Dear air-listers I have just posted to the list, on behalf of the 2006 Program Chair Fay Sudweeks, the call for papers for IR 7.0 - Internet Convergences, the AoIR conference for 2006, to be held in Brisbane Australia (Fay has had some email trouble in poasting to the list). I am pleased to announce also the Axel Bruns will be Conference Chair. May I ask that you all utilise your own networks and contacts to promote and distribute the call for papers widely? May I also ask that you all consider submitting a paper or other contribution to the conference and, in particular, that you work collaboratively to propose, organise and present some panels at the conference? AoIR is strongly committed to the international aspects of the association and, of course, the Internet itself. In holding the conference in Australia - the first time it has been held in the Asia-Pacific region - we are seeking to promote new membership, new attendance, and new insights; at the same time, we would welcome returning members and attendees who will sustain the conference's proud traditions. best wishes Matt Dr Matthew Allen Associate Professor Internet Studies Associate Dean Teaching and Learning, Humanities Curtin University of Technology, CRICOS 00301J Australia m.allen@curtin.edu.au http://smi.curtin.edu.au/netstudies/allen.htm +61 8 92663511 (v) +61 8 9266 3166 (f) President, Association of Internet Researchers http://www.aoir.org