We are organizing a graduate student roundtable for #IR13 regarding our role as academics in helping the public understand the personal and cultural implications of new media technologies. We will discuss and debate what our role should and could be as internet researchers in making our research accessible to the public. We will aim to generate questions about how, when and where our work can intersect with the wider discussions happening every day about what it means to use new technologies. We also will discuss what strategies might be most effective to make our knowledge accessible to a broader audience and to engage in discussions with the public regarding their concerns and opinions about new media technologies. The roundtable will include a review of some of the efforts currently underway in academic, commercial and cultural sectors and then expand out to what our next steps could be. Overall our goal is to establish a grassroots movement of scholars interested in public outreach. We have included only graduate students in this roundtable as a way to encourage emerging scholars to think about their role in society beyond the confines of the academic institution. If you are interested in joining our roundtable, please contact Andrea Guzman offlist at aguzma31@uic.edu. Please include a short explanation of what you think you can bring to the roundtable as well as a brief description of who you are (institution, degree you're seeking, etc...) Andrea -- Andrea L. Guzman, M.A. Communication Studies PhD student and COMM 140 instructor Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago aguzma31@uic.edu