Feb 21, 2017 | Annual Conference
Miriam College (MC), a premier learning institution in the Philippines, is hosting the 25th Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) Annual Conference. It will be held on 27-29 September 2017 with the theme, “Rethinking Communication in a Resurgent Asia.”
The lead unit host is Miriam College’s Department of Communication, recognized as one of the country’s Centers of Development in Communication by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education in 2016.
Miriam College is a long-standing partner of AMIC. Large delegations of its faculty members and students represented the school as participants and paper presenters at previous AMIC conferences.
Dr. Ma. Margarita A. Acosta, MC Department of Communication chairperson, is both a member of the AMIC Board of Management (BoM) and one of the Centre’s country representatives in the Philippines. Immediate past MC Department of Communication chairperson, Prof. Lynda C. Garcia, also served as country representative.
“Time and again, our partnership with AMIC has provided our students and faculty the opportunity to connect and exchange ideas with communication research experts and peers in Asia and beyond,” said Miriam College President Dr. Rosario O. Lapus. “It is an honor for Miriam College to host this year’s international conference and provide the venue for more innovative learning and collaboration.”
Miriam (formerly Maryknoll) College is a non-profit, non-stock Catholic educational institution that offers basic, tertiary, postgraduate, and adult education programs for girls and young women. It supports specialized centers in the fields of social development, peace education, environment studies, and women’s empowerment. These centers are engaged in curriculum development, research, community outreach, and advocacy.
The school has just recently celebrated its 90th anniversary. Rooted in the Maryknoll tradition of trailblazing, Miriam College continues to produce women leaders in service of the nation and the world.
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:
- paper title
- author name, position, institution
- short biography of author (100 words)
- paper abstract (500 words)
Dec 1, 2016 | Annual Conference, Events
- Theme and Concept Paper
- 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 —
*Click the links to play conference video
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
May 23, 2016 | Annual Conference
The AMIC Board of Directors has approved the postponement of the AMIC Conference, originally scheduled on 15-17 September 2016, to a later date in 2017, still to be held in Manila, Philippines.
AMIC apologizes to all abstract writers who have already made arrangements for this event for any inconvenience this would cause them.
The decision was made to enable the newly-established AMIC Secretariat in Manila to focus on urgent administrative matters to ensure the Centre’s smooth operations.
Among the major concerns currently being addressed are the following: (1) financial management, including settlement of outstanding obligations incurred during the last few years of operation in Singapore, collection of AMIC outstanding receivables, closing of Singapore-based bank accounts, and preparation of 2015 financial reports, (2) closing down of AMIC Ltd. under the Members Voluntary Liquidation of Singapore, and (3) rationalization of selection and terms of reference of AMIC Country Representatives.
In addition, the postponement of the 25th International Conference will enable AMIC to focus on equally important projects such as: (1) inauguration of the new AMIC office at the Philippine Women’s University, (2) launching of an extensive membership drive, and (3) launching of AMIC Textbook Project and related publications, e.g., Asian Communication Handbook 7th edition.
AMIC will also proceed with the selection of its 2016 AMIC Asia Communication Award laureates.
AMIC sincerely apologizes to all colleagues who have responded positively to its Call for Abstracts. AMIC received at least 140 abstracts during the first two initial calls as of 18 May.
AMIC assures all those who submitted their abstracts that these will still be considered in the 2017 conference (as AMIC will keep the conference theme and strands).
AMIC will continue to give feedback on the abstracts submitted and provide some suggestions on how the eventual papers can be enriched and made more consistent with our theme. The reschedule will give the abstract writers adequate time to review and enhance submitted abstracts/papers.
The Philippines and India, countries where most of AMIC members come from, are also planning to convene their own AMIC national conference within the year. AMIC welcomes such initiatives as these forums provide platforms for members to exchange developments and innovations in communication, as well as AMIC updates. AMIC shall update members about these national forums soon.
AMIC also takes this opportunity to cite its accomplishments since the transfer of AMIC to Manila: (1) reorganization of AMIC Board of Management, (2) transfer of physical assets, including equipment, books, and supplies and materials, (3) setting up of new AMIC office at PWU annex building, (4) registration of AMIC with the Philippines Securities & Exchange Commission, securing of business permits and tax registrations, and opening of bank accounts, (5) resolution of ownership of AJC and Media Asia and agreement with WKWSCI-NTU on royalties and editorial fees in favor of AMIC, (6) reconstruction of databases – current and past members, subscription lists for Asian Journal of Communication (AJC) and Media Asia, (7) digital archiving of majority of past issues of Media Asia, (8) continuing networking with partners, including UNESCO, IAMCR, etc., and (9) preparation and submission of programme/project proposals to partners.
We call on our members to rally behind the organization by engaging in the following: (1) renewing institutional and individual memberships and inviting colleagues to be part of AMIC, (2) renewing subscriptions to Media Asia and Asian Journal of Communication, (3) organizing AMIC national events in coordination with country representatives, (4) participating in future programmes and projects, and (5) linking AMIC with potential donors.
The AMIC Board of Directors, Board of Management, and Secretariat are working together to reinvigorate AMIC to become a more relevant professional association. We are confident that our members will do their part in building AMIC.
