12th ICA Mobile Pre-Conference CALL FOR PAPERS
May 20-21 (1.5 days), 2015.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Deadline for Abstract Submissions: December 1, 2014.
May 20-21 (1.5 days), 2015.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Deadline for Abstract Submissions: December 1, 2014.
Communication through mobile media has
become central to people’s lives around the world, no matter age, gender, or
ethnicity, and is driven by widespread adoption of a repertoire of mobile
devices. Usage of mobile media is closely tied to the life circumstances of
individuals. The 12th annual ICA Mobile Pre-conference will examine,
scrutinize, and reflect upon the influence of this dominant new medium on
everyday practices of communication through the theme “From Womb to Tomb:
Mobile Research Across Genders, Generations, Ethnicities, Cultures, and Life
Stages.
We anticipate a broad range of research topics in mobile
communication and welcome extended abstracts based on empirical and/or
theoretical work as it relates to: civic engagement, activism and social
movements, social media, learning and education, methodologies, international
contexts, international development, health, cultural similarities and
differences, local culture and heritage, place-based issues, journalism,
politics, usability issues, user experiences and perceptions, technologies,
interfaces, mobile media histories and archaeology
The pre-conference will include a workshop for emerging
scholars to provide a forum where graduate students, new faculty, and early
scholars can present and discuss their research with more experienced mobile
researchers, thus representing an opportunity to establish and nurture a
supportive and integrated community. This pre-conference also features a “best
paper” competition, Professor James E. Katz (Boston University) as the closing
keynote speaker, and other fun and engaging extra-curricular activities.
Submissions are welcomed from scholars at all stages of their careers and across multiple disciplines related to mobile communication. Submissions should be extended abstracts of no more than 750 words and be completed online through the main website (http://icamobile.org/2015/submissions). The deadline for submissions is 11:59 PM EST on December 1, 2014. Papers will be judged by peer review on criteria of relevance, originality, adequacy of literature review, methodology, legitimacy of conclusions, clarity of presentation, as well as fit with—and contribution to—the conference theme. Notifications of acceptance will be emailed in January 2015.
Submissions are welcomed from scholars at all stages of their careers and across multiple disciplines related to mobile communication. Submissions should be extended abstracts of no more than 750 words and be completed online through the main website (http://icamobile.org/2015/submissions). The deadline for submissions is 11:59 PM EST on December 1, 2014. Papers will be judged by peer review on criteria of relevance, originality, adequacy of literature review, methodology, legitimacy of conclusions, clarity of presentation, as well as fit with—and contribution to—the conference theme. Notifications of acceptance will be emailed in January 2015.
