[Air-L] CFP: International Digital Divide Conference 24-26 May 2017, San Diego, California, USA

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PARTNERSHIP
FOR PROGRESS ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE (PPDD)

2017
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

24-26 May
2017

Best
Western Plus Island Palms Hotel & Marina

San
Diego, California USA

http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2017/

In
conjunction with the 67th International Communication Association Annual
Conference

Partnership
for Progress on the Digital Divide (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.  The academic research and practitioner
community represented by PPDD stands ready to advance the agenda on broadband
and the digital divide, to address the many challenges and opportunities
presented by the digital world, and to further evidence-based policymaking and
practice so that all citizens can participate fully in the digital, networked
age.

The
interdisciplinary Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide 2017 International
Conference brings together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners for an
extended, in-depth dialogue about key issues that inform information and
communication technologies and the digital divide around the world. The
Conference works to identify new areas of necessary, productive focus, foster
greater understanding, advance research, and enlighten policy and practice
going forward. As a major outcome of PPDD 2017, we plan to produce an edited
volume of the top papers as well as special issues of our Publishing Partners'
journals on specific themes within the digital divide area.

If you
would like to present and discuss your work during PPDD 2017 and have it
included in the online PPDD 2017 Conference Proceedings and/or if you would
like to provide a Position Paper for inclusion in the PPDD 2017 E-Book, please
see the Call for Participation (http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2017/cfp/)
for instructions on how to submit your work for consideration.

If you
would like to just attend PPDD 2017 to explore the issues and grow your
knowledge and network of connections, please know that you are very welcome and
valued in the PPDD Conference Community.

Please
join PPDD and an unprecedented broad multi-disciplinary coalition of
co-sponsoring organizations from academic and practitioner communities to share
your insights and expertise. Together, we will enrich the dialogue, connect
research, policy and practice, and advance the agenda on the digital divide.

Please
contact conference [at] ppdd [dot] org with any questions.

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CALL FOR
PARTICIPATION

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If you
would like to 1) present and discuss your work during PPDD 2017 and have it included
in the online PPDD 2017 Conference Proceedings, and/or if you would like to 2) provide
a Position Paper for inclusion in the PPDD 2017 E-Book, we look forward with
enthusiasm to your contribution and ask that you please follow the instructions
provided at http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2017/cfp/ to submit your work.  Submissions are welcome from researchers,
policymakers, and practitioners at all stages of their careers, from any
theoretical and methodological approach, and across multiple disciplines.

1) Deadline
to Submit Your 250-Word Abstract for Consideration for Presentation: 6 March
2017 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time

Notification
of Acceptance: 24 March 2017

If you
have visa or other time-sensitive concerns, please submit your work as quickly
as possible and email conference [at] ppdd [dot] org to request an expedited
review so you can receive notification shortly after submission. 

Before we
can address the digital divide, we must first understand the nature of life in
the digital age, the many challenges and opportunities it presents, and the
interplay of influence between technological and social change. Then, in turn,
we can fully understand digital inequality; its place alongside other
long-standing, persistent issues of social equity, social justice, and media
justice; and what it means to be disconnected from the most important
technological advancement in communication in a generation and the myriad
possibilities it facilitates. Thus, PPDD 2017 invites work that informs issues
related to information and communication technologies and the digital divide
broadly defined, 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 and the requisite curriculum

-
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

- content
creation and inequality

-
different forms of capital and power relationships

- the
impact of new and evolving technologies

- the
mobile divide

- the
interplay of influence with mobile technologies

- social
media

-
socioeconomic and cultural effects

- social
equity, social and economic justice, and democracy

- media
justice and ICTs

- the
ethics of digital inequality

-
community informatics

- social
informatics

- urban
and regional planning

- 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
discourse

- law and
policy and its impacts, including information/telecommunications policy, net
neutrality, open access, open source, copyright, Internet filtering software,
and censorship

- the
digital security divide

- the
digital privacy divide

- big
data and inequality

- public
access initiatives

- anchor
institutions

-
practitioner-oriented topics considering aspects of design, management,
implementation, assessment, collaboration, challenges, problem solution, and
opportunities

-
architectural challenges and deployment experiences

-
Internet access cost analyses

- the
application of research to communities, practice, and public and private sector
initiatives

2)
Deadline to Submit a Position Paper for the PPDD 2017 Conference E-Book: 17
April 2017 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time 

All PPDD
2017 attendees may submit a position paper and all submissions that follow the
guidelines provided at http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2017/cfp/ will be
included in the PPDD 2017 Conference E-Book.

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HOTEL AND
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

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On the PPDD
2017 Hotel and Optional Activities page (http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2017/hotelactivities/),
you will find full details about the PPDD 2017 Conference hotel, optional 23
May 4-Hour Field Trip to Digital Inclusion Program Sites Plus Early-Bird Group
Dinner, optional 25 May Group Dinner at a Polynesian Restaurant Overlooking San
Diego Bay, and sightseeing information about the San Diego area as well as
helpful information if you are also attending the ICA Annual Conference.

We have
secured extremely low room rates at a beautiful waterfront hotel with great
amenities:

Best
Western Plus Island Palms Hotel & Marina

2051
Shelter Island Drive

San
Diego, California 92106 USA

To make
your hotel room reservation, please call +1-800-922-2336 or +1-619-222-0561, or
email res at islandpalms.com and be sure to identify yourself as part of the PPDD
group to be eligible for the deeply-discounted rate of $135USD/night (plus
tax), including complimentary Internet access, recreational activities,
parking, and more.  PPDD 2017 room rates
are available from 20 May through 29 May -- please see
http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2017/hotelactivities/ for complete details.

Reservation
Deadline: This special discounted room rate will be available until 23 April or
when the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first.

For those
attending ICA as well as PPDD, there is easy access from PPDD’s hotel to the
ICA Hilton Bayfront Hotel via an inexpensive, approximately 20-minute Uber or
taxi ride.

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REGISTRATION

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The PPDD
2017 Conference registration fee is:

$99USD
for students

$129USD
for college/university/non-profit/NGO affiliates

$179 for
for-profit corporate affiliates

and
includes full access to the Conference as well as hot buffet lunches on 24, 25,
and 26 May plus the Conference reception and banquet dinner after the
Conference programming on 24 May.

Registration
will open in March 2017.  Please visit
http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2017/registration/ for complete details.

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YOUR PPDD
2017 CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP TEAM

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Conference
Organizer

Susan B.
Kretchmer, Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide

Europe Organizer

Grant
Blank, Oxford University and Oxford Internet Institute

Africa
Organizer

Bill
Tucker, University of the Western Cape and Bridging Application and Network
Gaps

Asia, the
Pacific, and the Middle East Organizer

Gerard
Goggin, University of Sydney

Canada Organizer

Richard
Smith, Simon Fraser University and Centre for Digital Media

United
States Organizer

Susan B.
Kretchmer, Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide

Latin America
and the Caribbean Organizers

Laura
Robinson, Santa Clara University

Hopeton
S. Dunn, University of the West Indies, Jamaica and Caribbean Institute of
Media and Communication

Policymaker
and Practitioner Liaison

Angela
Siefer, National Digital Inclusion Alliance

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CO-SPONSORS

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American
Anthropological Association Committee on the Anthropology of Science,
Technology, and Computing

American
Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy

American
Political Science Association Information Technology and Politics Section

American
Public Health Association Health Informatics Information Technology Section

American
Sociological Association Communication, Information Technologies, and Media
Sociology Section

Community
Informatics Research Network

International
Association for Media and Communication Research Communication Policy and
Technology Section

International
Association for Media and Communication Research Digital Divide Working Group

International
Association for Media and Communication Research Global Media Policy Working
Group

International
Communication Association

International
Communication Association Communication and Technology Division

International
Communication Association Communication Law and Policy Division

International
Communication Association Mass Communication Division

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