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📢 Announcing the 2024 GDC conference: Global Digital Intimacies! 📢 Taking place on June 27-28 in Amsterdam - read more details and the call for papers here globaldigitalcultures.uva.nl/content/news/2…

Two and a half weeks to go until Digital Intimacies 9! In-person registrations close 6 December ⏰ events.humanitix.com/digital-intima…

Last chance! Registrations for in-person attendance close Wednesday 🍄

🍄 KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT 🍄 Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, Dr Jessa Rogers is no longer able to attend DI9, but we are lucky to have the fantastic @TaleiElu presenting a keynote in her place! Talei's full bio and abstract is available at: research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/digital-i….

We are so happy to have this great group of scholars presenting their work tomorrow/friday--> take a look at the final program research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/wp-conten…

Another day in paradise (setting up for #DigInt9 Digital Intimacies and getting ready to talk about ✨online misogyny✨)

and we are off! Our first keynote Dr Zahra Stardust talks about sextech and communities at the margins

#DigInt9 Dr Zahra Stardust--- we need to look to the past to be able to imagine futures

Multispecies panel taking us to pet robots and critics considering them an "invasive species".. but "why do they look like pets in the first place?" --> meganrose🦋bsky☁️social

PROGRAM UPDATE Unfortunately, due to Cyclone Jasper, Talei Elu is no longer able to give her keynote presentation tomorrow. We'll be starting a bit later with morning tea from 9:30am and a welcome at 10am. Thanks for a great first day! We can't wait to see you tomorrow. 🍄

Our panel on death, aging and the archive moderated by The Centre for Digital Cultures & Societies UQ 's Maria Gemma Brown has started with Oscar Nearly 's talk on abandoned websites #DigInt9

Just got home after an invigorating few days at Digital Intimacies. Feeling super inspired to actually write that article I've been putting off. Thanks to the organisers and fellow participants for a great conference. #DigInt9

Submissions open for a special issue that might be relevant to some of our community: "Artificial Intimacies: Exploring New Forms of Connection and Disconnection with AI Technologies" mdpi.com/journal/societ….

SAVE THE DATE: the 10th Digital Intimacies is coming back to Monash University, 4-6 December this year! CFP to come! Monash's School of Media, Film and Journalism