Dear AoIR members, Every year, we organize twin ECR workshops as an AoIR preconference, online and in-person. If you’re attending AoIR in person this October and meet the criteria for an ECR (you’ve been awarded a PhD, but have yet to be tenured), consider signing up for the event through the conference registration forms. However, if, much like us, you’re unable to make it to Niterói, but still want to get a taste of AoIR - sign up to take part in the ONLINE EARLY CAREER WORKSHOP, which we will hold on Monday, 13 October, between 11:30am and 2pm (UTC). Use this link to check the time in your timezone >>> https://everytimezone.com/s/70f8778d This preconference workshop brings early career scholars together to address unique issues they face, develop strategies to achieve career goals, and foster a professional network. As part of the session, we’ll be joined by senior internet scholars from across the globe: Prof. Crystal Abidin | Dr. Tetyana Lokot | Dr. Smith Mehta | Dr. Ashwin Nagappa | Dr. Peter Nagy | Prof. Usha Raman and Dr. Zoetanya Sujon The workshop will include a senior-scholar panel and small group discussions with workshop participants, in which the mentors will share from their experience in academia, offer some useful recommendations they might have, and answer questions brought up by participants regarding academic life and career. The idea for the online version is to allow those who cannot make it to Niterói to also benefit from and engage with the AoIR community – which, as you know, is particularly important for ECRs in underrepresented locations and the Global South. Sign up here by October 10, 2025: https://members.aoir.org/event-6359592. Note that you do need a current AoIR membership to register and attend the online workshop. See you there! Eedan Amit-Danhi and Asaf Nissenbaum, On behalf of the ECR workshop organizing committee -- Asaf Nissenbaum, PhD Lecturer in New Media and Digital Culture Media Studies Department University of Amsterdam (UvA)