Hi Everyone, As many of you might know, particularly the sociologists, this week the American Sociological Association's meetings begin in Montreal. (And no, the sociologists haven't been kicked out of the US yet - they voluntarily left for a week). There are two technology-oriented sections of the ASA: SKAT (science, knowledge and technology) and CITASA (communications and information technology). CITASA is more Internet-oriented. Like last year, CITASA is having a miniconference the day before the ASAs. This time around it will be live online! There are three roundtables at the miniconference: "Ubiquitous Computing", "Online Social Networks" and "Online Health Resources". I'm the moderator of the second session (Online Social Networks). And I encourage you to check out our wiki, and perhaps even add a journal article / news story or two. http://wiki.citasa.org/index.php/Main_Page http://www.citasa.org/ If you'll be in Montreal, don't hesitate to check out the miniconference or the other CITASA events. And if you've already broke the bank on a trip to Australia, consider checking out the event live online. Take care, BERNiE Bernie Hogan PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology Research Coordinator, NetLab Graduate Fellow, Knowledge Media Design Institute University of Toronto