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 Over 2,100 Communication Scholars in San Francisco

For my first Presidential column, I'd like to comment on the recent and successful annual ICA conference in San Francisco - while it's still fresh in our minds and for the benefit of those who could not attend this year. Next month, I'll review the year ahead, as I see it, noting...
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 Board Approves New Division, Interest Group, Editors

ICA's Board of Directors approved, at their meeting at the San Francisco conference, a new interest group in Communication History that will be chaired by David Park (Lake Forest College). In addition, the Board approved the separation of the Intercultural and Development Communication division into two separate divisions: the first...
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 Emeritus Professor James D. Halloran Dies

Jim Halloran, who has died aged 80 after a short illness, was born in Yorkshire, England in 1927. After a BSc in Sociology and Economics at Hull University in 1951 and brief stints as a school teacher and prison tutor, he joined the University of Leicester in 1958 as a...
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 Call for Submissions: Communication Yearbook 33

Communication Yearbook 33 will feature state-of-the-discipline literature reviews of communication research. Each chapter will include a comprehensive examination of research on a communication topic as well as articulate the importance of that literature for a global community of diverse communication scholars and stakeholders. Potential contributors may submit a narrative analysis...
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 ICA Honors Top Interactive Papers at San Francisco Conference

Over 125 posters - representing the very best of every Division and Interest Group - were exhibited as part of the Sunday, May 27 interactive paper plenary session of the 2007 ICA Conference in San Francisco, California. This year's judges for the Top Poster Awards were ICA Past Presidents Wolfgang...
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 ICA Presents Annual Research Awards in San Francisco

The International Communication Association presented three prestigious research awards to six communication scholars at its annual business meeting in San Francisco on Saturday, May 26. Robert E. Sanders (SUNY-Albany) chaired the ICA Research Awards Committee, which selected the winners. The 2007 honorees included: Clifford Nass and Scott Brave, Outstanding...
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 Howard Giles Wins 2007 Fisher Mentorship Award

Howard Giles, Professor of Communication at the U of California - Santa Barbara, was selected to receive the prestigious 2006 B. Aubrey Fisher Mentorship Award. The Award recognizes outstanding scholars, teachers, and advisors who serve as role models in those capacities and who have had a major impact on the field...
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 Update Your Profile the Easy Way with Account Manager

As you know, the ICA web site (http://www.icahdq.org) went through a dramatic overhaul last autumn. Along with the new design came several new features that make it easier for members to manage their profile and keep track of their ICA account. When a member logs in to the Members Only...
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 Student Column

This month, we bid a warm farewell to Qi Wang of Villanova University, ICA's outgoing Student Board Member, whose diligent and committed service over the past two years has been a credit to the association. Thank you, Qi, for all of your hard work! We also welcome our newest Student...
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 News of Interest to the Profession


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 Division & Interest Group News


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 Calls for Papers


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 Available Positions and Other Advertising


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International Communication Association 2007-2008 Board of Directors

Executive Committee
Sonia Livingstone, President, London School of Economics
Ronald E. Rice, Immediate Past President, U of California - Santa Barbara
Patrice Buzzanell, President-Elect, Purdue U
Jon Nussbaum, Past President, Pennsylvania State U
Robert T. Craig (ex-oficio), Finance Chair, U of Colorado
Michael L. Haley (ex-oficio), Executive Director

Members-at-Large
Sherry Ferguson, U of Ottowa
Yu-li-Liu, National Chengchi U
Elena E. Pernia, U of the Philippines, Dilman
Gianpetro Mazzoleni, U of Milan
Juliet Roper, U of Waikato

Student Members
Rebecca Hains, Temple U
Mikaela Marlow, U of California - Santa Barbara

Division Chairs & ICA Vice Presidents
Paul Bolls, Information Systems, U of Missouri - Columbia
Pamela Kalbfleish, Interpersonal Communication, U of North Dakota
Robin Nabi, Mass Communication, U of California – Santa Barbara
Cynthia Stohl, Organizational Communication, U of California - Santa Barbara
Jim Neuliep, Intercultural Communication, St. Norbert College
Oliver Boyd-Barrett, Global Communication and Social Change, Bowling Green State U
Patricia Moy, Political Communication, U of Washington
Amy Nathanson, Instructional & Developmental Communication, Ohio State U
Douglas Storey, Health Communication, Johns Hopkins U
Ingrid Volkmer, Philosophy of Communication, U of Melbourne
Jan A.G.M. Van Dijk, Communication & Technology, U of Twente
Lynn Clark, Popular Communication, U of Colorado - Boulder
Betteke van Ruler, Public Relations, U of Amsterdam
Vicki Mayer, Feminist Scholarship, Tulane U
Sharon Strover, Communication Law & Policy, U of Texas - Austin
Mark Aakhus, Language & Social Interaction - Rutgers U
Marion G. Mueller, Visual Communication, Jacobs U - Bremen
John Newhagen, Journalism Studies, U of Maryland

Special Interest Group Chairs
David J. Phillips, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgender Studies, U of Texas - Austin
Bernadette Watson, Intergroup Communication, U of Queensland
Kumarini Silva, Ethnicity and Race in Communication, Northeastern U
John Sherry, Game Studies, Michigan State U
David Park, History of Communication, Lake Forest College

Editorial & Advertising
Michael J. West, ICA, Publications Manager

ICA Newsletter (ISSN0018876X) is published 10 times annually (combining January-February and June-July issues) by the International Communication Association, 1500 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 USA; phone: (01) 202-955-1444; fax: (01) 202-955-1448; email: publications@icahdq.org; website: http://www.icahdq.org. ICA dues include $30 for a subscription to the ICA Newsletter for one year. The Newsletter is available to nonmembers for $30 per year. Direct requests for ad rates and other inquiries to Michael J. West, Editor, at the address listed above. News and advertising deadlines are Jan. 15 for the January-February issue; Feb. 15 for March; Mar. 15 for April; Apr. 15 for May; June 15 for June-July; July 15 for August; August 15 for September; September 15 for October; October 15 for November; Nov. 15 for December.



To Reach ICA Editors

Journal of Communication
Michael Pfau, Editor
Department of Communication
U of Oklahoma
101 Burton Hall
Norman, OK 73019 USA
joc@ou.edu


Human Communication Research
Jake Harwood, Editor
Department of Communication
U of Arizona
211 Communication Building
Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
jharwood@u.arizona.edu


Communication Theory
Francois Cooren, Editor
Department of Communication
U de Montreal
CP 6128 Succursale Centre-Ville
Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7 CANADA
communicationtheory@umontreal.ca


Communication Culture & Critique
Karen Ross, Editor
Coventry U
School of Art and Design
Priory Street
Coventry CV1 5FB UNITED KINGDOM
k.ross@coventry.ac.uk

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
Susan Herring, Editor
School of Library and Information Science
U of Indiana
Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
jcmc@steel.ucs.indiana.edu


Communication Yearbook
Christina S. Beck, Editor
Ohio U
School of Communication Studies
210 Lasher Hall
Athens, OH 45701 USA
BECK@ohio.edu



Have You Published A Book Recently?
Have you recently published a book in communication? If so, your publisher should be exhibiting with ICA during the Montreal conference in 2008 and advertising in upcoming Newsletter and conference materials. Maybe your publisher would like to schedule a book signing or reception during the conference. Contact Michael Haley at mhaley@icahdq.org to discuss the possibilities!

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