[Air-L] REMINDER! LaborTech's End-of-Year Showcase, Dec 12-13

[Rider, Karina (gxy9fq)]

Hello all,

Labor Tech Research Network<https://labortechresearchnetwork.org/> is excited to announce our End-of-Year Showcase! On Thurs, Dec 12 and Fri, Dec 13, we will host a series of sessions on topics at the intersection of labor and technology. For a detailed schedule and Zoom links, click here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RNJcU9RgQUAl29_EQNNLMC4NA4h_BpkwZo3-ftpTmUo/edit?usp=sharing>! A shortened version of the schedule is attached at the end of this email.

RSVP here!<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScAWe_0pqRkBSKd_ZFIBzGK4kcCn7TUjwkwhqWe3KkYi-HpwA/viewform>

Come join us to:

  *   Help celebrate the work our members have done this year and the beautiful diversity of their projects;
  *   Check out spotlight sessions from our members in various regions of the world. We are in over 55 countries!
  *   See a panel with the winners of our Book, Graduate Student Paper, and Social Justice Awards, which will be announced on Dec 2;
  *   Learn about cutting-edge topics that our members are working on and thinking about!

Details of the event:

  *   The format will be a series of virtual short sessions that will be ongoing through the day, across multiple time zones, with the centerpoint featuring our awards
  *   Drop in when you can--no pressure, no commitment, no cost!
  *   Accessibility options are available. Let us know what your needs are!

Not a LaborTech member yet?

  *   Fill out our new membership form<https://airtable.com/app55rUfFBJrmST4H/shr5mnThXRlRKpgVu>!
  *   Can you make a tax-free donation to our ongoing efforts, including this one, all organized by volunteer labor from our committed members?  Go to Zeffy app<https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/fca62d59-c815-4084-852c-475c25b6bd94> or Paypal Giving Fund page<https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/4318991> to make a one-time or sustaining contribution.

Sessions (all times ET):
Thurs, Dec 12

  *   12-1pm: Teaching Critical STS to STEM Students with Karina Rider, MC Forelle, Karen Levy, Maggie Jack, and Sarah Appelhans
  *   1-2pm: Unlikely Organizers: The Rise of Labor Activism Among Professionals in the U.S. Technology Industry with JS Tan, Nataliya Nedzhvetskaya, and Emily Mazo
  *   3-4pm: Wearing Multiple Hats: Researching, Teaching, Advising, and Criticizing in LaborTech with David Joseph-Goteiner, Lindsey Cameron, Mariana Manriquez, and Julian Posada
  *   4-5pm: Spotlight on South Asia
  *   5-6pm: Spotlight on Latin America: Labor, Technology, and Visibility: Perspectives from Costa Rica with Lucy Pei, Joy Ming, Kim Fernandes, Kemly Camacho, Oscar Luis Alvarado Rodriguez, and Luisa Ochoa
  *   8-9pm: Mothers Users--Mothers Workers with Angelica Martinez and Catalina Alzate
Fri, Dec 13

  *   9-10am: Meetup for new & interested members
  *   10am-12pm: Awards showcase
     *   Book Award
        *   Winner: Code Work: Hacking Across the US/México Techno-Borderlands by Héctor Beltrán (Princeton University Press)
        *   Honorable Mention: Silicon Valley Imperialism: Techno Fantasies and Frictions in Postsocialist Times by Erin McElroy (Duke University Press)
     *   Graduate Student Paper Award
        *   Winner: "'Animation in London/Matchmove in Bangalore:' Territorial Profiles of 'Creative' and 'Technical' Workforces in the Visual Effects (VFX) Industry by Suryansu Guha (University of California Los Angeles Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media)
        *   Honorable Mention: "Paradox of Marginality: The Formation of a Refugee Workforce and Labor Power in the Digital Labor Market" by Michelle Lee (Northwestern University Department of Sociology)
     *   Social Justice Award
        *   Winner: Landless Workers Movement in Brazil (MTST)
        *   Honorable Mention: Rajarshi Dawn/Awakening IT-FITE Kolkata