ENVISIONING THE FUTURE OF COMMUNICATION 2021
SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
The Department of Communication and Digital Media, the Laboratory of Digital Media and Strategic Communication, and the Laboratory of Social and Migration Studies of the University of Western Macedonia are organizing a Scientific Conference entitled: “Envisioning the Future of Communication: Challenges · Trends · Opportunities”.
The aim of the conference is to serve as a meeting point for academics, researchers, and professionals in the field of communication, in order to discuss the latest developments, challenges, trends, and opportunities, as well as to outline the future of communication.
The conference focuses on—but is not limited to—the following thematic areas:
Media Education / Media Literacy
Misinformation / Verification of Public Information
Freedom of the Press
Investigative Journalism
Gender and the Media / Media and Social Exclusion
Gamification / Serious Games / Multimedia Applications / Extended Reality / Digital Storytelling in Communication
“Amusing Ourselves to Death” – 40 Years Since the Publication of Neil Postman’s Book
Contemporary Forms of Journalism, Participatory Storytelling, Data-driven Narratives, Online Communities
Artificial Intelligence in Communication
Strategic Communication and Crisis Communication Management
Marketing and Communication
Culture and Communication
Proceedings EFoC, vol.1
The proceedings of the first Conference (EFoC 1) are published at the following link:
https://eproceedings.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/EFoC/issue/view/201
Conference
Envisioning the Future of Communication
Kastoria, December 13-14, 2021
At this “hybrid” conference, more than 60 distinguished academics and researchers from Greek and international universities, as well as professionals from the field of Communication, participated in order to outline the future of communication from various perspectives. Participation was significant both online and in person, with more than 350 students attending the conference on site.
The presentations and ensuing discussions revolved around topics such as crisis communication management, the media and social media, misinformation in these media, corporate and political communication, public relations, and the role of social media in shaping public opinion. Significant contributions approached these issues from different perspectives, providing inspiration for further research and development. The audience—both those attending in the Main Auditorium and those following the live broadcast—posed questions to the speakers, some of whom participated in person and others online, fostering a spirit of dialogue and providing fertile ground for constructive discussions, with many interesting viewpoints expressed.
The keynote speakers of the Conference were Ms. Bianca Fox, Professor at Nottingham Trent University and King’s College London, and Mr. Nikos Demertzis, Professor of Political Communication and Political Sociology at the Department of Communication and Media Studies, University of Athens, and Director and Chair of the Board of EKKE.