[Air-l] New AoIR Website

[Ronald E. Rice]

I *just* subscribed yesterday, after getting my password from Jeremy.  I'm 
presuming that I don't have to resubscribe?
The site really IS pretty amazing!
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Ronald E. Rice
Arthur N. Rupe Endowed Professor
Dept. of Communication, University of California
Incoming President of the International Communication Association
Co-Director, Center for Film, Television and New Media
Santa Barbara, CA 91306-4020
ph: 805-893-8696; fax: 805-893-7102
rrice at comm.ucsb.edu
http://www.comm.ucsb.edu/rice_flash.htm
http://www.cftnm.ucsb.edu
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nancy Baym" <nbaym at ku.edu>
To: <air-l at aoir.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 8:55 AM
Subject: [Air-l] New AoIR Website


> AoIR is excited to announce the launch of our new website. As a member of 
> AoIR, you will be able to:
>
> - access papers from AoIR conferences
> - view and access the members only area, and members benefits
> - create forums and post announcements
> - build collaborative community resources
> - maintain a blog
> - post and view job and conference announcements
> - post events to the communal event calendar
> - and other interesting features.
>
> Our hope is that the new system will provide a platform for our members to 
> become more involved in creating online spaces and resources that benefit 
> internet researchers. The site is designed so that members can take the 
> initiative and build resources on their own. We will be adding and 
> modifying content in the site as it develops and invite you to join us in 
> creating the kinds of content you want to see.
>
> The new system is based on open-source drupal software. For information 
> about how this works, visit the drupal handbook at 
> http://drupal.org/node/6261.
>
> *** If you are already a member you will need to create a new account ***
>
> To do this, go to the http://www.aoir.org/?q=user/register user 
> registration page. Give us a few days to double check that you're really a 
> member, and then we'll send your login information. We will try to keep 
> turnaround on this brief.
>
> If you are not currently a member, you will need to join aoir before you 
> can use the full features of this site. Membership in AoIR includes other 
> benefits including sizeable discounts on journal subscriptions and book 
> purchases and a discounted registration fee for AoIR conferences. The URL 
> to click to become a paying member of AoIR is in the signature file of 
> every email on air-l.
>
> I want to thank everyone who has done so much work over the last few 
> months to get this together including, among others, Jeremy Hunsinger, 
> Ulla Bunz, and Charlie Breindahl.
>
> Have fun, explore the site, think about resources you want to build, and 
> if you have questions or need assistance, please contact 
> suggestions at aoir.org
>
>
> -- 
> Nancy Baym http://www.ku.edu/home/nbaym
> Communication Studies, University of Kansas
> Bailey Hall, 1440 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 102, Lawrence, KS 66045-7574, USA
> Association of Internet Researchers: http://aoir.org
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