Dear Colleagues, Just a few brief items: ** Registration will be opening shortly. You can plan for the conference fees to remain essentially the same as last year's. ** There are a number of exciting pre-conferences on Wednesday the 7 October. Here are the titles, noting that descriptions, fees, etc will be posted with registration. 1. Engaging Multidisciplinarity in Sociotechnical Internet Research: A hands-on workshop 2. Critical Issues and Perspectives in Internet Research Methods and Ethics 3. Mobile Communication In Developing Nations 4. AoIR Doctoral Colloquium 5. Innovative education online: Ideas for the future of learning and the Internet 6. Critical Internet Theory 7. Learning and Research in Second Life workshop ** There will be receptions on Thursday and Friday evenings: Thursday's sponsored by the University of Washington I-School, Center for Information and Society, and Department of Communication; Friday's sponsored by the Oxford Internet Institute. ** If there is sufficient interest, there will be brewery tours on Wednesday afternoon. ** Saturday's blow-out banquet will be at the Harley-Davidson Museum, be sure to register for this, as it is NOT INCLUDED in your registration fees. ** As noted in a previous message if you need the conference rate for any surrounding dates, please let me know and I can assist you. ** There are no formal sessions planned for Sunday. Things are moving along smoothly, and the line-up of speakers is fantastic. We are looking forward to welcoming you to Milwaukee in October. Please continue to check http://ir10.aoir.org/ for updates, and of course, contact me with any questions. Best, e. Elizabeth Buchanan, Ph.D. Director, Center for Information Policy Research School of Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee