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<br>Dear list members,
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<br>I would like to invite anyone planning to attend the EASST 2018 conference
<br>Meetings - Making Science, Technology and Society together in Lancaster to
<br>register for our workshop.
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<br>[CW03:] Assessing the confluence of digital and physical meetings: a toolbox
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<br>This participatory workshop will bring together scholars of science and
<br>technology studies who share the aim to unmask the role of social media
<br>platforms in meeting cultures evolving within communities of knowing.
<br>Knowledge-intensive professionals, including engineers, consultants, software
<br>developers, scientists, doctors and educators, organise ritualised and
<br>hierarchised meetings to network and exchange ideas. Such external meetings
<br>have long occurred in physical spaces, where alignments are negotiated and
<br>assemblages are formed. However, numerous digital spaces enabling semi-public
<br>encounters emerged following the rise of social media platforms. This workshop
<br>critically examines how such platforms transform meeting cultures within
<br>communities of knowing. Knowledge-intensive professionals keep meeting in
<br>physical settings, such as hotels, universities and company premises, but
<br>increasingly interact with one another on social media platforms before,
<br>during and after external meetings. Physical proximity is often extended by
<br>remote presence and collaboration. Many professionals thus balance physical
<br>travel with engagement in digital spaces. The workshop will deliver a toolbox
<br>for unravelling the various digital practices surrounding meetings in
<br>knowledge-intensive professions. Ethical guidelines for internet research and
<br>strategies for integrating internet research techniques with traditional
<br>social science methods will be furthermore discussed. In the first part of the
<br>workshop, attendees will become familiar with recent internet research
<br>techniques, such as digital ethnography and the walkthrough method. In the
<br>second part, participants will form small groups to develop methodologies for
<br>understanding meetings within the physical-digital continuum. Participants are
<br>encouraged to pre-circulate statements on their current research projects.
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<br>The workshop will be held on 27 July. The registration link can be found
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<br>https://nomadit.co.uk/easst/easst2018/conferencesuite.php/panels/6281
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<br>If you have any questions about the workshop or the registration process,
<br>please do not hesitate to contact me.
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<br>With best wishes,
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<br>Christian S. Ritter
<br>Postdoctoral Fellow
<br>Department of Social Anthropology
<br>Norwegian University of Science and Technology
<br>Email: christian.ritter@ntnu.no????
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