In order to increase the diversity of participation in the annual AoIR conferences, the Association of Internet Researchers makes available several conference fee waivers and travel stipends per year. These stipends are mostly funded through the generosity of our...
2019-21 AoIR Executive Committee Election Results
We are 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. AoIR would like to thank our election monitors, Alex Halavais and Andra Siibak, who, in accordance with...
AoIR Flashpoint Symposium Keynote Speakers
We are pleased to present the Keynote Speakers for AoIR's Flashpoint Symposium. Dr. Crystal Abidin Dr Crystal Abidin is a digital anthropologist and ethnographer of vernacular internet cultures. She researches young people’s relationships with internet celebrity,...
2019-2021 AoIR Executive Committee Nominations
AoIR is now seeking your nominations for the new Executive Committee, to take office in October of this year and serve until October 2021. Below, you will find: a) a timeframe for the election, b) a description of the AoIR governance system and of the elected...
2019 Nancy Baym Book Award Nominations
We are pleased to call for nominations for the Nancy Baym Annual Book Award. Named after former Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) president Nancy Baym, this award recognizes the best scholarship of AoIR and highlights the breadth of work relating to the...
2019 AoIR Dissertation Award
The Association of Internet Researchers calls for submissions for the 2019 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 2018 calendar year. Nominations (self...
Remembering Ben Bates
Ben Bates served as the first Treasurer of AoIR from 1999 to 2005. He was not only one of the first to step up and volunteer his time to AoIR in 1999, but he was also one of the first to spread word of it at other conferences that he went to, such as AEJMC (the...
Submissions open for #AoIR2019
We are pleased to open submissions for proposals for AoIR 2019: Trust in the System (Brisbane, Australia, 2-5 October 2019). To re-familiarize yourself with the call for proposals and types of submissions solicited, please see here:...
Call for AoIR2021 Conference Host
The Executive Committee of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) is now seeking expressions of interest from prospective Conference Hosts for the annual meeting of the Association in October 2021. The AoIR conference draws an international group of 500-600...
#AoIR2018 Best Student Paper Award
The Best Student Paper Award for #AoIR2018 Montreal goes to David Myles for his paper Anne Goes Rogue for Abortion Rights! Exploring Discursive Materialization Across and Beyond Online Platforms. This presentation examines the social media campaign #SupportIslandWomen...
