CfP: e-Youth conference

e-Youth: balancing between opportunities & risks?

News:
- confirmed keynote presenters
- deadline call for contributions
- pre-conference workshop

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 people¹s 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 ŒCentre de recherches
informatique et droit¹ (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

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 or http://www.ua.ac.be/eyouth
E-mail: eyouth ATua.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 ³E-youth: Opportunities and risks² conference
(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