2017 Conference Schedule

Sustainability and the Public

0:00 – Introduction: Geoffrey Rockwell

Panel: Academic Responsibility and Climate Activism
6:00 – Ken Hiltner, UC Santa Barbara
28:42  Peter Kalmus, NASA climate scientist
44:06 – Andrew Glover, RMIT University, Melbourne
CHAIR: Olenka Bilash, University of Alberta

1:09:56 – Roundtable Discussion: Living Labs, Resilient Cities and Repair Culture: Environmental Sustainability at Western Sydney University Australia
– Maryella Hatfield, Lecturer and Documentary filmmaker (The Future Makers), Western Sydney University
– Abby Mellick Lopes, Design for Sustainability, Western Sydney University
– Alison Gill, Design for Sustainability, Western Sydney University
CHAIR: Hart Cohen, Western Sydney University
TECH: David Levy and Addy Fong

Sustainability in Practice – Revolutionary Ideas to Change How we Live and Learn

0:00 – Opening Remarks: Geoffrey Rockwell

4:11 – Q&A: Erika Daley, Program Manager of My Green Lab 
CHAIR: Naomi Krogman

24:01 – Q&A: Paul Palmer, founder of the Zero Waste Institute
CHAIR: William Shotyk

54:12 – Panel: Sustainable Research in the North
– Amy Amos, Exec-Director of the Gwich’in Renewable Resource Board
“Research Priority Process in the Gwich’in Settlement Area”
– Jean Polfus, Liber Ero Post-doctoral Fellow based in Tulit’a, NWT
“Ɂełexé Eghálets’eda (Learning Together): Advancing sustainable conservation strategies through cross-cultural collaboration”
CHAIR: Roger Epp

1:31:36 – Video Presentation: Research Unit for Indigenous Arts and Cultures
– Tiriki Onus (Yorta Yorta), University of Melbourne
– Sally Treloyn, University of Melbourne

Art and/in the Anthropocene: A Debate on Sustainability and Ecology

9:39 – Introductions: Geoffrey Rockwell and Panel Organizers Natalie Loveless and Jessie Beier

14:29 – Artist-researcher video bios

26:05Karin Bolender, artist-researcher

32:32Christa Donner, artist, writer, curator and educator, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

38:05Andrew Yang, interdisciplinary artist-researcher, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

49:49Mia Feuer, Winnipeg-based interdisciplinary sculptor

57:29Leanne Olson, Edmonton-based photo-artist and community arts facilitator

1:01:21Scott Smallwood, sound artist, composer and performer

Green Philosophies: Re-Defining our Sustainable Past (and Future)

0:00 – Introductions: Geoffrey Rockwell

Panel: History and Philosophy of Sustainability
29:39 – Petra Dolata, University of Calgary, Canada Research Chair of the History of Energy, Energy and Society Working Group
“Sustainability in the Anthropocene”
23:56 – Howard Nye, University of Alberta, practical ethics and political philosophy
“Why be Sustainable? Expected Consequences and the Ethics of Making an Indeterminate Difference”
CHAIR: Shannon Stunden-Bower

1:01:44 – Roundtable Discussion: L’accès libre: un devoir moral et scientifique
– Marcello Vitali, Montreal U
– Michael Sinatra, Montreal U
– Nicolas Sauret, Montreal U
– Jean-Claude Guédon, Montreal U
– Joana Casenave, Montreal U

1:34:53 – Keynote: Virtual Online Conferences: How good do they have to be to be good enough?
– Terry Anderson, distance research and education expert
This session looks at the characteristics, advantages and challenges of virtual conferences in academic contexts. The session gives examples of three such conferences organized by the presenter and notes the carbon costs and social benefits.

Conscious Computing: From Energy Consumption to the Ethics of Data Viz

0:00 – Introductions: Geoffrey Rockwell

Panel: IT Energy Consumption
1:35 Anders S.G. Andrae, Huawei Technologies, Sweden
26:26 – Douglas Barlage, University of Alberta
“Impact of the Digital Revolution on World Wide Energy Consumption”
CHAIR: Ivan Fair

1:02:28 – Roundtable: Minimal Computing
– Roopika Risam, Salem State University
– Alex Gil, Columbia University
– John Simpson, Compute Canada’s Digital Humanities Specialist

1:31:32 – Closing Remarks from Geoffrey Rockwell

LIVE Roundtable: Digital Media in a Post-Truth Era (Maynooth University, Ireland)

Speakers:
– Dr. Gavan Titley, senior lecturer and head of department of media studies at Maynooth University
– Dr. Jane Suiter, Director of the institute for Future Media and Journalism at Dublin City University
– Ms. Andrea Martin, partner at MediaLawyer solicitors
– Mr. Peter McGuire, news and features journalist for the Irish Times and Huffington Post
– Prof. Chris Brunsdon, Professor of Geocomputation, and Director of the National Center for Geocomputation at Maynooth University

Chairs:
– Mr. Neale Rooney, researcher based with the Letters of 1916 project
– Mr. John Chambers
– Dr. Susan Schreibman, Professor of Digital Humanities and Director of An Foras Feasa

Around the World 2017 – Closing Remarks

Closing remarks from the Geoffrey Rockwell, Kule Institute (Kias) Director and Organizer of Around the World 2017: Digital Media in a Post-Truth Era.

*Subject to Revision*

TimeSpeaker List
7:35 MDTRound table - Digital Media in a post-truth era (Ireland)
- Dr. Gavan Titley, senior lecturer and head of department of media studies at Maynooth University
- Dr. Jane Suiter, Director of the institute for Future Media and Journalism at Dublin City University
- Ms. Andrea Martin, partner at MediaLawyer solicitors
- Mr. Peter McGuire, news and features journalist for the Irish Times and Huffington Post
- Prof. Chris Brunsdon, Professor of Geocomputation, and Director of the National Center for Geocomputation at Maynooth University
Chairs:
- Mr. Neale Rooney, researcher based with the Letters of 1916 project
- Mr. John Chambers
- Dr. Susan Schreibman, Professor of Digital Humanities and Director of An Foras Feasa
(LOCAL TIME MAYNOOTH: 14:35)
9:00 MDTPost-vérité et autorité: une table-ronde organisée par le Centre de recherche Interuniversitaire sur les humanités numériques et la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur les écritures numériques (Quebec, Canada)
- Dr. Marcello Vitali-Rosati, Université de Montréal
- Dr. Servanne Monjour, Université de Montréal
- Enrico Agostini, Université de Montréal
Chair: Dr. Michael Sinatra, Université de Montréal
(LOCAL TIME MONTREAL: 11:00)
10:00 MDTTruth or dare? Journalism in the age of fake news (Israel)
- Dr. Oren Meyers, Communication, University of Haifa
- Dr. Roei Davidson, Communication, University of Haifa
- Dr. Noa Lavie, Political Communication, Academic College of Tel-Aviv Yafo
(LOCAL TIME HAIFA: 19:00)
11:00 MDTDigital Identities: Our Post-Truth Past and Futures (Alberta, Canada)
- Dr. Sourayan Mookerjea, Director of the Intermedia Research Studio, Professor Sociology
- Dr. Carrie Smith-Prei, Associate Professor of German Studies
- Dr. William Anselmi, Professor, Modern Literature and Culture Studies
- Dr. Steve Patten, Professor, Political Science
- Dr. Donia Mounsef, Associate Professor of Drama and Etudes théâtrales
Chair: Dr. Julie Rak, Professor, English and Film Studies
University of Alberta
(LOCAL TIME EDMONTON: 11:00)
11:45 MDTPost-Truth Information, or Identifying and Countering Fake Information (Malta)
Dr. Marc Kosciejew, Lecturer of Library, Information, and Archive Sciences
University of Malta
(LOCAL TIME MALTA: 19:45)
12:15 MDTInformation Literacy (Alberta, Canada)
- Tami Oliphant, Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), Faculty of Education
- Jennifer Chesney, Associate Vice-President, University Digital Strategy
- Gerald Beasley, Vice-Provost & Chief Librarian
Chair: Dr. Geoffrey Rockwell, Director, The Kule Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS)
University of Alberta
(LOCAL TIME EDMONTON: 12:15)
13:00 MDTDig​ital Publics: Transformation and Translation (New York, USA)
- Shira Atkinson, Scholarly Communications and Distance Learning Librarian
- Kindra Becker-Redd, Reference and Instructional Services Librarian
Fordham University
(LOCAL TIME NEW YORK: 15:00)
13:30 MDTHow Machine Learning Could Open Media for Contextualization with Reliable Fact Checking and Related Data (California, USA)
Roger Macdonald, Director, Television Archives
The Internet Archive
Chair: Geoff Harder, Associate University Librarian, University of Alberta
(LOCAL TIME SAN FRANCISCO: 12:30)
14:00 MDTAlternative Facts and Digital Religion (Texas, USA)
- Dr. Heidi Campbell, Associate Professor of Communication
Facticity and the Law in the Digital Environment (Texas, USA)
- Dr. Sandra Braman, Professor, Telecommunications & Media Studies
Inadvertent Fake News: Digital Results (Texas, USA)
- Dr. Laura Mandell, Director of the Initiative for Digital Humanities, Media, and Culture
Texas A & M University
(LOCAL TIME TEXAS: 15:00)
15:00 MDTWhat's New About Fake News? (California, USA)
Dr. Peter Krapp, Professor, Film & Media Studies
UC Irvine
(LOCAL TIME IRVINE: 14:00)
15:30 MDTThe Media and the University in a “Post-Truth" Era (New South Wales, Australia)
- Hart Cohen, Professor in Media Arts
- Dr. Jason Ensor, Research & Technical Development Manager, Digital Humanities
- Dr. Rachel Hendery, Senior Lecturer in Digital Humanities
Western Sydney University
(LOCAL TIME SYDNEY: 7:30)

Graduate Student Presentations:

(Screened throughout the conference)

Legitimation Through Circulation: Petroturfing and/as Fake News
Jordan Kinder, PhD Candidate, the University of Alberta

Learning to be Human in the “Post-Truth-Ish” Worlds of Video Games
Sonja Sapach, PhD Candidate, the University of Alberta

Analyzing Gamergate through Large-Scale Twitter Data
Robert Budac and Zachary Selman Palmer, MA Students, the University of Alberta

Media Portrayals of the Muskrat Falls Hydroelectric Project
Nailisa Tanner, MA student, the University of Alberta

Praxis and Media in Walter Benjamin: When Anyone Can Produce Truth
Luciana Molina Queiroz, PhD Candidate, State University of Campinas

Predictable Trump
Fouad Oveisy, PhD Student, UC Irvine