Join AEJMC’s South Asia Initiative to foster cross-disciplinary conversations and collaborative relationships In our commitment to the “Global Bridges” theme of the 2015 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) conference in San Francisco, a group of long-standing AEJMC members are convening the South Asia Initiative to bring together AEJMC members with interest and expertise in South Asia and the South Asian diaspora worldwide. The AEJMC South Asia Initiative will foster cross-disciplinary conversations and collaborative relationships. We invite you to the inaugural meeting: ~~ Time: 3:15-4:45 p.m., Aug. 7, 2015 (Friday) ~~ Place: Willow Room (B2 Golden Gate Level), San Francisco Marriott Marquis Hotel, San Francisco. ~~ See more details at http://goo.gl/aB2X18 We hope you’ll attend this meeting and share your ideas. Let us know if you are unable to attend the inaugural meeting, but wish to be a part of the AEJMC South Asia Initiative. We also welcome your ideas. Can you please share this note with graduate students and colleagues interested in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka? To facilitate an engaging interaction among attendees, we will discuss your ideas during the inaugural meeting. No pre-registration is required. Just show up. All are welcome. Are you interested in media and communication issues relating to South Asia or the South Asian diaspora? Email your ideas to Dr. Deb Aikat (da@unc.edu<mailto:da@unc.edu>) School of Media and Journalism, UNC Chapel Hill, USA. Mention “SAsia15” in the subject line of your email. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks. Cordially, Deb A. ************************* Debashis 'Deb' Aikat, Ph. D. Associate Professor School of Media and Journalism CB # 3365, Carroll Hall 374 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365 Phone: 919 962 4090 (office) Fax: 919 962 0620 Email: da@unc.edu<mailto:da@unc.edu> URL: http://mj.unc.edu/directory/faculty/debashis-aikat *************************