China New Media Communication Association Annual Conference 2015 Call for Papers

The organizing committee of China New Media Communication Association Annual Conference 2015 announces a call for papers to all academics and professionals in media studies. Scholars and professionals, including graduate students pursuing a master’s or doctorate, home and abroad, are warmly welcome to submit papers. This annual meeting will be held from May 15 to 17, 2015 in ChongqingUniversity, Chongqing. As one of the most influential new media studies conference, it will provide scholars with an opportunity to share their latest academic achievements and develop friendships in the field of new media studies.

2015 is the first year of third decade sinceChina’s access to the international Internet. After 20 years of development, Internet has not only changed the Chinese media ecology to form a brand new media landscape, but also become a basic social infrastructure by actively getting involved in all-round China including politics, economy, culture and social life. New perspectives, new efforts and innovation are in great demand in academic research to face the challenges from new media and new landscape. “China New Media Communication Association Annual Conference 2015”, with its annual theme “New Media, New Patterns, New Perspectives”, sincerely invites people from all circles to gather in Chongqing and participate in this great event.

The relevant matters of the annual meeting are notified as follows:

一、Name and Theme

Name:ChinaNew Media Communication Association Annual Conference 2015

Theme: New Media, New Patterns and New Perspectives

The Conference would particularly welcome papers covering but not limiting the following issues:

·Theorizing the Network Society /网络社会的学理审视

·New media and new media ecology /新媒体与传媒新格局

·Media convergence /媒体融合研究

·Big data and news communication /大数据与新闻传播

·New media and social governance /新媒体与社会治理

·Cyber-democracy and civil society /网络民主与公民社会

·New media and culture ecology /新媒体与文化生态

·Social media and media literacy /社交媒体与媒介素养

·Mobile internet research /移动互联网研究

·New media and communication strategies including public relations, advertisement and brand /新媒体与策略传播（公关、广告、品牌）

·The development of new media, Innovative practices of communication and reform in professional teaching /新媒体发展与传播学科创新及专业教育改革

·Other relatedtopics/其他相关选题/

二、Organizing Institutions

Sponsor:ChinaNew Media Communication Association (CNMCA)

Organizer: School of Journalism and Communication, ChongqingUniversity

三、Date and Venue

Date:May 15 -17, 2015 (Friday to Sunday)

Venue: ChongqingUniversity, Chongqing,China

四、Requirements for papers

1. Paper submitted should be unpublished in any other academic conferences, proceedings and public publications.

2. Paper is generally controlled within 10,000 characters/words with about 300 words of abstract and 3-5 keywords.

3. Paper submitted should conform to the format (see Appendix).

4. Papers should be attached with title, author's name, affiliation, postal code, e-mail, cell phone and related information.

5. Papers submissions will only be accepted via e-mail tonewmediacqu@126.com

6. The incoming manuscripts will not be returned, please keep paper manuscripts by yourself.

五、Submission

Submission Deadline: April 20, 2015;

Selected presenters will be individually informed by April 30, 2015.

六、Registration Fee

Scholar：RMB600；

(Student fee：RMB200)

Registration fee should be paid on site of registration.

七、Contact Information

E-mail:newmediacqu@126.com

Website: http: //sj.cqu.edu.cn/newmediacqu

Secretariat: Zeng Yun xi (phone:15320886345)

Mailing address: Annual Meeting Secretariat, School of Journalism and Communication,Chongqing University (Huxi Campus), No.55 Chennan Road, Shapingba District, Chongqing, P.R. China (Postcode: 401331)

2015ChinaNew Media Annual Meeting Organizing Committee

School of Journalism and Communication, ChongqingUniversity

March 3, 2015