THE 1ST AUTUMN CONFERENCE OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL INTERACTION SECTION OF ECREA

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THE 1ST AUTUMN CONFERENCE OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL INTERACTION SECTION OF ECREA

Conference 21 - 23 October 2009, University of Tampere, Finland

Keynote speakers:
* Professor Brant Burleson, Purdue University, USA
"Supportive Communication in Close Relationships: Similarities and Differences across Cultures"

* Professor Owen Hargie, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
"Training Professional Communication Skills: Research, Theory and Practice"

The autumn conference centers around three themes and 31 papers will be presented on these themes:
* Interpersonal communication and social interaction in close relationships,
* Interpersonal communication and social interaction in professional context
* Mediated interpersonal communication.

In addition, there will be a workshop of the ECREA Young Scholar Network (YECREA) on Thursday afternoon.

Registration and the conference fee paid by 30th September 2009. 50 ? for those participants who do not present a paper. The registration
fee includes the programme and free admission to Get Together. No registration fee for those participants who present their own paper or
those who are co-authors of the paper.

More information on the conference webpage and full program:
http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/puheoppi/autumn_conference/index.php

The organizers of the conference:
* ECREA Section for Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction
* Finnish Doctoral School of Communication Studies
* Department of Speech Communication and Voice Research, University of Tampere, Finland

The Chair of the section: Professor Pekka Isotalus, University of Tampere

Contact person: Teija Waaramaa, Coordinator of the Doctoral School of Communication Studies
Contact email: teija.waaramaa AT uta.fi
Address: FIN-33014 University of Tampere, Finland, fax +358 (0)3 3551 6063