Hello, I hope you had a wonderful summer ! Join the Community Data Science Collective<https://communitydata.science/> (CDSC) for our 9th Science of Community Dialogue<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUaDD5y_9xI2168FzAwDaEnLf3RAmtSNc235-kL-Ta8lErAg/viewform?usp=sf_link>! This Community Dialogue will take place on September 27th at 12:00 pm CT and will explore how communities self-govern amidst competing pressures in complex, multi-layered environments. Professor Seth Frey<https://enfascination.com/weblog/professional> (University of California Davis) will join Sohyeon Hwang<https://www.sohyeonhwang.com/> (Northwestern University) to present recent research on topics including: * How autonomous communities within ecosystems navigate varied privacy norms * Formal and informal governance mechanisms * Understanding and navigating community governance priorities * Resolving incompatibilities across community boundaries A full session descriptions<https://wiki.communitydata.science/Dialogues/Complexities_of_Community_Governance> is on our website. Register online<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUaDD5y_9xI2168FzAwDaEnLf3RAmtSNc235-kL-Ta8lErAg/viewform?usp=sf_link> What is a Dialogue? The Science of Community Dialogue Series<https://wiki.communitydata.science/Dialogues> is a series of conversations between researchers, experts, community organizers, and other people who are interested in how communities work, collaborate, and succeed. You can watch this short introduction video<https://northwestern.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=1bb1547a-7034-41dd-b433-ae5a0105cca0&start=0> with Aaron Shaw. What is the CDSC? The Community Data Science Collective<https://communitydata.science/> (CDSC) is an interdisciplinary research group made of up of faculty and students at the University of Washington Department of Communication, the Northwestern University Department of Communication Studies, the Carleton College Computer Science Department, and the Purdue University School of Communication. Learn more If you'd like to learn more or get future updates about the Science of Community Dialogues, please join the low volume announcement list<https://communitydata.science/mailman3/postorius/lists/cdsc-dialogues.communitydata.science>. Madison Deyo Program Coordinator Northwestern University The Center for Human-Computer Interaction + Design<https://www.hci.northwestern.edu/> Community Data Science Collective<https://wiki.communitydata.science/Main_Page> --