Communication students, professionals to converge at Miriam College

FOR 25TH AMIC CONFERENCE

Over 400 foreign and local communication scholars, practitioners, and students will converge at the Miriam College campus on Sept. 27-29 for the 25th Asian Media Information and Communication (AMIC) International Conference.

This is one of the few times that the event will be hosted by a college or university. “It was decided to hold the conference at Miriam College because of its facilities. It is also designated as a Center for Development in Communication by the Commission on Higher Education,” said AMIC Secretary-General Ramon Tuazon.

It also marks the first time the annual conference is being held in the Philippines since AMIC’s transfer from Singapore to Manila in 2015.

Themed “Rethinking Communication in a Resurgent Asia,” the conference includes sessions on Asian Communication Paradigms and Theories; Asian Philosophy, Religion, and Communication; Freedom of Expression in a PostTruth Era; Communication and Culture; Communication Education and Training; Political Communication in Traditional and Online Platforms; Media and Information Literacy; and Children and Gender Issues in Communication.

“The theme forces us to question the seeming dominance of Western philosophies and paradigms in communication media in the AsiaPacific, thus the event hopes to provide a platform for reasserting the pioneering contributions of Asians in communication as well as examine the impact of Asian philosophies and religions on communication paradigms, strategies, and practices,” said Crispin Maslog, AMIC chairperson.

Some “legends” and experts in communication and journalism education in Asia Pacific have confirmed their participation, among them John Lent, Shelton Gunaratne, Ronny Adhikarya, Ang Peng Hwa, Cherian George, Arun Mahizhnan, and Peixin Cao. They will be joined by Filipino communication scholars including AMIC chairperson Crispin Maslog and Florangel RosarioBraid.

For details, visit www.amicmanila2017.net.