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Fwd: Upcoming Talk: Critical Approaches to the History of Computing | April 27 at 12:10 PM
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 23 Apr '21

23 Apr '21

Please try to attend this seminar if you can. Best Regards, Ishtiaque Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Faculty Affiliate, Schwartz Reisman Institute <https://www.torontosri.ca/> University of Toronto, ON, CA Ph: +1 647 220 3482 Skype: syed.ishtiaque.ahmed web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&c…> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Breanna Lohman <bree.lohman(a)mail.utoronto.ca> Date: Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 10:59 AM Subject: Upcoming Talk: Critical Approaches to the History of Computing | April 27 at 12:10 PM To: Ishtiaque Ahmed <ishtiaque(a)cs.toronto.edu> Ishtiaque, I hope this email finds you well. My name is Bree Lohman and I TA'ed for CSC 300 back in 2019. I am writing because I am organizing an event that may be of interest to the Critical Computing Seminar. It'll take place on the Tuesday of next week. If you think folks will be interested, feel free to circulate this. I'm attaching posters as well. Best, Bree ----- *Critical Approaches to the History of Computing* The Jackman Humanities Institute working group, “Planetary Resistance: On Computing and the Climate,” is hosting a panel dedicated to thinking of new ways of doing the history of computing. In this context, however, “computing” is less about literal computational technology than it is about a cluster of tendencies toward data-driven economies, subjectivities, politics, environments, and ways of imagining worlds. Each of our speakers has been producing some of the most exciting, forward-thinking, and politically-engaged histories of computing. For all of them, the history of computing is the history of the present. Join us for a critical and engaging discussion on how to expand our ways of thinking, imagining, and telling the story of how computing came to be one of the most important ordering forces of our world. "Critical Approaches to the History of Computing" will take place over Zoom on *Tuesday, April 27 at 12:10 PM EST*. It will feature talks by *Joy Rankin* <http://joyrankin.com/> and *Kris Cohen* <https://www.reed.edu/art/cohen/>, with a response by *Jacob Gaboury* <https://jacobgaboury.com/>. If you are interested in attending, we invite you to register *here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSee1g9tE0SpMgbkkhudbeNxQ56DG_IUW_y…>.* *Joy Rankin* <http://joyrankin.com/> leads the research program in Gender, Race, and Power in Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the AI Now Institute at New York University. Her latest book, *A People's History of Computing*, reassesses histories of computing by examining contributions of figures and institutions ignored elsewhere. *Kris Cohen* <https://www.reed.edu/art/cohen/> is an Assistant Professor of Art History & Humanities at Reed College. His latest book project, *The Human in Bits*, examines technologized personhood, the personal computer, and the "history of aesthetic experiments with a non-representational politics of blackness." *Jacob Gaboury* <https://jacobgaboury.com/> is an Assistant Professor of Film & Media at the University of California at Berkeley. His forthcoming book, *Image Objects: An Archaeology of Computer Graphics*, will be published by MIT Press later this year. In *Image Objects*, Gaboury undertakes a material history of computer graphics to illustrate how they "structure the production and circulation of all digital images today." If you have any questions, please feel free to contact *bree.lohman(a)mail.utoronto.ca <bree.lohman(a)mail.utoronto.ca>*.

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Fwd: [ACM COMPASS 2021] Seeking COMPASS Posters & Demos Reviewers
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 22 Apr '21

22 Apr '21

Dear All, I encourage the graduate students to sign up for this. This is a good experience to be familiar with the academic reviewing process. Best Regards, Ishtiaque Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Faculty Affiliate, Schwartz Reisman Institute <https://www.torontosri.ca/> University of Toronto, ON, CA Ph: +1 647 220 3482 Skype: syed.ishtiaque.ahmed web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&c…> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ACM COMPASS 2021 HotCRP <noreply(a)acmcompass2021.hotcrp.com> Date: Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 5:33 PM Subject: [ACM COMPASS 2021] Seeking COMPASS Posters & Demos Reviewers To: Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed <ishtiaque(a)cs.toronto.edu> Interested in helping make the COMPASS program more vibrant, dynamic, and exciting? You should sign up to help review posters and demo submissions! TLDR: sign up here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmtL_bVrrhC_Rr2-AZrHfmUqJ9Udy_mMl… The posters/demos track submissions are short papers covering preliminary projects, interactive demos, or late-breaking results across all of the COMPASS key focal tracks. As a reviewer you would be responsible for checking the high-level validity and completeness of submissions while providing a brief review, but would not need to write as thorough a review as would be expected for a full paper. During the actual conference the posters and demos presenters will have an opportunity to talk directly with the conference attendees and get additional feedback. If you’re interested and willing to help, please fill this brief form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmtL_bVrrhC_Rr2-AZrHfmUqJ9Udy_mMl… (same as above) to collect your name, preferred contact email, and the tracks you would be comfortable reviewing! Reviews will happen the week of Saturday May 29th -> Friday June 5th, and again should be relatively lightweight on the part of the reviewers! Let me know if you have any questions, and thank you in advance for your support! With Gratitude, -Matt Johnson

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Fwd: SIGCHI Equity Talks #5: Understanding Gender (April 23rd | 12pm PST/9pm CEST/12.30am (on April 24th) IST)
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 18 Apr '21

18 Apr '21

Folks, This is a great seminar series that you should try to attend regularly. You will learn a lot from the lectures and conversations. Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science University of Toronto Web: www.ishtiaque.net Skype: syed.ishtiaque.ahmed ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Theresa Tanenbaum <tess.tanen(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Apr 18, 2021, 8:10 PM Subject: SIGCHI Equity Talks #5: Understanding Gender (April 23rd | 12pm PST/9pm CEST/12.30am (on April 24th) IST) To: <SIGCHI-MEMBERS(a)listserv.acm.org> Hi All, This is an invitation to you all to attend the fifth in our roundtable dialogues on SIGCHI and equity <https://medium.com/sigchi/equity-talks-sigchi-7b38b8e3477>. This session is on *Understanding Gender*, and is scheduled for *April 23rd at 12pm PST/ 9pm CEST/ 12:30am (on April 24th) IST* (and in your time zone <https://www.starts-at.com/event/3143305106>). Theresa Tanenbaum (VP of Publications) and Neha Kumar (VP at Large) will be hosting this session, and Cale Passmore will be moderating (see code of conduct <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_wHf99xbN1NUyVY7-sXq-489QR-OjDgfuA5ZL8p…>). You can participate on Zoom <https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/98391682157?pwd=TXIzV3pNNUd2eS82NGRINmRydGZ4UT09> and Sli.do <https://app.sli.do/event/svupyoff>. Here is the link from our events calendar <https://sigchi.org/event/sigchi-equity-talks-5-understanding-gender/>. Our session, titled "Understanding Gender" will comprise a set of respected scholars from across the globe who have been active in advocating for more inclusive community practices and polices around gender and sexuality, and in contributing to scholarship around gender and sexuality. Together, we will unpack the past, present, and future of gender in SIGCHI. We will pay special attention to gendered discrimination (including sexism, cissexism, heterosexism, and transmisogony), values in prioritizing change, (e.g., intersectionality and global equity), and our visions for a more gender-inclusive SIGCHI. The questions we hope to pose are as follows: *Naming the Problem(s): *What would you say are the biggest challenges facing women, trans, nonbinary, gender expansive, and queer people in the SIGCHI community today? *Fostering Solidarity: *What do you suggest as a strategy for creating a safer, more inclusive, global SIGCHI community for women, trans people, and others marginalized due to their gender identity? *Identifying Nuance: *How can SIGCHI better support queer and trans members who have intersectional and multiply marginalized identities? *Actions Towards Change: *Where does the responsibility for change lie, and who holds power to create a more gender and queer inclusive SIGCHI community? What actions can and should be taken to improve the situation. You are all invited to participate (along with your friends). We will share video recordings (with SLI and captions) and summaries once the sessions are completed. We are also continuing the dialogue asynchronously via our SIGCHI Equity Talks Discord server. See links: SIGCHI Equity Talks Discord <https://discord.gg/Pq9fHTZ9> (for asynchronous discussions on Discord) ET#1: Being Global <https://medium.com/sigchi/sigchi-equity-talks-1-being-global-41b953f8f180> (blog post with video, captions/SLI, and sketch notes) ET#2: Making SIGCHI Accessible <https://medium.com/sigchi/sigchi-equity-talks-2-making-sigchi-accessible-5b…> (blog post with video, captions/SLI, and sketch notes) Equity Talks @SIGCHI <https://medium.com/sigchi/equity-talks-sigchi-7b38b8e3477> (blog post about the series) We hope to see many of you on *April 23rd.* Theresa Jean Tanenbaum *Assistant Professor | Department of Informatics | Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences | University of California, Irvine * Transformative Play Lab <https://transformativeplay.ics.uci.edu/> | ACM SIGCHI VP of Publications <https://sigchi.org/executive-committee/> | ACM SIGCHI CARES <https://sigchi.org/resources/sigchi-cares/> | Beall Faculty Innovation Fellow <https://innovation.uci.edu/news/> ttanen(a)uci.edu | tess.tanen(a)gmail.com *Pronouns: *she/her/hers ------------------------------ You can unsubscribe for this list at any time through this link: Unsubscribe <https://optout.acm.org/unsubscribe.cfm?rl=SIGCHI-MEMBERS&RE=ISHTIAQUE@CS.TO…>

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Fwd: [Award Announcement] 2021-2022 Bell Graduate Scholarships
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 17 Apr '21

17 Apr '21

FYI Best Regards, Ishtiaque Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Faculty Affiliate, Schwartz Reisman Institute <https://www.torontosri.ca/> University of Toronto, ON, CA Ph: +1 647 220 3482 Skype: syed.ishtiaque.ahmed web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&c…> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Graeme Hirst — Grad Chair <gradchair(a)cs.toronto.edu> Date: Sat, Apr 17, 2021 at 12:05 PM Subject: [Award Announcement] 2021-2022 Bell Graduate Scholarships To: <grad-announcements(a)cs.toronto.edu> Cc: <supervisors(a)cs.toronto.edu> *The Department of Computer Science has three $20,000 **Bell Graduate Scholarships available for students who are working in software, i**nformation systems, h**uman–computer interaction, or **computer engineering and who meet certain other eligibility conditions, including Canadian citizenship or permanent residency, and financial need. * *The application procedure is rather unusual, as it recycles your recent OGS application (or, if you didn**’**t apply for OGS, a new pseudo-application). **See details in the announcement below. Seeing whether you can follow these instructions correctly is the first test of whether you are worthy of this scholarship.* *The deadline for applications is 9:30 a.m., Friday 15 May 2021. If you are recycling a recent OGS application (see instructions below), you should send the Grad Office your request to “unsubmit” the application by 9:30 a.m., Friday 8 May, so that you can the complete the other steps by the deadline. We do not promise that late requests will be fulfilled in time.* -- :::: Graeme Hirst • Professor and Associate Chair, Graduate Studies :::: University of Toronto • Department of Computer Science Award Overview *Value/Duration:* $20,000 for one year *Level of Study**:* Master’s or Doctoral *Required Legal Status:* Domestic *Results* July 2021 Eligibility to Apply At the time of nomination, candidates *must*: · Be engaged in one of the following research areas: - Software; - Information systems; - Human computer interaction; or - Computer engineering. · Be either a currently registered student in a full-time U of T graduate degree program or have accepted an offer of admission to a full-time U of T graduate degree program (commencing September 2021) within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) or the Department of Computer Science (CSC); · Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada, or protected person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) <https://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/i-2.5/>; · Be a resident of Ontario*, as defined by OSOTF requirements; and · Demonstrate financial need** - by completing and providing the online U of T Financial Aid Estimator <https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/financial-need-assessment/> report. *Note:* Recipients must maintain full-time registration throughout the academic year immediately following the current competition. Ontario Residency * In order to be considered a resident of Ontario (as per OSOTF guidelines), the candidate *must* meet one of the following criteria: · Student has always lived in Ontario; or · Ontario is the last province in which student has lived for 12 months in a row without being a full-time postsecondary student; or · Student now resides in Ontario and has lived in Canada for less than 12 months in a row. *If student is married/common-law, student can be considered an Ontario resident if:* · Spouse has always lived in Ontario; or · Ontario is the last province in which spouse has lived for 12 months in a row without being a full-time postsecondary student; or · *Both *of these statements are true: o Student now resides in Ontario; and o Student and spouse have lived in Canada for less than 12 months in a row. *If student qualifies as a dependent, student is considered an Ontario resident if:* · Ontario is the last province in which parent(s) have lived for at least 12 months in a row; or · *Both* of these statements are true: o Student now resides in Ontario; and o Student and parent(s) have lived in Canada for less than 12 months in a row. *The above requirements are the guidelines established by OSAP to determine Ontario residency for OSAP.* Financial Need ** In order to demonstrate financial need, applicants must complete the online U of T Financial Aid Estimator <https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/financial-need-assessment/> and submit the report (the “OSOTF report”) within their Bell Graduate Scholarship application package. This online tool, when completed, will generate your OSOTF report with an estimated financial need amount and verification of Ontario residency for OSOTF purposes. Further information on the online form can be viewed on SGS’ Financial Need Assessment (Online) webpage <https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/financial-need-assessment/>. Terms and Conditions To maintain the award, recipients *must*: · Remain registered as a full-time graduate student at the graduate unit from which the Bell Graduate Scholarship was awarded throughout 2021-22; · Maintain at least an A- average; · Be making satisfactory progress toward the completion of their degree (as determined by the graduate unit); and · Abide by all other terms, as determined by the graduate unit. Recipients who withdraw, transfer to part-time status, complete degree requirements prior to the end of their award or fail to complete the full term will be required to repay any funds received for the incomplete term. Application Process (study this carefully!) You must complete the 2021-22 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) application form on the SGS Website <http://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/currentstudents/Pages/Ontario-Graduate-Scholarsh…> and include the additional material described below. (You won’t be applying for an OGS, the deadline for which has past, but merely using the same form.) If you have already submitted a 2021-22 OGS online application you *do not need to complete a second application*. Instead, please send a request to the Graduate Offce <gradoffice(a)cs.toronto.edu <lbarnes(a)cs.toronto.edu>> to unsubmit” your OGS application, which will allow you to access to it and make the necessary updates/additions (as per below) as well as updating your existing U of T transcript, if Winter 2021 grades are available (ACORN print-outs are acceptable). You must make the following additions or edits, regardless of whether you are completing a new 2021-22 OGS application or updating an existing one. For detailed instructions on how to complete the OGS online application, please refer to SGS’s OGS Application Instructions <https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/scholarships-awards/ontario-grad…> . · Select “*Yes*” to the question “Would you like this application to be considered in other graduate award competitions?” (see “Awards and Financial Aid” section) · Within the “Plan of Study” section, click “Remove File” and upload the following materials as a *single *PDF document (max. file size 500 kb): 1. Plan of Study (1 page typed in non-technical language); § Must indicate the appropriate research area: software; information systems; human computer interaction; computer engineering 2. Appendices containing non-textual material (i.e.: charts, tables) may be included, in addition to the plan of study (1 page) and references/citations (1 page); and 3. A copy of your U of T Financial Aid Estimator <https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/financial-need-assessment/> (OSOTF) report.

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Fwd: [Award announcement]: Arts & Science Graduate Scholarships
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 29 Mar '21

29 Mar '21

FYI Best Regards, Ishtiaque Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Faculty Affiliate, Schwartz Reisman Institute <https://www.torontosri.ca/> University of Toronto, ON, CA Ph: +1 647 220 3482 Skype: syed.ishtiaque.ahmed web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&c…> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Graeme Hirst — Grad Chair <gradchair(a)cs.toronto.edu> Date: Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 11:58 AM Subject: [Award announcement]: Arts & Science Graduate Scholarships To: <grad-announcements(a)cs.toronto.edu> Cc: <supervisors(a)cs.toronto.edu> *Nominations are now open for the Faculty of Arts & Science awards described below. More details of the awards and the application procedure are given here: https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/graduate/graduate-funding/graduate-scholarsh… <https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/graduate/graduate-funding/graduate-scholarsh…> * *Nominations must be made through the DCS Grad Office (gradoffice(a)cs.toronto.edu <gradoffice(a)cs.toronto.edu>), and must be received by 9:30 a.m., Monday 12 April. If we receive more than nominations than our quota, the DCS Awards Committee will decide which ones are to go forward.* -- :::: Graeme Hirst • Professor and Associate Chair, Graduate Studies :::: University of Toronto • Department of Computer Science *Award* *Summary* *Awards* *Value* General Motors Women in Science and Mathematics Awards <https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/graduate/graduate-funding/graduate-scholarsh…> Academically excellent *female* graduate students enrolled in a mathematics or science program are eligible for this award. Seven of the ten awards must be given to students who are OSOTF eligible. Each graduate unit may nominate two students. Nominees must be currently registered and returning in 2021-22. 10 $4,000 Faculty of Arts & Science Doctoral Excellence Scholarships <https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/graduate/graduate-funding/graduate-scholarsh…> This scholarship will be awarded to an academically excellent doctoral student undertaking research that is original and significant and who has demonstrated potential for future leadership and societal contributions. Each graduate unit may nominate one student. An award of $25,000 will be made to the winner, and three awards of $5,000 will be made to the runners up. Nominees must be currently registered and returning in 2021-22. 1 3 $25,000 $5,000 Pekka K. Sinservo Scholarship <https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/graduate/graduate-funding/graduate-scholarsh…> To be awarded to a research stream Master’s or Doctoral student in A&S who has distinguished themselves both academically and for their leadership and contribution to the life of the University through student governance, community service or volunteer work. 1 $5,000 *OSOTF Restrictions* The GM awards include OSOTF restrictions. This means that all applicants must complete an OSOTF needs assessment and be residents of Ontario, as defined by the OSOTF rules. OSOTF residency rules exclude current residents who were not long-term Ontario residents prior to starting university, with some special exceptions. All applicants for this award must complete the OSOTF needs assessment and include it with their application.

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Fwd: Updates to A&S Research Restart Process (Face to Face Human Subjects & Off-campus Research)
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 28 Mar '21

28 Mar '21

I think this is a great piece of news! Best Regards, Ishtiaque Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Faculty Affiliate, Schwartz Reisman Institute <https://www.torontosri.ca/> University of Toronto, ON, CA Ph: +1 647 220 3482 Skype: syed.ishtiaque.ahmed web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&c…> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Eyal de Lara <delara(a)cs.toronto.edu> Date: Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 10:03 PM Subject: Updates to A&S Research Restart Process (Face to Face Human Subjects & Off-campus Research) To: <faculty(a)cs.toronto.edu> Hi, The University’s Research Ethics Boards are now reviewing research proposals for low risk face-to-face human participant research, and Occupational Health and Safety is now reviewing requests for off-campus research. Please read the attachment for more details. Cheers, Eyal -- Eyal de Lara Professor and Associate Chair - Research Department of Computer Science University of Toronto Email: delara(a)cs.toronto.edu Web: http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~delara

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HCI Social Meeting Thursday March 18
by Blaine Lewis 16 Mar '21

16 Mar '21

Hi Everyone, Thanks to everybody who joined us to play Skribl, codenames and hanabi last week. This week we'll do something similar but on Thursday at 5:30pm EST instead, hope to see you there! Zoom link to join: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/96404556988 Best, Blaine

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Fwd: Ishtiaque / report launch
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 23 Feb '21

23 Feb '21

Folks, Can we discuss this report in our next group meeting? This is extremely relevant to all of our works. Best Regards, Ishtiaque Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Faculty Affiliate, Schwartz Reisman Institute <https://www.torontosri.ca/> University of Toronto, ON, CA Ph: +1 647 220 3482 Skype: syed.ishtiaque.ahmed web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&c…> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Lex Paulson <lex.paulson(a)um6p.ma> Date: Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 9:54 AM Subject: Ishtiaque / report launch To: Ishtiaque Ahmed <ishtiaque(a)cs.toronto.edu> Cc: Lakshminarayanan Subramanian <lakshmi(a)cs.nyu.edu> Hi Ishtiaque, The day has arrived. In a few hours the NYU GovLab report, “The Power of Virtual Communities,” will be launched at a virtual event today with the Facebook Community Partnerships team. Here’s an advance copy <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VPVLb68Szz4Ioy-M5WqOIGdeBbK57JAx/view?usp=…> . As you may remember, our report is built upon a 15,000 respondent global survey by YouGov, interviews with 50 community leaders and 26 experts in the field (including yourself), and a review of over 150 academic articles and 29 pieces of internal Facebook research. I wanted to say how much I enjoyed our interview, and how grateful I am for your help in helping us define the most important questions and insights in this report. Your work at University of Toronto is extremely impressive, and on a personal note, I was delighted for the chance to learn from you. I’d love to invite you, if you’re free, to listen in to our virtual launch event at 12pm EST / 6pm CET today <https://www.facebook.com/facebookcommunity/posts/2956243151277927>. The event will feature a panel including David Brooks, columnist at The New York Times; Shaylyn Romney Garrett, co-author of The Upswing; and Tom Alison, Facebook VP, in conversation with community leaders Lola Omolola of Female IN, and Lisa Heffernan of Grown and Flown. A summary of the key findings from the report are below. Again, huge thanks for your help, and I hope to cross paths again in the future. All best, Lex *--* -- Summary - Issued by The Governance Lab, The Power of Virtual Communities report examines the role and impact of digital communities today. - The report shows these communities play a vital role in connecting people and providing emotional support. - In 11 out of the 15 nations surveyed the largest proportion of people said the most important group in their lives is primarily online. Forty-six percent of Americans say their most important group is online while 30 percent say it’s in-person. - Many of these communities exist in Facebook groups. More than 1.8 billion people use Facebook Groups every month, and more than half of all users are in five or more groups. Report findings note that: - People can experience a strong sense of community from membership in Facebook groups despite the lack of physical proximity. - In many cases online groups attract members and leaders who are marginalized in the physical societies they inhabit, and who use the platform to build new kinds of community that would be difficult to form otherwise. - With more than 70 million admins and moderators running active Facebook groups, it’s important to understand the conditions under which these groups are able to successfully become meaningful communities, as well as the characteristics of the community leaders that create and support them. Report findings include: - New kinds of community leaders have emerged in these groups with unique skills in moderating often divisive dialogues, sometimes among millions of members. - Most groups are run as a labor of love; many leaders are neither trained nor paid and the rules that govern their internal operations are often uncodified. - This report further shines a light on the role leaders have and why it is important to further support them in running their community. Facebook provides support to all community leaders through tools and programs such as the Facebook Certified Community Manager program and Community Accelerator. FAQs <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xkHxi46BrXRzcLiegw_6kwaRFJ11ENVRnlEH9bI…> Q. What is The Power of Virtual Communities Report? A. The Power of Virtual Communities Report has been written by The Governance Lab <http://www.thegovlab.org/>, a nonprofit, nonpartisan action research organization with deep expertise exploring the nature and impact of digital communities. The report builds on a 15,000 respondent global survey by YouGov, interviews with 50 community leaders and 26 community experts, and a review of over 150 academic articles and 29 pieces of internal Facebook research. Q. How did The GovLab choose which Facebook groups to profile? A. With 1.8 billion people participating in Groups on Facebook this report sought to understand the factors behind the success of those that are most impactful and effective. Facebook’s Community Partnerships Team surfaced a selection of several hundred thriving Groups from which the GovLab team selected those they wanted to interview. Q. Who was interviewed for this report? A. The GovLab interviewed 50 leaders of Facebook groups from 17 countries, 26 digital community “experts” in 11 countries, analyzed internal Facebook research, conducted a literature review of more than 150 academic articles and studies across disciplines focused on virtual communities. Q. Who funded the report? A. While Facebook funded the report, provided access to its own internal research and introductions to community admins and moderators, the GovLab team are the sole authors and maintained the highest standards of academic integrity. Q. Where is the survey data from that is mentioned in this report? A. In August 2020, Facebook and the data analytics firm YouGov conducted the Communities Insights Survey, an online survey in 15 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Egypt, France, Indonesia, India, Kenya, Morocco, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. More than 1,000 respondents in each country were asked about the groups they belong to, what makes these groups meaningful, and the leadership traits that make them successful. Q. Will this be an annual report? A. We are always looking at opportunities to spotlight and support communities and community leaders. While there are no immediate plans to launch an annual report, this report is intended to serve as an anchor for future research around virtual communities and its role in people’s lives. -- *Lex Paulson, PhDExecutive Director* *UM6P School of Collective Intelligence* *Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique / Ben Guérir, Morocco* *(+33)6-29-55-47-10*

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[Guest Talk] Thijs Roumen, Feb. 24th @ 10am
by Yan Chen 23 Feb '21

23 Feb '21

Hi all, I am a new Postdoctoral Fellow working with Prof. Tovi Grossman, and I am coordinating an HCI guest talk next week. Thijs Roumen (PhD student from Hasso Plattner Insitute, Germany) will give a talk on *Feb. 24th (Wed) @ 10-11am (EST). *Thijs will be presenting his work on portable laser cutting techniques (more details below). We will be using the zoom link below. zoom link (pc: 909215): https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/83764572467 Thijs's website: http://www.thijsroumen.eu/ *Speaker's Biography* Thijs Roumen is a PhD candidate in Human Computer Interaction in the lab of Patrick Baudisch, Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, Germany. He received his MSc from the University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg in 2013 and BSc from the Technical University of Eindhoven, Netherlands in 2011. Between the PhD and master he worked at the National University of Singapore as a Research Assistant with Shengdong Zhao. His research interests are in personal fabrication, digital collaboration and enabling increased complexity for laser cutting. His papers are published as full papers in top-tier ACM conferences CHI and UIST. He serves on several ACM program committees including ACM UIST. *Talk title* Portable Laser Cutting *Abstract* Laser-cut 3D models shared online tend to be basic and trivial—models build over long periods of time and by multiple designers are few/nonexistent. I argue that this is caused by a lack of an exchange format that would allow continuing the work. At first glance, it may seem like such a format already exist, as laser cut models are already widely shared in the form of 2D cutting plans. However, such files are susceptible to variations in cutter properties (aka kerf) and do not allow modifying the model in any meaningful way (no adjustment of material thickness, no parametric changes, etc.). I consider this format machine specific. My first take on the challenge is to see how far we can get by still building on the de-facto standard, i.e., 2D cutting plans. I tackled the challenge by rewriting 2D cutting plans, replacing non-portable elements with portable ones. However, this comes at a cost of extra incisions, reducing the structural integrity of models and impacting aesthetic qualities and rare mechanisms or joints may go undetected. I thus take a more radical approach, which is to move to a 3D exchange format (kyub). This eliminates these challenges, as it guarantees portability by generating a new machine-specific 2D file for the local machine when exported. Instead, it raises the question of compatibility: Files already exist in 2D—how to get them into 3D? I demonstrate a software tool to reconstruct the 3D geometry of the model encoded in a 2D cutting plan, allows modifying it using a 3D editor, and re-encodes it to a 2D cutting plan. I demonstrate how this approach allows me to make a much wider range of modifications, including scaling, changing material thickness, and even remixing models. The transition from sharing machine-oriented 2D cutting files, to 3D files, enables users worldwide to collaborate, share, and reuse. And thus, to move on from users creating thousands of trivial models from scratch to collaborating on big complex projects. Hope to see many of you there! Yan ------- Postdoctoral Fellow, https://chensivan.github.io/

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Fwd: Ulula 2021 Summer Internship
by Ishtiaque Ahmed 13 Feb '21

13 Feb '21

FYI Best Regards, Ishtiaque Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Faculty Affiliate, Schwartz Reisman Institute <https://www.torontosri.ca/> University of Toronto, ON, CA Ph: +1 647 220 3482 Skype: syed.ishtiaque.ahmed web: https://www.ishtiaque.net/ My Availability: Google Calendar Link <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ishtiaque.uoft%40gmail.com&c…> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Aparna Moitra <aparna(a)ulula.com> Date: Sat, Feb 13, 2021 at 9:53 AM Subject: Fwd: Ulula 2021 Summer Internship To: <ishtiaque(a)cs.toronto.edu> Hi Ishtiaque, Please find a call for Summer internship at Ulula attached below. Thanks, Aparna ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Ijeoma Awagu <ijeoma(a)ulula.com> Date: Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 1:51 PM Subject: Ulula 2021 Summer Internship To: Ronald Daligadu <ron(a)ulula.com>, Vera Belazelkoska <vera(a)ulula.com>, Arisa Goldstone <arisa(a)ulula.com>, JC Ulat <jc(a)ulula.com>, Konstantinos lentas <kostas(a)ulula.com>, Laura Castro <laura.castro(a)ulula.com>, Zahra Swadi <zahra(a)ulula.com>, Aroshi Amarasinghe <aroshi(a)ulula.com>, Teslim Salawu <teslim(a)ulula.com>, Uttam Solanki <uttam(a)ulula.com>, Irene Ferro < irene(a)ulula.com>, Alex Phuong Nguyen <alex(a)ulula.com>, Aparna Moitra < aparna(a)ulula.com>, Hui Wen Zheng <huiwen(a)ulula.com>, Andres M. Fernandez < andres(a)ulula.com>, Thomas Radal <thomas(a)ulula.com>, Belise Kabahizi < belise(a)ulula.com>, Antoine Heuty <antoine(a)ulula.com> Hello All, We have now published the 2021 Summer Internship Opportunities for the following roles: Digital Marketing Intern <https://www.goodandwell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021_Internships_Ulul…> Software Development Intern <https://www.goodandwell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021_Internships_Ulul…> These opportunities are being offered as a part of The Good & Well Social Impact Internship Program. More information about the Program, as well as the application procedure can be obtained here <https://www.goodandwell.ca/jobs/>. Please feel free to share within your networks as usual. However, all applications must be sent in through the specified application channel. This information and the appropriate links will also be up on the Ulula website and LinkedIn page. Regards *Ijeoma Awagu* Human Resources & Operations M: 437 234 7706 | ijeoma(a)ulula.com Ulula <http://t.sidekickopen08.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg2…> | @ulula4good <http://t.sidekickopen08.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg2…> | Sign up for our email newsletter! <http://t.sidekickopen08.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg2…> <http://ulula.com/covid-19> This message is intended only for the named recipients. This message may contain information that is confidential or personal. If you are not one of the intended recipients, you are prohibited from using, distributing or copying this email or any attachments. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately and delete the original message and all copies. -- *Aparna Moitra* Program Manager, Ulula <http://t.sidekickopen08.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg2…> M: +1(647)-540-2948 | aparna(a)ulula.com <ijeoma(a)ulula.com> @ulula4good <http://t.sidekickopen08.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg2…> | Sign up for our email newsletter! <http://t.sidekickopen08.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg2…> <http://ulula.com/covid-19> This message is intended only for the named recipients. This message may contain information that is confidential or personal. If you are not one of the intended recipients, you are prohibited from using, distributing or copying this email or any attachments. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately and delete the original message and all copies. -- *Aparna Moitra* Program Manager, Ulula <http://t.sidekickopen08.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg2…> M: +1(647)-540-2948 | aparna(a)ulula.com <ijeoma(a)ulula.com> @ulula4good <http://t.sidekickopen08.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg2…> | Sign up for our email newsletter! <http://t.sidekickopen08.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg2…> <http://ulula.com/covid-19> This message is intended only for the named recipients. This message may contain information that is confidential or personal. If you are not one of the intended recipients, you are prohibited from using, distributing or copying this email or any attachments. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately and delete the original message and all copies.

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