Dear all, The QUT Digital Media Research Centre (http://qut.edu.au/research/dmrc) is excited to announce that applications are open for the 2017 DMRC Summer School (http://dmrcss.org | #dmrcss17), to be held in Brisbane, Australia, between 6-10 February 2017. The summer school is targeted at current PhD students (full candidature/post-confirmation) and early-career academics up to five years out of their PhD (PhD completion between 2012 and 2016). It will offer a series of sessions covering questions around the theme of 'Automation and regulation in digital media, communication and culture', as well as addressing other pressing problems and novel approaches to digital media research more broadly. We are excited to announce the initial list of facilitators and presenters, with additional names to follow: Nancy Baym (Microsoft Research) Jean Burgess (Director, QUT Digital Media Research Centre) Axel Bruns (QUT Digital Media Research Centre) Patrik Wikstrom (Deputy Director, QUT Digital Media Research Centre) Julian Thomas (Director, Swinburne Institute for Social Research) Peta Mitchell (QUT Digital Media Research Centre) Emma Baulch (QUT Digital Media Research Centre) Stuart Cunningham (QUT Digital Media Research Centre) Nic Suzor (QUT Digital Media Research Centre Elija Cassidy (QUT Digital Media Research Centre) During the 2017 DMRC Summer School, leading Australian and international digital media researchers will run workshops, masterclasses, experimental sessions, and traditional talks, incorporating hands-on exposure to digital methods for studying online activity, advanced theoretical approaches, and legal and industry perspectives. Among the sessions will be several digital methods workshops, run by the DMRC's leading researchers. We strongly encourage applications from PhD and early-career digital media researchers interested in particular in questions of automation, regulation, and digital media. Full details and fees are available at http://dmrcss.org. To apply for the 2017 DMRC Summer School, please fill out the form available via http://dmrcss.org/apply/. Applications will close on *14 October 2016*. Applications will be reviewed by the DMRC Summer School organising committee, and successful applicants will be invited to register for the summer school directly. For those coming to AoIR 2016 in Berlin, I will be happy to discuss the summer school in person if you have questions! Otherwise, please email dmrc@qut.edu.au with any queries. Regards, Tim. Dr Tim Highfield Coordinator, 2017 DMRC Summer School Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, Digital Media Research Centre Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology Social Media and Everyday Politics (Polity, 2016) t.highfield@qut.edu.au | timhighfield.net | @timhighfield