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Welcome!

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PPortugal is one of the oldest countries in the world. It is an independent country since the first half of the 12th century.

Location - Portugal

LLocated in the Iberian Peninsula (Southwest of Europe).

MMost of its population (10 million) lives in the Atlantic coast, mainly between the two most important urban centres: Lisbon (the capital) and Oporto, in the North.

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Location - Braga

• Considered the third most important city in the country after Lisbon (capital) and Oporto.

• The main city of the Minho region and it is surrounded by the Spanish Galicia in the North and by the Douro river in the South.

• 45 Kms from the Oporto international airport.


Location - Braga

• Founded more than two thousand years ago (called Bracara Augusta during the Roman empire).

• Known as the ‘Rome of Portugal’ due to its numerous baroque churches. Its cathedral is the oldest in the country (construction started in the 12th Century).

• Deeply transformed in the last 30 years (democratic regime and the setting up of the University of Minho).

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Location - Braga

Braga is part of an important ‘touristic triangle’: Braga, Guimaraes and Oporto

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Braga

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Braga

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Guimaraes

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Guimaraes

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Oporto

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Weather in Braga

Location

Summer: sunny and hot days (20 to 30º Celsius)

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University of Minho

The host institution

• Student population of 16.000 (2.000 postgraduate), 1.200 teachers and 600 administrative and technical staff.

• Rectory in the City Centre of Braga and two campus: - Campus de Gualtar (Braga) - Campus de Azurém (Guimarães, 20 km from Braga, UNESCO World

Heritage)

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University of Minho, Braga

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CECS: a social sciences-oriented research centre, born in 2002, has 20 researchers with a Ph.D. and 30 and PhD students. It was classified in 2008 as the best Communication Sciences research centre in the country.

The Conference will be organized in close collaboration with DCC (UMinho Comm. Sciences Dept) and SOPCOM (Portuguese Association of Communication Sciences).

University of Minho, Braga


How to get there?

• From foreign countries: Oporto international airport (45 km away from Braga).

• From Oporto to Braga: by public transport (metro and train) and by taxi. There will be also shuttle buses from the airport to Braga.

• Inside Braga: there is a bus network covering the entire city (and taxis). Moreover, there will be buses to the University according to the conference flows.

• Walking: best way to move in the city centre; the University Campus is a 25 minutes walk from the centre.


Local OrganizersCommunication and Society Research Centre

• The centre has 37 members and it is a permanent research structure of the Social Sciences School of the University of Minho.

• Classified in 2008 as the best Communication Sciences research centre in the country (mark: ´Excellent´) by the National Science Foundation (FCT).

• Recognized for its scientific production and for its ability to develop and implement an autonomous research agenda based on the public interest.


Local OrganizersCommunication and Society Research Centre

• The Communication and Society Research Centre is organizing the Conference in close collaboration with the Department of Communication Sciences of the University of Minho.

• This organization has the full support and commitment of the National Association of Communication Sciences Researchers (SOPCOM).

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Paradoxal moment in our common history

Conference themeCommunication and Citizenship

• Deep economic and moral crisis, acceleration of change, globalization of fear and uncertainty, simultaneous fragmentation and interdependence.

• Also a time of hope and opportunity (citizens are rediscovering new forms of participation, developing new practices, circunventing old regimes and modalities (not just in the media and communication sphere).

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So, we would like to pay particular attention:


• To citizens' participation - attempts to develop responsible and accountable media cultures.

• To critical and participative attitude regarding traditional and new media

• To social exigency regarding media professionals' training, media professionals' deontological codes, media company's strategies and state policies.



• We believe that communication and media research might perform a fundamental role interrogating the dominant communication models and opening up new debates on citizens’ empowering and participatory mechanisms.

• This could be the contribution of the communication scientific community to shed light on contemporary uncertainties and deadlocks.

• Focusing on the relationship between Communication and Citizenship we invite researchers to develop research also as citizens.


ThemeVisual identity

• We are working on solutions which illustrate an inter-linked/inter-dependent world (unified even if not united) changing at record speed and marked by uncertainty and fragmentation.

• At the same time, we intend to graphically highlight the ‘C’ letter as it stands for Communication and Citizenship (as well as Crisis and Change) in the IAMCR official languages...and in Portuguese.


The IAMCR 2010 symbol





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Thank you.

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