Dear all, we hope to be able to welcome internet researchers with an interest in Southeast Asia at the following symposium. *Call for Papers* The internet is a convergence point for diverse social, cultural, economic, and political movements. As populations in Southeast Asia connect to the internet, its role in mediating interactions at all levels of society is becoming increasingly important. From interpersonal family relations to ties between government and citizens, the expansion of mediated social interaction, media content, and tools for social engagement is influencing how individuals express themselves and engage with these various contexts. One of the key questions in social research of the internet relates to its influence on existing power relations, whether or not they are changing, and the effects of these changes. “Power” can be broadly interpreted and applied to a variety of contexts. For instance, in the political realm, the internet plays an important role in the dynamics of democracy, press freedom, activism, and political campaigns. In popular culture, the rise of social media gives rise to the possibility that individuals can bypass established media industry channels to become celebrities, challenging past notions of elitism and exclusivity. These negotiations of power also take place in economics, where digitally-based small-scale businesses emerge as effective competitors, and the divisions between producers and consumers become blurred. In religion, the role of formal religious institutions as the primary source of spiritual knowledge is also being challenged. We welcome submissions of original research from established and early career researchers, as well as PhD candidates, to explore how the internet affects negotiations of power in social, cultural and political dimensions in the Southeast Asian region. *Keynote speaker* Dr John Postill is the Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow at RMIT University, Melbourne, and Digital Anthropology Fellow at University College London (UCL). He is currently conducting fieldwork on digital activism and political change in Indonesia. *Submission Details* Paper proposals should include an abstract of 300 words accompanied by a short bio of 100 words that includes your institutional affiliation by July 15, 2015. Authors whose papers are accepted will be notified by August 5, 2015, upon which a draft paper of 3000 words is required by November 15, 2015. *Symposium Subsidy* This symposium is fully funded by Monash University Malaysia. Subsidies for travel and accommodation are available for presenters, and will be allocated on case by case basis. For more information, please visit http://www.sass.monash.edu.my/research/isaps-2015 Please send all proposals and enquiries to isaps.monash@gmail.com ++++++++++ Dr Julian Hopkins Deputy Head of School Education (Interim) School of Arts & Social Sciences Monash University Malaysia +60 3 5514 4920 www.sass.monash.edu.my @julianhopkins