Dear all, This is an invitation to submit an abstract to our open panel on 'Understanding the Metaverse: theoretical, empirical and critical challenges for a new(?) internet age' at the upcoming STS conference in Graz. The deadline for submitting an abstract is January 30, 2023, and the conference itself will take place on 8-10 May. Graz is a lovely place, the conference is a perfect size, and we're hoping to have a nice critical discussion on what the Metaverse is or might be as well as how to research this emergent phenomenon. You can find our call (listed as B.4) here: https://stsconf.tugraz.at/calls/sessions-in-digitalisation/ Have a nice weekend & kind regards, Chris Hesselbein, Paolo Bory, and Stefano Canali