Francois Heinderyckx was elected President-Elect/Select by the members of the International Communication Association in the 2011 ICA online election. Upon election, Heinderyckx automatically becomes a member of the association's Executive Committee. He will additionally serve as Program Chair for the 2013 ICA Conference in London, UK, at the conclusion of which he will become President of ICA.
Heinderyckx is a professor at the Universite libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Belgium, where he teaches courses in media sociology and political communication. His research focuses on journalism and news media, political communication, and information and communication technologies. Heinderyckx is head of the ULB's Departent of Information and Communication Sciences and serves as President of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA). He has authored and coauthored numerous books, chapters, journal articles, and expert reports, including a recent report on the state of the news media in French-speaking Belgium for a Parliamentary committee.
Heinderyckx ran for the presidency on a three-part platform, which he anticipates will "help ICA keep pace with an evolving context characterized by fast-paced structural changes at many levels." His initiatives will focus on widening the scope of the association by expanding its international outreach (particularly in Latin America, Africa, and Asia); creating more opportunities to voice the views of the membership; and devoting more space to the teaching of communication science.
In other association-wide elections, Jiro Takai (Nagoya U), won the 3-year office of Board Member-at-Large for East Asia, and Jonathan Cohen (U of Haifa) was elected Board Member-at-Large for West and South Asia. Rahul Mitra (Purdue U) will serve the 2-year term as Student Board Member.
In addition, 22 officers were elected across 18 Divisions and Interest Groups, two of which also offered bylaw amendments or name changes for voter approval. Results of these elections are listed below:
Divisions:
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Esther Rozendaal: Secretary for the Children, Adolescents, and the Media Division
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James Danowski: Vice Chair for the Communication and Technology Division
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Lee Humphreys: Secretary for the Communication and Technology Division
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James (Seamus) Simpson: Vice Chair for the Communication Law and Policy Division
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Joe F. Khalil: Secretary for the Global Communication and Social Change Division
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Kevin B. Wright: Vice Chair for the Health Communication Division
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Jolanda Veldhuis: Secretary for the Information Systems Division
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Aaron R. Boyson: Vice Chair for the Instructional and Developmental Communication Division
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Matt Carlson: Vice Chair for the Journalism Studies Division
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Erik Albaek will serve as Secretary in 2012/13, and Seth Lewis in 2013/14, for the Journalism Studies Division
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Jessica Robles: Secretary for the Language and Social Interaction Division
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Veronica Hefner: Secretary for the Mass Communication Division
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Craig R. Scott: Vice Chair for the Organizational Communication Division
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Jesper Stromback: Vice Chair for the Political Communication Division
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Sophie Lecheler: Secretary for the Political Communication Division
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Andy Ruddock: Vice Chair for the Popular Communication Division
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Friederike Schultz: Secretary for the Public Relations Division
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Jaana Simola: Secretary for the Visual Communication Division
Interest Groups:
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Rick Popp: Vice Chair for the Communication History Interest Group
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Joyce Neys: Secretary for the Game Studies Interest Group
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Howie Giles: Vice Chair for the Intergroup Communication Interest Group
Other:
