Suddenly conferences are popping up all over the place - and I'm particularly sorry I didn't hear about this one earlier (the call for papers is closed now):

The 14th AMIC Annual Conference

"Media and Society in Asia: Transformations and Transitions"

18 - 21 July 2005, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

AMIC is the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre [3], based in Singapore. Conference topics include:

• Role of Media in National Development
• Culture, Civilization and Global Communication
• Media and Technology
• Media, Political Communication and National Representation
• Media and Youth
• Media and Sports
• Media and Cultural Identity
• Media Regulation, Freedom and Diversity in Asia
• Media Education in Asia
• Media, Accountability and Governance
• Gender and Media in Asia
• Media and Conflict in Asia
• Media in China
• Media Ethics
• Media in Underdeveloped Nations
• Alternative Media
• Asian Media Theories
• Digital and Satellite Television in China
• Internationalization of Media in China
• Institution and Transition of Media in China