mastodon 4.7.3The Association of Internet Researchers is an academic association dedicated to the advancement of the cross-disciplinary field of Internet studies. It is a member-based support network promoting critical and scholarly Internet research independent from traditional disciplines and existing across academic borders. The association is international in scope. https://aoir.org/about/
📣 The next AoIR Roundtable Series is here - make sure to mark it in your diary!🗓️
Join us as we bring together long-standing AoIR members Dr. Susanna Paasonen, Dr. Crystal Abidin, and Dr. Raquel Recuero for a roundtable reflecting on AoIR's community—past, present, and future. ⏳
🎙️Moderated by Nathalie Schäfer
📅 23 June 2026
⏰ 14:00–15:30 CEST
📲 Register here https://members.aoir.org/event-6627981 or via the QR code in the graphic.
Roundtable Talk Series for AoIR Members🌐✨
Join us for the first AoIR Roundtable Series on Methods 🔓📊 🤖 featuring long-standing AoIR members Dr. Annette Markham, Dr. Bernhard Rieder, and Dr. Axel Bruns - moderated by Dr. Meg Jing Zeng 🎉
🗓 13 April, 2026
🕒 18.00-19.30 CEST (Berlin)
🔗 Register: www.members.aoir.org/event-6612843
🕒 45 min lecture
💬 45 min Q&A
We are delighted to share the publication of Risky Research: An AoIR Guide to Researcher Protection and Safety 2025, the culmination of over two years of collaborative effort by the AoIR Risky Research Working Group.
Happy Birthday AoIR! #AoIR2024
The #AoIR2025 theme will be RUPTURES - Rupture signifies a break or interruption in continuity, disruption, forms of resistance. #AoIR2024. https://aoir.org/aoir2025/aoir2025cfp/. #cometoBrazil
#AoIR2025 AGM
Welcome, 2025-27 Exec Committee!
Secretary: Nathalie Schäfer, Weimar University, Germany
Treasurer: Rob Gehl, York University, Canada
Graduate Student Rep: Lynrose Genon, QUT, Australia
Open Seats:
Admire Mare, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Rebecca Scharlach, University of Bremen, Germany
Meg Jing Zeng, University of Zurich, Switzerland
🗓 11–12 August | Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
Imagining & co-creating methods for internet research 🌐
📝 Abstracts (300 words) due March 30, 2026. Papers, performances & artistic work welcome.
Keynote plenary speakers:
✨Prof. Annette Markham, Utrecht University, Netherlands
✨ Prof. Susana Tosca, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
✨Prof. Kat Jungnickel, Goldsmiths University of London, UK
✨Prof. Sarah T. Roberts, UCLA, USA
More info 👉🏼 https://aoir.org/flashpoint/
#AoIR2026 proposals in, #AoIR2025 papers OUT! AoIR SPIR 2025 Ruptures is now available. Check out the papers of our annual conference online 🔗https://spir.aoir.org/ojs/index.php/spir 🥳
#AoIR2025 AGM
48 countries
Brazil, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Philippines, Chile, Norway, Switzerland, Denmark, Israel, Argentina, Ireland, China, Colombia, Sweden, Spain, Belgium, Peru, Portugal, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Finland, Hong Kong, Kenya, Mexico, Slovenia, South Africa, Austria, Bolivia, Cyprus, Estonia, India, Japan, Luxembourg, Uruguay, Brunei, Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Jamaica, Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam
#AoIR2025 AGM
1018 submissions received (of which 91 remote)
47% papers accepted (421)
89% panels accepted (34)
Remote: 91 submissions, 27 accepted (30%)
We are live! #AoIR2024 The Eras Tour.
#AoIR2023 AGM welcomes the incredible team supporting #AoIR2024 in Sheffield, England, UK.
The theme for #AoIR2024 is Industry https://aoir.org/aoir2024/aoir2024cfp/
Have you submitted your abstract yet?
The deadline is March 30, 2026. Hope you’re able to get it in before the end of the month. See details below 👇
🔗 aoir.org/flashpoint/
#AoIR2025 AGM
Welcome, 2025-27 Exec Committee!
President (elected as Vice President in the 2023 Election): Sarah T. Roberts, UCLA
Vice President (becomes President in two years): Andra Siibak, University of Tartu, Estonia
Immediate Past President (elected as Vice President in the 2021 Election): Nicholas John, University of Manchester, UK
#AoIR2025 AGM
- Alya -
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
We are heading to Mexico City 🇲🇽 for #AoIR2026, and the proposal deadline is a few days away!🗓️
We are welcoming proposals for papers, panels, roundtables, & more! 🔗 Full details of CfP https://aoir.org/aoir2026/aoir2026cfp/
Join us on October 14–17, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Mexico City!🌮
The #AoIR2024 Plenary Panel, The Eras Tour. 25 Years of Internet Research will livestream at 17:30 UTC.
#AoIR2025 AGM
Thank you!!!
2023-25 Exec Committee!
Secretary: Gabriel Pereira, University of Amsterdam & Nathalie Schäfer, Weimar University, Germany
Treasurer: Sam Srauy, Oakland University, USA
Graduate Student Rep: Tom Divon, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Open Seats:
Job Mwaura, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Sophie Bishop, University of Leeds, UK
Ariadna Matamoros-Fernandez, University College Dublin, Ireland
#AoIR2025 AGM
Grateful to our exhibitors and sponsors!
Our local University of Sheffield team were AMAZING!!!! Thank you for hosting us at #AoIR2024
For anyone impacted by the travel issue on Saturday evening please contact ac@aoir.org. We are so very sorry for the trouble caused! #AoIR2024
AoIR is looking for it's next Flashpoint Symposium location. Are you interested in bringing AoIR to your region in 2026 or 2027? We'd like to hear from you!
As we all catch our breath from the fantastic event that was #AoIR2023, you are invited to browse the special issue drawing from work presented at #AoIR2022 in Dublin, where the conference theme was “Decolonising the internet”.
We are extremely grateful to our Guest Editors—Andrew Illiadis, Eugenia Siapera, and Tetanya Lokot —for their hard work in bringing this special issue together, and thank IC&S for their ongoing support and partnership.
#AoIR2025 AGM
Thank you!!!
2023-25 Exec Committee!
President (elected as Vice President in the 2021 Election): Nicholas John, University of Manchester, UK
Vice President (becomes President in two years): Sarah T. Roberts, UCLA
Immediate Past President (elected as Vice President in the 2019 Election): Tama Leaver, Curtin University, Australia
#AoIR2025 AGM
Thank you to Michelle!
Reminder of Venue Change for the Plenary Panel.
The #AoIR2024 Eras Tour Plenary Panel and reception will be in the Wave Lecture Theatre NOT the Diamond Theatre.
You can find directions here: https://ssid.sheffield.ac.uk/campus-map/?location=the-wave
This is a reminder that the deadline to make submissions for #AoIR2025 is Saturday, 1 March 2025 23:59 BRT – tomorrow!
Conference Location: Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
When: 15-8 October 2025
CFP: https://aoir.org/aoir2025/aoir2025cfp/
Submission details: https://aoir.org/aoir2025/aoir2025subtypes/
Submissions here: https://www.conftool.org/aoir2025
We have a lot of lost items. Please claim your stuff by lunch time today from the table near INOX!
Hey #AoIR2024 - anyone missing a lovely sweater?
#AoIR2025 AGM
Thank you!!!
Review committee
Tom Divon, Sarah T. Roberts, Gabriel Pereira, José Messias, Simone Pereira de Sá , Gustavo Fischer, Raquel Recuero, Adriana Amaral, Nik John, Beatriz Brandão Polivanov
What can decades of internet research teach us about where we’re headed next? Dr Nancy Baym will share her journey, insights, and the evolution of digital scholarship in this AoIR Legacy Talk. Don’t miss it ! 🌐✨
🗓 26 May 2026 | 🕧 8:30AM EDT | Zoom
🔗 Register via link/QR : https://members.aoir.org/event-6628000
🎤30-minute lecture
💬30-minute Q&A (bring your questions 🍿)
This is open to all AoIR members.
Registration is still open! 🔗 www.members.aoir.org/event-6612843
Taking a car to the party tonight? The Cidaddes venue has 2 entrances. It is a big venue that covers 2 blocks. They sent us their second address that is better for car access: Av. Binário do Porto (next to the Cidaddess venue), near the Cury real estate sales booth, in the direction of the Bus Station (VLT Station: Cordeiro da Graça).
[⏰ time updated] We’re kicking off our brand-new AoIR Legacy Talk Series with AoIR co-founder Steve Jones 🥳
🗓️ 24 March, 2026
🕧 ̵6̶5PM CET / 11AM CS̶DT/Chicago
🔗Register here: https://www.members.aoir.org/event-6590105
Under this year’s theme, “Regenerations,” Steve will reflect on how Internet research has evolved since Association of Internet Researchers was founded, which questions still persist, and what “regeneration” might mean for the field today. 🌱
P.S. Time zones will rotate in upcoming sessions! 🌏
1 week to go! Have you registered yet?
🗓️ 24 March, 2026
🕧 5PM CET / 11AM CDT/Chicago
🔗Register here: https://www.members.aoir.org/event-6590105
Hope to see you!