Apologies for cross-posting, thanks in advance for forwarding to interested persons and relevant networks * * * Announcing the Doctoral Colloquium at the IR14.0 conference in Denver, October 23, 2013 * * * In keeping with its commitment to students’ scholarship in the Association of Internet Researchers, the IR14.0 Doctoral Colloquium offers PhD students working in internet research or a related field a special forum on October 23, 2013. For many years, this pre-conference event has provided students with the opportunity to spend some hours with senior scholars talking about their research projects, addressing methodological and theoretical challenges, and getting informal advice on juggling the multiple pressures associated with job searching, publishing, and finishing the dissertation. This year, Annette Markham will coordinate the Doctoral Colloquium and will be joined by colleagues including: Tom Boellstorf, University of California, Irvine Steve Jones, University of Illinois at Chicago Mia Consalvo, Concordia University Charles Ess, University of Oslo Alice Marwick, Fordham University Michele Jackson, University of Colorado, Boulder Adrienne Russell, University of Denver Lori Kendall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Klaus Bruhn Jensen, University of Copenhagen Michael Zimmer, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ....Others to be announced later. Details forthcoming on the IR14 conference website: http://ir14.aoir.org/ SUBMISSION/PARTICIPATION If you're an interested student, you should prepare a brief application including: a) a two-page summary of your research. This should provide a context for the research, describe the methods being used, the progress to date, and primary concerns and issues; and b) A brief statement indicating why you want to participate in this doctoral colloquium and what you’d like to get out of it. Submission format: Single PDF document Submission address: amarkham@gmail.com Submission deadline: Friday, May 17, 2013 Applicants will be notified of acceptance by July 1, 2013. Successful applicants will be asked to prepare a four-page paper on their research and the issues they wish to discuss by August 31, 2013. Feel free to contact me with questions, annette ***************************************************** Annette N. Markham, Ph.D. Guest Professor, Department of Informatics, Umeå University, Sweden Guest and Affiliate Professor, School of Communication, Loyola University, Chicago amarkham@gmail.com http://markham.internetinquiry.org/ Twitter: annettemarkham