36.632, Calls: 5th International Conference on Academic and Professional Communication (ICAPC) / Botswana

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Subject: 36.632, Calls: 5th International Conference on Academic and Professional Communication (ICAPC) / Botswana

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Date: 18-Feb-2025
From: Irene Segopolo [segopoloim at ub.ac.bw]
Subject: 5th International Conference on Academic and Professional Communication (ICAPC)

Full Title: 5th International Conference on Academic and Professional
Communication (ICAPC)
Short Title: 5th ICAPC

Date: 16-Jul-2025 - 18-Jul-2025
Location: Gaborone, Botswana
Contact Person: Irene Segopolo
Meeting Email: segopoloim at ub.ac.bw
Web Site: https://conferences.ub.bw/index.php/ICAPC/ICAPC2025

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Clinical Linguistics;
Discourse Analysis
Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 16-Mar-2025

Final Call for Papers:
The Communication and Study Skills Unit (CSSU) of the University of
Botswana is excited to announce a call for proposals for the 5th
International Conference on Academic and Professional Communication
(5th ICAPC) slated for 16th -18th July 2025. The 5th ICAPC is a
biennial academic event and is a response to the growth of academic
literacy and professional communication as research areas. The theme
for the 2025 conference is: Shaping the Future: Trends and Approaches
to Academic and Professional Communication in a Digital Era. This
year's conference theme focuses on how contemporary and emerging
theoretical and methodological issues in academic and professional
communication research navigate the digital era and how these operate
in academics, and the real world to foster knowledge, and promote
educational and professional practices for a better future. As the
sub-themes for this conference depict, Academic Literacy and
Professional Communication are key areas of research across a wide
range of disciplines, both academic and industry. Thus, the 5th
International Conference on Academic and Professional Communication
provides a platform for researchers, educators, scholars, early career
researchers, Masters and Doctoral students, and industry professionals
and practitioners from across the world to share their perspectives
and findings on how communication operates within disciplines,
institutions, and organizations, particularly in the digital era.
Furthermore, the conference is a forum for participants to dialogue
and foster research partnerships and collaborations with peers. It is
noteworthy to mention the growth that the conference has experienced
as it successfully published selected papers from the last conference
in the institution’s peer-reviewed Lonaka Journal. This is a tradition
we intend to continue.
Theme:  Shaping the Future: Approaches to Academic and Professional
Communication in a Digital Era. 
Sub-Themes:  include, but are not limited to:
A.      Communication for empowerment and Sustainable Development in
institutions and organizations
B.      Contemporary and emerging methodological issues in academic
and   professional communication research
C.      Interdisciplinary perspectives in academic and professional
communication
D.      Contemporary issues in language education and applied
linguistics 
E.      Discourse perspectives academic and professional Communication
F.      Technology, sustainable networking and applications in the
academic and professional space       
The conference structure includes concurrent individual presentations
(oral or poster), panels, and work-in-progress sessions.
Individual Presentations (Oral/Poster) :
(a) Abstract length should be approximately 250 words.
(b) Presenters should indicate a preference for oral or poster
presentations.
(c) The decision on the poster or oral presentation will be determined
by organizers after the peer review process.
(d) Oral presentations will be allocated 30 minutes (20 minutes for
presentation and 10 minutes for discussion.)
(e) Poster sessions will be scheduled for 90 minutes (dedicated
sessions), with each presentation allocated 10 minutes (5 minutes for
presentation and 5 minutes for discussion).
(f) Poster presenters must be present to discuss their work during
dedicated sessions.
Panels
Panels should address any topic in their common theme, content, or
methodological area. The time allocated for panels will be 90 minutes
and may run in parallel sessions. Please provide an abstract of about
250 words that includes a list of all panellists and a coordinator.
Panel submissions:
(a) Panel submissions must address the conference theme.
(b) Should include an overview of about 300 words highlighting content
and objectives and 3-5 keywords.
(c) Should include an abstract of not more than 250 words for each
presentation within the panel.
(d) Provide information about the panel members and the coordinator,
full institutional addresses, and email addresses.
Work-in-Progress Sessions
The work-in-progress sessions are to give early career researchers, as
well as Doctoral and Post-doctoral and experienced researchers
undertaking or planning pilot projects or having preliminary results
of their studies, an opportunity to share insights.
Abstract/Proposal Guidelines
The official language of the conference is English. The abstract must
be written in English. The abstracts will be subjected to a blind peer
review. The following structure is suggested for writing the
abstracts: Background (contextualizing the study); Aim/Objectives
(including the research question); Methodology/ Conceptual framework;
Key findings/ Conclusions/implications.
Deadline for Submission of Proposals: 16 March 2025
Notification of Acceptance: 28 February 2025
Keynote Speakers: TBA
Conference Registration fee information available on the conference
website.
Following acceptance, responsible or presenting authors must register
for participation before the finalization of the conference program.
Registration Deadlines: TBA
Contact details for Registration: Conference Committee Email:
icapc at ub.ac.bw
Conference Venue:
Block 247 Auditorium, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana,
Africa
Conference Committee Contacts:
segopoloim at ub.ac.bw: Conference Chairperson
magogwej at ub.ac.bw: Conference Deputy Chairperson
contehb at ub.ac.bw:  Conference Secretary
ngular at ub.ac.bw: Editorial Committee Chairperson
moagil at ub.ac.bw: Program and Publicity Chairperson
Where to Submit the Proposals: (2 Options)
1.      Email:  icapc at ub.ac.bw
2.      Conference Website:
https://conferences.ub.bw/index.php/ICAPC/ICAPC2025
Please visit the 5th ICAPC 2025 website or send an email to the
conference committee for further details regarding submission
guidelines or for additional information about the conference.

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