Society for New Communications Research Announces Awards Program, Issues Call for Nominations
June 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 20, 2006 — The Society for New Communications Research, a nonprofit global think tank dedicated to the advanced study of new media and emerging modes of communication and their effect on media, business and society, today issued a call for nominations for its first annual awards program. The SNCR’s awards, which will recognize excellence in the use of new communications models and solutions, will be granted at the Society’s inaugural research symposium, which will take place this Fall. Additionally, the award-winning case studies will be published in the Society’s online publication, New Communications Review.
The SNCR’s awards will recognize innovative organizations and professionals who are pioneering the use of social media (i.e. blogs, wikis, podcasts, collaborative tools and other forms of participatory communications) in the areas of marketing, public relations and advertising, politics, entertainment, academics, and community and cultural development.
Only individuals, businesses and academic institutions are eligible to win the SNCR’s awards, but nominations may come from product vendors, consultants and professional services firms worldwide. Awards nominations are to be submitted as case studies. Awards will be granted to individuals, businesses and educational institutions in the following categories:
SNCR Professional Awards — honors leading new communications thinkers, bloggers, journalists, citizen journalists and professional communicators
SNCR Academic Awards — recognizes leading work/research/studies from students and academic institutions
SNCR Business Awards — honors organizations that are successfully adopting new communications models and leveraging them in innovative ways for business purposes
“So many organizations and individuals are doing amazing things with new communications models and mediums. With the SNCR awards, we have an opportunity to capture and recognize where true innovation and thought leadership is taking place today,” commented Mike Manuel, chair of the SNCR’s best practices and awards committee.
The deadline for entries is Sept. 8, 2006. The online submission form can be found at http://www.sncr.org/awards/use/awardssubmission/submission.html .
ABOUT THE SOCIETY FOR NEW COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH
The Society for New Communications Research (http://www.sncr.org ) is a nonprofit, global think tank dedicated to the advanced study of new media and emerging modes of communication and their effect on media, business and society. The SNCR’s mission is to investigate, develop and share in-depth and forward-facing insights resulting from deep ongoing study, learning and continuous mastery of new communications tools and technologies with the academic community and industry, for the promotion of best practices. The SNCR produces the leading conference on new communications, New Communications Forum (www.newcommforum.com ) and publishes New Communications Review (www.newcommreview.com ). For more information, visit http://www.sncr.org or call 650-331-0083.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jen McClure
Executive Director
Society for New Communications Research
650-331-0083
jmcclure@sncr.org
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