Culture, Communication and Adaptation in Global Context 主办单位：国际跨文化交际学会、华南理工大学 协办单位：中国跨文化交际学会、中国高等教育学会外国留学生教育管理分会 承办单位：华南理工大学跨文化传播研究中心 Call for Papers The 16th International Conference of the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, P.R.China. June 18-20, 2010 Globalization enters a world in which people of different cultural backgrounds increasingly come to depend on one another. It not only impacts every aspect of our personal and social life, but also leads to a higher level of interdependence and interconnectedness between people and people, organization and organization, and government to government in different cultures. The advent of this new era of telecommunication and human interconnection especially brings with it questions of identity, adaptation, language, ethics, community, power, and social order in the process of global communication. Thus, to understand these questions and develop intercultural communication competence becomes indispensable for reaching a productive and successful life in the 21st century. Consequently, increasing discussions among scholars in different disciplines have been focused on key issues and trends regarding globalization, communication, and adaptation in global context. As an interdisciplinary conference on human communication across cultures, the International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies (IAICS) is now soliciting submissions for the 16th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Communication to be held on June 18-20, 2010 at South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, one of the largest cities in the People’s Republic of China. Papers reflecting diverse theoretical perspectives and both quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches are encouraged. Topic areas are broadly defined as, but not limited to, the following: - Advertising - Business communication across cultures - Communication accommodation - Communication and globalization - Computer mediated communication - Conflict and negotiation - Crisis management - Cross-cultural adaptation - Cross-cultural training - Cross-cultural communication education - Cultural and linguistic diversity - Cultural identity and globalization - Digital communication - Ethnicity and communication - Group/organizational communication across cultures - Harmony and diversity - Health communication across cultures - Information technology and culture - Interpersonal/intercultural communication - Intercultural communication competence - Language and cultural Education - Language and media - Language and society - Language attitude - Language change and language stability - Language policy - Media and culture - Media literacy - New media and globalization - Nonverbal communication across cultures - Rhetoric studies - Risk communication across cultures - Translation theory - Verbal communication across cultures Guideline for Submissions - Categories: Abstract, panel proposal, and workshop proposal may be accepted: Abstract: 150-250 words in English. The abstract must conform to the format of the sample abstract listed at the end of this news. Panel proposal: Panel proposals reflecting the conference theme may be submitted. All panel proposals should provide a 200-300 word rationale and 150-250 word abstract of each panellist’s paper. Workshop: Workshop proposals relevant to the conference theme may be submitted. Proposal is expected to be 3-5 pages in length, single spaced. - Deadline: Please submit the abstract, the complete panel proposal, and the complete workshop proposal by January 15, 2010. All submissions will be carefully reviewed. Completed paper should be done by the time of the conference. Authors will be informed at the conference where to send the completed paper and when the deadline is for the consideration of being published in the issues of the IAICS journal, Intercultural Communication Studies, which will be devoted to conference papers. 全球化拉近了人与人之间的距离，世界成为一个地球村。勿庸置疑，全球化使个体之间、组织之间及各国政府之间相互依存、相互渗透的程度不断加深。随着信息技术的更新与发展和人类交往的频繁，全球传播过程中产生的身份、适应、语言、伦理、社区、权力和社会秩序等一系列问题也日益突显。厘清跨文化传播过程中出现的种种纷争与问题、培养跨文化传播与适应能力成为当今生活中不可或缺的基本要素。各领域的专家学者纷纷在全球视野下各抒己见，关注并探讨全球化、跨文化传播与适应等诸方面的问题。 “第16届国际跨文化传播年会”定于2010年6月18日至20日在中国广州华南理工大学召开。作为以跨文化传播为主题的跨学科会议，国际跨文化交际学会已开始征文。现真诚地邀请各位专家学者踊跃投稿。凡能展现多元视角，采用定量或定性研究方法的论文均可能被采用。