As of last Friday, 13 papers have been accepted for presentation at the IAOC conference in Valley Forge, March 23-24, 2006. Presenters are coming from California, Denver, New York, Washington, Baltimore and the Philadelphia area. We have a nice mix of academics and practitioners giving papers, covering topics ranging from the theoretical, to the experimental, to practical experience--including efforts to untangle issues of law and ethics.

Our seminar chair, Dr. Suzanne FitzGerald, says that based on recent submissions she estimates we’ll be able to make room for perhaps two more papers. February 22 is the deadline to reserve your place at the Valley Forge Conference and save $100. No need to pay now. Just go online and make your seminar reservation. We’ll bill you.

There are a limited number of hotel rooms available at the special IAOC rate of $109 per night, so reserve your room early. To make your hotel reservation, phone +1-610-337-2000. Be sure to mention IAOC to get the conference price.

Plan to arrive Thursday in time for networking and a reception, hosted by Rowan University. Stay over Friday so you can join us for an informal after-conference dinner: no speeches, just time to meet and get to know your fellow online communicators. We’ll also have information available for those interested in touring historic Valley Forge or Philadelphia on Saturday. Details on the dinner will follow soon.

Following is a preliminary list of papers and their authors.

Internet Crisis Communication and Online Communities:  A Case Study
By Patricia Swann

Cyber Media ‘Cybergens’ in a Post Global Era of Cybercentrism
By Lansing Gordon

CyberGens and the Cybercentrism Model
By Lansing Gordon

Engaging Graduate-Level Online Students in Authentic Learning Using Web Quests
By Mark Van Dyke

Experiments in Online Channels for Internal Communication at Lockheed Martin
By Jeanine Zeitvogel, NJ

Rethinking Age Discrimination:  How a Mature Workforce Could Pay Greater Dividends in an Information Economy
By Joe Basso

Reducing the Risk of Uncertainty:  Safeguarding Against Electronic Documents and Other Written Reports Becoming Exhibit A in Court
By Joe Basso

Placing Diversity within “One Click” on Fortune 500 Company Web Sites:  It’s the Right Thing to Do
By Tia Tyree

The Credibility Exchange Effect:  How Linking Influences Web Credibility
By Michele Rosen

Communicating with the Media via Email – What Works and What Does Not
By Gary McNeil

“A Crisis of Respect” Why it is so hard for professional communicators to adopt new technology in their practice?
By Dee Rambeau

The new rules of PR:  How to create a press release strategy for reaching buyers directly By David Meerman Scott

Emerging Ethical Issues for Online Communicators – Or, Seven Problems We Just Figured Out We Had
By Carl Hausman