The 1st Thinkers’ Summit of Translingual Communication on Life: Data, Symbol and Wisdom is a grand interdisciplinary event bringing together thinkers and philosophers, researchers and scholars, specialists and experts on Technology, New Media, Communication Philosophy, Aesthetics, Linguistic Philosophy, History, Economics, International Relations, Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, even Physics and Neurosciences.
Though includes many spheres, it puts strong emphasis on the reflection on human life. In other words, the Summit is about the translingual discussion on the sublimation of life in everyday life.
II. Summit Objective
By the forces of the Internet and a variety of artificial intelligence tools, the world becomes a global village as it getting smaller in the 21st century. The exponential growth and the integration of technology, media and telecom (TMT) provide infinite imagination to where mankind and our society can go. The problems we encounter are becoming more complex and diverse. With the development of TMT, “all connected” and “fast iteration” have brought the wild imagination to human development and the possibility to the deconstruction and reconstruction of social relations and social structure in the process of communication. Human language and machine language are mixed together, the issues concerning our society, economy, politics, science, philosophy, religion, culture, and our own life are mutually blended and deeply interpenetrated, different disciplines are integrated to be innovative, on these basis, “Translingual Communication on Life” has become an unavoidable issue in the process of social transformation.
Humanity is moving towards more rationality and freedom. Information age provides us a possibility for better understanding and development of our own. Life itself is a communication process. Translingual communication is to look for the true meaning of life within time, data and symbol, in this way, mutual wisdom can be communicated, triggered, and promoted in everyday life, can the world becomes a truly spiritual organism, a living organism, can the mutual recognition be formed to provide more valuable ideas to the social development in all areas. The greatest thing about the Internet is that a line of escape (Gilles Deleuze’s philosophical concept) can be drawn as an indispensable touch in a differentiated and diversified picture, and the line drawn provides a possibility to change by action in communication.
The summit aims to provide a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue and research, to find and promote or introduce some original, innovative, monumental project, to discuss issues concerning the development of mankind, so as to make contribution to the progress of our time.
III. Topic Areas for Submission
Within the scope of the 1st thinkers’ Summit, the main areas of interest are organized in the following four topics. Submissions can be made to any of the key words within different topics.
Topic 1: Time, Translingual Practice and Life
Topic 2: Globalization, Mobility and Identity
Topic 3: Big Data, Symbol and Daily Life
Topic 4: Change, Oriental Wisdom and Religions
In addition to the above-mentioned topics, we welcome all insightful papers devoted to the sublimation of life and social development.
IV. Important Paper Submission Information
Please note that Thursday, December 10, 2015 23:59:59 (Beijing Time GMT +8), is the deadline to receive papers from foreign scholars (foreign PhD students are warmly welcomed) and Sunday, December 20, 2015 23:59:59 (Beijing Time GMT +8), is the deadline to receive papers from Chinese scholars (PhD students and young scholars are warmly welcomed).
Submit to: pcsdpku@163.com
Subject line: Name + Univeristy + Paper Title
For a valid submission, the full paper must constitute a title, an abstract, 3-5 key words, complete list of authors (not changeable), and document less than 10 pages.
All manuscripts must be submitted for review electronically. The only 3 accepted file formats are doc, docx and pdf. All manuscripts should be formatted as close as possible to the final format:
A4 or letter pages, double column, single spaced, Times or equivalent font of minimum 10pt.
All submitted papers will be evaluated with regard to their suitability for the Summit, originality, and technical soundness. The contact author of a submitted paper will be notified of acceptance or rejection of his/her paper before December 22, 2015. Those who pass the review will be invited to attend the Summit to present his or her work and a letter of invitation will be issued for visa application. Our staff will contact those invited for ticket booking. We will be able to cover your meals and accommodation during your stay at the Peking University. For accepted papers, we do not tolerate “double-submissions".
V. Sponsors and Organizers
Hosted by: School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University
Zhejiang Dunhe Charitable Foundation
Organized by: Center for Public Communication and Social Development, Peking University
Patronized by: Zhejiang Dunhe Charitable Foundation
Supported by: Information Society 50 Forum Zencoo
Time: 9th -10th January, 2016
Venue: Peking University
VI. Summit Secretariat
Zhou Shen
Center for Public Communication and Social Development
School of Journalism and Communication
Peking University
Phone:+86 131 2683 5027
Skype: zhoushenandrew
zhoushen@pku.edu.cn
1st Thinkers’ Summit of Translingual Communication on Life: Data, Symbol and Wisdom China, 9th-10th January, 2016