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August 2008
August 11
End Date
OURMedia 7: Identity, Inclusion, Innovation -- Alternative Communication in a Globalized World
Accra, Ghana
OURMedia is coming to Africa for the first time through OM7. Like previous OURMedia conferences, OM7 is an opportunity to dialogue and strengthen initiatives around common causes with the rest of the world. In the case of OM7, the conference is also an invitation to better understand the complex and dynamic reality of Africa that informs and potentially deepens such dialogue and initiatives.
August 6
End Date
July 2008
July 21
End Date
MMTC 6th Annual Access to Capital Conference
Westin Grand Hotel, Washington, D.C.
The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council invites you to register for "the most informative and dynamic conference on minority media and telecom finance and policy," to be held in Washington, D.C. from July 21-22nd, 2008.
July 20
End Date
IAMCR 26th World Congress: "Media and Global Divides"
Stockholm, Sweden
The congress addresses relationships between media and contemporary global divides, be they historical or emergent phenomena. This is the first time during the organisation’s 50-year history that the conference is organised in a Nordic country, and it is supported by the Nordic research community.
July 17
End Date
Inaugural Conference on Innovation and Communications Law
Turku, Finland
To what extent are existing laws equipped to handle shifts in structures and new forms of mass-communication? The University of Turku Faculty of Law, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, Michigan State University College of Law and IPR University Center jointly invite you to a trans-Atlantic conference on innovation and communications law that scrutinizes national and international market regulation.
July 9
End Date
Alliance for Community Media International Conference & Exhibition
Washington, DC
The mission of the Alliance for Community Media is to advance democratic ideals by ensuring that people have access to electronic media and by promoting effective communication through community uses of media.
June 2008
June 26
End Date
IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society
University of New Brunswick, Canada
ISTAS is the annual symposium of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology. The theme for ISTAS 08 is "Citizens, Groups, Communities and Information and Communication Technologies."
June 26
End Date
Tools for Participation: Collaboration, Deliberation, and Decision Support
Berkeley, CA
Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing;
Conference on Online Deliberation
(DIAC-2008/OD2008)
Sponsored by Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
and UC Berkeley School of Information
June 23
End Date
Global Internet Governance: An Interdisciplinary Research Field in Construction
Paris, France
The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) invites you to participate in a scholar workshop to be held in Paris, France, on the morning of June 23rd. This workshop is organized in cooperation with two main French pluridisciplinary networks of scholars in Internetrelated studies: the ICT and Society (GDR TICS) and Electronic Democracy (DEL) Networks.
June 20
End Date
Allied Media Conference
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
The Allied Media Conference is an annual, weekend-long gathering of influential alternative media-makers and committed social justice activists. The AMC brings together a unique cross-section of media workers, community organizers, daring filmmakers, ambitious radio producers, serious publishers, skilled web designers, and artists whose work "makes revolution irresistible."
June 11
End Date
International Conference on Computer Mediated Social Networking (ICCMSN)
Dunedin, New Zealand
June 6
End Date
National Conference on Media Reform
Minneapolis, MN
Activists, media makers, educators, journalists, policymakers and concerned citizens will converge once again to call for real and lasting changes to the media. Find out why so many call this event the most inspiring and informative conference they've ever attended.
June 6
End Date
Communication and Space/ Place
University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
The Institute of Communications Studies (ICS) at the University of Leeds will be hosting a second post-graduate conference for research in communications and media. We invite students from all disciplines at the Master's or Doctoral level to present research that pertains to the conceptualisation and/or observation of 'space/place' in relation to communication, media and culture.
June 5
End Date
International Perspectives on Media Reform and Human Rights
Minneapolis, MN
Please join Consumers Union for a pre-conference meeting at the National Media Reform Conference in Minneapolis, Mn.
May 2008
May 28
End Date
International Summit for Community Wireless Networks
Washington, D.C.
IS4CWN will be a global convergence of experts and activists in the field of Community Wireless Networks.
May 22
End Date
ICA Pre-conference on "Communication and Social Change: Theory, ICTs, Media and Francophone Spheres"
On May 22, there will be an ICA Pre-conference on "Communication and Social Change: Theory, ICTs, Media and Francophone Spheres." Papers for this pre-conference must be submitted by November 15.
May 22
End Date
Pre-conference on "Bridging Scholar/Activist Divides in the Field of Communications"
Montreal, Canada
ICA Half-Day Pre-Conference Call for Participants
May 22
End Date
58th Annual ICA Conference
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The Conference Theme for 2008 Conference of the International Communication Association is "Communicating for Social Impact." Throughout the five-day conference, an estimated 2,200 scholars will attend over 425 presentations representing the latest advances in the field of communication.
May 18
End Date
dg.o 2008 International Conference on Digital Government Research
Montreal, Canada
The Digital Government Society of North America will hold its 9th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research. The Conference theme, "Partnerships for Public Innovation," focuses on information-intensive innovations in the public sector.
May 3
End Date
Innovations in Journalism Expo 2008: "Creating a Brighter Future"
Yahoo, Inc. Conference Center, Sunnyvale, CA
The Innovations in Journalism Expo is a unique, one-day event showcasing cutting-edge work in journalism technology, methods, business models, philosophy and ideas.
Featured panelists include Geneva Overholser ("On Behalf of Journalism: A Manifesto for Change"), Jon Funabiki (SFSU, former Ford Foundation officer), Reese Erlich (international print and radio freelancer), Leslie Guevarra (Asian American Journalists Ass'n) and many more.
April 2008
April 18
End Date
Washington College of Law Annual Symposium
Washington, D.C.
Administrative Law Review will hold its annual symposium at American University’s Washington College of Law. This year's symposium is tentively titled: “Does Red Lion Still Roar? Exploring Public Interest Regulation of Media in Commemoration of the Fortieth Anniversary of Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC.”
April 17
End Date
Politics: Web 2.0: An International Conference
New Political Communication Unit, Department of Politics
Has there been a shift in political use of the Internet and digital new
media - a new Web 2.0 politics based on participatory values? How do
broader social, cultural, and economic shifts towards Web 2.0 impact, if
at all, on the contexts, the organizational structures, and the
communication of politics and policy? Does Web 2.0 hinder or help
democratic citizenship? This conference provides an opportunity for
researchers to share and debate perspectives.
March 2008
March 28
End Date
WAM! Workshop for Women in Media Policy
Cambridge, MA
The Center for New Words invites women in media policy who are working on media reform, media justice, and media systems/infrastructure issues to attend the Women, Action & Media (WAM!) Conference.
March 26
End Date
Conference: "Convergence, Citizen Journalism & Social Change"
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
The Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), the School of Journalism & Communication at the University of Queensland (UQ), and the Journalism, Media & Communication department at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) are sponsoring a conference on "Convergence, Citizen Journalism & Social Change: Building Capacity."
March 2
End Date
The Fifth Annual NYC Grassroots Media Conference
Hunter College CUNY, New York
Speaking Truth to Power: Media Justice in Our Communities
February 2008
February 29
End Date
Exploring New Media Worlds: Changing Technologies, Industries, Cultures, and Audiences in Global and Historical Context
Houston, Texas
An international conference hosted by Texas A&M University, February 29 to March 2, 2008. Integrating fields of study in a time of change; setting a new agenda for media studies. Papers and proposals are invited on any aspect of the conference themes, offering reports of new research, position-taking conceptual essays, discussions of media and telecommunication policy, and both international and historical comparisons on changing technologies, industries, cultures, and audiences.
January 2008
January 18
End Date
COMMUNIA Workshop: Technology and the Public Domain
Torino, Italy
The European Thematic Network on the Digital Public Domain, announces the 1st COMMUNIA Workshop, organized by the NEXA Center for Internet and Society of the Politecnico di Torino.
December 2007
December 18
End Date
International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange
London, UK
This conference brings together academics, broadcasters, translators and policy makers to debate the past legacy and future direction of international broadcasting. Through the prism of the BBC World Service and similar international broadcasters we address questions of objectivity/impartiality, freedom of expression, public and cultural diplomacy, national interest and cosmopolitan identities, cultural exchange and translation, transnational and diasporic media practices, publics and politics.
December 8
End Date
Reputation Economies in Cyberspace
Yale Law School in New Haven, CT
An Information Society Project at Yale Law School symposium. This event will bring together representatives from industry, government, and academia to explore themes in online reputation, community-mediated information production, and their implications for democracy and innovation. The symposium is made possible by the generous support of the Microsoft Corporation.
December 3
End Date
VII World Congress of Computer Law
San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rico Bar Association, the School of Law of the University of Puerto Rico, the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, and Alfa-Redi invite you to the VII World Congress on Cyber Law, a continuation of the worldwide congresses held in various cities throughout the world to discuss new technologies and the development of the information society.
November 2007
November 24
End Date
Goldsmiths Symposium: “The Futures of the News”
Lecture Theatre, Ben Pimlott Building, Goldsmiths, University of London
Goldsmiths Media Research Programme: Spaces, Connections, Control will host an inaugural symposium in London, England on November 24, 2007. The free symposium will gather practitioners, academics and industry specialists together to discuss the production and role of news in the Digital Age.
November 15
End Date
NCA Annual Convention
Chicago, IL
NCA invites you to join us for its 93rd Annual Convention in Chicago, IL. This year’s theme, Communicating Worldviews: Faith-Intellect-Ethics, encourages participants to examine communication within the discipline, society or world through a literal, metaphorical, or virtual lens. The convention will host 1,200+ sessions that involve more than 4,000 participants, reflecting the substance and progress of the discipline.
November 15
End Date
CivilMedia07 UnConference: Participation 2.0
Salzburg, Austria
CivilMedia07 invites media activists, scholars, educators, politicians, and the interested public to participate in an open conference on topics of community media, Web 2.0 and political participation.
November 12
End Date
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
Rio di Janeiro
One of the most significant outcomes of the World Summit on Information Society, which took place in Tunis between 16 and 18 November 2005, was the creation of the Internet Governance Forum.
The IGF's main purpose is to discuss a wide range of issues related to Internet Governance, and, where appropriate, to make recommendations to the international community.
November 11
End Date
GigaNet Research Symposium
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) research symposium
November 2
End Date
Amateur Hour
New York Law School, New York
On November 2, 2007, the Amateur Hour Conference (www.nyls.edu/amhr) will convene leaders in business, law and technology to address the opportunities and challenges of user-generated creativity to traditional media, entertainment law, and business.
November 1
End Date
FTC Town Hall: "Ehavioral Advertising: Tracking, Targeting, and Technology”
Washington, DC
The Federal Trade Commission hosts a two-day Town Hall to bring together consumer advocates, industry representatives, technology experts and academics to address the consumer protection issues raised by the practice of tracking consumers’ activities online to target advertising – or “behavioral advertising.” It is free and open to the public.
October 2007
October 29
End Date
WIPO International Conference
Geneva, Switzerland
The World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) International Conference on Intellectual Property and the Creative Industries will provide a forum for discussion on the concept and application of creativity in the creative industries, with a clear focus on the IP rights component.
October 25
End Date
Enclosure, Emancipation, and the Global City
Simon Fraser University
An International Conference of the Union for Democratic Communications
October 19
End Date
Joining Research and Practice: Social Computing and Information Science
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Come to Milwaukee to expand and enrich your network by attending the ASIS&T 2007 Annual Meeting, devoted to the discussion of Social Computing and Information Science.
October 18
End Date
Creative Work
University of Leeds, UK
A symposium organised by the Cultural and Media Industries Research Centre
(CuMIRC) at the University of Leeds
September 2007
September 28
End Date
TPRC: 35th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy
George Mason University School of Law
The TPRC is an annual forum for scholars engaged in publishable research on policy-relevant telecommunications and information issues, and for public- and private-sector decision makers engaged in telecommunications and information policy. The purpose of the conference is to acquaint policy makers with the best of recent research and to familiarize researchers with the knowledge needs of policy makers.
September 20
End Date
FCC Public Hearing on Media Ownership
Chicago, IL
The Commission will hold six public hearings on this ownership proceeding in geographically diverse locations around the country. The fifth public hearing on media ownership issues will be held in the Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, September 20, 2007.
September 17
End Date
Future of Music Policy Summit
Washington DC
Join us in Washington, DC from September 17-18, 2007 for the Seventh Annual Future of Music Policy Summit. Now in its seventh year, the Future of Music Policy Summit brings an unprecedented group of panelists and keynote speakers together with an engaged, diverse audience for a robust debate about the critical issues at the intersection of music, law, technology and policy.
September 7
End Date
Global Fusion Conference
St Louis, MO
7th Annual Global Fusion Conference -- "Contested Intersections: publics, movements, institutions"
August 2007
August 9
End Date
Collective Behavior and Social Movements Workshop: Movement Cultures, Strategies, and Outcomes
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
July 2007
July 25
End Date
ACM Alliance for Community Media Conference & Trade Show
Minneapolis, MN
July 23
End Date
IAMCR: Media, Communication, Information Conference
Paris, France
June 2007
June 21
End Date
American Library Association Conference
Washington DC
May 2007
May 24
End Date
International Communications Association Conference
San Francisco, CA
"Creating Communication: Content, Control, Critique"
May 8
End Date
A Roundtable Discussion with Sameer Jarrah, Todd G. Patkin Fellow for Arab Democracy and Development
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Talk with Sameer Jarrah
May 1
End Date
Technology and IP Policy Day
Washington DC
April 2007
April 27
End Date
Access to Knowledge II Conference
Yale University
January 2007
January 11
End Date
Media Policy Research Pre-Conference
Memphis, TN
More than 200 scholars, activists and policy-makers gathered in Memphis for the Media Policy Research Pre-conference on January 11th, 2007.