This conference may interest some of the aoir-list members. J. Campbell Call For Papers Computer-Supported Social Interaction (CSI) 2002 http://www.users.muohio.edu/campbeqj/csi/csi.html April 19-20 2002 Miami University Oxford, OH 45056 Proposal Submission Deadline: Feb. 15, 2002 Advanced Registration Deadline: March 15, 2002 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 2K2 conference is an effort to bring together leading researchers in the field of CMC to discuss the psychological implications of technology on social relationships. The conference will feature presentations by: ¨ Andrea Hollingshead (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) ¨ Sara Kiesler (Carnegie Mellon University) ¨ Joseph Walther (Rensselear Polytechnic Institute) 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 Feb. 15 2002. 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/~campbeqj/csi/proposal.htmlx or email them to CSI@muohio.edu (with CSI Proposal as the subject heading) Registration ¨ Deadline for advance conference registration is March 15, 2002 ¨ Register online at: http://www.users.muohio.edu/campbeqj/csi/csireg.html Any questions should be emailed directly to -- CSI@muohio.edu