From the 'age of discovery' to this millennium, globalization have 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 demands 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

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: Please submit the abstract, the complete panel proposal, and the complete workshop proposal online as MS Word attachment by March 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 language: English and Chinese
Organizational website:p://www.trinity.edu/org/ics/'

p://www.2007iaics.com

International scholars please email your English submission to:

Chinese scholars please email your Chinese submission to:

Professor Yuxin Jia
Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, PR China
Email: j.yuxin@gmail.com

International scholars please email your English submission to:

Professor Robert N. St. Clair
University of Louisville, USA
Email: rnstcl01@louisville.edu

Technical Assistance and Conference Planning Li Song, Harbin Institute of Technology Chang-yuan Liu, Harbin Institute of Technology

yuxin@gmail.com

Airport Code: HRB

Harbin Taiping International Airport

Publishing in ICS Many have asked about publishing in ICS. In order to do so, one must be a member of IAICS. The information on the dates for the submission of papers will be announced at the Harbin Conference and subsequently placed on the website.

VISA Forms:

When they request information on local contacts in the PR of China, include the following information: 

Prof. Jia, Yuxin School of Foreign Languages, Harbin Institute of Technology No. 92 West Dazhi St., Harbin 15001 P.R. China email: j.yuxin@gmail.com tel: 86 451 86416831 (available in the morning)

There are over 700 participants for the conference. Therefore two separate hotels were selected for the participants. Not all individuals could be accommodated in the same location.

Tourism

Culture of China

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FRIENDSHIP PALACE HOTEL HARBIN
263 Youyi Road
Daoli District
Harbin 150018
Heilongjiang, China

Please note that the forms have been updated.

Hotel Registration Form (HTML) Hotel Registration Form (PDF)

 

International Association for

Intercultural Communication Studies

Suggested Arrival: June 21 - Thursday

June 22 - Friday

June 23- Saturday

June 24 - Sunday

Departure: June 25 - Monday