[ecrea] Children's Media Conference Sheffield UK 6-7 July 2016 Call for Proposals

*January 2016*


*Introduction: *


The Research Strand of the Children’s Media Conference (CMC) is a
crucially important and popular part of this annual event, which
attracts over 1000 children’s media professionals to Sheffield every
year.  This year the conference takes place from the 5th to the 7th
July. www.thechildrensmediaconference.com
<http://www.thechildrensmediaconference.com>

The content shared during the research sessions is always eagerly
anticipated by delegates and the research strand’s role is to provide
valuable insights and thought-provoking research to the children’s media
community.  The research presented may also be incorporated into other
related conference sessions, to disseminate it more widely.

The wide variety of topics discussed at the conference can be seen in
last year’s programme:

http://www.thechildrensmediaconference.com/events/cmc2015/session-list/

*The CMC Research Sub-Committee is delighted to announce this year’s
call for papers to be presented at the 2016 Children’s Media Conference
in Sheffield on the 6^th and 7^th July.*

**

*Conference Theme: “MAKING IT HAPPEN.”***

The conference theme for 2016 is “*Making It Happen*”.  Although not all
sessions necessarily address the theme specifically, all presenters and
producers will be asked to consider how they can make their content
relevant to it.

We’re especially interested in research that will help delegates achieve
their creative and commercial goals. Insight into children’s behaviours
and perspectives as well as data that helps to inform decision-making
and strategy, will be particularly useful. Our aim is to present a
varied menu of research sessions, appealing to delegates from all
corners of the industry and so welcome submissions from academic,
institutional and commercial sources.

We are keen to hear your thoughts of suitable, relevant and thought
provoking content that can be shared.

One element of the Conference Theme “Making it Happen” will be an
emphasis on diversity and inclusion in conference keynotes, sessions and
workshops. We hope to see some research submissions with this focus.

**

*Submission Criteria*

Over the years we have been able to identify the types of sessions which
achieve the most success with the audience at the conference. Below is
an outline of the submissions considerations we ask of our research
agencies and academics and where possible your submissions should
reflect the following;**

  * Relevance to the audience (please look at the delegate guide from
    last year to give you an impression of the wide range of delegates
    who attend

CMC):***http://www.thechildrensmediaconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Website-Final-Delegate-List-20151.pdf***
  * An emphasis on findings, not methodology (this is the key to a
    successful presentation).  Each research session lasts only 30
    minutes, presentations need to move directly to “value added” outcomes

  * Clear and concise action points for the audience to take away and be
    able to use from the research

  * Long-term research which enables us to understand the past better
    and explore and project the future better
  * Wide research which brings good statistical evidence to bear and
    provides a good basis for market understanding
  * Fresh insights which are relevant to today’s children’s media landscape
  * A unique angle/area which has not yet been explored

·We are open to submissions relating to children aged 0-14 years of age.

For the purposes of contrast please see all the sessions headed
“Research” in last year’s programme:
http://www.thechildrensmediaconference.com/events/cmc2015/session-list/

*NB: Research sessions from Day 1 (Wednesday 6^th July) are repeated on
Day 2 (Thursday 7^th July) and so you _must_ be available to present on
both days. *

**

*Submission Process and Deadlines: *

 1. Please submit a 600-word abstract detailing your proposed research
    topic including where appropriate objectives, methods and potential
    outcomes.
 2. Submit your entry to Jacqui Wells, CMC Administrator, at the
    following email (addressJacqui /at/ thechildrensmediaconference.com)
    <mailto:(Jacqui /at/ thechildrensmediaconference.com)>by *Friday 11th March
    2016.*
 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*Friday 25th March
    2016.*
 4. If you are selected, your final presentation will be required by
    *Monday 13^th June*. This will allow the producers to identify other
    sessions in the conference which might benefit from your research
    insights, increasing the reach of your work amongst the CMC audience.

5.The CMC Sponsorship Coordinator will email you with an in-kind
sponsorship agreement.

6.By Friday 3^rd June you need to send Jacqui Wells 1 jpeg company logo
and 1 eps company logo for use on print and on the CMC website.
(Jacqui /at/ thechildrensmediaconference.com)
<mailto:(Jacqui /at/ thechildrensmediaconference.com)>

 7. Research sessions will take place on *Wednesday 6^th July* – through
    the day, and will all be repeated to maximise their potential
    audience, at a different time, on *Thursday 7^th July*.

*Key Dates - 2016*

                   Proposals to be received by
                                            Friday 11^th March

                   Successful Applicants notified
by                                Friday 25^th March

                   Topline Findings and key
insights                                Friday 27^th May

Logos
submitted
Friday 3^rd June

Final Presentations submitted
                                                       Monday 13^th June

                   Presentations at
Conference                                         Wednesday 6^th and
Thursday 7^th July

*Notes*

*NB: We will seek to publish all the presentations and associated video
and audio recordings on the CMC website immediately after the
conference.  Please indicate in your proposal if elements, or all of,
your planned presentation will not be suitable for this.*

The CMC PR agency DDA Blueprint will be seeking new research, which
stimulates press interest in the run-up to the conference.  Again it is
important for us to know if your research is embargoed or should not be
featured in this way.

It is your responsibility to clear with research subjects and partners
your right to present the research at the conference (and if possible
online) and to clear all content in your presentation fordisplay at the
conference to a live audience.

Please ensure you are able to present on *both Wednesday 6^th and
Thursday 7^th July.* If you have any issues with availability then
please let us know when you submit your abstract.

*Great News for 2016*

*This year the research sessions will again benefit from full technical
support. This means that in addition to having on-site tech expertise,
the sessions will be recorded and available to download after the
conference. This will be of huge benefit to delegates and presents a
magnificent platform for your research to be disseminated. It does mean
that all presentations will be stored centrally and so you will not be
able to present from your own PC or Mac. The deadline for submission of
final presentations is Monday 13^th June to allow the conference
organisers to upload the presentations to central PCs, check for bugs
and allow time to address any incompatibilities. *

For further clarification please email:

Shazia Ali (Producer, CMC Research Strand 2016)(shazia /at/ mintresearch.co.uk)
<mailto:(shazia /at/ mintresearch.co.uk)>

Btisam Belola (Producer, CMC Research Strand 2016)(Btisam /at/ bbri.co.uk)
<mailto:(Btisam /at/ bbri.co.uk)>

SUBMISSIONS: FAO Jacqui Wells, CMC
(AdministratorJacqui /at/ thechildrensmediaconference.com)
<mailto:(Jacqui /at/ thechildrensmediaconference.com)>

  by *Friday 11^th March 2016*//

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