I wouldn't say that AoIR has "stayed away" from any topic. We welcome people from all disciplines, and with all interests as long as they are somehow related to Internet Research. The association doesn't "recruit" but instead we encourage all of our members to invite those people and research topics that they would like to see at our conferences. So, if several members (or non-members) have an interest in HCI, please, feel free to forward the call for papers to appropriate listserves or colleagues, and urge them to attend our next conference. We would be happy to welcome them. Ulla ---------------------------------------------------- Ulla Bunz Assistant Professor Department of Communication Rutgers University 4 Huntington Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 ----------------------------------------------------