2nd CALL FOR PAPERS – DEADLINE IS 31 MAY 2017

Jan 13, 2017 | Annual Conference

25th AMIC Annual International Conference
Manila, 27-29 September 2017 

The deadline for submission of abstracts for the 2017 AMIC Conference in Manila, Philippines is 31 May 2017. Notification of acceptance for abstracts is in May-June 2017. 

Those who have already sent abstracts for the cancelled 2016 AMIC Conference and still want to present their papers for the  2017 AMIC Conference should confirm intent to present them by 28 February 2017. 

Full papers for all abstracts approved are due on or before 31 July 2017. 

The theme of the conference is Rethinking Communication in a Resurgent Asia

FORMAT FOR ABSTRACTS 

Abstracts should be submitted via email to conference@amic.asia. Indicate your proposed conference stream in the subject line of your email. Please choose from the following: 

Communication Philosophies, Theories, and Paradigms
Communication and Culture
Communication Education
Communication Media
Communication Strategies and Approaches
Inclusive Knowledge Societies
Global Communication
Asian Business Communication

Please refer to First Call for Papers for the specific topics under each conference stream.  You may visit AMIC website: www.amic.asia, or our conference website at www.amicmanila2017.net,which will be up soon. 

E-mail should include the following: 

  1. paper title
  2. author name, position, institution
  3. short biography of author (100 words)
  4. paper abstract (500 words)

2017 AMIC Annual Conference

Dec 1, 2016 | Annual Conference, Events

  1. Theme and Concept Paper
  2. Conference Souvenir Program

 

— DAY 1 —
*Click the links to play conference video

Welcome Messages

Crispin C. Maslog
Chairman, AMIC Board of Directors

Rosario O. Lapus
President, Miriam College

Herbert M. Bautista
Mayor, Quezon City Local Government

Opening Remarks from AIJC–AMIC–PWU Consortium

Jose Francisco B. Benitez
President, Philippine Women’s University

Mel V. Velarde
Chairman and CEO, Asian Institute of Journalism

Video Messages

Frank La Rue
(Assistant Director General for Information and Communication, UNESCO)

Maria Leonor C. Robredo
(Vice President, Republic of the Philippine)

Inaugural Address

Conchita C. Carpio Morales
Ombudsman of the Republic of the Philippines

Plenary 1: AMIC Distinguished Forum – Rethinking Communication in a Resurgent Asia

Florangel Z. Rosario Braid
President Emeritus, Senior Adviser & Trustee Asian Institute of Journalism & Communication

Dhavalasri Shelton A. Gunaratne
Professor Emeritus, Minnesota State University

Ronny Adhikarya
Former Founder/ Manager of KULT
(Knowledge Utilization through Learning Tech.) Program,
The World Bank, Washington DC and ex-FAO/ United Nations Representative/ Ambassador in Pakistan

John A. Lent
Founder/Publisher /Editor -in-chief, International Journal of Comic Art Professor Emeritus, Temple University

Moderator: Crispin C. Maslog
Chairman, AMIC Board of Directors 

AMIC Communication Awards

Parallel Session A

Parallel Session B

Philippine Folk Festival

— DAY 2 —
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Keynote Message

Dasho Kinley Dorji
Former Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications, Bhutan

Plenary Session 2: UNESCO Emeritus Dialogue – Asian Philosophies, Religions and Communication

Franz – Josef Eilers, SVD
Director, Asian Research Center for Religion and Social Communication (ARC) at St. John’s University, Bangkok Program Coordinator for Pastoral Communication, University of Santo Tomas Graduate School/Theological Faculty, Manila
Imtiyaz Yusuf
Lecturer and Director, Center for Buddhist-Muslim Understanding College of Religious Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand
Senior Fellow at the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU) Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA
 
Su-Kyung Han
Founder, My Green News.com
 
Lorna Q. Israel
Professor, Miriam College/ University of the Philippines
 
Moderator: Binod C. Agrawal
AMIC Board of Directors/Co-founder, Himgiri Zee University, Dehradun/ Co-founder, Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA)
 

 Google Talk

Via Gail T. Tan
Head of Communications and Public Affairs Google Philippines/ Thailand

Parallel Session C

Parallel Session D

Plenary Session 3: Freedom of Expression in Post-Truth Era

Cherian George
Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University/
Director, Center for Media and Communication Research Hong Kong Baptist University/ Editor, AMIC Media Asia

Lars H. Bestle
Head of Department for Asia International Media Support (IMS)

Peixin Cao
Professor, Communication University of China

Yvonne T. Chua
Asst. Professor, Department of Journalism
UP College of Mass Communication/Co-Founder, VERA Files

Moderator: Ang Peng Hwa
Chairman d’Honneur, AMIC Board of Directors
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Nanyang Technological University, Singapore  

Closing Plenary

Ma. Jose na G. Belmonte
Vice-Mayor, Quezon City Local Government

Ramon R. Tuazon
AMIC Secretary General

AMIC Business Meeting

3. Parallel Session Abstracts

4. Parallel Session Powerpoint Presentations (Upload pending)

5. Book of Abstracts

Editorial Board:

Editor in Chief:

Crispin C. Maslog
Chairman, AMIC Board of Directors

Editor of Abstracts:

Ramon R. Tuazon
AMIC Secretary General

Editorial Assistant:

Fernando M. Academia Jr.
AMIC Project Officer

AMIC nat’l confab livestreaming at amic.nowplanet.tv

AMIC nat’l confab livestreaming at amic.nowplanet.tv

Nov 24, 2016 | News

Live streaming of Deconstructing toward Understanding: The Communication Content and Style of President Duterte. 25 November 2016 from 9 am to 4 pm (Philippine time).  Visit amic.nowplanet.tv.

It will also be available in Inquirer.net Facebook Page (Live) and Twitter account.

Broadband facility for the live streaming is provided by NOW Corp.

The forum is organized by the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, Inc. (AMIC) with the Philippine Women’s University (PWU) and Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC)