DC3 March 2018

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GIS WATCH 2018: CALL FOR 1-PAGE PROPOSALS

by Kathleen Diga

[APOLOGIES FOR CROSS- POSTING] To those working in Community Networks, The Association of Progressive Communications would cordially invite you to submit a short 1 page country level proposal for the 2018 Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch). Read the attachment for more detailed information. The GISWatch is like a “rough-guide” to the information society from a civil society perspective – but one written by those living in the country they are talking about, and who get to see the impact of technology on their lives and in their countries first-hand. GISWatch is a tool and a process for the collaborative monitoring of the implementation of national and international commitments made by governments towards the creation of an inclusive, open and sustainable information society. For a look at the previous 11 GIS Watch editions, please see www.giswatch.org <http://www.giswatch.org/>. You were recommended to submit a country level proposal due to your experience and the wealth of knowledge you would bring towards the 2018 theme of Community Networks. The short proposal submission would describe your idea for a 2300 word book chapter on the innovative experiences of a Community Network and the country context which has enabled this Community Network. Specifically, the 1 page proposal criteria includes: name, organisation, country brief information on Community Network solution duration of Community Network operations half a page about the experience or innovation within a Community Network you plan to describe in the book chapter and your involvement with this Community Network. Please make note of the short deadline. Submissions must be sent to GIS Watch coordinator, Ms Kathleen Diga (kathleen(a)apc.org <mailto:kathleen@apc.org>) by MARCH 19, 2018. We look forward to your response and thank you in advance for your consideration. Regards, Kathleen Diga Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch 2018) coordinator Association for Progressive Communications (APC)

6 years, 1 month

FW: ** APPLY NOW for the Internet Society Fellowship to IETF 102 - Montreal **

by Jane Coffin

Hi All – Please see this fellowship opportunity – tech fellowship – to IETF 102 in Montreal, Canada. Best, Jane From: Niel Harper <harper(a)isoc.org> Date: Monday, March 12, 2018 at 12:08 PM To: "programme-announce-il(a)elists.isoc.org" <programme-announce-il(a)elists.isoc.org> Subject: ** APPLY NOW for the Internet Society Fellowship to IETF 102 - Montreal ** Hello All, The Internet Society is inviting applications for its Fellowship to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The Fellowship programme allows technologists, engineers and researchers from emerging and developing economies to attend an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting. The IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based networks. IETF participants represent an international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of Internet architecture. Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The current selection round is for the following: * IETF 102, July 14-20, 2018, Montreal, Canada Information of the IETF fellowship programme (including expectations, selection criteria, etc.) can be found at: http://bit.ly/2xtyGSE The application links for the Fellowship are as follows: First-Time Fellows (individuals who have never been awarded an Internet Society Fellowship to the IETF) Returning Fellows (individuals who have previously been awarded an Internet Society Fellowship to the IETF) Before applying for the Internet Society Fellowship to the IETF 102 Meeting in Montreal, please read the self-assessment guide and ensure that you are able to satisfy the requirements of the checklist. Applications will close on 1 April, 2018 and successful candidates will be notified on 20 April, 2018. We encourage you to apply for this opportunity or pass this information about the programme to individuals in your network that have a keen interest in the open standards development activities of the IETF. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Niel Harper at harper(a)isoc.org. Regards, ----------------------------- Niel Harper Director, NGL & Fellowships Internet Society 1775 Wiehle Avenue Reston, VA 20190 Email: harper(a)isoc.org Skype: OlokunBB Follow us on Twitter @ISOC_NextGen

6 years, 1 month

Beyond networking

by dc3＠bob.ma

I just posted https://rmf.vc/NeutralityToOpportunity. I wrote it in response to the concerns over neutrality but, far more important, we need to start to shift the conversation away from it being about networks as such and we need to view the networking as simply one way we take advantage of software to create and seize opportunities. I'm reminded of the conversation an Rio. A group had figured out how to use a radio to do more than voice but not quite how to use it as a generic shared pipe. At a more general level it's not just doing the same-old better but thinking how we build things and the importance of opportunity in many guises rather than providing solutions. Bob Frankston http://Frankston.com @BobFrankston

6 years, 1 month

ACM COMPASS 2018 Call for Notes and Work-in-progress Posters: March 30th, 2018

by Kurtis Heimerl

The Notes and Posters Chairs (Kurtis Heimerl, University of Washington and Nithya Sambasivan, Google) invite you to submit your more compact research to the ACM COMPASS notes and work-in-progress posters tracks this March. ACM COMPASS is a broad, interdisciplinary conference focused on research that benefits underrepresented communities throughout the world. This notes track is appropriate for smaller-scale focused research results and, as a new addition, position papers (e.g. HotConference-style) in the ICTD and/or Sustainability spaces. These are completed works and will be published in the ACM COMPASS proceedings. The official call for notes is below and also available here <https://acmcompass.org/cfn>. The work-in-progress poster proposals track is appropriate for works in progress and allows for researchers to gather feedback and discussion on projects and dissertation work that is still being developed. These will not be published in the ACM proceedings. The official call for posters is also below and available here <https://acmcompass.org/cfposters/>. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Notes The first annual ACM SIGCAS Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies (ACM COMPASS 2018) invites submissions of 4-page Notes for the main conference program. ACM COMPASS is a re-creation of the ACM DEV conference, which was held annually between 2010 and 2016. The new conference expands the focus of the original conference to explicitly welcome work on underrepresented communities worldwide and includes a new track on sustainability. To ensure strong contributions, the conference will accept Notes based on tracks corresponding to the computing areas they draw upon. The tracks for the 2018 conference are Systems, HCI, Data Science, Sustainability, and Applications. Notes are treated to a similar review process as full papers, with a focus on strength of the research contribution to scholarship in computing and sustainable societies. However, Notes are more focused and provide a shorter contribution. For example, related work or discussion may be much more targeted, rather than aiming for breadth and completeness as in Full Papers. Notes can be up to 4 pages in length (not including references). Notes will be published in the ACM SIGCAS proceedings. Due to the short review cycle, Notes will be assessed as is, without revise and resubmit provisions. Submissions should be made to https://compass18notesposters.hotcrp.com. <https://compass18notesposters.hotcrp.com> Use the CHI 2018 Proceedings Format available here <https://chi2018.acm.org/chi-proceedings-format/>. See our FAQ <http://acmcompass.org/faq/> if you still have questions! Some examples of note-scoped contributions could be: - A case study of an intervention towards social good and evidence of its utility. - A novel technical system that provides a contribution over known techniques in low resource computing. - An empirical or conceptual understanding of a specific under-represented community or situation that enhances how the community or situation is viewed within COMPASS. - A novel methodology for designing, building, or understanding a system for under-represented communities. - An analysis of the impact of a policy, law or regulation in an area relevant to COMPASS. - A discussion with scholarly debate about: - viewpoints (short articles dedicated to views and opinions on the impact of technology in which positions are substantiated by facts or principled arguments), - point/counterpoints (two viewpoints, taking opposite sides of an argument), and - multi-author discussion articles (e.g. authors discuss arguments around an issue concerning the impact of technology on society). Works in progress without a clear research result are not appropriate submissions and will be rejected. For work-in-progress research, consider submitting to Posters. Please see the FAQ page for further clarifications. Important dates March 30, 2018: Deadline for submission of notes. April 13, 2018: Notifications of decisions on submitted notes sent. May 4, 2018: Camera-ready of accepted notes due. All submissions are due 11:59 pm UTC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Work-in-progress Posters The first annual ACM SIGCAS conference on computing & sustainable societies (ACM COMPASS 2018) invites submissions of 4-page work-in-progress poster proposals. These proposals provide a unique opportunity for sharing valuable ideas, eliciting useful feedback on early-stage work, and fostering discussions and collaborations among colleagues. Accepted submissions will be presented as a physical poster at the conference. COMPASS 2018 is a re-creation of the ACM DEV conference, which was held annually between 2010 and 2016. The new conference expands the focus of the original conference to explicitly welcome work on underrepresented communities worldwide and includes a new track on sustainability. To ensure strong contributions, the conference will accept based on tracks corresponding to the computing areas they draw upon. The focus areas for the 2018 conference are Systems, HCI, Data Science, Sustainability, and Applications. Poster proposals are structured similarly to Notes, being shorter and more focused. However, poster proposals are explicitly for works-in-progress and not completed research. Submissions should represent work that has not reached a level of completion or maturity that would warrant the full refereed selection process and should report on cutting edge or emerging work that has not been fully realized or developed or for which empirical data may not yet be available. The goal is for this early-phase work to be presented to the community for feedback. Submitters will be expected to generate posters for their proposals if accepted and present these at the 2018 ACM COMPASS poster session. Posters and poster proposals will not be published in ACM SIGCAS proceedings, allowing for future publications on the same topic. Proposals can be up to 4 pages in length (not including references). Due to the short review cycle, poster proposals will be assessed as-is, without revise and resubmit provisions. Submissions should be made to https://compass18notesposters.hotcrp.com. <https://compass18notesposters.hotcrp.com> Use the CHI 2018 Proceedings Format available here <https://chi2018.acm.org/chi-proceedings-format/>. See our FAQ <http://acmcompass.org/faq/> if you still have questions! Some examples of poster proposals could be: - An initial investigation with insufficient statistical power into mobile money use in a marginalized community. - The current state of a specific dissertation project seeking feedback and guidance. - A notable negative result worth discussing with the community. Important dates March 30, 2018: Deadline for submission of poster proposals. April 13, 2018: Notification of decisions on submitted poster proposals. May 4, 2018: Camera-ready of accepted poster proposals. All submission are due 11:59 pm UTC.

6 years, 1 month

Your comments on a just published APC issue paper on "Network infrastructures: The commons model for local participation, governance and sustainability"

by Leandro Navarro

Hi friends, there is a new APC issue paper on network infrastructures as commons, published after several iterations with feedback from APC staff. The title is: Network infrastructures: The commons model for local participation, governance and sustainability Abstract Network infrastructures provide connectivity, a critical resource for our digital lives, and are therefore key for social inclusion and public participation. There are many technical, economic and operational ways to provide internet connectivity. In this paper we describe a model to develop network infrastructure as common property, governed under the principles of common-pool resources. The model is based on the principles of cooperation instead of competition – because universal connectivity can only be achieved if everyone has the right to create their own connectivity. There are many examples of how communities have succeeded in organising to achieve this. The result is local community network infrastructures that are open, sustainable and adapted to local conditions, which can produce abundant connectivity and support local socioeconomic development, everywhere and for everyone. Full paper: https://www.apc.org/en/pubs/network-infrastructures-commons-model-local-par… The goal is to share these ideas to learn from any discussion or feedback. I'll really appreciate if you have any comments, questions, disagreements, to help improve the model. This work is only possible thanks to initiatives and community networks like yours. Regards, Leandro.

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