Hi, I thought some of you may be interested in this conference, and some of
you have already sent in proposals, but this is the final call, so I
thought I'd redistribute.
FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS --
The deadline for submissions of paper/session proposals is 15 MARCH, 2000.
INTERNET RESEARCH 1.0: THE STATE OF THE INTERDISCIPLINE
FIRST CONFERENCE of the ASSOCIATION OF INTERNET RESEARCHERS
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE KS, USA
SEPTEMBER 14-17,2000
Conference Website: http://www.cddc.vt.edu/aoir/
The growth of the Internet is one of the greatest cultural phenomena of our
time, impacting almost all areas of life. It is crucial to build knowledge
about the Internet's socio-cultural dimensions. Despite great interest,
knowledge-building in Internet research is hindered by a lack of
international, centralized opportunities for scholars from different
disciplines to interact. This international conference, the first meeting
of the Association of Internet Researchers, will focus on the Internet as a
distinct interdisciplinary field for research. It will bring together
prominent scholars, researchers, and students from multiple disciplines for
keynote addresses, paper presentations, formal and informal discussions.
The Association of Internet Researchers (A.(o).I.R.) invites submissions of
between 150 and 250 words on all topics that address any social, cultural,
political, economic, or aesthetic aspects of the internet. We welcome
submissions from any discipline and encourage international and
interdisciplinary work as well as submissions from those producing new
media or working in multimedia studies.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
Manuel Castells
Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. Castells
has published over 17 books, including a recent trilogy on the information
age which begins with The Rise of the Network Society (1996). In 1995-1996,
Castells was appointed to the European's Commissions's High Level Expert
Group on the Information Society and is a member of the European Academy.
Susan Herring
Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Her recent edited collections include Computer-Mediated Communication:
Linguistic, Social, and Cross-Cultural Perspectives and Computer-Mediated
Discourse Analysis.
Rob Kling
Professor of Information Systems and Information Science at Indiana
University at Bloomington. He is the editor of Computerization and
Controversy: Value Conflicts and Social Choices, and editor-in-chief of the
international journal The Information Society.
Helen Nissenbaum
Research Associate and Lecturer at the University Center for Human Values
at Princeton University and founding editor of the international journal,
Ethics and Information Technology.
Barry Wellman
Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto. His recent collection
is titled Networks in the Global Village. He is also a principal founder of
a new journal, City and Community, the first issue of which will appear in
2000.
FORMAT OF PROPOSALS
All proposals should be submitted electronically at:
http://www2.cddc.vt.edu/confman/
Average time allotted for a panel will be 1 hour and 30 minutes, including
discussion time.
Average time allotted for a paper or presentation will be 15 minutes.
If these time constraints are not appropriate for your panel/presentation,
please include that in your abstract.
Please include any equipment or special considerations that might affect
your presentation.
Proposals can be of three types.
PAPERS
Proposals for papers :150-250 word abstract.
CREATIVE PRESENTATIONS/DEMONSTRATIONS
Creative presentations (surprise us!) and Internet-related project
demonstrations (including
digital art) are encouraged. The format for these proposals are the same as
those for regular
papers.
PANELS
Panels will generally include three to four papers or presentations. The
session organizer should submit a 150-250 word statement describing the
session topic, include abstracts of up to 100 words for each paper or
presentation, and indicate that each author is willing to participate in
the session. Presenters should plan on using around half of the panels'
time for presentation, and the rest of the time for discussion of the
issues raised by these papers.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Graduate students are highly encouraged to submit proposals. They should
note their student status with submission for consideration of a special
Student Award. The winner of the Student Award will have conference fees
waived.
FORMAT OF SUBMISSIONS
Submissions will be accepted at http://www2.cddc.vt.edu/confman/
It is preferred that you use HTML to minimally format your paper .
REGISTRATION
Registration will begin April 15, 2000. Check the conference website for
details.
Conference Coordinator: Nancy Baym, [log in to unmask]
Program Chair: Jeremy Hunsinger, [log in to unmask]
A(O)IR President: Steve Jones, [log in to unmask]
More Information can be found on the Conference Website:
Http://www.cddc.vt.edu/aoir
For more information about the Association of Internet Researchers visit
our website at http://aoir.org
Jeremy Hunsinger http://www.cddc.vt.edu
Instructor of Political Science Center for Digital Discourse and Culture
Webmaster/Manager CDDC
526 Major Williams Hall 0130 http://www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy --my homepage
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061 (540)-231-7614
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