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---Apologies for cross-posting--- Dear Members, with this message we would like to update you about a number of resources that are now available on the MeCCSA site, following the 2010 Annual Conference held on 6-8 January 2010 at the LSE You will find the links to these resources listed on the home page of the site at www.meccsa.org.uk for the next few weeks and they will remain available under the Previous Conferences section: - Photogallery (hosted at http://www.flickr.com/photos/meccsa/sets/72157623076918701/) - Conference papers: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/previous-conferences/meccsa-conference-2010/conference-papers (with papers hosted by the LSE) - MeCCSA AGM 2010 documents * AGM 2010 minutes * Association Activities Sub-Committee Report 2009 * Academic Development Sub-Committee Report 2009 * MeCCSA Policy Network 2009 Report * MeCCSA Postgraduate Network 2009 Report * MeCCSA Practice Section 2009 Report * MeCCSA Women's Media Studies Network 2009 Report The Section and Networks reports are also available on their respective pages Just before the conference two Networks were established and you can read more about them here: - Climate Change Network: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/climate-change-network/ - Disability Studies Network: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/disability-studies-network/ At the AGM, the Radio Studies Network (active since 1998) did merge with MeCCSA and you can find further information at http://www.meccsa.org.uk/radio-studies-network/ Competitions - Best Poster The MeCCSA Executive Committee offered a poster competition prize of £100. Prize Awarded to Rosidayu Sabran (University of Leicester), for the poster Political Economy of Conglomeration and its impact on television programming: the case of Malaysia. Best Paper on Art, Design and Media for Higher Education The Art Design Media - Higher Education Academy Subject Centre (ADM-HEA) offered a £500 prize and publication for the best paper analysing key issues impacting on media, communications and cultural studies in higher education. Prize Awarded to Daniel Ashton (Bath Spa University) for the paper 'You just end up feeling more professional': Media production and industry ready personhood. Best Paper on Media and Communications Policy LSE's Department of Media and Communications offered a £300 prize and publication in its Media@LSE Electronic Working Paper Series for the best paper addressing critical perspectives on key issues of policy relevance in a convergent media and communications industry. Prize Awarded to Prof.Steven Barnett (University of Westminster), What’s Wrong with Media Monopolies? A Lesson from History and a New Approach to Media Ownership Policy (you can download this from the Conference Papers page) Einar Thorsen, Editor of Three:d, the MeCCSA Newsletter, is working on a special issue on the conference. If you would like to contribute, please get in touch with him at [log in to unmask] Previous issues of the newsletter are available for download at http://www.meccsa.org.uk/newsletter New Executive Committee The following had been elected last year for two years: Anita Biressi, Peter Golding, Janey Gordon, Mark Jancovich, Máire Messenger Davies, Tim O’Sullivan. Sue Thornham, Jason Lee (Practice Section Chair). In addition the following were declared elected for two years following the ballot: Helen Baehr, John Ellis, Natalie Fenton, Bob Franklin, Petros Iosifidis, Paul Kerr, Stephen Lax, Stephanie Marriott, George McKay, Heather Nunn, Karen Ross, Einar Thorsen Further details at http://www.meccsa.org.uk/committee Upcoming events in 2010 * First Person Filmmaking and Autobiographical Documentary 24 March 2010, London Metropolitan University http://www.meccsa.org.uk/events/upcoming-events/first-person-filmmaking-and-autobiographical-documentary * 2010 MeCCSA Postgraduate Conference 30 June-1 July 2010, University of Glasgow http://www.meccsa.org.uk/events/upcoming-events/2010-meccsa-postgraduate-conference Best Regards, Salvo --------------------------------------------- Salvatore Scifo MeCCSA, Online Communications www.meccsa.org.uk ------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA Policy mailing list W: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa-policy.html Please visit this page to browse list's archives, or to join or leave the list.