DESCRIPTION

The Internet Research 10.0 Doctoral Colloquium offers Ph.D. Students working in internet research or a related field a special forum on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 where they will have a chance to briefly present their dissertations-in-progress and discuss them at length with peers and established senior researchers. Interested students should prepare a two page summary of their research. This should provide a context for the research, describe the methods being used, the progress to date, and expectations and hopes from the colloquium.

Faculty mentors include:

• Matthew Allen, Associate Professor and Head of Department, Internet Studies, Curtin University of Technology
• Sandra Braman, Professor of Communication, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Mark D. Johns, Associate Professor of Communication, Luther College
• Lisbeth Klastrup, Associate Professor, Innovative Communication Research Group, IT University of Copenhagen
• Zizi Papacharissi, Professor & Department Head, Communication, University of Illinois-Chicago
• Dietmar Wolfram, Professor of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Additional mentors to be added…

SUBMISSION/PARTICIPATION
Please submit the two page application by May 1, 2009 to Mark Johns, at mjohns@luther.edu

Applicants will be notified of acceptance by June 15, 2009. Successful applicants will be asked to prepare a 5-6 page paper on their research and the issues they wish to discuss by August 15, 2009.

For further details, contact the organizer of the Doctoral Colloquium:

Mark D. Johns, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Communication Studies
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa USA
http://academic.luther.edu/~johnsmar/

FEES & LOGISTICS

• Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009
• Time: TBA
• Location: TBA
• Fee: FREE (invitation only)

The Internet Research 10.0 Doctoral Colloquium is generously sponsored by the University of Illinois-Chicago, Department of Communication