[Air-L] CFP: The 17th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium and the 3rd Annual Information Ethics and Policy Workshop

[Colin Rhinesmith]

The 17th Annual Social Informatics Research Symposium and the 3rd Annual Information Ethics and Policy Workshop (Half-Day Workshop)

Sociotechnical Perspectives on Equity, Inclusion, and Justice

The Association for Information Science and Technology’s Special Interest Group for Social Informatics (ASIS&T SIG SI) will build on previous successful co-hosted symposiums to co-host a joint symposium this year with SIG-Information Ethics and Policy (SIG IEP). With SIG SI’s signature focus on the interaction of people, technology, and society, we are especially interested in critical theoretical perspectives, as well as ethical, practical, and policy applications, which is well-supported through collaboration with SIG IEP.

Call for Participation

This year’s theme, “Sociotechnical Perspectives on Equity, Inclusion, and Justice,” offers an opportunity to focus scholarly attention on the social, cultural, political, and economic shaping of sociotechnical systems and their consequences. We invite a range of scholarly sociotechnical inquiries alongside ethical, practical, and policy perspectives across a range of disciplines and sectors. This workshop will provide a physical and virtual space to share and exchange experiences and ideas. 

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Submission Guidelines

We encourage submissions in the form of extended abstracts (1,000–2,000 words, including references) that either proposes a panel discussion or present complete (or nearly complete) work in these topic areas. We additionally encourage the submission of poster proposals (500 words) for works in progress and early research ideas. Accepted posters will have the option to be presented virtually during the workshop.

The workshop will incorporate different types of contributions including papers and interactive sessions. We plan to organize submissions into themes to facilitate discussion and cross-collaboration among participants. Instead of a traditional paper presentation, participants will discuss their work in detail with small groups, allowing for meaningful synthesis of ideas and new collaborations.

In addition, we will support remote participation by making workshop materials available online and streaming the awards ceremony and presentations. We will also provide virtual participation options for attendees.

All submissions should be anonymized for review and in PDF format.

Eary bird submissions are due no later than 11:59 pm (AOE <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe>) on July 21, 2021. 

Final submissions are due no later than 11:59 pm (AOE <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe>) on August 16, 2021. 

List of Topics

Submissions may include empirical, critical, and theoretical work, as well as richly described practice cases and demonstrations. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Critical theoretical approaches
Digital equity and digital divide
AI and facial recognition systems
Data surveillance, privacy, and ethics
Mis- and dis-information
Freedom of expression, hate speech
Human rights, civil rights, and platform regulation
Inclusive design, implementation, and use
Information policy interventions to promote equity and justice
Sustainability, environmental concerns, and information technology manufacturing
Digital labor and tech labor organizing
Commercial content moderation
Cooperative, commons, and other alternative economic and governance models
Implications and socio-political impact of ICTs
Re-conceptualizing SI concepts, methods, frameworks, and theories through a critical lens


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Colin Rhinesmith (pronouns: he/him)
Associate Professor and Director
Community Informatics Lab
School of Library and Information
Simmons University
http://crhinesmith.com

Senior Faculty Research Fellow
Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
https://benton.org

Editor-In-Chief
The Journal of Community Informatics
https://openjournals.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/JoCI/index