[Air-L] A Statement from Members of the AoIR Executive Committee

[Jennifer Stromer-Galley]

Announcements coming soon on locations for the next two years ....

~JSG

> On Mar 2, 2017, at 8:42 PM, Alexander Halavais <alex at halavais.net> wrote:
> 
> As another ex-exec, I concur entirely with what Holly has said below.
> (Although, I presume that the exec would not dismiss out of hand a proposal
> from a certain N. American country, even if it has already hosted a
> disproportionate number of AoIR confs.)
> 
> - Alex
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> // Alexander Halavais, Sociologist, Semiologist, and Saboteur Extraordinaire
> // Director of the MA in Social Technologies, Arizona State University
> // http://alex.halavais.net/bio     @halavais
> 
>> On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 7:39 PM, Holly Kruse <holly.kruse at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I am so pleased to see this. I hope that this statement means that the
>> conference will not be held in the United States in the next several years.
>> From my years on the executive committee, I know how difficult it can be to
>> find conference host sites, but to me, if the only viable hosting proposal
>> come from sites in the U.S., it would be better not to hold the conference
>> at all. I would love to see the unpleasant turn of events in the U.S.
>> provide inspiration to internet researchers in South and Central America,
>> Africa, and Asia to host the conference!
>> 
>> Holly
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mar 2, 2017, at 10:14 AM, Jennifer Stromer-Galley <jstromer at syr.edu>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> In light of the United States' January 27, 2017 executive order
>> restricting entry to its borders, based upon intersectional stereotypes of
>> Islamic religious faith as embodied within Middle Eastern, African, and
>> South Asian identity, we hereby restate our commitment to the fundamental
>> values upon which the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) is
>> founded. These values center upon human dignity, equality of opportunity,
>> and the principles of academic freedom.  AoIR vehemently opposes any
>> entities, groups, measures, or activities that seek to undermine such
>> principles, in scholarly research and in society at large, wherever in the
>> world they may operate.
>>> AoIR, following its mission to provide and promote outstanding research
>> upon the Internet's capacity to mediate transnational and global culture
>> through networking, is proud to represent a diverse international community
>> of Internet researchers. In affirming the shared values of our community,
>> we encourage our members to exercise their inalienable right to speak out
>> whenever and wherever they believe those values to be undermined or
>> violated. In keeping with the principle of academic freedom, AoIR
>> conferences themselves also support that free exercise by offering a venue
>> for such discussions to be conducted respectfully.
>>> AoIR is constantly at work to ensure that our actions and our words are
>> in sync. Therefore, we proudly state that we do not tolerate or create any
>> undue barriers to the full and equal participation of its members because
>> of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity or nationality, gender identity
>> and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, religious affiliation,
>> or socioeconomic status. This commitment means, in particular, that we will
>> endeavor to not stage future conferences in locations where such
>> participation cannot be guaranteed. As an organization, AoIR stands ready
>> to support any colleague who may be directly or indirectly affected by this
>> order.
>>> 
>>> Members of the Executive Committee:
>>> André Brock
>>> Axel Bruns
>>> Jenny Korn
>>> Annette Markham
>>> Adrienne Massanari
>>> Susanna Paasonen
>>> Kelly Quinn
>>> Jennifer Stromer-Galley
>>> 
>>> P.S.: Our full Statement of Principles and Statement of Inclusivity can
>> be found here:
>>> https://aoir.org/diversity-and-inclusivity/
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