[ecrea] Fifth International Conference of Russian Communication Association

CALL FOR PAPERS

Fifth International Conference of Russian Communication Association

Communication Spaces: Ranges, Limits, Resources
(Communication-2010)

The Russian Communication Association (RCA) in 
collaboration with the North American Russian 
Communication Association (NARCA) and Tver State 
University (TvSU) announce the Fifth 
International Conference Communication Spaces: Ranges, Limits, Resources
(Communication-2010) to be held in Tver, Russia on September 7-12, 2010.

National Communication Association, International 
Communication Association, European Communication 
Research and Education Association, and Polish 
Communication Association are international partners of the Conference.

Aims of the Conference:
The space metaphor in the conference title means 
approaching the field with multidisciplinary 
research tools. We suggest to structure 
discussion along the main components of the basic 
model of communication, or conceptual domains of communication process:
   * Impact of the Author?s personality on communication
   * Problems of  interpretation, or looking at 
communication with the Addressee?s eyes
   * Specifics, limits and advantages of various communication Channels
   * Frames of reference and other linguistic aspects of the Message
   * Communication Goals:  affecting or interacting
   * Sociocultural Contexts of communication 
process: philosophical, cultural, psychological, 
linguistic, political, sociological, mass-media, economic e.a. perspectives
   * Communication in the multicultural environment
   * New instruments, technology, web resources

Submission of Abstracts, Papers, and Proposals:
Papers are invited in all the above-mentioned 
fields of multidisciplinary discussion. The 
Conference organizers also invite submissions for 
focused panels, round-table discussions, and 
master classes.  Papers are welcome for the 
interactive poster session.  The deadline for 
conference registration and abstracts submission is March 30, 2010.
The Conference working languages are English and Russian.

Unlike the previous years, this time all the 
submissions to the Conference are made via 
website: 
<http://agora.guru.ru/RCA-2010/eng>http://agora.guru.ru/RCA-2010/eng, 
as is all communication regarding the Conference 
preparation.  All the necessary information on 
registration process, abstract guidelines, review 
process, location and accommodation can be found 
on specific pages of this website.

Organizers of the Conference plan to publish an 
electronic version of the Conference materials.

Registration and fees:  The conference fee is 
1500 RUR (approximately $50) to be paid at the 
arrival. This includes participants? package, 
coffee-breaks, a conference dinner and one excursion.

Site information and accommodations: The 
Conference will be held in Tver, an old Russian 
city at the banks of the Volga river, 180 km from 
Mosocw,  at the Tver State 
University.  Accommodations are available at the 
hotel Volga (5 minutes walking from the 
conference venue) at approx. $ 40-45 per 
person/per night in double, or $75 in single rooms.

For more details on previous RCA conferences and 
ongoing RCA activities see 
<http://www.russcomm.ru/rca_projects/>http://www.russcomm.ru/rca_projects/ 
(Russian) and 
<http://www.russcomm.ru/eng/rca_projects/>http://www.russcomm.ru/eng/rca_projects/ 
(English)

Organizing Committee:
Andrey Belotserkovsky, Rector of the Tver State University - Chair
Irina Rozina, RCA President, Institute of 
Management, Business, and Law, Rostov-on-Don ? Deputy Chair
Natalia Komina, Tver State University - Deputy Chair

Program Committee:
Mira Bergelson,  Moscow State University ? Chair
Marina Raskladkina, IREX, Moscow ? Program Committee Coordinator
Steven Beebe, Texas State University ? International Participants Coordinator.


Key dates
March 30, 2010          Application deadline
May 15, 2010              Notification of acceptance
June 1, 2010               Collection of abstracts ready for print
September 5, 2010      Conference program loaded to the Conference website
September 7, 2010     Conference opening



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