Good News on the Fair Use Front
Peter Decherney, U of Pennsylvania
The 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act makes it illegal to bypass the software "locks" on DVDs and other digital media, colloquially known as Digital Rights Management. Every 3 years, however, the Copyright Office of the United States reviews petitions to create specific exemptions to this ban on circumvention. In the...
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Patricia Moy: Presidential Candidate Statement
Patricia Moy, U of Washington
I am honored to be running for president of ICA. The association has played a key role in my professional socialization and intellectual growth since 1994, when I was a doctoral student, and I am eager to work to make a successful organization even more so. By way of introduction...
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Cynthia Stohl: Presidential Candidate Statement
Cynthia Stohl, U of California - Santa Barbara
I am honored to have been nominated for President of the International Communication Association. In this statement I will try to give you some sense of who I am and articulate what I would like to achieve if elected. My goals center upon enhancing both our global connectivity and sense...
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President's Message: A True "World Series"
Francois Cooren, U de Montreal
As I mentioned in a brief introductory speech I recently gave in Tokyo, at the Communication Association of Japan's annual conference, our association used to be a little like the World Series in baseball. By just focusing on the name, someone who didn't know anything about baseball might believe that...
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2011 ICA Conference in Boston : Submission Begins 1 September
Michael J. West, ICA Staff
Beginning 15 September, the International Communication Association's current and prospective members can submit full papers and abstracts-as well as interactive papers and panel presenation proposals. The online submission window will stay open for 8 weeks, closing at 11 pm EST on 1 November. To read about the 2011 Conference setting...
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Board of Directors Takes Important Steps at Annual Meeting
Michael Haley, ICA Executive Director
The ICA Board of Directors met during the 2010 annual conference in Singapore and took action on several important issues. Several of the decisions have been covered in other Newsletter articles; however, a synopsis of the other decisions is below. On the recommendation of the Publications Committee, the Board...
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Update on the 2012 Conference in Phoenix
Francois Cooren, ICA President; Larry Gross, ICA President-Elect; Barbie Zelizer, Immediate Past President; and Michael Haley, ICA Executive Director
With the signing of the new immigration law in Arizona last April, the ICA leadership conducted a thorough review of the law, political developments in Arizona, and our possible options and penalties in an effort to formulate the Association's response. Given our commitment to hold the 2012 conference in Phoenix...
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Membership Renewal Time Approaches!
Sam Luna, ICA Director of Member Services
We are approaching the beginning of a new membership year (2010-2011) for ICA, and renewal is due 1 October. Invoices have been run, reminders have been sent out, and some members have already paid their dues renewal. Those who wish to pay now can do so at http://www.icahdq.org/cgi-shl/Dues.exe/Run:RENEW. Use your...
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Student Column: Tasks for ICA's Student Affairs Committee (Part 1)
Malte Hinrichsen, U of Amsterdam, and Diana Nastasia, U of North Dakota
The Student Affairs Committee of the International Communication Association has renewed itself and is ready to work hard toward making ICA an intellectual home for emerging scholars. This year, the Student Affairs Committee is composed of five people and is quite diverse. The committee leaders are the two elected student...
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