Re: AUDITORY Digest - 2 Aug 2005 to 7 Aug 2005 (#2005-155)

[Anthony Gritten <Anthony.Gritten@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm away until Wednesday 31st August.
If necessary I'll reply to your email when I return.
Thanks.

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Topics of the day:

  1. HCSNet Co-sponsored Workshop: CONCEPTUALISING COMMUNICATION

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Date:    Mon, 8 Aug 2005 10:39:47 +1000
From:    David GRAYDEN <dgrayden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: HCSNet Co-sponsored Workshop: CONCEPTUALISING COMMUNICATION

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:

=A0=A0=A0=A0* identify concepts of communication operating in a range of
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disciplines;
=A0=A0=A0=A0* explore existing and potential avenues to improving =
interdisciplinary collaboration.

PLENARY SPEAKERS
=A0=A0=A0=A0* Prof. Catherine Best, MARCS Laboratories, University of =
Western Sydney
=A0=A0=A0=A0* Prof. Michael Corballis, Psychology, University of =
Auckland
=A0=A0=A0=A0* Prof. Roger Dean, Sonic Research Group, University of =
Canberra
=A0=A0=A0=A0* Prof. Peter Eklund, Information Systems, University of =
Wollongong=A0

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
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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.=20
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:=A0=A0=A0=A05th 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
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as PDF file (which must not contain any author information). The body of
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message should in any case commence with the title of presentation, name
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and affiliation of author(s), and contact postal address, email address,
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and phone number.

Closing date:=A0=A0=A0=A05 September 2005

SPONSORS
ARC Human Communication Science Network (http://www.hcsnet.edu.au)=20
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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