Listed below are links to the statements by candidates for the AoIR Executive Committee. Catherine and Michael have agreed to serve another term, and are running unopposed for the positions of secretary and treasurer, respectively.

I strongly encourage you to ask questions of these candidates, and openly discuss their plans for the present and future of the organization. The statements alone are rarely enough to judge the ways in which they will lead AoIR. A vibrant discussion is not just good for the election, it’s good for the health of the organization, and a good way for those of us who are not running to know what is on the mind of the membership.

I encourage you to leave questions or comments on the candidates statements on the website, or if you would prefer, to post them here to AIR-L. In the latter case, I will attempt to do a bit of copy-pasty back over to the website so we have an easily found record.

And the candidates are…

VICE-PRESIDENT
Ted Coopman
Lori Kendall
Monica Murero

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Anthony Hoffmann
Trent Kays
Kelly Quinn

TREASURER
Michael Zimmer (acclaimed)

SECRETARY
Catherine Middleton (acclaimed)

OPEN SEATS (3)
Andrea Baker
Andrew Herman
Soraj Hongladarom
Mark Johns
Gene Loeb
Christopher Paul
Ulf-Dietrich Reips
Cristian Berrio Zapata

Call for Proposals: Ignite-IR, Internet Research 12.0, Seattle,
Washington, October 10-13, 2011

Given the theme this year, “Performance and Participation,” it seemed a particularly good time to introduce a new format of presentation to the Internet Research conference. The “Ignite” presentation is a structured, high-energy, short talk in which you share your passion and creative ideas about internet research. If you are excited about a new perspective, an issue, or a practice taking place on the internet, this is the place to get others excited about it as well.

Like pecha-kucha, Ignite is formed around a formalism: you must create a “deck” of 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. This represents a radical departure from the traditional paper presentation, and is focused on telling an enlightening story, making an argument, and inciting an audience to come to your way of thinking and action. Keep the logos, but add pathos: humor, wit, rhetorical (and physical) stunts are encouraged. It’s academic stand-up.

If you are one of the several dozen people that were in the backchannel last year complaining about boring PowerPoint presentations, here’s where the rubber meets the road. Show us what you can do!

The Ignite format of talks started in Seattle, but by now there are thousands of people who have given them. Many of these can be found here:

http://igniteshow.com/

You might also take a look at:

http://www.speakerconfessions.com/2009/06/how-to-give-a-great-ignite-talk/

Some things to note:

• You may propose an Ignite-IR talk even if you already have a paper accepted–it does not count against your presentation cap.
• While it can be related to a later research talk, it should not be a “preview”–the Ignite-IR talk should stand on its own.
• The deadline for your proposal is midnight, July 31.
• If your proposal is accepted, your deck of 20 slides is due no later than September 15.

Are you ready to go beyond talking about performance and perform‽ Are you ready to share the passion and excitement of Internet Research‽ Then propose a five-minute Ignite Talk!

Go here to fill out a proposal:

http://bit.ly/ignite-ir12

Please share widely!

Call for Participation:

Doctoral Colloquium at the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) Annual Conference 2011

Internet Research 12.0

Seattle, Washington, USA

In keeping with its commitment to students’ scholarship in the Association of Internet Researchers, the Internet Research 12.0 Doctoral Colloquium offers Ph.D. students working in internet research or a related field a special forum on October, 10, 2011. Participants will have a chance to present their dissertations-in-progress and discuss them at length, with peers and established senior researchers.

This year, Elizabeth Buchanan and Michael Zimmer will coordinate the Doctoral Colloquium, and will be joined by colleagues including:

Mia Consalvo

Steve Jones

Charles Ess

Hector Postigo

(Others to be announced)

Interested students should prepare a two-page summary of their research. This should provide a context for the research, describe the methods being used, the progress to date, and expectations and hopes from the colloquium. Participants will be encouraged to discuss research problems or statements, methodologies, ethics, and the process of “bringing it all together” in the dissertation.

SUBMISSION/PARTICIPATION Please submit the two page application by Friday, May 31, 2011 to: Elizabeth Buchanan, at buchanane@uwstout.edu

Applicants will be notified of acceptance by July 1, 2011. Successful applicants will be asked to prepare a four page paper on their research and the issues they wish to discuss by August 30, 2011