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>>INTERNET RESEARCH 2.0: INTERconnections
>>
>>The Second International Conference of the Association of Internet
>>Researchers
>>OCTOBER 10-14, 2001
>>University of Minnesota
>>Minneapolis-St.Paul Minnesota, USA
>>Deadline for submissions: Friday, March 2, 2001
>>
>>Confirmed Keynote Speakers:
>>
>>Phil Agre, Associate Professor of Information Studies, University of
>>California, Los Angeles, USA
>>
>>Anita Allen-Castellito, Professor of Law and Philosophy, University of
>>Pennsylvania, USA
>>
>>Lisa Nakamura, Assistant Professor of English, Sonoma State University, USA
>>
>>Sheizaf Rafaeli, Head of the Center for the Study of the Information
>>Society and Professor  of Business Administration, University of Haifa, Israel
>>
>>
>>
>>The Internet's ever-increasing points of connection to almost every
>>element of 21st century life have prompted strong interest in
>>understanding the social aspects of cyberspace. The popular press offers
>>wave after wave of speculation and vague forecasts, but what is really
>>needed to help us understand how to live in our wired world is research:
>>research that is collaborative, international, and interdisciplinary.
>>
>>In September 2000, over 300 people attended the first international
>>Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) at the
>>University of Kansas. This Conference built connections among Internet
>>researchers from across a range disciplines and from around the globe. In
>>October of 2001, INTERNET RESEARCH 2.0 will offer an opportunity to
>>reinforce and extend these connections. IR 2.0 will bring together
>>prominent scholars, researchers, practitioners, and students from many
>>disciplines and fields for a program of keynote addresses, paper
>>presentations, formal discussions, and informal exchanges.
>>
>>IR 2.0 will be held on the campus of the University of Minnesota, one of
>>the world's most technologically innovative campuses. The conference will
>>provide opportunities to network, learn from other researchers, hear from
>>leading players in Internet development, and take in the sights and
>>sounds of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
>>
>>The Association of Internet Researchers invites paper, presentation, and
>>panel proposals on topics that address social, cultural, political,
>>economic, and aesthetic aspects of the Internet. We welcome submissions
>>from any discipline, as well as work from those producing new media or
>>working in multimedia studies. Panel presentations which establish
>>connections across disciplines, institutions and/or continents are
>>especially encouraged. We also seek presentations which will make
>>creative use of Internet technologies and techniques, including (but not
>>limited to) digital art and e-poster sessions.
>>
>>We suggest the following as possible themes for proposals.
>>
>>*  communication-based Internet studies
>>*  digital art
>>*  distance education and pedagogy
>>*  e-commerce and business
>>*  gender, sexualities, and the Internet
>>*  human-computer interaction (HCI)
>>*  international perspectives on the Internet
>>*  Internet technologies
>>*  law and the Internet, including privacy and copyright issues
>>*  methodological issues in Internet studies
>>*  new media and Internet journalism
>>*  psychology and the Internet
>>*  the "Digital Divide"
>>*  race and cyberspace
>>*  rhetoric and technology
>>
>>This list is not meant to be exclusive, but rather to trigger ideas and
>>encourage submissions from a range of disciplines. When we are able to
>>identify scholars from a range of disciplines pursuing shared themes, we
>>will work to bring these scholars together for panel sessions.
>>
>>When preparing proposals, please consider the convention's conventions:
>>
>>*  Most conference sessions will be 90 minutes, with no less than the
>>final thirty minutes reserved for discussion.
>>
>>*  The average time allotted for a paper or presentation will be 15 minutes.
>>
>>If these time constraints are not appropriate for your
>>panel/presentation, please highlight this in your proposal. Also, please
>>include any unusual equipment needs or special considerations that might
>>affect your presentation.
>>
>>Individual paper and presentation proposals should be no more than 250
>>words. Panels will generally include three or four papers or
>>presentations. For panel proposals, the session organizer should submit a
>>150-250 word statement describing the panel topic, including abstracts of
>>up to 250 words for each paper or presentation in the panel.
>>
>>Graduate students are highly encouraged to submit proposals. They should
>>note their student status with their submissions, and, if they wish,
>>submit completed papers by the March 2 deadline so their work can be
>>considered for a special Student Award. The winner of the Student Award
>>will have conference fees waived. Conference organizers are working to
>>ensure that IR 2.0 is affordable for graduate students, and indeed, for
>>all attendees. Details of anticipated costs will be posted to the
>>conference website (http://www.cddc.vt.edu/aoir ) in the coming weeks.
>>
>>We also invite proposals for pre-Conference workshops. These proposals
>>should be submitted as soon as possible (no later than January 31, 2001)
>>so that the workshops can be publicized.
>>
>>All proposals should be submitted electronically at
>>http://www2.cddc.vt.edu/confman/
>>
>>It is preferred that you use HTML to minimally format your submission.
>>
>>The deadline for submissions of paper/session proposals is Friday, March
>>2, 2001.
>>
>>If you have questions about the program, conference, or AoIR, please contact:
>>
>>Program Chair: Leslie Shade, University of Ottawa, [log in to unmask]
>>Conference Coordinator: John Logie, University of Minnesota, [log in to unmask]
>>A(O)IR President: Steve Jones, [log in to unmask]
>>
>>More Information about IR 2.0 can be found on the Conference Website:
>>http://www.cddc.vt.edu/aoir For more information about the Association of
>>Internet Researchers, including information on joining the Association,
>>visit AoIR's website at http://aoir.org

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