ICA Mobile Communication Division
Past Pre-Conferences
2023, Toronto, Canada
[Call for Proposals] [Programme]
The 19th Annual ICA Mobile Preconference 2022
Title: Keeping it Real After 20 Years: Reclaiming Mobile Communication Scholarship in a Phone-Less Future
Chairs: Mariek Vanden Abeele, Adriana de Souza e Silva
Committee: Jeffrey Boase, Morgan Ross, Scott Campbell, Cecilia Uy-Tioco, Kathrin Karsay, Didem Özkul
2022, Paris, France
[Call for Proposals] [Programme]
The 18th Annual ICA Mobile Preconference 2022
Title: Emerging Trends and Practices Around the Globe in Mobile Media & Communication.
Chair: Mariek Vanden Abeele, Thilo von Pape
Committee: Morgan Ross, Louis Barui Waruwu, Anneleen Meeus, Kathrin Karsay
2019, Washington, USA
[Call for Proposals] [Programme]
The 17th Annual ICA Mobile Preconference 2019
Title: Boundary Conditions in Mobile Communication
Chair: Rich Ling
Committee: Brett Oppergaard, Mariek Vanden Abeele, Sunny Lee, Scott Campbell, Gerard Goggin, Julia Hildebrand, Colin Agur, Keri Stephens
2018, Prague, Czech Republic
[Call for Proposals] [Programme]
The 16th Annual ICA Mobile Preconference 2018
Title: From Voice to … ?
Chair: Rich Ling
Committee: Brett Oppergaard, Mariek Vanden Abeele, Scott Campbell, Gerard Goggin
2017, San Diego, USA
[Call for Proposals] [Programme]
The 15th ICA Mobile Preconference 2017
Title: Mobile media as (tools for) Interventions
Chairs: Colin Agur, Mariek Vandeen Abeele
Committee: Katie Cumiskey, Max Foxman, Veronika Karnowski, Christine Linke, Shin Mizukoshi, Didem Özkul
2016, Fukuoka, Japan
[Call for Proposals] [Programme]
The 14th ICA Mobile Preconference 2016
Title: Mobile Communication ("The All-Powerful Mobile")
Chair: Colin Agur
Committee: Shin Mizukoshi, Mariek Vanden Abeele, Mamiko Hayashida, Katie Cumiskey, Maxwell Foxman, Veronika Karnowski
2015, San Juan, Puerto Rico
The 13th ICA Mobile Preconference 2015
Title: From Womb to Tomb: Mobile Research Across Genders, Generations, Ethnicities, Cultures, and Life Stages
Chairs: Jun Liu, Sun Kyong Lee, Eulalia Puig Abril
2014, Seattle, USA
[Call for Proposals] [Programme]
The 12th ICA Mobile Preconference 2014
Title: Mobile Research for Building a Better World
Chairs: Bret Oppegaard, Katy Pearce, Andrew Schrock
Committee: Andrew Schrock, Katy Pearce, Mariek Vanden Abeele, Rich Ling, Sunny Lee, Veronika Karnowski
2013, London, UK
[Call for Proposals] [Programme]
The 11th ICA Mobile Preconference 2013
Title: 10 Years On: Looking Forwards in Mobile ICT Research
Chairs: Leslie Haddon, Jane Vincent
Committee: Rich Ling, Jason Farman, Lee Humphreys, Didem Özkul, Katie Cumiskey, Scott Campbell, Adriana de Souza et Silva, Andraz Petrovcic, Brett Oppedgaard, Yi-Fan Chen, Christian Licoppe, Andrew Schrock, Per Helmerson, Veronika Karnowski, Katie Pearce, Raz Schwartz
2012, Phoenix, USA
[Call for Proposals] [Programme]
The 10th ICA Mobile Preconference 2012
Title: Mobile Communication, Community, and Locative Media Practices: From the Everyday to the Revolutionary
Chair: Adriana de Souza e Silva
Committee: Adriana de Souza e Silva, Jason Farman, Kathleen M. Cumiskey, Lee Humphreys, Richard Ling, Scott Campbell, Yi-Fan Chen
2011, Boston, USA
[Call for Proposals] [Programme]
The 9th ICA Mobile Preconference 2011
Title: Seamlessly Mobile?: Mobile Communication @ a Crossroads
Chairs: Katie Cumiskey, Rich Ling, Scott Campbell, Lee Humphreys
Committee: Scott Campbell, Katy Cumiskey, Jason Farman, Lee Humphreys, Rich Ling, Yi-Fan Chen
2010, Singapore
The 8th ICA Mobile Preconference 2010
Title: Innovations in Mobile Use
Chair: Arul Chib
2009, Chicago, USA
[Call for Proposals] [Programme]
The 7th ICA Mobile Preconference 2009
Title: Mobile2.0: Beyond voice?
Chairs: Rohan Samarajiva, Ayesha Zainudeen
Committee: Rohan Samarajiva, Sherille Ismail, Laurent Elder, James Katz, Rich Ling, Jonathon Donner, Francois Bar, Tim Kelly
2008, Montreal, Canada
The 6th ICA Mobile Preconference 2008
2007, San Francisco, USA
[Call for Proposals] [Programme]
The 5th ICA Mobile Preconference 2007
Title: The global and globalizing dimensions of mobile communication: Developing or developed?
Chairs: Rich Ling, Mike Traugott, Concetta Stewart, Jonathan Donner
2006, Erfurt, Germany
The 4th ICA Mobile Preconference 2006
Title: Mobile Communication: Bringing Us Together or Tearing Us Apart?
Chair: Joachim Höflich
2005, Rutgers, USA
The 3rd ICA Mobile Preconference 2005
Chair: Jim Katz
2004, Seoul, Korea
The 2nd ICA Mobile Preconference 2004
Title: Mobile Communication and Social Change
Chair: Shin Dong Kim
Committee: Jin-han Bae, Hyun Ban
2002, Chunceon, Korea
The 1st ICA Mobile Preconference 2003
Title: The Social and Cultural Impact/Meaning of Mobile Communication
Chair: Shin Dong Kim