Greetings, all -- Here is a short summary of the 2011 CITASA Events in Vegas! (Long form attached.) Hope to see you there, especially for our awards ceremony, fabulous on-site (but off-the-record) reception, and the ringing in of our new Chair, Gina Neff, new Chair-Elect, Sheila Cotten, new treasurer, Dan Ryan, and new Council members, Zeynep Tufeki and Steven Seiler! Cheers! Chris Saturday, Aug 20 - 2:30pm - 4:10pm 124. Section on Sociology of Law Paper Session. Privacy in the Digital Age: Law, Culture, and Contention I (co-sponsored with the Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements and Section on Communication and Information Technology) Sunday 5:30-6:30PM Council Meeting, Spanish Steps, Caesar’s Palace Monday, Aug 22 – 8:30-9:30AM Roundtables 338. Section on Communication and Information Technology Roundtable Session Monday, Aug 22 - 9:30-10:10AM Business and Awards Ceremony (immediately follows roundtables) Monday, Aug 22 - 10:30AM – 12:10PM 376. Section on Communication and Information Technology Invited Session. Social Media in Community Action and Social Change Monday, Aug 22 - 2:30pm - 4:10pm 419. Section on Communication and Information Technology Paper Session. New Media Frontiers: Youth and New Media Monday, Aug 22 – 5:00-7:00PM, Section Reception, hotel suite, Caesars Palace The hotel has not yet given us the specific suite number. So, the location will be announced at all CITASA sessions and meetings. Once there, you may text Chris Nippert-Eng for the room number, too, at 773-450-2129. Tueday, August 23 - 10:30am - 12:10pm 514. Section on Sociology of Culture Invited Session. Privacy in the Digital Age II: Law, Culture, and Contention (co-sponsored with the Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements and Section on Communication and Information Technology) Christena Nippert-Eng, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sociology www.islandsofprivacy.com http://www.iit.edu/csl/socs/faculty/nippert_christena.shtml Acting Chair, Department of Social Sciences, IIT Chair, American Sociological Association Section on Communication and Information Technologies 312-567-6812 (office) 312-567-6821 (fax)