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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190519
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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:20190524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190529
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
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:20190604
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190606
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
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:20190611
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190615
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20190213T192640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T143710Z
UID:50032-1560211200-1560556799@mediawell.ssrc.org
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:20190617
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190620
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20190212T203731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T143657Z
UID:50022-1560729600-1560988799@mediawell.ssrc.org
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:20190619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190622
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20190213T193003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T143643Z
UID:50035-1560902400-1561161599@mediawell.ssrc.org
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:20190719
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190722
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20190213T193648Z
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:20190828
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190829
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
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:20190828
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190829
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20190807T152356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190807T152356Z
UID:52136-1566950400-1567036799@mediawell.ssrc.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190829
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190902
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20190807T151917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190807T151917Z
UID:52133-1567036800-1567382399@mediawell.ssrc.org
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:20190917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190919
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20190911T203336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190917T195550Z
UID:52699-1568678400-1568851199@mediawell.ssrc.org
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:20190923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190927
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20190828T134538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T134538Z
UID:52565-1569196800-1569542399@mediawell.ssrc.org
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:20191002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191006
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20190807T143121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190807T143121Z
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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;TZID=America/New_York:20191003T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191004T180000
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20191001T151122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191002T143219Z
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SUMMARY:Disinformation and Elections in East and South East Asia: Digital Futures and Fragile Democracies
DESCRIPTION:Event Listing Header  \n\n\n“A recent series of elections in Cambodia\, Indonesia\, Malaysia\, Thailand\, the Philippines and indeed across Asia has highlighted the salience of digital media in political campaigns and insidious modes of electoral manipulation. This two-day workshop aims to gather evidence into the operations and impact of digital disinformation in the context of recent Asian elections. \nThe conference approaches Asia as a site in which disinformation in various digital and analog forms have not only deep local histories but also radical acceleration and innovation the likes of which have little to no precedent in advanced liberal democracies in the West. Many Asian countries lead in both scale and intensity of technological adoption and use while serving as “laboratories” for testing and experimentation by Big Tech firms\, with minimal oversight and accountability to the potentially grave consequences of algorithmic tweaks\, the dispersed labor of content moderation\, and new platform rollouts. Thus we seek to develop a framework that examines the social and political ramifications of this process beyond the region. \nThe two-day event aims for interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches to thinking through issues of disinformation that draw from areas of sociology\, politics\, media and communication studies\, journalism studies\, critical legal studies\, information science\, and anthropology.” \n\n\n\n Event Listing Body  \n\n Listing Hero Details  \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/disinformation-and-elections-in-east-and-south-east-asia-digital-futures-and-fragile-democracies/
LOCATION:Columbia School of Journalism\, New York City\, NY\, 1120
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191007T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191007T193000
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20190920T172518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190924T192159Z
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SUMMARY:Using Tech For Good: A New Generation of Civic-Minded Technologists
DESCRIPTION:Event Listing Header  \n\n\n“Understanding technology and its implications is essential to creating a more just and equitable future. How do we ensure the public is better served by the design and implementation of policies and services which anticipate the implications of technology? How can we include the next generation of computer scientists\, information architects\, engineers\, data scientists\, and designers in policymaking and public service? \nThe Public Interest Technology University Network\, a partnership that unites 21 colleges and universities\, is working to address these very issues by building the nascent field of public interest technology and growing a new generation of civic-minded technologists. \nJoin us for the first annual convening of the Public Interest Tech University Network to find out more on how the network of partners from higher education\, philanthropy\, and public policy is building the public interest technology sector; hear from leaders and cultural luminaries on addressing the systemic inequality; and discover how you can use a career as a technologist for good.” \n\n\n\n Event Listing Body  \n\n Listing Hero Details  \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/using-tech-for-good-a-new-generation-of-civic-minded-technologists/
LOCATION:Georgetown University\, Washington D.C\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191021
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20190807T143837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190807T143837Z
UID:52127-1571356800-1571615999@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Radical Networks
DESCRIPTION:“Founded in 2015\, Radical Networks is an annual conference that promotes artistic\, grassroots activist\, and experimental work in telecommunications\, including the internet and world wide web. As a summit for investigators and instigators from all disciplines\, the event facilitates the open exchange of ideas and collaborations\, centering marginalized and underrepresented communities. \nOur mission is to have the public critically engage with the communications tools and networks we use and participate in every day\, while gaining access to the knowledge needed to create our own tools and alternative infrastructures for community\, experimentation\, and dissent.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/radical-networks/
LOCATION:Prime Produce\, New York\, New York
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191024
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20191018T192134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191018T192134Z
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SUMMARY:Misinfocon London
DESCRIPTION:“Building on the strength and momentum of our highly popular MisinfoCon events which have taken place at MIT and in London\, Kyiv\, and Washington DC\, we’re thrilled to announce that MisinfoCon 6.0 will be taking place on Wednesday\, October 23 in London\, UK at the Royal Society of the Arts. \nHosted by the Mozilla and Hacks/Hackers\, this event will highlight UK and European researchers\, ideas and solutions. Featuring a consortium of powerful players in international policy\, technology\, journalism\, and media literacy\, this gathering will help make important strides in exploring the implications of misinformation across the web\, and identifying methods of fighting it.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/misinfocon-london/
LOCATION:London\, London\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191108
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20191002T203905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191016T145420Z
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SUMMARY:The Color of Surveillance: Monitoring of Poor and Working People
DESCRIPTION:Event Listing Header  \n\n\n“The powerful have long agreed: Poor and working people must be watched. \nWith the proliferation of digital monitoring and algorithmic management of gig economy and blue collar workers\, it might seem like the expansion of workplace surveillance is a new trend. In reality\, it is a centuries-old phenomenon that has shaped core aspects of modern privacy debates. From English Poor Laws\, to the monitoring of 19th century coal miners and 20th century farmworker advocates\, to contemporary efforts to track workers in the digital economy\, this conference will follow the surveillance of poor and working people and those who advocate for them. \nHow has the myth of the untrustworthy pauper or worker transformed over time? What role has race and ethnicity played in justifying surveillance? Has this surveillance proven effective or not? How has technology normalized and propogated this surveillance? Finally\, how are local communities\, advocates\, and artists responding to these challenges? \nThe Color of Surveillance addresses these questions and more\, elevating the voices of working people\, labor advocates\, artists\, and historians. The conference will take place on Thursday\, November 7 in Hart Auditorium at Georgetown University Law Center\, and is presented in partnership with Free Press and MediaJustice\, with support from The Center on Poverty and Inequality Economic Security and Opportunity Initative\, the Workers’ Rights Institute\, and The Institute for Technology Law and Policy. \nStay tuned for more information on speakers and session details (note: if you would like to RSVP without going through Eventbrite\, please email us at privacy@georgetown.edu). For updates\, subscribe to our newsletter.” \n\n\n\n Event Listing Body  \n\n Listing Hero Details  \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/the-color-of-surveillance-monitoring-of-poor-and-working-people/
LOCATION:Georgetown University\, Washington D.C\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191111
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20190911T165741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190911T165741Z
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SUMMARY:American Studies Association Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:“The American Studies Association annual meeting is a place for scholars\, teachers\, students\, activists\, and artists to share interdisciplinary research on U.S. culture and history in a global context. \nIt is a place for participants otherwise separated by disciplines\, geographies\, and professional barriers to come together\, network\, collaborate\, and connect. Participants gather together to present individual papers\, panels\, performances\, roundtables\, workshops\, or alternative formats. As an event\, the annual meeting promotes the field of American studies among its practitioners and with the public at large\, through the recognition of a range of accomplishments.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/american-studies-association-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Hawai’i Convention Center\, Honolulu\, HI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191112
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20191018T154537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191018T172523Z
UID:53432-1573171200-1573516799@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:WikiConference North America
DESCRIPTION:WikiConference North America 2019\nNovember 8-11 \nYou’re invited to Cambridge\, Massachusetts to join Wikipedia and Wikimedia enthusiasts for the annual continental conference. \nWikiConference North America is the annual conference of Wikimedia enthusiasts and volunteers from throughout North America\, including the United States\, Canada\, Mexico\, and the Caribbean. The 2019 conference will take place in Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, November 8-11. Join Wikipedia\, -media\, -data\, and -cite enthusiasts for a long weekend of collaboration and discovery. \n\nOur main host is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\nThis year’s theme is reliability / credibility\nParticipation in conference activities includes compliance with our friendly space policy.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/wikiconference-north-america/
LOCATION:Cambridge\, Mass.\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191118
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20190911T191134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190911T191134Z
UID:52683-1573689600-1574035199@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:National Communication Association 105th Annual Convention
DESCRIPTION:“The National Communication Association advances Communication as the discipline that studies all forms\, modes\, media\, and consequences of communication through humanistic\, social scientific\, and aesthetic inquiry.\n\nNCA serves the scholars\, teachers\, and practitioners who are its members by enabling and supporting their professional interests in research and teaching. Dedicated to fostering and promoting free and ethical communication\, NCA promotes the widespread appreciation of the importance of communication in public and private life\, the application of competent communication to improve the quality of human life and relationships\, and the use of knowledge about communication to solve human problems. NCA supports inclusiveness and diversity among our faculties\, within our membership\, in the workplace\, and in the classroom; NCA supports and promotes policies that fairly encourage this diversity and inclusion.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/national-communication-association-105th-annual-convention/
LOCATION:Baltimore Convention Center\, Baltimore\, MD\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191116
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20190807T182258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190807T182258Z
UID:52242-1573776000-1573862399@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:News Impact Summit: Covering Politics in the Misinformation Age
DESCRIPTION:“How can journalists provide reliable information in a sea of information\, misinformation and data? During this summit\, experts will tell us how to make the most of digital tools to cover elections\, by sharing experiences that range from creating new apps to deliver election results in real time to smartphones\, to experimenting with platforms that flag and debunk misinformation during elections.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/news-impact-summit-covering-politics-in-the-misinformation-age/
LOCATION:Lyon\, Lyon\, France
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191125T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191125T200000
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20191023T182821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191024T140156Z
UID:53511-1574704800-1574712000@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Citizens and Technology Summit 2019
DESCRIPTION:Event Listing Header  \n\n\n“The Citizens and Technology Summit brings together communities\, researchers\, and advocates to share\, imagine\, and design citizen-led agendas for technology and society. \nHow can citizens work for a world where digital power is guided by evidence and accountable to the public? Leaders in the field will share lightning talks of inspiring projects to test the social impacts of technology\, discover effective actions for change\, and scale those discoveries. \nThe summit will also launch a new identity for the Citizens and Technology Lab (currently CivilServant)\, which started as a PhD project and has grown into a center for innovation at Cornell University. The summit is hosted by the Citizens and Technology Lab.” \n\n\n\n Event Listing Body  \n\n Listing Hero Details
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/citizens-and-technology-summit-2019/
LOCATION:Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice\, New York\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191203T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191203T150000
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20191202T210535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191202T211310Z
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SUMMARY:Brennan Center for Justice: Policing Race & Technology
DESCRIPTION:Event Listing Header  \n\n\n“Please join the Brennan Center for Justice and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund for a full-day symposium on December 3\, 2019\, with a keynote address by Dr. Ruha Benjamin – Associate Professor of African American Studies\, Princeton University. \nThis convening aims to center the racial justice issues raised by modern surveillance technologies such as facial recognition\, predictive policing\, and social media monitoring tools. Through panels and discussion\, this symposium will explore topics such as: \n\nThe deployment of surveillance technologies in the face of well-documented error rates when analyzing communities of color\, and the ways in which their unchecked use threatens to obscure and automate racial inequalities under the guise of unbiased computer systems;\n\n\nThe need to analyze the use of surveillance tools in the context of well-established racial biases in policing\, which has knock-on effects on the criminal justice system;\n\n\nIssues raised by using surveillance technologies in tandem\, such as their exacerbated impact on communities of color and the creation of a pervasive dragnet that is incompatible with a democratic society; and\n\n\nThe different approaches to regulation\, including outright bans (enacted for facial recognition in cities such as San Francisco and Somerville\, MA)\, efforts to pass transparency measures (enacted in cities such as Seattle and Nashville\, TN)\, and the role of inspector general audits (influential reports in Los Angeles and Chicago).”\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/brennan-center-for-justice-policing-race-technology/
LOCATION:NYU School of Law\, New York\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T171500
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20191202T200526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191202T213335Z
UID:54492-1575536400-1575566100@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Media-Technology Nexus: Chinese Culture and Society | Boston College Events
DESCRIPTION:“China is a society of Netizens. National strategic plans have delivered advanced technology and new media applications to tens of millions of Chinese citizens. \nThis conference explores developments in cinema\, television\, social media and technology flowing on China’s communication infrastructure. Cultural and social challenges abound!”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/media-technology-nexus-chinese-culture-and-society-boston-college-events/
LOCATION:Boston College\, Boston\, NY\, 02467\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191210T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191210T150000
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20191119T150303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191122T172942Z
UID:54369-1575968400-1575990000@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:CJR and the Tow Center Present Disinfo 2020: Prepping the Press
DESCRIPTION:“Next year’s presidential election will challenge journalists\, technology platforms\, and researchers with an unprecedented wave of disinformation. Is the press prepared? What is the role of foreign intervention in the new wave of disinformation? Are the measures platforms and newsrooms are taking adequate? What is current research telling us about the threats journalists and the electorate face in 2020? \nJoin CJR and the Tow Center for Digital Journalism for a conference featuring some of the top political and media thinkers with US and international expertise\, as we identify the threats posed by disinformation and propose a plan for defending the ballot box.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/cjr-and-the-tow-center-present-disinfo-2020-prepping-the-press/
LOCATION:Columbia School of Journalism\, New York City\, NY\, 1120
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191225
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20191203T160805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191220T211352Z
UID:54556-1576972800-1577231999@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Bobcatsss 2020
DESCRIPTION:“BOBCATSSS is an international annual symposium which addresses hot topics for librarians and information professionals in a fast-changing environment. It is created by and for students\, teachers\, researchers and professionals in the information field. BOBCATSSS is held under the auspices of EUCLID (European Association for Library and Information Education and Research). It is a tradition which has been passed on from one European country to another since 1993\, providing a rich professional conference and working seminar program\, accompanied by numerous opportunities for networking\, personal exchanges\, discussions\, and learning.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/bobcatsss-2020/
LOCATION:Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée\, Marne-la-Vallée\, France
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200208
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20191203T160618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191211T161510Z
UID:54562-1580688000-1581119999@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:13th ACM International WSDM Conference
DESCRIPTION:“WSDM (pronounced “wisdom”) is one of the premier conferences on web-inspired research involving search and data mining. The 13th ACM International WSDM Conference will take place in Houston\, Texas from February 3-7\, 2020.WSDM is a highly selective conference that includes invited talks\, as well as refereed full papers. WSDM publishes original\, high-quality papers related to search and data mining on the Web and the Social Web\, with an emphasis on practical yet principled novel models of search and data mining\, algorithm design and analysis\, economic implications\, and in-depth experimental analysis of accuracy and performance.Original papers emphasizing novel algorithmic approaches are particularly encouraged. Application-oriented papers that make innovative technical contributions to research are welcome. Visionary papers on new and emerging topics are also welcome…”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/13th-acm-international-wsdm-conference/
LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Houston\, Houston\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200209
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20191211T160234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191220T205850Z
UID:54822-1581033600-1581206399@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:Third AAAI/ACM Conference on Artificial Intelligence\, Ethics\, and Society
DESCRIPTION:“As AI (and associated AI-hype) grows more pervasive in our lives\, its impact on society is ever more significant\, raising ethical concerns and challenges regarding issues such as privacy\, safety and security\, surveillance\, inequality\, data handling and bias\, personal agency\, power relations\, effective modes of regulation\, accountability\, sanctions\, and workforce displacement. Only a multi-disciplinary effort can find the best ways to address these concerns\, including experts from various disciplines\, such as ethics\, philosophy\, economics\, sociology\, psychology\, law\, history\, politics\, interaction design\, informatics\, social studies of science and technology\, communication and media studies\, and political science\, as well as those with lived experience in relation to the impacts of AI systems. In order to address these issues in a scientific context\, AAAI and ACM joined forces in 2018 to start the AAAI/ACM Conference on AI\, Ethics\, and Society. \nThe third edition of this conference will be co-located with AAAI-20 on February 7-8\, 2020 at the Hilton New York Midtown\, New York\, USA. The program of the conference will include peer-reviewed paper presentations\, invited talks\, panels\, and working sessions.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/third-aaai-acm-conference-on-artificial-intelligence-ethics-and-society/
LOCATION:New York Hilton Midtown Hotel\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200223
DTSTAMP:20261020T185942
CREATED:20200113T203311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200113T215019Z
UID:55419-1582329600-1582415999@mediawell.ssrc.org
SUMMARY:MisinfoCon 7.0
DESCRIPTION:“We are very excited to announce registration is open for our next MisinfoCon event\, MisinfoCon@NASEM\, in Washington\, DC\, on February 22nd\, 2020. \nAfter several successful collaborations with First Draft News\, IREX (The International Research & Exchanges Board) and the Mozilla Foundation in Ukraine\, the US and the UK\, we’re bringing MisinfoCon back to DC for a collaboration with the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering and Medicine or NASEM. \nNASEM is an ensemble of nonprofit institutions tasked with providing independent\, objective analysis and advice to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions related to science\, technology\, and medicine. \nWe’re excited to partner with NASEM to bring focus to misinformation that is pervading health and science information\, media and data….”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/misinfocon-7-0/
LOCATION:National Academy of Sciences\, Washington D.C\, D.C\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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