[Sigifp-l] SIG IEP 2018 Workshop

Mon Mar 19 13:47:15 EDT 2018

I like Emad's proposal to join forces with SiG SI and have a whole day
workshop. Makes for more in-depth conversation. And building of bridges.

Cheers,
Nadia

On Mar 19, 2018 13:02, "Brandi Loveday" <blloveday at gmail.com> wrote:

> Emad's idea has a lot of merit. How do joint efforts work out in the end
> for SIGs?
>
> Having some technical industry professionals involved would be nice as
> well.
>
> On Mon, Mar 19, 2018, 12:34 PM Emad Khazraee <skhazrae at kent.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I want to pitch an idea that I discussed with John Burgess and we decided
>> to seek the SIG members opinion. I am currently the chair of SIG SI ( and
>> the chair-elect of SIG IEP). In the SIG SI, we are discussing potential
>> collaboration with other SIGs for the annual social informatics symposium.
>> In the past 15 years, SIG SI hosted the annual social informatics symposium
>> at the ASIS&T annual meeting. Considering the range of topics presented in
>> the last year IEP workshop and those suggested on this thread, I thought it
>> would be a great opportunity to join forces of the two SIGs and bring
>> together a wider audience to look into the ethics and governance of
>> platforms and AI and their societal implications. This can take form of a
>> full-day symposium with a range of presentations from both SIGs. I was also
>> thinking that we may be able to even reach out to the people in the
>> industry to attend to start a dialogue on these pressing issues.
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> Best,
>> Emad
>>
>> -----------------------------------------
>> Emad Khazraee, Ph.D.
>> Assistant Professor
>> School of Information (ischool.kent.edu)
>> Kent State University
>> Fellow, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
>> Harvard University
>> Tel:330-672-0006 <(330)%20672-0006>. Fax:330-672-7965 <(330)%20672-7965>emad at kent.eduhttp://khazraee.com/http://persianmanuscript.org/
>> -----------------------------------------
>>
>> On 03/19/2018 07:15 AM, A.J. Million wrote:
>>
>> Colin:
>>
>> We had around 10 people attend last year. I sent out several rounds of
>> e-mails to the other SIG e-mail lists and Shannon recruited two local
>> presenters. Additionally, I believe Emad was the one who reached out to
>> Sandra Brahman.
>>
>> My suggestion is that we try and flesh out the details sooner rather than
>> later so we're able to advertise well in advance.
>>
>> Looking over Emily's notes, they also match my recollection of what we
>> hoped to talk about in Vancouver. I guess at this point, we just need to
>> settle on a direction. It seems to me that questions about format will
>> depend on what we hope to accomplish.
>>
>> AJM
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 3:26 PM, Colin Rhinesmith <
>> crhinesmith at simmons.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you, Shannon.
>>>
>>> I took the liberty of kicking off this thread.  I also created a Google
>>> Doc
>>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-QSss8ky9gRlxZmw-c3qDhbNE1ztEOSIymiwBoU-vDw/edit?usp=sharing> that
>>> we could use to flesh out the full-blown proposal, which is due April 2nd.
>>>
>>> In addition to the topics that Emily shared in her email (also in the
>>> Google Doc), it sounds like there are additional areas of interest (ethics
>>> of IoT, etc.) that we could explore.
>>>
>>> As we work to flesh out the details in the Google Doc, could someone who
>>> attended last year’s pre-conference workshop give us a better idea of the
>>> format and logistics that would be helpful to know as we work on the
>>> proposal?
>>>
>>> For example: How many speakers, panels, or presentations should we aim
>>> for this year’s workshop based on last year?  Any lessons learned from last
>>> year that we might want to consider this year as we write the proposal?
>>> Anything else that you wished you’d included in last year’s proposal? etc.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Colin
>>>
>>> —
>>> Colin Rhinesmith
>>> Assistant Professor
>>> School of Library and Information Science
>>> Simmons College
>>> phone: 617-521-2881 <%28617%29%20521-2881>
>>> web: http://crhinesmith.com
>>> pronouns: he/him/his
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mar 14, 2018, at 8:37 PM, Oltmann, Shannon <shannon.oltmann at uky.edu>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I think we may be talking about two different things.
>>>
>>> 1.The info Emily shared is focused ideas that we discussed in 2017 about
>>> a pre-conference workshop for 2018 (usually half a day long) that would be
>>> a sustained though somewhat informal look at a topic with multiple angles/
>>> perspectives/ technologies/ etc. (It looks like, in 2018, all workshops
>>> will be post-conference.) Here are guidelines for workshops:
>>> https://www.asist.org/am18/call-for-proposals/workshops/.
>>>
>>> 2. The call I circulated a few days ago is from the Social Media SIG and
>>> is a call for a panel—that is, 3-5 people who briefly discuss one area
>>> during the regular conference. They would be happy to have some SIG-IEP
>>> folks participate.
>>>
>>> See here for more info on the two types of submissions: https://www.
>>> asist.org/am18/call-for-proposals/ (scroll down to “Submission Types”
>>> for details).
>>>
>>> I hope this disambiguates the past several emails. Perhaps setting up a
>>> conference call where we could discuss ideas would be beneficial? (I leave
>>> that in the hands of John Burgess, who is this year’s chair, or someone
>>> else who wants to step forward).
>>>
>>> To re-ambiguate things (haha), I’m interested in a floating a third
>>> idea: a panel about the ways that emerging technologies can restrain or
>>> enhance information access, and the ethics therein. I would be willing to
>>> lead the development and submission efforts on this one if other folks are
>>> interested.
>>>
>>> Finally, to lead efforts on any of the following generally entails: a)
>>> developing the idea fully and getting collaborators on board b) writing the
>>> first draft of the submission c) soliciting feedback and revision d)
>>> submitting the proposal by the deadline e) shepherding collaborators just
>>> before and during the presentation and f) coordinating with ASIST
>>> administration if it is a workshop. Written out like that, it sounds like a
>>> long list, but it’s not really too bad. Most of it happens in bits, not all
>>> at once, and generally people are willing to collaborate and pitch in.
>>>
>>> I suggest changing the email subject line to make clear what we’re
>>> talking about:
>>> -Use “2018 workshop” if you’re referring to a half-day workshop based on
>>> the ideas Emily circulated (or, honestly, it could draw from different
>>> ideas)
>>> -Use “Social Media panel” if you’re referring to the call for panelists
>>> that I circulated a few days ago
>>> -Use “Information Access panel” if you’re referring to the proposal I
>>> just mentioned above
>>> -Make up a different subject line if it’s about none of the above
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Shannon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dr. Shannon M. Oltmann
>>> Assistant Professor
>>> School of Information Science
>>> College of Communication & Information
>>> University of Kentucky
>>> shannon.oltmann at uky.edu
>>> 320 Lucille Little Library
>>> Lexington KY 40506
>>> 859-257-0788 <%28859%29%20257-0788>
>>> 859-257-4205 <%28859%29%20257-4205> (fax)
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Knox, Emily Joyce Magdelyn <knox at illinois.edu>
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 14, 2018 2:52:13 PM
>>> *To:* Bossaller, Jenny Elizabeth; Burgess, John; Oltmann, Shannon
>>> *Cc:* sigifp-l at asis.org
>>> *Subject:* RE: [Sigifp-l] Call for IEP-related panelists
>>>
>>> Here’s what we discussed in DC:
>>>
>>> Here are some ideas we’ve discussed in preparation for the ASIST Annual
>>> Meeting 2018. The theme is:  Building an ethical and sustainable
>>> information future with emerging technologies.
>>>
>>> I’ve just written down the notes as I took them at the SIG
>>> pre-conference workshop. Feel free to annotate, add, change, etc. Add your
>>> name in specific areas if you want to work on those areas.
>>>
>>> Sustainability and policy and ethics
>>>     -disappearing data
>>> -scientific infrastructures that make environmental sustainability
>>> research possible
>>>
>>> Toll/impact of information technology on developing world
>>>     -such as disposal of lost/broken/discarded items
>>>     -offshoring (information jobs)
>>>     -extraction of resources for computing devices (mining)
>>>     -could collaborate with SIG III (international)
>>>
>>> Hate speech/ dignity of persons
>>>     -could work with SIG social media
>>>
>>> Canada (do comparative policy with U.S.)
>>> -universal access and internet development
>>> -multiple languages--oral histories
>>>     -talk to Canadians about information policy (University of British
>>> Columbia?)
>>>
>>>
>>> Emily Knox, PhD, MSLIS
>>> Assistant Professor
>>> iSchool @ Illinois
>>> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
>>> emilyknox.net
>>>
>>> *From:* Sigifp-l [mailto:sigifp-l-bounces at asist.org
>>> <sigifp-l-bounces at asist.org>] *On Behalf Of *Bossaller, Jenny Elizabeth
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 14, 2018 11:45 AM
>>> *To:* Burgess, John <jtfburgess at ua.edu>; Oltmann, Shannon <
>>> shannon.oltmann at uky.edu>
>>> *Cc:* sigifp-l at asis.org
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Sigifp-l] Call for IEP-related panelists
>>>
>>> Should it be based on the document sent out earlier? If so I can
>>> probably draft something. What would taking the lead entail? Is there
>>> documentation about it?
>>>
>>> *From: *Sigifp-l <sigifp-l-bounces at asist.org> on behalf of John Burgess
>>> <jtfburgess at ua.edu>
>>> *Date: *Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 11:42 AM
>>> *To: *"Oltmann, Shannon" <shannon.oltmann at uky.edu>
>>> *Cc: *"sigifp-l at asis.org" <sigifp-l at asis.org>
>>> *Subject: *Re: [Sigifp-l] Call for IEP-related panelists
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I’m happy to coordinate, but don’t have time to take the lead right now
>>> either. Is anyone willing to pull together a paragraph or two that might
>>> serve as a proposal seed? We can collectively work on rounding it into
>>> shape after that.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>>
>>> John
>>> John T. F. Burgess, PhD, STM, MLIS
>>> Assistant Professor / Coordinator, Distance Ed
>>> School of Library and Information Studies
>>> The University of Alabama
>>> (205) 348-1523 <//%28205%29%20348-1523>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mar 14, 2018, at 10:29 AM, Oltmann, Shannon <shannon.oltmann at uky.edu>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Same. I would be happy to participate but cannot take the lead.
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mar 14, 2018, at 10:59 AM, Knox, Emily Joyce Magdelyn <
>>> knox at illinois.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks, Shannon!
>>>
>>> Is anyone taking the lead on our pre-conference workshop proposal?  I
>>> have heard some interest from a few people but I will not be able to
>>> shepherd this through.
>>>
>>> Emily
>>>
>>> Emily Knox, PhD, MSLIS
>>> Assistant Professor
>>> iSchool at Illinois
>>> emilyknox.net
>>>
>>> *From:* Sigifp-l [mailto:sigifp-l-bounces at asist.org
>>> <sigifp-l-bounces at asist.org>] *On Behalf Of *Oltmann, Shannon
>>> *Sent:* Monday, March 12, 2018 4:59 PM
>>> *To:* sigifp-l at asis.org
>>> *Subject:* [Sigifp-l] Call for IEP-related panelists
>>>
>>> Friends, the Social Media SIG of ASIST has issued an interesting call
>>> that is probably relevant to many of us. Please see the attached.
>>>
>>>
>>> Shannon
>>>
>>> Dr. Shannon M. Oltmann
>>> Assistant Professor
>>> School of Information Science
>>> College of Communication & Information
>>> University of Kentucky
>>> shannon.oltmann at uky.edu
>>> 320 Lucille Little Library
>>> Lexington KY 40506
>>> 859-257-0788 <%28859%29%20257-0788>
>>> 859-257-4205 <%28859%29%20257-4205> (fax)
>>>
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