The Executive Committee of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) is seeking statements of interest for serving as Program Chair and Conference Host for the annual meeting of the Association in October of 2018, 2019, and 2020. The AoIR conference draws an...
2016 Nancy Baym Book Award
The Nancy Baym Book Award for 2016 is presented to Whitney Phillips for This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Mapping the Relationship between Online Trolling and Mainstream Culture (MIT Press) (2015). The committee, which included Nancy Baym, Tama Leaver, and...
#AoIR2016 Reception at the Ballhaus Berlin
Dear AoIR Community, it's time for a dance. This year's reception event will take you from debates of the digital age way back to the analog charm of the Golden Twenties. Once all over Berlin, the flair of Swing and Charleston parties is preserved in this 19th-century...
Early Bird Registration and Other Important AoIR2016 Updates
Hi everyone! So, I'm looking at the calendar, and I want to share with you some quick updates on our planning for AoIR 2016, and some important dates. The Conference This year's conference theme is Internet Rules! Our diligent German local organizing committee of Dr....
Registration Is Open for AoIR 2016
The AoIR 2016 conference committee is delighted to announce that registration is now open for the Berlin conference, Internet Rules!, October 5-8 at Humboldt University, being hosted by our colleagues at the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society and the Hans...
Call for Applications: AoIR Preconference Workshop on Labor
Call for Papers Studying Labor: A Workshop on Theory and Methods as part of the AoIR 2016 PreConference Workshops in Berlin Confirmed Facilitators : Nancy Baym (Microsoft Research) Mary L. Gray (Microsoft Research/Indiana University) Kylie Jarrett (National University...
Announcing: New Association Coordinator
It is with sadness that I announce that Courtney Bennett, AoIR's Association Coordinator, is stepping down in her role for family reasons. She has been tremendously helpful in her time with AoIR, and we wish her much luck in her future pursuits. Fortunately, for us,...
Reminder: Travel Scholarship Applications
In order to increase the diversity of participation in the AoIR annual Internet Research conferences, the Association of Internet Researchers makes available several conference fee waivers and travel stipends per year. Applications are invited from authors whose...
Announcing Doctoral Colloquium at AoIR 2016 Conference
The Doctoral Colloquium offers PhD students working in Internet research or related fields a one day forum to be convened on 5 October 2016 at the AoIR 2016 conference in Berlin. For many years, this pre-conference event has provided students with the opportunity to...
Call for nominations: 2016 AoIR Dissertation Award
The Association of Internet Researchers calls for submissions for the 2016 AoIR Dissertation Award. To be eligible for the AoIR Dissertation Award, a PhD dissertation in the area of internet research must have been filed in the 2015 calendar year. Nominations (self...
