We are excited to announce that the conference will feature presentations by: Katelyn McKenna (New York University) Tom Postmes (University of Amsterdam) Suzanne Weisband (University of Arizona) Also, the proposal submission deadline has been extended until March 24th. You can submit proposals online at: http://www.muohio.edu/birchmzp/csi/proposals.htm or email them to CSI@muohio.edu (with CSI Proposal as the subject heading) __________________________________________________________ Computer-Supported Social Interaction (CSI) 2003 http://www.users.muohio.edu/birchmzp/csi/ April 25-26, 2003 Miami University Oxford, OH 45056 Proposal Submission Deadline: March 24, 2003 Advanced Registration Deadline: March 17, 2003 Computers and the Internet are becoming increasingly important mediums for social interaction. Many types of relationships including business, casual, and intimate are formed and maintained through the use of computer- mediated communication (CMC). The CSI 2K3 conference is an effort to bring together leading researchers in the field of CMC to discuss the psychological implications of technology on social relationships. We also invite individuals to submit proposals for poster or 10 minute oral presentations on topics related to the area of computer-supported social interaction. The poster/paper sessions will be scheduled around the featured presentations. We welcome proposals from any discipline relevant to the theme of the conference; submissions can be of an empirical nature or a theoretical/conceptual paper. Students are particularly encouraged to submit poster proposals. Topics may include but are not limited to: *Electronic team performance *Computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) *Online relationships *Distance learning and education *Gender and technology *Internet research methodology *Research ethics *Human-computer interaction *Electronic commerce/privacy Submission Guidelines Authors must submit a 500-word proposal by March 24th, 2003. The abstract should present a brief yet detailed description of the problem, methodology, results and/or potential implications. Submit proposals online at: http://www.muohio.edu/birchmzp/csi/proposals.htm or email them to CSI@muohio.edu (with CSI Proposal as the subject heading) Registration *Deadline for advance conference registration is March 17th, 2003 *Register online at: http://www.users.muohio.edu/birchmzp/csi/reg.htm Please direct questions, concerns and suggestions to: CSI@muohio.edu "What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from." -T. S. Eliot, "Four Quartets"