Deen Freelon, University of Pennsylvania
Josephine Lukito, University of Texas at Austin
Bree McEwan, University of Toronto Mississauga
Josh Pasek, University of Michigan
Conference details
Sunday, October 22, 2023 (the day after AOIR ends)
Annenberg Public Policy Center
202 S 36th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
8:30am - 4:30pm
If you use social media data in your research, you’re going to want to listen up, because we’ve reached a crisis point. Digital data access has survived in an uncomfortable and unpredictable flux for years, but the most recent wave of policy changes may well be existential. Consider the following developments from the past 12 months:
If your research pipeline has been caught in the crossfire of these and similar developments, this one-day Post-API Conference is for you. We’re looking to convene some of the brightest minds working on these issues across disciplines to help identify the most viable solutions and alternatives.
To encourage informal conversation between participants, the conference will adopt a nontraditional structure. Participants will be organized into four informal plenary panels–two in the morning and two in the afternoon–each of which will begin with a series of four 5-minute lightning talks. However, most of the time will be spent in large-scale moderated discussions between participants and panelists.
Each of the four panels will focus on one of the following topics:
Submission Information
Applicants interested in giving a lightning talk should submit a memo (no more than 1 page single spaced) describing their topic. We encourage participants to think broadly here: for example, you could discuss a project that failed because you could not gather the data, impending concerns about studying a particular platform, concerns regarding non-traditional data collection methods, or new data collection software you developed. In your proposal, please indicate which panel you feel best fits your talk. You may also apply to attend the conference without submitting a lightning talk proposal, but preference will be given to those who submit proposals.
Submissions are due by Monday, July 17, 2023 at midnight Pacific Daylight Time/PDT (UTC -700). Please submit your proposal in MS Word or PDF format by clicking the following link:
Post-API Conference submission form
Author teams for which multiple authors wish to attend the conference should designate one team member to submit their proposal. Every individual who wishes to attend must submit their own separate application. Please send any questions to post.api.conf@gmail.com.
Travel Funding
We are currently working on obtaining need-based travel funding for graduate students, non-tenure track faculty, and independent researchers. If you are interested in being considered for funding, please complete the relevant section of the application. Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate a lack of institutional funds (e.g. via a link to your department’s travel policy or a letter from your chair, dean, or relevant administrative staff confirming your lack of travel funds). There is no registration fee, but due to space limitations, only those whose applications are accepted will be permitted to attend.