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Around the World 2015

Kirsten C. Uszkalo — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 22:43:15 +0000

The benefits and challenges presented by working with Big Data sets continue to push the parameters of what constitutes meaningful and ethical research.

The Kule Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS) is helping bring together a conversation onBig Data from universities around the world, including speakers streaming talks from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, and the United States.

This is our third Around the World Conference. KIAS is using these conferences to model an environmentally sustainable way of hosting international dialogues. Our goal is to mobilize research ideas sustainably. Book the time to listen in on the conversation!

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Around the World 2014 – Presentation Schedule

Oliver Rossier — Sat, 17 May 2014 21:43:12 +0000

Last Name	Title
Arazy	UHaifa Panel Discussion
Arthur	UWS Panel Chair
Bastos	PUC-SP Session chair
Baume	Digital Risks in the Business World’ – Critical National Infrastructure Protection.
Bielby	The Role of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Canada in Government Surveillance
Blok	Open Access and Ownership of Publications in Humanities and Social Sciences
Burrows	30 August 1777 and 12 June 1783 – A Digital Impact Assessment of Two Censorship Measures
Clayton	UAlberta Panel Discussion
Fernandes	Thirty Years Later – 1984 is Now
Fiormonte	The creation of the object under observance: Big Data, cybernetics and surveillance
Gil	GO::DH Panel Discussion
Gius	UHamburg Panel Discussion
Hadar	UHaifa Panel Discussion
Haggerty	UAlberta Panel Discussion
Hartman	UHaifa Panel Discussion
Hol	Quis custodiet custodientes: archivists and privacy, governments and public safety
Ireland	The Right to be Forgotten Online
Jacke	UHamburg Panel Discussion
Kerr	NUIM Session Co-Chair
Kidachi	A Study of the Art Market in Kyoto: From Karamono-ya to Art Dealers”
Lyon	Surveillance, Snowden, Common Good
Maguire	Security as ‘Supreme Concept’ – an Age of Disturbing Security?
McCarthy	Social Media as a Tool of the State
Meister	UHamburg Panel Discussion
Murakami	Collective intelligence: constructive investigation and privacy infringement
Murphy	Snowden Revelations Sparking Changes in Modern Surveillance Regimes?
Notley	Why are George Clooney’s eyes in the sky?
Numerico	The creation of the object under observance: Big Data, cybernetics and surveillance
O’Donnell	GO::DH Panel Discussion
Otani	Concealment and Exposure in the Digital Age
Owoeye	Plagiarism and Undergraduate Education in Nigeria
Penney	UAlberta Panel Discussion
Petris	UHamburg Panel Discussion
Rockwell	Opening remarks
Rockwell	UAlberta Panel Discussion
Rossiter	Coded Vanilla: Logistical Media and the Determination of Action
Sandhu	Policing on Camera
Schreibman	NUIM Session Co-Chair
Suzuki	A Study of the Art Market in Kyoto: From Karamono-ya to Art Dealers”
Tinic	UAlberta Panel Discussion
van Dalen-Oskam	Thrust the Autor!
van den Heuvel	Confidentiality in 17th century correspondence
van Zundert	Huygens Panel Chair
Webb-Gannon	Why are George Clooney’s eyes in the sky?
Wolff	UHaifa Panel Discussion
Yamamoto	A Study of the Art Market in Kyoto: From Karamono-ya to Art Dealers”
Zajko	Information Ethics in a Post-Wikileaks Society
Zarsky	UHaifa Panel Discussion

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The New Transparency Project has book launch May 8th

Oliver Rossier — Wed, 07 May 2014 20:03:49 +0000

On May 8^th, two of the Around the World presenters, Dr. David Lyon and Dr. Kevin Haggerty of The New Transparency Project, are participating in a book launch!

The New Transparency Project, edited by Colin J. Bennett, Kevin D. Haggerty, David Lyon, and Valerie Steeves is a product of a Major Collaborative Research Initiative funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. *(More information about the book launch can be found on this Ottawa Citizen blog post.)

Many of this team are also participating in The Politics of Surveillance Workshop: Advancing Democracy in a Surveillance Society May 8 – 10 at the University of Ottawa.

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2014 Killam Research Fellowship goes to Kevin Haggerty

Admin — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:30:53 +0000

The Around the World conference is pleased to feature Dr. Kevin Haggerty, recipient of a 2014 Killam Research Fellowship. Dr. Haggerty is a Professor of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Alberta and is the editor of the Canadian Journal of Sociology. He has published extensively on the topic of surveillance and the prestigious Killam research award will allow him to focus on a book he is writing aimed at a popular audience outlining factors that allowed widespread surveillance to become a commonly accepted practice.

Dr. Haggerty is also a member of the executive team for the SSHRC funded Major Collaborative Research Initiative “The New Transparency” which brings together several institutions and scholars with the aim of advancing surveillance studies through critical and comparative research.

Some of the questions Dr. Haggerty addresses in his work include how “surveillance creep” has risen to unprecedented and previously inconceivable levels including extensive new measures implemented at major events and “mega-games.” He is also interested in studying the effects and consequences of surveillance on individuals.

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Privacy and Surveillance in the Digital Age

Admin — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 02:20:47 +0000

Around the World Conference 2014: Privacy and Surveillance in the Digital Age, May 21, 2014

Privacy and surveillance issues have become increasingly prevalent in recent times as we grapple with leaks from Edward Snowden, WikiLeaks, and other sources. These issues are not isolated to any city or region, they are global, and we need to share research from around the world.

The Kule Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS) is helping bring together a conversation on privacy and surveillance from universities around the world, including University of Western Sydney, University of Lethbridge, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, National University of Ireland – Maynooth, Roma Tre University, and the University of Alberta.

This is our second Around the World Conference. KIAS is using these conferences to model an environmentally sustainable way of hosting international dialogues. Our goal is to mobilize research ideas sustainably. Book the time to listen in on the conversation!

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