2017 About

The International Conference on Social Media & Society is an annual gathering of leading social media researchers from around the world. Now, in its 8th year, the 2017 conference is being held in Toronto, Canada from July 28 to 30.

From its inception, the conference has focused on the best practices for studying the impact and implications of social media on society. Organized by the Social Media Lab at Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University, the conference provides participants with opportunities to exchange ideas, present original research, learn about recent and ongoing studies, and network with peers.

The conference’s intensive three-day program will feature full papers, work-in-progress papers, panels, and posters. The wide-ranging topics in social media showcase research from scholars working in many fields including Communication, Computer Science, Education, Journalism, Information Science, Management, Political Science, Sociology.

Conference Organizing Committee

Bernie Hogan

Research Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute

Jeff Hemsley

Assistant Professor [iSchool, Syracuse University, USA]

K. Hazel Kwon

Assistant Professor, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University

Jenna Jacobson

Assistant Professor [Retail Management, Ted Rogers School of Management] | Research Fellow [Social Media Lab, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, Canada]

Philip Mai

Co-Director of the Social Media Lab, Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada

Anatoliy Gruzd

Professor, Canada Research Chair and Director of Research at the Social Media Lab, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada

Conference Advisory Board

2017 Conference Staff

Conference Program Committee