Welcome to Abu Dhabi University’s
1^st International Conference on Media and Communication – ICMC 2018

Hosted by: Department of Communication Studies and Languages, Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Mike Friedrichsen (Prof. Dr.) 

Mike Friendrichsen is founding president of the Berlin University of Digital Sciences in Berlin and Full Professor of Media Economics and Media innovation at the Stuttgart Media University. He studied Business Administration, Political Economics, Communication Sciences and Political Sciences in Kiel, Mainz, San Diego, Canterbury and Berlin. He earned his Doctorate at the Free University of Berlin in 1996 at the Institute of Empirical Market and Communication Research. His main research interests are Digital Economy, Data Sciences, Media Management and Media Economics, Empirical Research, New Media Technologies und Business Informatics. Mike Friedrichsen emphasizes transfer between the University and Economy and in leads several Networking Organisations and he is supervisory board member in various enterprises and organizations. He is Research Director at the Global Institute for Digital Transformation (GIDT) and the Institute of Media Business (IMB). Mike Friedrichsen is author and editor of several books and has also published in different journals. He is editor of book series and journals 

Steven S. Wildman

Steven S. Wildman is a Visiting Scholar with the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program and an affiliate of the Silicon Flatirons Center, both at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Dr. Wildman is also a Fellow with the Columbia Institute of Tele-Information at Columbia University and a Senior Fellow with the Quello Center at Michigan State University, where he holds the title of Professor & J.H. Quello Chair of Telecommunication Studies Emeritus. Prior academic positions include: J.H. Quello Chair of Telecommunication Studies and Director of the Quello Center for Telecommunications Management and Law at Michigan State University; Wee Kim Wee Professor of Communication, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (while on MSU sabbatical); Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Director for the Program in Telecommunications Science, Management & Policy at Northwestern University; and Assistant Professor of Economics at UCLA. During 2013 he serviced as the Chief Economist for the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (while on leave from Michigan State University).

Dr. Wildman holds a PhD in Economics from Stanford University and a BA in Economics from Wabash College.  He is well known for his research and publications on economics and policy for communication industries, which include eight co-authored or co-edited books and numerous journal articles, chapters in edited books, and publications in refereed conference proceedings. He has served as a consultant offering advice, conducting studies, writing reports and providing expert testimony for corporations, trade associations and government agencies.

The interest areas of the conference include but are not limited to:

Scientific Committee Members:

Alfonso Sanchez-Tabernero - University of Navarra, Spain

George Tsourvakas –The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Alan Albarran - The University of North Texas, USA

Michael O. Wirth - University of Tennessee, USA

Paulo Faustino - Porto University, Portugal 

Zvezdan Vukanovic - Abu Dhabi University, UAE

Sonia Virginia Moreira - Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil

Elena Vartanova - Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

Charles Davis - Ryerson University, Canada

Artur Lugmayr - Curtin University, Australia

Giuseppe Richeri - Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland

José Alvarez-Monzoncillo - Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain

John Oliver - Bournemouth University, Great Britain

Milivoje Pavlovic –John Naisbitt University, Serbia

Mario Plenkovic - University of Zagreb, Croatia

Francisco Perez-Latre - University of Navarra, Spain 

Stanko Crnobrnja -  Singidunum University, Serbia

Ilya Kiriya - National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia

Min Hang - Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Juan Pablo Artero, The University of Zaragoza, Spain

Tom Evens - Ghent University, Belgium

Ulrike Rohn, Tallinn University, Estonia

Natasa Ruzic –University of Montenegro, Montenegro 

Tena Perisin - University of Zagreb, Croatia 

Azza Abdel-Azim Mohamed Ahmed - Abu Dhabi University, UAE

Lucy Küng - The University of Oslo, Norway

Biser Zlatanov - Sofia University, Bulgaria

Bjørn von Rimscha - Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany

Cinzia Colapinto -  Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

Organizing Committee:

1. Dr. Hamdi Mustafa Sheibani, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
2. Dr. Muhamad Sham Bin Shahkat Ali, Assoc. Prof. & Chair of the Department of Communication Studies and Languages
3. Prof. Dr. Azza Abdel-Azim Mohamed Ahmed, Prof. of Mass Communication
4. Dr. N. V. Prasad, Assoc. Prof. of Mass Communication
5. Dr. Zvezdan Vukanovic, Assoc. Prof. of Mass Communication
6. Dr. Sullay Mohamed Kanu, Asst. Prof. of Linguistics 

Conference Chair:

1.  Dr. Viola Gjylbegaj, Asst. Prof. of Mass Communication

Submission procedure

• All submissions and presentations must be in English or Arabic.
• All submissions must follow instructions provided in paper submission instructions (see below).
• If multiple authors are involved, one should be designated to receive correspondence regarding the paper.

Paper submission instructions

• Full papers must be maximum of 20 pages (12 pt. Times New Roman, single spaced) including abstract (250 words), at least five keywords, tables, pictures, references and/or appendix. 
• Separate title page should include the paper title, author(s), university affiliation(s), e-mail(s) and postal address (es). 
• Formatting: please follow APA paper and reference formatting style (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/)
• Submitted papers must not have been previously presented, published or accepted for publication.
• Each paper presentation will last 15 minutes.
• All the papers should be submitted as a word document format to icmc2018@adu.ac.ae

Submission review and publication

All submissions will be double-blind peer reviewed.
To be included in the conference program, at least one of each paper´s co-authors must participate in the conference.

All accepted full papers will be published in the Abstracts & Proceedings CD-ROM (e-book) and will be given to the participants on the conference day.

• Submission of Full paper Deadline: 20 January 2018 /  New Deadline: 10 February
• Notification of Acceptance: 5 February 2018
• Conference Registration Deadline: 15 February 2018  

All the papers should be submitted as a word document format to icmc2018@adu.ac.ae

Conference registration fees: USD 300

The registration fees for Listener is USD 200

Please transfer registration fees through the bank account:

Registration fees covers:

1.  2 Conference lunch buffet
2.  4 Snacks/Coffee breaks 
3.  Abu Dhabi and Dubai Tour 

Please be sure to use the reference “ICMC 2018” for the payment and kindly provide a copy of the transfer receipt to EMAIL ID: icmc2018@adu.ac.ae

For any inquiries about the ICMC 2018 conference:

Phone (Office): +971 2 501 5202

Social Program

In addition to the scientific program, we offer the excursion tours to the main attractions of Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The aim of this tour is to broaden network opportunities in a more relaxed environment. 

More details about ICMC 2018 social program will be available soon. 

We look forward to welcoming you at ICMC 2018

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