[ecrea] CFP - Children's Media Conference, Sheffield 4-6 July

Children’s Media Conference, Sheffield 4-6 July 2012
* * * * ‘CALL FOR PAPERS’ Deadline 16 March 2012

*Introduction:
*The research strand of the Children’s Media Conference (CMC) is a 
crucially important part of this annual event, which attracts over 800 
children’s media professionals to Sheffield every year. The content 
shared during the research sessions is always received favourably by 
delegates and the strand’s role is to provide insight and thought 
provoking research to the children’s media community.

The CMC Research Advisory Sub-Committee is delighted to announce this 
year’s call for papers to be presented at the 2012 Children’s Media 
Conference between the 4th - 6th July.
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**Broad Themes:
*The Conference theme for 2012 is “Ahead of the Game”.  Not all sessions 
will address this theme, but all session producers will be asked to 
consider how they can make their content relevant to it. We welcome 
submissions on the following themes relating to children aged 0-14 years:

-       Co-viewing across any media platform and how it might be changing
-       Alternative means of consuming AV content
-       Micro-transactions by parents for children
-       The speed of intense playground trends and crazes (FADs)
-       The connection between learning, play and media
-       Explorations of gender preferences
-       Explorations  of children’s consumption of technology

*Submission Process and Deadlines:
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  1. Please submit a 600-word abstract detailing the research including
     where appropriate objectives, methods, timings, hypothesis and
     outcomes.
  2. Submit your entry to (Kirsty.gray /at/ kidsindustries.com) by 16th March
     2012.
  3. Submissions will be reviewed by the CMC Research Advisory
     Sub-Committee. The committee members are from a variety of
     backgrounds; Research industry, academia, client-side and
     agencies. Successful applicants will be notified by 9th April 2012.
  4. If you are selected, research sessions will take place on the
     Thursday 5th July – through the day, and will all be repeated to
     maximise their potential audience, on Friday 6th.