For the Third International Conference on Media and Communication (ICMC) in Porto (Portugal) an extended abstract, with a preferred length between 750 to 1000 words, accompanied by contact details and a brief bio on a separate page, should be sent no later than February 15 to the email address stated below.
Abstracts may be written in Portuguese, English or Spanish (although presentations must be held in English) and should summarize the paper’s contents, explain its relevance to the conference theme, and outline its methodology, theoretical framework and key results. All submissions that meet these criteria in sufficient quality, including those of graduate students, will be considered. Participants may submit more than one proposal, but only one paper by the same first author will be accepted into the program.
All proposals should be submitted to the following email : icmcporto@gmail.com
Notification of acceptance will be sent by March 10, 2012
A selection of the best papers delivered at the conference will be considered for publication in a special issue of the Global Media Journal – Portuguese Edition.
DATES
The deadline for submission of abstracts is 15 February 2012.
Notification of acceptance is 10 March 2012
Deadline for submission of full papers is 30 April 2012
The conference will be held on 14 and 15 May 2012
Decision about publication of selected works is 31 July 2012