Having wrapped up AoIR 5, it's time to think about next year. I am the program chair for next year and invite you to join us in Chicago, USA for AoIR 6. The CFP is below. Conference location within Chicago and conference coordinates on the the web will be announced as they become available. Please forward this CFP to others with an interest in Internet Research. /Caroline Haythornthwaite __________________________________________ Call for Papers - IR 6.0: INTERNET GENERATIONS International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers Chicago, Illinois, USA October 5 - 9, 2005 Workshops: October 5, 2005 AoIR conference: October 6 - 9, 2005 Deadline for submissions: February 1, 2005. Submission instructions will be announced soon. INTERNET GENERATIONS The Internet has been a rapidly evolving phenomenon, so much so that we may talk about generations of the Internet. With everything moving faster in 'Internet time,' we have arguably spanned many technological Internet generations within a single human generation: from the birth of computing to the first online communications; from the beginnings of email to the enriched worlds of chat, virtual worlds and mobile text messaging; from the workplace to home and school; from optional to all-but-mandatory; and from mainframe to desktop to laptop to mobile devices. We can also talk about contextual Internet generations, from the early pioneers who count themselves among those communicating online before the 1980s; to the early adopters of the 1980s in university and proprietary systems; to latecomers finding the need to adopt computing and technology use as part of their daily work; to the current and coming generations that will not know a time without a computer in the household, a mobile phone in their hand, and a lap- or palmtop and an MP3 player an essential part of their daily wear. This massive change in technologies, and in work and social practices suggests many avenues of interest for Internet research. CALL FOR PAPERS We call for papers from a wide perspective of disciplines, methodologies, and communities. We invite papers that address the theme of Internet Generations including TOPICS such as: - Histories of the Internet: human, social, technical, and/or cultural stories and histories - Internet use by generation, e.g., by era of technology, by children and seniors, or by age of user, etc. - Individual, group, organizational, or community use, adoption, or diffusion of the Internet and its practices - Development in use of languages, new vocabularies, social roles, rules, and etiquette - Societal impacts of and on the Internet and its evolution - Perspectives on the Internet and social change in a changing world - Internet expansion across divides, borders, nationalities, etc. - Mapping the course of Internet connectivity - Prospects for the future: Next generation Internet We invite submissions for papers, panels, and demonstrations of work on topics related to the conference theme of Internet Generations. Sessions at the conference will be established that specifically address the conference theme. We particularly call for innovative, exciting, and unexpected takes on the conference theme. We also welcome submissions on topics that address social, cultural, political, economic, and/or aesthetic aspects of the Internet beyond the conference theme. In all cases, we welcome disciplinary and interdisciplinary submissions as well as international collaborations from both AoIR and non-AoIR members. GRADUATE STUDENT PROPOSALS AND PARTICIPATION We strongly encourage submissions of proposals from graduate students, and papers for consideration for a special Student Award. Students should note their student status with submission. Students wishing to be a candidate for the Student Award must send a full final paper to the conference organizers by June 1, 2005. PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS We invite proposals for a limited number of pre-conference workshops which will provide participants with in-depth, hands-on and/or creative opportunities. Proposals should be no more than 1000 words, and should clearly outline the purpose, methodology, structure, participant costs, equipment and minimal attendance required, as well as the relevance of the workshop to the conference as a whole. Proposals will be accepted if they demonstrate that the workshop will add significantly to the overall program in terms of thematic depth, hands-on experience, or local opportunities for scholarly or artistic connections. CONTACT INFORMATION If you have questions about the conference, program, or AoIR, please contact the following people. Please use a subject line that clearly distinguishes your message for spam! Program Chair: Caroline Haythornthwaite haythorn@uiuc.edu - Inquiries on conference content: paper submissions, reviewing, paper organization Conference Site Coordinator: Steve Jones sjones@uic.edu - Inquiries on meeting rooms, audiovisual equipment, conference site AoIR President: Nancy Baym, University of Kansas, nbaym@ku.edu - Inquiries regarding the Association of Internet Researchers and sponsorship Association Website: http://www.aoir.org