ECREA and ILAD in partnership with İstanbul Bilgi University are happy to welcome you to the 4th European Communication Conference. The conference will take place in Istanbul from 24 to 27 October 2012 and will emphasize "Social Media, Global Voices" as a theme.

The call for proposals is open from 1st of December 2011 to 28 February 2012.

The ECC 2012 in İstanbul will offer a platform for plenary panels addressing the conference theme: SOCIAL MEDIA & GLOBAL VOICES. Proposals for panels and for individual papers and posters are encouraged but not restricted with this theme and can (from 1 December 2011 until 28 February 2012) be submitted to one of the 17 ECREA sections

Following Amsterdam, Barcelona and Hamburg, the ECC 2012 is the first ECREA conference hosted in the South-East of Europe and will strive for continuation of work done in Hamburg. It will follow up on and fortify the work done at ECC 2010 in the area of 'Creating Links to the Central and Eastern European Research Communities' and contribute to the inclusion of researchers from Central and Eastern European countries as a place that facilitates the participation from these countries. In addition ‘Encouraging European Research Networks and Projects’ will be followed up from previous conferences and benefit from the expertise of ECREA members in this area.

Presentations and panels by the key academics of the field, thematic sessions (one parallel flow for each of the ECREA sections) and special events on or off the main conference site will be grounded in top-level scholarly work, impeccable organisation, facilities and logistics and memorable events and occasions within and around the conference.

See you soon in İstanbul!