Tentative Agenda for IAMCR 2022 Suzhou Pre-conference on Science Communication (July 8-10)

Within the 250 submissions worldwide, 108 studies have been accepted to the IAMCR 2022 Suzhou Pre-conference on Science Communication and will be presented in the plenary or up to 20 parallel sessions. Due to the COVID-19 containment protocols in China, IAMCR 2022 Suzhou Pre-conference is shifted to a complete ONLINE conference via Zhumu, which is an authorized partner conference platform of ZOOM in China, please visit Zhumu (https://www.zhumu.com/) to DOWNLOAD the app in advance. An account is NOT necessary to attend a meeting. You can directly click the web links below to join the conference (all sessions are opening) and talk in the session you belong to.

Thanks to the convenience offered by the online setting of this event, the pre-conference is extended from the originally scheduled 10 Jul to three days between 8 and 10 July. Sorry for any inconvenience this schedule change might have caused you and your co-authors. IAMCR 2022 Suzhou Pre-conference will feature three plenary sessions: the opening on 8 Jul, the plenary on 9 Jul, and the closing ceremony on 10 Jul, as well as 20 parallel sessions spanning across the three-day duration: 

Conference Handbook: 

IAMCR Suzhou Pre-conference Handbook .pdf

Day 1 

Opening Ceremony

08-Jul 19:30 Beijing Time 

08-Jul 12:30 UT

08-Jul 07:30 EST

Zhumu Conference: https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/619624121

Day 2 

Parallel 1

Public engagement in environment, science, risk and health

Parallel 2

Technology and cross-cultural communication for health

Parallel 3

Metaverse and AI for a better post-COVID world

09-Jul 9:00-10:20 Beijing Time 

09-Jul 02:00-03:20 UT

08-Jul 21:00-22:20 EST

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/615360337

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/636964413

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/614369889

Parallel 4

Mobilization for science communication in the new era

Parallel 5

Misinformation, conspiracy, and infodemiology across cultures

Parallel 6

Media effect amidst public crisis

09-Jul 10:40-12:00 Beijing Time

09-Jul 03:40-05:00 UT

08-Jul 22:40-24:00 EST

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/615360337

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/636964413

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/614369889

Parallel 7

Information management for public good

Parallel 8

Vaccination and health behaviors against pandemic

Parallel 9

Reconsidering public scientific literacy in a public health crisis

09-Jul 14:00-15:20 Beijing Time 

09-Jul 07:00-08:20 UT

09-Jul 02:40-03:20 EST

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/615360337

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/636964413

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/614369889

Parallel 10

Climate change and environmental communication in post-crisis world

Parallel 11

Science communication: New models in digital era

Parallel 12

Risk, emotion and behaviors beyond COVID-19

09-Jul 15:40-17:20 Beijing Time

09-Jul 08:40-10:20 UT

09-Jul 03:40-05:20 EST

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/615360337

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/636964413

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/614369889

Plenary Reports & Panel Discussion

09-Jul 19:00-21:30 Beijing Time 

09-Jul 12:00-14:30 UT

09-Jul 07:00-09:30 EST

Zhumu Conference: https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/609102563

Day 3

Parallel 13

Internet empowerment for science communication

Parallel 14

News production and consumption for science and health

Parallel 15

Communication strategies for sustainable development

10-Jul 09:00-10:20 Beijing Time 

10-Jul 02:00-03:20 UT

09-Jul 21:00-22:20 EST

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/602523934

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/620698071

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/632269262

Parallel 16

Power and politics in epidemics control

Parallel 17

Public opinions on emerging technologies

Parallel 20 (1)

Graduate student forum for science, health, risk and environment communication

10-Jul 10:40-12:00 Beijing Time

10-Jul 03:40-05:00 UT

09-Jul 22:40-24:00 EST

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/602523934

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/620698071

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/632269262

Parallel 18

Gender, youth, disadvantaged in health communication setting

Parallel 19

Learning from history of science for tomorrows world

Parallel 20 (2)

Graduate student forum for science, health, risk and environment communication

10-Jul 14:00-15:20 Beijing Time 

10-Jul 07:40-08:00 UT

10-Jul 02:00-03:20 EST

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/602523934

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/620698071

Zhumu Conference:

https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/632269262

Closing Ceremony

10-Jul 19:00-21:30 Beijing Time 

10-Jul 12:00-14:30 UT

10-Jul 07:00-09:30 EST

Zhumu Conference: https://xjtlu.zhumu.com/j/632339298

IAMCR 2022 Suzhou Pre-conference on Science Communication's organizing committee is keen for all distinguished colleagues worldwide to attend the event. The opening ceremony is set to take place at a relatively more pleasurable 7:30 pm Beijing time for the convenience of speakers/audiences on the main continents. Other plenary sessions will also be held at a time friendly to most international participants. 

All registrants and contributing authors are welcomed to the IAMCR 2022 Suzhou Pre-conference on Science Communication, no matter whether their submissions are accepted. For up-to-date conference schedule and logistics information, please visit https://iamcr2022pre.scievent.com to keep informed from the organizing committee. 

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Important Dates

Overseas participants submission deadline (UTC):
April 15, 2022
Acceptance decision made (UTC):
May 1, 2022
Conference Date (Beijing Time):
July 8-10, 2022

Contact Us

Dr. Zheng Yang
EMAIL: yangzheng@suda.edu.cn
Dr. Yeheng Pan
EMAIL: yhpan@suda.edu.cn
Dr. Hepeng Jia
EMAIL: hpjia@suda.edu.cn