[Asis-l] Conference 5th annual convention of Media Ecology Association

[Michel J. Menou]

It seem we can offer each week another example of the increasing
diversification and proliferation of the "information" field.
Thus, again, the urgent question, how to strengthen ties and
cross-fertilization among them.

I suspect many ASIS&T members might have an interest in media ecology.

Michel



> CALL FOR PAPERS
> 
> The Fifth Annual Convention of the Media Ecology Association
> RIT Campus, Rochester, New York
> 
> Sponsored by
> The Department of Communication & the
> William A. Kern Professor in Communications
> College of Liberal Arts
> Rochester Institute of Technology
> 
> MEDIA ENVIRONMENTS AND THE LIBERAL ARTS
> 
> June 10-13, 2004
> 
> How do changing media environments influence the ways in which people 
> express themselves, communicate with each other, and pass on knowledge 
> to future generations? From cities to cyberspace, and ancient writing 
> systems to digital communication technologies, media help shape human 
> interaction, understanding and organization. This conference explores 
> the various ways in which past, present and emerging media environments 
> influence human life in general, and its self-examination via the 
> liberal arts disciplines. These include the subjects of inquiry and the 
> way research is conducted, changes in human and mass communication, 
> policy-making and evaluation, individual expression and representation, 
> formation and change in cultural attitudes, media representations of 
> natural environments, emerging digital expression (hyperfiction, digital 
> poetry, electronic music), and the social impact of media.
> 
> What is Media Ecology?
> "It is the study of media environments, the idea that technology and 
> techniques, modes of information and codes of communication play a 
> leading role in human affairs."-Lance Strate
> 
> You are invited to submit papers, panels, workshop proposals, and short 
> film and video works related to the conference theme. Complete papers 
> may be entered for the Top Paper Award or the Linda Elson Scholarship 
> Award (Top Student Paper). Please indicate entry on submissions.
> 
> Submission deadline December 1, 2003
> 
> Send submission to:
> Dr. Sue Barnes
> Department of Communication
> College of Liberal Arts
> Rochester Institute of Technology
> 92 Lomb Memorial Drive
> Rochester, New York 14623-5604
> (585) 475-4695 or (585) 475-6649
> email: sbbgpt at rit.edu
> 
> Conference Blog: www.rit.edu/~sbbgpt/mea-rit/
> 
> MEA Website: www.media-ecology.org