International Conference
Digital Dynamics: Control, Participation and Exclusion
Loughborough University, U.K., 6 - 9 November 2003
International Communication Association
International Association for Media and Communication Research
European Consortium for Communication Research
CALL FOR PAPERS
This conference is the second in a projected bi-annual series on digital
futures organised under the joint auspices of the ICA, the ECCR and the
IAMCR and inaugurated by the 'Digital Divide' conference held at the
University of Texas at Austin 16-18th November 2001. Papers are invited on
current issues and developments in three broad areas:
Control - infrastructural innovations, intellectual property rights,
piracy, surveillance, privacy, digital colonialism, commercialisation.
Participation - citizens' activism, Telecentres and community networks,
everyday uses of the Internet, new opportunities for participation.
Exclusion - changing dynamics of 'digital divides', initiatives designed to
address digital exclusion.
Extended outlines of 4-5 pages should be submitted not later than March
1st. 2003. The final selection of papers will be announced by May 2nd. 2003.
In the first instance, paper outlines should be sent in electronic form to
Graham Murdock, Chair of the programme panel, at [log in to unmask]
Queries about booking and registration should be addressed to:
Michael L. Haley, Ph.D.,CAE
Executive Director
International Communication Association
1730 Rhode Island Ave, NW , Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
Email: [log in to unmask]
