[csaa-forum] Digital Transformations, Social Media Engagement and the Asian Century conference, Brisbane, Australia, 1-3 October 2014

[Terry Flew]

The International CommunicationsAssociation (ICA) Regional Conference will be held at the City (Gardens Point) Campus of the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, from 1-3 October 2014.
Conference theme: Digital Transformations, Social Media Engagement and the Asian Century
The conference theme draws together three elements. First, the rise of the digital economy has meant that “born digital” firms, industries and practices are transforming media and communications industries and professions. Second, the rise of social media is rapidly transforming arange of communications professions and practices, such as journalism, public relations, political communication and health communication, as well as therelationship of audiences to media content. Finally, there has been a shift in geo-economic power balances going on for some years from the Atlantic Corridor to the Asia-Pacific, associated with the rise of Asian nations in the global economy.

The conference is now seeking extended abstracts (1000-2000 words) and panel proposals related to the thematic areas of:

·       Digital media and social change
·       Information media and digital journalism
·       Entertainment media and culture
·   Convergence law, policy and political economy
·       Asian media in transition
·       Communication and public engagement
·       Organisational communication

·       Social media and communications practice
·       Science and environmental communication
·       Health communication
·       Digital media and education
·       Crisis and emergency communication
·       Digital media and political communication


Keynote speakers for the conference include: Lance Bennett (University of Washington), Mohan Dutta (National University of Singapore), Christine Huang (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Christoph Neuberger (University of Munich), Jack Linchuan Qiu (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Cynthia Stohl (University of California Santa Barbara), Peter Vorderer (University of Mannheim). There will also be sponsored special sessions on crisis communication, science communication, and using social media to promote scholarly work.

The deadline for extended abstracts & panel proposals is Friday 22 April 2014. Registrations open on 25 April, and all submitters will be advised of acceptance no later than early June. For moreinformation on the conference, including paper submission, conference registration and accommodation details, go to http://icabrisbane2014.com/. You can also contact the conference organisers at icabrisbane2014 at qut.edu.au<mailto:icabrisbane2014 at qut.edu.au>, or by phoning QUT Conferences at +61 7 3138 4936.

Professor Terry Flew
Professor of Media and Communication
Creative Industries Faculty
Queensland University of Technology


Author of Global Creative Industries  (Polity, 2013) http://www.politybooks.com/book.asp?ref=0745648398

Author of The Creative Industries, Culture and Policy (Sage, 2012)
http://www.sagepub.com/books/Book233058?siteId=sage-us&prodTypes=Books&q=Flew&fs=1

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