Conference 2014

After holding the conferences in 2010 (Electronic communication in mono and multilingual situations – Forms, Borders, Future) and in 2012 (Electronic communication in the “information society”), the Information & Communication Department of the IUT of Le Havre organized the fourth international conference on electronic communication in 2014.

This scientific event took place in the premises of the IUT (Quai Frissard) from June 11^th till June 13^th.

It was an opportunity to celebrate the 20^th anniversary of the Information & Communication Department and the 30^th anniversary of the University of Le Havre.

The call for papers had a striking success. We received 130 proposals from 30 countries:
Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada,China, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Greece, India, Italy, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey and United States of America.

Publications

lectronic communication, cultures and identities, conference proceedings,

The conference proceedings (edited by Klog editions, Mount-Saint Aignan), including all the papers presented during the three days, were available in paper version at the opening of the conference. The complete references: Zlitni, S., Lienard, F., Dula, D. and Crumiere, C. (2014, ed.), Electronic communication, cultures and identities, conference proceedings, Mount Saint-Aignan, Klog Editions, 654 p.

A long publication was proposed to the participants of the conference after the evaluation by the specially appointed reading committee. This collective work (in French) published by the Lambert-Lucas editions, comprises 19 texts. The complete reference: Liénard F. and Zlitni S., (dir), (2015), La communication électronique : enjeux, stratégies, opportunités, Limoges, the Lambert-Lucas Editions, 276 p.

Electronic Communication. Political, Social and Educational Uses, Bern, Peter Lang

A second publication was proposed to the participants of the conference after the evaluation by the specially appointed reading committee. Published by Peter Lang, this one combines 10 long texts stemming from the conference works. The complete references: Zlitni, S. & Liénard, F. (2015, ed.), Electronic Communication. Political, Social and Educational Uses, Bern, Peter Lang, 203 p.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Patrice FLICHY

<h5>De nouvelles formes d'attachement.<br>Le numérique déplace-t-il les fontières entre le travail et les loisirs ?</h5>

De nouvelles formes d'attachement.
Le numérique déplace-t-il les fontières entre le travail et les loisirs ?

Professor at the University of Paris-Est and a researcher at the Techniques, Territoires et Sociétés lab. He has co-founded and is the director of the Réseaux magazine. His work focuses on information sociology and on the study of ICTs. His latest publications concern social sciences and innovation, and approach telecommunication technologies from the point of view of the various realms of the imagination involved.

Sylvie LELEU-MERVIEL

<h5>Le processus d'information, de la trace d'interaction<br>à la communication numérique</h5>

Le processus d'information, de la trace d'interaction
à la communication numérique

Professor at the University of Valenciennes. She is the director of the DeVisu lab (Visual and Urban Design) and editor-in-chief of the RIHM magazine (Revue des Interactions Humaines Médiatisées). Her work focuses on document engineering from the point of view of informational processes and the construction of meaning. She has published many books about design in communication and about digital creation.

Pascal LARDELLIER

<h5>From letter writing to digital relationships,<br>a literary and filmic journey...</h5>

From letter writing to digital relationships,
a literary and filmic journey...

Professor at the University of Bourgogne. He is part of the CIMEOS/3S and scientific director of Propédia, a lab which is part of the Groupe IGS (Paris). He manages the collection “Des Hauts et Débats” at L’Harmattan. His research focuses on the social uses of ICTs and the Internet, on the theories of interpersonal relations, on rituality in contemporary societies and on the methodology of research in Information and Communication Sciences.

Yves WINKIN

<h5>Do we really need to fly<br>from comminicational utopia?</h5>

Do we really need to fly
from comminicational utopia?

Professor at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Lyon where he has founded the Communication, Culture et Société lab. In 2012, he was selected as recipient of the Chair in Communication at the University of Villanova in Philadelphia, then early 2014 joined the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris. Today, his work focuses on the habits in urban public places and fits in with the framework of the American urban ethnography.

AROUND THE CONFERENCE

Welcome cocktail party at the Sub-prefecture of Le Havre

A welcome cocktail party was organized in the evening on the first day of the conference. It took place at the Sub-prefecture of Le Havre and was honoured by the presence of Sir sub-prefect of Le Havre, represented by Mr Philippe Peronne, general Secretary, Madam Deputy Catherine Troallic, Mr Mayor of Saint-Address, the representative of la Codah, Mr Hubert Dejean de La Batie.

Colloque Le Havre 2014 Cultural visit Etretat cliffs

Cultural visit: Etretat and its cliffs

A cultural visit was organized for all the participants of the conference in the town of Etretat. It is situated in the North of Le Havre, on the coast of la Manche in the Pays de Caux.
The extraordinary and monumental aspect of its cliffs of white chalk and the greyish shingle beaches made it one of the places of international tourism. Such painters as Gustave Courbet, Eugène Boudin and Claude Monet immortalized its specificities.

colloque le havre 2014 Gala dinner in Le Donjon

Gala dinner in Le Donjon,
at the restaurant of Domaine Saint Clair:

On the occasion of the conference of 2014, the administration of the IUT of Le Havre invited the participants to a Gala dinner organized in an exceptional place.
This dinner took place on a site of Etretat, at the restaurant of Domaine Saint Clair, and gave an opportunity for the researchers to exchange their ideas in an idyllic atmosphere…

They supported the organization of the conference in 2014:

L’État, la Région Haute-Normandie, l’Université du Havre, IDEES Le Havre, le PRSH, l’IUT du Havre, Lesterius,
Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie du Havre, Oril industrie