CONFERENCE PROGRAM
(as of 27 September 2024 )
Day 1, 24 September 2024 (Tuesday)
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Registration
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. OPENING PROGRAMME
National Anthem of China
WELCOME MESSAGES
DR. CRISPIN C. MASLOG
Chairperson, AMIC Board of Directors
SHOUXUN LIU
Vice President
Communication University of China
SPECIAL NUMBER
DONG Lina
Former Special Host of the China National Radio
Second Price in the Final of the First “Xiaqing Cup” National Recitation of the China
National Radio
Ll Cangmao
National Champion of Sichuan TV’s “Sing a Poem for You”, 2017
Best Actor in the Ethnic Screening Section of the 10th Beijing International Film Festival
9:30 – 9:45 a.m. KEYNOTE MESSAGES
PROF. SHAHBAZ KHAN
Director and Representative to UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia
PROF. SUI, YAN
Dean, School of Journalism, Communication University of China
9:45 – 9:55 a.m. CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
MR. RAMON R. TUAZON
AMIC Secretary-General
9:55 – 10:10 a.m. CONFERMENT OF 2023 AND 2024 AMIC ASIA COMMUNICATION AWARDS
DR. CRISPIN C. MASLOG
Chairperson, AMIC Board of Directors
DR. JOHN A. LENT
Professor, Temple University
AMIC Lifetime Member
2006 AMIC Asia Communication Awardee
MR. RAMON R. TUAZON
AMIC Secretary-General
DR. ARVIND SINGHAL
2023 AMIC Asia Communication Awardee
DR. CHERIAN GEORGE
2024 AMIC Asia Communication Awardee
10:10 – 10:20 a.m. RESPONSES
DR. ARVIND SINGHAL
2023 AMIC Asia Communication Awardee
DR. CHERIAN GEORGE
2024 AMIC Asia Communication Awardee
10:20 – 10:30 a.m. AMIC COMMUNITY PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Coffee / Tea Break
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 noon PLENARY SESSION 1:
Updates on Internationalization of Higher Education in Asia
DR. JANETTE H. MALATA-SILVA
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
University of the Philippines - Los Banos
DR. FUTAO HUANG
Professor
Vice Director of Research Institute for Higher Education
Hiroshima University, Japan
DR. ROMYEN KOSAIKANONT
Director, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization
Regional Centre in Higher Education and Development
HON. JEANNIE N. SANDOVAL
Mayor, City of Malabon, Philippines
Chairperson of the Board of Regents, City of Malabon University
MODERATOR:
DR. CHANDRABHANU PATTANAYAK
AMIC Representative to India
Centurion University of Technology and Management
Khurda, Odisha, India
12 noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. PLENARY SESSION 2:
Journalism and Communication Education: Asia’s Best Practices
DR. YUEZHI ZHAO
Chair Professor, Humanities Studies
Tsinghua University
DR. SAULE BARLYBAYEVA
AMIC Representative to Kazakhstan
Professor, Faculty of Journalism
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan
DR. KARLYGA MYSSAYEVA
AMIC Representative to Kazakhstan
Vice-Dean, Faculty of Journalism for the Scientific
and Innovational Service and International Relations
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan
DR. FERNANDO C. PARAGAS
Professor, Department of Communication Research
Dean, College of Mass Communication
University of the Philippines
DR. DAYA K. THUSSU
President, International Association for Media and Communication Research
Professor of International Communication
Department of Journalism, School of Communication
Hong Kong Baptist University
MODERATOR:
DR. S M SHAMEEM REZA
Professor, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Coffee / Tea Break
3:15 – 5:15 p.m. 5 PARALLEL SESSIONS
S1: ICT, Digital Transformation, and Artificial Intelligence
S2: Media, Information, and Digital Literacy
S3: Communication and Journalism Education
S4: Communication and Sustainable Development: Are We Making a Difference?
S5: Health and Science Communication
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. 3 MASTER CLASSES
Trends in Gamification for Entertainment and Learning
Dr. Zhaogong Zhang
Associate Professor, Communication University of China Director, Game Design Department
Vice President, Game Socialization Research Institute
Excellence on Peer Reviewer: How to Be an Effective Reviewer
Ms. Jia Yang
Research Development and Outreach Manager Routledge Taylor & Francis Beijing
How to Engage in Mobile and Smartphone Filmmaking
Prof. Zhongguang Yu
School of Journalism, Communication University of China
Day 2, 25 September 2024 (Wednesday)
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. PLENARY SESSION 3:
Journalism Issues Across Asia: Commonalities & Differences
DR. GUY BERGER
Independent Expert and Consultant in Media and Internet Policy Issues
Professor Emeritus, Rhodes University, South Africa
DR. SADIA JAMIL
Assistant Professor, School of International Communications,
University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China
MR. MOHAMMAD SAJJAD YASA
AMIC Representative to Afghanistan
Former Journalist, News Anchor
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan
DR. BIDU BHUSAN DASH
Associate Professor
Acting Dean, School of Mass Communication
KIIT Deemed to be University, India
MODERATOR:
DR. DANILO A. ARAO
Professor, Department of Journalism
University of the Philippines
Editor, Media Asia
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Coffee / Tea Break
10:15 a.m. – 12 noon 6 PARALLEL SESSIONS
S6: Gender Equity and Social Inclusion: Gains and Losses
S7: STUDENT – Advertising, Public Relations, and Marketing Communication: New Strategies for the Young Asian Market
S8: STUDENT – Media and Information Literacy and Digital Competencies
S9A: STUDENT – Communication, Culture, and Society (Group A)
S9B: STUDENT – Communication, Culture, and Society (Group B)
S9C: STUDENT - Communication, Culture, and Society (Group B)
12:00 nn – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. PLENARY SESSION 4:
The Bandung Spirit in the Era of AI, Meeting 2.0
DR. GUY BERGER
Independent Expert and Consultant in Media
and Internet Policy Issues
Professor Emeritus, Rhodes University, South Africa
DR. DADANG RAHMAT HIDAYAT
Dean, Faculty of Communication Sciences
Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
DR. JACK LINCHUAN QIU
Shaw Foundation Professor of Media Technology
Chair, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
DR. JOHN A. LENT
Professor, Temple University
AMIC Lifetime Member
2006 AMIC Asia Communication Awardee
MODERATOR:
DR. MIRA K. DESAI
Head, Department of Extension and Communication
In-charge Head, Department of Food Science and Nutrition
SNDT Women’s University, India
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Coffee / Tea Break
3:15 – 5:15 p.m. 5 PARALLEL SESSIONS
S10A: Culture and Marketing Communication: Strategies for Diversity (Group A)
S10B: Culture and Marketing Communication: Strategies for Diversity (Group B)
S11A: Chinese Abstracts (Group A)
S11B: Chinese Abstracts (Group B)
S11C: Chinese Abstracts (Group C)
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. 3 MASTER CLASSES
How to Get Published in Internationally Indexed Academic Journals
Dr. Peng Hwa Ang, Editor, Asian Journal of Communication
Dr. Danilo A. Arao, Editor, Media Asia
How to Advance Film Studies with Machine Learning
Prof. Nuttanai Lertpreechapakdee, Lecturer
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
How to Use Link-Building Techniques to Enhance PR Campaign Visibility
and Engagement in Digital Environments
W.Mahesha Piyumali
Assistant Lecturer
University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Day 3, 26 September 2024 (Thursday)
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Signing of Memorandum of Agreement / Memorandum of Understanding to Formalize Collaboration Between and Among Higher
Education Institutions in Asia
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Coffee / Tea Break
10:15 a.m. – 12nn 2 PARALLEL SESSIONS
S12: STUDENT – Our Online and Digital Learning Space: What Works and Do Not Work Per Learners’ Experiences
S13: STUDENT - Communication and Sustainable Development: Are We Making A Difference?
S14: Promotion of Inclusive and Adaptive Communication Toward Better User Experience
12nn – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. CLOSING CEREMONY
Conference Declaration
Closing Messages
Conference Delegation’s Photo Opportunity
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Coffee / Tea Break
3:15 – 4:15 p.m. Tour of Media Museum
Communication University of China
7:00 p.m. onwards GALA NIGHT: CUC’s 70th Anniversary Celebration
Day 4, 27 September 2024 (Friday)
Whole day Tour of Mutianyu Great Wall of China
NOTHING FOLLOWS