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e-Youth: balancing between opportunities & risks?
27?28 May 2010 - Antwerp - Belgium
News:
- confirmed keynote presenters
- deadline call for contributions
- pre-conference workshop on cyberbullying
UCSIA and the University of Antwerp are pleased
to announce the organisation of a two-day
international, multidisciplinary conference on children, adolescents & ICT.
The conference will focus on national and
international research dealing with social,
cultural, economic, legal, psychological and
ethical issues regarding young people?s uses of
various internet applications and mobile telephony.
Contributions on both the multiple opportunities
offered by technologies and on the (new) risks
youngsters are confronted with are welcomed.
Research and initiatives concerning the
educational and mediating role of parents and
educators will be discussed as well. The
conference will also provide a forum for good
practices of awareness raising and educational campaigns.
We welcome oral presentations, posters and
demonstrations about - but not limited to - the
following issues on youngsters and ICT (deadline abstract: 15 January 2010):
1. A heterogeneous group: gap in access and
competences, social differences, distributive (in-)justice
2. Developmental changes and related needs:
identity construction and social networks,
self-disclosure and privacy, sexual exploration,
social normativity, edutainment, games
3. A vulnerable (target) group: electronic
marketing, riskful contacts, harassment, cyberbullying, racism
4. Awareness, protection and empowerment:
perception of risks, parental mediation,
educational and awareness raising campaigns
5. Ethical & legal issues: adapting research
methods, ethical concerns, legislation, self- and co-regulation
Invited keynotes will give overviews of
problems, progress and prospects in key areas. Confirmed keynotes so far are:
- Jos de Haan, professor of ICT, Culture and Knowledge Society at Erasmus
University Rotterdam and a senior researcher at the Social and Cultural
Planning Office (SCP) in The Hague.
- Sonia Livingstone, professor of Social Psychology in the Department of
Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and
Political Science.
- Yves Poullet, professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Namur
(FUNDP) and Liège (Ulg) and head of the ?Centre de recherches
informatique et droit? (CRID).
- Peter Smith, professor and head of the Unit for School and Family Studies,
Department of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London.
- Patti M Valkenburg, professor in the Amsterdam School of
Communications Research ASCoR and director of CCAM (Center for
research on Children, Adolescents and the Media).
- Seounmi Youn, associate professor in the Department of Marketing
Communication at Emerson College in Boston.
For further information on confirmed keynote
speakers, updates and programme, please check
the conference website at
<http://www.ucsia.org/eyouth>http://www.ucsia.org/eyouth
Practical information:
Date: 27-28 May 2010
Deadline submissions (abstract): 15 January 2010
Location: Meerminne building, City Campus,
University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Organisers: UCSIA, MIOS University of Antwerp
Enrolment fee: 35 euro (one day) or 60 euro (two days)
Website:
<http://www.ucsia.org/eyouth>http://www.ucsia.org/eyouth
or <http://www.ua.ac.be/eyouth>http://www.ua.ac.be/eyouth
E-mail: <(eyouth /at/ ua.ac.htm)>(eyouth /at/ ua.ac.be)
Pre-conference workshop on cyberbullying
COST action IS0801 is pleased to announce the
organisation of an international workshop on
legal issues regarding cyberbullying amongst
youngsters (peer-to-peer and
student-versus-authority). This workshop will be
held on Wednesday May 26th 2010, in Antwerp
(Belgium). It will be followed by the ?E-youth:
Opportunities and risks? conference
(<http://www.ua.ac.be/eyouth>http://www.ua.ac.be/eyouth)
on May 27th-28th 2010, organised by UCSIA and the University of Antwerp.
The pre-conference workshop steering group
welcomes researchers, legal experts, police and
court representatives, ISPs and mobile phone
companies to share their knowledge and
experiences with regard to the legal aspects of
cyberbullying in school settings, during a poster session.
Proposals for posters (in the form of an
abstract of max. 350 words) can only be
submitted using the electronic submission form
on the pre-conference website. The deadline for
submissions is: February 1st, 2010. All
abstracts will be peer-reviewed. Authors will be
notified if their abstract has been selected or
rejected for poster presentation, along with a
schedule and guidelines for presentation by March 1st 2010.
For further information on the topic,
(preliminary) program, keynote speakers,
submission guidelines, see the PDF-file attached
or check the (updated) pre-conference workshop
website at <http://www.ucsia.org/eyouth>http://www.ucsia.org/eyouth
