From douglas at publicsphereproject.org Thu Oct 19 11:17:06 2017 From: douglas at publicsphereproject.org (Doug Schuler) Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 11:17:06 -0700 Subject: [Ci4cg-announce] Fwd: Registration Now Open: 1st Symposium on Societal Challenges in Computational Social Science In-Reply-To: <829B9FCCD82E14459FCEFB0D753E0B1DC25B01@svboexc02.gesis.intra> References: <829B9FCCD82E14459FCEFB0D753E0B1DC25B01@svboexc02.gesis.intra> Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 5:36 AM Subject: Registration Now Open: 1st Symposium on Societal Challenges in Computational Social Science To: SIGCAS-ANNOUNCE at listserv.acm.org *The 1st Symposium on Societal Challenges in Computational Social Science* Inequality and Imbalance ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------- *REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN UNTIL NOVEMBER 6, 2017* ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------- November 15-17, 2017 Venue: The Alan Turing Institute and British Library, London, United Kingdom Website: symposium.computationalsocialscience.eu For inquiries: css.eurosymposium at gmail.com *ORGANIZERS* General Chairs: Luca Maria Aiello, Nokia Bell Labs Helen Margetts, Oxford Internet Institute Organizing committee: Katrin Weller, GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences Markus Strohmaier, RWTH Aachen & GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences David Garcia, ETH Zurich Frank Schweitzer, ETH Zurich *KEYNOTE SPEAKERS* Eszter Hargittai, University of Zurich & Northwestern University Kristina Lerman, University of Southern California Ricardo Baeza-Yates, NTENT, Pompeu Fabra University & University of Chile Keith Payne, University of North Carolina *IMPORTANT DATES * October 13, 2017 Registration opens November 6, 2017: Registration closes November 15, 2017: Workshops and tutorials November 16-17, 2017: Main conference *REGISTRATION* Registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/1st-symposium-on-societal- challenges-in-computational-social-science-tickets-38227999977 The registration fee is 60 GBP. It covers the participation fee for the workshop and tutorial day (November 15th, 2017) and the two main conference days (November 16th-17th, 2017), including coffee breaks and lunch. To secure a place for the workshop and tutorial day, don’t forget to register early. A number of free registrations for the workshop and tutorial day are available and will be given on a first come, first served basis. *ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM* This is the first in a series of three symposia that discuss societal challenges in computational social sciences. In the first year, the focus will be on “Inequality and Imbalance” (London, 2017). Future events will be focused on “Bias and Discrimination” (Cologne, 2018) and “Polarization and Radicalization” (Zurich, 2019). With these three events we provide a platform to address one of the most pressing challenges in today’s digital society: understanding the role that digital technologies, the Web, and the algorithms used therein play in the mediation and creation of inequalities, discrimination and polarization. By addressing inequality as the topical issue for the symposium series we intend to explore how CSS can contribute to opening up new ways of thinking about, of measuring, detecting and coping with social inequality, discrimination, and polarization. We will discuss how divides and inequalities are proliferated in digital society, how social cleavages can be observed via web data, how the organizational structure of the web itself generates biases and inequality, and how, in contrast, algorithms and computational tools might help to reduce discrimination and inequality. We will also investigate how bias and unequal social structures foster political tension and polarization, including issues of radicalization and hate. The Symposium series is funded by the Volkswagen Foundation . *WORKSHOPS & TUTORIALS* *Full Day* Workshop: Quantitative Tools for Qualitative Analysis: Computational Social Science Meets Discourse Analysis Tutorial: Integrating Social Theory with Computational and Spatial Methods for Urban Data Science *Half-day* Morning Workshop: Interpretability of Algorithmic Systems Morning Tutorial: Charting Collections of Connections in Social Media: Creating Maps and Measures with NodeXL Afternoon Workshop: Addressing Big Societal Challenges with Digital Behavioral Data Afternoon Workshop: Developing Intelligent Decision Support Systems: Societal Challenges and Technical Strategies Afternoon Tutorial: Quantitative Text Analysis Using R *MEET THE SPEAKERS* Do you want to discuss your work with experts in the field? Three of our keynote speakers are available for counselling on the workshop and tutorial day. Symposium participants can book individual consulting slots of approx. 15-20 minutes with the keynote speakers to discuss ideas for their future work or planned projects. Please check the event website for details. *SCIENCE SLAM AND DATA BEERS* In the evening of November 16, starting at 6:30pm, we welcome you to join us at ScienceSlam+Databeers (databeersldn.tumblr.com), a fun event with short, entertaining science talks and **free beer**! The event will take place at City, University London . If you are interested, please remember to select the appropriate option on the registration form. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From douglas at publicsphereproject.org Thu Oct 26 09:52:36 2017 From: douglas at publicsphereproject.org (Doug Schuler) Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 09:52:36 -0700 Subject: [Ci4cg-announce] Fwd: RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund - Call for applications is now open! References: Message-ID: <9CF93B83-1840-4DF7-8454-52FABE45F022@publicsphereproject.org> FYI > Begin forwarded message: > > Date: October 26, 2017 at 3:31:17 AM PDT > From: Vesna Manojlovic > To: "unlike-us at listcultures.org" > Subject: RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund - Call for applications is now open! > > FYI > > https://www.ripe.net/support/cpf/application-for-good-of-the-internet-funding > > (deadline is quite soon: 24. November = please be quick!) > > & share widely... > > Vesna > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: [ncc-announce] [news] RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund - Call for applications is now open! > Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 18:32:00 +0400 > From: projectsfund at ripe.net > > Hello, > > For more than 25 years, the RIPE NCC has been supporting activities and > projects for the “Good of the Internet”. Community-driven, > non-commercial work has been fundamental to the success of the Internet > from its earliest days, and continues to play an important role in > making the Internet resilient, secure and accessible for everyone. > > Under the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund, the RIPE NCC will provide up > to EUR 250,000 per year to support projects of value to the operation > and resilience of the Internet, with a focus on tools and services > benefitting the technical community in the Europe, the Middle East and > Central Asia. > > Apply now to get your project funded! > > If you or your organisation is working on a new or existing project that > fits the criteria below, and need some financial support to get it off > the ground or keep it going, we want to hear from you! > > Is your project of benefit to the Internet, particularly the RIPE community? > Is your project non-commercial in nature? > Do you have a clear project plan and timeline? > > A couple of things to keep in mind: > > Funding may be used to purchase equipment, but this cannot be the sole > expenditure > Funding cannot be used for humanitarian aid, donations, or to encourage > political reform > Funding cannot be used to provide scholarships or cover tuition fees > Funding cannot be used to support any form of commercial activity > See the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund website for more details! > > https://www.ripe.net/community-projects-fund > > Kind Regards > > Alastair Strachan > RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund Coordinator _______________________________________________ > unlike-us mailing list > unlike-us at listcultures.org > http://listcultures.org/mailman/listinfo/unlike-us_listcultures.org Douglas Schuler douglas at publicsphereproject.org Twitter: @doug_schuler A Mobilization Story: Patterns for the Impending Emergency Public Sphere Project Collective Intelligence for the Common Good Mailing list Creating the World Citizen Parliament Liberating Voices! 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