Notes on upcoming events for my calendar: (All emphases, mine)
Session “Lives On-Line: New work in critical cyberstudies” on Friday, Nov. 16, (5pm – 6:15pm)
“Internet-Based Research: Past, Present and Future” National Communication Association convention, Chicago, Saturday, Nov. 17, (9:30am-10:45am) Palmer House, Salon 7
Dan Hess, Abstract summary:
Title: Internet-Based Research: Past, Present and Future
Abstract: The Internet has had a dramatic impact on the ability to understand the behavior, attitudes and perceptions of consumers. The omnipresent nature of the Web enables research on any level — from global to hyperlocal, from actively self-reported responses to
passive, real time measurement. Whether in marketing, media, academia, politics, government or elsewhere, every research practitioner has been somehow touched by the capabilities that the internet has brought to bear. In this session, Dan Hess will examine
the roots and evolution of research on the Internet, the current state and applications of the industry, and emerging technologies such as those used to analyze social trends and tonality of online community discussions. Hess will also review opportunities for academic and commercial researchers to increase their interaction around Internet research, to the benefit of both parties.
Exploring New Media Worlds: Changing Technologies, Industries, Cultures, and Audiences in Global and Historical Context
An international conference hosted by
Texas A&M University, February 29 to March 2, 2008
Integrating fields of study in a time of change; setting a new agenda for media studies.
Papers and proposals are invited on any aspect of the conference themes, offering reports of new research, position-taking conceptual essays, discussions of media and telecommunication policy, and both international and historical comparisons on changing technologies, industries, cultures, and audiences.
The program will include keynote speakers, roundtable discussions, thematic panels, prominent scholars as respondents, and time for interaction. A wide selection of papers from the conference will be published. Travel grants are available for student members of the National Communication Association (see our webpage for more information).
Keynote speakers:
Lawrence Grossberg; Steve Jones; Vincent Mosco; and Ellen Seiter.
Confirmed participants:
Carole Blair, Sandra Braman, Celeste Condit, Bruce Gronbeck, Andrea Press, Ronald Rice, Paddy Scannell, Arvind Singhal, Joseph Turow, Angharad Valdivia.
Conference on Ethics, Technology and Identity
Delft/The Hague, June 18 – 20, 2008
This conference aims to discuss the theme of ‘ethics and identity’ in ight of new (information) technology. Key-note speakers include: David Velleman, Oscar Gandy, Robin Dillon, David Shoemaker.
For more information: http://www.ethicsandtechnology.eu/ETI.
(One can dream!)
