[ecrea] CFP: International Digital Divide Conference

PARTNERSHIP FOR PROGRESS ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE (PPDD)

2017 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

24-26 May 2017

Best Western Plus Island Palms Hotel & Marina

San Diego, California USA

http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2017/

In response to numerous requests, we are extending the 250-word-maximum 
abstract submission deadline for those who need additional time.

In conjunction with the 67th International Communication Association 
Annual Conference

Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide (PPDD) is the only 
academic professional organization in the world focused solely on the 
digital divide and on connecting research to policymaking and practice 
to strategize actions and catalyze solutions to this pressing societal 
concern.The academic research and practitioner community represented by 
PPDD stands ready to advance the agenda on broadband and the digital 
divide, to address the many challenges and opportunities presented by 
the digital world, and to further evidence-based policymaking and 
practice so that all citizens can participate fully in the digital, 
networked age.

The interdisciplinary Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide 
2017 International Conference brings together researchers, policymakers, 
and practitioners for an extended, in-depth dialogue about key issues 
that inform information and communication technologies and the digital 
divide around the world. The Conference works to identify new areas of 
necessary, productive focus, foster greater understanding, advance 
research, and enlighten policy and practice going forward. As a major 
outcome of PPDD 2017, we plan to produce an edited volume of the top 
papers as well as special issues of our Publishing Partners' journals on 
specific themes within the digital divide area.

If you would like to present and discuss your work during PPDD 2017 and 
have it included in the online PPDD 2017 Conference Proceedings and/or 
if you would like to provide a Position Paper for inclusion in the PPDD 
2017 E-Book, please see the Call for Participation 
(http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2017/cfp/) for instructions on how 
to submit your work for consideration.

If you would like to just attend PPDD 2017 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, our Local Digital Inclusion Program Hosts, 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 2017 
and have it included in the online PPDD 2017 Conference Proceedings, 
and/or if you would like to 2) provide a Position Paper for inclusion in 
the PPDD 2017 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/ppdd2017/cfp/ to submit your 
work.Submissions are welcome from researchers, policymakers, and 
practitioners at all stages of their careers, from any theoretical and 
methodological approach, and across multiple disciplines.

1) Deadline to Submit Your 250-Word-Maximum Abstract for Consideration 
for Presentation:

6 March 2017 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time to Receive Notification of 
Acceptance/Rejection on 24 March 2017

or

20 March 2017 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time to Receive Notification of 
Acceptance/Rejection on 31 March 2017

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

Before we can address the digital divide, we must first understand the 
nature of life in the digital age, the many challenges and opportunities 
it presents, and the interplay of influence between technological and 
social change. Then, in turn, we can fully understand digital 
inequality; its place alongside other long-standing, persistent issues 
of social equity, social justice, and media justice; and what it means 
to be disconnected from the most important technological advancement in 
communication in a generation and the myriad possibilities it 
facilitates. Thus, PPDD 2017 invites work that informs issues related to 
information and communication technologies (ICTs) and the digital divide 
broadly defined, 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 and the requisite 
curriculum

- 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

- content creation and inequality

- different forms of capital and power relationships, including in terms 
of content creation, labor, and ownership

- the role of theory in understanding ICTs and digital inequality

- the impact of new and evolving technologies

- the mobile divide

- the interplay of influence with mobile technologies

- human-computer interaction, human factors, and usability

- social media

- digital games

- apps

- socioeconomic and cultural effects

- social equity, social and economic justice, and democracy

- media justice and ICTs

- the ethics of digital inequality

- community informatics

- social informatics

- urban and regional planning

- social planning

- international development

- indigenous populations

- children and childhood

- 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 discourse

- law and policy and its impacts, including 
information/telecommunications policy, net neutrality, open access, open 
source, copyright, Internet filtering software, and censorship

- the digital security divide

- the digital privacy divide

- big data and inequality

- organizations and ICTs

- public access initiatives

- anchor institutions

- practitioner-oriented topics considering aspects of design, 
management, implementation, assessment, collaboration, challenges, 
problem solution, and opportunities

- architectural challenges and deployment experiences

- Internet access cost analyses

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

2) Deadline to Submit a Position Paper for the PPDD 2017 Conference 
E-Book: 17 April 2017 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time

All PPDD 2017 attendees may submit a position paper and all submissions 
that follow the guidelines provided at 
http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2017/cfp/ will be included in the 
PPDD 2017 Conference E-Book.

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HOTEL AND OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

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On the PPDD 2017 Hotel and Optional Activities page 
(http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2017/hotelactivities/), you will 
find full details about the PPDD 2017 Conference hotel, optional 23 May 
4-Hour Field Trip to our Local Digital Inclusion Program Hosts’ Sites 
Plus Early-Bird Group Dinner, optional 25 May Group Dinner at a 
Polynesian Restaurant Overlooking San Diego Bay, and sightseeing 
information about the San Diego area as well as helpful information if 
you are also attending the International Communication Association (ICA) 
Annual Conference.

We have secured extremely low room rates at a beautiful waterfront hotel 
with great amenities:

Best Western Plus Island Palms Hotel & Marina

2051 Shelter Island Drive

San Diego, California 92106 USA

To make your hotel room reservation, please call +1-800-922-2336 or 
+1-619-222-0561, or email (res /at/ islandpalms.com) 
<mailto:(res /at/ islandpalms.com)> and be sure to identify yourself as part of 
the PPDD group to be eligible for the deeply-discounted rate of 
$135USD/night (plus tax), including complimentary Internet access, 
recreational activities, parking, and more.PPDD 2017 room rates are 
available from 20 May through 29 May -- please see 
http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2017/hotelactivities/ for complete 
details.

Reservation Deadline: This special discounted room rate will be 
available until 24 April or when the group block is sold-out, whichever 
comes first.

For those attending ICA as well as PPDD, there is easy access from 
PPDD’s hotel to the ICA Hilton Bayfront Hotel via an inexpensive, 
approximately 20-minute Uber or taxi ride.

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REGISTRATION

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The PPDD 2017 Conference registration fee is:

$99USD for students

$129USD for college/university/non-profit/NGO affiliates

$179 for for-profit corporate affiliates

and includes full access to the Conference as well as hot buffet lunches 
on 24, 25, and 26 May plus the Conference reception and banquet dinner 
after the Conference programming on 24 May.

Registration will open in March 2017.Please visit 
http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2017/registration/ for complete details.

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YOUR PPDD 2017 CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP TEAM

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Conference Organizer

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

EuropeOrganizer

Grant Blank, Oxford University and Oxford Internet Institute

AfricaOrganizer

Bill Tucker, University of the Western Cape and Bridging Application and 
Network Gaps

Asia, the Pacific, and the Middle East Organizer

Ellie Rennie, RMIT University

CanadaOrganizer

Richard Smith, Simon Fraser University and Centre for Digital Media

United StatesOrganizer

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

Latin America and the Caribbean Organizers

Laura Robinson, Santa Clara University

Hopeton S. Dunn, University of the West Indies, Jamaica and Caribbean 
Institute of Media and Communication

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 Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy

American Political Science Association Information Technology and 
Politics Section

American Public Health Association Health Informatics Information 
Technology Section

American Sociological Association Communication, Information 
Technologies, and Media Sociology Section

Community Informatics Research Network

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

International Association for Media and Communication Research Digital 
Divide Working Group

International Association for Media and Communication Research Global 
Media Policy 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 Digital Inclusion Alliance

NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network

Urban Libraries Council, Edge Initiative

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