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.
Goal of the Doctoral Consortium
The consortium intends to bring together PhD candidates working on Communication and Technology to give them the opportunity to present and discuss their research in a constructive and international atmosphere. The goals of the event are to provide feedback and advice to participating PhD candidates on their in-progress research thesis. Moreover, the doctoral consortium will provide the opportunity to meet experts as well as fellow PhD candidates from different backgrounds working on related topics.
During the consortium, students will be invited to present their work, following which they will receive feedback from their fellow students and faculty participants, all of whom will have read the proposals in advance of the Doctoral Consortium. In addition, one faculty participant will be assigned to respond in detail to each proposal. Besides the presentations of proposals, there will also be discussion of other topics such as ethics, research methods, publishing the thesis, and positioning one's work for the job market. There will also be a variety of social activities in the program.
The Communication and Technology Division within ICA
The Communication and Technology (CAT) Division is primarily concerned with the role played by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the process of communication. It is committed to enhancing theory and methodology pertaining to adoption, usage, effects, and policy of ICTs. Areas of research include human-computer interaction, computer-mediated communication, mobile communication, and other technologically mediated social interaction and networking in all contexts (interpersonal, group, organizational, societal/cultural) and at all levels of analyses.
Organization
The Doctoral Consortium will be hosted by the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore on 22 June. Once a proposal is accepted students can register through the ICA website. Costs for participation are $50 USD per person. This includes transportation and catering which are cosponsored by Nanyang Technological U in Singapore and U of Twente in The Netherlands.
Program Committee
Benjamin Detenber, Nanyang Technological U, Singapore
James Katz, Rutgers U, USA
Miriam Metzger, U of California, USA
Ron E. Rice, U of California, USA
S. Shyam Sundar, Pennsylvania State U, USA
Lidwien van de Wijngaert, U of Twente, The Netherlands
