We are pleased to call for nominations for the Nancy Baym Annual Book Award. This award recognizes the best scholarship of the Association of Internet Researchers, and highlights the breadth of work relating to the social and cultural dimensions of networked media. We...
Announcing AoIR’s New Association Coordinator
As many of you know, AoIR is almost entirely a volunteer-run organization, with one exception: The Association Coordinator. The AC helps make this organization run on a daily basis: answering your emails about membership issues, updating the website and social media,...
Looking for volunteers for AoIR 2016 award committees
Happy AoIR2016 day-after-submissions-were due day! While you’re thinking about our upcoming conference in Berlin, note that we need volunteers to serve on two important award committees: AoIR Best Dissertation Award, and the Nancy Baym Annual Book Award. Volunteers...
Announcing AoIR 2016 Keynote: José van Dijck
We are thrilled to announce that José van Dijck will hold the opening keynote at AoIR 2016 in Berlin. José van Dijck is a professor of Comparative Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam. Her research areas include media technologies, digital culture, social...
AoIR 2016 Submissions Now Open
We are thrilled to announce that we are now accepting submissions for AoIR 2016 in Berlin! There are a couple items to note as you prepare your submissions. First, as in previous years, you are limited to four total contributions as main or co-contributor. We have a...
AoIR is searching for a new Association Coordinator!
AoIR is searching for a new Association Coordinator! The AC is our one paid staff member; they provide ongoing management and support to keep the Association running. Below is the job ad. Please feel free to circulate among friends, colleagues, and relevant job lists....
#IR16 Website Updates!
As summer comes to a close, take solace in the fact that many of you will be in sunny Phoenix for #IR16 in a few short months! To tide you over in the meantime, we've got a bunch of website updates with expanded information on the conference, lodging, and sightseeing....
Announcing the 2015 AoIR Award Winners!
Each year, AoIR presents three awards for outstanding scholarship on topics related to internet research. I am pleased to announce this year’s winners. The recipient of the Nancy Baym Book Award is Robert W. Gehl for his book Reverse Engineering Social Media:...
Very Official #IR16 T-Shirts Available for Order!
We are pleased to announce that this year's Association of Internet Researcher's conference has a very, completely official conference t-shirt! All shirts feature the custom design above, created just for AoIR by Ludvig-Maximilians-University PhD Candidate Julian...
2015 AoIR Executive Committee Election Results
I am excited to announce the results of our recent election for the AoIR Executive Committee. But first, some thank yous and some information about the election. I would like to thank everyone who helped set up and run the election, especially Anna Lauren Hoffmann,...
