[Air-L] Call for Conference Locations

[David Nemer]

It would be awesome to have IR in Australia though :)
On Mar 14, 2013 5:59 PM, "Helen Partridge" <h.partridge at qut.edu.au> wrote:

> My apologies everyone - I hit the wrong button to send ;)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 15/03/2013, at 8:56 AM, "Helen Partridge" <h.partridge at qut.edu.au>
> wrote:
>
> > Hmmm the more I think the more an information research conference is
> probably more appropriate for our group
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On 15/03/2013, at 8:48 AM, "Kendall, Lori" <loriken at illinois.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> Please share widely...
> >>
> >> Call for Proposals to Host the Internet Research (IR) conferences in
> 2015 and 2016.
> >>
> >> The Executive Committee of the Association of Internet Researchers is
> seeking statements of interest for hosting the annual meeting of the
> Association in October of 2015 and 2016. The Internet Research conference
> draws an international group of researchers and practitioners to present
> and discuss work at the cutting edge in understanding the social and
> cultural aspects of the internet. Organizations or consortia who may be
> interested in hosting the conference should contact Lori Kendall at vp (at)
> aoir.org.
> >>
> >> We will provide a guide to a full proposal for those invited to apply.
> At this stage, we seek an indication of interest and intent. We are most
> likely to entertain applications for North American locations for 2015 and
> elsewhere for 2016, but all strong proposals are welcome.
> >>
> >> Hosting AoIR provides visibility to your institution and city from
> researchers from around the world, drawing a group of well-known scholars
> to your city during the period of the conference and providing lasting
> connections. Geography still matters in an internet age, and hosting
> Internet Research represents one way of locating important centers of
> innovation in social computing.
> >>
> >> The most recent conference was held in Salford, UK and the upcoming
> conferences will be held in Denver, USA and Bangkok, Thailand. (See the
> full list of locations at http://aoir.org/conferences/past/.) We
> generally seek hosting cities that are reasonably accessible by
> international visitors, and provide a range of lodging, dining,
> entertainment and cultural attractions within reasonable proximity of the
> venue.
> >>
> >> The venue should provide a central hall and breakout meeting rooms for
> a minimum of 400 attendees, as well as the necessary infrastructure for
> presentations and high-speed wireless internet access. There are generally
> 7-8 concurrent presentation rooms over a period of 3 days, plus a day of
> 3-6 preconferences. The conference generally provides some form of onsite
> refreshments during the day (snacks, coffee, and in many cases lunch), as
> well as a banquet and receptions.
> >>
> >> The Association generally handles registration, and will (with the aid
> of a program chair) provide assistance with the infrastructure for the peer
> review and the publication of selected papers. Officers of AoIR serve on
> the organizing committee and are involved closely with the planning and
> execution of the conference. The local hosts are responsible for
> coordinating all on-site arrangements, contracts, transportation,
> arrangements with local hotels or other lodging, technology, supporting
> staff for the event. The hosts should be willing and able to mobilize local
> support for the conference, including volunteers, fund-raising, and
> cost-sharing.
> >>
> >> At this time, we are seeking brief letters of interest. For those sites
> the Executive Committee feels are suitable for the upcoming conference, we
> will provide organizers with instructions for a full proposal, and are
> happy to work with them to provide a strong proposal. At this time, please
> provide some indication of what you could offer in terms of hosting. In
> particular:
> >>
> >> 1. Who makes up your group, who the proposed local chair would be, and
> your connection to internet research and AoIR.
> >>
> >> 2. Information about the venue, including recent conferences held
> there. We have, in the past, held AoIR in hotels and conference centers, as
> well as university and research campuses. Please give some indication of
> the layout of the facility and its proximity to lodging and dining
> (including less expensive options), as well as to its suitability for a
> conference like Internet Research.
> >>
> >> 3. Proposed dates. IR is generally held in early October, and usually
> over a Thursday-Saturday, with pre-conferences on a Wednesday, though there
> is some flexibility. It is helpful if we are able to avoid conflicts with
> other major conferences of interest to attendees.
> >>
> >> 4. What makes your city and venue particularly attractive to the
> Internet Research community?
> >>
> >>
> >> The committee will review letters of interest as they are submitted,
> through the end of July 2013.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Lori Kendall
> >> (AoIR Vice President)
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