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The following was sent an hour ago but I've received responses to say the attachment did not come through. The contents of that attachment are therefore pasted into the message below. The original message read: Dear All Please find attached the call for papers relating to the first conference to be organized by the European Network for Cinema and Media Studies(NECS). This will take place over 21-23 June and will be hosted by SYNEMA and the Department for Theatre, Film and Media Studies, Vienna University. The network is a new initiative and was established in Feburary last year. In the next 1-2 months the steering committee for the network will be making a formal announcement about the aims and scope of the network, together with details of membership. However this call for papers comes in advance of that announcement. Paul McDonald Roehampton University CALL FOR PAPERS: NECS -The Vienna Conference NECS. The Vienna Conference Perspectives and Challenges for Cinema and Media Studies. Vienna, Austria June 21 - 23, 2007 Founded in February of 2006, NECS, the European Network for Cinema and Media Studies, brings together scholars and researchers in the field of cinema, film and media studies with archivists and film and media professionals who share a common interest in academic film study and the preservation, distribution and programming of film and media art and the film heritage. The first NECS workshop held in Berlin on the occasion of the network’s founding provided an overview of the current state of cinema and media studies in Europe, taking stock of the respective situations in the various institutions (universities, archives, museums). Now the NECS Vienna conference, hosted by SYNEMA and the Department for Theatre, Film and Media Studies, Vienna University and scheduled to take place on 21-23 June 2007, provides a platform for developing new perspectives and future agendas for film study in Europe. With the new digital culture of the moving image in full swing, scholars, archivists and filmmakers alike need to reflect on the state of cinema and its future, as well as on the development of film studies at the tertiary education level in Europe. The conference will bring together contributions that provide insight into ongoing research with panels and roundtables on the state of the discipline and current issues in research, teaching, archiving, presenting and programming. The aim of the conference is to widen and sustain a burgeoning network of film and media scholars that will promote new research and teaching initiatives on a European level. Scholars from all areas of film study, whether previously attached to NECS or new to the initiative, are invited to submit proposals for contributions to the conference committee before February 28st, 2007. Become a NECS member now and send your abstract to [log in to unmask] Confirmed keynote speakers include Prof. Tim Bergfelder, University of Southampton; Prof. Francesco Casetti, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milano; Visiting Professor Elisabeth Büttner, Ruhr-University Bochum/Vienna. In order to provide a thematic framework, we propose a number of focal issues in the field of film study. Proposals for the NECS Vienna conference must not be limited to, but may concern any of the following topics: a. The impact of global media conglomeration on film cultures and film programming in Europe; film and globalization; b. The digitization of film archives and its impact on the visibility and consumption of European films, in conjunction with the emergence of new interfaces of consumption (home entertainment, satellite channels, Video On Demand services); c. The transnationalisation of film cultures in Europe, both on the level of individual films and on an institutional level, i.e. in film festival and their surrounding critical discourses; d. European cinema aesthetics in the digital age and the future of auteur cinema in an environment of film styles driven by digital imaging and special effects; e. Film and electronic arts. We would like to invite proposals for short, incisive papers of 15 to 20 minutes and/or panels by February 28st, 2007, to the following address: [log in to unmask] or NECS c/o Susanne von der Heyden Institut für Medienwissenschaft Ruhr-Universität Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 D-44780 Bochum Germany Notification will follow shortly thereafter. The conference language is English. Conference attendance is free. Participants will have to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses. Travel information as well as a list of affordable hotels and other accommodations will be posted on the NECS website in early 2007. Detailed information on NECS and a report on the first workshop can be found on this website. For the conference organizers: The NECS steering committee: Alexandra Schneider, Malte Hagener, Vinzenz Hediger, Patrick Vonderau SYNEMA – Society for Film & Media, Brigitte Mayr TFM - Department for Theatre, Film and Media Studies, Vienna University, Andrea B. Braidt, Anton Fuxjäger