AoIR 6.0 Chicago 2005 Keynote Information & Registration Reminder
I write to remind you that online registration is now open for the sixth annual conference of the Association of Internet Researchers to be held in Chicago October 6 - 9, 2005 (with pre-conference workshops held on October 5, 2005) at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile hotel. To register for the conference and workshops go to: https://www.conted.vt.edu/ssl/aoir/index.lasso You will be able to pay the registration fees by credit card or by check. You can also at this time register for the conference banquet (taking place on Friday, October 7, at the Mid-America Club, on the 80th (top) floor of the Aon Center, Chicago's second tallest building, and the conference brunch (taking place on Sunday, October 9). [Vegetarian options will be available at both meals.] You may also register for a historical tour of Chicago's "L" elevated train (taking place on Saturday morning, October 8). Join others in an AoIR-only L car for a tour of some of the L system's oldest routes with the Chicago Transit Authority's historian. A link to online hotel registration is provided on the site after you have clicked the "submit" button and sent in your registration. We have negotiated the best possible rate from the hotel and encourage you to book a room early. As is the case with most all hotel-based conferences we have to meet the minimum occupancy with which we are able to use the hotel's meeting rooms and if we do not meet that occupancy rate then we'll have to increase the registration fees, to cover the additional meeting room cost. The direct link is: http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/chidt? groupCode=airaira&app=resvlink By using that url you should receive the AoIR group rate of $155 USD per night for accommodations during the conference. I am also delighted to be able to announce our keynote speakers for this year's conference and to share information about their presentations. Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Social Psychology and a member of the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics will give a speech titled "Youthful experts? A critical appraisal of children and young peoples' emerging internet literacy." Saskia Sassen, Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago, and Centennial Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics, is another keynote speaker. Her speech is titled "Digital formations: The intersection of technical and social logics in electronic space." And our third keynote speaker is Ang, Peng Hwa, Professor of Media Management and Law at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, who will give a speech titled "The UN and Internet Governance: Fears, Hopes and Possibilities." I appreciate everyone's support of the conference and of AoIR and look forward to seeing you in Chicago in October! Sj
Colleagues, Summer is the ideal time to remind everyone about the possibilities offered by the "Imagining the Internet" website, subtitled "Internet Predictions Database." The site, sponsored by the Pew Internet Project, has several areas of use to researchers and students. - It carries a searchable collection of more than 4,000 internet stakeholders and skeptics' public prognostications published between 1990 and 1995. This collection offers a selection of material ready to be researched and developed. - The site also provides a wealth of recent comments on the future of the Internet (many of which were provided by AoIR members - thank you for your participation in our web-based Experts Survey last fall). - The site has a "Submit Your Vision" area on which more than 600 people from around the world have shared their thoughts about the networked future. This is a wonderful tool for getting students motivated to study the future potential of the internet and engaging them in postulating their own ideas. The information on the site affords a world of possibilities for research analysis, and you are invited to partake. We expect to add a second Experts Survey to the content over the next six months or so, and we'll be letting you know how you can participate. The web address is http://www.elon.edu/predictions In addition, the book tied to the project has just been published by Rowman & Littlefield. "Imagining the Internet: Personalities, Predictions, Perspectives" includes a brief survey of communications history, and it uses Predictions Database quotes and other supporting information to illustrate the serious impact of pervasive networks and how they will change our lives in the next century. The book is now in print, and you can order it from the Barnes & Noble online store for about $20 if you have a B&N club card. Amazon is charging the full cover price of $27.95. The 250-page book is structured as a reader that is perfect for helping people put the internet's history and future into revealing perspective. And one more plug: You should be sure to take a look at ordering Ray Kurzweil's latest book, "The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology." Kurzweil will be speaking along with Vernor Vinge, Thomas Malone and others at a September conference on AI titled "Accelerating Change 2005" at Stanford University. For more information, see http://www.accelerating.org/ac2005/ Janna -- Janna Quitney Anderson Assistant Professor of Communications Director of Internet Projects School of Communications Elon University andersj@elon.edu http://www.elon.edu/andersj (336) 278-5733 (o) (336) 446-0486 (h)
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Steve Jones