News about the IAMCR pre-conference 'Building Community – Shaping Change' (13-14 July, Hyderabad): A large number of community media organisations and citizen media practitioners from India and beyond have confirmed their participation. You can submit proposals until Sunday 20 April! Please submit your proposal to the following email address: [log in to unmask] --- Building Community – Shaping Change The Role of Community, Citizen and Alternative Media in Regional Transformation A pre-conference by the Community Communication Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) and the UNESCO Chair for Community Media at University of Hyderabad In collaboration with UNESCO, the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC), Ideosync Media Combine and the Ford Foundation Hyderabad, India July 13-14, 2014 We call for a variety of proposals: - Project presentations, project evaluations, and critical reflections of innovative projects - Workshops, roundtables and panel discussions - Video screenings, music, theatrical performances, public/street art - Academic paper presentations (we encourage practice-oriented academic work that directly connects with practitioner experiences and needs) If you would like to submit a proposal, please submit a brief summary (300-500 words), in which you state the type of proposal, explain its content and goal, and include (if appropriate) a list of panel/workshop participants. For more information on the conference, go to http://iamcr.org/section-home-seccomm-201/1210-iamcr-2014-preconf