From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 09 May 2007 11:48 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: OII News [2007.05.09]: OII News and Events for May Dear friends and colleagues, From its inception, the OII has always aimed at developing leading-edge research on the societal implications of the Internet, Web and related ICTs: with a particular focus on the use of advanced technologies as tools for research. This newsletter covers two initiatives in the area. One is Professor Helen Margetts' work on improved approaches to the study of e-government, leading to the creation of the Oxford eXperimental Laboratory (OXlab) which you can read more about below. Another is Professor Jonathan Zittrain's development of methods for gathering data on Internet filtering around the world within the OpenNet Initiative (ONI): the ONI will be holding its first public conference in Oxford later this month to discuss the current state of filtering worldwide. I hope you find this newsletter of value in describing our forthcoming events, and new Research Fellowship positions. On the latter, I would be grateful if you could let your colleagues know about these openings. Likewise, do please alert prospective doctoral students to our DPhil programme (the closing date for 2007/08 entry is 18 May). I hope to be saying more in the near-future about our latest initiative -- developing a Masters degree at the OII. Finally...last week we completed the field work and coding of our 2007 Oxford Internet Survey. We will be analyzing the data now and hope to report on general trends early in the summer. Bill Dutton, Director OXlab: http://oxlab.oii.ox.ac.uk/public/ OxIS: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/microsites/oxis/ 1. Events Diary 2. Recruiting: OII Research Fellowships 3. OXlab: Oxford eXperimental laboratory 4. Student Diary (and Last Deadline for 2007/08 DPhil Applications) -------------------------------------------------- 1. Events Diary -------------------------------------------------- We have five events planned for this month, covering data sharing, e-research, Transport for London's Congestion Charges, what promises to be an exciting debate at the Oxford Union (Is the Internet the greatest force for democratisation in the world?), and a chance to meet Professor Hal Abelson (an OII Visitor from MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science). We hope to see you there! Title: To Share or Not to Share: Synthetic Data Accelerate Knowledge Generation in Management and Social Science Research Date: Thurs 10 May, 15:00-16:30 Speaker: Nigel Melville, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan Focus: Nigel Melville asks why despite continued calls for data sharing and replication in management and social science research, there remains a gap between espoused values (sharing/replication is 'good') and revealed preference (we don't share/replicate). Information: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/events/details.cfm?id=142&pa=1 Title: A Conversation with Professor Hal Abelson Date: Fri 11 May, 12:30-13:45 Speaker: Professor Hal Abelson, MIT-Balliol Exchange Programme Fellow Focus: This meeting will provide an opportunity for Oxford colleagues to introduce themselves and learn more about what Professor Abelson will be working on during his stay as an OII Visiting Research Fellow. Information: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/events/details.cfm?id=144&pa=1 Oxford Union debate: 'This House believes that the Internet is the greatest force for Democratisation in the World' Date: Friday 18 May, 20:30-22:30 Focus: Speaking in proposition will be Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia), Chairman Bo Au Din (Burma PDP) and Ron Deibert (University of Toronto), and speaking in opposition, Jonathan Zittrain (OII), Robert Amsterdam (Mikhail Khodorkovsky's Lawyer) and John Palfrey (Berkman Center). The Oxford Union is the world's most prestigious debating society, with an unparalleled reputation for bringing international guests and speakers to Oxford. This debate is organised by The OII in partnership with The Oxford Union and the OpenNet Initiative (ONI). Information: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/events/details.cfm?id=145&pa=1 Title: Road user charging and BCS Branch AGM Date: Thurs 24 May, 19:30-21:00 Speaker: Derek Turner, CBE Highways Agency National Traffic Director Focus: Derek Turner will talk about the technical and management challenges of the Transport for London Congestion Charge project. This meeting is open to members and non-members of the BCS, free of charge. There is no need to book: just turn up on the night. Information: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/events/details.cfm?id=143&pa=1 Title: World Wide Science: The Promise of e-Research Across the Disciplines Date: Thurs 31 May, 17:00-18:30 Focus: Oxford Professors Denis Noble, Martin Kemp and Jonathan Zittrain will illustrate, through their own work, how e-research can enable new forms of collaboration, visualization and data collection in the sciences and humanities. Is e-research presenting the sciences, law and the humanities with new opportunities? What are they? Information: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/events/details.cfm?id=146&pa=1 Details of all forthcoming events can be found at: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/events/?pa=1 -------------------------------------------------- 2. Recruiting: OII Research Fellowships -------------------------------------------------- OII Research Fellow Grade 7: We are looking for a Research Fellow Grade 7 (e-Social Sciences) to undertake research into the use and impact of ICTs within academic and other research communities and the social and institutional contexts in which this takes place. The post is available immediately. Closing date: 12:00 noon GMT on Thursday 10th May 2007. http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/newpositions.cfm OII Research Fellow Grade 8: We are looking for a Research Fellow Grade 8 to undertake advanced study within the field of the societal implications of the Internet and related information and communications technologies, preferably within one of our current research foci or cognate areas. Closing date: 12:00 noon GMT on Thursday 24th May 2007. http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/newpositions.cfm Project Manager (Stop Badware, Berkman Center): The Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School, are recruiting for a Project Manager to work on the Stop Badware project. http://www.jobs.harvard.edu/jobs/summ_req?in_post_id=33586 -------------------------------------------------- 3. OXlab: Oxford eXperimental laboratory -------------------------------------------------- On 17th May the OII together with the Said Business School will hold a networking event for experimental researchers. This meeting, jointly organised by Helen Margetts (OII) and Nir Vulkan (Said Business School), is intended to bring together researchers from different disciplines across the University with an interest in conducting laboratory-based computer experiments, including but not limited to, human interaction and online information-seeking behaviour. Building on the recently set up Oxford eXperimental laboratory with its database of about 800 volunteers, the aim is to develop ideas for common research projects that could eventually result in a dedicated experimental computer lab for Social Science research at Oxford University. OXlab: http://oxlab.oii.ox.ac.uk -------------------------------------------------- 4. Student Diary -------------------------------------------------- Jennifer De Beer reports: On 19 April I gave an invited talk on Open Access scholarly communication, at a one-day Helsinki symposium titled 'Accessing Development Knowledge - Partnership Perspectives', jointly hosted by the Finnish Universities' Partnership for International Development (UniPID) and the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI). Website: http://www.jyu.fi/hallinto/unipid/unipid-eadi-symposium The aim of the Symposium was to foster dialogue, and find concrete ways forward in which the UniPID and EADI could facilitate improved and increased access to Development and Area Studies research globally, and more particularly, facilitate access for their respective and/or potential research partners hailing from the developing world. My talk was titled 'Beyond 1st Generation Open Access for Africa' and my particular suggestions were that the EADI could encourage their associated pan-European researchers to self-archive their works; and that the UniPID could enter into bilateral partnerships with African institutions so as to assist in the technical setup and maintenance of institutional repositories. Meanwhile, in September, Marcelo Thompson will be attending the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) conference (Cyberlaw section), at Durham University with a paper on the 'Technology and Neutrality in the Information Age', and will be presenting a paper on the same topic at the Third Asia-Pacific Computing and Philosophy Conference of the International Association for Computing and Philosophy, in Thailand next year. You can see a short abstract on his OII blog: http://people.oii.ox.ac.uk/thompson/ Tobias Escher is pleased to have successfully secured the Ian Palmer Graduate Scholarship in Information Technology from Keble College, which will cover his college fees for a year. Applications: The last application deadline for 2007/08 entry to the OII DPhil Programme is 18 May 2007: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/teaching/dphil/?pa=1 [Editor: David Sutcliffe] Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford 1 St Giles Oxford OX1 3JS United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1865 287210 Fax: +44 (0)1865 287211 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk ------------------------------------------------------------ To subscribe, change email address or unsubscribe from the OII News mailing list, please visit: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/mailinglist/ FAQs are available at: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/mailinglist/faqs.cfm To keep improving the content of the newsletters we need to know what you think! 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