Welcome to the International Association Of Online Communicators The International Association of Online Communicators (IAOC) is a totally new association, created by online communicators and focused exclusively on serving those who practice and teach online communications. If you are an online communicator, and would like to learn more, please read our mission statement and objectives, and then give us your feedback. We would like to hear from you today, whether you want to join now with your peers in forming this new association, or simply want to be kept informed about our progress. Why now? Read a brief story of how we got started over a Philly cheesesteak sandwich. Interested? Join the list! Here are some of the online communicators who have joined our growing list. Be a supporter: send us a statement of support that we can post on our Web site and use in our grant proposal. IAOC Incorporated September 9, 2004 Thanks to a grant from Rowan University, the International Association of Online Communicators has been incorporated as a nonprofit organization in the state of New Jersey (USA) and is organized under the 501(c)(3) provisions of the US Internal Revenue Code. More news will follow soon on the progress we have made in developing a functioning organization. All those online communicators who are interested in an active role in this organization are encouraged to contact us. Those who have subscribed to receive information and our newsletter by e-mail will be receiving more details in our next newsletter. "Social Media For Internal Communications Conference" Offers Disount to IAOC Members How To Engage Employees, Drive Change & Improve Your Bottom Line Using Blogging, Podcasting & The Latest Web 2.0 Technologies. February 4-7, 2008 in San Francisco, CA. Mention "IAOC" to receive a $200 discount. More info here.
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Paper Presentations Announced IAOC 2008 European and Ameican "Summit Conference" In Reykjavik, Iceland June 12-13 This year’s papers include an online journalism eye-tracking study, media and ethics in high profile child deaths and disappearances, social media meets broadcast in radio 2.0, CEO bloggers and ghost writers, student-produced online news, and how the virtual office has impacted commitment the organization. Presenters come from the University of Trier (Trier, Germany), Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, North Carolina), the University of Miami (Coral Gables, Florida), Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (Pomona, New Jersey), Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, Michigan) and Rowan University (Glassboro, New Jersey). There is still time to register for this year’s IAOC Conference, June 12-13, 2008 at the Hotel Holt in Reykjavik, Iceland. Iceland is an ideal meeting ground for those from Europe and North America. Flights are five hours or less from much of North America and three hours from Europe. For those from the US, it’s an opportunity to visit a European capital where the dollar still enjoys a favorable exchange rate. For Europeans, the exchange rate is even better. IAOC has a block of rooms reserved at the Hotel Holt, www.holt.is, or contact our travel service at Lina@LTTravel.com. Be sure to ask for the IAOC rate. Registration is $199 for members, $299 for non-members. For more information and online registration visit http://iaoc2008.eventbrite.com. The following papers will be presented at the Iceland Conference:
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Using Google Applications for Online Teaching: Competition for Proprietary Educational Software in an Age of Fiscal Constraint by Kevin Lee
