Dear fellow AIR members, As a break from the current discussions on teens and IM and SMS and all that, I have a question. Want to come to Vancouver in 2007? I had a wonderful time at the AIR conference in Chicago last fall, and I am looking forward to Brisbane this fall (spring there, I guess). A few years ago I was at the Maastricht and Toronto AIR conferences and enjoyed those, as well. All of which is a preface to my seeming madness at what I am about to propose - hosting the next, next AIR (2007) in Vancouver, Canada. I think it is time to give something back. I haven't done a formal proposal yet, and only spoken about it to a few people here in Vancouver, so if others are thinking similarly and are further along, let me know and I can tag along. If others think this is a good idea and would like to help out - please contact me directly (smith@sfu.ca). If you think this is a bad idea and I should NOT pursue it, I'd certainly like to hear about that, too! I will be approaching the executive in the next week or so, with a few cost estimates and suggestions for venues. I think we can have a fun, interesting, and exciting conference here in Vancouver, and I look forward to showing you our lovely home. In the mean time, feedback is most welcome. ...r -- Richard Smith, Associate Professor School of Communication Simon Fraser University, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, CANADA V6B 5K3 Phone: 604 291 5116 Web: http://www.sfu.ca/~smith/ Mobitus: 2001 1070 0578 skype - callto://richard_k_smith PGP Public Key: http://arago.cprost.sfu.ca/smith/ richardsmithpublickey.asc