[ecrea] Call to host future MeCCSA Conferences

The Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) is 
opening a call for proposals for the hosting and organisation of the 
annual conference for 2016 and 2017.

The subject association represents all who teach, research or who 
undertake media practice in Higher Education in media, communications 
and cultural studies, whether in arts, humanities or social sciences 
departments.

Following the highly successful MeCCSA conference 2014 held at the Media 
School, Bournemouth University, the next annual MeCCSA conference will 
be hosted in January 2015 by Northumbria University. (For details of 
past conferences see 
http://www.meccsa.org.uk/conference/previous-conferences/)

Our annual conference is a valuable opportunity for colleagues to share 
current research and practice and to debate relevant policy and 
pedagogic issues. Our conference is also a vibrant event at which 
colleagues have an opportunity to network and socialise. It provides an 
opportunity for the host institution to organise a major annual 
conference that addresses the interests and creativity of MeCCSA’s 
community and also reflects the identity and expertise of the host 
university. MeCCSA’s Executive Committee therefore remains closely 
associated in a supervisory and advisory capacity with the overall 
planning and delivery of the conference and of course retains overall 
responsibility for the Conference.

The Executive Committee of MeCCSA has developed a general set of 
guidelines for colleagues interested in proposing the organization of 
such a conference. This call is the initial stage of the process whereby 
interested members are asked to express their interest in hosting future 
conferences. This expression of interest should be framed in a proposal 
sent to Professor Tim O’Sullivan, Chair of MeCCSA, ((tosulliv /at/ dmu.ac.uk)), 
copied Anita Biressi, Chair of MeCCSA Activities Sub-Committee, 
((a.biressi /at/ roehampton.ac.uk)).

The proposal should include the general details outlined in the 
guidelines on the MeCCSA website at: 
http://www.meccsa.org.uk/conference/meccsa-conference-proposal-guidelines/

The proposal will be considered at the MeCCSA Executive Committee 
meeting following receipt of all proposals, during which a host for the 
next conference will be selected. We are also keen to plan for 
subsequent conferences and therefore happy to consider proposals for 
subsequent years.

The proposal will include the proposed host’s general overview of the 
event including:
* the planned location, institutional
support and their organisational capacity
* one or more key organisational figures
and ideally an outline of the conference team
* a draft financial plan

We look forward to receiving proposals from interested parties. 
Responses to be sent by the end of May 2014 please.

The MeCCSA Executive Committee






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