I'll be there, talking about Digital Seniors and giving a loong Networks for N00bs workshop Barry Wellman A vision is just a vision if it's only in your head Step by step, link by link, putting it together Streisand/Sondheim _______________________________________________________________________ NetLab Network FRSC INSNA Founder http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman twitter: @barrywellman NETWORKED: The New Social Operating System Lee Rainie & Barry Wellman http://amzn.to/zXZg39 _______________________________________________________________________ Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2017 20:26:37 -0400 From: Anatoliy <agruzd@GMAIL.COM> Subject: Invitation to attend: 2017 International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety) This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0335_01D2BBA6.BFDAF9D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ***Apologies for cross-posting*** We would like to invite you to attend the 2017 International Conference = on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety) happening on July 28-30 in = Toronto, Canada. This year=E2=80=99s theme is on =E2=80=9CSocial Media = for Social Good or Evil=E2=80=9D. =20 The May 1, 2017 early-bird deadline is fast approaching. Register today = at: https://socialmediaandsociety.org/registration/=20 The 2017 #SMSociety Conference offers an intensive 3-day program that = includes numerous methods workshops = (https://socialmediaandsociety.org/2017-workshops/), over 100 full & = work-in-progress papers, panels, and over 40 posters featuring the = latest in social media research. Our interdisciplinary research = community brings researchers from a wide variety of disciplines = including Communication, Information Science, Computer Science, = Education, Journalism, Management, Political Science, Sociology, Health, = and other fields.=20 This year, we are honoured to have two highly distinguished scholars and = leaders as our keynotes speakers: * Lee Rainie =E2=80=93 Director, Pew Research Center=E2=80=99s Internet = <http://www.pewinternet.org/> & American Life Project, USA * Ronald Deibert =E2=80=93 Professor of Political Science, and Director = of the Citizen Lab <http://www.citizenlab.org/> at the Munk School of = Global Affairs, University of Toronto, Canada. =20 And two featured panels: * =E2=80=9C = <https://socialmediaandsociety.org/2017/smsociety-conference-toronto-jul-= 28-30-2017-features-panel-women-social-media-safe-unsafe-spaces/> Women = in Social Media: Safe and Unsafe Spaces=E2=80=9D organized by Caroline = Haythornthwaite (Syracuse University), Stephanie Teasley (University of = Michigan), Jennifer Stromer-Galley (Syracuse University), Ingrid = Erickson (Syracuse University), Libby Hemphill (Illinois Institute of = Technology), and Alyssa Friend Wise (New York University); * Industry panel on =E2=80=9C = <https://socialmediaandsociety.org/2017/social-media-twitter-analytics-br= ands-featured-panel-smsociety-conference-toronto-jul-28-30-2017/> Social = Media and Twitter Analytics for Brands=E2=80=9D organized by Twitter = Canada. =20 We hope you can join us for this exciting event and contribute to this = emerging research area! If you have any questions about the conference, please email us at: = ask@socialmediaandsociety.org <mailto:ask@socialmediaandsociety.org>=20 -- 2017 #SMSociety Organizing Committee: =E2=80=A2 Anatoliy Gruzd, Ryerson University, Canada =E2=80=93 = Conference Chair =E2=80=A2 Jenna Jacobson, University of Toronto, Canada =E2=80=93 = Conference Chair =E2=80=A2 Philip Mai, Ryerson University, Canada =E2=80=93 Conference = Chair =E2=80=A2 Bernie Hogan, Oxford Internet Institute, UK =E2=80=93 WIP = Chair =E2=80=A2 Jeff Hemsley, Syracuse University, USA =E2=80=93 WIP Chair =E2=80=A2 Hazel Kwon, Arizona State University, USA =E2=80=93 Poster = Chair =20 Advisory Board: =E2=80=A2 William H. Dutton, Michigan State University, USA =E2=80=A2 Zizi Papacharissi, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA =E2=80=A2 Barry Wellman, INSNA Founder, The Netlab Network, Canada =20 Programme Committee: =E2=80=A2 Visit: https://socialmediaandsociety.org/about/ =20 =20 =20 =20