Self-description and platform for Open Seat
As the norm in the AOIR governance process seems to be evolving towards public statements by/about candidates, here's mine. I was nominated by Caroline Haythornthwaite and Keith Hampton for an open council seat on AOIR. I was asked by AOIR (via Jeremy Hunsigner) to prepare a 250-word self-description and platform. I present it below. For more details, see my website. Cheers, Barry ___________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman@chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 ___________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 18:30:52 -0400 From: Barry Wellman <wellman@chass.utoronto.ca> To: aoir office nominations <nominate@aoir.org> Cc: Caroline Haythornthwaite <haythorn@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu>, jeremy hunsinger <jhuns@vt.edu> Subject: Self-description and platform for Open Seat As a keynote speaker at our founding conference, I want to keep the momentum going. Research: I believe in systematic, quality research. I've been studying the Internet and its precursors since the 1970s. I've (co)-authored more than 160 scholarly articles and (co)-edited three books, including The Internet in Everyday Life and Networks in the Global Village. Organization: Let's pioneer new ways to keep connected. In 1976, I founded the International Network for Social Network Analysis, quite similar to AOIR. I've served on the Sociology and Computing section Council of the American Sociological Association, and the International Sociologists' Community Council. I just co-founded a new journal as head of the ASA's Community section. Breadth: At AOIR, I will work to foster skill-expanding workshops. My research encompasses a wide range of interests: how people find community online, how people work together online, knowledge management, and the rise of the networked society. I've collaborated in the design of new communication systems. Interdisciplinary: I've collaborated with computer scientists, educators, engineers, historians, information scientists, lawyers, psychiatrists, psychologists, and sociologists, and I'm an ICA member. I've been a board member of Toronto's Knowledge Media Design Institute, McLuhan Program, and Structural Analysis Program. International: A Canadian, I've lived and worked in Europe and Asia. I've collaborated with scholars in 8 countries in Europe, Asia and America. My work has been translated into 8 languages. I've lectured and given workshops in 16 countries in South and North America; Eastern and Western Europe; Western, Southern and Eastern Asia. Barry ___________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman@chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 ___________________________________________________________________
fyi I will be posting the descriptions and platforms in the members area of the website on sunday afternoon.
-- Jeremy hunsinger http://www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy CDDC/political science http://www.cddc.vt.edu 526 major williams hall 0130 virginia tech blacksburg, va 24061 540-231-7614
It seems the Radisson Hotel Metrodome is chock full. The site does not list other hotels that would work in area--does anyone know what might be good and/or close? Dean Rehberger Associate Director of Matrix Associate Professor Michigan State University 310 Auditorium East Lansing, MI 48824-1120 rehberger@mail.matrix.msu.edu matrix.msu.edu/rehberger wk: (517) 355-9300 fax: (517) 355-8363 hm: (517) 347-7372
It seems the Radisson Hotel Metrodome is chock full. The site does not list other hotels that would work in area--does anyone know what might be good and/or close?
Hi - John Logie, your Conference Coordinator here. Suffice it to say demand for hotel rooms is very strong in the Twin Cities, as we happen to be up against the University of Minnesota Football Team's homecoming weekend. (Of course, given a few more Gopher losses, the current demand may yet evaporate.) We booked a LOT of rooms at the Radisson -- enough that we were nervous about meeting our obligation -- but now find there are more bodies than rooms. We'll be working on posting (at least) advice for those now seeking lodging to the local info pages, but I would like to ask that those who HAVE Radisson rooms and would be amenable to sharing them please proceed to the roommate finder (http://aoir.org/2001/roomate/ ) and make their willingness to share known. If half the people now booked for single occupancy were to do this, our housing concern would likely be eliminated. This conference's theme in INTERconnections. Please consider making a connection by sharing a room with a colleague. Failing that, my short-term recommendation, which I'm circulating to this list (so that AoIR members will have an opportunity to pounce) is the Holiday Inn Metrodome which is 9/10 of a mile away from the conference site. As of noon today (Thursday) there was still some availability, though it will be more expensive than the Radisson. You can check out prices, etc, by proceeding to http://www.sixcontinentshotels.com/holiday-inn?_template=chkavail.html&_innC... or by navigating your way through the Holiday Inn site. Good luck! Best, John Logie Conference Coordinator Internet Research 2.0 Department of Rhetoric University of Minnesota
Logie wrote:
It seems the Radisson Hotel Metrodome is chock full. The site does not list other hotels that would work in area--does anyone know what might be good and/or close?
Len had some problems with this last week, it turned out that if he didn't match the dates to the conference they told him that there were no rooms, but when he went from the 10th -14th they said they had rooms. I'm not sure that this will work anymore, but it worked once. -- Jeremy hunsinger http://www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy CDDC/political science http://www.cddc.vt.edu 526 major williams hall 0130 virginia tech blacksburg, va 24061 540-231-7614
Hi all A bit of online value. I called the Holiday Inn Metrodome and found that rooms were 169. I went online through their priority club and made an online reservation for 50$ less. Dean Rehberger Associate Director of Matrix Associate Professor Michigan State University 310 Auditorium East Lansing, MI 48824-1120 rehberger@mail.matrix.msu.edu matrix.msu.edu/rehberger wk: (517) 355-9300 fax: (517) 355-8363 hm: (517) 347-7372 -----Original Message----- From: air-l-admin@aoir.org [mailto:air-l-admin@aoir.org]On Behalf Of Logie Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 1:23 PM To: air-l@aoir.org Subject: RE: [Air-l] Conference Hotel - please consider sharing a room
It seems the Radisson Hotel Metrodome is chock full. The site does not list other hotels that would work in area--does anyone know what might be good and/or close?
Hi - John Logie, your Conference Coordinator here. Suffice it to say demand for hotel rooms is very strong in the Twin Cities, as we happen to be up against the University of Minnesota Football Team's homecoming weekend. (Of course, given a few more Gopher losses, the current demand may yet evaporate.) We booked a LOT of rooms at the Radisson -- enough that we were nervous about meeting our obligation -- but now find there are more bodies than rooms. We'll be working on posting (at least) advice for those now seeking lodging to the local info pages, but I would like to ask that those who HAVE Radisson rooms and would be amenable to sharing them please proceed to the roommate finder (http://aoir.org/2001/roomate/ ) and make their willingness to share known. If half the people now booked for single occupancy were to do this, our housing concern would likely be eliminated. This conference's theme in INTERconnections. Please consider making a connection by sharing a room with a colleague. Failing that, my short-term recommendation, which I'm circulating to this list (so that AoIR members will have an opportunity to pounce) is the Holiday Inn Metrodome which is 9/10 of a mile away from the conference site. As of noon today (Thursday) there was still some availability, though it will be more expensive than the Radisson. You can check out prices, etc, by proceeding to http://www.sixcontinentshotels.com/holiday-inn?_template=chkavail.html&_innC ode=MSPMD or by navigating your way through the Holiday Inn site. Good luck! Best, John Logie Conference Coordinator Internet Research 2.0 Department of Rhetoric University of Minnesota _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l@aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l
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