Conference information
Every year,
ANZCA conducts a conference for its membership and interested persons,
examining all facets of Communication. There are refereed and unrefereed
sections of the conference, and refereed papers are published through
the website in the weeks prior to the Conference. Academics, post-graduate
students and community representatives are all encouraged to submit
papers for presentation. Links at the right hand column take you to
past conferences of ANZCA, and some of these sites include links to
past papers.
Details of the 2008 ANZCA conference 'Power and Place' in Wellington, New Zealand, are now available at the Conference Page http://anzca08.massey.ac.nz or click on the conference logo at right.
ANZCA2007 will be held in Melbourne from July Thursday 5th to Friday 6th with
an associated seminar – Public Service Broadcasting in Asia and
the Pacific –on Saturday morning, July 7th, followed by a workshop
for postgraduates and early career researchers. The theme of the conference
is Communications, Civics, Industry. ANZCA2007 and associated events
are supported by La Trobe University (Media
Studies Program) , and University of Melbourne (Centre
Media and Communications Law) .
ARC Asia Pacific Futures Research Network – APFRN
ANZCA2007 acknowledges the support the ARC Asia Pacific Futures Research
Network who have provided funding for the seminar Public Service Broadcasting
in Asia-Pacific and the workshop Research Approaches & Methodologies
for Policy Outcomes. APFRN also provided six travel assistance grants
for postgraduates.
Details:
Venue:
Melbourne Law School
Law School Building
University Square
185 Pelham Street (Melway Ref: 43 G5)
Carlton, Victoria 3053
Australia
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Friday: PROFESSOR TOBY MILLER, University of California, Riverside
“Move away from the croissant: remaking media studies”
Thursday: Mr. FRANCIS HERMAN (CEO, Fiji Broadcasting)
“Developments in Pacific media”
SPECIAL EVENTS:
* Thursday, July 5th 5.15-6.15 Special session: communication, citizenry
and technology: Professor Cynthia Stohl, Department of Communication,
University of California, Santa Barbara “Reconceptualizing Collective
Action in the Contemporary Media Environment”
* Friday July 6th 4.30-6pm
Plenary panel: Research Quality Framework and Communication/Media.
[Note this will be an open public session]
Professor Mandy Thomas (DVC Research, Australian National University)
Professor Graeme Turner (Academy of the Humanities, University of Queensland)
Professor Brad Haseman (Director, Research, Creative Industries Faculty,
Queensland University of Technology)
Moderator: Dr Andrew Kenyon,
* Saturday, July 7th, 10.00–1.00, Public Service Broadcasting
in Asia-Pacific
SPEAKERS:
Mr Francis Herman, CEO Fiji Broadcasting Corporation
Kalinga Seneviratne, Senior Research Associate, Asian Media Information
and Communication Centre
Murray Green, Director of ABC International, Australian Broadcasting
Corporation
FOR POSTGRADUATES
* Thursday 12.30 - 1.30, Postgraduate Lunch with Professor Toby Miller.
* The Grant Noble Award for the best refereed postgraduate paper will
be announced during the conference. The Grant Noble Award is sponsored
by The Faculty of Arts at the University
of New England (see Postgraduates)
* Saturday 2.00 – 4.00, Postgraduate and ECR Workshop: Research
Approaches & Methodologies for Policy Outcomes
Should you have any questions about past or forthcoming
ANZCA conferences, please contact the President
of ANZCA. If you wish to have commentary inserted into this section,
or links to conference materials from past ANZCA conferences, please
contact the Webmaestro.
Empowerment, Creativity and Innovation: Challenging Media
and Communication in the 21st Century.
For further details, please
contact the Conference Organiser, Dr Chika Anyanwu at chika.anyanwu@adelaide.edu.au
