[Air-l] Graduate WebShop: The Impact of the Internet on Society. June 3-14

[Katie Bessiere]

Graduate WebShop: The Impact of the Internet on Society 
June 3-14, 2002  

University of Maryland-College Park 
Application deadline for best consideration: April 8, 2002  

The Department of Sociology at the University of Maryland is hosting
the 2nd annual graduate student workshop--or WebShop.  Supported by a
grant from the National Science Foundation, 30-50 leading scholars and
experts who study the behavioral aspects of information technology will
discuss current issues and research.  

Student participants will receive up to $750 as a support grant as well
as room and board.  Students will develop original research projects as
the basis for their thesis, dissertation, or other publication.  

Topics include, but are not limited to: Inequality/Digital Divide,
Public Access and Usage, Navigational Skills, Social Networks,
Time/Activity Displacement, and Social Capital Implications.  Please
access the WebShop web page for the latest information about the WebShop
and the invited participants.  

Please find application information at: www.webuse.umd.edu  

For more information:  

Graduate WebShop 
Department of Sociology 
University of Maryland 
College Park, MD 20742-1315 
Email: webuse at socy.umd.edu 
Phone: 301.405.6421 Fax: 301.314.6892