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> From: Colin Sparks <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 17 March 2005 22:53:24 GMT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Announcement of conference
> Reply-To: Colin Sparks <[log in to unmask]>
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> Dear Colleagues,
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> Please find below an announcement of a forthcoming conference. I also
> attach a pdf version and a registration form. I would be most
> grateful if you could circulate these, either directly on in a
> newsletter, to anyone you think might be interested in attending.
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> Colin Sparks
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> MEDIA AND SOCIETY IN CHINA TODAY
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> LONDON 17-18 JUNE 2005
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> The China Media Centre of the University of Westminster, in
> association with the Chinese Communication Association, is proud to
> announce its Founding Conference, to be held at its Campus at Harrow
> in North London, 17-18 June 2005.
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> The rapid development of the Chinese economy, and the growing
> integration of China in to the world market, has attracted attention
> from politicians, business people and academics all around the world.
> The changes have affected all areas of economic, social and political
> life. Changes to the mass media have been among the most profound
> and important of the many transformations that have been going on in
> China over the last twenty years. This conference represents the first
> large scale opportunity for scholars from inside and outside China to
> meet together to discuss the implications of this process.
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> More than 60 papers have been promised to the conference, from experts
> both in China and in the West. They cover many of the main areas of
> media and communication, and will provide a unique opportunity to
> learn about and discuss the nature of the changes to structure and
> content of the press, broadcasting and the internet, the reasoning
> behind current policies, and the likely implications of their success.
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> Places are available for non-paper presenting participants. You can
> book either at the full rate, with accommodation and full board, or on
> a day rate including lunch and coffee, etc. Big reductions on the
> full rate are available for bookings received before 15 April. The day
> rate includes a very attractive discounted fee for registered
> students.
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> Copies of the booking form, as well as further information about the
> conference, its venue, and the scheduled speakers, are all available
> from [log in to unmask]
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