.::. FINAL REMINDER: DEADLINE MONDAY 1 MAY .::. Call for Participation Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) Annual Conference 2006, Brisbane, Australia DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM (Please forward to students you supervise, to relevant lists, and please excuse cross-postings.) The AoIR 7.0 Doctoral Colloquium offers PhD students working in internet research or a related field a special forum on 27 Sep 2006 where they will have a chance to present their research plans and discuss them with peers and established senior researchers. Interested students should prepare a 2 page summary of their research. This should provide a context for the research, describe the methods being used, the progress to date with a focus on issues and concerns, as well as the expectations and hopes from the colloquium. Please submit your 2 page application by 1 May 2006 to: Marcus Foth at m.foth@qut.edu.au Applicants will be notified of acceptance to the Doctoral Colloquium by 1 June 2006. Successful applicants will be asked to prepare an 8 page report on their research by 1 August 2006. This report is not a conference paper, however alternative publication opportunities will be discussed on the day. The report will be distributed to all Doctoral Colloquium attendees to prepare for an informed discussion, Q&A and feedback from the chairs on the day. All attendees of the Doctoral Colloquium are required to register for the AoIR conference. For further details please visit the conference website at http:// conferences.aoir.org/ or contact the convenor of the AoIR Doctoral Colloquium, Marcus Foth, at m.foth@qut.edu.au Chairs: Barbara Adkins, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Nancy Baym, University of Kansas, USA Steve Jones, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Randolph Kluver, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Host and Sponsor: Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology Best Regards, Marcus Foth -- Dr Marcus Foth BMultimedia BCompSc(Hons) MA PhD m.foth@qut.edu.au - http://www.vrolik.de/ Australian Postdoctoral Fellow Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Phone +61 7 3864 8772 - Fax +61 7 3864 3723 - Room Z6-511 http://ici.qut.edu.au/