I accept nomination for an open seat. As a member of the committee I would like to continue to develop AoIR's commitment to becoming both an international and interdisciplinary organisation. The AoIR organisation has already become relevant to, and inclusive of a diverse community. There is however, much further to go in this direction. Like Jeremy I would also like to see areas of social analysis such as queer theory, feminism and postcolonial theory inform the work of the organisation more extensively. There are already these elements in place but again such directions need to be sustained and developed. I would also like to see the work of the ethics committee further sustained. I have served on the AoIR ethics committee and was also present at AoIR 1. I unfortunately will not be able to attend AoIR 2 but hope to see it in Europe next year. Academically I come from a literature and critical theory background but moved into media studies and IT at postgraduate level. I then developed a research project specific to Internet Research around my DPhil. I have also carried out additional research into cross-platform media such as Big Brother. I am interested in looking further at the convergence of media and communication forms and also in continuing to map a history of communications to better understand these periods of change. I am also invested in both developing and analysing the interdisciplinary and international elements of the field. At present I teach and research media studies, multimedia and IT in the Cultural studies framework of Continuing Education in the U.K. Kate O'Riordan Arts C304 CCE University of Sussex Falmer Brighton BN1 9RG Tel: 01273 877774 Email: k.s.o-riordan@sussex.ac.uk --