Volume 36, Number 1: January/February 2008
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 February 29 Deadline for 2008 ICA Officer Nominations

Any member who wishes to submit a nomination for the offices in ICA's fall 2008 elections must do so by February 29, 2008, the deadline for receipt of all nominations. Members may nominate candidates for president-elect select, a student board member, and two board members-at-large - representing the regions East...
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 Journal of Communication Receiving Articles Online

The editor-elect of the Journal of Communication, Michael J. Cody, is now accepting manuscripts for review via the online submission system provided by Manuscript Central. To submit your manuscript to JoC, please go to: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jcom and follow the online instructions. Authors who wish to submit book reviews should also submit...
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 President's Message: Reflections on the ICA Awards

As this newsletter is published, the deadline for ICA's awards nominations will have just closed, and the awards committees will begin their work of reviewing and evaluating the nominations submitted to them. In thanking them in advance for their efforts, it is my hope that their work is onerous! In...
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 Travel Grants Applications Accepted Until March 1

Participants from developing/transitional countries and students from U.S. ethnic minority groups, who have been accepted to present papers, can apply for travel grants to the ICA Conference in San Francisco between January 15 and March 1, 2007. The travel-grant application is available online at http://www.icahdq.org/cgi-shl/TWServer.exe?Run:MEMONLY:/membersonly/confgrantappl/fundrequest.asp. Developing/transitional countries are identified annually...
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 In Montreal: Underground City, the Alternative Route

In the December Newsletter we began exploring Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the site of the 2008 ICA Conference. Montreal is a cosmopolitan and truly international city, known for its French flair in art, culture, shopping, and cuisine. December's article discussed Old Montreal, the most historic section of town and Canada's former...
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 Call for Nominations: Instructional & Developmental Division's Graduate Student Teaching Awards

The Instructional and Developmental Division of the International Communication Association announces its annual call for graduate student teaching awards. ONE nomination will be accepted per department. Nominees should be chosen based on exemplary teaching in addition to solid performance in other aspects of graduate study. Selected nominees will receive certificates...
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 ICA Launches 58th Annual Conference Registration Site

The 58th Annual ICA Conference, "Communicating for Social Impact" to be held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada official registration and information web site has been activated. Anyone wishing to get more information regarding the conference or wishing to register can find what they are looking for at http://www.icahdq.org/conferences/2008/2008confinfo.asp. The conference will...
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 Student Column: Finding Meaningful Research Topics: Advice From Senior Scholars (Part 2 of 2)

Graduate students everywhere have a common goal: to find a meaningful research topic. At the last meeting of the International Communication Association in San Francisco, members of the Student Affairs Committee asked us to write a column featuring advice on how students might find and pursue meaningful research topics. We...
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International Communication 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
Barbie Zelizer, President-Elect/Select, U of Pennsylvania
Jon Nussbaum, Past President, Pennsylvania State U
Wolf Donsbach (ex-oficio), Finance Chair, Technical U Dresden
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 Schofield Clark, Popular Communication, U of Denver
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.



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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To Reach ICA Editors

Journal of Communication
Michael J. Cody, Editor
School of Communication
Annenberg School of Communication
3502 Wyatt Way
U of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0281 USA
cody@usc.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
School of Politics and Communication Studies
U of Liverpool
Roxby Building
Liverpool L69 7ZT UNITED KINGDOM
karen.ross@liverpool.ac.uk

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
Kevin B. Wright, Editor
U of Oklahoma
610 Elm Avenue, Room 101
Norman, OK 73019 USA
kbwright@ou.edu


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



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