[ecrea] Communication and information sciences in network society: experiences and insights: II

The Communication Faculty of Vilnius University is organizing an 
international academic conference, “Communication and information 
sciences in network society: experiences and insights: II” on the 19th 
–20th of June, 2014. The aim of this conference is to present and 
discuss current problems in communication and information research as 
well as to build upon the dialogue on the issues within this field of 
science.

The topics to be presented should prove to be relevant to communication 
and information scientists, lecturers and students. Therefore, the 
conference organizers invite you to choose from the list of 
predetermined topics that fit your field of studies.
Networking has become an integral part of our daily life, increasingly 
involving various aspects of human life, modifying not only the 
communication habits, but also the traditional social structure, of 
organizations and institutions. The networking age certainly provides 
new opportunities for people, for the efficiency of organizations and 
institutions, and finally for the development of communication and 
information science. However, new opportunities raise certain 
challenges. What kinds of problems does the network society face? What 
problems of communication and information science are most relevant today?

The organizers of the conference are calling for presentations on the 
following topics based on current issues in the field of communication 
and information science.

   * Baltic Media Studies.
   * Changing media in conditions of convergence.
   * Change, impact and application of information and communication
     technologies.
   * Communication: theory and practice.
   * Evolution of memory institutions and activities in digital culture.
   * Information about and communication of culture in the cultural
     industries.
   * Information and knowledge management.
   * Information services within the public sector.
   * Interaction of Media, Policy and Economics.
   * International networking and visual media.
   * Management of documents and archives.
   * Museology in the context of new public cultural communication forms.
   * The role and functions of social media in modern society.

The conference will feature these keynote speakers: Prof. Dr. Thomas 
Hylland Eriksen (Norway), Prof. Dr. Anne Gilliland (USA), Prof. Dr. 
Eugène Loos (the Netherlands), Prof. Dr. Pieter van Mensch (the 
Netherlands), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andres Jõesaar (Estonia), Prof. Dr. 
Georgii Pocheptsov (Ukraine).

Practitioners within the field will also be invited to take part in the 
relevant discussions.
Presentations will be read in Lithuanian and in English. The estimated 
duration of presentations is 20 minutes, with 10 minutes for questions.

The organizers of the conference have kindly informed that you will be 
able to publish an article based on your presentation in one of the 
academic journals of Vilnius University: Informacijos mokslai, 
Knygotyra, and Žurnalistikos tyrimai /Journalism Research.

Please register your topics online www.conference.kf.vu.lt/?lang=en 
<http://www.conference.kf.vu.lt/?lang=en>.
For more information contact us (conference /at/ kf.vu.lt) 
<mailto:(conference /at/ kf.vu.lt)>.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andrius Vaišnys
Chairman of the Organizational Committee
Dean of the Communication Faculty of Vilnius University