Georgia332D,332D,332DDear members of AOIR, 332D,332D,332Dthis is the official announcement of Blogtalk 2.0. The European Conference on Weblogs - 1998,1998,FFFEhttp://blogtalk.net332D,332D,332D -- July 2004 and its call for papers. 332D,332D,332DThe conference is designed to initiate a dialog between bloggers, developers, researchers and others who share, enjoy and analyse the benefits of blogging.  The focus is on weblogs as an expression of a culture based on the exchange of information, ideas and knowledge.  In the spirit of the free exchange of opinions, links and thoughts we wish to engage a wide range of participants from the blogosphere in this discourse. 332D,332D,332DThis time we decided to establish a steering committee that mirrors the different cultures and economics of weblogs and the blogosphere. 332D,332D,332DWe have Torill Mortensen, who is the representative of weblogs as social and cultural texts and techniques thus linking to the domain of research. Jörg Kantel and Peter Praschl are representing the German speaking bloggery and partly the technological as well as the journalistic or more aesthetic aspects of weblogging. Clay Shirky represents the domain of social software, usability, trends and usage of web technology. 332D,332D,332DAll of the committee are bloggers themselves with one exception, Clay Shirky, who is nonetheless present on the web through his writings and participates in a group-weblog. 332D,332D,332DPlease submit a proposal, spread the word of this unique conference, and come to meet us in Vienna, Austria. The conference will be held in the first days of July 2004. Details coming up soon. 332D,332D,332DFor further information please visit Verdana1998,1998,FFFEhttp://blogtalk.netVerdana7B75,0E08,110B Georgia332D,332D,332DThanks for listening Thomas N. Burg