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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear INC mailing list,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Calling all researchers of Search Engines and Ethics. I am delighted to invite you to a two-day event at The University of Birmingham in September 2024.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><img width="399" height="107" style="width:4.1562in;height:1.1145in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image001.png@01DAC0CC.CC887FD0" alt="Abstract circular design in black and white"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoTitle">Call for Contributions<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Following the success of previous events in Lund, Sweden; Vienna, Austria; and Hamburg, Germany, on behalf of the European Search Engine Research Network, I’m delighted to invite you to attend the 4<sup>th</sup> annual conference of the
network, to be held at <a href="https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/"><b>The University of Birmingham, UK</b></a><b> 13<sup>th</sup> - 14<sup>th</sup> September 2024.</b>
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<h1>Programme Overview<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal">The event will bring together those of us who have previously met in Hamburg, Vienna and Lund, with key members of the
<a href="https://opensearchfoundation.org/en/">Open Search Foundation’s</a> (OSF) ethics working group, members of the
<a href="https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/english/research/centres/digital-cultures/staff">
Centre for Digital Cultures</a> here at Birmingham, as well as invited scholars working in search engine studies.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Day one of the event will feature <b>15-20-minute papers</b> on
<b>“What would an ethical search engine look like?” </b>introducing updates on the topic of search engines and ethics by participants.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Day two will be focused on developing two new collaborative projects “The Ethical Interface” and the “Search Engine Ethics Encyclopaedia and Database” focused on communicating the big questions of search engine ethics to a public audience.
We are currently building an interactive browser interface to help non-academics consider the ethical aspects of search engines, as well as developing an encyclopaedia of search engine ethics.
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<p class="MsoNormal">We encourage all participants to attend both days. <o:p></o:p></p>
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We are seeking contributions and involvement for the “The Ethical Interface” and the “Search Engine Ethics Encyclopaedia and Database” projects so if you can’t make our meeting in September but would like to stay in the loop about these projects, please let
me know and we can add you to our list of potential partners.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h1>Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you would like to give a paper one day one, please submit a
<b>500-word abstract by 22<sup>nd</sup> July to Rosie Graham at </b><a href="mailto:R.Graham@bham.ac.uk"><b>R.Graham@bham.ac.uk</b></a> see details below. Successful papers will be confirmed in early August.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h2>CFP: “What would an ethical search engine look like?” <o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal">We welcome 500-word (excluding bibliography) abstract submissions on topics including, but not limited to, those listed below:<o:p></o:p></p>
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Key ethical limitations of search engines, the impact that these have on individuals, communities or wider society, and what might be done about them.
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Alternative models for organising and/or searching the web.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
Is an ideal search engine possible, and what would it look like?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
Reports on ongoing initiatives, non-profits, or activism for the future of search engines.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
Search engine results for controversial or contested issues, for example, conflict, migration, marginalisation, criminal justice, politics, religion, and the climate crisis.
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The ethics of the advertising model and other economic principles that currently support search engines, including SEO, and surveillance capitalism. Is another model possible?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
The ethical aspects of Google’s market domination and antitrust laws. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
Do search engines have ethical duties or responsibilities to users and/or society?
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Search engines and sustainability.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
Bias, non-Western perspectives, and decolonialisation.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
Personalisation and localisation for an increasingly globalized world<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
Search engines and education: the ethics of truth, justice and trustworthiness.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
The regulation of search engines: ethical, legal, and/or social approaches. <o:p>
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Search engines and freedoms: the right to information, the right to be forgotten, the right to data collection, the right to opt-out, and the right to privacy.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
What is fairness in the context of search engines: discrimination, social justice, and normativity.
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Search engines and openness. What is transparency in the context of algorithms and machine learning?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
Search engines and future technologies, including Large Language Models and AI. How will new technological methods shift current ethical questions and debates? Where do you see questions of ethics and search engines heading in the future?<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please feel free to circulate this CFP to your relevant networks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1>Preliminary Schedule 13<sup>th</sup>-14<sup>th</sup> September 2024<o:p></o:p></h1>
<h2>Day One: Papers and Plenary<o:p></o:p></h2>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">15-20-minute papers on “What would an ethical search engine look like?”
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Group plenary and discussion. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Chance to continue conversations over dinner.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<h2>Day Two: Putting Our Ethical Ideas into Practice<o:p></o:p></h2>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Project 1: "The Ethical Interface" – An introduction to a new collaborative project to build a Chrome extension that will interactively highlight ethical issues to users while they
are using Google’s search engine. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Project 2: Search Engine Ethics Encyclopaedia and Database (SEEED) will create a database of key issues, topics, and questions, collaboratively written by a range of different experts,
specifically for a public audience.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Workshop to collaborate on the design and development of these collaborative tools, which would represent an output of our group.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Wrap up and mapping out the next steps for the project. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<h1>Travel information <o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal">The event will be held on the <a href="https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/contact/directions">
Edgbaston campus</a> of the University of Birmingham.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h2>By Rail<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal">Most cross-country services to Birmingham arrive at New Street Station. Up to six trains an hour depart for the University on the cross-city line (ten minutes to University station, final destination Longbridge or Redditch). The centre
of the main campus is a five-minute walk from University Station.<o:p></o:p></p>
<h2>By Air <o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal">Birmingham International Airport has direct flights from locations in the UK, as well as from the USA, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. If you are arriving in London, there is a frequent train service from London Euston railway station
to New Street Station (journey time around 1 hour 30 minutes).<o:p></o:p></p>
<h1>Contact Information<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal">I look forward to welcoming you to Birmingham in the fall. If you have any queries or questions, please do email me at
<a href="mailto:R.Graham@bham.ac.uk">R.Graham@bham.ac.uk</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With all best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dr Rosie Graham<o:p></o:p></p>
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