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    PARTNERSHIP FOR PROGRESS ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

    2015 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

    Creating Connections, Building Bridges: Advancing the

    Digital Divide Research, Policy, and Practice Agenda

    21-22 October 2015

    Arizona State University SkySong

    Scottsdale (Phoenix), Arizona USA

    http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/



    In 1995, based on U.S. Census data collected in 1994, the newly
    created U.S. National Telecommunications and Information
    Administration (NTIA) prepared and released the landmark report
    “Falling Through the Net: A Survey of the ‘Have Nots’ in Rural and
    Urban America”. As a result, the inequalities of online access began
    to be discussed as the “Digital Divide” was recognized as a key
    challenge in countries around the world.


    Twenty-one years after that identification of the digital divide
    through social scientific research, the gaps persist and in many
    cases grow. According to the latest available data from the
    International Telecommunication Union, in all but 21 out of 228
    countries around the world, and even in the vast majority of
    developed countries, at least 20% of the population does not benefit
    from even minimal access to the Internet at home. Even within the
    top 50 countries in Internet access, 18 countries, ranging from
    Bahrain to New Zealand to the United States, have 20-30% of their
    households offline and in 11 countries, including Spain, Italy,
    Croatia, and Russia, 30-38% of their populations have no Internet
    access at home. And, that trend continues with even some developed
    and wealthy countries with Very High Human Development according to
    the United Nations having around half their households without
    Internet access (e.g., Greece with 44%, Saudi Arabia with 46%, and
    Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, with 51% offline).


    While the digital divide has always impacted groups across a wide
    range of ages, now, given the number of years the digital divide has
    already persisted and its likely continuation into the future, these
    experiences of inequality will affect individuals across their
    entire life course. More than two decades of research, policy, and
    practice have taught us that the digital divide is about gaps in
    access and connectivity; the skills and digital literacy needed to
    interpret, understand, and navigate information presented online;
    effective use by individuals and communities; the impact of
    socio-economic factors on user behavior; the role of motivation,
    attitudes, and interests; differences in patterns of usage; the ways
    in which people use the Internet to create content; and the
    resulting socio-economic and cultural effects. But, more than that,
    when fully assessed and understood, it is evident that the digital
    divide has now taken its place alongside other long-standing,
    persistent issues of social equity and social justice.


    The interdisciplinary Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide
    (PPDD) 2015 International Conference brings together researchers,
    policymakers, and practitioners to strategize actions and catalyze
    solutions to this pressing societal concern. PPDD 2015 provides an
    extended, in-depth opportunity to consider the current state and
    future possibilities for research, policy, and practice that informs
    issues related to the digital divide around the world. Further, the
    Conference works to identify new areas of necessary, productive
    research focus to foster greater understanding and enlighten policy
    and practice going forward so that all global citizens can
    participate fully in the digital, networked age. As a major outcome
    of PPDD 2015, we plan to produce an edited volume of the top papers
    as well as special issues of journals on specific themes within the
    digital divide area.


    Hosted by the Arizona State University (ASU) School of Public
    Affairs, PPDD 2015 will be held at ASU’s high-tech SkySong in the
    Scottsdale area of Phoenix, Arizona, USA with complimentary
    transport to/from discounted hotel room blocks in pleasurable Old
    Town Scottsdale, a 5-10 minute drive from SkySong.


    Involving scholars, policymakers and practitioners at all stages of
    their careers, sessions at PPDD 2015 will include reports of
    research from any discipline and any theoretical and methodological
    approach that contributes to exploring the issues surrounding the
    digital divide as well as discussions of policy and practice work,
    experiences, ideas, challenges, and opportunities. In addition,
    there will be plenaries, including an opening plenary luncheon on 21
    October, and a keynote luncheon on 22 October.


    The final session of PPDD 2015 is a highly interactive, lively
    brainstorming and collaborative thinking dialogue among all
    presenters and other attendees to create partnerships and inspire
    new ideas for digital divide research, policy, and practice. All
    participants in PPDD 2015 will have the opportunity to provide in
    advance position papers for this session that will be made available
    prior to the Conference and permanently archived via an e-book on
    the PPDD website.


    If you would like to present and discuss your work during PPDD 2015
    and have it included in the online PPDD 2015 Conference Proceedings
    and/or if you would like to provide a Position Paper for inclusion
    in the PPDD 2015 E-Book, please see the Call for Participation
    (http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/cfp/) for instructions on
    how to submit your work for consideration.


    If you would like to just attend PPDD 2015 to explore the issues and
    grow your knowledge and network of connections, please know that you
    are very welcome and valued in the PPDD Conference Community.


    Please join PPDD and an unprecedented broad multi-disciplinary
    coalition of co-sponsoring organizations from academic and
    practitioner communities to share your insights and expertise.
    Together, we will enrich the dialogue, connect research, policy and
    practice, and advance the agenda on the digital divide.


    Please contact conference [at] ppdd [dot] org with any questions.



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    CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

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    If you would like to 1) present and discuss your work during PPDD
    2015 and have it included in the online PPDD 2015 Conference
    Proceedings and/or if you would like to 2) provide a Position Paper
    for inclusion in the PPDD 2015 E-Book, we look forward with
    enthusiasm to your contribution and ask that you please follow the
    instructions provided at
    http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/cfp/ to submit your work.



    1) Deadline to Submit Your Work for Consideration for Presentation:
    20 August 2015 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time

    Notification of Acceptance: 27 August 2015

    If you have visa or other time-sensitive concerns, please submit
    your work as quickly as possible as directed below and email
    conference [at] ppdd [dot] org to request an expedited review so you
    can receive notification shortly after submission.


    Submissions that follow the instructions provided at
    http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/cfp/ are welcome from
    researchers, policymakers, and practitioners at all stages of their
    careers, from any theoretical and methodological approach, and
    across multiple disciplines engaged in work that informs issues
    related to the digital divide, including but not limited to:

    – gaps in access and connectivity

    – digital inclusion

    – digital exclusion

    – digital (dis)engagement

    – challenges and opportunities

    – social and cultural aspects of the divide

    – the skills and digital/information literacy needed to interpret,
    understand, and navigate information presented online

    - effective use by individuals and communities

    – the impact of socioeconomic factors on user behavior

    – the role of motivation, attitudes, and interests

    – differences in patterns of usage

    – characteristics and conceptualizations of non-users

    – the ways in which people use the Internet to create content

    – different forms of capital and power relationships

    – the impact of new and evolving technologies

    – the mobile divide

    – the interplay of influence with mobile technologies

    – socioeconomic and cultural effects

    – social equity, social and economic justice, and democracy

    – the ethics of digital inequality

    – community informatics

    – social informatics

    – social planning

    – international development

    – indigenous populations

    – education

    – ICTs and well-being

    – health

    – disability and accessibility

    – politics, digital government, digital citizenship, smart
    cities/citizens/government, civic engagement, adoption issues, and
    (in)equality

    – global citizenship

    – policy and its impacts, including information/telecommunications
    policy, net neutrality, and open access

    – public access initiatives

    – practitioner-oriented topics considering aspects of design,
    management, implementation, assessment, and collaboration

    – the application of research to communities, practice, and public
    and private sector initiatives



    2) Deadline to Submit a Position Paper for the PPDD 2015 Conference
    E-Book: 7 September 2015 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time

    All PPDD 2015 attendees may submit a position paper and all
    submissions that follow the guidelines provided at
    www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/cfp/
    <http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/cfp/> will be included in
    the PPDD 2015 Conference E-Book.




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    HOTELS, VENUE, AND POST-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES


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    On the PPDD 2015 Hotels, Venue, and Post-Conference Activities page
    (http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/hotelsvenue/), you will
    find full details about our hotels, SkySong, and the Scottsdale area
    as well as post-conference information if you are also attending
    AoIR IR16 and/or would like to take advantage of exciting
    opportunities to see digital divide work in action in the Gila River
    American Indian Community and experience the natural wonders of the
    American Southwest on a study tour to Sedona and the Grand Canyon,
    both of which require registration by 31 August.


    We have secured extremely low room rates at two quality hotels with
    great amenities. You are strongly encouraged to make your
    reservations at these hotels through the links provided below
    because other area hotels have much higher rates with fewer
    amenities and only guests staying at these two hotels within the
    PPDD 2015 room block will be provided with complimentary daily
    roundtrip transportation to/from SkySong (i.e., if you do not
    reserve your room through the links below, you will be responsible
    for your own daily transportation to/from SkySong).


    Hilton Garden Inn Scottsdale Old Town

    Single or Double: $119USD/night (plus tax) including complimentary
    continental breakfast, Internet access, parking, and more

    Please make your reservation at

http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/groups/personalized/S/SCTGIGI-PPDD-20151017/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

    Reservation Deadline: This special discounted room rate will be
    available until 21 September or when the group block is sold-out,
    whichever comes first.


    Holiday Inn Express & Suites Scottsdale Old Town

    Single or Double: $109USD/night (plus tax)

    Triple: $119USD/night (plus tax)

    Quad: $129USD/night (plus tax)

    All rates include complimentary hot breakfast buffet, Manager’s
    Reception Tuesday-Saturday with beer, wine, soda and light snacks,
    Internet access, parking, and more.

    Please make your reservation at

http://www.hiexpress.com/redirect?path=hd&brandCode=ex&localeCode=en&regionCode=1&hotelCode=PHXSR&_PMID=99801505&GPC=PPD

    Reservation Deadline: These special discounted room rates will be
    available until 14 September or when the group block is sold-out,
    whichever comes first.



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    REGISTRATION

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    The PPDD 2015 Conference registration fee is $99USD and includes
    full access to the Conference as well as lunch on 21 and 22 October
    plus the Conference reception and banquet dinner after the
    Conference programming on 21 October.


    Please note that all presenters must register by 10 September to
    ensure their place in the PPDD 2015 Conference Program.


    Please note the deadline to register for the post-Conference Gila
    River Telecommunications Field Trip or Gila River Telecommunications
    and Natural Wonders of the American Southwest Study Tour to Sedona
    and the Grand Canyon is 31 August.

    Please register at http://ppdd2015.brownpapertickets.com/




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    YOUR PPDD 2015 CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP TEAM


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    Conference Organizers

    Susan B. Kretchmer, Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide

    Rod Carveth, Morgan State University and Partnership for Progress on
    the Digital Divide


    Conference Host

    Arizona State University School of Public Affairs

    Karen Mossberger, Director


    Europe Sessions Organizer

    Grant Blank, Oxford University and Oxford Internet Institute


    Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa Sessions Organizer

    Gerard Goggin, University of Sydney


    Canada Sessions Organizer

    Richard Smith, Simon Fraser University and Centre for Digital Media


    United States Sessions Organizer

    Susan B. Kretchmer, Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide


    Latin America and the Caribbean Sessions Organizer

    Laura Robinson, Santa Clara University


    Policymaker and Practitioner Liaison

    Angela Siefer, National Digital Inclusion Alliance



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    CO-SPONSORS

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    American Anthropological Association Committee on the Anthropology
    of Science, Technology, and Computing


    American Political Science Association Information Technology and
    Politics Section


    American Public Health Association Health Informatics Information
    Technology Section


    Communication and Information Technologies Section of the American
    Sociological Association


    Community Informatics Research Network


    International Association for Media and Communication Research


    International Association for Media and Communication Research
    Communication Policy and Technology Section


    International Association for Media and Communication Research
    Digital Divide Working Group


    International Communication Association


    International Communication Association Communication and Technology
    Division


    International Communication Association Communication Law and Policy
    Division


    International Communication Association Mass Communication Division


    iSchools


    National Communication Association


    National Digital Inclusion Alliance



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    PUBLISHING PARTNERS

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    Information Technologies and International Development


    Journal of Community Informatics


    Online Journal of Public Health Informatics


    Additional journals may be forthcoming



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    SPONSORS

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    The PPDD 2015 International Conference would not be possible without
    the generosity of our Sponsors whose dedication to enriching the
    dialogue and connecting research, policy, and practice leads the way
    in advancing the agenda on the digital divide. Please join us in
    thanking them.


    **Premier Sponsor and Conference Banquet Host**

    Arizona State University School of Public Affairs <http://spa.asu.edu/>


    **Premier Sponsor and Opening Plenary Luncheon Host**

    USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
    <http://annenberg.usc.edu/>


    **Platinum Sponsor**

    Arizona State University School for the Future of Innovation in
    Society <https://sfis.asu.edu/

    Institute of Cultural Capital <http://iccliverpool.ac.uk/>

    **Gold Sponsor**

    Arizona State University American Indian Policy Institute






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