[ecrea] CfP: 1st Thinkers’ Summit of Translingual Communication on Life: Data, Symbol and Wisdom, Beijing, China, 9th-10th January, 2016

1st Thinkers’ Summit of Translingual Communication on Life: Data, Symbol
and Wisdom

China

9th-10th January, 2016

Call for Papers

I. The Summit

The 1st Thinkers’ Summit of Translingual Communication on Life: Data,
Symbol and Wisdom is a grand interdisciplinary event bringing together
thinkers and philosophers, researchers and scholars, specialists and
experts on Technology, New Media, Communication Philosophy, Aesthetics,
Linguistic Philosophy, History, Economics, International Relations,
Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, even Physics and Neurosciences.
Though includes many spheres, it puts strong emphasis on the reflection
on human life. In other words, the Summit is about the translingual
discussion on the sublimation of life in everyday life.

II. Summit Objective

By the forces of the Internet and a variety of artificial intelligence
tools, the world becomes a global village as it getting smaller in the
21st century. The exponential growth and the integration of technology,
media and telecom (TMT) provide infinite imagination to where mankind
and our society can go. The problems we encounter are becoming more
complex and diverse. With the development of TMT, “all connected” and
“fast iteration” have brought the wild imagination to human development
and the possibility to the deconstruction and reconstruction of social
relations and social structure in the process of communication. Human
language and machine language are mixed together, the issues concerning
our society, economy, politics, science, philosophy, religion, culture,
and our own life are mutually blended and deeply interpenetrated,
different disciplines are integrated to be innovative, on these basis,
“Translingual Communication on Life” has become an unavoidable issue in
the process of social transformation.

Humanity is moving towards more rationality and freedom. Information age
provides us a possibility for better understanding and development of
our own. Life itself is a communication process. Translingual
communication is to look for the true meaning of life within time, data
and symbol, in this way, mutual wisdom can be communicated, triggered,
and promoted in everyday

life, can the world becomes a truly spiritual organism, a living
organism, can the mutual recognition be formed to provide more valuable
ideas to the social development in all areas. The greatest thing about
the Internet is that a line of escape (Gilles Deleuze’s philosophical
concept) can be drawn as an indispensable touch in a differentiated and
diversified picture, and the line drawn provides a possibility to change
by action in communication.

The summit aims to provide a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue and
research, to find and promote or introduce some original, innovative,
monumental project, to discuss issues concerning the development of
mankind, so as to make contribution to the progress of our time.

III. Topic Areas for Submission

Within the scope of the 1st thinkers’ Summit, the main areas of interest
are organized in the following four topics. Submissions can be made to
any of the key words within different topics.

Topic 1: Time, Translingual Practice and Life

Topic 2: Globalization, Mobility and Identity

Topic 3: Big Data, Symbol and Daily Life

Topic 4: Change, Oriental Wisdom and Religions

In addition to the above-mentioned topics, we welcome all insightful
papers devoted to the sublimation of life and social development.

IV. Important Paper Submission Information

Please note that Thursday, December 10, 2015 23:59:59 (Beijing Time GMT
+8), is the deadline to receive papers from foreign scholars (foreign
PhD students are warmly welcomed) and Sunday, December 20, 2015 23:59:59
(Beijing Time GMT +8), is the deadline to receive papers from Chinese
scholars (PhD students and young scholars are warmly welcomed).

Submit to: (pcsdpku /at/ 163.com)

Subject line: Name + Univeristy + Paper Title

For a valid submission, the full paper must constitute a title, an
abstract, 3-5 key words, complete list of authors (not changeable), and
document less than 10 pages.

All manuscripts must be submitted for review electronically. The only 3
accepted file formats are doc, docx and pdf. All manuscripts should be
formatted as close as possible to the final format:

A4 or letter pages, double column, single spaced, Times or equivalent
font of minimum 10pt.

All submitted papers will be evaluated with regard to their suitability
for the Summit, originality, and technical soundness. The contact author
of a submitted paper will be notified of acceptance or rejection of
his/her paper before December 22, 2015. Those who pass the review will
be invited to attend the Summit to present his or her work and a letter
of invitation will be issued for visa application. Our staff will
contact those invited for ticket booking. We will be able to cover your
meals and accommodation during your stay at the Peking University. For
accepted papers, we do not tolerate “double-submissions".

V. Sponsors and Organizers

Hosted by: School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University

Zhejiang Dunhe Charitable Foundation

Organized by: Center for Public Communication and Social Development,
Peking University

Patronized by: Zhejiang Dunhe Charitable Foundation

Supported by: Information Society 50 Forum Zencoo

Time: 9th -10th January, 2016

Venue: Peking University

VI. Summit Secretariat

Zhou Shen

Center for Public Communication and Social Development

School of Journalism and Communication

Peking University

Phone:+86 131 2683 5027

Skype: zhoushenandrew

(zhoushen /at/ pku.edu.cn)





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