HCSNet Co-sponsored Workshop: CONCEPTUALISING COMMUNICATION

[David GRAYDEN <dgrayden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Call for papers: closing 5th Sept 2005

CONCEPTUALISING COMMUNICATION
Building Cross-disciplinary Understanding in Human Communication Science

http://www.une.edu.au/arts/LangCog/ConCom05/
University of New England, NSW, Australia.

Thur/Fri 8th-9th December, 2005.

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This two-day workshop targets a major barrier to cross-disciplinary research in the human communication sciences: fundamental differences among disciplines in their understanding of what communication is. The workshop aims to:

    * identify concepts of communication operating in a range of disciplines;
    * explore existing and potential avenues to improving interdisciplinary collaboration.

PLENARY SPEAKERS
    * Prof. Catherine Best, MARCS Laboratories, University of Western Sydney
    * Prof. Michael Corballis, Psychology, University of Auckland
    * Prof. Roger Dean, Sonic Research Group, University of Canberra
    * Prof. Peter Eklund, Information Systems, University of Wollongong 

CALL FOR PAPERS
Proposals are sought for half hour papers addressing the general theme from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. The number of papers is limited to allow plenty of time for group discussion. Some possible topics are listed on the workshop website at http://www.une.edu.au/arts/LangCog/ConCom05/description.php. 
Publication of workshop proceedings is envisaged as a well-informed cross-disciplinary introduction to 'communication'.

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
A number of student scholarships are available to cover travel and accommodation costs of Australian/New Zealand students who wish to
attend: to apply see
http://www.une.edu.au/arts/LangCog/ConCom05/scholarship.php

Closing date for scholarship applications:    5th Sept. 2005

COST
Thanks to the sponsors, registration for the workshop is free, and discussion-only participation is welcome. However, registration is essential, as numbers are limited.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Submissions for half-hour presentations should take the form of a 300-word abstract. Authors should not self-identify anywhere in the abstract. Please email your submission to ConCom05@xxxxxxxxxx, with 'ConCom05 submission' as subject line. You can either enclose your abstract in the message body (i.e., send it as plain text) or attach it as PDF file (which must not contain any author information). The body of message should in any case commence with the title of presentation, name and affiliation of author(s), and contact postal address, email address, and phone number.

Closing date:    5 September 2005

SPONSORS
ARC Human Communication Science Network (http://www.hcsnet.edu.au) 
UNE's Language and Cognition Research Centre (http://www.une.edu.au/arts/LangCog/)

Note that the workshop integrates in time with several other relevant HCSNet events.

CONTACTS
Website: http://www.une.edu.au/arts/LangCog/ConCom05/
Email: ConCom05@xxxxxxxxxx

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