[ecrea] Transmedia Earth Conference: Global Convergence Cultures

_REGISTRATION NOW OPEN:_

*TRANSMEDIA EARTH CONFERENCE: *
*GLOBAL CONVERGENCE CULTURES*

*Hosted by EAFIT University, Medellín, Colombia

In Association with Bath Spa University, UK,
University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia, Spain,
and Bournemouth University, UK

3-Day International Conference: 11 – 13 October 2017*

http://www.eafit.edu.co/thetransmediaearthconference/Paginas/en.aspx

*/Keynote Speakers:
Carlos A. Scolari, Universitat Pompeu Fabra//
//Dan Hassler-Forest, Utrecht University/
/Matthew Freeman, Bath Spa University/*
*/Maria Isabel Villa Montoya, EAFIT Universidad/*


We are delighted to annouce that registration is now open for the 
Transmedia Earth Conference: Global Convergence Cultures. The conference 
aims tointernationalise both the study and the practice of 
transmediality by providing a global platform for showcasing and 
exploring the many manifestations of contemporary and historical 
transmediality around the world. The Transmedia Earth Conference is a 
collaboration between the Media Convergence Research Centre 
<https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/liberal-arts/research/media-convergence-research-centre/> 
at Bath Spa University, the Department of Social Communication 
<http://www.eafit.edu.co/escuelas/humanidades/departamento-comunicacion-social/Paginas/inicio.aspx> 
at EAFIT University, the Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and 
Community 
<https://research.bournemouth.ac.uk/centre/journalism-culture-and-community/> 
at Bournemouth University, and the Konekto Research Group 
<http://urecerca.uvic.cat/CawDOS/jsf/seleccionPersonalEstamento/seleccionPersonal.jsf?id=193359a4c6398bcb&idioma=en&tipo=grupo&elmeucv=N> 
at the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia.

The inaugural 2017 conference – hosted by EAFIT University in Colombia – 
seeks to map emerging understandings of transmediality and global 
convergence cultures, and includes speakers from the USA, Italy, China, 
Brazil, Turkey, Argentina, Colombia, Russia, UK, Ireland, Australia, 
Mexico, Spain, Portugal, France, Panama and Estonia. Featuring a mix of 
international keynote speakers and roundtables, there will be panels 
devoted to: Transmedia Creation and Design: Transmedia Audiences and 
Fandoms; Transmedia Practices, Platforms and Genres; and Transmedia 
Literacies and Education. There will also be a launch event for the 
Transmedia: Participatory Culture and Media Convergence 
<http://en.aup.nl/series/transmedia> book series at Amsterdam University 
Press, introduced by Dan Hassler-Forest.

*BOOKING*

To book tickets for the conference, please go to:
http://webapps.eafit.edu.co/everest/portafolio/inscripciones.do?codPrograma=3TQ0101&_ga=1.59347821.1971353625.1453478021

*CONFERENCE PRICING*

ATTENDEE CATEGORY

	

Early (before 31 August)

	

Standard (after 31 August)

Undergraduate students

	

58 USD

	

68 USD

Conference participants and Postgraduate students

	

73 USD

	

83 USD

Salaried academics and general public

	

88 USD

	

98 USD


The spoken languages for the conference will be English and Spanish, 
with translation facilities provided.

Conference website: 
http://www.eafit.edu.co/thetransmediaearthconference/Paginas/en.aspx

For further information, please contact the conference coordinators: 
Camilo Andrés Tamayo Gómez ((ctamay12 /at/ eafit.edu.co) 
<mailto:(ctamay12 /at/ eafit.edu.co)>), Matthew Freeman 
((m.freeman /at/ bathspa.ac.uk) <mailto:(m.freeman /at/ bathspa.ac.uk)>) and Mauricio 
Vásquez ((mvasqu23 /at/ eafit.edu.co) <mailto:(mvasqu23 /at/ eafit.edu.co)>).


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