IAMCR2010's closing ceremony was a cheerful event, kicked off by the enthusiastic and witty performance of Clarinetes ad Libitum (check out some of their videos HERE).
Istambul - the city where IAMCR2011 will take place - had the opportunity to present participants some details regarding next years' conference and the session drew to a close with informal words by Anabelle Sreberny and Hopeton Dunn on behalf of the organization, and Helena Sousa and Manuel Pinto on behalf of the local organizing comittee.
The ceremony ended with a giant applause to all those who have contributed to making IAMCR2010 a successful event.
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2010-07-24
2010-07-22
Reception at Bom Jesus
IAMCR2010 conference dinner took place at Bom Jesus. Food, drink, an amazing sunset and the musical contribution of Cees Hamelink and the Burgundian Combo.
When everyone had already enjoyed the view, the food and the wine, Manuel Pinto, Director of the Communication and Society Research Centre, made a positive balance of the Conference. He also took the chance to thank all the people in the organisation and all the volunteers.
After the dinner, everybody joined to see one of the professors of University of Minho playing the accordion with the band.
For most of the guests the night ended with the song "Menina estás à Janela", sung by a large group of volunteers.
Inês Espojeira
Video by Isabel Ferreira and José Miguel Carvalho
When everyone had already enjoyed the view, the food and the wine, Manuel Pinto, Director of the Communication and Society Research Centre, made a positive balance of the Conference. He also took the chance to thank all the people in the organisation and all the volunteers.
After the dinner, everybody joined to see one of the professors of University of Minho playing the accordion with the band.
For most of the guests the night ended with the song "Menina estás à Janela", sung by a large group of volunteers.
Inês Espojeira
Video by Isabel Ferreira and José Miguel Carvalho
2010-07-21
Tribute to Denis McQuail
The Communication and Society Research Centre hosted a tribute ceremony to Denis McQuail, in recognition of his work and long-standing contribution to the University of Minho.
The ceremony took place on Tuesday afternoon at the Auditorium B1 and registered a massive affluence. In fact, the room was too small for so much enthusiasm.
Manuel Pinto introduced the session referring the importance of McQuail’s book to his academic career: “he inspires people”. Helena Sousa also talked about his humanity and his interest in everybody’s work. “Despite his status he’s generous and friendly. He reads a lot, he knows a lot”, said Helena Sousa.
Peter Golding, a special guest of the IAMCR, stated that there’s a piece of Denis in each one of us and also remembered his importance to the society. “We are lucky to have Denis contribution to Communication.” Denis McQuail thanked the tribute and said he’s up to do more.”It’s not time for balances. I’m not retiring”, joked. McQuail revealed the secret to his success: “To work along with special people”. After his discourse, McQuail left the room under a standing ovation.
António Vieira and Pedro Nogueira
Video by Nuno Pereira and Mariana Santos
The ceremony took place on Tuesday afternoon at the Auditorium B1 and registered a massive affluence. In fact, the room was too small for so much enthusiasm.
Manuel Pinto introduced the session referring the importance of McQuail’s book to his academic career: “he inspires people”. Helena Sousa also talked about his humanity and his interest in everybody’s work. “Despite his status he’s generous and friendly. He reads a lot, he knows a lot”, said Helena Sousa.
Peter Golding, a special guest of the IAMCR, stated that there’s a piece of Denis in each one of us and also remembered his importance to the society. “We are lucky to have Denis contribution to Communication.” Denis McQuail thanked the tribute and said he’s up to do more.”It’s not time for balances. I’m not retiring”, joked. McQuail revealed the secret to his success: “To work along with special people”. After his discourse, McQuail left the room under a standing ovation.
António Vieira and Pedro Nogueira
Video by Nuno Pereira and Mariana Santos
2010-07-19
Maria João and Mário Laginha
At the end of the opening ceremony everyone stood silent to hear Maria João and Mario Laginha. The musical duet took the stage and amazed the audience.
For about an hour, the room was filled with the versatile voice of Maria João and the melodious piano of Mário Laginha. Almost everyone in the audience enjoyed the show. “The concert was fantastic” declared Gordon Adam from the UK. “The singer is very unusual, I’ve never heard anything like that before, she has a fantastic voice. It’s something new, like contemporary portuguese jazz”.
Outside the theatre, the appretiation of the duet was unanimous and very positive. “I thought they were both fantastic. The music is very inovative, she has a wonderfull voice and the pianist is outrageously good”, asserted James Kelly, from the USA. Dennis McQuail, a famous academic investigator within the area of communication theories, also enjoyed the performance: “I loved the concert, every song was better than the last”.
The duet is formed by the singer Maria João and the pianist Mário Laginha and they’ve been working together for 25 years. Their music has many influences, from traditional portuguese, african and brazilian music to contemporary jazz. It’s due to this diversity of sounds that Augusto Soares da Silva, from Portugal, believes that it was a good choice to inaugurate an international communication conference: “The concert was excellent, it’s interesting that in a communication congress we can communicate in several ways and sounds, linguistic and non linguistic ways”.
This concert closed the first day of the IAMCR in Braga, that will last until the 22th of July, next thursday.
Mafalda Trindade
Opening ceremony - "IAMCR are us"
The opening ceremony gathered more than 600 participants at Theatro Circo. The president of IAMCR, Annabelle Sreberny, said that the “IAMCR are us”; "the organization needs all its members, with their imagination and creativity", she added.
António Cunha, Rector of the University of Minho, welcomed the participants to the city and to UM.
Manuel Pinto, Director of the Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS), highlighted the fact that the conference is taking place in a small town and that this peculiarity should be seen as an opportunity.
The keynote speaker, UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations and former portuguese president,Jorge Sampaio,focused on the importance of enhancing global media literacy - with the aide of new ways to share information, like You Tube, Facebook or Twitter - in order to uphold both a universal respect for human rights and an attachment to democracy.
Inês Espojeira and Sofia Gomes
Some photos of the ceremony (please click on the arrow to see the whole slideshow)
António Cunha, Rector of the University of Minho, welcomed the participants to the city and to UM.
Manuel Pinto, Director of the Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS), highlighted the fact that the conference is taking place in a small town and that this peculiarity should be seen as an opportunity.
The keynote speaker, UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations and former portuguese president,Jorge Sampaio,focused on the importance of enhancing global media literacy - with the aide of new ways to share information, like You Tube, Facebook or Twitter - in order to uphold both a universal respect for human rights and an attachment to democracy.
Inês Espojeira and Sofia Gomes
Some photos of the ceremony (please click on the arrow to see the whole slideshow)
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