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Conference Announcement "Intercultural Communication between China and the World: Interpersonal, Organizational and Mediated Perspectives" International Conference China Association for Intercultural Communication (CAFIC) International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies (IAICS) Association for Chinese Communication Studies (ACCS) School of English and International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing (China) 11-14 June 2009 __________________________________________________ In the context of deepening globalization, China has increasingly involved itself in full-scale cooperation with the outside world and has now emerged as a member of the international community with growing national power and a rising international influence. Frequent contact and communication with the world is crucial to Chinas development, and will surely encourage the intercultural dialogue. However, cultural differences and discrepancies in socio-economic development are now identified as major obstacles to Chinas communication with the world, and the West in particular. Misunderstanding and stereotyping often give rise to conflict and hostility. Such a failure in communication, which permeates interpersonal, organizational as well as mass-mediated communication between China and the world, is a growing concern among researchers of intercultural communication and mass communication. Today China sees unprecedented levels of scale and depth in its exchanges with the world, with increasing cross-border cooperation carried out in the fields of tourism, business, education, sports and cultural activities, traditional mass communication and online communication, etc. Such a large variety of intercultural activities provide abundant opportunities for research into intercultural communication/mass communication. Hence the focus of this conference is on the intercultural communication issues between China and the world observed from interpersonal, organizational and mediated perspectives. The conference aims to encourage a meeting of theoretical and historical studies with empirical research, to broaden the horizon of intercultural communication studies and to contribute to the construction of a harmonious world. Topics - Intercultural Communication - Intercultural Mass Communication - Cross-Cultural Studies For a complete list please see: http://www.uri.edu/iaics/conference/cafic2009.pdf Accommodation The conference will be held at the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press International Convention Center. Group rate offered by the Hotel connected to the Convention Center is 140 RMB per day (around US$ 20) double, and 100 RMB per day (around US$ 15) single room of an apartment. The cost of three meals a day in the hotel is 120 RMB per day (around US$ 17). The International Convention Center has already reserved enough rooms for all participants from June 1st to the 20th. Participants can pick a room and make the payment on the day of registration. Please contact <cafic2...@gmail.com> with any questions or concerns. For further information about conference registration and proceeding, please visit the conference website at: http://cis.bfsu.edu.cn Contact: ZHANG Chunbo (Judy) School of English and International Studies Beijing Foreign Studies University Xi San Huan Bei Lu, No. 2 Haidian Beijing 100089 China Tel: +86 (0)10 8881 6986 Fax: +86 (0)10 8881 6791 Email: cafic2...@gmail.com Web: http://cis.bfsu.edu.cn __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
