8 a.m.  Registration —  IT Center Room 105A&B, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
8:30     Introductions, Ann Auman (Chairman, UHM School of Communications)
8:40     Opening remarks: Denise Eby Konan, (Dean, UHM College of Social Sciences)
8:45     Keynote Speaker: Yunji de Nies (Anchor, KITV4 News)
9:00     TIAN Wei (CCTV Host: World Insight & Dialogue)
    
Session I
9:15     XIE Xinzhou (Dean and Professor, PKU School of New Media)

             “Development and Trends in Chinese Social Media”
9:30     Jenifer Winter (Associate Professor, UHM)
              “Anonymity and the Future of the Internet”
9:45     WANG Xiuli (Associate Professor and Director, the Center for Social Media         Research, PKU)
    “The Interaction between Traditional and New Media: A Case Study of @JadeRabbit”
10:00     Wayne Buente (Assistant Professor, UHM)
    “Imagining Community: Can Microblogs Afford Community Among Rural-Urban Migrants in China?”

10:15     BREAK

Session II
10:30     HE Shu (Associate Professor, PKU)
    “American News Coverage of the Chinese Lunar New Year”
10:45    Francis Dalisay (Assistant Professor, UHM)
    “News Coverage and Online Discussions in the Philippines, the U.S., and Guam Regarding the Spratly Islands Territorial Dispute With China”
11:00     LI Kun (Associate Professor, PKU)
    “Training Journalism Students Over Cyberspace: An International Model”
11:15     Misa Maruyama (CIS Doctoral Student, UHM)
    "Hybrid Media Consumption: How Live Tweeting During a Televised Political Debate Influences the Vote Decision”
11:30     CUI Kai (Doctoral Student, PKU)
    “Eating Time By Using Mobile Contents: How Chinese Mobile Phone Users Use Contents via Mobile Phones”
11:45     Discussion & closing of morning session

Depart for lunch at College Hill. Shuttle van is available for those who prefer not to walk to College Hill.


12:15-1:15 Lunch at College Hill (UH President’s House)

Session III

1:30    Panel discussion with journalists and participants
    Bill Dorman (Host, KHPR), Patti Epler (Editor, civilbeat.com), Melissa Chang (VP,   Buzzmaster etc.), Radley Kanda (Online editor, Honolulu Star-Advertiser).
    Moderator: Kevin Kawamoto (Instructor and former UHM Associate Professor).

3:45     Closing remarks: Ann Auman, School of Communications