Hi, The cities I mentioned as possible conference venues are just examples. Of course Budapest is a nice city and I am pretty sure that Chicago is one too. My point is, that we should start including other, in many respects marginalized, regions of the world in the diverse discourses about the internet. And having a conference in an, e.g., non-English speaking country of the South would signal that research from outside Europe and Northamerica is welcomed and recognised. As internet usage shifts from Northamerica and Western Europe to Asia and Latin America, researchers need to establish and renew networks and bonds to these regions. Cheers, Philipp -- Philipp Budka philbu@gmx.net Rustengasse 5/10 A-1150 Wien, Austria http://www.philbu.net http://www.lateinamerika-studien.at -- +++ GMX DSL Premiumtarife 3 Monate gratis* + WLAN-Router 0,- EUR* +++ Clevere DSL-Nutzer wechseln jetzt zu GMX: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/dsl