Reminder: Call for papers for "The Politics of Open Source" conference
Please circulate the call for papers below.
The deadline for paper submissions is this *Sunday, January 10, 2010*.
Visit www.umass.edu/jitp for more information and a complete call for
papers.
JITP 2010: The Politics of Open Source
A two-day University of Massachusetts Amherst conference jointly
sponsored by:
Google
Department of Political Science, UMass Amherst
Science, Technology, and Society Initiative (STS)
Journal of Information Technology & Politics (JITP)
Qualitative Data Analysis Program (QDAP)
National Center for Digital Government (NCDG)
Department of Computer Science, UMass Amherst
Center for Public Policy and Administration
KEYNOTE & DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS
Eric von Hippel is Professor and Head of the Innovation and
Entrepreneurship Group at the Sloan School of Management at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Fellow at the Berkman Center
for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School. He specializes in
research related to the nature and economics of distributed and open
innovation. He also develops and teaches about practical methods that
firms can use to improve their product and service development
processes. He is the author of Democratizing Innovation (MIT Press,
2005) and The Sources of Innovation (Oxford, 1988).
Clay Johnson is Director of Sunlight Labs. Prior joining Sunlight, Clay
was one of the four founders of Blue State Digital, the progressive
left's premier technology and online strategy firm. This firm, which was
born out of the Howard Dean campaign, was also responsible for Barack
Obama's Web presence. At Blue State Digital, Clay was responsible for
developing the organization's brand and building its initial client
roster. He also had a hand at building some of the company's early
technical tools. Before joining Blue State, Johnson was the lead
programmer for Dean for America in 2004, overseeing the development of
grassroots tools like GetLocal, DeanLink and Project Commons. Prior to
entering politics, Johnson was a technologist at Ask Jeeves (now
Ask.com) where he helped to develop the company's Web syndication
product. He also started the first Internet Knowledge Exchange,
KnowPost.com, and worked as an entrepreneur-in-residence at a Venture
Capital firm, but still claims that he learned the most from his first
job -- as a waiter at Waffle House in Atlanta, Georgia.
Christopher M. Kelty is an associate professor at the University of
California, Los Angeles. He has a joint appointment in the Center for
Society and Genetics and in the department of Information Studies. His
research focuses on the cultural significance of information technology,
especially in science and engineering. He is the author most recently of
Two Bits: The Cultural Significance of Free Software (Duke University
Press, 2008), as well as numerous articles on open source and free
software, including its impact on education, nanotechnology, the life
sciences, and issues of peer review and research process in the sciences
and in the humanities.
APPROACH
Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FOSS) has made significant
advances, both technically and organizationally, since its emergence in
the mid-1980s. Over the last decade, it has moved from a software
development approach involving mostly volunteers to a more complex
ecology where firms, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and
volunteers may be involved. Moreover, the production paradigm continues
to expand to other areas of digital content (e.g., Creative Commons,
Wikipedia, Connexions, etc.). In this conference we use the phrase “open
source” to capture this broader phenomenon. The Program Committee
encourages disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of
open source, broadly defined.
"Politics" in the conference title, can have many interpretations.
Political issues closely tied to the free and open source software
movement(s) include: national government policies related to the
adoption of open source technologies or questions related to
interoperability and open standards, software patents, vendor lock-in,
and copyright. These are central themes we expect may be discussed in
this forum. In this context, we welcome international submissions since
differences in the political perspective appear in international
contexts. However, topics related to how the concept of openness has led
to various interpretations, adaptations, and applications of “open
source” in other domains, and political issues that surround these
broader innovations, are also welcome. Specific topics might include,
but are not limited to:
General topics related to the politics of open source
• How open source software or its principles are changing politics
• Emerging transparencies in software, systems and society
• Open source in the developing world and other international contexts
• The political economy of open source
• Digital divides and open source
Open source and the public sector
• Open source software and transparency in government
• Government policies toward open source and open standards
• Regulation and open source
Open source and democracy
• Open source and democratic engagement
• Open source voting systems
• Activism, political mobilization and open source
The expansion of open source into other domains
• Understanding how open source collaboration works and how it can be
extended into other areas of collective action
• Policy areas, such as the effects of free textbooks on education
policy or the politics of "One Laptop Per Child"
• The political implications of open source in other cultural domains
PAPER SUBMISSIONS
Authors are invited to prepare and submit to JITP a manuscript following
one of the six submission formats by January 10, 2010. These formats
include research papers, policy viewpoints, workbench notes, review
essays, book reviews, and papers on teaching innovation. Proposals for
full panel presentations will also be accepted. The goal is to produce a
special issue, or double issue, of JITP with a wide variety of
approaches to the broad theme of "The Politics of Open Source."
Everything you need to know about how to prepare and submit a strong
JITP paper is documented at http://www.jitp.net/. Please list JITP2010
in the comments section of your submission. Papers will be put through
an expedited blind peer review process by the Program Committee, and
authors will be notified about a decision by March 10, 2010. A small
number of papers will be accepted for presentation at the conference.
Other paper authors will be invited to present a poster during the
Friday evening reception. All authors will be asked to produce a
"YouTube" version of their research findings.
BEST PAPER AND POSTER CASH PRIZES
The author (or authors) of the best research paper will receive a single
$1,000 prize. The creator (or creators) of the best poster/research
presentation will also receive a single prize of $1,000.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Ezendu Ariwa, London Metropolitan University
M.V. Lee Badgett, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Paul M.A. Baker, Georgia Institute of Technology
Deborah Bryant, Oregon State University Open Source Lab
Andrea Calderaro, European University Institute
Mark Cassell, Kent State University
Edward Cherlin, Earth Treasury
Gabriella Coleman, New York University
Doug Downham, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Robert English, Daystar Computing & University of Massachusetts Amherst
Joseph Feller, University College Cork
Jelena Karanovic, Rutgers University
Dave Karpf, University of Pennsylvania/Miller Center for Public Affairs
Andrea Kavanaugh, Virginia Tech
Jose Marichal, California Lutheran University
Jens Hardings Perl, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Charlie Schweik, University of Massachusetts Amherst, co-chair
Stuart Shulman, University of Massachusetts Amherst, co-chair
Megan Squire, Elon University
Krishna Ravi Srinivas, Research Information System For Developing Nations
Louis Suarez-Potts, Sun Microsystems, Inc. & OpenOffice.org
Anas Tawileh, Cardiff University & Meedan.net
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The JITP Conferences are unique opportunities to engage across
disciplines with scholars and practitioners interested in the
intersection of technology and politics. Your organizations sponsorship
will help offset the travel and honorarium costs for the daily keynote
speaker. It will also provide prizes for best papers and best posters
and fund general costs associated with the conference organization and
venue rentals. More importantly, it will enable you to reach a diverse
audience and create new national and international partnerships.
Sponsorship is available at 4 levels:
Level Sponsorship Benefits
Platinum $10,000 +
• Prominent display of your logo on all conference marketing materials
including on-site handouts and conference website
• Recognition in the Journal of Information Technology and Politics
special issue
• 2 complimentary conference registrations
• Complimentary Display Space (equipment extra)
• Recognition during Conference Opening
• Acknowledged sponsorship of dinner reception
• 2 tickets to invitation-only conference dinner
• Sponsorship of one keynote lecture
Gold $5,000 – $9,999
• Prominent display of your logo on all conference marketing materials
including on-site handouts and conference website
• Recognition in the Journal of Information Technology and Politics
special issue
• 2 complimentary registrations
• Complimentary Display Space (equipment extra)
• Recognition during Conference Opening
• Acknowledged sponsorship of a named coffee break
Silver $2,500 – $4,999
• Prominent display of your logo on all conference marketing materials
including on-site handouts and conference website
• Recognition in the Journal of Information Technology and Politics
special issue
• 1 complimentary registration
Bronze $1,000 – $2,499
• Prominent display of your logo on all conference marketing materials
including on-site handouts and conference website
• Recognition in the Journal of Information Technology and Politics
special issue
Please contact the conference coordinator, Michelle Sagan Gonçalves, for
more information about sponsorship opportunities:
mgoncalves@... or (413) 577-2354.
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