[Air-L] Applications open for 2017 QUT DMRC Summer School (6-10 February 2017, Brisbane)

[Tim Highfield]

Dear all,

The QUT Digital Media Research Centre (http://qut.edu.au/research/dmrc) is
excited to announce that applications are open for the 2017 DMRC Summer
School (http://dmrcss.org | #dmrcss17), to be held in Brisbane, Australia,
between 6-10 February 2017.

The summer school is targeted at current PhD students (full
candidature/post-confirmation) and early-career academics up to five years
out of their PhD (PhD completion between 2012 and 2016). It will offer a
series of sessions covering questions around the theme of 'Automation and
regulation in digital media, communication and culture', as well as
addressing other pressing problems and novel approaches to digital media
research more broadly.

We are excited to announce the initial list of facilitators and presenters,
with additional names to follow:

Nancy Baym (Microsoft Research)
Jean Burgess (Director, QUT Digital Media Research Centre)
Axel Bruns (QUT Digital Media Research Centre)
Patrik Wikstrom (Deputy Director, QUT Digital Media Research Centre)
Julian Thomas (Director, Swinburne Institute for Social Research)
Peta Mitchell (QUT Digital Media Research Centre)
Emma Baulch (QUT Digital Media Research Centre)
Stuart Cunningham (QUT Digital Media Research Centre)
Nic Suzor (QUT Digital Media Research Centre
Elija Cassidy (QUT Digital Media Research Centre)

During the 2017 DMRC Summer School, leading Australian and international
digital media researchers will run workshops, masterclasses, experimental
sessions, and traditional talks,  incorporating hands-on exposure to
digital methods for studying online activity, advanced theoretical
approaches, and legal and industry perspectives. Among the sessions will be
several digital methods workshops, run by the DMRC's leading researchers.
We strongly encourage applications from PhD and early-career digital media
researchers interested in particular in questions of automation,
regulation, and digital media.

Full details and fees are available at http://dmrcss.org.

To apply for the 2017 DMRC Summer School, please fill out the form
available via http://dmrcss.org/apply/. Applications will close on *14
October 2016*. Applications will be reviewed by the DMRC Summer School
organising committee, and successful applicants will be invited to register
for the summer school directly.

For those coming to AoIR 2016 in Berlin, I will be happy to discuss the
summer school in person if you have questions! Otherwise, please email
dmrc at qut.edu.au with any queries.

Regards,

Tim.

Dr Tim Highfield
Coordinator, 2017 DMRC Summer School

Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, Digital Media Research Centre
Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology

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