The 6 November deadline is now behind us and I am happy to report that we received a total of 2,212 submissions (2,029 individual submissions and 183 panel submissions). This is roughly equal to what we had in Dresden and very encouraging in terms of attendance for Singapore. We can already anticipate that the acceptance rate for the June 2010 conference will be between 50 and 60% for each Division, which is also similar to what we had in Germany 3 years ago.
Many interesting events have already been scheduled, including 13 preconferences and two postconferences, all of which will take place in Singapore. (More information will soon be posted on our website.) To these preconferences, we can also add three other conferences that will take place around the same time as ICA and that you could also attend before joining us in Singapore:
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The CAJ conference organized by the Communication Association of Japan at Meiji University in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, 20 June 2010 (
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I am also very happy to report that Dr. Ien Ang has agreed to be one of our keynote speakers. Dr Ang is one of the leaders in cultural studies worldwide and the founding director of the Center for Cultural Research (CCR) at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. Her presentation should take place on Wednesday, 23 June and will be cosponsored by AMIC (Asian Media Information and Communication Center) and ICA. Four miniplenary sessions will also concomitantly take place on Thursday, 24 June: one on GLBT issues; one on the Women's Movement and its media in Asia; one on Urban communication; and one featuring four of our new ICA fellows.
As I am writing these lines, reviewers from ICA Divisions and Interest Groups are evaluating submissions, a process that will be completed by 10 December. All the submitters will be notified of acceptance or rejection of their papers and panels by mid-January and the conference program should be available online by 1 March 2010.
Looking forward to seeing you in Singapore in less than 7 months!
