ICA 2010 in Singapore: A Peek at the Plenary Sessions
Francois Cooren, U de Montreal
We are 3 months away from our Conference in Singapore and we (ICA and the local organizers) are doing everything we can to make it a great event that you will remember for a long time. The program has now been finalized and you can already book your hotel and... More. . .
SingaporeBUZZ: Keeping Up With the ICA Conference
Emily Karsnak, ICA Staff
At this year's Annual Conference in Singapore, ICA is utilizing social media trends to help conference goers connect before, during, and after conference. This is a new venture for ICA and we hope you'll take advantage of several of the new options available. Before Conference: Texting, Twitter, and Social Networking... More. . .
President's Message: Notes From the Midyear Board Meeting
Barbie Zelizer, U of Pennsylvania
The smooth running of any association depends on a matrix of behind-the-scenes activity that ensures the flow of its many projects, and ICA is no exception. One such activity is the midyear online board meeting, where members of the Executive Committee, representatives of all Divisions and Interest Groups, and representatives... More. . .
First Doctoral Consortium of the ICA Communication and Technology Division: 22 June 2010
Lidwien van de Wijngaert, U of Twente
The Communication and Technology (CAT) Division proudly announces the first-ever Doctoral Consortium to be held in conjunction with the 2010 Conference of the International Communication Association. The consortium will be held at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore on 22 June.... More. . .
An Opportunity to Learn About Research on ICT Uses in Emerging Asia (And Make ICA 2010 More Affordable)
Rohan Samarajiva, LIRNEasia
How many at the bottom of the pyramid in Asia have heard of the Internet? In which countries has the phone overtaken the radio among the poor? How are people juggling multiple numbers and making "missed calls"? How are mobile phones reducing leakage of Social Security payments in Indian villages?... More. . .
Media Development and Democratization: July 5-16, 2010
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Third International Workshop on Global Internet Governance: An Interdisciplinary Research Field in Construction
Third International Workshop on Global Internet Governance: An Interdisciplinary Research Field in Construction Montreal (QC), Canada - 30-31 May 2010 Organized by GigaNet, in cooperation with The Canadian Communication Association and Media@McGill Co-sponsored by GigaNet, ACC-CCA, Media@McGill, LIP6/CNRS and UPMC...
Preliminary Announcement and Call for Contributions
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Singapore's Orchard Road a Favorite for Shoppers and Tourists
Michael J. West, ICA Staff
Our monthly series of articles investigating the sites and activities of Singapore has thus far ventured near (Asia's Convention City, the immediate neighborhood of the 2010 ICA Conference) and far (Bangkok, Thailand and Angkor Wat, Cambodia-sites of ICA's postconference tours). This month, we pick up in the heart of... More. . .
"Matters of Communication" Online Program Debuts; Conference Preregistration Open Until 07 May 2010
Sam Luna, ICA Staff
The online All Academic program for the 60th Annual ICA Conference, "Matters of Communication: Political, Cultural, and Technological Challenges," is now available on our web site: http://convention3.allacademic.com/one/ica/ica10/. Should you log in first, you will notice the "Add to My Schedule" link in the upper right corner of the program. Use... More. . .
Student Column: Boredom
Michele Khoo, Nanyang Technological U and Malte Hinrichsen, U of Amsterdam
Many seminars and courses bore students to death. This will come as no surprise to anybody reading this article. But uninspiring-or uninspired-teaching is caused as much by the larger academic and even cultural environment as by the teacher him or herself. It is not by chance that the... More. . .
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