Theme Sessions Highlight Diverse Research on "Communicating for Social Impact."
Patrice Buzzanell, 2008 ICA Conference Planner
We have programmed an intriguing array of Theme Session panels that cover everything from ICA's collaborations with other communication associations on issues of social change through new methodologies and multidisciplinary as well as transnational initiatives. We have scheduled our Theme Sessions throughout our Montreal conference and already have a website...
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Call for Papers: ICA 2008 Conference Theme Book
Lynn M. Harter, Ohio U, and Mohan Dutta, Purdue U
ICA 2008 Conference - Communicating for Social Impact Montreal, Canada, May 22-26, 2008 Call for chapter abstracts (closed on May 1, 2008) ICA 2008 Conference [theme] book: Communicating for Social Impact Edited by Lynn M. Harter and Mohan Dutta WHO is invited to submit? All 2008 ICA conference participants are invited Miniplenaries. As an exception, proposals from other ICA 2008 conference participants...
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President's Message: ICA's Publication Activities - What's New?
Sonia Livingstone, London School of Economics
It can be hard to keep track of ICA's many activities. For this column, I thought I'd overview ICA's publication activities, partly because lots of things are happening, partly because people tell me they don't know which, among the vast number of publications available, ICA is responsible for. First, how...
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Michael Gurevitch Remembered at Session in Montreal
Michael Gurevitch, Journalism and Affiliate Professor of Communication at U of Maryland, died March 29 in London. Gurevitch had been at the University of Maryland for 25 years. ICA's 2008 conference in Montreal will include a special session in tribute to his memory. Entitled "Colleagues Remember Michael Gurevitch," it will...
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Call for Nominations: Editor, Communication Theory
The ICA Publications Committee is soliciting nominations for editor of Communication Theory. Self-nominations are welcomed. Communication Theory publishes research articles, theoretical essays, and reviews on topics of broad theoretical interest from across the range of communication studies. Essays, regardless of topic or methodological approach, must make a significant contribution to...
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Online Grants Process a Huge Success for All!
Patrice M. Buzzanell, 2008 ICA Conference Planner
This year, we received 89 travel grant applications from 16 faculty and 73 students through our online travel grants submission process. We were able to award some funds to everyone who had an accepted conference paper or presentation. We awarded $18,275 in cash and $8925 in conference waivers. We also...
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"The Long History of New Media: Contemporary and Future Developments Contextualized" - An ICA Preconference
David Park, Lake Forest College
This year's ICA conference will feature a preconference entitled "The Long History of New Media: Contemporary and Future Developments Contextualized." As its title implies, this preconference will be dedicated to applying the idea of history to the idea of 'new media'. The preconference will bring together scholars with a common...
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Mediating Global Citizenship (March 21-22, 2008) ICA Preconference
Ingrid Volkmer, U of Melbourne
This year's preconference "Mediating Global Citizenship" is in some ways a continuation of the debate of last year's preconference on "Methodologies of International Comparative Research." Whereas last year's conference addressed methodological issues arising from today's transnational media space, we will particularly focus on citizenship models mediated within this globalized, i.e....
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Preconference: "What Is An Organization? Materiality, Agency, and Discourse
Francois Cooren, U of Montreal
We would like to encourage you to attend Preconference #3 titled: "What is an Organization? Materiality, Agency & Discourse," scheduled for Wednesday, May 21, and Thursday, May 22, 2008, the two days preceding the official opening of the ICA conference in Montreal. No less than three ICA divisions - the Language...
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In Montreal: Conference Excursions Offer the Best of the City
Michael J. West
Four excursions are available during the 2008 ICA Conference for participants and attendees who would like a chance to explore the city of Montreal. ICA has partnered with Altima Concepts, a destination management vendor in Montreal, to present our members with the option of four tours that will offer different...
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Student Column: Career Skills for Prospective Candidates
Mikaela L. Marlow, U of Idaho and Rebecca Hains, Salem State College
This month's column is written by Mikaela L. Marlow, who began a tenure-track position at the University of Idaho this fall. In this column, she shares what she learned on the job search. Many graduate students are absorbed with daily activities related to school, teaching, and research. Yet the time...
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