[eccr] Conference: Shaping The Future of Communication Research in Europe - Istanbul

ECA Conference: Shaping The Future of Communication Research in Europe
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 >Istanbul, April  17 ­ 20, 2004
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 >The conference will be devoted to discussions of the current status and
 >future of communication and media research in Europe. What is the
 >situation in various strands of the field in the various countries of
 >Europe? What should we strive for? What possibilities and challenges are
 >there for the communication and media research community in business,
 >government, AND the European Union? How should research goals be defined
 >and pursued? How can the ECA aid their future accomplishment?
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 >The ECA has designed this conference so that European researchers from
 >many countries and strands of research will be represented. We want to
 >contribute to the establishment of a strong and active European network of
 >communication researchers ­ a network that makes a difference. During the
 >conference the participants are invited to develop networking plans that
 >can contribute to the advancement of communication and media research in
 >Europe. We invite cooperation on three general themes. If there is
 >sufficient interest, further themes can be set up.
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 >·         Communication Ethics. To what extent do European national
 >cultures vary in their views on ethics and its application in society?
 >Where are the ethical dilemmas particularly striking?
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 >·         Organizational and Strategic Communication. What is the impact
 >of strategic communication (public relations) on the information
 >society?
 >What is the role of communication in organizations undergoing fundamental
 >changes? What is the role of technologically-mediated communication in
 >organizations?
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 >·         Technology and Media Use. How are technologies such as the
 >Internet and mobile communication influencing European cultures? What
 >happens to media use and the users identity and cultural knowledge? What
 >can the history of technology tell us about future developments in media use?
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 >Three Days of Networking
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 >Each day of the conference is dedicated to a fundamental aspect of
 >research: On Sunday the keywords are research politics and government, on
 >Monday they are theories and methodologies, and on Tuesday it is
 >international cooperation. These are subjects that researchers need mutual
 >understanding of in order to purposefully shape the future of European
 >communication and media research.
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 >The Istanbul conference will be a lively and sociable event. All
 >attendants will be booked at the five star Divan Hotel, so that we live
 >close together during the event. Social events are an integrated part of
 >the ECA conference. The local arrangement committee will make sure that we
 >all get the opportunity to experience Istanbul, which is an attraction in
 >its own right.
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 >The ECA is a democratic and inclusive organization. The documents and
 >discussions produced in Istanbul will guide the Executive Council in its
 >decisions about the future of the ECA as a force propelling research. The
 >initiatives taken at the Istanbul event will continue after the conference
 >in discussions on the ECA Web site, and the deliberations will be taken up
 >again at the ECA Congress in 2005.
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 >We are in need of volunteers to take up positions in the organization
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 >group representatives and members of standing committees, and would like
 >to arrange this during the conference. In order to create an efficient
 >organization we have limited the number of participants to a maximum of 50
 >that should reflect the differences that exists within the great continent
 >(and islands). Young scholars in particular are encouraged to take up
 >positions.
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 >Conference Schedule (preliminary)
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 >Saturday 17 April:
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 >18.00. Registration with cocktail, and an informal gathering at the
 >hotel
 >bar. Open invitation to have dinner at a place with good Turkish cuisine,
 >around 21.
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 >Sunday 18 April: Research politics and government. What are the
 >external
 >ramifications for communication and media research in Europe?
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 >8.30 ­ 9.00. Registration. Coffee.
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 >9.00 ­ 10.00. First plenary session: What do we need to know about
 >European Union research politics? (Speaker to be announced).
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 >10.15 ­ 12.00. First concurrent theme session.
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 >12.00 ­ 13.00. Lunch.
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 >13.00 ­ 14.00. Second plenary session: How much room is there for
 >ideologically informed research in European universities? Is academic
 >neutrality the primary virtue for everyone? (Speaker to be announced).
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 >14.15 ­ 17.00. Second concurrent theme session.
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 >20.00. Drinks at the hotel bar.
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 >Monday 19 April: Theories and methodologies. How is communication and
 >media research conceptualized and executed in different parts of Europe?
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 >8.30 ­ 9.00. Coffee.
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 >9.00 ­ 10.00. Third plenary session: Is there a specifically European
 >research identity? Is such an identity desirable? (Speaker to be announced).
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 >10.15 ­ 12.00. Third concurrent theme session.
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 >12.00 ­ 13.00. Lunch.
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 >13.00 ­ 14.00. Fourth plenary session: Are there theoretical
 >differences
 >between Eastern and Western Europe? If so, should they be cultivated or
 >dispensed of? (Speaker to be announced).
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 >14.15 ­ 17.00. Fourth concurrent theme session.
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 >20.00. Dinner Party at a restaurant in downtown Istanbul.
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 >Tuesday 20 April: International cooperation. How does one do it?
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 >8.30 ­ 9.00. Coffee.
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 >9.00 ­ 12.00. Fifth plenary session: Roundtable discussion. What are
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 >lessons learned regarding research collaboration across language and
 >nation barriers? How can networking in the ECA propel such collaboration?
 >What are the most important subjects to pursue in this regard?
 >(Discussants to be announced).
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 >12.00 ­ 13.00. Lunch.
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 >13.00 ­ 17.00. City tour and conversation.
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 >20.00. Farewell drinks at the hotel bar for those who are staying on.
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 >Submission
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 >There are two ways of participating, by plenary address or thematic
 >presentation. Plenary address will be given to the whole ECA community,
 >and must conform to the questions formulated for each plenary session.
 >Instead of a full paper we require a manuscript of two A4-pages to be
 >posted in advance. There will be a 30-minute address with a formal
 >deliberation with a moderator. The roundtable discussion will consist of
 >15-minute presentations and 15-minute deliberations. Thematic
 >presentation. Select your preferred theme, and post your subject. Here
 >also, a manuscript of two A4-pages must be posted in advance. There will
 >be a 15-minute presentation and an informal discussion. Graduate Student
 >submissions will be considered.
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 >All submissions should be sent by e-mail as an attachment to the
 >conference director Ayseli Usulati:
 ><mailto:(ausluata /at/ yeditepe.edu.tr)>(ausluata /at/ yeditepe.edu.tr) The author's
 >name, affiliation, address, telephone number and e-mail address should be
 >included. Deadline for manuscript submission is April 1 (but note that the
 >registration deadline is March 15).
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 >Registration
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 >All conference activities will take place at the Divan Hotel. A special
 >package has been arranged at 90 US$ per night for three nights (a total of
 >270 US$). When registrants book their rooms, they should inform the hotel
 >that they are attending the ECA conference to get the special package.
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 >Hotel Divan
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 ><http://www.divanoteli.com.tr/>www.divanoteli.com.tr
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 >Phone: ( +90 212 ) - 231 41 00
 >Fax: ( +90 212 ) - 248 85 27
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 >Address: Cumhuriyet Caddesi No:2. Taksim 80200 Istanbul, Turkey
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 >There is a 15 euro participation fee for ECA members, and a 55 euro
 >participation fee for non-members, which includes membership for 2004.
 >There are two ways to pay the registration fee: (1) By fax using a credit
 >card. A printable version of the payment form and the fax number can be
 >found on the ECA Web site <http://www.ecanet.org/>www.ecanet.org. (2) By
 >cash at the conference.
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 >Registration deadline: March 15, 2004.
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 >The ECA Research Groups
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 >The research groups are crucial to accomplishing real research
 >collaboration within the ECA. On Monday and Tuesday there will be two
 >sessions each day, where participants present their particular research
 >interest. What follows is a detailed account of the (preliminary) identity
 >of the three different research groups.
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 >Group 1: Communication Ethics.
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 >Interim leader: Ayseli Usluata.
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 >The group aims to promote research and teaching related to
 >communication
 >and media ethics in Europe and to develop a network among colleagues who
 >are interested in this subject.
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 >In order to make ethical decisions, as individual human beings and as
 >citizens of democratic societies, people need to get ethical information
 >which involves revealing truths. The sessions will try to provide
 >explanations and understanding of questions such as: Are the citizens of
 >Europe getting the real reality/ ethical information from political
 >leaders and the media? Are the credibility and reliability of
 >organizations, politicians, and the media in Europe being questioned? Are
 >business ethics and social responsibility incompatible with corporate life
 >in Europe?
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 >Research papers, case studies, roundtable proposals on any topic
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 >to communication ethics are welcome, including organizational, health or
 >international communication, public relations, advertising and the media.
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 >Group 2: Organizational and Strategic Communication.
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 >Interim leader: Betteke van Ruler.
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 >The group aims to promote research and teaching related to
 >organizational
 >and strategic communication in Europe and to develop a network among
 >colleagues who are interested in this subject.
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 >Modern societies are often considered as information, knowledge or
 >network societies. These metaphors show that modern societies are
 >utterly dependent on their social communications systems. These
 >communication systems are shaped by the interaction of public and private
 >actors on different levels. They are influenced by the strategies of the
 >mass media, by the internal and external communication of organizations,
 >and by the practices and standards of professional information and
 >communication workers. In the sessions of this group we will discuss
 >changes in this field of organizational and strategic communication,
 >related to an open and informed society.
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 >Research papers, case studies, roundtable proposals and proposals for
 >cooperation are welcome.
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 >Group 3: Technology and Media Use.
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 >Interim leader: Lars Nyre.
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 >During the early years of the 21st century digital media and mobile
 >communication have become very important in European media and
 >communication cultures. The group will focus on present and future
 >developments in this realm. We invite a broad spectrum of technology
 >related approaches, for example political theory, ICT design, editorial
 >policies, audience research, philosophy, media psychology, economics,
 >textual/cultural analysis, esthetics, and research on human/media
 >interaction in general.
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 >At the Istanbul Conference the Internet will be our main focus.
 >Predicting
 >the future presupposes analyses of national cultures, language-areas and
 >regions, and the way the Internet is used for various purposes. The group
 >will organize itself at the Istanbul Conference by electing a leader and
 >select the focus for the 2005 ECA Congress. The long-term goal is to
 >develop a European network of researchers who can commit themselves to
 >focused research within the group.
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