<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><style>p { margin: 0; }</style><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000">Dear Colleagues,<br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000">please feel free to share this widely with your BA/MA students and don't hesitate to get in touch for any further information you might need about the event.<br><br>Warm greetings from Istanbul,<br>Salvo<br>------------------------------------------------------<br><br><br>“Media, Interactivity and Participation”<br>International Communication Students Congress – ICSC 2014<br>Marma Congress Centre, Maltepe University<br>Istanbul, 3-<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT563">4 April 2014</span><br><br><br>Call for papers<br>Although
the interaction and participation with and through media has been
developing exponentially over the last decade through digital media,
these are actions that have been possible in the past also in
traditional media as newspapers, radio and television.<br><br>However,
the emergence of social media networks as Facebook, Twitter, Google +,
Instagram and Pinterest among others has then offered further
possibilities of interaction with media institutions, and among media
users, to create, edit, publish, and share content at the local and
global level, encouraging the creative use of the possibilities offered
by computers, smartphones and tablets.<br><br>The 2014 edition of the
International Communication Students Congress (ICSC 2014) will focus on
the main theme of “Media, Interactivity and Participation”. We welcome
submissions by undergraduate (BA) and postgraduate (MA only) students
for individual papers and panel proposals (including up to 4 papers),
media practice contributions (audio / video) and posters that should be
addressing, but not limited to, the following topics:<br>· Media, interactivity and culture<br>· Photography, images and the rise of visual social media<br>· Television, radio and printed media production with digital and social media<br>· The use of interactive and participatory tools for marketing and public relations<br>· The development of interactivity and online gaming<br>· Media, participation and the political process<br>· Media ethics, interactivity and participation<br>· Media history, interactivity and participation<br><br>Submission of abstracts<br>Abstracts of up to 300 words should be submitted for peer review by Thursday <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT564">6 February 2014</span> via e-mail to the conference address <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT565">icsc@maltepe.edu.tr</span> Accepted abstracts will be announced by Monday <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT566">17 February 2014</span>,
and on the same day the conference website will be open for online
registration. Online registration will be open until Monday <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT567">24 March 2014</span>.<br><br>Conference information and support<br>The
conference programme will be including cultural events, visits to the
media production facilities on campus and to exhibitions that will be
displayed at the Faculty of Communications, as well as a cultural tour
of the city.<br><br>Please note that accepted presenters (students at BA/MA levels ONLY) will be able to<br>-
attend the conference free of charge, this including access to the
keynote speech, the panel sessions, the coffee breaks, lunches, the gala
dinner and the full day cultural tour of Istanbul<br>- use the free shuttle services available on 2 and <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT568">5 April 2014</span> for transfers to and from Istanbul Ataturk and Sabiha Gokcen airports<br>- be hosted for 3 nights (2-3-<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT569">4 April</span>) at the Marma Congress Centre Hotel (<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT570"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.marmakongremerkezi.com/en%29">http://www.marmakongremerkezi.com/en)</a></span>, including Turkish/continental breakfast and high speed wi-fi, free of charge<br><br>Keynote Speaker<br>We
are delighted to confirm that the keynote speaker for ICSC 2014 will
be, Dr.Ilija Tomanic Trivundza, Assistant Professor at the Department
of Media and Communication Studies at Faculty of Social Sciences,
University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), and Vice President of the European
Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA).<br><br>For any further information about the event, please contact the Secretary General of the ICSC 2014, Mr.Samet Erel, at <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT571">icsc@maltepe.edu.tr</span> <br><br>Looking forward to welcome you to Istanbul in <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT572">April 2014</span>!<br><br>The ICSC 2014 Organizing Committee<br><br>------------------------------------------------------------<br>Samet Erel<br>General Secretary<br><br>International Communication Students Congress (ICSC) 2014<br>“Media, Interactivity and Participation”<br><br>Marma Congress Center, Maltepe University, Istanbul<br>3-<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT573">4 April 2014</span><br><br>Facebook: <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT574"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/ICSC-Maltepe-University/485839631536944">https://www.facebook.com/pages/ICSC-Maltepe-University/485839631536944</a></span><br>Twitter: <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT575"><a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/icscmaltepe">https://twitter.com/icscmaltepe</a></span><br>YouTube: <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT576"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/icscmaltepe">http://www.youtube.com/user/icscmaltepe</a></span><br>Instagram: <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT577"><a target="_blank" href="http://instagram.com/icscmaltepe">http://instagram.com/icscmaltepe</a></span><br>Flickr: <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT578"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/icscmaltepe">http://www.flickr.com/photos/icscmaltepe</a></span></div><br><br><br><br><br>-- <br><div><span></span><br>-------------------------------------<br><br>Assist.Prof. Dr.Salvatore Scifo<br>Maltepe University <br>Faculty of Communications, Room A502<br>Department of Public Relations and Publicity (English)<br>Marmara Eğitim Köyü <br>TR-34857 Maltepe, Istanbul<br>Turkey<br><br>T: +90(0)216 626 10 50 (switchboard) Ext.:2733<br>E: salvatorescifo@maltepe.edu.tr<br><br><br>Yrd. Doç. Dr. Salvatore Scifo<br>Maltepe Üniversitesi <br>İletişim Fakültesi, Ofis A502<br>Halkla İlişkiler ve Tanıtım - İngilizce<br>Marmara Eğitim Köyü <br>TR-34857 Maltepe, Istanbul<br>Türkiye<br><br>T: +90(0)216 626 10 50 (pbx) Ext.:2733<br>E: salvatorescifo@maltepe.edu.tr<br><span></span><br></div></div><br><br></div></body></html>