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

Tue Jan 7 10:46:21 EST 2003

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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 at 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 at curtin.edu.au
>> - All inquiries on review and acceptances
>>
>> Program Co-chair: David Mitchell, University of Calgary
>> mitchell at 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 at ecommons.net
>>  - All inquiries on Toronto conference and pre-conference workshops
>>
>> Associate coordinator:  Katherine Parrish, OISE/University of Toronto
>> aoir at ecommons.net
>>
>> AoIR President: Steve Jones
>> sjones at uic.edu
>>
>> Association Website: http://www.aoir.org
>>
>> Conference Website: http://www.aoir.org/2003 | 
>> http://www.ecommons.net/aoir
>>
>>
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