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Re: new media and shock
by Stephanie Kent 19 Jan '09

19 Jan '09

Hi all - I generally just lurk, but I was struck by a discontinuity in discussion last Thursday and think it bears on this question of becoming inured to shock. There were 6 posts on "London...the internet accounts" interspersed with 4 on "AoIR 6.0 Chicago 2005 Registration is now open", 1 each on "iCS 8.2", "Call for proposals", and "Internet and fun/joy/pleasure". In the three days since, "London" vanished, some of the other threads continued, and new ones appeared. This is no doubt the nature of most conversations on this list, and perhaps everything that could be said about shock and bearing up and giving sympathy was expressed in the comments that were posted, and/or continuation has moved to other venues. But I had some cognitive dissonance reading the disparate threads as business-as-usual went on for many (including me) while others were wondering just how "usual" their lives were going to continue to be. I'm not familiar with any of the literature on shock, but some levels or layers of protection are evident in the acts of just getting on with things, whatever those immediate things that consume us may be. At the same time, I'm aware it would also be counterproductive (at least to purposes of peace and justice) to mine the event for all its tragedy, as this would play into political efforts to cast the attack in symbolic terms that fuel nationalisms and other hatreds. Shock, by definition, puts one in a state of non-responsiveness; the challenge may be the degree to which that lack of response gets carried over or continued into the return to the mundane, especially after the state-of-shock has worn off. best, steph http://www.reflexivity.us On Jul 10, 2005, at 3:07 PM, air-l-aoir.org-request(a)listserv.aoir.org wrote: > Hello all--a colleague of mine asked me if I could help him with the > following question. I'm not an authority on the Frankfurt School or > its > theorization of shock but hope that some of you out there might be. > Any > suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. > > Ken > > > His problem/question is as follows: > > Much ink has been spilt over shock within Frankfurt School writings. A > concept clearly taken over from Simmel and Freud, shock runs to the > heart > of Benjamin's media theory. But have Benjamin and Adorno appropriated > the > term as face value without ever considering the implications of their > assertions? Adorno's thinking would seem to intimate that at some > future > date nothing will ever shock us anymore, for the body will have > developed > such a thick protective barrier that nothing harmful will ever get > through--an idea worth resisting in itself. > > Are there any sustained studies of the question of shock particularly > within the domain of media Are there any articles within media theory > that > address the matter of shock in a postmodern, digital world?

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Re: [Air-l] Invitation to review abstracts for IR7.0
by Fay Sudweeks 11 Jan '08

11 Jan '08

Hi Yong-Chan Could you possibly do the IR7.0 reviews assigned to you ASAP? We need your reviews to make on decisions on most of those papers. Thanks Fay ----- Dr Fay Sudweeks School of Information Technology Murdoch University Murdoch WA 6150 Australia Tel: (08) 9360 2364 Fax: (08) 9360 2941 Web: www.it.murdoch.edu.au/~sudweeks Co-Chair CATaC conferences: www.catacconference.org Program Chair, IR7.0 Conference: http://conferences.aoir.org > -----Original Message----- > From: air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l- > bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Yong-Chan Kim > Sent: Tuesday, 24 January 2006 5:50 AM > To: air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: Re: [Air-l] Invitation to review abstracts for IR7.0 > > Hi, I can review papers on the topics that I checked below. > Thanks, > > Yong-Chan > > Yong-Chan Kim, Ph.D > Assistant Professor > Department of Telecommunication and Film > College of Communication and Information Sciences > University of Alabama > Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 > Tel) 205-348-8652 Fax) 205-348-5162 > Web) http://bama.ua.edu/~ykim > > > [v ] Communities and Communication > [ ] Digital aesthetics > [ ] Economics and Commerce > [ ] Ethics, Law, Policy > [ ] Gaming > [v ] Globalization/Localization > [ ] Histories > [ ] Identities and Diversity > [ ] Informatics > [ ] Converging Technologies > [v ] Politics/(In)Equality > [ ] Research Methods, Metrics, Approaches > [v ] Social Uses and Consequences > [ ] Surveillance, Privacy, Security > [ ] Teaching/Learning/Education > [ ] Technologies and Infrastructures > [v ] Theories/Philosophies > [v ] Health and Welfare > > Thanks! > Fay > > ----- > Dr Fay Sudweeks > School of Information Technology > Murdoch University > Murdoch WA 6150 Australia > Tel: (08) 9360 2364 Fax: (08) 9360 2941 > Program Chair, IR7.0 Conference: http://conferences.aoir.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/

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Disseminating Research Results
by Ingbert Floyd 21 Jul '06

21 Jul '06

It seems we're not getting the word out about our research enough: Dvorak, John C. Academics: Get to Work! We need sociological studies about the Net and computers. February 21, 2006. http://tinyurl.com/k7vw6 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1928970,00.asp Intro: "Universities have got to focus their attention on computers and the Internet. There are far too many understudied phenomena bubbling on the Net, and it's time for academia to wake up. Valuable time is being wasted." Ingbert Floyd PhD Student Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign -- ========================================== Check out the unofficial GSLIS Wiki: http://www.gslis.org/ Tell me what you think, if you find it useful, or if you have any ideas for how to organize it better. And if you feel comfortable doing so, I heartily encourage you to contribute content! This GSLIS is the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.

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AOIR on AUT
by Derek McMillan 26 May '06

26 May '06

LOL. I am amused by the idea that supporting AUT would be political but opposing them is OK because it is non-political. This is doubleplusungood doublethink isn't it. FWIW I support AUT.There is an advert on British TV to encourage people to vote It says "If you don't do politics, you don't do anything." and suggests that if you are interested in the world around you then you are de facto interested in politics. I favour a boycott of Israel, not because of its effect of otherwise on the brutal oppression of the Palestinians but because we do not have to be accomplices in that brutal oppression and a boycott is a non-violent civilised way to express that. You have only to listen to the intemperate language with which the Israeli right has responded - rejecting AUT as irrelevant and in the same breath denouncing them as terrorists - to see that it is having an effect. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.17 - Release Date: 25/05/2005 ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

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Internet adoption rates by country and age: data sources?
by catherine middleton 08 May '06

08 May '06

Hello all, I'm looking for internet adoption rates on a national basis, breaking out adoption patterns by age. Any suggestions as to where to find these data would be most appreciated. I don't have a specific list of countries I'm interested in, at this point I'm just trying to see what is available. I am aware of the OECD and ITU internet adoption data, but as far as I know neither provides a breakdown by age of adopter. For anyone interested in this in the Canadian context, these data are found in the Household Internet Use survey, conducted by Statistics Canada from 1997-2003. It tracks household adoption only, so the age data refers to the age of the head of household rather than to individual adopters. Thanks for your help. catherine middleton cmiddlet(a)ryerson.ca

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RCCS: Call for Book Reviewers
by david silver 12 Apr '06

12 Apr '06

RCCS: Call for Book Reviewers The following books are available for review for the Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies < http://www.com.washington.edu/rccs/booklist.asp >. If you are interested in reviewing one of the books, PLEASE READ the instructions below. *** The Access Principle: The Case for Open Access to Research and Scholarship John Willinsky MIT Press, 2006 Applied Ethics in Internet Research Ed. May Thorseth Norwegian University of Science and Technology University Press, 2003 Architecture's New Media: Principles, Theories, and Methods of Computer-Aided Design Yehuda E. Kalay MIT Press, 2004 The Cinema Effect Sean Cubitt MIT Press, 2004 Close Reading New Media: Analyzing Electronic Literature Eds. Jan Van Looy & Jan Baetens Leuven University Press, 2003 Computer Mediated Communication: Social Interaction and the Internet Crispin Thurlow, Laura Lengel, & Alice Tomic Sage, 2004 Connected, or What It Means to Live in the Network Society Steven Shaviro University of Minnesota Press, 2003 Cornucopia Limited: Design and Dissent on the Internet Richard Coyne MIT Press, 2005 Culture + Technology: A Primer Jennifer Daryl Slack & J. MacGregor Wise Peter Lang, 2005 Cyberarts 2004: International Compendium Prix Ars Electronica Hannes Leopoldseder, Christine Schopf, & Gerfried Stocker Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2004 Cyberscience: Research in the Age of the Internet Michael Nentwich Austrian Academy of Sciences, 2003 The Deepening Divide: Inequality in the Information Society Jan A G M van Dijk Sage, 2005 The Digital Sublime: Myth, Power, and Cyberspace Vincent Mosco MIT Press, 2005 Disability and Contemporary Performance: Bodies on Edge Petra Kuppers Routledge, 2003 Double Click: Romance and Commitment Among Online Couples Andrea J. Baker Hampton Press, 2005 Electronic Monuments Gregory Ulmer University of Minnesota Press, 2005 Eloquent Images: Word and Image in the Age of New Media Eds. Mary E. Hocks & Michelle R. Kendrick MIT Press, 2003 >From 9/11 to Terror War: The Dangers of the Bush Legacy Douglas Kellner Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2003 The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play Anthology Eds. Katie Salen & Eric Zimmerman MIT Press, 2006 Half-Real: Video Games between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds Jesper Juul MIT Press, 2005 How Images Think Ron Burnett MIT Press, 2004 Image Ethics in the Digital Age Eds. Larry P. Gross, John Stuart Katz, & Jay Ruby University of Minnesota Press, 2003 Information Politics on the Web Richard Rogers MIT Press, 2004 The Internet Playground: Children's Access, Entertainment, And Mis-education Ellen Seiter Peter Lang, 2005 Internet Research Annual: Selected Papers from the Association of Internet Researchers Conferences, 2000-2002 Eds. Mia Consalvo, Nancy Baym, Jeremy Hunsinger, Klaus Bruhn Jensen, John Logie, Monica Murero, & Leslie Shade Peter Lang, 2004 Lara Croft: Cyber Heroine Astrid Deuber-Mankowsky; Sue-Ellen Case (Foreword) & Dominic J. Bonfiglio (Translator) University of Minnesota Press, 2005 Literate Lives in the Information Age: Narratives on Literacy from the United States Cynthia L. Selfe & Gail E. Hawisher Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004 Love Online: Emotions on the Internet Aaron Ben-Ze'ev Cambridge University Press, 2004 Making Silicon Valley: Innovation and the Growth of High Tech, 1930-1970 Christophe Lecuyer MIT Press, 2005 Material Virtualities: Approaching Online Textual Embodiment Jenny Sunden Peter Lang, 2003 Media Debates: Great Issues for the Digital Age, 4th Edition Everette E. Dennis & John C. Merrill Wadsworth Publishing, 2006 Mediation and the Communication Matrix C. Kaha Waite Peter Lang, 2003 The Mirror and the Veil: An Overview of American Online Diaries and Blogs Viviane Serfaty Rodopi, 2004 My First Recession: Critical Internet Culture in Transition Geert Lovink V2_/NAI Publishers, 2004 Neo-Baroque Aesthetics and Contemporary Entertainment Angela Ndalianis MIT Press, 2004 New Media Campaigns and the Managed Citizen Philip N. Howard Cambridge University Press, 2005 New Technologies at Work: People, Screens and Social Virtuality Eds. Christina Garsten & Helena Wulff Berg Publishers, 2004 News Media and New Media: The Asian-Pacific Internet Handbook, Episode V Ed. Madanmohan Rao Eastern Universities Press, 2003 No Safety in Numbers: How the Computer Quantified Everything and Made People Risk-Aversive Henry J. Perkinson Hampton Press, 1996 Online Social Research: Methods, Issues, & Ethics Eds. Mark D. Johns, Shing-Ling Chen, & G. Jon Hall Peter Lang, 2003 Publicity's Secret: How Technoculture Capitalizes on Democracy Jodi Dean Cornell University Press, 2002 Saved From Oblivion: Documenting the Daily from Diaries to Web Cams Andreas Kitzmann Peter Lang, 2004 Shaping Things Bruce Sterling MIT Press, 2005 Soft Cinema: Navigating the Database (DVD and Book) Lev Manovich & Andreas Kratky MIT Press, 2005 The Souls of Cyberfolk: Posthumanism as Vernacular Theory Thomas Foster University of Minnesota Press, 2005 Star Trek: Technologies of Disappearance Alan N. Shapiro Avinus Verlag, 2004 Techno Fashion Bradley Quinn Berg Publishers, 2002 Technology and the Dream: Reflections on the Black Experience at MIT, 1941-1999 Clarence G. Williams MIT Press, 2003 Towards a Sustainable Information Society: Deconstructing WSIS Eds. Jan Servaes & Nico Carpentier Intellect, 2005 Twisty Little Passages: An Approach to Interactive Fiction Nick Montfort MIT Press, 2005 Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing Jane Margolis and Allan Fisher MIT Press, 2003 Virtual Morality: Morals, Ethics and New Media Ed. Mark J. P. Wolf Peter Lang, 2003 Virtual Worlds: Culture and Politics in the Age of Cybertechnology Pramod K. Nayar Sage, 2004 Will Fair Use Survive? Free Expression in the Age of Copyright Control. A Public Policy Report Marjorie Heins & Tricia Beckles Brennan Center for Justice, 2005 *** Instructions for Reviewers: RCCS reviews are between 1500-2000 words and are published here: < http://www.com.washington.edu/rccs/booklist.asp >. If you are interested in reviewing a book, please answer the following questions and email them to: dsilver(a)u.washington.edu 1. What is your name and, if any, title/affiliation? 2. Which book (please select one) would you like to review? 3. In the event that your selection is taken, please list 2-3 keywords that describe your interests. 4. Are you able to have a 1500-2000 word draft review of this book ready by the end of April, 2006? 5. What is your address? Thank you for your interest, david silver http://faculty.washington.edu/dsilver/ subscribe? unsubscribe? https://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cyberculture-announce

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BISA International Communications CfP
by Maura Conway 31 Mar '06

31 Mar '06

**Apologies for cross posting** Thanks to all those who contributed to and attended at the International Communications section’s panels at last year’s British International Studies Association (BISA) conference in St. Andrews. I am pleased to announce the call for papers for this year’s BISA conference, which will take place in Cork, Ireland, from 18 to 20 December 2006. If you are interested in submitting a paper or, indeed, panel proposal related to International Communications for presentation at the annual conference, the deadline for submissions is Wednesday, 12 April. The International Communications section welcomes papers on the impact of both ‘new’ and ‘old’ media on the study and practice of international relations and foreign policy. **AoIRers, I am particularly interested in receiving paper proposals with an Internet focus as, I think, the Internet and its impacts are seriously undervalued in the discipline of International Relations** Abstracts of not more than 250 words and also bearing the authors name, affiliation, BISA membership status, and full contact details should be forwarded to me at maura.conway(a)dcu.ie. For further information about BISA and the annual conference, please refer to the BISA website: www.bisa.ac.uk. I look forward to hearing from you. Regards, Maura Conway

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Online research methods: training package
by Matthew Allen 31 Mar '06

31 Mar '06

Dear all I bring your attention to http://www.geog.le.ac.uk/orm/index.htm An online research methods training package for social science community. It looks (on first impressions) excellent; peer-reviewed and developed under ESRC funding in the UK. MAtt Dr Matthew Allen Associate Professor Internet Studies Curtin University of Technology, CRICOS 00301J Australia m.allen(a)curtin.edu.au http://smi.curtin.edu.au/netstudies/allen.htm +61 8 92663511 (v) +61 8 9266 3166 (f) President, Association of Internet Researchers http://www.aoir.org

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Perspective: It's my Internet--I can do what I want
by Jeremy Hunsinger 30 Mar '06

30 Mar '06

Employees are roaming free on the Internet for their own personal use while at work, according to a recent survey of more than 10,000 employees by Burstek, a provider of employee Internet management solutions. http://news.com.com/2010-1022_3-6055146.html? part=rss&tag=6055146&subj=news This is a pretty poor news article, imho, has anyone seen the actual study? I'm wondering how they actually operationalize some of their concepts because it seems to me that if employees use the internet for self-improvement, which to my mind includes discussing things with others, and reading, that might not be a direct form of efficiency, but i think that it probably increases the overall efficiency of the workplace by creating a more informed workforce. Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments http://www.aoir.org The Association of Internet Researchers http://www.stswiki.org/ stswiki http://cfp.learning-inquiry.info/ LI-the journal

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Invitation to ICA Pre Conference in Budapest
by Nanne Priebs 30 Mar '06

30 Mar '06

ICA 2006 Pre-conference: Influencing Outcomes: Communications Research and Global and Regional Policy Transformations Date: June 16- 17, 2006 Venue: Central European University, Budapest, Hungary Sponsored by: ICA Philosophy of Communication Division, and Political Communication Division Organizers: The Project for Global Communication Studies, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, The Center for Media and Communication Studies, Central European University, Budapest, and the COST A30 European Media Scholars Network Description of the proposed conference: Given the theme of the Dresden ICA conference "Networking, Communication, and Research," it is appropriate and timely to offer a pre-conference that deals with the interplay between policymakers and the scholarly community. Globalization, internationalization, and a strong sense of inter-dependency as is documented by current political and economic realities has reinforced the need to understand how policy is made, what its impact is, who and how it influences, and whether local, national, regional or international laws and policies are called for and the most effect means of governance. The drive towards democratization and the many transitions that have taken place in the post-1989 period have cast a new light on the importance of creating meaningful and useful media policy. As one of the central pillars of a modern democracy, media institutions, comprising both traditional and new technologies, play a key role in the functioning of society. Against this backdrop, the Project for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, and the Center for Media and Communication Studies, Central European University, propose a two-day pre-conference that will discuss the relationship between research and policymaking, how the scholarly community can impact and influence the policy agenda and policymaking institutions, as well as engage in a critical dialogue that will produce an agenda for future research, especially on issues and questions related to how media laws and policies affect and impact democratization and social transition. The pre-conference has the added bonus of the inclusion of the COST A30 European Media Scholars Network, which will host a special meeting to coincide with the ICA Budapest pre-conference. CEU is the coordinating university for the COST A30 Action "East of West: Setting a New Central and Eastern European Media Research Agenda." The project brings together more than 40 outstanding scholars from 20 European countries. The main objective of the Action is to develop a cutting edge, joint European social science research agenda with a clear focus on newly emerging problems of Central and Eastern European media in a comparative perspective. Budapest, as one of the principal points of the post-communist transition, provides a fitting backdrop for a pre-conference of this nature, giving participants the opportunity to engage with Hungary's media law and policy reform leaders from academic, civil society, as well as commercial and industry sectors. The Annenberg-CEU pre-conference sessions will feature: � Participation from many of Europe's leading media scholars who are part of the EU COST A30 Action European media studies network; � two keynote addresses; � panel discussions; � a tour of Hungary's famous and beautiful Parliament building, with a guided tour by a former member of Parliament and leading figure of Hungary's media law and policy transformation; � a roundtable on contemporary issues of nationalism and ethnic identity; and � optional guided tours of Budapest's famous cafes and outdoor garden pubs, a trip to one of Budapest's relaxing mineral baths, and visit to one of many local music attractions, like the Hungarian Opera. Cost and registration details: Please see the ICA website for registration details (http://www.icahdq.org/) or contact Susan Abbott at the Annenberg School for Communication at sabbott(a)asc.upenn.edu. Costs associated with the Budapest Pre-conference will include: hotel, some meals and a conference registration fee. Participants of the Budapest Pre-conference are encouraged to arrange their travel such that they connect through Budapest en route to Dresden. The Pre-conference organizers will also assist with travel to Budapest, and depending on interest with either organize low-cost air travel or a group bus from Budapest to Dresden. Other Details: Registration and deposit due in advance, by May 15, 2006. Contact people: � Susan Abbott, Sr. Research Coordinator at the Project for Global Communication Studies, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania � E-mail: sabbott(a)asc.upenn.edu � Laura Ranca, Project Coordinator, Center for Media and Communication Studies, Central European University � E- mail: rancal(a)ceu.hu. Pre-Conference Registration Fee: $100 USD (payable to ICA, at the time of registering and paying for ICA Dresden Conference) Items included in this fee: 1. Meals, Materials and Entertainment Fee: $50 USD 2. ICA Administration Fee: $25 USD 3. Annenberg-CEU Administration Fee: $25 USD Budapest Costs � Accommodation and Travel Pre-conference participants can either book their travel directly to Budapest (roundtrip) or they can book their travel (roundtrip to Berlin) and transfer to Budapest. We suggest the following itineraries: Travel to Budapest for the Pre-conference Participants must arrange their travel to arrive in Budapest on Thursday, June 15, 2006 for arrival and check-in. The pre-conference starts on Friday, June 16, 2006 at 9 am. Option A: Budapest direct � Roundtrip ticket from your home city to Budapest. � Easyjet flight from Budapest to Berlin, with bus transfer to Dresden (We will arrange for bus transfer for those interested). Estimated cost of the Easyjet flight, and bus transfer is $100 USD roundtrip (Budapest to Berlin and back to Budapest) Option B: Berlin direct � Roundtrip ticket from your home city to Berlin � You arrange your own travel to Budapest � options include Easyjet or other low-cost airlines or going by bus or train. (We will not arrange bus transfer with this option, but can provide advice and suggestions for ways to get from Berlin to Budapest). >From the Budapest Airport there is a Shuttle Service into the city. You can buy a round trip ticket (good for your ride to your hotel and back to the airport) upon arrival in Budapest, just after you get out of baggage claim. The cost of the ticket is roughly $20 USD. It is recommended that you change some money at the airport upon arrival or use the cash machines at the airport to get Hungarian Forints � the local currency. Budapest has a wide selection of banks, cash machines and change kiosks. Credit cards are accepted most places (mostly Master Card and Visa). English and German are widely spoken in Budapest, in addition to Hungarian, the national language. Accommodation We will do our best to help participants find the accommodation that meets their budget. We suggest the following: Hotel Options � You can choose from hotel rooms that start at 50 euros a night (around $60 USD). We will book your hotel for you, and will work with area hotels to find a rate that is suitable for your budget. Please email Laura Ranca (rancal(a)ceu.hu) to let her know your preferences. Hotel rooms can be shared, but you must indicate this before check-in. We will make the reservation, but you are required to pay the hotel bill at the time of checkout. Hungarian hotels accept Visa, and Master Card, and American Express, as well as cash. It is also possible to prepay your hotel bill with a wire transfer or credit card payment over the phone. The hotel fee is not included in the registration fee, so please plan ahead and get in touch with Laura Ranca to reserve a room. Youth Hostel Option � There are many Youth Hostels in Budapest to choose from. For a list of available hostels, please visit this website: http://www.reservations.bookhostels.com/europeanrailguide.com/findabed.php?… For people choosing to stay in a Youth Hostel, you must take care of reserving and paying for your stay on your own. The conference organizers are unable to do this for you. Hostels are an affordable option for accommodation in Europe, and are generally clean and safe and centrally located, with access to public transportation. The hostels closest to CEU are the ones situated in districts 5, 6, 7 and of Budapest (CEU is situated in district 5). Some of the near-by hostels are: � Mellow Mood Hostels (http://www.hostels.hu/about-us.html) � Marco Polo Hostel (http://www.backpackers.hu/marcopolo.php) � Aboriginal Hostel (http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/AboriginalHostel-Budapest-4545) � Agape Budget Guesthouse (http://www.hostels.com/en/availability.php/HostelNumber.10040) Hostels fill up fast, so it is best to book in advance. CEU Dormitory Option (http://www.ceucenter.hu/ENG/index_eng.html) CEU operates a residential hall that is approximately 45 minutes from the center of Budapest and CEU by public transportation (bus + one Metro ride). The rooms are all wired with Internet access, and the hall has a swimming pool, tennis court, caf* and a dining facility. People from all over the world stay there and it is a nice way to meet people. For those interested in this option, please email Laura Ranca for more information and for reservations. Costs: 30 Euro � for single room 38 Euro � for shared room Rooms are subject to availability and space is not guaranteed. Student Guest-Stay Option � On a first-come, first-served basis, we will match interested graduate students with graduate students in Budapest attending CEU or other Budapest-centered universities. Space is limited. This option offers the budget-minded student traveler the opportunity to stay in Budapest for the pre-conference, without the worry of how to pay for accommodation, i.e. it is free, although we encourage you to bring a small gift for your host. It is recommended that you bring a sleeping bag or sheets and a blanket for the duration of your stay, although your hosts may already have bedding. We will facilitate email contact between ICA graduate student participants and their hosts in Budapest before the conference, so that you can know what to expect and how to best prepare. For those interested in this option, please email Laura Ranca at rancal(a)ceu.hu.

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