EuroMedia 2015 - The European Conference on Media, Communication and Film

The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) invites you to participate in the Second European Conference on Media, Communication and Film (EuroMedia 2015), and enjoy the beautiful seaside city of Brighton, UK. Held alongside the Second European Conference on Literature and Librarianship, the Third European Conference on Arts and Humanities, and the Second European Conference on Cultural Studies, at the Thistle Hotel from July 13 - 16, 2015, join us as we discuss this year's conference themes, "Human Rights, Justice, Media and Culture" and "Power" along with Keynote Speakers Paul Lowe and Regenia Gagnier, featured speakers Marcus Chidgey and Rodney Hill, conference chairs Professors Stuart D.B. Picken, Gary Swanson, Baden Offord, Donald E. Hall and more! EuroMedia2014 welcomed delegates from more than 35 different countries last year and we look forward to continuing this international event in 2015. To submit an abstract for presentation or participate as an audience member, please visit the website or contact us for more information. Submit an abstract: http://iafor.org/cfp Visit the conference website: http://iafor.org/conferences/euromedia2015/ Enquiries: euromedia@iafor.org Join IAFOR at EuroMedia2015 to: - Deliver your own research findings to a global audience - Have your work published in the conference proceedings and considered for peer-reviewed, open access IAFOR Journals - Benefit from IAFOR's interdisciplinary focus by hearing the latest research in the fields of Arts and Humanities, Media, Communication, Film, Cultural Studies, Literature and LIbrarianship - Participate in a truly international, interdisciplinary and intercultural event - Participate in interactive audience sessions - Access international networking opportunities - Discounts on registration fees are available for those able to pay registration fees early. Please see the registration page for details: http://iafor.org/euromedia2015-registration - If you have attended an IAFOR conference within the past year, or belong to an affiliated university or institution, we offer a 10 percent discount in appreciation of your support. - See the full schedule of our conferences in Japan, Dubai, and the UK at http://iafor.org/events The 2015 conference themes are "Human Rights, Justice, Media and Culture" and "Power" Theme 1: "Human Rights, Justice, Media and Culture" Human rights praxis and ideas of justice are now core fields of investigation for cultural studies, media studies and Asian studies scholars. One example of this is how cultural research into the convergence of new media with everyday life, has brought into relief the growing significance of how struggles for freedom and justice are enabled by flows of social media. Various communities and peoples are now enabled to make claims for social recognition within human rights frameworks and language like never before. Cultural studies as a discipline is specifically attuned to studying questions of human rights and justice. As a field it is connected to human rights discourse and praxis through its ethical foundations and 'activating knowledge' as Stuart Hall once put it. One of the essential motivations of cultural studies scholars is to focus on the struggles evident in structures and institutions of power, representation, identity and subjectivity. This is undertaken with specific attention to power and its manifestation and negotiation in the cultural arena of everyday life. As a consequence, cultural studies researchers investigate ideas of justice and agency in compelling and innovative ways. They see agency, for example, as being implicated in the formation of moral, legal, political and ethical frameworks that are experienced in everyday lives, and which can be seen explicitly in the media. As cultural studies/human rights scholar John Erni notes, 'cultural studies has long been attentive to the complex interpenetrations of power, agency, and the social imaginary.' A central aim of this conference is to examine ideas of 'justice' and 'human rights' in relation to media and cultural production. The hope is to enable useful exchange, connection and dialogue around the praxis of human rights and to clarify the implications of how cultural transformation and the media are closely connected to social and political change in the everyday life of individuals, communities and nations. Theme 2: "Power" Power as a commodity has challenged the minds of social scientists and philosophers while its exercise has always fascinated historians. From classical thinkers' works such as Aristotle's Politka or Machiavelli's Il Principe through modern figures who manipulate power in the media, like Silvio Berlusconi or Rupert Murdoch, to the vast networks that support major heads of state, power has been a necessity to some or like an aphrodisiac to others. The dynamics of power and its associations with wealth and status now shape the contemporary world more visibly than ever. It is a research challenge to all fields of the social sciences to offer some explanation of its magnetism and its mechanisms. We expect this theme to excite a number of stimulating research paths, and look forward to their outcomes as we gather in Brighton in 2015. The organizers encourage submissions that approach this theme from a variety of perspectives. However, the submission of other topics for consideration is welcome and we also encourage sessions within and across a variety of inter/disciplinary and theoretical perspectives. Submissions are organized into the following thematic streams: Media - Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations - Digital Media and Use of New Technology in Newsgathering - Communication Theory and Methodology - Critical and Cultural Studies, Gender and Communication - Media Disaster Coverage - Media History - International Communication - Law, Policy and Media Ethics - Newspapers and Magazines as Print/Digital Media - Mass Communication - Broadcast Media and Globalization - Journalism - Education and Scholastic Journalism - Sports, Media and Globalization - Media Management and Economics - Political Communication and Satire - Visual Communication - Media and Education: Training journalists - Social Media and Communication Technology Film - Film Direction and Production - Film Criticism and Theory - Film and Literature: Artistic Correspondence - Biography - Film History - Documentary History - Archive-Based Studies - Films and Digital Distribution (Use of the Internet and video sharing) IAFOR looks forward to welcoming you to Brighton, UK. EuroMedia 2015 will be part of a series of events taking place in Brighton, UK from July 1-16. These events are international, intercultural, and interdisciplinary and will cover topics such as psychology, education, business, sustainability, literature, media and more. Please visit the UK events page of the IAFOR website for details: http://iafor.org/conferences/european-conferences/

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Living Life in Public:Exploring the Private Lives of Celebrities The Celebrity Project

Living Life in Public:Exploring the Private Lives of Celebrities The Celebrity Project Tuesday 28th July - Thursday 30th July 2015 Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom Call for Presentations: Celebrities are "well-known" individuals who either by choice or by chance have achieved renown or infamy outside of personal and professional circles. Despite complaints that celebrities routinely make of the inconveniences of fame, many devote considerable resources to retaining and increasing their visibility, and to crafting their public images. Despite the very public nature of the celebrity, what drives much mass interest in these rarefied individuals is very often their private lives. Personal scandals can wreck (or in some cases, even propel) celebrity success, and avoiding, managing and atoning for scandal consists of a large part of maintaining a career in public. Many celebrities are also astute in utilising private life events such as weddings and childbirth and personal struggles with failure, addiction and romantic disappointment to make their public images more compelling. The sector of media devoted to covering celebrities' private lives is a gigantic one, with "candid" photographs of Britney Spears, David Beckham or Justin Bieber fetching huge sums. The romantic lives of well-known star couples, like Kanye West and Kim Kardashian ("Kimye"), Ellen DeGeneres and Portia Rossi, and on and off-screen lovers Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson of Twilight fame receive ink rivaling their creative outputs. Sport figures like Lance Armstrong and Oscar Pistorius who reap the benefits of their compelling personal stories must also face the abyss of doping scandals and murder charges. The explosion of reality television has introduced a new wrinkle as participants in internationally syndicated shows like The Bachelor, Real Housewives and Big Brother gain tabloid space not for achievements in sports, politics and the arts but for the ways in which they perform versions of their own romantic, domestic and professional lives. Exposing one's private life appears to be trumping public achievement as a means for achieving renown. This, of course, is not just a Western phenomenon, and well known figures from Asian and African music and cinema equally utilse performances of their private lives to inform their public persona's. Why this obsession with celebrities' private lives? This question offers a ripe opportunity to investigate the cultural, historical and philosophical categories of public, private, and of celebrity itself. Scholars, artists, fans, writers, lawyers, media professionals, performers, even celebrities are invited to send papers, reports, personal narratives, research studies, works-in-progress, works of art, and workshop proposals on issues related but not limited to the following themes, as they may manifest themselves in multiple historical and geographic locations: - Paparazzi and the celebrity press, gossip, lifestyle, home shows, articles, and websites - Celebrity bodies, plastic surgery, weight gain or loss, death and dying - Celebrity self-commodification of personal lives: romance, tragedy, hardships, addictions, comebacks, pregnancies, etc. - Scandal, crisis management, public shaming and remorse, redemption and penance campaigns - Race and gender representation and celebrity, realness, whiteness, celebrities of colour and mixed race, masculinity and femininity, affirmative action and tokenism, celebrities and disability - LGBT celebrities, coming out, outing and closeting, gay rumours and innuendo, gay marriage, gender transitions, homophobia and its career impact - Personal life and image management, sham or hidden relationships and marriages, synergistic relationships (Brangelina, Bennifer, Kimye) - Reality stars and reality television, YouTube celebrities, talent competitions, beauty contests, internet memes based on traditional and internet celebrities - Royalty as celebrity, succession crises, royal scandals, pregnancies, ceremony and ritual, republican critics of royalty. - Celebrity athletes, personal narratives, inspirational stories, scandals, sportsmanship, club affiliations, on-field and locker room interviews - Celebrity and the law: celebrity crime, paternity suits, libel suits, invasion of privacy, etc. - Private life as a source of artistic inspiration and validation for celebrities - Celebrity autobiographies, self-help books, addiction narratives, and exposees. - Personal narratives, confessional poetry, lyrics and prose, self-exposure as a creative trope - Hip Hop personas and personal narratives, boasting and fronting, players vs. haters, realness, hypermasculinity, race, gender and linguistic diversity - "Method" acting, bodily modification, use of private emotion, spontaneity in performance - Religion and celebrity, public and private expressions of faith, personal and professional religiosity, celebrities with non-mainstream or New Age faiths - Celebrities and politics, public endorsements, private support, reaction to social controversies - Children of celebrities, child celebrities, and celebrity dynasties - Fandom, collecting autographs and memorabilia, relationships between fans and celebrities real or imagined, erotic fiction featuring celebrities, cosplay, memorials and tributes - Conventions, tours, personal appearances, award shows, red carpets, acceptance speeches. - Celebrity biopics, accuracy vs. dramatic license in depictions of private lives, performing celebrity, casting and mimicry, celebrity impersonators, celebrity parodies - Celebrities and social media, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter followers, posts, and mishaps The Steering Group welcomes the submission of proposals for short workshops, practitioner-based activities, performances, and pre-formed panels. We particularly welcome short film screenings; photographic essays; installations; interactive talks and alternative presentation styles that encourage engagement. What to Send: Proposals will also be considered on any related theme. 300 word proposals should be submitted by Friday 1st May 2015. If a proposal is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper of no more than 3000 words should be submitted by Friday 19th June 2015. Proposals should be submitted simultaneously to both Organising Chairs; abstracts may be in Word or RTF formats with the following information and in this order: a) author(s), b) affiliation as you would like it to appear in programme, c) email address, d) title of proposal, e) body of proposal, f) up to 10 keywords. E-mails should be entitled: Celebrity4 Proposal Submission. Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend. Organising Chairs: Jon Torn: jonleontorn@gmail.com Rob Fisher: celeb4@inter-disciplinary.net The conference is part of the Critical Issues series of research projects. The aim of the conference is to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting.All proposals accepted for and presented at the conference must be in English and will be eligible for publication in an ISBN eBook. Selected proposals may be developed for publication in a themed hard copy volume(s). All publications from the conference will require editors, to be chosen from interested delegates from the conference. Inter-Disciplinary.Net believes it is a mark of personal courtesy and professional respect to your colleagues that all delegates should attend for the full duration of the meeting. If you are unable to make this commitment, please do not submit an abstract for presentation. For further details of the conference, please visit: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/ethos/celebrity-exploring-critical-issues/call-for-papers/ Please note: Inter-Disciplinary.Net is a not-for-profit network and we are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or subsistence.

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Sci-Fi / The Sci-Fi Project

Sci-Fi The Sci-Fi Project Wednesday 5th August - Friday 7th August 2015 Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom Call for Presentations: From the 10th century's The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, to 19th century classics like War of the Worlds, to the universe of superheroes that populated comic books of the 20th century, to post-war television series like Star Trek TOS, to contemporary multi-media franchises including the Harry Potter series, The Hunger Games series and the A Song of Ice and Fire series, science fiction and fantasy have been a cornerstone of culture. The enduring popularity of these genres as a source of entertainment among the general public and an object of academic scrutiny raises important questions about the significance and meanings of these types of narratives. Films, television shows, short stories, novels, magazines, blogs and even university courses have become the terrain on which creative practitioners, scholars and laypeople engage with science fiction and fantasy. This dynamic interaction has produced an ongoing interest in questions about how these stories help us to navigate the world we live in; and whether or not utopias and dystopias can tell us anything about the world we inhabit - or how to interpret it. Because the worlds of science fiction and fantasy are the products of dreams and imagination, the ways in which they imagine the world and our place in it, including social structures and issues of race, gender, class and sexual orientation, acquire significant political, social and ideological implications worthy of closer consideration. This conference will explore how our present culture influences and is influenced by the fantastic elements we encounter in media such as books, movies, TV shows, plays, fan events, graphic novels, digital art and games. While including popular mass media, such as Hollywood blockbusters, we are also interested in niche and subcultural sci-fi products, such a multi user dungeons and vidding. We therefore welcome participants from all disciplines and fields, including but not limited to creative practitioners, fans, researchers, skilled professionals including teachers and clinicians who use sci-fi/fantasy creation/role playing in instructional or therapeutic contexts, tradespeople, representatives from the voluntary sector, and anyone with an interest in joining the inter-disciplinary dialogue. We hope that this conference will help others to learn more about this genre and its importance to global understanding of ourselves and others. By exploring the multitude of societies featured in the science fiction and fantasy world, this conference aims to foster greater understanding of these genres in their own right, heighten awareness of the genres' implications for global and personal issues and inspire insights which can be used to pursue positive change and innovation in our own societies. We invite the submission of proposals for presentations, panels, workshops, readings, performances, installations, screenings and round table discussions on any topic related to science fiction and fantasy. These include, but are not limited to: Science Fiction and Fantasy as a Genre: - Discussions of specific worlds such as Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who,... - Discussions of author specific works such as Frank Herbert, Terry Goodkind, R.R. Martin, and J.R.R. Tolkien - Mainstream Hollywood science fiction and fantasy cinema (Avengers, Justice League,The Hobbit, The Immortals...) - Adaptations between different forms of media - Global science fiction and fantasy cinema - Broadcast and cable science fiction and fantasy television - Science fiction and fantasy videogames - Short-form science fiction and fantasy fil - Science fiction and fantasy and cooking culture - Science fiction and fantasy art and illustration - Webisodes and TV games - Science fiction and fantasy comics and manga Science Fiction and Fantasy and Identities: - Gender in the science fiction and fantasy worlds - Race in science fiction and fantasy realms - Other than human and/or more than human beings - Class in science fiction and fantasy - Science fiction and fantasy and sexuality - Afrofuturism - The Body in science fiction and fantasy - On being human in science fiction and fantasy Science Fiction and Fantasy and Technology: - Science fiction and fantasy, and the military (real life as well as war gaming and videogames - Animation techniques - The difference between "science fact" and "science fiction" as well as the reciprocal relationship between the two - Science fiction and fantasy anime and animation - Science fiction and fantasy on the internet - Multimedia "dispersed" science fiction and fantasy narratives - Magic in the science fiction and fantasy realms Science Fiction and Fantasy and Economics and Politics: - Political structures in the other universes - Science fiction and fantasy and idiom and imagery in advertising - Science fiction and fantasy games (board games, role-play games, etc...) - Science fiction and fantasy and/in Music - World's Fairs, Theme Parks, and other "material" science fiction and fantasy media - Science Fiction, Fantasy, and possible future worlds scenarios (climate change and environmental considerations, etc) Science Fiction and Fantasy and Fan Studies: - Fan power (The Fuck Cancer fundraiser, crowdfunding, etc.) - Cosplay, Mashups, and Remixing - Fandom continuations (fan productions and fan sequels) - Fan fiction as performative or dramaturgical - Fandom gatherings and events (conventions etc) - Identity and community performance in specific franchise fandoms and in general - Live-action role-playing games - Design and performance in non-franchise fandoms such as steampunk The Steering Group welcomes the submission of proposals for short workshops, practitioner-based activities, performances, and pre-formed panels. We particularly welcome short film screenings; photographic essays; installations; interactive talks and alternative presentation styles that encourage engagement. What to Send: 300 word abstracts should be submitted by Friday 1st May 2015. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper should be submitted by Friday 19th June 2015. Abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to both Organising Chairs; abstracts may be in Word or RTF formats with the following information and in this order: a) author(s), b) affiliation as you would like it to appear in programme, c) email address, d) title of proposal, e) body of proposal, f) up to 10 keywords. E-mails should be entitled: Sci-Fi1 Abstract Submission. Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend. Organising Chairs: Nadine Farghaly: Nadine.Farghaly@gmx.net Rob Fisher: scifi1@inter-disciplinary.net The conference is part of the 'Ethos' series of research projects, which in turn belong to the Critical Issues programmes of ID.Net. It aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and challenging. All proposals accepted for and presented at the conference must be in English and will be eligible for publication in an ISBN eBook. Selected proposals may be developed for publication in a themed hard copy volume(s). All publications from the conference will require editors, to be chosen from interested delegates from the conference. Inter-Disciplinary.Net believes it is a mark of personal courtesy and professional respect to your colleagues that all delegates should attend for the full duration of the meeting. If you are unable to make this commitment, please do not submit an abstract for presentation. For further details of the conference, please visit: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/ethos/sci-fi/call-for-presentations/ Please note: Inter-Disciplinary.Net is a not-for-profit network and we are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or subsistence.

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ECSS 2015 - The European Conference on the Social Sciences

The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) invites you to participate in the Third European Conference on the Social Sciences (ECSS 2015) and enjoy the beautiful seaside city of Brighton, UK. Held alongside the Second European Business and Management Conference, the Second European Conference on Politics, Economics and Law, and the Third European Conference on Sustainability, Engineering and the Environment, at the Thistle Hotel from July 9 - 12, 2015, join us as we discuss this year's conference theme, "Power" along with Keynote Speaker Sir Kenneth Calman, featured speaker Colin Donald, conference chair Professor Stuart D.B. Picken, and more! ECSS2014 welcomed over 150 delegates from more than 35 different countries last year and we look forward to continuing this international event in 2015. To submit an abstract for presentation or participate as an audience member, please visit the website or contact us for more information. Submit an abstract: http://iafor.org/cfp Visit the conference website: http://iafor.org/conferences/ecss2015/ Enquiries: ecss@iafor.org Join IAFOR at ECSS2015 to: - Deliver your own research findings to a global audience - Have your work published in the conference proceedings and considered for peer-reviewed, open access IAFOR Journals - Benefit from IAFOR's interdisciplinary focus by hearing the latest research in the fields of Business, Management, the Social Sciences, Energy and Sustainability, Politics, Economics, and Law - Participate in a truly international, interdisciplinary and intercultural event - Participate in interactive audience sessions - Access international networking opportunities - Discounts on registration fees are available for those able to pay registration fees early. Please see the registration page for details: http://iafor.org/ecss2015-registration - If you have attended an IAFOR conference within the past year, or belong to an affiliated university or institution, we offer a 10 percent discount in appreciation of your support. - See the full schedule of our conferences in Japan, Dubai, and the UK at http://iafor.org/events The 2015 conference theme is "Power" Power as a commodity has challenged the minds of social scientists and philosophers while its exercise has always fascinated historians. From classical thinkers' works such as Aristotle's Politka or Machiavelli's Il Principe through modern figures who manipulate power in the media, like Silvio Berlusconi or Rupert Murdoch, to the vast networks that support major heads of state, power has been a necessity to some or like an aphrodisiac to others. The dynamics of power and its associations with wealth and status now shape the contemporary world more visibly than ever. It is a research challenge to all fields of the social sciences to offer some explanation of its magnetism and its mechanisms. We expect this theme to excite a number of stimulating research paths, and look forward to their outcomes as we gather in Brighton in 2015. The organizers encourage submissions that approach this theme from a variety of perspectives. However, the submission of other topics for consideration is welcome and we also encourage sessions within and across a variety of inter/disciplinary and theoretical perspectives. Submissions are organized into the following thematic streams: - Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultural Studies and Humanities - Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences - Computational Social Science - Cultural and Media Studies - Economics and Management - Education and Social Welfare - Demography, Human Geography and Population Studies - Ethnicity, Difference, and Identity - Globalization and Internationalization - Immigration, Refugees, Race, and Nation - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Gender - International Relations and Human Rights - Journalism and Communications - Linguistics - Natural, Environmental and Health Sciences - Politics, Philosophy, Ethics, and Consciousness - Politics, Public Policy, Law and Criminology - Psychology and Social Psychology - Research Methodologies, Quantitative and Qualitative - Social History - Social Work - Sociology - Sustainability - Teaching and Learning - Technology and Applied Sciences - Urban Studies - Other IAFOR looks forward to welcoming you to Brighton, UK. ECSS 2015 will be part of a series of events taking place in Brighton, UK from July 1-16. These events are international, intercultural, and interdisciplinary and will cover topics such as psychology, education, business, sustainability, literature, media and more. Please visit the UK events page of the IAFOR website for details: http://iafor.org/conferences/european-conferences/

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2015 Academic OASIS - PARIS (FRANCE) International Multidisciplinary Academic Conferences: Promoting Global Progress and Excellence in Academia

2015 Academic OASIS/ IAABR - PARIS International Multidisciplinary Academic Conference Theme: Promoting Global Progress and Excellence in Academia ORGANIZED Jointly by: Academic Organization for Advancement of Strategic and International Studies - Academic OASIS and International Academy for Advancement of Business Research - IAABR DATES: May 18TH - 20TH, 2015 PLACE: PARIS, FRANCE Hotel Mercure Paris Porte de Pantin (4-star) Address: 22 Avenue Jean Lolive, Pantin - PARIS, FRANCE The Conference Hotel is conveniently located next to the Hoche Metro (subway) station and close to a variety of public transportation choices, which can take the hotel guests within minutes to all notable places Paris is famous for. The hotel is also convenient for transfers from/to PARIS ROISSY CHARLES DE GAULLE Airport, located only 9 miles away. Our PARIS Conference is for people, who want to participate in a major international forum, get published, network, and have fun! Papers related to all areas of Accounting, Banking, Business Ethics, Communication and Media, e-Business, e-Government, e-Learning, Ecology, Economics, Education, Engineering, Environment and Life Sciences, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Gender Studies, Globalization, Human Resources, Information Technology, Innovation and Creativity, Law and Legal Studies, Leadership, Logistics, Management, Marketing, Political Science, Psychology, Security Studies, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sustainable Development, and Women Studies are invited for the above international conferences, which are expected to be attended by authors from nearly all parts of the World. People without papers can also participate in this conference, and they are invited to serve as session chairs or discussants, as well as informal contributors to the academic quality of this international event. PARIS, the cosmopolitan capital of France, has the reputation of being the most beautiful and romantic of all cities, brimming with historic associations and remaining vastly influential in the realms of culture, art, fashion, food and design. Dubbed the City of Light (la Ville Lumière) and Capital of Fashion, it is home to the world's finest and most luxurious fashion designers and cosmetics, such as Chanel, Dior, Yves Saint-Laurent, Guerlain, Lancome, L'Oreal, Clarins, etc. The city has the second highest number of Michelin-restaurants in the world and contains numerous iconic landmarks, such as the world's most visited tourist site the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Louvre Museum, Moulin Rouge, Lido etc, making it the most popular tourist destination in the world with 45 million tourists annually. Academic OASIS/IAABR - PARIS Conference offers the expected participants from around the World the popular Academic OASIS 2 FOR 1 ADVANTAGE - 2 OPPORTUNITIES: an OPPORTUNITY to PUBLISH your accepted paper or abstract in a PEER-REFEREED PUBLICATION with ISSN or ISBN number issued by the Library of the Congress + an OPPORTUNITY to PRESENT the results of your work at an INTERNATIONAL FORUM) for 1 LOW FEE!!!! The Executive Boards of Academic OASIS and IAABR are very pleased to announce that the KEYNOTE Address at the 2015 Academic OASIS/ IAABR International Multidisciplinary Academic Conference in Paris will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Faridah Djellal, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Lille 1 University - Science and Technology, FRANCE. The Editors and Editorial Board Members of the Academic OASIS and IAABR journals are truly distinguished faculty, who earned their Doctoral degrees from leading academic institutions, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and who are holders of numerous international awards, among which is the recognition as "The Most Outstanding World Researcher". All Board members of Academic OASIS and IAABR represent recognized universities from all continents. Journals Sponsoring 2015 Academic OASIS/ IAABR International Multidisciplinary Academic Conference in PARIS: - Journal of Strategic and International Studies (JSIS) - Journal of Organizational Advancement, Strategic and Institutional Studies (JOASIS) - Journal of Academy for Advancement of Business Research (JAABR) - Journal of Advancements in Economics, Finance and Accounting (JAEFA) - Journal of Psychology and Social Studies (JPSS) Please note that all papers and abstracts submitted for publication to any of the above journals (or Conference Proceedings) will be double-blind, peer reviewed before a decision for a journal (or Conference Proceedings) publication is made. To be sure, incorporating reviewer comments will make many submitted papers improve to a journal publication quality! Selected papers will be published in JSIS, the flagship journal of Academic OASIS with an acceptance rate of 12 percent (this information is current as of February 1ST, 2015). To submit your full paper or abstract for this conference, please email it as an attachment (acceptable formats are .doc and .docx;) to Review@AcademicOASIS.org or Review@IAABR.com (please put "PARIS CONFERENCE" in the Subject line of your message). FULL PAPERS submitted by APRIL 20TH, 2015 will be considered for publication in one of the double-blind, peer-refereed Journals Sponsoring 2015 Academic OASIS/ IAABR - Paris International Multidisciplinary Academic Conference or the refereed Conference Proceedings with ISBN number. The authors of these articles will receive their publications in person while still attending the Academic OASIS/ IAABR conference in PARIS (one copy per a registered participant will be provided free of charge at the conference location), subject to the timely fulfilment of all editorial requirements. Authors of ABSTRACTS submitted by APRIL 30TH, and which would meet the selection criteria of the Conference Review Committee, will be given the chance to present their work in progress at the Academic OASIS/ IAABR Conference in PARIS. These abstracts will be published in a separate section of the refereed Conference Proceedings. If the authors decide to complete their work in progress after the conference, they could also submit their COMPLETED PAPERS by March 30, 2016, in order to be considered for publication in a later issue of one of the double-blind, peer-refereed Academic OASIS and IAABR Journals, subject to the timely fulfilment of all editorial requirements. Authors, who could NOT travel to Paris for visa or other reasons, may PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY in the Academic OASIS/ IAABR conference, and these authors will have the same publication opportunities, as the regular conference presenters. REGULAR REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MAY 1ST, 2015 The regular registration fee is 295 EUR (the reduced registration fee for virtual participants via Skype is 275 EUR), and the regular registration fee includes: 1) the popular Academic OASIS 2 FOR 1 ADVANTAGE - 2 OPPORTUNITIES: an OPPORTUNITY to PUBLISH your accepted paper or abstract in a PEER-REFEREED PUBLICATION with ISSN or ISBN number issued by the Library of the Congress + an OPPORTUNITY to PRESENT the results of your work at an INTERNATIONAL FORUM) for 1 LOW FEE; 2) one printed issue of the journal or Proceedings CD containing your paper; 3) an Official Certificate for International Conference participation; 4) the Conference Luncheon and Keynote Address; 5) Attending all Conference sessions 6) Attending all Social and Networking events; 7) Attending the Welcome Reception and Coffee Breaks; 8) Listing of your presentation in the program; 9) an Opportunity to meet, exchange ideas, and network with your international colleagues in a friendly environment + 10) Explore and Enjoy Paris, the City of Light and Capital of Fashion! For any inquiries, please contact the Conference Organizing Committee via info@AcademicOASIS.org or visit our Websites www.AcademicOASIS.org or www.IAABR.com. Prof. Dr. Paula Rodrigues, Conference Chair 2015 Academic OASIS/ IAABR - PARIS Conference Dean and Professor, Faculty of Economics and Management, Lusiada University, Porto, Portugal Academic Organization for Advancement of Strategic and International Studies Global Office: 1000 5th Street, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139 USA

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Gender and Cyberspace / Special Conference Stream within The Femininities and Masculinities Project

Gender and Cyberspace Special Conference Stream within The Femininities and Masculinities Project Saturday 2nd May - Monday 4th May 2015 Dubrovnik, Croatia Call for Presentations: Is there gender in Cyberspace and is so do we get to choose which one, if any, we are? Whilst physical reality would seem to choose who and what we are for us, virtual reality would seem to allow us to be who and what we want whenever we want but is this in fact the case? What are the choices we are actually allowed and how do they impact on the world beyond cyberspace? If our gender and sexuality can be constructed online who does this relate to that which we have offline and how do the two, or more, interact? Social media, dating sites, chatrooms, blogs, porn sites, and other cyberpaces are as much the platforms to perform and create our identities in as the everyday "real" world is and this meeting will discuss the ways that might work and what it might say about our post-human, or post-gender future. As a special stream within "Femininities, Masculinities and the Posthuman" conference, we would like to invite presentations on the following topics: - Performing genders and fashioning identities in the cyberspace - What are the ramifications of virtual and "real" identities interacting? - Cyber-relationships: online dating, cybersex, online communications - Media addiction and gender - Sexual addiction and the media - Internet pornography - Non-normative sexualities in the cyberspace - Cyber-violence and gender - Feminisms and the political power of the Internet - Representations of normative and non-normative femininities and masculinities on the Internet - Is the above actually indicative of a post-human future or just a greater degree of "allowance" within heteronormative society? - Is a post-gender society possible and, if so, how and what would it look like? Proposed papers, presentations, workshops and pre-formed panels on issues related to any of the above themes, but by no means limited to them, are welcome in a variety of academic and creative forms. We would like to embrace scientific, theoretical, philosophical, historical or sociological examinations of those themes, as well as in other fields of scholarship and discussions of their representations in literature, film, visual art, music, media, and other aspects of culture. We would like to invite scholars and scientists as well as artists, activists and professionals from a variety of fields. What to Send: 300 word proposals should be submitted by Friday 13th March 2015. All submissions are at least double blind peer reviewed. Proposals should be submitted simultaneously to the Organising Chairs; abstracts may be in Word or RTF formats with the following information and in this order: a) author(s), b) affiliation as you would like it to appear in programme, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e) body of abstract, f) up to 10 keywords. E-mails should be entitled: FM5 CyberGender Abstract Submission. Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline). We acknowledge receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted. If you do not receive a reply from us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it might be lost in cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic route or resend. Organising Chairs: Barbara Braid and Malwina Degórska: barbara.braid@gmail.com Rob Fisher: fm5@inter-disciplinary.net The conference is part of the Critical Issues programme of research projects. It aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting. All papers accepted for and presented at the conference must be in English and will be eligible for publication in an ISBN eBook. Selected papers may be developed for publication in a themed hard copy volume(s). All publications from the conference will require editors, to be chosen from interested delegates from the conference. Inter-Disciplinary.Net believes it is a mark of personal courtesy and professional respect to your colleagues that all delegates should attend for the full duration of the meeting. If you are unable to make this commitment, please do not submit an abstract for presentation. For further details of the conference, please visit: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/gender-and-sexuality/femininity-and-masculinity/call-for-papers/ Please note: Inter-Disciplinary.Net is a not-for-profit network and we are not in a position to be able to assist with conference travel or subsistence.

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International Conference on Communication and Media Studies

International Conference on Communication and Media Studies 26th to 27th March 2015 Tirana, Albania "The first International Conference on Communication and Media Studies: Media Industry; Trends, Dynamics and Challenges" (ICCMS 2015) Enquiries: iccms@beder.edu.al Web address: http://iccms.beder.edu.al/ Sponsored by:

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