[Air-l] AoIR 6.0 Chicago 2005 Site Update & Registration Reminder

[Steve Jones]

The web site for AoIR 6.0 in Chicago has been updated. One of the key  
items of information is a link to an excellent web site with  
information about the city of Chicago (the direct link to the page is  
http://conferences.aoir.org/registration.php?cf=3).

I also want to remind you that the deadline for early registration is  
August 26, 2005, so there is only one more week during which to secure  
the lower registration rate.

To register for the sixth annual conference of the Association of  
Internet Researchers (to be held in Chicago October 6 - 9, 2005 with  
pre-conference workshops held on October 5, 2005) at the Chicago  
Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile hotel go to:

https://www.conted.vt.edu/ssl/aoir/index.lasso

You will be able to pay the registration fees by credit card or by  
check.

You can also register there for the conference banquet (taking place on  
Friday, October 7, at the Mid-America Club, on the 80th (top) floor of  
the Aon Center, Chicago's second tallest building.

You may also register for a historical tour of Chicago's "L" elevated  
train (taking place on Saturday morning, October 8). Join others in an  
AoIR-only L car for a tour of some of the L system's oldest routes with  
the Chicago Transit Authority's historian.

A link to online hotel registration is provided on the site after you  
have clicked the "submit" button and sent in your registration. We have  
negotiated the best possible rate from the hotel and encourage you to  
book a room early. As is the case with most all hotel-based conferences  
we have to meet the minimum occupancy with which we are able to use the  
hotel's meeting rooms and if we do not meet that occupancy rate then  
we'll have to increase the registration fees, to cover the additional  
meeting room cost. The direct link is:

http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/chidt? 
groupCode=airaira&app=resvlink

By using that url you should receive the AoIR group rate of $155 USD  
per night for accommodations during the conference.

Let me also reiterate the news about the excellent keynote speakers for  
this year's conference and to share information about their  
presentations.

Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Social Psychology and a member of the  
Department of Media and Communications at the London School of  
Economics will give a speech titled "Youthful experts? A critical  
appraisal of children and young peoples' emerging internet literacy."  
Saskia Sassen, Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology at the University of  
Chicago, and Centennial Visiting Professor at the London School of  
Economics, is another keynote speaker. Her speech is titled "Digital  
formations: The intersection of technical and social logics in  
electronic space." And our third keynote speaker is Ang, Peng Hwa,  
Professor of Media Management and Law at the Nanyang Technological  
University, Singapore, who will give a speech titled "The UN and  
Internet Governance: Fears, Hopes and Possibilities."

I appreciate everyone's support of the conference and of AoIR and look  
forward to seeing you in Chicago soon!

Sj