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[ecrea] e-Youth: balancing between opportunities & risks?

Wed Dec 16 20:27:46 GMT 2009



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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


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