2016 Pre-Conference Digest #2

Welcome to London! If you are coming from afar, we hope you had an uneventful trip getting here. Just a quick reminder, registration and coffee reception start every day at 8:30 am and the sessions start promptly at 9:00 am. Please arrive early.  If you are not staying near campus, … Continue Reading →

Are you the Most Engaged #SMSociety Attendee on Twitter?!

Please join the pre-conference chatter on Twitter and meet your fellow social media researchers by following and tweeting using the #SMSociety hashtag. Just like in the past years, we are going to have the Most Engaged Attendee on Twitter Award, measured based on the number of retweets and mentions your posts with the #SMSociety hashtag … Continue Reading →

2016 Pre-Conference Digest #1

Dear 2016 #SMSociety Participants, We are writing to give you a quick run through the essential information for the upcoming 2016 International Conference on Social Media & Society on July 11-13 in London, UK: Conference Schedule and Workshops The Conference Program is available at https://socialmediaandsociety.org/schedule/ Please create an account on Sched … Continue Reading →

Announcing keynotes for the 2016 #SMSociety!

We are very excited to announce our keynotes for the 2016 #SMSociety!  Dr Susan Halford – Director, Web Science Institute, University of Southampton, UK Dr Helen Kennedy – Professor of Digital Society, University of Sheffield, UK A Geographer by training and an organizational sociologist for many years, Dr. Susan Halford’s … Continue Reading →

The deadline for #SMSociety papers and WiPs submission has been extended! New due date: Jan 18, 2016

Thank you for your engagement and interest in being a part of the 2016 International Social Media and Society Conference (London, UK Jul. 11-13). Due to numerous requests, the Organizing Committee has decided to extend the submission deadline by 3 days till Monday January 18th (midnight, Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone).  Please note … Continue Reading →