[seul-edu] Call for Papers - Internet Research 4.0: Broadening the Band - 4th Annual AoIR Conference

[jeremy hunsinger <jhuns@vt.edu>]

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> > Call for Papers - IR 4.0: Broadening the Band
> > International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of 
> > Internet Researchers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 16-19
> >
> > Lead organizer Knowledge Media Design Institute at the University of 
> > Toronto
> >
> > Submission site opens: January 15, 2003
> > Deadline for submissions: March 1, 2003
> >
> > Conference Website:
> > http://www.aoir.org/2003 | http://www.ecommons.net/aoir
> >
> >
> > Digital communications networks such as the Internet are changing the 
> > way people interact with each other, with profound effects on social 
> > relations and institutions. Yet many remain excluded from access and 
> > meaningful participation. It is timely to consider who is included, 
> > who is excluded and what we now know about the composition and 
> > activities of online communities.
> >
> > Internet Research (IR) 4.0 will feature a variety of perspectives on 
> > Internet, organized under the theme Broadening the Band. As in 
> > previous conferences, the aim is to develop a coherent theoretical 
> > and pragmatic understanding of the Internet and those that are 
> > empowered and disenfranchised by it. IR 4.0 will bring together 
> > prominent scholars, researchers, creators, and practitioners from 
> > many disciplines, fields and countries for a program of 
> > presentations, panel discussions, and informal exchanges.
> >
> > IR 4.0 will take place at the Hilton Hotel in the heart of downtown 
> > Toronto. The conference is hosted by a team led by the Knowledge 
> > Media Design Institute (KMDI) and its partners at the University of 
> > Toronto. The IR 4.0 steering and working committees reflect the 
> > growing pan-Canadian network of Internet researchers, including 
> > members from Quebec, Alberta, and New Brunswick, in addition to the 
> > local contingent from Toronto, York and Ryerson Universities.
> >
> > This year's theme, Broadening the Band, encourages wide participation 
> > from diverse disciplines, communities, and points of view. Under the 
> > umbrella theme, contributors are called to reflect upon, theorize and 
> > articulate what we know from within the emerging interdisciplinary 
> > space known as Internet Research.
> >
> > In a cultural sense, the theme calls attention to the need to examine 
> > access, inclusion and exclusion in online communities. What role do 
> > race, gender, class, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, age, 
> > geography, and other factors play in the degree of online 
> > participation? What are the indicators of meaningful participation?
> >
> > In a technical sense, the theme points to the development of 
> > broadband, wireless and post-internet networks and applications that 
> > are currently coming on-stream including community, private, public 
> > as well as national research networks (e.g. CA*net 4, Internet 2). We 
> > plan to use these technologies to make the conference an 
> > internet-mediated and internationally accessible event.
> >
> > In an organizational sense, the theme reflects a widening of AoIR's 
> > reach to include more researchers and constituencies involved in the 
> > evolution of the Internet. French language presentations will be 
> > included in the call for papers for the first time. Researchers and 
> > practitioners in the arts and culture sectors are encouraged to 
> > participate alongside social scientists and humanities scholars and 
> > researchers.
> >
> > In a thematic sense, "Broadening the Band" suggests widening the 
> > scope of topics and problematics considered within past conferences, 
> > while retaining the consistent emphasis on rigorous research work. 
> > This call for papers thus initiates an inclusive search for 
> > theoretical and methodological correspondences between this expanding 
> > theme and the many disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches that 
> > are required to address it with precision.
> >
> > Possible Topics:
> > - Who is bridging what: questions and answers on the digital divide
> > - New directions in digital art
> > - E-me, e-you? (E- Health, E-Governance, E-Commerce,E-Business, 
> > E-games, E-entertainment, E-other)
> > - Ethnicity, Race, Identity, Gender, Sexuality, Language(s) and 
> > Diverse Cultural Contexts Online
> > - Who Decides: Ethics, Law, Politics and Policy of the Internet
> > - We can't measure that, can we?  Meaningful Indicators for Internet 
> > Access, Participation, Use and Effects
> > - Who owns what? Value, Space, and Commons on the Internet
> > - Is there an Author, a Publisher, or writing on the internet?
> > - Transformed by Technics: New Technologies and The Post-Internet Age
> > - Who is watching your computer, when You're not watching it....
> > - When we are glocal: the internet in global and local manifestations
> > - I put my lesson plans on the internet, what changed?  Teaching, 
> > Learning and the Internet
> > - Digital media and terror/ism: global flows, economies, and 
> > surveillance
> > - Social movements, net-based activism, and hactivism in a global 
> > arena
> > - Which methods, whose theories? determining approaches to internet 
> > research
> > - Why did we digitize that, and what's it worth?  Exploring the value 
> > of digital content
> >
> > This list is not meant to be exhaustive, but rather to trigger ideas 
> > and encourage submissions from a range of disciplines. The organizers 
> > will take an active role in generating and joining the various 
> > interests into appropriate formats.
> >
> >
> > Submission of Proposals
> >
> > The Association of Internet Researchers invites paper, presentation, 
> > and panel proposals from AoIR members and non-members on topics that 
> > address social, cultural, political, economic, and aesthetic aspects 
> > of the Internet. We welcome interdisciplinary submissions as well as 
> > submissions from within specific disciplines. French language 
> > presentations will be included in the call for papers for the first 
> > time. We especially seek panel proposals that establish connections 
> > across disciplines, institutions, and/or continents. We also 
> > encourage creative presentations that will make use of Internet 
> > technologies and artistic techniques. Proposals for papers should be 
> > in the form an approximately 500-750 word abstract. Creative 
> > presentations and demonstration projects should consist of an 
> > approximately 500-750 word abstract, plus brief illustrative 
> > material. Panels will generally include three to four papers or 
> > presentations. The panel organizer should submit an approximately 500 
> > word statement describing the session topic, include abstracts of up 
> > to 250 words for each paper or presentation, and indicate that each 
> > author is willing to participate in the session. Abstracts and 
> > proposals may be submitted for review in English or in French.
> >
> > Papers, presentations and panels will be selected from the submitted 
> > abstracts on the basis of peer review, coordinated and overseen by 
> > the Program Chair, assisted by sub-chairs with expertise in specific 
> > areas of scholarly and aesthetic knowledge relating to the Internet.
> >
> > Proposals can be for three types of contribution to the conference: - 
> > papers, creative presentations, and panels. Each person is invited to 
> > submit a proposal for 1 paper or 1 presentation. People may also 
> > propose a panel of papers or presentations, of which their personal 
> > paper or presentation must be a part. Average time allotted for a 
> > paper or creative presentation will be 20 minutes. Average time 
> > allotted for a panel will be 1 hour and 30 minutes, including 
> > discussion time.
> >
> > Detailed information about format of submission and review is 
> > available at the conference website http://www.aoir.org/2003. All 
> > proposals must be submitted electronically at 
> > http://www2.cddc.vt.edu/confman/ (_note_ - submission site opens 
> > January 15, 2003).
> >
> > Deadlines:
> >
> > Submission site available: January 15, 2003
> > Final date for proposal submission: March 1, 2003
> > Author notification: April 1, 2003
> > Presenter's Registration to the conference: September 1, 2003
> > Student Award: Completed paper: September 1, 2003
> >
> > Graduate Students:
> >
> > Graduate students are strongly encouraged to submit proposals. They 
> > should note their student status with submission in order to be 
> > considered for a special Student Award.  Students wishing to be a 
> > candidate for the Student Award must also send a final paper by 1st 
> > September 2003.
> >
> > Canadian graduate students outside of central Canada should note that 
> > funds may be available for travel and subsistence. Notice will be 
> > sent out to the AoIR list as soon as funding commitments are 
> > confirmed.
> >
> > To ensure diverse participation, registration fees will be kept low 
> > for presenters, and a billeting and room sharing system will be 
> > established.  Simultaneous French language translation will be 
> > available (subject to budgetary considerations) in certain sessions.
> >
> >
> > Pre-Conference Workshops
> >
> > Prior to the conference, there will be a limited number of 
> > pre-conference workshops which will provide participants with 
> > in-depth, hands-on and/or creative opportunities. We invite proposals 
> > for these pre-conference workshops; local presenters are encouraged 
> > to propose workshops that will invite visiting researchers into their 
> > labs or studios or locales. Proposals should be no more than 1000 
> > words, and should clearly outline the purpose, methodology, 
> > structure, costs, equipment and minimal attendance required, as well 
> > as explaining its relevance to the conference as a whole. Proposals 
> > will be accepted if they demonstrate that the workshop will add 
> > significantly to the overall program in terms of thematic depth, 
> > hands on experience, or local opportunities for scholarly or artistic 
> > connections. These proposals and all inquires regarding 
> > pre-conference proposals should be submitted as soon as possible to 
> > the Conference Chair aoir@ecommons.net, and will be accepted up to 
> > June 15th. Notification of terms and space allocations will be sent 
> > out as soon as details are confirmed, with final acceptance required 
> > by June 30, 2003.
> >
> >
> >
> > CONTACT INFORMATION
> >
> > If you have questions about the conference, program, or AoIR, please 
> > contact:
> >
> > Program Chair: Matthew Allen, Curtin University of Technology, 
> > Australia
> > m.allen@curtin.edu.au
> > - All inquiries on review and acceptances
> >
> > Program Co-chair: David Mitchell, University of Calgary
> > mitchell@ucalgary.ca
> > - Inquiries on conference themes and special technology themes
> >
> > Conference Chair: Liss Jeffrey, Knowledge Media Design Institute and 
> > McLuhan Program, University of Toronto
> > aoir@ecommons.net
> >  - All inquiries on Toronto conference and pre-conference workshops
> >
> > Associate coordinator:  Katherine Parrish, OISE/University of Toronto
> > aoir@ecommons.net
> >
> > AoIR President: Steve Jones
> > sjones@uic.edu
> >
> > Association Website: http://www.aoir.org
> >
> > Conference Website: http://www.aoir.org/2003 | 
> > http://www.ecommons.net/aoir
> >
> >
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