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Follow the Library 2.0 Symposium at Yale Law School

Posted by Michael Zimmeron April 4, 2009in Events, Libraries1 Comment

I'm attending the Library 2.0 Symposium organized by the Information Society Project at Yale Law School. We're only an hour into the agenda, and it has already been an incredibly provocative and enlightening event. You can follow the Twitter stream…

Library 2.0 Symposium at Yale Law School (April 4)

Posted by Michael Zimmeron February 16, 2009in Events, Internet, Libraries

I'm pleased to announce my involvement in the "Library 2.0 Symposium", hosted by the Yale Information Society Project, to be held on April 4, 2009 at Yale Law School. From the press release: Library 2.0 Symposium to Explore the Future…

Position Announcement: Yale Information Society Project Fellowships

Posted by Michael Zimmeron November 26, 2008in Information Law & Policy, Professional

The Information Society Project (ISP) at Yale Law School is seeking applicants for 2009-2010 postdoctoral fellowships. The ISP resident fellowships are designed for recent graduates of law or Ph.D. programs who are interested in careers in teaching and public service…

Yale ISP Reading Group: Technology, Law, Society, Values and Design

Posted by Michael Zimmeron January 19, 2008in Information Law & Policy, Privacy, Social Media, Values In Design

This spring I am running a reading group at the Yale Information Society Project (but open to all) titled "Technology, Law, Society, Values and Design." The description and draft syllabus are below -- comments and suggestions are welcome! Technology, Law,…

Yale Information Society Project Resident Fellowships for 2008-2009

Posted by Michael Zimmeron January 17, 2008in Professional

Reminder: The deadline for applications to be a fellow at the Yale Information Society Project for 2008-2009 academic year is February 1. Scholars outside of law are welcome (this year, the number of communication and STS PhDs heavily outnumber the…

Debrief: Reputation Economies in Cyberspace

Posted by Michael Zimmeron December 9, 2007in Events, Information Ethics1 Comment

The Yale Information Society Project held the Reputation Economies in Cyberspace symposium this weekend at Yale Law School. The speakers' position papers are available here, and various participants' notes have been posted on the conference wiki. The conference has also…

Reminder: Reputation Economies in Cyberspace

Posted by Michael Zimmeron November 28, 2007in Events, Social Media1 Comment

Just a friendly reminder that the Reputation Economies in Cyberspace symposium hosted by the Yale Information Society Project is coming up (my original post on the symposium is here). It is being held on December 8, 2007 at Yale Law…

Yale ISP: Symposium on Reputation Economies in Cyberspace

Posted by Michael Zimmeron October 31, 2007in Events, Privacy, Social Media2 Comments

The Information Society Project at Yale Law School is proud to present Reputation Economies in Cyberspace. The symposium will be held on December 8, 2007 at Yale Law School in New Haven , CT. This event will bring together representatives…

ISP Lunch Speaker Series

Posted by Michael Zimmeron September 17, 2007in Events, Information Ethics, Information Law & Policy, Internet, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

One of my duties at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School has been to organize our weekly lunch speaker series. Last week we welcomed Samir Chopra, a philosopher who is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer…

Career Announcements

Posted by Michael Zimmeron April 22, 2007in Privacy, Professional, Search Engines3 Comments

Motivated by recent events, I'm pleased to announce that I have completed and filed my dissertation, "The Quest for the Perfect Search Engine: Values, Technical Design, and the Flow of Personal Information in Spheres of Mobility." All that awaits is…