Dear All, This is a reminder that the deadline to submit proposals for IAMCR 2020 pre-conference events coincides with the deadline to submit abstracts - 10 February. Pre-conferences in China will be held at the School of Film and TV Arts at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University<https://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/> (XJTLU) in Suzhou<https://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/life-at-xjtlu/scenery-and-outdoors> (70 kms. Northwest of Shanghai and 4.5 hours from Beijing by high-speed train) a joint venture founded by the University of Liverpool and Xi’an Jiaotong university. They will be held on 10 or 11 July, or on both days in the event of a two-day event. Rooms and standard audio-visual equipment will be provided by XJTLU free of charge. Event organisers will be responsible for any other costs, such as lunches or coffee breaks. Pre-conference event organisers may charge a reasonable registration fee to cover costs. For information on how to request a pre-conference event, visit https://beijing2020.iamcr.org/pre-conferences-application. XJTLU will fund 50 grants of up to 2,500 RMB (approximately USD 350) to contribute to cost of travel and accomodation of pre-conference participants who are early-career IAMCR members from low and middle income countries. For more information, see Grants for pre-conference participants<https://beijing2020.iamcr.org/preconference-grants>. Best wishes, Yik Chan -- New Article: Yik Chan Chin (2018) Legitimation of Media Regulation in China, Chinese Political Science Review: 3:172-194. New Article: Chin, Yik Chan and Changfeng, Chen, Internet Governance: Exploration of Power Relationship (January 22, 2018). GigaNet: Global Internet Governance Academic Network, Annual Symposium 2017. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3107239 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3107239<https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3107239> New Article: 钱忆亲&陈昌凤(2017)互联网治理：一种综合路径的探索. 全球传媒学刊，第4卷，第2期， 4-31页. New book: Yik Chan Chin (2016) Television Regulation and Media Policy in China, Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Television-Regulation-and-Media-Policy-in-China/Ch... New book: Yik Chan Chin (2016) Television Regulation and Media Policy in China, Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Television-Regulation-and-Media-Policy-in-China/Ch... --------- Dr. Yik Chan Chin Lecturer in Media and Communication Studies School of Film and TV Arts Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University 111 Ren'ai Road Suzhou Industrial Park Suzhou, P. R. China Email: yik-chan.chin@xijtlu.edu.cn<mailto:yik-chan.chin@xijtlu.edu.cn> Tel: 86-512-81884831 Twitter: @YikChanChin Follow me at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yik_Chan_Chin You can access my papers on SSRN at: http://ssrn.com/author=1377946<https://exmail.hkbu.edu.hk/owa/redir.aspx?C=ce6b61dca5cf4eb8bb291b70a06cb877&URL=http%3a%2f%2fssrn.com%2fauthor%3d1377946>