- Would you like your academic research to influence ideas, people, and public policies? -
Do you want to learn and share on how you can harness the power of media to reach out? - Are you interested in discussing multidisciplinary, ground-breaking, speculative, and controversial ideas in an open and safe environment? If you think that these questions apply to you, participate in the international conference *Bridging Gaps: Media, Higher Education and Society*. The conference will be held on May 27-28, 2015 at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. *The details of the call are at*: *http://cmc-centre.com/conference2015/* <http://cmc-centre.com/conference2015/> The conference will include a professional development workshop on media and public relations. It will offer valuable insights in how scholars can become critics and experts in media. *Conference registration structure*: - $59 for paper presentation - $149 for presentation and workshop participation - $300 for complete conference attendance and publication in edited book. Publication of extended papers in a peer-reviewed journal for selected best papers *Submission guidelines*: - 250-word abstract or panel / workshop proposal - Include a title, your name, e-mail address, and affiliation if applicable - Submit to conference Chair Dr. Louis Massey at *sub...@esicore.org <file:///C:/Users/Owner/Documents/054AMJPKF%20-%20MAY2614/CMCS/Conference/sub...@esicore.org>* - Deadline for submission: November 30, 2014 - Notification of acceptance: January 15, 2015 - Authors interested in panel / workshop proposal: contact the conference chair as soon as possible for guidelines and benefits *Dr Samita Nandy*Director, Centre for Media and Celebrity Studies (CMCS) Reviewer, SAGE Publications and Wilfred Laurier Press PhD Curtin University, Australia (Media) MA and BA York University, Canada (Communication) URL <samitana...@gmail.com>: <http://www.cmc-centre.com/> http://www.cmc-centre.com/ | www.samitanandy.com