I had a wonderful time at the Wayne State Symposium: Virtual Citizenship and New Technologies. My thanks go to organizer Kevin Deegan-Krause, Marc Kruman and everyone at WSU’s Center for the Study of Citizenship. What really struck me about the day was how the speakers, of diverse disciplinary backgrounds, presented complimentary takes on the crucial notion of citizenship. That is not to say they thought alike, but rather to highlight the relevant interplay between the talks.
Kevin exhaustively blogged the event, so if you’re interested in reading about the day, I’d recommend you check his blog out. I believe there will also be a recording of the event posted to the symposium website. All in all, a great event, and it was wonderful to meet Professors Vinge, Chun, and Dalton, as well as everyone at WSU.
On a somewhat related note, this week I’ll be giving a talk at North Carolina State University. The talk will be at DH Hill Library, in the 2nd Floor Assembly Room, at 11AM on Thursday, the 6th. This marks the end of my 2007 talks, and I’m really excited about the fact I don’t have anything on the books for January or most of February. Maybe I’ll actually get work done on that proposal!
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Fred Stutzman is a doctoral student, researcher and teaching fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science. He studies how people use social media.
I also enjoyed the symposium, including your contribution. Thought provoking stuff.