2010 International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Congress Braga, Portugal from July 18 to 22, 2010. Policies for Community Communication The Community Communication Section and the Global Media Policy Working Gro up invite paper proposals for a roundtable on "Policies for Community Communication". The purpose of the roundtable is to discuss the policy situation for diverse types of grassroots-based, civil society-oriented and self-organised media, from community radio to blogs, and to distill a polic y agenda. Papers should focus on a certain platform (radio, print, TV, intern et), a certain theme (e.g., digital broadcasting, privacy and surveillance, copyright), or a certain type of grassroots media. They should identify rec ent policy developments, threats and opportunities, and policy demands. We encourage comparative analyses which consider the global context of localiz ed and/or community-oriented media policy. Presentations at the roundtable wil l be short, and participants will try to develop key points of a policy agenda d uring a common discussion. Guidelines for Participants The paper proposal should include a paper title, as well as authors' names, institutional affiliations and full contact information (mailing address, e mail address, and telephone numbers). Submissions in the authors’ native langu age (French and Spanish) must also include an English translation. Please send abstracts via the IAMCR 2010 conference website: http://www.lasics.uminho.pt/ocs/index.php/iamcr/2010portugal/schedConf/cfp For further information or assistance, please contact Per Jauert (Community Communication Section Chair) on pjauert[at]imv.au.dk or Arne Hintz (Global Media Policy Working Group) on arne.hintz[at]mail.mcgill.ca Deadlines: The deadline for the submission of abstracts is January 31, 2010. The submissions of papers will be assessed and provisionally accepted on the basis of a peer review process. - Announcement of acceptances: March 15, 2010 - Deadline for submitting full papers: April 30, 2010 Per Jauert Community Communication Section Arne Hintz Global Media Policy Working Group