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[Commlist] CFP - Children's Media Conference -Sheffield Research Strand
Fri Mar 06 19:22:01 GMT 2020
*The CMC Research Sub-Committee is delighted to announce this year’s
call for papers to be presented at the 2020 Children’s Media Conference
in Sheffield on both the 8^th and 9^th July.*
www.thechildrensmediaconference.com
<http://www.thechildrensmediaconference.com>
The Research Strand of the Children’s Media Conference (CMC) is a
crucially important and popular part of this annual event, which
attracts over 1,200 children’s media professionals to Sheffield every
year. The conference will take place from the 7^th to the 9^th July in
2020. The Research Sessions will be held on _both the 8^th and 9^th July._
The content shared in the research sessions is 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:
https://www.thechildrensmediaconference.com/events/cmc-2019/sessions/
*2020 Conference Theme: Right Here Right Now***
The conference theme for 2020 is *Right Here Right Now.* The theme is a
response to challenges set by the Changemakers at CMC last July - not
only on climate change, but also diversity, inclusion and empowerment
of new and young voices. It reflects the speed of change in the
kids' content business landscape. New platforms, new funding, new
approaches to IP, new tech, new regulatory issues, new business
consolidation and continuing audience fragmentation - it's all Right
Here, Right Now, and CMC will address it, not as future forecasting but
"in the moment" right there, in Sheffield.
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.
*Submission Criteria*
Over the years we have been able to identify the types of sessions that
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):**https://www.thechildrensmediaconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Final-Website-Delegate-List-2019-.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
* Academic research that will have completed [at least data
collection] by May/June 2019, at the latest, in time to be
integrated for the conference
* We are open to submissions relating to children aged 0-16 years of age
For the purposes of contrast you can also compare the sessions headed
“Research” in the 2018 and 2019 programmes (audio and in some cases
video versions of the sessions are available on these pages):
http://www.thechildrensmediaconference.com/events/cmc-2018/downloads/
https://www.thechildrensmediaconference.com/events/cmc-2019/downloads/
*Research sessions from Wednesday 8^th July will be repeated on Thursday
9^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 Shazia Ali/Btisam Belola, the CMC Research
Strand Producers, at the following email
(addressresearch /at/ thechildrensmediaconference.com)
<mailto:(Jacqui /at/ thechildrensmediaconference.com)>by *Friday 13^th March.*
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 27^th March.*
4. If you are selected, your session producer will need a summary of
the key findings and insights from your presentation by *Tuesday
26^th May.*
5. Your final presentation will be required by *Friday 18^th June*.
This is to allow the producers to identify any other sessions that
the research content may be further utilised. This will increase the
coverage your research session will have across the conference.
6. All organisations offering research for this strand are offered an
in-kind sponsor status at CMC. The presenter of the research is
provided with one free pass to the whole conference, plus one
further pass in recognition of the sponsorship status. The CMC
Operations Manager will email you with an in-kind sponsorship
agreement. By *Tuesday 26^th May *you need to send Lauren Bartles
(lauren /at/ thechildrensmediaconference.com)
<mailto:(lauren /at/ thechildrensmediaconference.com)>one jpeg company logo
and one eps company logo for use in print and on the CMC website.
7. Research sessions will take place on *Wednesday 8^th July* and will
all be *repeated* to maximise their potential audience, on *Thursday
9^th July*.
**
*Key Dates – 2020*
Proposals to be received by
Friday 13^th March
Successful Applicants notified
by Friday 27^th March
Top-line Findings and key insights
Tuesday 26^th May
Logos submitted
Tuesday 26^th May
*Final Presentations submitted**Friday 18^th June*
Presentations at Conference
Wednesday 8^th and Thursday 9^th July
**
*NB. *
*We will publish all the presentations and associated audio recordings
on the CMC website immediately after the conference. Please tell us if
any elements of your planned presentation will not be suitable for this.
We can accept a redacted version of your presentation to remove images
or video of children, for example, but if you are unable to share the
bulk of your presentation on the CMC website, we will not be able to
accept your submission. //*
The CMC research sessions will benefit from full technical support. This
means 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 *Friday 18^th June* to allow the
conference organisers to upload and check the presentations.
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 8^th and
Thursday 9^th July.* If you have any issues with availability then
_please let us know when you submit your abstract_.
For further clarification please email:
Shazia Ali (Producer, CMC Research Strand) and Btisam Belola (Producer,
CMC Research Strand)
(research /at/ thechildrensmediaconference.com)
<mailto:(Jacqui /at/ thechildrensmediaconference.com)>
SUBMISSIONS: to (research /at/ thechildrensmediaconference.com)
<mailto:(Jacqui /at/ thechildrensmediaconference.com)>
By *Friday 13^th March 2020***
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