2.    The Future(s) of Research on Communication and Information Technology. What new analytical tool and theories are required for new communication technologies? This session will cover the emerging trends, topics, tools and techniques of doing research in the digital era. Papers will cover exemplary research in the sociology of communication and information technology, key issues and challenges with doing research on new technologies, and  research on historical technologies that helps sociologists to understand the present and future for the field, and calls for new directions for research. Session Organizers: Gina Neff, University of Washington and Shelia Cotten, University of Alabama-Birmingham

    3.    *Section on Communication and Information Technology Roundtables (one-hour). Session Organizers: Gina Neff, University of Washington and Shelia Cotten, University of Alabama-Birmingham

Hello all, The ASA call for papers will go out soon, but I thought I would give you a preview of the CITASA-sponsored open paper sessions. There are several other sessions organized by CITASA members as regular paper sessions - as we get closer to the publication of the call, it might be nice to publicize those sessions on this list as well. Best, Gina Dr. Gina Neff Department of Communication University of Washington Chair, Communication and Information Technology Section<http://citasa.org/>, American Sociological Association Section on Communication and Information Technology 1. The Sociology of Social Media. New communication and information tools offer sociologists opportunities for studying social behavior in new ways. How are social media, broadly defined, changing interpersonal interactions, organizations, societies, and institutions? What methods emerge as crucial for looking at social media? This panel will address these and other cutting-edge questions. Session Organizers: Gina Neff, University of Washington and Shelia Cotten, University of Alabama-Birmingham 2. The Future(s) of Research on Communication and Information Technology. What new analytical tool and theories are required for new communication technologies? This session will cover the emerging trends, topics, tools and techniques of doing research in the digital era. Papers will cover exemplary research in the sociology of communication and information technology, key issues and challenges with doing research on new technologies, and research on historical technologies that helps sociologists to understand the present and future for the field, and calls for new directions for research. Session Organizers: Gina Neff, University of Washington and Shelia Cotten, University of Alabama-Birmingham 3. *Section on Communication and Information Technology Roundtables (one-hour). Session Organizers: Gina Neff, University of Washington and Shelia Cotten, University of Alabama-Birmingham