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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Sorry about the weird formatting – try again!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear colleagues,</span><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">You may be aware that Queensland University of Technology will host the
<b>Association of Internet Researchers conference</b> in Brisbane, Australia, on 2-5 October 2019.</span><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This is only the second time the conference has been to the Southern Hemisphere and it marks an important opportunity for media, communication and cultural studies researchers in the broader Asia-Pacific region
to attend. </span><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">AoIR is a member-based, academic association dedicated to the promotion of critical and scholarly Internet research independent from traditional disciplines and existing across academic borders.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The conference theme for 2019 is ‘Trust in the System’. You can read more about the theme and call for papers here: </span><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><a href="https://members.aoir.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=9jxDxt3YVJDXqqeRb%2fxCNufTz7u8XgSiObPlut%2bSlfGJio6ALfYBBrRdqJQM72EA4vwQIWRIfhfNr9qcdT%2b3Fqtt9yl1P5lvatvMVMBXg7k%3d"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://aoir.org/aoir2019/aoir2019cfp/</span></a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The #AoIR2019 call for submissions is available here:
</span><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><a href="https://members.aoir.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=qqp9F8aLZ%2f28lWeLUVO3zZZp2OeGbnpdEC2MqV14z8LTf6M7nOeDxRNFH3YdWzQlWordPu7hUuZa9wXneZAMDe0WQ6HZ1DezcKK9AImB2aU%3d"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://aoir.org/aoir2019/subtypes/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">And key dates are outlined here: </span>
<span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><a href="https://members.aoir.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=zjaE3jw%2fz2gSDdbYgWU%2fcxmzsYGKIlwFMQZ0AA3VHaaJmwn5DUfUQzt3xdSrHYJvzuFEMyXUXcOy8SQ0OFiujK1owGLDzjPGpB6wTgqTwAg%3d"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://aoir.org/aoir2019/aoir2019-key-dates/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The submission site will be open mid-January with submissions due for Papers, Panels, Roundtables, Fishbowls, Experimental Sessions, and Pre-conference Workshops by 1 March 2019.</span><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For any questions on submissions, please contact Jonathon Hutchinson, #AoIR2019 Program Chair at
</span><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><a href="mailto:AoIRConfChair@aoir.org"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">AoIRConfChair@aoir.org</span></a></span><span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For all other questions, please email:
</span><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><a href="mailto:ac@aoir.org"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">ac@aoir.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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