I've had AoIR meetups in the past at various conferences and such, and I think it works great. So i'm proposing one for my next trip. I'm going to be in Turin(Torino) and Milan from May 17-23, mainly at the Triple Helix Conference in Turin. If you are somewhere near Northern Italy at that time, we can schedule a meetup, where several of us get together, have a meal, and talk. Generally these are fairly social events, where we talk about research, AoIR and related topics. In the past, I've done one in D.C. and one in Brisbane, and I think meetups are a great way to meet people that are working on related topics. So, if you are interested drop me a note off list to jhuns@vt.edu and I'll see what I can set up. Thanks, Jeremy Hunsinger Center for Digital Discourse and Culture () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments