Dear scientific committee member of the ICMC 2018,
On behalf of the organization committee of the 1st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION (ICMC 2018) hosted by the Department of Communication Studies of Abu Dhabi University, I have the pleasure to invite you to submit your paper to the conference that will be held in March 19-21, 2018 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
In addition, feel free to distribute the CFP and the attached digital brochure to media scholars, researchers as well as media industry and business practitioners who might be potentially interested to participate at the ICMC 2018.
Conference information
At the turn of the millennium the world’s broadcasting and communication research and industries are undergoing a massive metamorphosis as well as a profound, tumultuous, rapid and unparalleled change. Digital and interactive media is now irrevocably linked with computer science, telecommunications, the Internet and World Wide Web. Given the prominence of the electronic media in the 21st century, scholars, academics and media professionals need to know how to decipher and evaluate media and communication fields in the emerging and dynamic digital age.
Hosted by Abu Dhabi University, ICMC 2018 provides the ideal opportunity to bring together international academics and media practitioners to exchange and discuss the latest issues in media and communication in interactive digital media era.
The Aims and Objectives of ICMC 2018 are:
- To exchange best practices and promote international partnership and cooperation among academia and media practitioners worldwide.
- To create an international forum to present, discuss and exchange the latest academic research in media and communication.
Keynote speakers:
·Dr. Steven Wildman, Emeritus Professor, Michigan State University, USA
Dr. Mike Friedrichsen, President, Berlin University of Digital Sciences, Germany
Submission themes
The interest areas of the conference include but are not limited to:
MEDIA MANAGEMENT
MEDIA REGULATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
MEDIA BRAND
SOCIAL MEDIA
MOBILE MEDIA
MEDIA ECONOMICS
PARTICIPATORY, ONLINE AND DIGITAL JOURNALISM
FAKE NEWS AND FRAUDULENT MEDIATION
MEDIA IN Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) COUNTRIES
MEDIA LITERACY
MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION CONVERGENCE
Submission procedure
– All submissions and presentations must be in English or Arabic.
– All submissions must follow instructions provided in paper submission instructions (see below).
– If multiple authors are involved, one should be designated to receive correspondence regarding the paper.
Paper submission instructions
·Full papers must be maximum of 20 pages (12 pt. Times New Roman, single spaced) including abstract (250 words), at least five keywords, tables, pictures, references and/or appendix.
·Separate title page should include the paper title, author(s), university affiliation(s), e-mail(s) and postal address (es).
·Formatting: please follow APA paper and reference formatting style (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/)
·Submitted papers must not have been previously presented, published or accepted for publication.
·Each paper presentation will last 15 minutes.
-All the papers should be submitted as a word document format to icmc2018@adu.ac.ae
Submission review and publication
All submissions will be double-blind peer reviewed.
To be included in the conference program, at least one of each paper´s co-authors must participate in the conference.
Publications
All accepted full papers are going to be published in the Abstracts & Proceedings CD-ROM (e-book) with the ISBN number and will be given to the participants on the conference day.
Important dates
- Submission of Full paper deadline: 20 January 2018
- Notification of acceptance: 5 February 2018
- Conference registration deadline: 15 February 2018
Conference registration fees: 300 USD
Social Program
In addition to the scientific program, we offer the excursion tours to the main attractions of Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The aim of this tour is to broaden network opportunities in a more relaxed environment.
More detailed information can be found on the conference website www.adu.ac.ae/icmc and in the attached digital brochure.
We look forward to welcoming you at ICMC 2018
Sincerely,
Zvezdan Vukanovic
Associate Professor
Department of Communication Studies
Abu Dhabi University
Ph: +971 50 203 4658
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