Harmony, Diversity and Intercultural Communication

Call for Papers

China Association for Intercultural Communication &

International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies

Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, PR China

 June 22-24, 2007

From “the age of discovery”to this millennium, globalization has been underway and it has dramatically altered the relations and connections between peoples from different cultural background. The intensification of technological change across telecommunication and human interactions presents new political, cultural, and moral dilemmas and opportunities. Social change, cultural differences, identity, uncertainty, diversity and world order in the process of global communication demand fresh perspectives and new systems of explanation. In such rapidly changing world, communication plays a much more important role today than ever before: People from different cultural backgrounds are actively using the appropriation of communication resources to construct their cultural and social right, style, and identity. Communicative resources thus become an integral part of an individual’s symbolic and social capital, which can be every bit as essential as real property resources were once considered to be. Therefore, to understand and develop intercultural knowledge and skills become most critical for a productive and successful life in the 21st century.

China Association and the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies (CAFIC and IAICS) are now soliciting submissions for the International Conference on Intercultural Communication to be held on June 22-24, 2007 in Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China. Papers reflecting diverse theoretical perspectives in both quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches are encouraged. Suggested conference topics include:

• ·  Advertising
• ·  Approaches to intercultural Communication study
• ·  Business communication across cultures
• ·  Communication accommodation
• ·  Communication and globalization
• ·  Communication education
• ·  Computer mediated communication
• ·  Conflict and negotiation
• · Crisis management
• · Cross-cultural adaptation
• · Cultural and linguistic diversity
• · Cultural identity and globalisation
• · Digital communication
• · Ethnicity and communication
• · Group/organizational communication across cultures
• · Harmony and Diversity
• · Health communication across cultures
• · Information technology and culture
• · Interpersonal/intercultural communication
• · Intercultural/global communication competence
• · Language and cultural Education
• · Language and media
• · Language and society
• · Language attitude
• · Language change and language stability
• · Language policy
• · Media and culture
• · Media literacy
• · Rhetoric studies
• · Risk communication across cultures
• · Theory of intercultural communication from different perspectives
• · Research methodology in intercultural communication studies
• · Translation theory
• · Verbal/nonverbal communication across cultures

Guideline for Submissions

Categories: Abstract, panel proposal, and workshop proposal may be accepted.

Abstract: 150-200 words in English. Please check below for the format of the abstract.

Panel proposal: Panel proposals reflecting the conference theme may be submitted. All panel proposals should provide a 300-word rationale and 150-250 word abstract of each panelist’s paper.

Workshop: Workshop proposals relevant to the conference theme may be submitted. Proposal is expected to be 3-5 pages in length, single-spaced.

Deadline for abstract submission: Please submit the abstract, the complete panel proposal, and the complete workshop proposal online as MS Word attachment by Feb.20, 2007. All submissions will be carefully reviewed. Full papers have to be submitted by May 20, 2007. IAICS will devote two issues of its journal, Intercultural Communication Studies, to including qualified papers from the conference.

Conference languages:  English and Chinese

Conference websites:    http://www.trinity.edu/org/ics/   http://www.2007iaics.com

International scholars please email your submissions to:

Professor Robert N. St. Clair

University of Louisville, USA

Email: Robert.st.clair@louisville.edu

Chinese scholars please email your submissions to:

Professor Yuxin Jia

Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, PR China

Email: j.yuxin@gmail.com