With the Russian authorities about to launch an official Law Enforcement Site, and Chinese blogs being closed for their damaging political content, it is the perfect moment to visit a symposium on 'War, Conflict, and Reconciliation on the Internet'. Well, the John Moores University at Liverpool has organized one. This Wednesday, January 21, three speakers from different British universities will consider how issues of cultural memory, peacemaking, and xenophobia - among other topics - take shape in digital spheres.If the mini-symposium - which lasts a mere two hours - doesn't tackle Russian developments in particular, the last speaker does zoom in on the Russian-speaking Internet. Adi Kuntsman, co-organizer of the Internet Studies Festival later this year, will present a talk labeled 'Cyberwars and Cyberhate', about 'Islamophobia, Anti-Semitism and Homophobia on the Russian-Language Internet'. For where-when-what information, surf to this website: http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/MCA/91705.htm. If the Internet Studies Festival sounds more like your thing, here is the festival link: http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/MCA/91522.htm. The festival theme sounds inviting enough: the participants will ponder 'Internet on the Move: Mobility, Technology and Everyday Life'.ER