[ecrea] ICA Brisbane 2014 Conference - Call for Papers & Panel Proposals

Call for Papers and Panel Proposals

Digital Transformations, Social Media Engagement and the Asian Century



Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

1-3 October 2014





The ICA Regional Conference Digital Transformations, Social Media 
Engagement, and the Asian Century will be held at the City (Gardens 
Point) Campus of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 
Brisbane, Australia, from 1-3 October 2014. The event is supported by 
the Creative Industries Faculty at QUT, the QUT Business School, the 
International Communications Association (ICA), and the Australian and 
New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA).



The conference theme draws together three elements. First, the rise of 
the digital economy has meant that “born digital” firms, industries and 
practices are transforming media and communications industries and 
professions. As we live in an increasingly convergent digital 
environment, with associated transformations in communications law and 
policy, the need for conceptual and empirical mapping of such 
developments, and critical reflection on their wider implications for 
communications theory and practice, becomes essential.



Second, the rise of social media is rapidly transforming a range of 
communications professions and practices, such as journalism, public 
relations, political communication and health communication, as well as 
the relationship of audiences to media content. The mass communication 
paradigm, with its relatively stable sender-message-receiver 
relationships, is being shifted by a vast array of digital practices, 
platforms, and services, and there is an urgent need for a stocktake of 
what this means for the communications professions.



Finally, there has been a shift in geo-economic power balances going on 
for some years from the Atlantic Corridor to the Asia-Pacific, 
associated with the rise of Asian nations in the global economy. For 
example, 45% of the world’s Internet users are now in the Asia-Pacific 
region, up from 30% in 2002, whereas North America now accounts for 15% 
of world Internet users, as compared to 37% in 2002. The implications of 
such shifts in terms of media and culture, political economy, and 
communications theory and scholarship, provide a key theme of this 
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Conference Papers and Panel Proposals

The conference will be seeking extended abstracts (1000-2000 words) and 
panel proposals related to the thematic areas of:

· Digital media and social change;

· Information media and digital journalism;

· Entertainment media and culture;

· Convergence law, policy and political economy;

· Asian media in transition;

· Communication and public engagement;

· Organizational communication;

· Social media and communications practice;

· Science and environmental communication

· Health communication;

· Digital media and education;

· Crisis and emergency communication;

· Digital media and political communication.


Extended Abstracts

Extended abstracts should indicate author details and institutional 
affiliation on the front page. They should be not less than 1000 words 
in length and not more than 2000 words in length. References cited in 
the extended abstract should be included in a bibliography.



Note: there will not be a call for refereed papers. Submissions will be 
accepted or rejected on the basis of the extended abstract only. If this 
will present you with any issues in relation to conference support from 
your institution, please contact the conference organizers.



The conference organizers reserve the right to publish the extended 
abstract in a book available to all conference delegates. This does not 
preclude submission of the material to any refereed academic journal, 
book, book chapter or other publication.


Panel proposals

Panel proposals must provide a rationale for the panel of not more than 
400 words, and each proposed presenter must also provide an abstract of 
100-250 words. There are to be no less than three and more than four 
presenters in any panel proposal, although a Panel Chair and Panel 
Respondent can also be included.



All submissions to the Conference will be subject to peer review, and 
submitters will be advised of whether their proposal has been accepted 
or rejected no later than 21 June 2014.



All of those who have papers and panel proposals accepted will be 
required to register for the Conference no later than 12 September 2014. 
Failure to register by this date will lead to papers being withdrawn 
from the program.



All submissions are to be through the Conference web site at 
http://icabrisbane2014.com/. Emailed attachments will not be accepted.


Important Dates

6 Dec 2013


Call for papers & panel proposals

22 Apr 2014


Deadline for extended abstracts & panel proposals

21 Jun 2014


Notification of acceptance

22 Aug 2014


Deadline for early bird registration

12 Sept 2014


Closing date for standard registration

Registration Fees




FACULTY

Prices in AUD $


STUDENT

Prices in AUD $

Early Bird Registration
(on or before 22 August 2014 AEST)


$300.00


$150.00

Standard Registration
(from 23 August until 12 September 2014 AEST)


$350.00


$175.00

Late Registration
(from 13 September until 26 September 2014 AEST)


$400.00


$200.00



Information about available accommodation in Brisbane will be available 
from the Conference web site at http://icabrisbane2014.com/. There are 
several hotels that are within walking distance of the Conference venue.


Conference Committee
Conference Chair

Terry Flew Professor of Media and Communication, Creative Industries 
Faculty, Queensland University of Technology
Conference Organizing Committee

Mark Andrejevic Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies, University of 
Queensland

Jennifer Bartlett Queensland University of Technology Business School

Jeffrey Brand School of Communication and Media Studies, Bond University

Jean Burgess Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative 
Industries and Innovation

Stuart Cunningham Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative 
Industries and Innovation

Cindy Gallois School of Psychology, University of Queensland

Folker Hanusch Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of 
Technology

Stephen Harrington Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of 
Technology

Greg Hearn Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology

Liz Jones School of Psychology, Griffith University

Gayle Kerr Queensland University of Technology Business School

Terence Lee School of Arts, Murdoch University, WA; President of the 
Australian and New Zealand Communication Association

Brian McNair Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of 
Technology

Elizabeth Mitchell School of Journalism and Communication, University of 
Queensland

Kay Weaver Waikato Management School, Hamilton, New Zealand

Robina Xavier Dean of Faculty, Queensland University of Technology 
Business School



Further information on the conference can be found at 
icabrisbane2014.com. You can also email (icabrisbane2014 /at/ qut.edu.au) for 
any queries related to the conference.









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