2007 WCA Conference Timetable

Queensland University of Technology

Gardens Point Campus

2 George Street

Brisbane City 4001

AUSTRALIA

Friday

July 27, 2007

Registration

11:30am–1:00pm

Z Block 10^th Floor

Opening Ceremony

1:15pm

Room Z1064

Opening Keynote Adress & Responses:

Ms. Maureen Ah Sam

Formerly Oodgeroo Unit

Queensland University of Technology

Currently Head

Gumurrii Student Support Centre Griffith University

A Dialogue between Nations OR a lack thereof: An Indigenous experience

2:00–3:45pm

Room Z1064

Coffee Break

3:45pm

Room Z1064

University Tour

4:00pm

Leaving from Room Z1064

Welcome Reception

5:00pm

Room Z1064

Welcome Dinner

6:00pm

Room Z1064

Saturday July 28, 2007
Registration 8:00-9:00am B Block Lobby
Distinguished Lecture: Dr. Takehide Kawashima 9:00–9:40am Room B507
Coffee Break 9:40–9:55am B Block Lobby
Parallel Session 1 9:55–11:25am
Program 1.1 Room B505 Expanding Visions: Eastern and Western Perspectives on Communication in the 21^st Century Chair: Carmencita Del Villar Mark Orbe "In order to get something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done:" A Multicultural Vision for Dialogic Communication for the 21st Century Sang Hee Kweon, Kim Wi-Geun & Yi Keunyeong Eastern Communication Model: A New Theory Building and Its Application Gerald Powell Ennui, Quotidian, Seductive, Stupidity: Continued Thoughts on Narrative Episteme	Programme 1.2 Room B506 Communication in a Post-9/11 World: Studies in International Communication Chair: Melissa Beall David Holmes Plenty of Oxygen: Terrorism, News Media and the Politics of the Security State Hasrina Mustafa, Shanti Balraj, Mohammad Zin Nordin & Jamilah Ahmad A Survey on Malaysian Perceptions and Views Towards America in the Aftermath of September 11, 2001, with a special focus on the Gulf issues
Coffee Break 11:25-11:35 am B Block Lobby
Keynote Address: Dr. Terry Flew Queensland University of Technology Rethinking Global Media: Creative Diversity and Media Dispersal 11:35am-12:15pm. Room B507
Lunch 12:15–1:30pm B Block 4^th Floor, WCA Board Meeting-Room Boardroom

Saturday July 28, 2007 (continued)
Parallel Session 2 1:30–3:00pm
Program 1.3 Room B505 Building Cultural Bridges through Islam: The Malaysian Experience Moderator: Salleh Haji Hassan Salleh Haji Hassan, Abdul Muati, Ezhar Tamam, Musa Abu Hassan & Narimah Ismail Panel Discussion		Program 1.4 Room B506 Studies in Public Relations in the 21^th Century Chair: Gerald Powell Wan Norbani Wan Noordin PR Practices, New Media and Mobile Technologies: Towards a Dialogic Approach Chandni Gupta & Jennifer Bartlett Practising Public Relations In The Global Community Of The 21st Century -- A Comparison Of Business Practices And Culture In Three World Regions
Coffee Break 3:00–3:15pm B Block Lobby
Parallel Session 3 3:15–4:45pm
Program 1.5 Room B505 Expanding Visions: Issues in Education and Communication in the 21^st Century Chair: Takehide Kawashima Yunxia Zhu & Bernard McKenna Towards a Conceptual Model of Cross-Cultural Competence for Business Communication Richard Fiordo Integrating Deception Theory into Public Speaking Classes Linda L. McCroskey, Joan M. Fayer , James C. McCroskey & Virginia P. Richmond Communication Traits in First and Second Languages: Puerto Rico	Program 1.6 Room B506 Emerging Ethical Considerations in Organizational Communication in the 21^st Century Chair: Mark Orbe Andrea Roberts & Margaret Peters Easy Communication - Difficult Management? Kate Fitch & Anne Surma åSpin with Ethicsπ?: Discourses of Corporate Social Responsibility in Singapore and Malaysia Rita Kepner What about the Tigers? Ethics and Media Public Service		Program 1.7 Room B507 Applying Communication Principles in Advancing Media Studies in Malaysia & Educational Policy in Japan Chair: Allan Ward A. Murad Merican Abdullah Munsyi, the Occident and the Genesis of Malay Media Studies Sanae Kawana A Teachersπ Movement that Influenced Teacher Education Policy in Japan — Using Strategies Learned from the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing 1995

Sunday 29 July, 2007
Registration 8:00-9:00am B Block Lobby
Plenary Session: ≥Expanding Visions≤ in Communication: WCA Opening Remarks: Dr. Myung-Seok Park Dankook University Seoul, Korea 9:00-9:40am Room B507
Coffee Break 9:40-9:55am B Block Lobby
Parallel Session 4 9:55-11:25am
Program 2.1 Room B505 Intercultural Communication Competence in the 21^st Century: Expanding Boundaries Chair: Patsy McCarthy Miwa Yamazaki Shifting from Intercultural Communication Competence to Multicultural Communication Competence: A Development of the Concept and the Applications Alexi Matveev & Elena Lvina Effective Transformational Leadership across Cultures: The Role of Cross-Cultural Communication Competence	Program 2.2 Room B506 Applications of Communication Technology in Australia and Malaysia Chair: Albert Porter Elizabeth Buchanan & Edwina M. Luck Sporting Organisations: Communicating With Members Syed Agil Alsagoff & Azizah Hamzah Media Convergence Environment: Conflicts and Challenges. The Malaysian Experience			Program 2.3 Room B507 Expanding Electronic Communication within the University in the 21^st Century Chair: Judith Hoover Maureen Minielli & Kathryn Thedwall The Use Of Student Portfolios At A North American Urban University Tamara Wandel About Face(book): Educational Institution Responses to Online Social Networking Wan Norbani Wan Noordin & Massila Hamzah Netiquette Practices in Malaysia: Behavioral and Regulations on Human Online Interactions
Coffee Break 11:25-11:35 am B Block Lobby
Keynote Address: åHow Tedious is a Guilty Conscience!π Communicating across the Multicultural Divide Dr. Hsu-Ming Teo Macquarie University New South Wales, Australia 11:35am -12:15pm Room B507
Lunch 12:15-1:30pm B Block 4^th Floor
Sunday 29 July, 2007 (continued)
Parallel Session 5 1:30-3:00 pm
Program 2.4 Room B505 Controversial Issues and Impacts of the Korean Mass Culture – Hallyu – in Asian Countries Moderator: Seon-Gi Baek Seon-Gi Baek, In-Kewon Park , Joung-Mi Joung, Kang Seok Kim, Eun-Jun Baeck , Hee-Sung Lee, Sam Yoo , Ji-A Park & Kyung-Rag Lee Panel Discussion Seon-Gi Baek Trend of Expanding and Penetrating the Korean Mass Cultural Products – the Korean Wave or Hallyu - into Asian Countries from 1997 to 2006 Seon-Gi Baek, Joung-Mi Joung, Kang Seok Kim & Eun-Jung Baeck Similarities or Differences in Impacts of the Korean Wave among Asian Countries in Economic, Industrial, Social and Cultural Fields Seon-Gi Baek, Hee-Sung Lee, Ji-A Park & Sam Yoo Differing Responses and Feedback on the Korean Wave among Asian Countries: Social Surveys for Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Indonesians, Malaysians, etc Seon-Gi Baek & In-Kweon Park Piracy and its Resolution: Illegal Production and Distribution of the Korean Mass Cultural Products in Asian Countries		Program 2.5 Room B506 Research in Cultural and Cross-cultural iAdaptations and Interactions Chair: Alexi Matveev Judy Pearson, Julie L. Semlak, Najla G. Amundson & Anna D. H. Kudak Navigating Dialectical Tensions Experienced by Female African Refugees during Cross-Cultural Adaptation Ezhar Tamam Influence of Interethnic Attitude of Malay & Malaysian-Chinese University Students in Malaysia Cheong Yi Park, Hyun Soon Park & Sun Young Lee Reporting Sexual Harassment Experience in Korea	Workshop Room B507 ≥Banlieues, Barbed Wire and Elites: nExpanding Visions of Community≤ Moderator: Carolyn Calloway-Thomas
Coffee Break 3:00–3:15pm B Block Lobby

Sunday 29 July, 2007 (continued)
Parallel Session 6 3:15-4:45pm
Program 2.6 Room B505 Expanding Visions of Religious Communication in the 21^st Century Chair: Judy Pearson Abdul Muati Ahmad Exploring Roots: Recognizing Differences: Promoting Inter-Religious Communication in Malaysia Owen Hargie & David Dickson Barriers to Communication Across the Interface in Northern Ireland: A Study of Young People from Disadvantaged Areas Silvia Stein The Lactating White Male Chimera: Roots of the Church of Rome Chimerra Image, the Adequate Systems Documentation (ASD) Sokoto, Nigeria Case & Image Management	Workshop Room B507 ≥Banlieues, Barbed Wire and Elites: Expanding Visions of Community≤ Workshop Facilitator: Carolyn Calloway-Thomas
Conference Dinner 8:00pm Conference Dinner at the Queensland Rugby Club Downtown Level 1, Eagle Street Pier, 1 Eagle Street, Brisbane

Monday

July 30, 2007

All Day Cultural Event

8:30am

Buses depart outside the Royal on the Park, Alice Street, Brisbane

Tuesday July 31, 2007
Parallel Session 7 9:00–10:00am
Program 4.1 Room B440 Understanding Communication in the 21^st Century: Studies in Blogging and Corporate Identity Chair: Lonald Monfils Suhong Zhang Understanding Chinaπs Blogging Today Mohamad Bahtiar, Nik Adzrieman Abdul Rahman & Abu Bakar Hassan The Role of Corporate Identity in Malaysia Higher Education Sector	Program 4.2 Room Z207 Redefining interactions roles and relationships in the 21^st Century: Studies in Attachment, Bereavement, and Harassment Chair: Col. Sung Guyng Kim Judy Pearson & Jeffrey Child A Cross Cultural Comparison of Parental and Peer Attachment Styles among Adult Children from the United States, Puerto Rico and India Judith Hoover, Sally O. Hastings & George W. Musambira The Compassionate Friends: Crossing International Boundaries	Program 4.3 Room Z1064 Expanding Cultural Understanding through Ballroom Dancing & Student Culture Trips Chair: Carolyn Calloway-Thomas Carmencita Del Villar Ballroom Dancing as a Cultural Representation as Reflected in the Communication Behavior of a Ballroom Group in Quezon City Seung Jae Lee & Byung Yun Choi Student Culture Trips: An Active Way of Communication
Coffee Break 10:00-10:15am Z Block 10^th Floor
WCA Business Meeting & Closing Ceremony 10:15-11:45am Room Z1064