The Forum for Well-being in Digital Media
First Day - Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Venue: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
The Sarah Tadmor Hall
8:45 – 9:00
Briefing notes for moderators
9:00 – 9:30
Greetings and opening remarks
Prof. Avi Assor, Head of the Educational and School Psychology program ,Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Prof. Amnon Meisels, former head of the Computer Science Department, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Mr. Getachew Engida, Deputy Director General, UNESCO
Mr. Evgeny Kuzmin, President, IFAP Russia, and Vice Chair, UNESCO’s IFAP
Dr. Dalit Atrakchi, Secretary General of the Israel National Commission for UNESCO,Israel
Dr. Raphael Gamzou, Deputy Director General, Head of the Division for Cultural and Scientific Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel
I. What is "Well Being"?
9:30 – 11:15
1. General Concepts of Well-Being
Moderator: Prof. Aharon Aviram, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Prof. Diane Michelfelder, Macalester College, USA
Apps, Clouds, Sensors, and the Mystery of Well-Being
Prof. Avi Assor, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Well-Being and Ill-Being: A Motivational Perspective
Prof. Ofra Mayseless, University of Haifa, Israel
Deep Within, Beyond and Inter-connectedness: On Well-Being from a Spiritual Perspective
Mrs. Pninit Russo-Netzer, University of Haifa, Israel
"One small step for happiness, one giant leap for well-being”: on well-being from the perspective of Positive Psychology
Respondent: Prof. Paul Majkut, National University, USA
11:15 – 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00
2. Practical Concepts of Well-Being
Moderator: Mr. Jarosław Lipszyc, The Modern Poland Foundation, Poland
Prof. Michel Strawczynski, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Measuring the Quality of Life in Israel
Respondent: Dr. Claudio Dondi, SCIENTER, Italy
Mr. Shmuel Barkan, Freescale Israel
IoT- the tool to optimize Technology, Economy, Society and Individuals into Well-being
Respondent: Mr. Yoav Armony, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Dr. Susana Finquelievich, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Digital Media and Well Being in Cities: Current Trends
Respondent: Prof. Eli Stern, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30
3. Children’s Well-Being
Moderator: Prof. László Z. Karvalics, University of Szeged, Hungary
Mr. Daniel Kropf, Universal Education Foundation, Belgium
Learning for Well-being: a self-directed journey towards individual and collective well-being
Prof. Istvan Muranyi, University of Debrecen, Hungary
The Conceptualization and Measurement of Young People’s Well-Being - Based on the European Social Sciences Literature
Dr. Claudia van Kruistum, VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands
Raising Children to Live a Good Life in a Digital World
Respondent: Dr. Nikitas Kastis, HAeD & MENON Network, Greece
15:30 - 16:00
4. What Is Well Being: Agreements, Disagreements and Questions for Further Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Galit Wellner, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Prof. Aharon Aviram, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Prof. Yair Amichai-Hamburger, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Israel
Prof. Yoram Eshet, The Open University, Israel
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee break
II. Technology-Humans-Society
16:30 – 18:00
1. Methodological Challenges
Moderator: Prof. Alfredo Ronchi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Prof. Joseph B. Walther, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Typers vs. Skypers: Managing and Measuring Healthy Relationships Online
Dr. Pieter Lemmens, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
Appropriating the Digital Condition
Prof. Ernst Wolff, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Digital Media as Freedom? Mapping the Complexity of Well-Being Discourse
Mr. Matias Dodel, Catholic University of Uruguay, and Director of World Internet Project`s Uruguayan Chapter, Uruguay
The Analytical Digital Divide: Expanding the Usage of Digital Determinants in non-ICT Specific Well-being Studies
Respondent: Prof. Yair Amichai-Hamburger, Interdisciplinary Center Hertzliya, Israel
20:00
Dinner
