Hi Katie (and all) - this is a great idea. I would like to see a bit more on gaming and virtual spaces: -Upcoming WIGI Events -The Balancing Act: Game Industry Careers and Quality of Life September 16, Seattle Washington http://www.womeningamesinternational.org/register.html Finding a balance between quality of life and successful career in the game industry can be extremely challenging. It can also be a major obstacle for women who are considering the game industry as a career. At this conference, we will identify quality of life issues and discuss methods for coping or balancing the demands of the industry and a healthy life. -Austin Game Conference The Austin Game Conference (AGC) - now in its 4th year - is the definitive conference for online and networked game development, including massively multiplayer online games, casual games, online PC and console games. http://www.gameconference.com/ -Second Life Community Convention We're pleased to announce that the second annual Second Life Community Convention will occur in the Cowell Theater at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, California, from August 18th-20th. We have a preliminary framework of the weekends' events, and a great team assembled to bring it to you! http://www.slconvention.com/ -International DiGRA Conference Sept 24-28th Tokyo Games are everywhere. On subways, we see people playing Tetris with cell-phones. On the street and in restaurants, kids play with GameBoys and other portable devices. At home, we gather around the console or collaborate with a family member to take out a monster in a multiplayer game. At offices, we spend spare time playing PC games. Our elderly are whiling away free hours playing online games. Games are truly everywhere, and increasingly, part of more and more people's lives. http://www.digra.org/ ******************************************** Tracy L. M. Kennedy PhD Candidate - Department of Sociology Graduate Fellow - Knowledge Media Design Institute Research Coordinator - NetLab - Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 725 Spadina Ave. Toronto, ON M5S 2J4 tkennedy@netwomen.ca www.netwomen.ca www.kmdi.utoronto.ca/collaborative ******************************************** -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Katie Bessiere Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 12:45 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] Upcoming conferences/publications of interest I'm compiling a list of upcoming conferences or publications of interest to be sent to CIT section members of the American Sociological Association. If any of you know of any upcoming conferences that might be of interest to sociologists studying technology issues, or any publications or CFP, please send them my way so I can add them to the list! Thanks a lot! Katie _______________________________________________ The air-l@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/