"Communication, Technology and Creativity"
International Communication Students Congress (ICSC 2016)
Faculty of Communication, Maltepe University
Istanbul, 25-26 April 2016
icsc.maltepe.edu.tr


Call for Papers

Communication technologies not only put people instantly in touch with
others around the world, but also have shaped up a new global culture. This
new lifestyle build above digital communication technologies is observable
in a wide range of areas from arts to politics and affects our lives in a
myriad of ways. Through the enormous improvements that propel humanity from
industrial society to information society, the concept of “creativity”
increasingly attracting attention in the way we use technology. Alongside
the rhetoric phrase “hand-in-hand development” of technology and
creativity, the potential that digital technologies carry for enabling
creativity reveals an even endless work frame.

The trilogy of communication, technology and creativity gives plenty of
scope for exploration: The conceptual approaches come along with the
questions on how technology and creativity endorse each other or how
technology and creativity transform the nature of communication. In terms
of its practical aspects, the creative acts and strategies of both
individuals and institutions constitute even a greater field of study,
depending on the increasing domination of digital tools and platforms.

The 2016 edition of Maltepe University's International Communication
Students Congress (ICSC 2016) will focus on the main theme of
“Communication, Technology and Creativity” in order to provide a platform
that students from different cultures share their knowledge, experiences
and discuss their expectations from future.

We welcome submissions for individual papers and panel proposals (including
up to 4 papers), media practice contributions (audio / video / online) and
posters that should be addressing, but not limited to, the following topics:

- Digital platforms and new ways of social interaction
- Internet, censorship and search of freedom
- Social media and everyday life storytelling
- Social media and integration with the real world
- Technology and social change
- Intercultural communication
- The future of the design
- Digital arts
- Social media and mobilizing public opinion
- Innovations in marketing communications and digital campaigning
- New opportunities for political communication
- Communication, city and metropolization
- The influence of “sharing” and “recommending” for media content
distribution



About the abstracts

Abstracts should not exceed 300 words; may be in Word (.docx, .doc) format
and include the following information:

- author(s) name
- affiliation (university, faculty/institute and department)
- e-mail address
- title of abstract
- body of abstract (up to 300 words)
- keywords (up to 5)



Submission of abstracts

Abstracts should be sent to [log in to unmask] and entitled as ICSC2016
Abstract Submission.

Please note that the deadline for the submission of abstracts is 29 January
2016.

Accepted abstracts will be announced by Monday 15 February 2016, and on the
same day the conference website will be open for online registration.

Online registration will be open until Monday 7 March 2016.


Eligibility for the conference

Please note that this conference is open to all undergraduate (BA) students
from Turkey and abroad. MA students will be able to participate only if
this is their fourth year of study (countries where the BA is 3 years long
ONLY). Students will be asked to submit a certificate to proof their year
of study.


Conference information and support

The conference programme will be including cultural events, visits to the
media production facilities on campus and to exhibitions that will be
displayed at the Faculty of Communication, as well as a cultural tour of
the city. Please note that accepted presenters will be able to:
- attend the conference free of charge, this including access to the
keynote speech, the panel sessions, the coffee breaks, lunches, the gala
dinner and the full day cultural tour of Istanbul
- use the free shuttle services available on 24 and 27 April 2015 for
transfers to and from Istanbul Atatürk and Sabiha Gökçen airports
- be hosted for 3 nights (24-25-26 April 2016) at the five-star Marma
Hotel, on campus, including Turkish/continental breakfast and high speed
wi-fi, free of charge.

For any further information about the event, please contact the Secretary
General of the ICSC 2016, Ms. Simge Sungun, at [log in to unmask]

Looking forward to welcome you to Istanbul in April 2015!

On behalf of the ICSC 2016 Organizing Committee


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Assist.Prof.Dr.Salvatore Scifo

Coordinator, International Relations Office
Office: Ground Floor, Culture Center
T: +90(0)216 626 10 50 (switchboard) Ext.:2590http://llp-erasmus.maltepe.edu.tr/


Faculty of Communication, Office: Room A502
Department of Public Relations and Publicity (English)
T: +90(0)216 626 10 50 (switchboard) Ext.:2733

Maltepe University
Marmara Eğitim Köyü
TR-34857 Maltepe, Istanbul
Turkey

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