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Monday, 19 June 2006

More than 300 communication experts from around the world will converge on the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide next month to discuss global trends in the media.

The 2006 conference, which runs from July 5-7, will host research scholars, academics, practitioners, policy makers and postgraduate students involved in media technology and communication practices.

Hosted by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's , the conference theme this year is Empowerment, Creativity and Innovation: Challenging Media and Communication in the 21st Century.

Convenor said the conference promised to be an exceptional event for a number of reasons.

"ANZCA's history can be traced back to 1968 when speech lecturers at the then Adelaide Teachers College established a national association. Subsequent meetings and workshops transformed this plan into a mainstream media and communication association.

"This exciting gathering is coming to Adelaide, where it all started almost 40 years ago. It is also happening at a time in history when media technologies have redefined societal values and identity," Dr Anyanwu said.

Topics to be discussed include: old and new media; media ethics; indigenous media; communication and rural communities; gender issues in the media; political and business communication; computer games and interactive media; and the on-line media.

Keynote speakers will be:

• Professor Tom O'Regan, Head of School and Professor of Cultural and Media Studies at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Queensland;
• Professor Andrew Kenyon, Director of the Communication Law Centre, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Melbourne;
• Professor Marsha Kinder from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Southern California, whose interactive media projects have revolutionised digital technology and cinematic documentation;
• Professor Anna Everett, Professor of Film, Television and New Media Studies, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of California;
• Professor Owen Hargie, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Ulster, Belfast;
• Ms Sheron Wray, a UK expert who uses mobile telephony and text messaging to choreograph dance;
• James Barker, Professor of Organisational Theory and Strategy, Waikato ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, New Zealand.

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