Call for convenors for PhD webinar

IAMCR invites PhD researchers to submit their applications to convene an IAMCR Presidential PhD Research Webinar with a topic of their choice. Read this information carefully if you are an IAMCR member PhD student and would like to convene an IAMCR Presidential PhD Research Webinar.

The deadline to submit applications is 07 April 2023.

The IAMCR Presidential PhD Research Webinars provide a forum for critical dialogue for PhD researchers in the field of communication and media studies. The central goals of the webinars are to give visibility to doctoral research in the global field of communication and media studies and stimulate interaction and cooperation among PhD students. 

General Principles  

Webinar organisation procedure

  • Each year, one webinar is organised outside the main conference period, ideally in the second half of the year.  
  • This open call invites IAMCR member PhD students to submit their applications to propose a topic and to convene an IAMCR Presidential PhD Research Webinar on that topic.  
  • When the convenor(s) and their proposed topic are selected, the second open call for speakers and abstracts for presentations on that selected topic will be launched in collaboration with the selected convenor(s). 
  • The presenters from among the applications for the second call will be selected together with the convenor(s).

Responsibilities of webinar convenors

The webinar convenor(s) are expected to:

  • Coordinate the organisation of the webinar;
  • Commit to comply with IAMCR's statement on a safe and supportive communityi;  
  • Abide by the timeline and meet all deadlines to the best of their ability;
  • Ensure that all presenters obtain copyright clearance on any materials they present;
  • Write a short 'after the event' article (which will be made available to the IAMCR membership);
  • Propose replacements in case participants have to cancel in order to ensure that the minimum number of three participants is respected;
  • Make a presentation in the webinar.

What IAMCR will provide  

As the organiser of the Presidential PhD Research Webinar series, IAMCR:

  • Promotes the webinar via its communication channels;
  • Provides the Zoom (or equivalent) meeting platform where the webinar will be held;
  • Provides a registration system and issues certificates for the convenor(s) and speakers after the webinar.

How to apply in order to convene the IAMCR Presidential PhD Research Webinar  

Eligibility  

The convenor(s) must be members of IAMCR and PhD students. The proposed topic must be relevant to communication and media studies, and it should be intellectually stimulating and potentially innovative.

How to apply  

If you would like to organise a webinar, download and complete the application form.  

The completed application form should be emailed with the subject "IAMCR Presidential PhD Research Webinar:  {title of your webinar}" to mazlum [at] iamcr.org (Mazlum Kemal Dağdelen), the coordinator of the IAMCR Presidential PhD Research Webinar and the assistant of the IAMCR President, Nico Carpentier.  

If there are several convenor(s), each convenor is required to submit an application form. All forms must be sent in one application email to the coordinator of the presidential webinar. If there are similar proposals related to the selected topic, the convenors may be grouped as co-convenors in consultation with the applicants.

The topic and the convenor(s) are selected on the basis of the academic quality of their proposal and its relevance to our field.

Timeline

Applications for hosting/convening a webinar should be submitted by 07 April 2023.

Please do not send paper proposals in stage 1. This call is for hosts/convenors only.

The webinar is open to the participation of IAMCR members as convenors, presenters, and audience. 

To have further information about the initiative, you are welcome to contact mazlum [at] iamcr.org (Mazlum Kemal Dağdelen), the coordinator of the IAMCR Presidential PhD Research Webinar series.

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