Call for proposals to host the
MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) is opening a call for proposals for the hosting and organisation of the annual conference for 2013 or 2014.

The subject association represents all who teach or research or who undertake media practice in Higher Education in media, communications and cultural studies, whether in arts, humanities or social sciences departments.

The next annual MeCCSA conference will be hosted on 12-14th January 2011, by the Communication, Cultural and Media Studies Research Centre which is situated within the School of Media,Music and Performance at the University of Salford. Previous MeCCSA conferences have been held at the London School of Economics (2010); University of Bradford/National Media Museum (2009) and Cardiff University (2008).

(For details of past conferences see http://www.meccsa.org.uk/previous-conferences)

Our annual conference is a valuable opportunity for colleagues to share current research and practice and to debate relevant policy and pedagogic issues. Our conference is also a vibrant event at which colleagues have an opportunity to network and socialise.  It provides an opportunity for the host institution to organise a major annual conference that addresses the interests and creativity of MeCCSA's community and also reflects the identity and expertise of the host university. MeCCSA's Executive Committee therefore remains closely associated in a supervisory and advisory capacity with the overall planning and delivery of the conference.

The Executive Committee of MeCCSA has developed a general set of guidelines for colleagues interested in proposing their organization of such a conference. This call is the initial stage of the process whereby interested members are asked to express their interest in hosting future conferences. This expression of interest should be framed in a proposal sent to Professor Sue Thornham, Chair of MeCCSA, [log in to unmask] , copied to Professor Heather Nunn, Vice-Chair of MeCCSA, [log in to unmask]

The proposal should include the general details outlined in the guidelines on the MeCCSA website at: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/conference/upcoming/meccsa-conference-proposal-guidelines

The proposal will be considered at the MeCCSA Executive Committee meeting following receipt of all proposals, during which a host for the next conference will be selected. We are also keen to plan for subsequent conferences and therefore happy to consider proposals for subsequent years.

The proposal will include the proposed host’s general overview of the event including:
- the planned location, institutional support and their organisational capacity
- one or more key organisational figures and ideally an outline of conference team
- a draft financial plan

We look forward to receiving proposals from interested parties.  Responses by the end of March 2011 please.

The MeCCSA Executive Committee

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Einar Thorsen, PhD
Lecturer in Journalism and Communication

The Media School, Bournemouth University
Talbot Campus, Poole, BH12 5BB, UK

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Centre for Journalism and Communication Research:
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