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

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In
response to numerous requests, we are extending the 250-word-maximum abstract
submission deadline for those who need additional time.  Please see details below.

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Your PPDD 2017 Conference Leadership Team

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, our Local Digital Inclusion Program Hosts, 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-Maximum Abstract for Consideration for
Presentation:

6
March 2017 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time to Receive Notification of
Acceptance/Rejection on 24 March 2017

or    

20
March 2017 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time to Receive Notification of
Acceptance/Rejection on 31 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 (ICTs) 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

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effective use by individuals and communities

-
the impact of socioeconomic factors on user behavior

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the role of motivation, attitudes, and interests

-
differences in patterns of usage

-
characteristics and conceptualizations of non-users

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the ways in which people use the Internet to create content

-
content creation and inequality

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different forms of capital and power relationships, including in terms of
content creation, labor, and ownership

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the role of theory in understanding ICTs and digital inequality

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the impact of new and evolving technologies

-
the mobile divide

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the interplay of influence with mobile technologies

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human-computer interaction, human factors, and usability

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social media

-
digital games

-
apps

-
socioeconomic and cultural effects

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social equity, social and economic justice, and democracy

-
media justice and ICTs

-
the ethics of digital inequality

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community informatics

-
social informatics

-
urban and regional planning

-
social planning

-
international development

-
indigenous populations

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children and childhood

-
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

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big data and inequality

-
organizations and ICTs

-
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

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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 our Local Digital Inclusion Program Hosts’ 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 International
Communication Association (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 24 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

Ellie
Rennie, RMIT University

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

iSchools

National
Digital Inclusion Alliance

NTEN:
The Nonprofit Technology Network

Urban
Libraries Council, Edge Initiative