Association of Internet Researchers upcoming events

AoIR Lecture Series - A Roundtable On Ethics (21 Aug 2026)

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT

AoIR is happy to announce the third roundtable in our lecture series: Ethics in Internet Research. We bring together long-standing AoIR members Charles Ess, Anja Bechmann, Alice Marwick, and Michael Zimmer for a roundtable reflecting on the evolution of ethics within AoIR and the field it has shaped.

The session takes up the question of what ethics has meant for AoIR as the internet itself has changed: from the association's first guidelines in 2002 to the 2019 publication of Internet Research: Ethical Guidelines 3.0, which extended earlier frameworks to address the ethical stakes of big data, AI, and the research lifecycle as a whole, including the protection of researchers themselves. The researchers will talk about how each iteration of the guidelines responded to shifting technologies, platforms, and research practices, and what it means to conduct ethical research in the field of Internet research.

The lecture will be 45 minutes long with 45 minutes of Q&A and discussion with the audience.

AoIR Lecture Series - A Roundtable On Alternative Platforms (01 Sep 2026)

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT

AoIR is happy to announce the fourth roundtable in our lecture series, on Alternative Platforms. We bring together long-standing AoIR members Nick Couldry, Patricia Aufderheide, Kevin Discoll, Aram Sinnreich, and Rob Gehl for a roundtable reflecting on the decision to launch AoIR.social, our mastadon instance.

The lecture will be 45 minutes long with 45 minutes of Q&A and discussion with the audience.

#AoIR2026 Regenerations (14 Oct 2026)

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

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The Early Registration Rate is available until 1 August 2026. All presenting authors must be registered and paid by 1 August 2026 to be included in the program.

#AoIR2026 Regenerations Closing Party (17 Oct 2026)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

More information about the closing reception of this year's conference will be available at a later date.