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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191006
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SUMMARY:Association of Internet Researchers Conference 2019 (#AoIR2019)
DESCRIPTION:“The Association of Internet Researchers is pleased to announce Queensland University of Technology\, Brisbane\, Australia as the site of #AoIR2019. For only the second time in its history\, the AoIR conference will cross the equator and be held in the southern hemisphere\, returning to Brisbane and QUT where it was hosted in 2006. The conference takes place on 2-5 October 2019. \nTrust is one of the most critical issues of our time: trust in our fellow Internet users; trust in the information we encounter in our online environments; trust in the data we produce and in the data that are continuously produced about us; trust in the algorithms that process and evaluate these data; trust in those who create the digital content we consume; trust in platforms and intermediaries that maintain our online spaces and that manage and trade in these data; trust in our national and regional governments that engage citizens over the Internet; trust in grassroots\, social welfare and non-government organisations; trust in the regulatory bodies and political systems that are in charge of governing these systems of exchange. At every level\, and spurred on by a rise in extremism and increased suspicion of others\, our trust in the system is being challenged\, presenting challenges for existing institutions and the opportunity to imagine new ones. The 2019 conference of the Association of Internet Researchers addresses these questions of trust. The full Call for Proposals is here.“
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/association-of-internet-researchers-conference-2019-aoir2019/
LOCATION:Queensland University of Technology\, Brisbane\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190927
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
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SUMMARY:Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FiFAfrica)
DESCRIPTION:“On September 23-26\, 2019 the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) will host the sixth Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica). This landmark event convenes a spectrum of stakeholders from across the internet governance and online rights arenas in Africa and beyond to deliberate on gaps\, concerns and opportunities for advancing privacy\, free expression\, non-discrimination and the free flow of information online. \nThis year\, FIFAfrica will take place in Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia\, where since April 2018 the new Ethiopian government has undertaken unprecedented political and economic reforms. These have included release from jail of thousands of prisoners\, announcing plans to liberalise the telecom\, aviation\, and transportation sectors\, and dropping charges against many opposition leaders\, bloggers\, and activists. On the internet freedom front\, the new administration has restored mobile and broadband internet services that had been disrupted since 2016\, and unblocked 246 websites\, blogs\, and news sites that had been inaccessible for over a decade. These pivotal developments serve as an avenue to advance more progressive efforts on internet governance and promotion of human rights online\, not only in the country that hosts the African Union (AU) but on the continent at large. \nHosting FIFAfrica in Addis Ababa is also in keeping the stride of expanding the conversation\, as well as knowledge and skills development to different parts of the continent. In its inaugural years\, the Forum took place in Kampala\, Uganda. Since then\, FIFAfrica’s expanding footprint has seen it being hosted in Johannesburg\, South Africa in partnership with the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) in 2017 and in Accra\, Ghana in partnership with the Media Foundation West Africa (MFWA) in 2018. \nThe Forum responds to rising challenges to the enjoyment of internet freedom in various countries\, including arrests and intimidation of online users\, internet disruptions\, and a proliferation of laws and regulations that undermine the potential of digital technology to drive socio-economic and political development on the continent. FIFAfrica therefore puts internet freedom on the agenda of key actors including African policy makers\, regulators\, human rights defenders\, law enforcement representatives\, and the media\, paving the way for broader work on advancing online rights in Africa and promoting the multi-stakeholder model of internet governance.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/forum-on-internet-freedom-in-africa-fifafrica/
LOCATION:Ethiopian Skylight Hotel\, Addis Ababa\, Ethiopia
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190919
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
CREATED:20190911T203336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190917T195550Z
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SUMMARY:AI@Oxford Conference
DESCRIPTION:“The University of Oxford is hosting AI@Oxford\, the institution’s first major international conference on Artificial Intelligence. A two-day 500-delegate event\, AI@Oxford will showcase world-leading research\, game changing technologies and the ground breaking innovative companies we’re creating here in the Oxford Cluster.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/aioxford-conference/
LOCATION:Said Business School\, Oxford\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190829
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190902
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
CREATED:20190807T151917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190807T151917Z
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SUMMARY:American Political Science Association Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:“Join us for the 115th American Political Science Association’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition\, August 29 – September 1\, 2019\, in Washington\, DC\, to address the latest scholarship in political science while exploring the 2019 theme\, “Populism and Privilege.”  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAPSA and the 2019 Program Chairs Amel Ahmed\, University of Massachusetts\, Amherst\, and Christopher Sebastian Parker\, University of Washington\, look forward to your participation in panels and sessions prepared by APSA’s 57 divisions and numerous related groups at the 2019 APSA Annual Meeting. The 2019 Annual Meeting will take place at the Marriott Wardman Park\, Omni Shoreham\, and Washington Hilton.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/american-political-science-association-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Washington Hilton Hotel\, Washington D.C.\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190828
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190829
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
CREATED:20190807T152356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190807T152356Z
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SUMMARY:Political Communication APSA Pre-Conference 2019: Media and Democracy in Troubled Times
DESCRIPTION:“Political Communication as a discipline has long been concerned with the interactions between media\, citizens\, and government. In 2019\, both the media and democracy have fallen on hard times. We are facing hard questions about whether free speech can survive the rising tide of disinformation\, whether a free press can sustain itself financially\, and whether liberal democracy can coexist with digital populism. \nFor the 2019 Political Communication APSA Preconference\, we invited paper submissions that deal with topics related to media and democracy in troubled times. How are citizens\, journalists\, media outlets\, digital platforms\, and public officials adapting to these troubled times? What is the nature of the threat that we face\, and what (if anything) can be done?”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/political-communication-apsa-pre-conference-2019-media-and-democracy-in-troubled-times/
LOCATION:George Washington University: School of Media & Public Affairs\, Washington D.C\, Washington D.C
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190828
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190829
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
CREATED:20190506T144021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190506T144021Z
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SUMMARY:2nd Annual Conference on Politics and Computational Social Science (PaCSS)
DESCRIPTION:“The data and methodologies available to social scientists have exploded with the emergence of vast archives of passive data collection\, large scale online experimentation\, and innovative uses of simulation.  These data are of a larger magnitude and methods are of a greater computational complexity than approaches that have dominated political science for the last 50 years. \nThis offers the potential for rich insights into society at scale\, while simultaneously introducing new ethical and infrastructural challenges. In parallel\, the information and communication technologies that have driven these changes are also driving changes in politics\, around the world\, that require study. \nIn order to understand the political world\, it is increasingly important to gain access to the political communication and behavior occurring online. This preconference gathering will offer a forum for political science research in this emerging space. Example relevant topics/approaches include:  analysis of social media; text analysis; use of finely granular geographic data; large scale online experimentation. \nScholars from all subfields of political science are welcome\, as are researchers in other relevant disciplines\, such as computer science\, sociology\, and physics. The meeting will take place 9am-5pm on Wednesday\, August 28th at Georgetown University. \nEveryone who wishes to attend should apply. We welcome applications to present\, discuss or simply participate. We recognize that strength comes through diversity\, and actively seek\, welcome\, and encourage people with diverse backgrounds\, experiences\, and identities to apply and attend. \nThis will be a one day conference with a keynote by Sandra González-Bailón of the University of Pennsylvania. A wide range of subjects for presentations are welcome\, including purely methodologically oriented presentations or applications thereof; synthesis/overviews of research; discussions of ethics and/or data infrastructures; and so on. Papers are not required. \nApplications to present should be submitted by June 3 at our proposal submission page. \nRegister for the conference at our registration page.  Registration is $50 before August 1\, 2019 and $100 after that.  The conference includes breakfast\, lunch\, coffee and snacks. \nPew Research Center is pleased to host two parallel training workshops at their office in downtown D.C. These workshops will focus on two key areas: 1) natural language (NLP) processing techniques and their application to social science questions; and 2) deep learning techniques with applications to image analysis for social scientists. Participants will be given hands-on experience building and training models in these subject areas and will also be able to meet members of Pew Research Center’s Data Labs team. Workshops will run from 2pm to 5pm Tuesday August 27. Light snacks and coffee will be provided. Cost per participant is $25. \nPACSS 2019 is sponsored by the McCourt School of Public Policy Data Science for Public Policy Program\, the Office of Provost Robert Groves\, Georgetown University and Sage Publishing and the Pew Research Center.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/2nd-annual-conference-on-politics-and-computational-social-science-pacss/
LOCATION:McCourt School of Public Policy\, Washington D.C\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190719
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190722
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T143630Z
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SUMMARY:10th International Conference on Social Media & Society
DESCRIPTION:“The International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety) is an annual gathering of leading social media researchers from around the world. Now\, in its 10th year\, the 2019 conference is being held in Toronto\, Canada from July 19 to 21. \nFrom its inception\, the conference has focused on the best practices for studying the impact and implications of social media on society. Organized by the Social Media Lab at Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University\, the conference provides participants with opportunities to exchange ideas\, present original research\, learn about recent and ongoing studies\, and network with peers. \nThe conference’s intensive three-day program features hands-on workshops\, full papers\, work-in-progress papers\, panels\, and posters. The wide-ranging topics in social media showcase research from scholars working in many fields including Management\, Communication\, Computer Science\, Education\, Journalism\, Information Science\, Political Science\, and Sociology.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/10th-international-conference-on-social-media-society/
LOCATION:Ryerson University\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190622
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
CREATED:20190213T193003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T143643Z
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SUMMARY:Global Fact 6
DESCRIPTION:“For the sixth year running\, the Global Fact-Checking Summit (Global Fact) will bring together fact-checkers\, journalists\, scholars\, and representatives of tech platforms\, as well as other professionals and students interested in this form of journalism. \nGlobal Fact is a practitioner’s conference: Participants come to share their experiences and learn about best practices to implement in their own work. \nGlobal Fact 6 will take place in South Africa\, at the University of Cape Town’s New Lecture Theatre\, from June 19-21\, 2019. This will be the first time that Global Fact will be held on the African continent. \nGlobal Fact 6 will address some of the most important issues in fact-checking and misinformation\, including: \n\nImpact and reach of fact-checking.\nMisinformation on different platforms.\nMonetization and revenue sources.\nNew formats for fact-checking.\nAcceleration and automation of the fact-checking process.\n\nThe International Fact-Checking Network will host Global Fact 6 in partnership with Africa Check\, a global leader in fact-checking. It is made possible thanks to funding from Craig Newmark Philanthropies\, the Duke Reporters’ Lab\, Luminate and the Open Society Foundations.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/global-fact-6/
LOCATION:University of Cape Town’s New Lecture Theatre\, Cape Town\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190617
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190620
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
CREATED:20190212T203731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T143657Z
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SUMMARY:Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/asian-media-information-and-communication-centre-amic-annual-conference/
LOCATION:Chulalongkorn University\, Bangkok\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190611
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190615
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
CREATED:20190213T192640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T143710Z
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SUMMARY:RightsCon 2019
DESCRIPTION:“RightsCon is the world’s leading conference on human rights in the digital age\, brought to you by Access Now. We bring together business leaders\, policy makers\, general counsels\, government representatives\, technologists\, and human rights defenders to tackle pressing issues at the intersection of human rights and digital technology. RightsCon is where the global community comes together to break down silos\, forge partnerships\, and drive large-scale\, real-world change toward a more free\, open\, and connected world.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/rightscon-2019/
LOCATION:Laico Hotel and the Palais des Congres\, Tunis\, Tunisia
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190606
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
CREATED:20190213T210449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T143724Z
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SUMMARY:Ecsite 2019 Pre-Conference Workshop: Beyond Fact Checking\, Addressing Misinformation
DESCRIPTION:“This two-day pre-conference workshop will bring together social science researchers and the science engagement community to explore the role of science communication professionals at a moment when many worry about the prevalence of misinformation. Recent emphasis on values to the exclusion of facts challenges democratic dialogue and can impact global science and technology progress. Public understanding of climate change\, public health issues like vaccination\, and technologies like GMOs is complicated by the spread of misinformation. Unquestionably\, science communication practitioners have a role to play\, but what is that role and how much can we expect to influence the system? \nThe workshop will provide a space for researchers with a deep understanding of misinformation\, trust in science and scientists and other relevant research fields to work together with science engagement professionals and develop practical ways forward”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/ecsite-2019-pre-conference-workshop-beyond-fact-checking-addressing-misinformation/
LOCATION:Experimentarium\, Copenhagen\, Denmark
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190529
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
CREATED:20190213T194251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T143743Z
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SUMMARY:69th Annual ICA Conference "Communication Beyond Boundaries"
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/69th-annual-ica-conference-communication-beyond-boundaries/
LOCATION:Washington Hilton Hotel\, Washington D.C.\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190519
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
CREATED:20190425T174006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190425T174006Z
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SUMMARY:Democracy and Digital Media
DESCRIPTION:“In 1998\, MIT’s Comparative Media Studies program held the first Media in Transition (MiT) conference and inaugurated a related book series. Research from that first MiT conference appeared in Democracy and New Media\, Jenkins & Thorburn\, eds.\, (MIT Press\, 2003). Now\, twenty years later\, we are organizing the 10th iteration of the event. Much has changed over these two decades\, but the theme “democracy and digital media” is as urgent as ever. Twenty years ago there was no Facebook\, Twitter\, or Netflix. iPhones and Samsung Galaxies had not yet hit the shelves. And Siri and Alexa were still in development. Since 1998\, media have undergone major transition. We have witnessed a shift from Napster to Spotify\, from Web 1.0 to 2.0\, from CU-SeeMe to Twitch TV\, and beyond. We have experienced the rise of social media\, civic media\, algorithmic cultures\, and have seen ever greater concentration of media ownership. The events of 9/11 catalyzed intensified state surveillance and privatized security using various media technologies. Undergirding these shifts have been major transformations in global media infrastructure\, the platformization of the Internet\, and the ubiquity of the mobile phone. \nIn the US\, we also have seen changes in the news ecosystem with the likes of ProPublica and community engagement journalism. At the same time\, public trust in media has dropped from 55% in 1998 to 32% in 2016\, according to a Pew report. For better and worse\, a growth of interest in media ritual and a decline in the more familiar transmission paradigm is underway. Given such changes\, concepts of participation\, trust\, and democracy are increasingly fraught and have been powerfully repositioned. How will our news media look and sound in the next decade? What can we learn from news media of the past? What can international perspectives reveal about the variability and plasticity of media landscapes? How are non-traditional sources of learning\, knowledge production\, and participation reshaping civic spheres? We are interested in how these issues play out across media\, whether as represented in television series and films\, or enacted in rule set and player interactions in games\, or enabled in community media\, music\, social media\, and talk radio. We welcome research that considers these issues in public media and commercial media\, with individual users and collective stakeholders\, across media infrastructures and media texts\, and embedded in various historical eras or cultural settings.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/democracy-and-digital-media/
LOCATION:Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, Boston\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190513
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190518
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
CREATED:20190213T195930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T143757Z
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SUMMARY:The Web Conference 2019
DESCRIPTION:“The Web Conference (formerly known as WWW conference) is a yearly international conference on the topic of the World Wide Web \nThe conference began in 1994 at CERN and is organized each year by a local team of volunteers in different parts of the world who come together to organize the conference in collaboration with the International World Wide Web Conferences Steering Committee (IW3C2). The Conference aims to provide the world with a premier forum for discussion and debate about the evolution of the Web\, the standardization of its associated technologies\, and the impact of those technologies on society and culture. The conference brings together researchers\, policy makers\, developers\, users and commercial ventures — indeed all those who are passionate about the Web and what it has to offer. \nIn 2019\, The Web Conference will be hosted in San Francisco\, California\, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Web. We come together on May 13-17\, 2019 at a time when more than 50% of the world’s population will have access to the Web via internet. We seek to seize these moments to reflect on the past 30 years of the Web and plan together for the future of it\, to rethink a Web that is truly inclusive and open\, a Web for Good.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/the-web-conference-2019/
LOCATION:Hyatt Regency\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190507T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190507T170000
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
CREATED:20190425T174432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190425T174432Z
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SUMMARY:Media for Democracy Forum #M4DF
DESCRIPTION:“Interested in the ways media and information technologies support democratic communities and institutions all around the world? \nJoin the U.S. Agency for Global Media\, media experts\, practitioners\, opinion leaders and policy makers for the Media for Democracy Forum #M4DF: a multi-session event designed for exchanging ideas and networking.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/media-for-democracy-forum-m4df/
LOCATION:U.S Agency for Global Media\, Washington D.C\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190412
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190414
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
CREATED:20190409T202824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190409T202824Z
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SUMMARY:Theorizing the Web
DESCRIPTION:“Theorizing the Web is an inter- and non-disciplinary annual conference that brings together scholars\, journalists\, artists\, activists\, and technology practitioners to think conceptually and critically about the interrelationships between the Web and society. We deeply value public engagement\, and consider insights from academics\, non-academics\, and non-“tech theorists” alike to be equally valuable.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/theorizing-the-web/
LOCATION:Museum of the Moving Image\, Queens\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190412
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190414
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
CREATED:20190226T144254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T144254Z
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SUMMARY:InfoSocial 2019
DESCRIPTION:“We present Northwestern University’s InfoSocial 2019 conference\, a student-run conference dedicated to showcasing interdisciplinary graduate student research examining the role of technology in contemporary society. InfoSocial brings together graduate students in fields ranging from Computer Science to Communication to Law to showcase their novel ideas\, methods\, and innovations. Come join us to to hear presentations about exciting technology research from graduate student speakers from around the world from April 12th-13th\, 2019.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/infosocial-2019/
LOCATION:Northwestern University\, Evanston\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190412
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190414
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
CREATED:20190212T214746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T143847Z
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SUMMARY:International Symposium on Online Journalism
DESCRIPTION:“Since 1999\, journalists\, media executives and scholars from around the world have had an annual meeting in Austin\, Texas to discuss the impact of the digital revolution on  journalism. The International Symposium on Online Journalism is a program of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin\, a unique conference that bridges the gap between academia and the news industry.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/international-symposium-on-online-journalism/
LOCATION:University of Texas at Austin Blanton Museum of Art\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190409T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190409T163000
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
CREATED:20190409T203337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190409T203337Z
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SUMMARY:Data Privacy: Challenges\, Opportunities\, and the Prospects for Legislation in the U.S
DESCRIPTION:“In 2019\, the debate around data privacy has peaked with numerous events elevating the issue\, including the Cambridge Analytica scandal\, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation coming into effect\, and passage of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. As pressure builds\, calls for federal legislation on data privacy have emerged from all sides. With the issue driving forward rapidly\, this event will convene key stakeholders discussing challenges and opportunities around data privacy\, including the risks and harms associated with consumer data collection\, the possibility of a data privacy framework in the US\, and the intersection of data privacy and Internet governance. \nCo-hosted by the Internet Governance Lab at American University and the Greater Washington\, DC Chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC-DC) the symposium will feature a keynote speaker and three panels of experts from government\, industry\, the press\, and academia.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/data-privacy-challenges-opportunities-and-the-prospects-for-legislation-in-the-u-s-2/
LOCATION:American University Washington College of Law\, Washington D.C\, District of Columbia
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190405
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190408
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
CREATED:20190213T194814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T143902Z
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SUMMARY:The 5th World Conference on Media and Mass Communication (MEDCOM 2019)
DESCRIPTION:“The 5th world conference on Media and Mass Communications (MEDCOM 2019) will serve as a platform for transferring knowledge to the future of Media and Mass Communication. The Conference will bring together a range of academics\, independent researchers\, artists and activists at one place to share the research findings\, innovations\, and experiences in the field of Mass Communication.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/the-5th-world-conference-on-media-and-mass-communication-medcom-2019/
LOCATION:Seri Pacific Hotel\, Kuala Lumpur\, Malaysia
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190404
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190406
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
CREATED:20190213T200848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T143918Z
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SUMMARY:Personal Democracy Forum CEE (Central Eastern Europe)
DESCRIPTION:“PDF CEE (Central & Eastern Europe) is a platform for exchanging ideas and experiences of activists\, including Central and Eastern Europe region dealing with increasing civic engagement and transparency in social and political life with the support of new technologies. In Poland since 2013\, PDF CEE is the largest European edition of the American Personal Democracy Forum conference organized by New York’s Civic Hall(formerly Personal Democracy Media) since 2004. \nPDF CEE 2019 together with the Festival of Civic Technologies will be a three-day event filled with brilliant speeches and workshop sessions. It’s time to make new friends and find inspiration for everyday work. This year the conference will be held under the slogan: In Whom We Trust. \nIn the lack of trust in the public sphere\, we often look for the causes of growing populism\, dissemination of false information and social splits. This is only part of the truth. However\, regardless of the subject of trust\, we need to trust in someone or something. The question is: who can we trust?”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/personal-democracy-forum-cee-central-eastern-europe/
LOCATION:European Solidarity Center\, Gdansk\, Poland
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190307
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190311
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
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SUMMARY:Computer-Assisted Reporting (CAR) Conference 2019
DESCRIPTION:“The Computer-Assisted Reporting Conference offers something for everyone\, from beginners to those on the cutting edge of digital reporting. We’ll offer everything from the basics on using spreadsheets\, databases and online mapping to data visualization and the latest technological advances. You’ll come away with story ideas\, plenty of inspiration and tools to help you overcome typical data hurdles. Bypass the budget issues in your newsroom by taking hands-on classes in free software. Get a look at what the biggest names in data-driven reporting are using to make a major impact online. Learn from the best in the business in discussions and during hands-on training sessions.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/computer-assisted-reporting-car-conference-2019/
LOCATION:newport beach marriot\, Newport Beach\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190302
DTSTAMP:20261025T132317
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SUMMARY:Multidisciplinary International Symposium on Disinformation in Open Online Media (MISDOOM)
DESCRIPTION:“MISDOOM is a multidisciplinary international symposium that brings together researchers and practitioners from communication science\, computer science\, and economy\, as well as journalists and online media professionals to discuss current topics\, technical advances and societal challenges in the area of online media. Participants can discuss and contribute to the following (non-exclusive list of) topics: \n\n\nManipulation of societies\, politics\, economy\, and journalism by disinformation strategies (e.g.\, types of disinformation and manipulation\, case studies\, observations of campaigns and strategies\, communication strategies\, economic implications and threats)\n\nTechnical and organizational means for manipulation (e.g.\, technical state of the art and advances in artificial intelligence and content generation\, technical infrastructure and access to social networks)\nHuman\, technical and hybrid detection mechanisms for orchestrated manipulation or individual actors (e.g.\, indicator-based detection\, machine learning\, anomaly detection\, monitoring systems and visualization\, human task forces)\nCounter-measures on disinformation and manipulation (e.g.\, transparency approaches\, technical limitations\, organizational processes\, behavioral changes\, education\, professional codices\, legal actions)\nFuture trends in online-media usage and societal influencing (e.g.\, development of platforms\, disruption of traditional journalistic work\, potential attack vectors in economy\, journalism\, politics\, research challenges and open fields)\n\nWe invite researchers and practitioners to send original extended research abstracts\, case studies\, or position papers (max. 8 pages) before the Extended Abstract submission deadline. International recognized scholars evaluate all abstracts for suitability according to international research standards. All accepted abstracts are eligible for oral or poster presentation at the conference. In a post-proceeding process\, selected work will be invited to become part of a follow-up book publication. Therefore\, authors have to extend their work to a full research paper\, which is then subject to a standard peer review process.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/multidisciplinary-international-symposium-on-disinformation-in-open-online-media-misdoom/
LOCATION:Hamburg University of Applied Sciences\, Hamburg\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Conference
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