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4th International Conference on Environmental and Rural Development
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The International Society of Environmental and Rural Development is pleased to announce the 4th International Conference on Environmental and Rural Development to be held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, 19-20 January 2013. The main objective of this conference is to discuss and develop the suitable and effective processes and strategies for sustainable rural development taking into account of agricultural and environmental aspects in developing countries. Scientists and facilitators of all disciplines

Climate Change Communication and the Internet
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The Department of Media and Communication, University of Leicester will be hosting a workshop on “Climate Change Communication and the Internet: Challenges and Opportunities for Research“ on Thursday 12 April, 2013. The new communicative landscape shaped by Internet and mobile technologies has had profound implications for communication research on climate change and environment. It has opened up new areas for studying public engagement with science, as the audiences are becoming

2013 IAMCR Conference - Call for Papers
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The International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites papers and panel proposals for the 2013 IAMCR conference to be held from 25 to 29 June, 2013 at the Helix Conference Centre at Dublin City University, Ireland. The overarching theme of the 2013 IAMCR conference is “Crises, ‘Creative Destruction’ and the Global Power and Communication Orders”. The conference theme invites reflections and papers addressing whether or how the current

E-Course in Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue
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UNESCO supports the launch of an online course in Media and Information Literacy (MIL) and intercultural dialogue. The course is designed for teachers, policy makers and professionals to become agents of change through the development of MIL competencies in their communities and through enhancing intercultural understanding. It is led by the Media and Information Literacy (MIL) and Intercultural Dialogue University Network and the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and will

Call for chapters: Digital Literacy, Technology and Social Inclusion
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The call for chapters for the forthcoming e-book, titled “Digital Literacy, Technology and Social Inclusion: making sense of one-to-one computer programmes around the world”, to be published in 2013 is open until January 20, 2013. Governments all over the world have agendas to support the use of digital technologies in schools, promoting programmes known as ‘one-to-one’ (1:1) – one computer per child. Contributions for this book preferably take into account the diversity of social and

Critical Reflections on Community Radio in Africa
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AMARC Africa and the National Forum of Community Radio Broadcasters of Mozambique (FORCOM) held a Conference on Community Radios and Access to Information in Southern Africa from December 3-5 in Maputo, Mozambique. The Conference critically examined both the governance of community radios and their effective role as channels of participatory and democratic communication for development for the poor and marginalized communities in the various Southern African countries, considering the socio-economic and political

New Media and Communication for Human Development Conference in Nigeria - Call for Papers
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The 2nd Ebenezer Soola Conference on Communication will be held on March 13-16, 2013 at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The main theme of the conference will be: Harnessing the New Media of Communication for Sustainable Human Development. The organizers invite abstracts and full papers from academics and professionals working in the fields of media and communication, addressing the main theme and its intertwine with sub-themes including, among others: Development

Communication with People in Crisis Conference
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Humanitarian and development agencies are using communication technology and media channels to respond more efficiently and be themselves more accountable to people affected by conflict and disasters.  Communications with People in Crisis: Collaborating with the local technology & media sector is a two-day event organized by Adeso, OCHA & CDAC Network on December 6-7 2012 in Nairobi. It will bring together key members of the technology and humanitarian/development communities to

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This year’s UNFCCC Climate Change Summit started on November 26 in Doha, Qatar. As a side event on December 4, Internews’ Earth Journalism Network and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) will host the 2nd Climate Communications Day at the Northwestern University of Qatar. Those who cannot participate to the Climate Communications Day (registration can be done online here) can follow discussions online using the Twitter hashtag #CCommsDay. During

Call for proposals: ICT research for climate change
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The 2012 Research Grants on Innovative Application of ICTs in Addressing Water-related Impacts of Climate Change are an initiative of the School of Computing and Informatics and the Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) of the University of Nairobi, Kenya, supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada. The project aims to strengthen capacities of registered Masters and PhD students in universities in Africa, Asia