Dear AoIR-ists, On behalf of the AoIR Executive Committee - we request expressions of interest from internet researchers in Europe who would wish to host the 2008 AoIR conference and serve in the role of Conference Chair. (While preference has been expressed to locate the conference in southern Europe in that year, we are happy to receive expressions from any part of Europe.) The Conference Chair role is a major one, involving significant administrative work and financial responsibility. It is the Executive's expectation that Conference Chairs will have: experience in conference organisation; access to assistance from other local staff and students; and be prepared to make a strong commitment to the success of the conference - e.g., by seeking out additional financial support for the conference in the form of sponsorships, local institutional support, grants, etc. The Conference Chair will work along with a Program Chair, who is responsible for the academic program of the conference, as well as a member of Executive Committee in organising the conference. If you are interested in working with AoIR to site and organise the 2008 conference, please email Charles Ess <cmess@drury.edu> with a brief statement about where you will host the conference, the advantages of that location, your experience and qualifications, and any local support you may be able to arrange. With thanks in advance, - charles ess Distinguished Research Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies <http://www.drury.edu/gp21> Drury University 900 N. Benton Ave. Voice: 417-873-7230 Springfield, MO 65802 USA FAX: 417-873-7435 Home page: http://www.drury.edu/ess/ess.html Information Ethics Fellow, 2006-07, Center for Information Policy Research, School of Information Studies, UW-Milwaukee Co-chair, CATaC conferences <www.catacconference.org> Vice-President, Association of Internet Researchers <www.aoir.org> Professor II, Globalization and Applied Ethics Programmes <http://www.anvendtetikk.ntnu.no/pres/bridgingcultures.php> Exemplary persons seek harmony, not sameness. -- Analects 13.23