June 10–13, 2004
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York
Sponsored by
The Department of Communication and
The William A. Kern Professor in Communications
College of Liberal Arts
Rochester Institute of Technology
MEDIA ENVIRONMENTS AND THE LIBERAL ARTS
How do changing media environments influence the ways in which people express themselves, communicate with each other, and pass on knowledge to future generations? From cities to cyberspace, and ancient writing systems to digital communication technologies, media help shape human interaction, understanding, and organization. This conference explores the various ways in which past, present, and emerging media environments influence human life in general and its self-examination via the liberal arts disciplines. These ways include the subjects of inquiry and the way research is conducted; changes in human and mass communication; policy-making and evaluation; individual expression and representation; formation of and change in cultural attitudes; media representations of natural environments; emerging digital expression; hyperfiction; digital poetry; and the social impact of media. Featured speakers include Susan Drucker, Gary Gumpert, Douglas Rushkoff, and Denise Schmandt-Besserat.
PRE-REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Convention Fees for MEA Members
US $30 Member Pre-Registration (before May 1, 2004)
US $40 Member Registration (after May 1, 2004 or on-site)
US $20 Student Registration (full-time student ID required)
Convention Fees for Non-Members
US $60 Convention Registration Only
US $25 Student Convention Registration Only
MEA Membership Fees
(January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004)
US $40 Membership
US $20 Student Membership (full-time student ID required)
Printable versions of the pre-registration form are available here in both Word and PDF formats. News about the event is also available at the Convention Blog <http://www.rit.edu/~sbbgpt/mea-rit>.
Mail completed pre-registration form and check or money order, payable to Media Ecology Association, to
Janet Sternberg, MEA Executive Secretary
Department of Communication and Media Studies
Fordham University
Bronx, NY 10458-9993
718-817-4855 voice | 718-817-4868 fax
<netberg {at} compuserve.com>
Payment from outside the United States can be made through PayPal® on our international payments page.
Sessions will be held on the RIT Campus. The conference hotel, located on the RIT Campus, is the Radisson Hotel Rochester Airport. Free shuttle service is available between the Rochester airport and the hotel.
Please mention MEA when making hotel reservations to receive the convention rate.
Radisson Hotel Rochester Airport
175 Jefferson Road
Rochester, NY 14623
800-333-3333 toll free
585-475-1910 | 585-475-9633 fax
<RHI_RONY {at} Radisson.com>
Questions? Contact the Convention Coordinator:
Sue Barnes
Communication Department
Rochester Institute of Technology
92 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
585-475-4695 voice | 585-475-7732 fax
<sbbgpt {at} rit.edu>
DEADLINE FOR PRE-REGISTRATION: May 1, 2004