Call for Papers (DICOEN 2003)

[Fernando Ramallo]

SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISCOURSE, COMMUNICATION AND ENTERPRISE
(DICOEN 2003)

November 12-14, 2003, Universidade de Vigo (Galicia, Spain)

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CALL The Sociolinguistics, Bilingualism and Language Contact Seminar of
the University of Vigo (Galicia, Spain) announces the Second International
Conference on Discourse, Communication and Enterprise (DICOEN 2003) to be
held in Vigo, November 12-14, 2003.

This conference, which continues the theme initiated by the first one in
Lisbon in 2001, aims to promote interaction and discussion among
researchers interested in the relevance of discourse and communication to
the world of business. DICOEN 2003 welcomes papers from a variety of
disciplines such as: linguistics, discourse analysis, marketing,
sociology, psychology, e-commerce, economics, management, etc. We
particularly welcome contributions with themes related to language in use
and the framing of discursive and cultural practices in business such as:

Business discourse;
Communication in organitations;
Language and organizational change;
New technologies in business communication;
Multilingual enterprises;
Customer-server communication;
Advertising discourse;
Organizational discourse and power;
Discourse of strategic management;
Discoursive practices in public institutions;
Bureaucratic discourse;
Discourse and organizational inequalities;
Strategic discourse in organizations;
Management, control and discourse;
Discourse and economics.


ORGANISERS:

Anxo Lorenzo (University of Vigo)
Fernando Ramallo (University of Vigo)
Xoan Paulo Rodriguez-Yañez (University of Vigo)

PLENARY SPEAKERS

Dr. Norman Fairclough (Lancaster University)
Dr. Cynthia Hardy (The University of Melbourne)
Dr. Eija Ventola (University of Salzburg)


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

*Presentations will be 20 minutes in length followed by a 10-minute
discussion period.

*Submision and abstracts should contain:

1. A cover shett containing:

-The title of the paper
-The author’s name, affiliation, postal address, e-mail, fax & phone number
-A list of equipment for presentation (subject to availability)

2. Four copies of one-page abstract

3. A hard copy with an electronic version of the abstract in Rich Text
Format. Only PC-compatible diskettes please. Only copies sent by post will
are considered (not e-mail or fax please).

Importante Dates

- Deadline for submission of abstracts: May 1st, 2003.
- Notification of acceptance: July 2003.
- Programme available: September 2003. ´

ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION
Prof. Fernando Ramallo
II International Conference on Discourse, Communication and the Enterprise
(DICOEN 2003)
Facultade de Filoloxía e Traducción
Universidade de Vigo
Campus As Lagoas-Marcosende, s/n
E-36200-VIGO (Galicia, Spain)


MORE INFORMATION

Web page: http://www.uvigo.es/webs/ssl/DICOEN/

email: framallo at uvigo.es