This just a reminder that the Computer Culture Area of the SW/TX PCA/ACA (http://swtxpca.org/) is still accepting paper, panel, and other proposals on any aspect of computer culture. Possible topics include (but are not limited to):

The Internet
Social networking
Mobile computing
Online news sites
Blogging
Web commerce
Politics and the Web/Politics of the Web
Online sports sites
Urban computing
Personal home pages
Web searching
Virtual communities
E-publishing (e-zines, et al.)
Fan sites
Computers and pedagogy
Digital art and design
Computer music and performance
Cybercrime
E-waste
Video games and gaming

For paper proposals: Please submit a 250 word abstract embedded in the body of an email. Include contact information (e.g., postal and preferred email address, phone and fax numbers, etc.) and a biographical note about your connection to the topic.

For panel and other proposals: Feel free to query first. Panel and other proposals should include all of the information requested for individual paper proposals, as well as a 100-word statement of the panel’s raison d’etre and any noteworthy organizational features.

As always, proposals are welcome from any and all scholars, including graduate students, independent scholars, and tenured, tenure-track, and emeritus faculty. Also, unusual formats, technologies, and the like are encouraged.

Please submit proposals to Andrew Chen (andrewsw@gmail.com) and Judd Ruggill (jruggill@asu.edu) by 12/15/2009.