Congratulations to Mark Ryan for winning a Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) Creative Industries Career Fund grant to attend the 2010 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference in Los Angeles CA, March 17-21.

Media International Australia December issue: 'The Globalisation of Advertising in Asia' has just been published. The issue includes feature articles by CCI's Director Stuart Cunningham, and Terry Flew on the history of SBS, and researcher Mark Ryan on horror films and cultural policy, as well as a special section looking at advertising in Asia.

Access to this issue is subscription only - details available at Media International Australia

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has just announced that four new members will be joining its Communications Consumer Consultative Forum (CCF) including CCI's Julian Thomas. Julian is Professor of Media and Communications at Swinburne University of Technology and heads the International Creative Content Cultures and Australian Advantage program at CCI.

CCI researchers are currently investigating several areas of China’s emergence, with both Chinese and international partners. Research collaboration with International Creative Industries Alliance (ICIA) will focus on identifying market entry opportunities in China for creative businesses. Other Chinese partners, including the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), the Chinese University of Communication (CUC), and the Beijing Academy of Science and Technology will lead to publishing outcomes.

In December 2007 CCI became a founding member of a multi-party, non-profit alliance called the International Creative Industries Alliance (ICIA) based in Beijing.

In 2007 CCI China project researchers were invited to present keynotes at a number of major international forums and research institutions.

The conference was attended by more than 50 speakers from 11 countries. Mr Renping Gong of the Chinese Consulate General in Brisbane was a special guest. International dignitaries, including several business representatives, met the Minister for State Development, the Hon. John Mickel, and Ms. Anna Rooke from CIP Ltd.

The event had four keynote speakers, a special China-Queensland business forum held in the Roundhouse Theatre, and an exhibition of QUT work, featuring interactive design technology from ACID and indigenous culture.