AoIR is excited to announce the launch of our new website. As a member of AoIR, you will be able to: - access papers from AoIR conferences - view and access the members only area, and members benefits - create forums and post announcements - build collaborative community resources - maintain a blog - post and view job and conference announcements - post events to the communal event calendar - and other interesting features. Our hope is that the new system will provide a platform for our members to become more involved in creating online spaces and resources that benefit internet researchers. The site is designed so that members can take the initiative and build resources on their own. We will be adding and modifying content in the site as it develops and invite you to join us in creating the kinds of content you want to see. The new system is based on open-source drupal software. For information about how this works, visit the drupal handbook at http://drupal.org/node/6261. *** If you are already a member you will need to create a new account *** To do this, go to the http://www.aoir.org/?q=user/register user registration page. Give us a few days to double check that you're really a member, and then we'll send your login information. We will try to keep turnaround on this brief. If you are not currently a member, you will need to join aoir before you can use the full features of this site. Membership in AoIR includes other benefits including sizeable discounts on journal subscriptions and book purchases and a discounted registration fee for AoIR conferences. The URL to click to become a paying member of AoIR is in the signature file of every email on air-l. I want to thank everyone who has done so much work over the last few months to get this together including, among others, Jeremy Hunsinger, Ulla Bunz, and Charlie Breindahl. Have fun, explore the site, think about resources you want to build, and if you have questions or need assistance, please contact suggestions@aoir.org -- Nancy Baym http://www.ku.edu/home/nbaym Communication Studies, University of Kansas Bailey Hall, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 102, Lawrence, KS 66045-7574, USA Association of Internet Researchers: http://aoir.org