Inside CCI - Newsletter for the College of Communication and Information faculty, staff, and students
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ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
-- Deadline to register for tourism conference is today
Today is the last day to register for the Feb. 8 "Hit Your Target: Travel/Tourism Market Research Seminar." The event, hosted by the School of Advertising and Public Relations in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, will take place from 8:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in the University Center.
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COMMUNICATION STUDIES
-- Violanti to present paper at International Communication Association Meeting
Michelle Violanti's paper, "The Role of Brain Dominance in the Communication Feedback Process," has been accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Montreal.
-- Kotowski presents research at Communication Across Borders Conference
Mike Kotowski and Gildásio M. dos Santos' paper, "The Role of the Connector in Bridging Borders through Virtual Communities," has been accepted for presentation at the Communication Across Borders Conference at The Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel. The conference is scheduled for July 6-9. The purpose of this conference is to convene a select group of international experts to explore the role of communication in defining, characterizing, crossing, and facilitating border interactions of all types.
-- Students travel to Washington D.C. to learn more about career opportunities
Several graduate and undergraduate students from the School of Communication Studies will visit Washington D.C. from Sunday, March 2 to Wednesday, March 5 to meet with leaders in business and government about career opportunities. Organizations participating in the visit range from Toyota's North American Government Relations Office to the Office of U.S. Rep. Jimmy Duncan. For more information about the trip, contact John Haas at jhaas1(at)utk.edu
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JOURNALISM AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA
-- Bates, co-authors present three papers at upcoming conferences
Ben Bates recently had three conference papers accepted for presentation.
-- Bates joins editorial board
Ben Bates has been appointed to the editorial board of The Open Communication Journal, a peer-reviewed, open access online journal which publishes original research articles, reviews, and short articles in all areas of communication sciences and communication studies. Bates also recently served as an external reviewer for the Social Science Research Council of Canada.
-- New Zealand's Ministry of Economic Development features JEM professor's paper
A paper written by Ben Bates as a response to a copyright policy proposal in New Zealand has been made available online by the Ministry of Economic Development. The paper outlines Bates' thoughts (as of 2003) on how to deal with the challenges of copyright with digital media. Another paper by Bates, "What Makes a Good Radio Remote: Factors Leading to Perceived Cost-Effective and Well-Received On-Site Radio Promotional Sales Events" is now available online through Enterpreneur.com. The article was originally published in the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media.
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CENTER FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
-- Center submits IMLS grant proposal to study Asperger's and information seeking
The Center for Information and Communication Studies recently submitted an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant proposal of behalf of Drs. Dania Bilal and Bharat Mehra to explore the information seeking world of autistic children with Asperger's Syndrome (AS). The faculty members will study cognitive, affective, and sensorimotor behaviors of a group of children with AS while the children interact with Web interfaces available in their school. If the proposal is funded, faculty members will be assisted by a school psychologist specializing in autistic disorders, a middle school library media specialist, and a middle school special education teacher.
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TELL YOUR STUDENTS
-- College of Communication and Information Diversity Program Meeting, 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 13, Dean's Conference Room (302 Communications). All CCI undergraduates are welcome. Lunch will be served. RSVP to Sherry McNair at smcnair(at)utk.edu by Monday, Feb. 11.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
-- Communication Studies Club meeting, 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5. Contact Amy Harp at aharp1(at)utk.edu or John Haas at jhaas1(at)utk.edu for more information.
-- CCI International Brown Bag Series - The Fulbright Program, 12-1:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 22, 420 Communications. Catherine Luther, Ben Bates, and Carol Tenopir will discuss their Fulbright experiences.
-- College Research Symposium, Friday, Feb. 29. For more information, including a registration form, visit the conference website.
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