Who am I? Those of you who attended Aoir 1.0 in Lawrence may remember me as the smiley person at the top of the stairs, chiming, "Good Morning! Registration is down here and to your right!" When I'm not playing hostess, I teach and research as a doctoral candidate in Communication Technology at the University of Kansas. As I will graduate this year, I am disqualified for the Graduate Seat, which I would have loved to run for. So, I'm forging ahead, and I will now accept Nancy Baym's nomination for an Open Seat. International and Interdisciplinary Experience Growing up in Belgium and attending universities in Germany, New Zealand and the United States I have learned the value of intercultural collaboration. Along those lines, I recently suggested a joint conference between Aoir and the German Online Research conference (or any other qualified organization). I am officially in Communication Studies, but my research and teaching draw from various fields, such as cyber studies, communication studies, human-computer studies, psychology, and sociology. I strongly support international and interdisciplinary endeavors. Committee Experience: In preparation for Aoir 1.0, I have helped Nancy Baym with local organizational issues. Together with some students, I also filmed the Aoir 1.0 video and took conference pictures. I am currently involved in the Instructional Development Division of the Southern States Communication Association, and have ties into both the National and the International Communication Association. I have served on several departmental committees. I like to get things done. I want Aoir to: - become increasingly international both in membership and in conference location - become increasingly interdisciplinary, maybe even to the degree of branching into different divisions (not to be confused with "majors") during conferences - become an even stronger presence online, so that Aoir's website will become a valuable resource on all things Internet Research related for both members and non-members - work towards the future, so that maybe Aoir could eventually publish its own journal - recruit academic "youngsters" and foster their development through, for example, more workshops, seminars or cross-university courses Thanks. See you in Minnesota! ulla ******************************************** Ulla K. Bunz Ph.D. Candidate, Teaching Assistant University of Kansas 102 Bailey Lawrence, KS 66045 785-864-1160 ulla@ukans.edu ******************************************** Never Surrender ... ********************************************