ICCFMS 2010 : "International Conference on Communication, Film and Media Sciences"

Paris, France
June 28-30, 2010

The International Conference on Communication, Film and Media Sciences aims to bring together academic scientists, leading engineers, industry researchers and scholar students to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Communication, Film and Media Sciences, and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted.

PAPER SUBMISSION

All full paper submissions will be peer reviewed and evaluated based on originality, technical and/or research content/depth, correctness, relevance to conference, contributions, and readability. The full paper submissions will be chosen based on technical merit, interest, applicability, and how well they fit a coherent and balanced technical program. The accepted full papers will be published in the  refereed conference proceedings. Prospective authors are kindly invited to submit full text papers including results, tables, figures and references. Full text papers (.doc, .rft, .ps, .pdf) will be accepted only by electronic submission.

WORKSHOPS

Researchers are cordially invited to submit a paper and/or a proposal to organize a workshop and actively participate in this conference. Proposals are invited for workshops to be affiliated with the conference scope and topics. The conference workshops provide a challenging forum and vibrant opportunity for researchers and industry practitioners to share their research positions, original research results and practical development experiences on specific new challenges and emerging issues. The workshop topics should be focused so that the Participants can benefit from interaction with each other and the cohesiveness of the topics.

PROCEEDINGS

The International Refereed Conference Proceedings (ISSN 2070-3724) will be published prior to the conference in both Printed Book and CD, and distributed to all registered participants at the conference. The Refereed Conference Proceedings are reviewed and indexed by CiteSeerX, Google Scholar, Engineering Index (Compendex), DOAJ, INTUTE, ScientificCommons and Electronic Journals Library.

SPECIAL JOURNAL ISSUE

ICCFMS 2010 has teamed up with the International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences for publishing a Special Journal Issue on Advances in Communication, Film and Media Sciences. All submitted papers will have opportunities for consideration for this Special Journal Issue. The selection will be carried out during the review process as well as at the conference presentation stage. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision will be made based on peer review reports by the guest editors and the Editor-in-Chief jointly.
 
Important Dates            
Paper submission; February 28, 2010
Notification of acceptance; March 31, 2010
Final paper submission and authors' registration; April 30, 2010
Conference Dates; June 28-30, 2010

Call for Papers

The International Conference on Communication, Film and Media Sciences is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of Computational Systems Engineering. The conference will bring together leading researchers, engineers and scientists in the domain of interest from around the world. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

Art/Media Connections
Audience and Reception Studies
Cinema Studies
Cognitive Film Theory
Comics and Graphic Novels, and Journalism
Communication and Democracy
Communication Arts and Sciences
Communication Law and Policy
Communication Policies and Culture
Communication Studies
Communication, Mass Media and Culture
Communications Media Technologies
Contemporary Art Theory
Contemporary Cinema: Industries, Narratives, Bodies
Contemporary Theatre & Performance
Creative Arts, Film and Media
Critical, Cultural and Media Theories of Bodies, Technology, Language and Gender
Cult Media Studies
Cultural and Media Theories of Bodies
Cultural Studies
Cultural Transformations
Cultures and Identities in Film, Media and Literature
Democratisation- Communication Flow and Interaction
Diaspora, Migration and the Media
Digital Culture and Communication
Feminist Theory: Gender and Political Studies
Film & TV Audiences
Film and Media Studies
Film and Television Genres
Film Studies
Film Theory
Fine Art, Design, Media, Film and Communications
Gender and communication
Gender and Technology
Gendered Spectatorship
Horror & Science Fiction Film
Influences on News Selection
International and Intercultural Communication
International Film Festivals
International Literature in Film Studies
Internet Media Studies
Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction
Issues of Authorship and Queer Identities
Journalism Studies and Communications
Journalistic attitudes and behaviour
Languages & Linguistics
Lesbian/Gay/Queer Cinema & Theory
Marketing and Communications
Mass Communication and Theatre
Mass Media and Communications
Media and Communications databases
Media and Cultural theory
Media Communication And Culture
Media Criticism
Media Technology
Media, Art and Communications
Media, Religion, and Culture
Music, Movies and Meaning
Narrative theory
National Cinemas
Organisational and Strategic Communication
Photography
Political Communication, Policy, and Participation
Popular Culture
Popular Music and Critical
Postmodern & Queer Theoretical Approaches to Representation
Postmodernism & the Avant-garde
Psychoanalytic Theory
Radio Research
Representation and meaning in news content
Representations of Gender & Sexuality
Representations of the Body
Science and Environment Communication
Screenwriting
Short Film Studies
Theories of Cultural Value
Theorising the Media
Theory of Art Production & Distribution
TV Studies
Underground & Independent Cinema
Visual Culture


Paper submission

Prospective authors are invited to submit full papers including results, figures and references. Paper will be accepted only by electronic submission through the conference web site. Prospective authors are expected to present their paper at the conference.

Proposal for special session

The conference will include a number of special sessions. Proposal for special sessions must include a title, rationale, session outline, contact information for the session chairs, a list of authors who have agreed to present paper in the session, and abstract of each paper. If any of these requirements is missing in a proposal, it will not be accepted. Proposals for special sessions should be submitted to the conference secretariat before deadlines.