>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Shaping the Network Society (Conference Announcement) -- Fwd >Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 06:45:53 -0800 >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Loop: 700000438 > >> > ------------------------------------------------------- >> > Please distribute widely to interested people and lists -- thanks! >> > ------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > >> > >> > Shaping the Network Society >> > >> > The Future of the Public Sphere in Cyberspace >> > >> > DIAC-00 >> > >> > A Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing (DIAC) Symposium >> > >> > Sponsored by Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility >> > >> > >> > First Call for Abstracts / Papers >> > >> > >> > May 20 - May 23, 2000 >> > >> > Seattle, Washington, USA >> > _________________________________________________________________ >> > >> > Cyberspace may become the dominant medium through which people create >> > and share information and ideas. How their conversations about the >> > environment, culture, leisure, and political decisions, are conducted >> > and how they are resolved are likely to have major social >implications >> > in the future. What directions and implications does cyberspace >> foretell >> > for community, democracy, education and culture? Addressing those >> > questions may be among the most urgent tasks facing humankind today. >> > >> > The objective of DIAC-00 is to integrate many perspectives, >> > conversations, and people from around the world on the topic of >public >> > space in cyberspace: What is it? What should it be? What would we do >> > with it? What can we do about it? >> > >> > While DIAC-00 will present "best practices" and other lessons learned >> > "from the field" there is an urgent need for theoretical work (or >> > "condensed practice") as well. For that reason, DIAC-00 is strongly >> > encouraging reflective work on strategic and policy levels. There is >> > enormous energy found at the grassroots level and it is growing. The >> > big problem today is framing the idea of public space in cyberspace >in >> > a way that engages intellectuals, decision-makers, artists, and >> > citizens. This can only be done by combining "best practice" stories >> > with strong provocative conceptualizations of what is happening in >our >> > world and how public cyberspace can play a role. We need theories, >> > concepts that can help us discuss, reflect, and take action on these >> > critical matters. As an integral part of the DIAC-00 conference >social >> > scientists, engineers, computer scientists, artists, journalists, and >> > other members of the research community will contribute their >thinking >> > on these pressing issues: >> > >> > * Community Informatics >> > * Civic Knowledge, Civic Infrastructure >> > * New Tools, Applications, Services, and Institutions >> > * Theoretical Frameworks >> > * Methodological Frameworks >> > * Critical Theory >> > * Social Economy of the Internet >> > * Computers, Work, and Cyberspace >> > * New -- and Retooled -- Media >> > * Participatory and Community-Centered Design >> > * Community Initiatives >> > * Public Access and Community Networks >> > * Practitioner and Researcher Co-Learning >> > * Bridging the Digital Divide >> > * Cyberspace Policy -- Social Policy -- Cultural Policy >> > * Computer-Supported Community Work >> > * Localism and Globalism >> > * International Perspectives and Partnerships >> > * Social Movements and Collaborations >> > >> > DIAC-00 will be a multifaceted event. This call for abstracts / >papers >> > addresses the research or academic component of the symposium. There >> > are other opportunities for participation within this framework. The >> > guidelines for workshop proposals will be released soon. >> > >> > DIAC-00 will be the seventh symposium sponsored by Computer >> > Professionals for Social Responsibility in the "Directions and >> > Implications of Advanced Computing" series. DIAC-00 is intended to >> > broaden the discussion and awareness about the future of cyberspace >> > both in terms of topics and in terms of participation. It is also our >> > intent to provide visibility to topics and perspectives that are >often >> > neglected by the media. >> > >> > Each extended abstract should contain a description and outline of >the >> > work, supporting evidence and data, and references. Abstracts and >> > papers should be written in English. All extended abstracts should be >> > submitted (in plain text only!) electronically to Peter Day >> > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Abstracts should be fewer than 2,000 words. >> > Authors should remember that they will be addressing non-academics as >> > well as academics at this conference and avoid jargon whenever >> > possible. Citations should follow the Harvard Citation guidelines. >> > >> > Academic Program Committee: Phil Agre (US), Amy Bruckman (US), >> > Natasha Bulashova (Russia), Gary Chapman (US), Steve Cisler (US), >> > Greg Cole (US), Peter Day (co-chair; UK), Fiorella de Cindio >> > (Italy), Susana Finquelievich (Argentina), Michael Gurstein >> > (Canada), Toru Ishida (Japan), Peter Mambrey (Germany), Kate >> > ODubhchair (UK), Marco Padula (Italy), Volkmar Pipek (Germany), >> > Jenny Preece (US), Amanda Reggiori (Italy), Lodis Rhodes (US), >> > Douglas Schuler (co-chair; US), Lisa Servon (US), Erik Stolterman >> > (Sweden), Peter van den Besselaar (Netherlands), Murali Venkatesh >> > (US), Ken Young (Australia). >> > >> > Important Dates: February 15, 2000 extended abstracts due; March 15, >> > 2000 feedback given to authors; May 1, 2000 revised abstracts due. >> > May 20 - May 23, 2000 DIAC-00. The final papers, ready for book / >> > journal, will be due sometime in summer 2000. We are planning to >> > publish all submitted abstracts on our web site. We are planning to >> > publish accepted papers in a book or journal. The academic program >> > will be thoroughly integrated with the rest of DIAC-00. >> > >> > We are pleased to be a member of the Global 2000 Virtual Community >> > Coalition. The Global 2000 Virtual Community Coalition is a loosely >> > affiliated group of people, organizations, and events all over the >> > world who are working together in the year 2000 to help promote >> > democratic use of communication technology and discourage social >> > exclusion due to inequitable access to communication. >> > >> > DIAC-00 is sponsored by Computer Professionals for Social >> > Responsibility and co-sponsored by the Association For Community >> > Networks and Friends and Partners. Please contact us if your >> > organization would like to become a co-sponsor or endorser. We'd >> > like to thank the Morino Foundation for their support. >> > >> > For more information about the symposium, please see the web site >> > (http://www.scn.org/cpsr/diac-00) or contact conference organizer >> > Doug Schuler, [EMAIL PROTECTED], 206.634.0752. >> > >> > > > > >_____________________________________________________________ >Have you seen our List Picks of The Week? >Get Informed, Entertained, Enlightened at Topica. >http://www.topica.com/t/7 >
