THE SIXTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE MEDIA ECOLOGY ASSOCIATION June 22-26, 2005 Fordham University New York, New York <http://www.media-ecology.org> THE BIASES OF MEDIA Media are often criticized for the biases of their content, but media ecology is also concerned with the intellectual, emotional, temporal, spatial, political, social, metaphysical, and epistemological biases associated with different forms of communication and different types of technology. Featured speakers at the Sixth Annual MEA Convention include Paul Levinson, Eric McLuhan, Frank E. X. Dance, Sara van den Berg, Robert White, and James Carey (and expect a few surprises!). Convention activities will take place at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus in midtown Manhattan, located at 113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023 Directions to campus <http://tinyurl.com/4huww> Map of campus area <http://tinyurl.com/3wn6j> Accommodations will be handled by participants on an individual basis. No particular hotel is recommended nor are any hotel discounts offered for the Convention. A list of convenient hotels and hostels will be available on the MEA Web site. Note that this year’s Convention starts on Wednesday afternoon, June 22 and ends on Sunday afternoon, June 26. PRE-REGISTRATION INFORMATION Convention Fees for MEA Members ___ US $30 Member Pre-Registration (before June 1) ___ US $40 Member Registration (after June 1 or on site) ___ US $20 Student Registration* Convention Fees for Non-Members ___ US $60 Convention Registration Only ___ US $25 Student Convention Registration Only* Membership Fees (January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005) ___ US $60 Membership ___ US $30 Student Membership* * full-time student ID required A printable version of the pre-registration form will be available online at <http://www.media-ecology.org>, where the Convention schedule will be posted and updated periodically. Please send completed pre-registration form and check or money order payable to Media Ecology Association to: Janet Sternberg, MEA Executive Secretary Dept. of Communication and Media Studies Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458-9993 718-817-4855 voice | 718-817-4868 fax netberg {at} compuserve.com Payment from outside the United States can be made through PayPal® at <http://www.media-ecology.org/joinmea/intlpay.html> Questions? Contact the Convention Coordinators Janet Sternberg Dept. of Communication and Media Studies Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458-9993 718-817-4855 voice | 718-817-4868 fax netberg {at} compuserve.com Lance Strate Dept. of Communication and Media Studies Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458-9993 718-817-4864 voice | 718-817-4868 fax strate {at} fordham.edu DEADLINE FOR PRE-REGISTRATION: June 1, 2005 ----------------------------------- Media Ecology Association <http://www.media-ecology.org> -----------------------------------