Call for Abstracts: 2nd Biennial Conference on Food & Communication: Discourses on the future of food
Andrew Calabrese <[email protected]> Wed, 27 Nov 2019 04:16:15 -0700
| Newsgroups | gmane.culture.studies.general |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
--Apple-Mail=_6F335405-B108-48EE-8B21-622144777093 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 The 2nd Biennial Conference on Food & Communication =20 Discourses on the Future of Food =20 Ljubljana, 23-25 September 2020 =20 =20 Keynote speaker Prof. JOS=C3=89E JOHNSTON = <https://foodcommunication.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Db2a8d494c3= bccffe5b04a201e&id=3Dfac850cc34&e=3Dfa8b43b75e>, University of Toronto =20 Call for abstracts =20 Abstract submission deadline is January 15th 2020! =20 Food is a key means through which we construct and represent ourselves = discursively. Food features as a powerful cultural signifier, often = evoking associations with issues of gender, class, race and power. = Food-related activities, such as grocery shopping, meal preparation, and = eating, along with the public and private spaces in which these = activities occur, provide the basis for many of our complex daily = communicative practices. Food also is located at the core of many of the = most challenging social issues of our time, often manifested in = oppressive relations of inequality, and in the placement of food at the = center of calls for social justice. =20 We are witness to major changes in how the relationships between food = systems and consumers are constructed discursively. =20 Not surprisingly, food has been an important focus of research across = the humanities and social sciences, from history to sociology, cultural = studies, political studies and beyond. This conference extends that = focus by providing an international platform that foregrounds the role = of communication in the production, distribution and consumption of = food. The aim of the conference is to address discourses, texts and = communication evolving in relation to both widespread dissatisfaction = with existing food systems and to visions for a more sustainable and = regenerative future of food. Scholars are invited to explore the cultural and discursive construction = of food. This may include analyses of political and policy texts on food = sovereignty, and security, food safety and nutrition, food waste, = sustainability and climate change; texts produced by the food industry, = including advertising, packaging, labeling, menus, social media and = other means of food marketing; consumer and media narratives on =E2=80=9Ct= he pleasures of the table=E2=80=9D; and texts promoting gastronomic = tourism, to name just a few. Today, cumulative food-related crises and controversies have become = central to ongoing attempts to address the health of the global = population and the planet. As a result, we are witness to major changes = in how the relationships between food systems and consumers are = constructed discursively. =20 In response to these issues, scholars are welcome to explore narratives = about the emergence of alternative solutions to, and new imaginaries = about, the future of food. =20 1 Food as cultural signifier / text / medium, including food as: Expression of cultural identity Cultural capital Object of commodity activism Expression of cultural appropriateness Expression of cultural appropriation Basis of ritual and community bonding 2 Representations of food, including: Journalistic and documentary coverage of the food and agricultural = industries Food as the focus of entertainment television (narrative cinema, reality = TV, celebrity programs, etc.) Food in social media Commercial communication about food (advertising, PR, lobbying, industry = narratives) Political discourses (e.g., food safety, sovereignty, security; = sustainability; regenerative agriculture; access to food; food deserts; = animal welfare; etc.) Scientific and technical communication 3 Public knowledge (and lack of knowledge) about food, including: Food literacy (health, nutrition, safety and risk, etc.) Environmental impacts (e.g., waste, pollution, climate change) Cultural origins, history, appropriation 4 The mediation of food activism: Communication for direct action (protest, demonstration, petition, = boycott, etc.) Commodity activism 5 Imaginaries about the future of food, including: New sources (e.g., insects, algae, in vitro meat) Genetic engineering of plants and animals Hydroponics Aquaculture Transparency, traceability, blockchain, etc. =20 Abstracts of 300-500 words and queries can be submitted to: [email protected] = <mailto:[email protected]> =20 Abstracts may also be submitted via the web page below where further = information can be found. www.foodcommunication.net = <https://foodcommunication.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Db2a8d494c3= bccffe5b04a201e&id=3D827c05fd1a&e=3Dfa8b43b75e> =20 *** =20 Notifications of acceptance will be sent out in March 2020. *** Associated costs Fee Fee for conference attendance is 120 EUR and will cover the cost of food = and drink during the conference plus materials. An optional conference dinner costs 35 EUR (three courses of local = dishes and local wine). Dinner will take place on Thursday evening, = September 24th 2020 atGostilna na Gradu = <https://foodcommunication.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Db2a8d494c3= bccffe5b04a201e&id=3Dd681ff8d0b&e=3Dfa8b43b75e>. Travel and accommodation costs will need to be covered by participants = themselves. =20 Dr. Andreja Vezovnik = <https://foodcommunication.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Db2a8d494c3= bccffe5b04a201e&id=3Da2c7e37b09&e=3Dfa8b43b75e>, University of = Ljubljana, Chair of Local Committee (contact person) Dr. Ana Tominc = <https://foodcommunication.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Db2a8d494c3= bccffe5b04a201e&id=3D9f090d514d&e=3Dfa8b43b75e>, Queen Margaret = University Edinburgh, Chair of Program Committee =20 2nd Biennial Conference on Food & Communication, September 23-25 2020, = University of Ljubljana =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D General list info and FAQ: http://comm.umn.edu/~grodman/cultstud.html --Apple-Mail=_6F335405-B108-48EE-8B21-622144777093 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" = class=3D""><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: = space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""> <div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""> <div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><center = style=3D"background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);" class=3D""><table = align=3D"center" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" = height=3D"100%" width=3D"100%" = id=3D"m_1095289601017578740m_-110872968894329734bodyTable" = style=3D"border-collapse: collapse; height: 3468px; margin: 0px; = padding: 0px; width: 1120px;" class=3D""><tbody class=3D""><tr = class=3D""><td align=3D"center" valign=3D"top" = id=3D"m_1095289601017578740m_-110872968894329734bodyCell" style=3D"height:= 3468px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1120px; border-top-width: = 0px;" class=3D""><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" = width=3D"100%" style=3D"border-collapse: collapse;" class=3D""><tbody = class=3D""><tr class=3D""><td align=3D"center" valign=3D"top" = id=3D"m_1095289601017578740m_-110872968894329734templateHeader" = style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-image: none; = background-size: cover; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; = padding-top: 9px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-position: center = center; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;" class=3D""><table = align=3D"center" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" = width=3D"100%" style=3D"border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px = !important;" class=3D""><tbody class=3D""><tr class=3D""><td = valign=3D"top" class=3D""><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" = cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"min-width: 100%; = border-collapse: collapse;" class=3D""><tbody class=3D""><tr = class=3D""><td valign=3D"top" class=3D""><table align=3D"left" = border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" = style=3D"min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;" class=3D""><tbody = class=3D""><tr class=3D""><td style=3D"padding: 9px 18px;" = class=3D""><table border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" = style=3D"border: 5px double rgb(136, 136, 136); border-collapse: = collapse; min-width: 100%;" class=3D""><tbody class=3D""><tr = class=3D""><td valign=3D"top" style=3D"padding: 18px; color: rgb(242, = 242, 242); font-size: 14px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word; = line-height: 21px;" class=3D""><h2 style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; = color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 22px; line-height: 27.5px;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 17px;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">The 2<sup = class=3D"">nd</sup> Biennial Conference on Food & = Communication</span></span></h2> <h2 style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: = 0px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 22px; line-height: 27.5px;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 27px;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: = merriweather, georgia, "times new roman", serif;" = class=3D"">Discourses on the Future of Food</span></span></span></h2><h2 = style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: = 22px; line-height: 27.5px;" class=3D""> </h2><h2 style=3D"margin: = 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 22px; line-height: = 27.5px;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 18px;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">Ljubljana, 23-25 September = 2020</span></span></h2><h2 style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: = rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 22px; line-height: 27.5px;" = class=3D""> </h2> <h4 style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: = 0px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 15px;" class=3D""><font = face=3D"merriweather, georgia, times new roman, serif" class=3D""><strong = class=3D"">Keynote speaker</strong></font><br class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">Prof. <a = href=3D"https://foodcommunication.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Db2a= 8d494c3bccffe5b04a201e&id=3Dfac850cc34&e=3Dfa8b43b75e" = rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color: rgb(0, = 124, 137); font-weight: normal;" class=3D"">JOS=C3=89E JOHNSTON</a>, = University of Toronto</span></span></h4><br class=3D""><br = class=3D""> <h2 style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(32, = 32, 32); font-size: 22px; line-height: 27.5px;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-size: 18px;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: = merriweather, georgia, "times new roman", serif;" = class=3D"">Call for abstracts</span></span></h2><h2 style=3D"margin: = 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 22px; line-height: = 27.5px;" class=3D""> </h2><h2 style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; = color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 22px; line-height: 27.5px;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 19px;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"color: rgb(255, 240, 245);" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D""><span style=3D"background-color: = rgb(255, 0, 0);" class=3D"">Abstract submission deadline is January 15th = 2020!</span></span></span></span></h2><div class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D""> <br class=3D""><span style=3D"color:= rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><strong class=3D"">Food is a key means = through which we construct and represent ourselves discursively. Food = features as a powerful cultural signifier, often evoking associations = with issues of gender, class, race and power. Food-related = activities, such as grocery shopping, meal preparation, and eating, = along with the public and private spaces in which these activities = occur, provide the basis for many of our complex daily communicative = practices. Food also is located at the core of many of the most = challenging social issues of our time, often manifested in oppressive = relations of inequality, and in the placement of food at the center of = calls for social justice.<br = class=3D""> </strong></span></span></div><h3 style=3D"margin: 0px; = padding: 0px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 20px; line-height: = 25px;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 18px;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><strong class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D""><em class=3D"">We are witness to major = changes in how the relationships between food systems and consumers are = constructed discursively.</em></span></strong></span></span></h3><div = class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, = "times new roman", serif;" class=3D""> <br class=3D""><span= style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D"">Not surprisingly, food = has been an important focus of research across the humanities and social = sciences, from history to sociology, cultural studies, political studies = and beyond. This conference extends that focus by providing an = international platform that foregrounds the role of communication in the = production, distribution and consumption of food. The aim of the = conference is to address discourses, texts and communication evolving in = relation to both widespread dissatisfaction with existing food systems = and to visions for a more sustainable and regenerative future of = food.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Scholars are invited to explore the = cultural and discursive construction of food. This may include analyses = of political and policy texts on food sovereignty, and security, food = safety and nutrition, food waste, sustainability and climate change; = texts produced by the food industry, including advertising, packaging, = labeling, menus, social media and other means of food marketing; = consumer and media narratives on =E2=80=9Cthe pleasures of the table=E2=80= =9D; and texts promoting gastronomic tourism, to name just a few.<br = class=3D""><br class=3D"">Today, cumulative food-related crises and = controversies have become central to ongoing attempts to address the = health of the global population and the planet. As a result, we are = witness to major changes in how the relationships between food systems = and consumers are constructed discursively.<br = class=3D""> </span></span></div><h3 style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: = 0px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 20px; line-height: 25px;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 18px;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D""><em class=3D"">In response to these = issues, scholars are welcome to explore narratives about the emergence = of alternative solutions to, and new imaginaries about, the future of = food.</em></span></span></span></h3><div class=3D""><span style=3D"color: = rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: = merriweather, georgia, "times new roman", serif;" = class=3D""> <br class=3D"">1</span></span></div><h4 style=3D"margin: = 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 18px; line-height: = 22.5px;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 16px;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">Food as cultural signifier / text / = medium, including food as:</span></span></span></h4><ul class=3D""><li = style=3D"text-align: left;" class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, = 105, 105);" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: merriweather, = georgia, "times new roman", serif;" class=3D"">Expression of = cultural identity</span></span></li><li style=3D"text-align: left;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">Cultural capital</span></span></li><li = style=3D"text-align: left;" class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, = 105, 105);" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: merriweather, = georgia, "times new roman", serif;" class=3D"">Object of = commodity activism</span></span></li><li style=3D"text-align: left;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">Expression of cultural = appropriateness</span></span></li><li style=3D"text-align: left;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">Expression of cultural = appropriation</span></span></li><li style=3D"text-align: left;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">Basis of ritual and community = bonding</span></span></li></ul><div class=3D""><span style=3D"color: = rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: = merriweather, georgia, "times new roman", serif;" = class=3D"">2</span></span></div><h4 style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; = color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 16px;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">Representations of food, = including:</span></span></span></h4><ul class=3D""><li = style=3D"text-align: left;" class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, = 105, 105);" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: merriweather, = georgia, "times new roman", serif;" class=3D"">Journalistic = and documentary coverage of the food and agricultural = industries</span></span></li><li style=3D"text-align: left;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">Food as the focus of entertainment = television (narrative cinema, reality TV, celebrity programs, = etc.)</span></span></li><li style=3D"text-align: left;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">Food in social = media</span></span></li><li style=3D"text-align: left;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">Commercial communication about food = (advertising, PR, lobbying, industry narratives)</span></span></li><li = style=3D"text-align: left;" class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, = 105, 105);" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: merriweather, = georgia, "times new roman", serif;" class=3D"">Political = discourses (e.g., food safety, sovereignty, security; sustainability; = regenerative agriculture; access to food; food deserts; animal welfare; = etc.)</span></span></li><li style=3D"text-align: left;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">Scientific and technical = communication</span></span></li></ul><div class=3D""><span style=3D"color:= rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: = merriweather, georgia, "times new roman", serif;" = class=3D"">3</span></span></div><h4 style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; = color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 16px;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">Public knowledge (and lack of knowledge) = about food, including:</span></span></span></h4><ul class=3D""><li = style=3D"text-align: left;" class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, = 105, 105);" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: merriweather, = georgia, "times new roman", serif;" class=3D"">Food literacy = (health, nutrition, safety and risk, etc.)</span></span></li><li = style=3D"text-align: left;" class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, = 105, 105);" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: merriweather, = georgia, "times new roman", serif;" class=3D"">Environmental = impacts (e.g., waste, pollution, climate change)</span></span></li><li = style=3D"text-align: left;" class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, = 105, 105);" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: merriweather, = georgia, "times new roman", serif;" class=3D"">Cultural = origins, history, appropriation</span></span></li></ul><div = class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">4</span></span></div><h4 style=3D"margin: = 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 18px; line-height: = 22.5px;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 16px;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">The mediation of food = activism:</span></span></span></h4><ul class=3D""><li style=3D"text-align:= left;" class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" = class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, = "times new roman", serif;" class=3D"">Communication for direct = action (protest, demonstration, petition, boycott, = etc.)</span></span></li><li style=3D"text-align: left;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">Commodity = activism</span></span></li></ul><div class=3D""><span style=3D"color: = rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: = merriweather, georgia, "times new roman", serif;" = class=3D"">5</span></span></div><h4 style=3D"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; = color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 18px; line-height: 22.5px;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 16px;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">Imaginaries about the future of food, = including:</span></span></span></h4><ul class=3D""><li = style=3D"text-align: left;" class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, = 105, 105);" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: merriweather, = georgia, "times new roman", serif;" class=3D"">New sources = (e.g., insects, algae, in vitro meat)</span></span></li><li = style=3D"text-align: left;" class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, = 105, 105);" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: merriweather, = georgia, "times new roman", serif;" class=3D"">Genetic = engineering of plants and animals</span></span></li><li = style=3D"text-align: left;" class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, = 105, 105);" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: merriweather, = georgia, "times new roman", serif;" = class=3D"">Hydroponics</span></span></li><li style=3D"text-align: left;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">Aquaculture</span></span></li><li = style=3D"text-align: left;" class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, = 105, 105);" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: merriweather, = georgia, "times new roman", serif;" class=3D"">Transparency, = traceability, blockchain, etc.</span></span></li></ul><h2 style=3D"margin:= 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 22px; = line-height: 27.5px;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: = merriweather, georgia, "times new roman", serif;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""> <br= class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;" class=3D""><strong = class=3D"">Abstracts of 300-500 words and queries can be = submitted to:</strong></span></span><br class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-size: 14px;" class=3D""><a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer = noreferrer" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 124, 137); = font-weight: normal;" class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" = class=3D"">[email protected]</span></a></span><br = class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""> <br= class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;" class=3D""><strong = class=3D"">Abstracts may also be submitted via the web page below where = further information can be found.</strong></span></span><br = class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;" class=3D""><a = href=3D"https://foodcommunication.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Db2a= 8d494c3bccffe5b04a201e&id=3D827c05fd1a&e=3Dfa8b43b75e" = rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color: rgb(0, = 124, 137); font-weight: normal;" class=3D""><span style=3D"color: = rgb(255, 0, 0);" = class=3D"">www.foodcommunication.net</span></a></span></span><br = class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, = "times new roman", serif;" class=3D""><span style=3D"color: = rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""> </span></span></h2><div = class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" = class=3D"">***</span></div> <div class=3D""><span style=3D"color: = rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><strong class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D"">Notifications of acceptance will be sent = out in March 2020.</span></strong><br class=3D""><br class=3D"">***<br = class=3D""><br class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: merriweather, = georgia, "times new roman", serif;" class=3D""><strong = class=3D"">Associated costs Fee</strong><br class=3D"">Fee = for conference attendance is <strong class=3D"">120 = EUR</strong> and will cover the cost of food and drink during the = conference plus materials.<br class=3D"">An optional conference = dinner costs <strong class=3D"">35 EUR </strong>(three courses = of local dishes and local wine). Dinner will take place on Thursday = evening, September 24<sup class=3D"">th</sup> 2020 at<a = href=3D"https://foodcommunication.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Db2a= 8d494c3bccffe5b04a201e&id=3Dd681ff8d0b&e=3Dfa8b43b75e" = rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color: rgb(0, = 124, 137);" class=3D"">Gostilna na Gradu</a>.<br class=3D""><br = class=3D"">Travel and accommodation costs will need to be covered = by participants themselves.</span></span></div><br class=3D""><br = class=3D""> <h2 style=3D"text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding: = 0px; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 22px; line-height: 27.5px;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 11px;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, "times new = roman", serif;" class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, = 105);" class=3D""><strong class=3D""><a = href=3D"https://foodcommunication.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Db2a= 8d494c3bccffe5b04a201e&id=3Da2c7e37b09&e=3Dfa8b43b75e" = rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color: rgb(0, = 124, 137); font-weight: normal;" class=3D"">Dr. Andreja Vezovnik</a>, = University of Ljubljana, Chair of Local Committee (contact = person)</strong></span></span><br class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: = merriweather, georgia, "times new roman", serif;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(105, 105, 105);" class=3D""><strong = class=3D""><a = href=3D"https://foodcommunication.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Db2a= 8d494c3bccffe5b04a201e&id=3D9f090d514d&e=3Dfa8b43b75e" = rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"color: rgb(0, = 124, 137); font-weight: normal;" class=3D"">Dr. Ana Tominc</a>, Queen = Margaret University Edinburgh, Chair of Program = Committee</strong></span></span></span></h2> </td></tr></= tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table = border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" = style=3D"border-collapse: collapse;" class=3D""><tbody class=3D""><tr = class=3D""><td valign=3D"top" style=3D"padding: 9px 18px;" = class=3D""><table align=3D"right" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" = cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"border-collapse: collapse;" = class=3D""><tbody class=3D""><tr class=3D""><td align=3D"left" = valign=3D"top" style=3D"padding: 0px;" class=3D""><img alt=3D"" = src=3D"https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b2a8d494c3bccffe5b04a201e/images/fd7a= a4fc-d470-4324-a925-3ff4081d58c9.jpg" width=3D"564" style=3D"max-width: = 1024px; border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: = bottom;" class=3D""></td></tr><tr class=3D""><td valign=3D"top" = width=3D"546" style=3D"padding: 9px 18px; color: rgb(242, 242, 242); = font-size: 14px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word; = line-height: 21px;" = class=3D""></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><= /tbody></table></td></tr><tr class=3D""><td align=3D"center" = valign=3D"top" = id=3D"m_1095289601017578740m_-110872968894329734templateBody" = style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-image: none; = background-size: cover; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; = padding-top: 9px; padding-bottom: 9px; background-position: center = center; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;" class=3D""><table = align=3D"center" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" = width=3D"100%" style=3D"border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px = !important;" class=3D""><tbody class=3D""><tr class=3D""><td = valign=3D"top" class=3D""><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" = cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"min-width: 100%; = border-collapse: collapse;" class=3D""><tbody class=3D""><tr = class=3D""><td valign=3D"top" style=3D"padding-top: 9px;" = class=3D""><table align=3D"left" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" = cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"max-width: 100%; min-width: = 100%; border-collapse: collapse;" class=3D""><tbody class=3D""><tr = class=3D""><td valign=3D"top" style=3D"padding: 0px 18px 9px; = word-break: break-word; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 16px; = line-height: 24px;" class=3D""><div style=3D"text-align: center;" = class=3D""><strong class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 11px;" = class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: merriweather, georgia, = "times new roman", serif;" class=3D"">2<sup = class=3D"">nd</sup> Biennial Conference on Food & = Communication, September 23-25 2020, University of = Ljubljana</span></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr>= </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class=3D""><td = align=3D"center" valign=3D"top" = id=3D"m_1095289601017578740m_-110872968894329734templateFooter" = style=3D"background-image: none; background-size: cover; = border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 9px; = padding-bottom: 9px; background-position: center center; = background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;" = class=3D""></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></center><d= iv class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; = font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: = start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><div = style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); = font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: = none;" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div></div> </div> <br class=3D""></div></div></div></body></html>= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D General list info and FAQ: <a href=3D"http://comm.umn.edu/~grodman/cultstud.html" target=3D"_blank">http://comm.umn.edu/~grodman/cultstud.html</a> --Apple-Mail=_6F335405-B108-48EE-8B21-622144777093--