The UC-ICA Latin American conference, organized by the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile’s School of Communications (http://comunicaciones.uc.cl), in agreement with the International Communication Association, ICA (www.icahdq.org), is scheduled for 18-20 October 2012 in Santiago, Chile. This is the first time this international conference will take place at a regional level in Chile. Universidad Católica’s School of Communications and ICA´s scientific society seek to contribute to the development of strong relationships between academics and communication researchers. The conference will be in the building of the School of Communications of the Universidad Católica, in the campus Casa Central, Alameda 340 (please see http://www.uc.cl/es/mapas).

The Conference’s goals are the following:

• To contribute to the regional and international dissemination of information and communication research, as well as to develop academic, regional and international research partnerships.
• To create a space for dialogue between the positions of researchers and scholars who share a common interest in communication processes, but work in different fields and spheres of research (geographical, cultural, linguistic, organizational).
• To stimulate an open dialogue between different research traditions with an emphasis on assorted schools of thought regarding communication research in Latin America and around the world.

All submissions of articles and panel session proposals must be completed online no later than midnight GMT, on 20 April 2012. To avoid technical problems, early submission is strongly encouraged.