[ecrea] Digital Transformations, Social Media Engagement and the Asian Century conference, Brisbane, Australia, 1-3 October 2014

The International CommunicationsAssociation (ICA) Regional Conference 
will be held at the City (Gardens Point) Campus of the Queensland 
University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, from 1-3 October 2014.

Conference theme: Digital Transformations, Social Media Engagement and 
the Asian Century

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. Second, the rise of social media is rapidly transforming 
arange of communications professions and practices, such as journalism, 
public relations, political communication and health communication, as 
well as therelationship of audiences to media content. 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.



The conference is now 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

·       Organisational 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



Keynote speakers for the conference include: Lance Bennett (University 
of Washington), Mohan Dutta (National University of Singapore), 
Christine Huang (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Christoph Neuberger 
(University of Munich), Jack Linchuan Qiu (Chinese University of Hong 
Kong), Cynthia Stohl (University of California Santa Barbara), Peter 
Vorderer (University of Mannheim). There will also be sponsored special 
sessions on crisis communication, science communication, and using 
social media to promote scholarly work.



The deadline for extended abstracts & panel proposals is Friday 22 April 
2014. Registrations open on 25 April, and all submitters will be advised 
of acceptance no later than early June. For moreinformation on the 
conference, including paper submission, conference registration and 
accommodation details, go to http://icabrisbane2014.com/. You can also 
contact the conference organisers at (icabrisbane2014 /at/ qut.edu.au), or by 
phoning QUT Conferences at +61 7 3138 4936.


Professor Terry Flew
Professor of Media and Communication
Creative Industries Faculty
Queensland University of Technology



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