[csaa-forum] AoIR 7.0 Doctoral Colloquium deadline 1 May

[c.collis at qut.edu.au]

.::.  FINAL REMINDER: DEADLINE MONDAY 1 MAY  .::.

Call for Participation
Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) Annual Conference 2006,  
Brisbane, Australia
DOCTORAL COLLOQUIUM

(Please forward to students you supervise, to relevant lists, and  
please excuse cross-postings.)

The AoIR 7.0 Doctoral Colloquium offers PhD students working in  
internet research or a related field a special forum on 27 Sep 2006  
where they will have a chance to present their research plans and  
discuss them with peers and established senior researchers.  
Interested students should prepare a 2 page summary of their  
research. This should provide a context for the research, describe  
the methods being used, the progress to date with a focus on issues  
and concerns, as well as the expectations and hopes from the colloquium.

Please submit your 2 page application by 1 May 2006 to: Marcus Foth  
at m.foth at qut.edu.au

Applicants will be notified of acceptance to the Doctoral Colloquium  
by 1 June 2006. Successful applicants will be asked to prepare an 8  
page report on their research by 1 August 2006. This report is not a  
conference paper, however alternative publication opportunities will  
be discussed on the day. The report will be distributed to all  
Doctoral Colloquium attendees to prepare for an informed discussion,  
Q&A and feedback from the chairs on the day. All attendees of the  
Doctoral Colloquium are required to register for the AoIR conference.

For further details please visit the conference website at http:// conferences.aoir.org/ or contact the convenor of the AoIR Doctoral  
Colloquium, Marcus Foth, at m.foth at qut.edu.au

Chairs:
Barbara Adkins, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Nancy Baym, University of Kansas, USA
Steve Jones, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Randolph Kluver, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Host and Sponsor:
Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology