[Sigtis-l] Fwd: [CC] 2nd Call - Internet Research

[jeremy hunsinger]

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> Internet Research 5.0: Ubiquity?
>
> International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of 
> Internet Researchers at the University of Sussex, England, 19-22nd 
> September 2004
>
> Submission site opens: December 15th 2003
> Deadline for submissions: February 2nd 2004
>
> Conference Websites:
> http://aoir.org/2004  or http://www.sussex.ac.uk/cce/aoir
>
> The internet seems to be at once everywhere and invisible but 
> simultaneously it structures only a fraction of the communications of 
> the total global community.  It can facilitate greater interaction, 
> understanding and political activism; being used at the same time to 
> exclude, destroy and exploit.  The much cited ubiquity of the internet 
> needs to be examined in both the contexts in which it is accepted and 
> those in which it is contested.
>
> The theme of 'ubiquity?' addresses the following questions: Is the 
> internet everywhere?  How and where does the internet appear and act 
> in technical, social, political, or cultural contexts?  What does it 
> mean to have access and who does and doesn't have it? How does the 
> presence of the internet affect individuals, communities, families, 
> governments, societies and nation-states?  What are the implications 
> of 'internet everywhere'? Submissions addressing these and other 
> questions regarding the internet are welcome.
>
> Internet Research 5.0 will feature a variety of disciplinary and 
> interdisciplinary perspectives on the Internet.  Examining and 
> challenging the visibility and prevalence of the Internet and Internet 
> discourses, the conference will bring together a wide range of 
> researchers, practitioners and scholars for the exchange of formal and 
> informal ideas.  As with previous AoIR conferences, the aim is to 
> promote a deep, coherent and situated understanding of the Internet 
> and connected networks.
>
> IR 5.0 will take place at the University of Sussex, in the UK, close 
> to the historic and lively seaside City of Brighton and Hove and on 
> the edge of the spectacular Sussex South Downs.  The conference is 
> hosted by the Centre for Continuing Education at the University of 
> Sussex in association with local partners.
>
> Submission of Proposals
>
> The Association of Internet Researchers invites paper, presentation 
> and panel proposals on topics that address technical, social, 
> cultural, political, pedagogical, economic, and aesthetic aspects of 
> the internet. We welcome interdisciplinary submissions as well as 
> submissions from within specific disciplines. 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 individual papers should be in the form of 500-1,000 
> word abstracts.
>
> * Creative presentations and demonstration projects should consist of 
> a 500-1,000 word abstract, this should include links to illustrative 
> materials.
>
> * Panels will generally include three to four papers or presentations. 
> The panel organiser should submit an approximately 500 word statement 
> describing the session topic, include abstracts of up to 500 words for 
> each paper or presentation, and indicate that each author is willing 
> to participate in the session.
>
> Each submission must also be accompanied by a 100-word abstract that 
> will go into the conference proceedings if the submission is accepted. 
>  All papers, presentations and panels will be peer reviewed.   If you 
> are interested in reviewing submissions for this conference, please 
> contact program chair Sheizaf Rafaeli at the address below.
>
> Abstracts should indicate the disciplinary or conceptual approach, 
> theoretical orientation, methodology of the research or ideas, and the 
> key results or hoped-for results of the research.  Reference should 
> also be made to the broader significance of the work and its 
> relationship to existing bodies of work.  Clarity of the themes, 
> content, aims and outcomes, is of greater importance than word length.
>
> Full-length papers will be required after the conference and a 
> selection of the highest quality papers will be published in an Annual 
> Review (subject to authors' permission).
>
> Proposals can be for three types of contribution to the conference: 
> papers; creative presentations; and/or panels.
>
> Each person is invited to submit a proposal for no more than 1 paper 
> or 1 presentation. In addition you may also submit or be part of no 
> more than a single panel. The aim is to include as wide a range of 
> speakers as possible and to thus avoid speakers using time in more 
> than one session.  Average time allotted for a paper or creative 
> presentation will be 15 minutes. Average time allotted for a panel 
> will be 1 hour and 15 minutes, including discussion time.
>
> There will be additional opportunities to contribute to the conference 
> by chairing sessions, taking part in roundtables and workshops and 
> through audience participation.
>
> All proposals must be submitted electronically at
> http://www2.cddc.vt.edu/confman/
>
> Deadlines:
>
> Submission site available: 15th December 2003
> Final date for proposal submission: February 2nd 2004
> Author notification: March 15th 2004
> Presenter's Registration to the conference: September 1st 2004
> Student Award: Completed paper: July 15th 2004
>
> Graduate Students:
>
> Graduate students are strongly encouraged to submit proposals. They 
> should note their student status with their submission in order to be 
> considered for a special Student Award.  If accepted in the 
> conference, students wishing to be a candidate for the Student Award 
> must also send a final paper by July 15th 2004.
>
> 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 longer 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 Kate O'Riordan k.s.o-riordan at sussex.ac.uk, and will be accepted 
> up to March the 1st 2004. Notification of terms and space allocations 
> will be sent out as soon as details are confirmed, with final 
> acceptance required by March the 31st 2004.
>
> CONTACT INFORMATION
>
> Program Chair: Sheizaf Rafaeli,
> Center for the Study of the Information Society (InfoSoc)
> University of Haifa
> sheizaf at rafaeli.net
> All inquiries on reviewing,  acceptances and programme
>
> Conference Chair: Kate O'Riordan (University of Sussex, 
> k.s.o-riordan at sussex.ac.uk)
> All inquiries on Sussex conference, local sponsorship and 
> pre-conference workshops
>
> AoIR President: Nancy Baym, University of Kansas, nbaym at ku.edu
> Inquiries regarding the Association of Internet Researchers and 
> sponsorship
>
> On site conference team, aoir5 at sussex.ac.uk
> All inquiries on location, accommodation, registration
>
> Association Website: http://aoir.org
>
> Conference Website: http://aoir.org/2004  or 
> http://www.sussex.ac.uk/cce/aoir
>
>
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jeremy hunsinger
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