📣 The next AoIR Roundtable Series is here - make sure to mark it in your diary!🗓️
📅 23 June 2026
⏰ 14:00–15:30 CEST
📲 Register here members.aoir.org/event-6627981 or via the QR code in the graphic.
![Poster for the AoIR Roundtable Series, “Community: Past, Present, and Future,” featuring speakers Dr. Susanna Paasonen, Dr. Crystal Abidin, and Dr. Raquel Recuero, moderated by Nathalie Schäfer. The online event takes place on 23 June 2026 from 14:00–15:30 (CEST) and is open to AoIR members only. A QR code and link [https://members.aoir.org/event-6627981] is provided for registration.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jpljtb6w32hkqk4ylzm7pes5/bafkreienpprqr5cv6mrfiq5ski7jhdgpjucvxrfmxsuui4sie37cwxeveu)
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![The Association of Internet Researchers is pleased to call for submissions for the 2025 AoIR Dissertation Awards. To be eligible for the AoIR Dissertation Awards, a PhD dissertation in the area of internet research must have been filed in the 2024 calendar year. *Nominations must be received by 12 May 2025*. All methods and disciplines are welcome.
This year, because we are taking our conference to Brazil, where there is a large academic community that writes in Portuguese, we will also be awarding a Dissertation Award for a doctoral dissertation written in Portuguese. This is an occasional award; we will consider offering a similar award when holding the conference in countries in which it makes sense to do so.
Submissions details:
* A nomination letter that explains why the dissertation is deserving of the award and how it contributes to internet research
* A PDF copy of the dissertation should be emailed to dissertationaward [at] aoir.org
* The graduate or their supervisor must be a member of AoIR (by 12 May 2025)
* Self-nominations are permitted
* “Filed in 2024” means that the dissertation has been fully defended, all edits complete, and filed/published in 2024 (this date will usually appear on the front cover or front pages of the dissertation). A letter that the student’s committee has approved the PhD can also establish this.
The recipients of these awards will be announced mid-year 2025. In addition to winning a cash prize, the individual will be presented an award during the Association General Meeting(AGM) at the #AoIR2025 conference in October. In addition, and if relevant, AoIR will contribute up to US$1000 towards the cost of making a publication from the winners’ dissertation Open Access. (Please note, this is not the same as Article Processing Payments; we will support publication in reputable journals only.)
Full details: https://aoir.org/2025dissawardnominations/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jpljtb6w32hkqk4ylzm7pes5/bafkreics6b3ojvclfjvytmnq6r74pznfbdtybsji2d3je5br4fpd7ppwim)
