The 21st AMIC Annual Conference: Announcement and Call for Abstracts, Papers and Panel Proposals

The 21^st AMIC Annual Conference: Announcement and Call for Abstracts, Papers and Panel Proposals

The Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), Singapore, is proud to announce its 21^st Annual Conference, in conjunction with its 40th anniversary, to be held in partnership with the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). The conference will be held from July 11-14, 2012, at Hotel Concorde, Shah Alam, Malaysia.. The theme of the conference is ‘Forty Years of Media and Communication in Asia: Retrospect, Introspect and Prospects”. The conference invites abstracts, papers, panel proposals and media presentations for consideration. There will be a separate local track, specific to Malaysia, on the conference theme.Pre-conference capacity building workshops will also be held on July 10 ,2012, and proposals are also invited for topics and themes for these workshops

Against the background of the 40^th anniversary of AMIC, as well as that of UiTM, the conference proposes to take stock of Asian media and communication studies, keeping in mind the challenges and opportunities arising out of globalisation, new media and the resurgence of Asia. The conference seeks to address the problems and prospects that emerge from these new global developments for media practitioners, media owners and operators, and communication scholars, especially in terms of examining and analysing present theory and practice. During the four-day conference, delegates will be exposed to thought-provoking presentations and papers from media experts, industry practitioners and academics who will provide retrospective and introspective views on Asian media and communication, besides looking at the prospects for the media scene in this part of the world. They will be able to reexamine, reinterpret and take stock of 20th century perspectives and propose contemporary paradigms that are more relevant to the present.

This flagship annual conference has been hosted in rotation by countries across the Asia-Pacific region. Recent annual conferences have been held in Hyderabad, India (2011), Singapore (2010), New Delhi, India (2009), Manila, Philippines (2008), Singapore (2007) and Penang, Malaysia (2006). This premier event on Asian media attracts eminent international speakers and participants from the media industry and academia. This premier event attracts close to 400 academics, media industry professionals, government agencies, policymakers, regulators, UN agencies, donors, research groups, civil society organisations, independent consultants and students from all over the world. It features high-profile keynote addresses, plenary sessions and several parallel track sessions. Networking events, cultural programmes, media visits and sightseeing events are also held in conjunction with the annual conference.

AMIC invites panels, papers and media presentations in especially the following areas:

· Media and Globalisation

· Risk, Stigma and Health Communication

· Advertising and Public Relations

· Communication and Culture

· Radio, Television and Entertainment Studies

· Communication and Multi Media Campaigns

· Political Economy of the media

· Independent, National and Asian Cinema

· Internet and New Media

· Communication Theory and Methodology

· Public Service Broadcasting and Community Radio

· Media, Information and Communication Literacy

· Media, Climate Change and Environment Studies

· Newspaper, Radio, TV and Magazine Journalism

· Communication Technology

· Mass Communication, History and Society

· Communication and Journalism Education

· Media Management and Economics

· Media and Development

· Media and Democracy

· Media and Ethics

· Media and Good Governance

· Media and Gender

· Media and Youth

· Media Law and Regulation

· Alternative and Community Media

· Media Industry Trends and Dynamics

· Asian Perspectives on Communication

· International Communication

· Culture and Critical Studies

· Film Studies

· Documentary Production

· Language Journalism

· Multimedia Production

· Diaspora studies

· Communication Policy and Regulation

Call for Papers- important information*

Abstracts Due: 15 February 2012
Full Papers Due: 16 April 2012
Conference Dates : 11-14 July 2012

Venue: Concorde Hotel, Shah Alam, Selangor

Email: amic2012@amic.org.sg

For further information please contact Dr Sundeep R.Muppidi, Secretary General,AMIC at sundeepmuppidi@amic.org.sg or amic2012@amic.org.sg.

*(For local track, see below)

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LOCAL MALAYSIAN TRACK ON CONFERENCE THEME:

UiTM-AMIC 2012 Conference

The Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), invites submissions of proposals (both individual papers and collective panels) for the Malaysian Track of the 21st Annual AMIC Conference from July 11-14,2012.

The Malaysian Track will be based on the theme, “Forty Years of Media and Communication in Malaysia: Retrospect, Introspect and Prospects”. Itwill be held simultaneously with the 21st AMIC Annual Conference at Concorde Hotel, Shah Alam, Selangor

Suggested topics for papers include, but are not restricted to, the following:

· Media Issues and impact: Retrospect, Introspect and Prospects

· Peace Journalism: Malaysian Experience

· Gender and Media in Malaysia

· Public Relations

· Advertising

· Ethnicity, diversity and media

· Media education

· Communication and new social media

· Media and Politics in Malaysia

· Youth and Media

· Ethical and legal issues in Malaysian Media

· Convergence and Media Policies

· Family Communication

· Communication Management

· Media, Community, and Culture

· Malaysian Media and Globalisation

Submission of Abstracts:

Paper proposals should be one page long, and should list the author's name, address, university affiliation, telephone and e-mail, followed by the paper's title and an abstract of 500 words. The abstract should specify the subject, research questions asked, methodology and indicate some of the findings. Proposals will be peer reviewed. The same paper cannot be submitted to the main conference and the local track.

Submission of abstracts can only be done via email to uitm.amic2012@gmail.com

The deadline for submission is 15 February 2012. All accepted papers and abstracts will be published in the conference proceedings.

Call for Papers- important information

Abstracts Due: 15 February 2012
Full Papers Due: 16 April 2012
Seminar Dates : 11-14 July 2012

Venue: Concorde Hotel, Shah Alam, Selangor

EMail: uitm.amic2012@gmail.com

For further information please contact Dr Kiranjit Kaur at 012-3813145 or Dee at 03-55444860.