
> ?
> Doug Tewksbury, Ph.D.
>
> Assistant Professor
> Communication Studies Department
> Niagara University
> PO Box 1922
> Niagara University, NY 14109
>
> p: 716.286.8338
> e: dtewksbury at niagara.edu<mailto:dtewksbury at niagara.edu>
>
>
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>
> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 15:16:26 -0500
> From: Theo Plothe <tp6316a at student.american.edu>
> To: Air-L at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: [Air-L] Request for Survey Participation
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> Hello everyone,
>
> I am recruiting participants for an online survey as part of my
> dissertation. If you play digital games or identify as a gamer, please
> participate in a short Qualtrics survey. It'll take 5-10 minutes, it's
> anonymous, and your assistance will not only be greatly appreciated, but
> will help researchers understand how players experience digital games as a
> medium.
>
> Here is the link to the survey: *http://bit.ly/1qKXOrs*
> <http://t.co/Ey9I0Bl40u>
>
> Thank you so much for your participation!
>
> *Please feel free to share this survey to any one you feel may be
> interested. *
>
> If you have any questions please email the principal researcher, Theo
> Plothe
> at tp6316a at student.america.edu
>
> Thank you again!
>
> --
> Theo Plothe
> Ph.D. Candidate
> Games Studies, Remix Culture and Sports
> American University School of Communication
>
>
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>
> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 14:34:31 -0800
> From: Caroline Haythornthwaite <c.haythorn at ubc.ca>
> To: "<air-l at listserv.aoir.org>" <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>
> Subject: [Air-L] CeDEM15 - Call for Papers
> Message-ID: <AC1B9CC8-7F47-48EC-9F50-57329BEEFF18 at ubc.ca>
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>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Peter Parycek <peter.parycek at donau-uni.ac.at>
> >
> > The deadline for the submissions is nearing quickly (8 December 2014),
> so we kindly ask you to disseminate the CeDEM15 CfP in your networks, to
> your students (we have a PhD Colloquium and grants for them too),
> colleagues, etc. You are welcome to use the text below, forward the whole
> CfP or focus on your track in particular (copy & paste from the cfp)! Will
> you be submitting a paper?
> >
> > CeDEM15 Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government 20 - 22 May 2015
> >
> > www.donau-uni.ac.at/cedem
> >
> > The international Conference for e-Democracy and Open Government brings
> together e-democracy, e-participation and open government specialists
> working in academia, politics, government and business from to critically
> analyse the innovations, issues, ideas and challenges in the networked
> societies of the digital age.
> >
> > Tracks at CeDEM15 include:
> > *E-Democracy and E-Participation
> > *E-Voting
> > *Bottom-Up Movements
> > *Social and Mobile Media for Public Administration
> > *Open Collaborative Government
> > *Democracy, Globalization and Migration
> > *Connected Smart City
> > *Open Data, Transparency and Open Innovation
> > *Technology and Architecture
> > *Self-governance in Complex Networks
> > *Rethinking Information Visualization for the People
> > *Freedom and Ethics in Digital Societies
> > *Design and Co-creation for E-democracy
> > *Citizen's Participation in Democratic Governance Processes through ICT
> in Africa
> > *Open Access
> >
> > ..... at CeDEM15 you can also submit papers for the:
> > *PhD Colloquium
> > *Workshop Proposals
> > *Reflections
> > *Open Space
> >
> > .... and we are pleased to offer PhD students bursaries:
> > *3 bursaries for the best PhD submissions: a 3-day conference fee waiver
> and accommodation at the Kolping Hotel (Krems) for the duration of the
> CeDEM15 conference
> > *3 bursaries: a 3-day conference fee waiver http://bit.ly/1mqhBPV
> >
> > Our confirmed keynotes are:
> > Alon Peled  (Hebew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
> > Theresa A. Pardo (University at Albany, USA)
> > Marijn Janssen (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
> > Shauneen Furlong (University of Toronto and University of Ottawa, Canada)
> >
> > .... and finally:
> > *Co-located with CeDEM15 will be the 4th SharePSI Workshop. Share-PSI
> 2.0 is a EU funded project for the exchange of experience and ideas around
> implementing open data policies in the public sector. Attendees of CeDEM 15
> will be granted free entrance to the SharePSI public meetings and
> presentations. For more information about SharePSI see the projects website
> http://www.w3.org/2013/share-psi/
> >
> > Important Dates:
> > *Deadline for the submission of all papers, workshop proposals,
> reflections: 8 December 2014
> > *Notification of acceptance: 9 February 2015
> > *Camera-ready paper submission: 2 March 2015
> >
> >
> > Looking forward to seeing you there!
> >
> > Peter
> >
>
>
>
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