Target participants: Scholars and postgraduate students of interpersonal communication and social interaction
Affiliation: ECREA Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction section, Finnish Doctoral School of Communication Studies and Department of Speech Communication and Voice Research, University of Tampere
Venue: University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Date: Oct 21 - Oct 23, 2009
Contact: teija.waaramaa@uta.fi
Call for papers: http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/puheoppi/autumn_conference/#cfp
Website: http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/puheoppi/autumn_conference/
The 1st Autumn Conference of Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction, organised by the ECREA's Section for Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction, the Finnish Doctoral School of Communication Studies and the Department of Speech Communication and Voice Research at the University of Tampere, Finland, will center around three themes and 31 papers will be presented on these themes:
- Interpersonal communication and social interaction in close relationships,
- Interpersonal communication and social interaction in professional context
- Mediated interpersonal communication.
Confirmed keynote speakers:
- Professor Brant Burleson, Purdue University, USA, Supportive Communication in Close Relationships: Similarities and Differences across Cultures
- Professor Owen Hargie, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, Training Professional Communication Skills: Research, Theory and Practice
In addition, there will be a workshop of the ECREA Young Scholar Network (YECREA) on Thursday afternoon.
Contact person: Teija Waaramaa, Coordinator of the Doctoral School of Communication Studies, teija.waaramaa@uta.fi
Address: FIN-33014 University of Tampere, Finland, fax +358 (0)3 3551 6063
Registration
No registration fee for those participants who present their own paper, 50 € for those participants who will not present a paper.
The registration fee includes the programme and free admission to the social event.
Deadline for registration and conference fee payment: 30 September 2009.
