Dear AIR: The Digital Media Working Group (DMWG) has some new leadership in Deen Freelon, who is blogging on tech & society events in the region and organizing events on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle. The DMWG brings artists, activists, scholars, designers, policy makers and computer scientists together to present research and share ideas. We also endeavor to repost information about interesting events across campus and the region. http://depts.washington.edu/dmwg/ In the coming weeks we will be meeting to hear from 05/01/07: Paul Wouters, Virtual Knowledge Studio for the Humanities and Social Sciences, "Forging a new academic identity: key dilemmas and challenges in digital scholarship" 05/23/07: Rachel Gibson, University of Leicester, "The structure, evolution and implications of political organisations' online networks" 05/30/07: DMWG graduate student poster session 05/31/07: Sheila Coronel, Columbia University, "New media and social movements in Southeast Asia" If you are in the Pacific Northwest and interested in new media & society research, please visit our new website and join the listserv for event announcements. Dr. Philip N. Howard Assistant Professor Department of Communication University of Washington