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AMIC 22ND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
in partnership with the Department of Communication, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada
4-7 July 2013, Melia Purosani Hotel, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Theme: Transformational Communication and the New Asia
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EARLY BIRD REGISTRANTS CAN BOOK TOUR OF BOROBUDUR
The AMIC-UGM Conference Secretariat is happy to announce that an optional tour of Borobudur has been arranged at a discounted rate. For only USD26 (75% off market rate), delegates can sign up for a tour of the world famous temples on July 7 at 1pm, right after the closing lunch of the conference. The tour package includes a bus trip to Borobudur and entrance fee to the temple. Slots are limited to 60 persons, registered participants and their spouses/companions will be given priority booking.
For more about the heritage site, click here.
The temple-compound dates back to the 8th century but rediscovered only in the 19th century. It was named a UNESCO Heritage Site in the 1970s. |
Meanwhile, the AMIC-UGM Secretariat is moving into high-gear as the last leg of preparations commence. AMIC 2013 conference registration can be accessed online. The early-bird option provides considerable savings to participants.
For on-line registration: Please register here.
For off-line registration: Please download the registration form.
To avail of the discounted conference rate, participants should first join or update their membership to AMIC
For reserving a slot for the Borobudur tour, please see instructions
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Also, please book your hotel rooms as soon as possible at the conference venue: Hotel Melia Purosani. The 5-star hotel is offering the first 150 AMIC delegates a special room rate for the duration of the event. Delegates should book on-line directly with the hotel using the specially assigned booking code. Details of the code are available on the Conference page of the AMIC web-site: http://amic.org.sg/conference/AMIC2013/hotel.htm.
July is peak tourist season in Yogyakarta and rooms will be rapidly occupied.
Go to conference page for more details
Social media and the way it interacts with traditional radio broadcasting is the theme of this year's RadioAsia conference to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam.
What are the potential challenges and opportunities in radio programming for the social networks and how to integrate them with other media on these platforms? To move into the new era, broadcasters have to use websites and Internet delivery to complement mainline services. One of the effective methods is to offer web services with interactivity provided through social networking platforms.
Is radio is ready for a great future - with an unbroken vitality and passion in the digital age?
The RadioAsia2013 conference, jointly organised by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) and Singapore Exhibition Services (SES) will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 29 to 31, July 2013. The host organisation is ABU member, the Voice of Vietnam.
For more information about the conference, please visit the conference website.
UGM RECTOR MEETS AMIC
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In preparation for this year's annual conference, AMIC Secretary-General, Martin Hadlow recently met with UGM Rector, Professor Pratikno, at his office in Yogyakarta.
Prof. Pratikno noted that the conference theme, Transformational Communication and the New Asia was a concept that Indonesians could very much relate to. As a
matter of fact, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's most popular vision is, perhaps, the country's soft power diplomacy, which he presented before a UN forum. That is, soft power that focuses more on bringing peace through different approaches such as culture, education and communication.
Dr. Hadlow also met with Dean Dr. Erwan Agus Purwanto of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, and with the faculty members of the Department of Communication, led by former Dean Dr. Hermin Wahyuni, the UGM coordinator for the conference.
The theme of this year's annual AMIC conference seeks to highlight the role of communication and the media in bringing about a 'New Asia', that is, an Asia that is slowly transforming into a 'soft power' as Europe and North America seem to continue their decline.
With this economic growth comes 'soft power', seen in the growing global influence of Asian culture, symbolized by, for example, the rising Bollywood and Hong Kong genre in films, Japanese anime and Korean pop music. It is also seen in the Asian presence in various communication channels.
Most Asian nations have their own radio and television networks and have reduced their reliance on Western-oriented international news agencies for their world news content. And their social and mobile media presence is overwhelming. To illustrate, the Internet Worldstats.com reports that Chinese is the second most used language on the Internet (after English). Japanese rated fourth, and Korean was tenth.
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| 22nd AMIC Annual Conference |
4-7 July, 2013,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Transformational Communication and the New Asia
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Principal Partners
Universitas
Gadjah Mada
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WeeKimWee School of Communication
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Other
Sponsors & Partners
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Singapore
Taylor & Francis
University of Pancasila, Jakarta
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Participants, including paper presenters, are required to complete the Registration process before 4 July 2013.
To avail of the discounted conference rate, participants should first join or update their membership to AMIC.
More details: Visit Website
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