Chicago Conference Second Largest in ICA History!
Sam Luna, ICA Director of Member Services
The Chicago conference figures are in. Attendance this year fell 50 short of surpassing the record-holding 2005 New York conference. Still, ICA members proved once again to be a very active group- ICA currently has 4,250 members, and a grand total of 2,197 registrants attended the 5-day conference. More than... More. . .
James E. Katz Selected as Editor of Human Communication Research
Michael J. West, ICA Staff
James E. Katz has been selected as the new editor of Human Communication Research. Katz is Professor of Communication, Chair of the Department of Communication, and the Center for Mobile Communication Studies at Rutgers University. He received his Ph.D. from Rutgers in 1974, and joined the university as a faculty... More. . .
President's Message: Highlights of the Successful 2009 Conference
Barbie Zelizer, U of Pennsylvania
While the Chicago conference is still a fresh memory for many, I'd like to capture some of its energy and share conference highlights with those who were and were not there. As the conference was closing down, one of our division/interest group heads - who will remain anonymous unless s/he chooses... More. . .
Board Approves Budget, Selects 2013 Conference Locale
Michael L. Haley, ICA Executive Director
The ICA Board of Directors meeting was held Thursday May 21, 2009 at the annual conference in Chicago. Highlights of the meeting are below. The full minutes are on the ICA website in the member's only section. The budget for 2009-2010 fiscal year was approved. The ICA budget is... More. . .
2009 ICA Conference Attendees by Country
Click the link below to view or download a PDF file containing the numbers of attendees by country at the 2008 ICA Conference in Montreal. The file also includes the attendee numbers for the past 10 years, as well as 10-year averages per country, the country's percentages of the total... More. . .
Annual ICA Research Awards Presented in Chicago
Michael J. West, ICA Staff
The International Communication Association presented seven prestigious research awards to 12 communication scholars at its annual business meeting in Montreal on Saturday, May 23. Nurit Guttman (Tel Aviv U) chaired the ICA Research Awards Committee, which selected the winners. The 2009 honorees included: Tarleton Gillespie, Outstanding Book Award Boris H.J.M.... More. . .
Brant R. Burleson Wins 2009 Fisher Mentorship Award
Brant R. Burleson, Professor of Communication at Purdue University, was selected to receive the prestigious 2009 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 of communication, by... More. . .
Five New ICA Fellows Named in Chicago
Michael J. West, ICA Staff
Five new members to were added to the ranks of ICA Fellows at the Association's annual awards presentation in Chiacgo on Saturday, May 23, 2009. Fellow status in ICA is primarily a recognition of distinguished scholarly contributions to the broad field of communication. The primary consideration for nomination to Fellow... More. . .
Student Column: Farewell, Mikaela Marlow; Welcome, Malte Hinrichsen
Michele Khoo, Nanyang Technological U, and Malte Hinrichsen, U of Amsterdam
For this issue, we are pleased to welcome our newest Student Board Representative, Malte Hinrichsen. At the same time, we bid a fond farewell to Mikaela L. Marlow, who has completed her 2-year term as on the board. One of Mikaela's major contributions during her tenure was the development of... More. . .
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