[ecrea] CfP- IMMAA Annual Conference - September 2015

Call for Papers
International Media Management Academic Association (IMMAA)
Annual Conference

September 17-18, 2015

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Journalism

Moscow, Russia

Conference website: www.immaa.org


About IMMAA

IMMAA (International Media Management Academic Association) is the 
professional grouping of academics worldwide on the subject of media 
management. The link among them is the desire to develop research and 
teaching of media management for students, professionals, and 
researchers. IMMAA’s geographical focus is global rather than regional. 
It aims to include but go beyond the conference presentation of academic 
papers in order to create a worldwide community. Academics and leaders 
will discuss with each other the broader issues of change, disruption, 
strategy, management, audience understanding, quality content as well as 
teaching and research. Since its inception, IMMAA has three goals: i) to 
learn from the past, ii) to engage the future, iii) to benefit from 
multinational diversity. We also aim to have links of relevance and 
2-way data flows with media professionals and policy makers from around 
the world.

Past conferences were held in Chicago, San Francisco, Saarbrücken, New 
York, Lisbon, and Pamplona.


Topics to be discussed at the IMMAA-2015 conference:

1.

Media business models
2.

Media financing and investments;
3.

Managing creative industries and media;
4.

Media management research methodologies;
5.

State subsidies for the media sector;
6.

Policies for media innovation;
7.

HR and organizational cultures;
8.

Media content strategies;
9.

Media entrepreneurship;
10.

Trends in media consumers' behaviour;
11.

Disruption, convergence and divergence in the media industries;
12.

Development, creation and management of media products and services


IMMAA’s sessions

To participate in IMMAA’s sessions, you need to submit an extended 
abstract (5-7 pages covering theoretical background of the research, 
methodology, results, conclusions and discussion parts). The abstracts 
are expected to be related to one or more of the aforementioned general 
topics. The abstracts should not necessarily result from a finished 
research study. They may discuss a research project, which is currently 
being conducted by the author(s), and thus present preliminary results 
only. All accepted abstracts will be presented during IMMAA’s sessions. 
All authors will have 10-15 minutes for individual or group 
presentations of their studies followed by questions and comments from 
the audience.


IMMAA’s workshop

A suggested topic for a IMMAA’s workshop is ‘Strategy and 
Entrepreneurship at the Digital and Political Frontiers’.

The factors affecting media economy and media management are becoming 
more and more complex and fast changing, so we saw that the 
technological, economical and other frontiers the media is moving 
towards, today go beyond horizon faster than ever before. At it seems 
that lately the political frontiers (from more active geopolitical games 
to the new twists in media policies) have been rivaling the digital in 
terms of the speed of changes. How does this tendency affect media 
industry now? Does it stimulate more the entrepreneurial risk-taking 
approaches or the-everything-taking-into-account strategy development? 
Or maybe both? Or the peculiar mixes of both with newer dimensions of 
entrepreneurship and strategic management? We believe that these and 
many other aspects of media research deserve inter-disciplinary 
discussion that can be executed in a workshop format.

IMMAA’s workshop is tentatively scheduled for September 17, 2014. The 
duration of the workshop is 3-4 hours with 10-15 participants involved. 
In order to be accepted for the workshop, one needs to submit an 
extended abstract (5-7 pages covering theoretical background of the 
research, methodology, results, conclusions and discussion parts) 
related to the topic of the workshop.

The workshop will be held in a way, which is different from the way 
sessions are organized. All participants of the workshop will be invited 
to participate in an open discussion about various issues under the 
overarching workshop’s topic. Although participants will not be 
presenting their researches in a ‘session-style’, they are still 
encouraged to speak about their own research findings, teaching 
experience, work in the field of media marketing, media entrepreneurship 
and related fields, and discuss their experiences and ideas with other 
colleagues.


IMMAA’s poster session

The poster session will be organized on the first day of the conference 
(September 17, 2014). Participants will be invited to present a poster 
outlining main ideas, theoretical and empirical results and outcomes of 
their research project in a visual paper format. All posters should 
combine text and graphics and may vary in size from 2x3 feet to 4x8 feet 
in dimensions. Posters will be displayed in a separate room with the 
researchers in attendance answering questions posed by passing colleagues.

In order to be accepted for the workshop, one needs to submit a proposal 
(1-2 pages) related to any of the conference topics. Although everyone 
is welcome to take part in the poster session as presenters, this format 
may be of particular interest to doctoral students, as well as young 
scholars and lecturers.


IMMAA’s Executive Committee

Paulo Faustino, Porto University (Portugal), IMMAA Chairman 2014-16; 
Elena Vartanova, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia), Conference 
Co-Chair; Eli Noam, Columbia University (USA); John Lavine, Northwestern 
University (USA); Chris Scholz, Saarland University (Germany); Steve 
Wildman, State Michigan University and FCC (USA); Mónica Herrero Subias 
(University of Navarra).

IMMAA’s Scientific Committee

Pedro Garcia Alonso, University of Complutense of Madrid (Spain); 
Patrick Badillo, University of Geneva (Switzerland); Erik Bohlin, 
Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden); Francisco Campos, Santiago 
Compustela University (Spain); Robert DeFillippi, Suffolk University 
(USA); Michael Latzer, University of Zurich (Switzerland), Jean Baptiste 
Lessourd, Universitee de la Mediterranee Marseille (France); Yu-li Liu, 
National Chengchi University (Taiwan); Gregory Lowe, University of 
Tampere (Finland); Bozena Mierzejewska, IJMM and Fordham University 
(USA); José Alvarez Monzoncillo, King Juan Carlos University (Spain); 
Sónia Virgínia Moreira, Rio de Janeiro University (Brazil); Kiyoshi 
Nakamura, Waseda University (Japan); Robert Picard, Oxford University 
(England); Giuseppe Richeri, Università della Svizzera Italiana (Italy); 
Nagla Rizk, The American University in Cairo (Egypt); Estrela Serrano, 
Centre of Investigation in Media and Journalism (Portugal); George 
Sylvie, University of Texas (USA); George Tsourvakas, Aristotle 
University (Greece); Peggy Valcke, University of Leuven (Belgium); 
Zvezdan Vukanovic, University of Donja Gorica (Montenegro).


Conference venue

In 2015, IMMAA’s annual conference will take place at the Faculty of 
Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University.

The history of the Faculty of Journalism dates back to 1947, when the 
Faculty was founded as a part of the Faculty of Philology, Lomonosov 
Moscow State University. In 1952, it was reorganized as an independent 
Faculty of Journalism. Today it is considered to be one of the leading 
institutions for journalism and mass communication education in Russia 
and CIS countries.

Since its foundation, about 15,000 mass media specialists, who currently 
work in different print outlets, TV channels, radio stations, news 
agencies in Russia and abroad graduated from the Faculty of Journalism. 
More than 600 international students from Europe, Asia, Africa and 
America pursued their degree here. About 300 graduates from ClS and 
other foreign countries studied here.

The alumni of the Faculty of Journalism are recognized as highly 
qualified professionals both in Russian and foreign media outlets. The 
Faculty of Journalism has earned its outstanding reputation for the high 
standards of academic education, various practice-orientated courses for 
undergraduate and graduate students, longstanding connections with media 
practitioners, and its broad international outreach.

Feel free to explore the Faculty of Journalism and its magnificent 
building on Mokhovaya street 9, just across the street from Red Square, 
by taking a virtual tour at http://kopachev.com/2013/journ.msu/pano.html


Social activities

Field trips to media companies

Along with a substantial schedule of plenary and thematic meetings, 
IMMAA-2015 conference will feature many other interesting activities for 
conference participants. Local team of organizers will arrange field 
trips to leading media companies in Moscow, including newspapers 
(Vedomosti, The Moscow Times, etc.), TV stations (Russia Today), 
Internet companies (Yandex, Mail.ru) and the Skolkovo innovation centre. 
Conference attendees will have a unique opportunity to get to know 
Russian media and journalism fields better, discuss current trends in 
journalism with distinguished media practitioners and compare Russian 
media business models with international ones.

Social program

Let us not forget about a huge variety of cultural sites one should 
check out when in Moscow. The perfect location of the Faculty of 
Journalism, MSU, - just across the street from Red Square and the 
Kremlin, - makes exploring Moscow easy and enjoyable. Conference 
attendees will be invited to join a guided tour of Red Square and nearby 
sites (Bolshoi theatre, Church of Christ the Saviour, etc.) and a gala 
dinner on September 18th, which is going to be something special! If you 
are planning a visit to the Bolshoi, looking for a perfect present for 
your loved ones, or just wondering what else Moscow can offer, the local 
organizing team will do its best to assist you with whatever queries you 
have.


Submission guidelines

Extended abstracts to the IMMAA sessions and the IMMAA workshop should 
be between 5 and 7 pages. They must follow the Academy of Management 
Journal’s Style Guide. Proposals for and the IMMAA poster session should 
be between 1 and 2 pages.

The author’s information (full name, title, position, affiliation, 
contact information including email address and phone number) should be 
available on the cover page only.

All extended abstracts and proposals should be submitted in English.

All extended abstracts and proposals should be original and should not 
be under consideration for another conference at the time of submission.

Like in other academic conferences, extended abstracts and proposals 
should address the following points:

*

Theoretical grounding;
*

Specification and rationale for selected research methods;
*

Description of data used (if used);
*

Clear summary of the main results;
*

Implications and contributions to the field of theory;
*

Practical implication

These points will also be used as selection criteria.

All submissions will be peer-reviewed in a double-blind fashion by 
referees nominated to the conference’s Program Committee.

All extended abstracts and proposals should be submitted in .doc or 
.docx formats electronically via paper management system. There are to 
be no email submissions of extended abstracts or proposals addressed to 
any member of the Executive or Scientific Committee.

Paper management system opens on February 10, 2015 and will be available 
on the IMMAA’s website shortly.


Copyright

Copyright for all extended abstracts and proposals resides with the 
authors. By submitting the extended abstract or the proposal, the author 
agrees to allow the conference organizers to have non-exclusive use of 
the material for publication in the conference proceedings.


Registration fees

A regular registration fee is €190

A reduced registration fee for students and junior academic researchers 
(less than 5 years past their doctorate) is €120

IMMAA does not provide any travel grants. Each type of fee includes 
conference materials, access to all conference events, receptions, 
lunches, field trips to media companies, dinners and social activities.

Registration fee should be paid via electronic payment system on IMMAA’s 
website between July 12 and September 10, 2015. Procedure of paying 
registration fees will be described on IMMAA’s website shortly.


Accommodation in Moscow

Special rates will be available for different categories of hotels. 
Information on the hotels will be available on the IMMAA’s website shortly.


Travel information and other useful data

Information on the transportation in Moscow, cultural sites, metro 
system, weather conditions, etc. will be available on the IMMAA’s 
website shortly.


Important dates

10 February 2015


Paper management system opens

12 May 2015


Deadline for submitting extended abstracts and proposals

12 July 2015


Notification of acceptance and opening of the conference registration

10 September 2015


Conference registration closes

17 September 2015


Start of the conference


Contact information:

For general IMMAA-related queries, including submissions and selection 
policy: Paulo Faustino, Porto University (Portugal); email: 
(faustino.paulo /at/ gmail.com)

For the queries regarding organization of the IMMAA-2015 conference in 
Moscow (venue, schedule, social activities, etc.): Elena Vartanova, 
Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia); email: (eva /at/ smi.msu.ru), tel. 
+7 (495) 629 74 35


We look forward to welcoming you in Moscow soon!



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