Call for Proposals The Society for Cinema and Media Studies announces its call for proposals and papers for the 2009 Conference, May 21-24, to be held at Josai International University in central Tokyo. Josai University (JU) was founded by late Finance Minister Mikio Mizuta in 1965. Josai International University (JIU), a separate campus, was founded in 1992 and together both universities have been at the forefront of media studies and women's studies in Japan, as well as in a wide range of traditional and newer disciplines. The recently-completed Tokyo Kioichô campus of JIU houses the University administration, but also includes classrooms, presentation rooms, meeting spaces, reception areas, a theater, a health center, café, and daycare facilities. Located in central Tokyo, the Tokyo Kioichô campus provides convenient access to most major areas of Tokyo and the area surrounding the campus includes restaurants, cafes, bars, and shops. Josai University Corporation: http://www.josai.jp/en/ Josai International University: http://www.jiu.ac.jp/englishsite/ The 2009 and 2010 SCMS Conferences will be part of a year-long celebration of "SCMS at 50." In recognition of the increasing international scope of SCMS and the growth of media studies as a discipline world-wide, we will begin this year of celebration by holding our 2009 conference in Tokyo and will conclude by holding our 2010 conference in Los Angeles, the historic home of the "Hollywood" film and television industries. The themes of the 2009 and 2010 SCMS conferences will be: "SMCS at 50/Tokyo: Mobilizing the Future/Screening the Past," and "SCMS at 50/LA: Archiving the Future/Mobilizing the Past." The topic for the Tokyo conference is inspired by a city that has screens the size of its buildings and is filled with people carrying screens the size of their palms; the topic for Los Angeles conference, in tribute to the many archives available in Los Angeles, will have us address the half-century behind us as SCMS prepares for prospect of our discipline's future. Panels, papers, and workshops that explore issues of mobility, archives, and screen culture as well as the past and future of the field will be given special consideration. To propose a paper, panel or workshop online, log in and navigate to the Submission Forms link under Conference in the main menu. The Tokyo conference submission deadline for all open call paper, panel, and workshop proposals is midnight (CST) September 1, 2008. SCMS Student Travel Grants are available to student members who participate in the conference by presenting a paper, chairing a panel or workshop, or participating in a workshop. The application forms will be available on the website after the proposal acceptance and decline notices have been sent in December. For more details and information about applying, please visit Student Travel Fund. Conference Bulletin Board To encourage and facilitate exchange, the Society operates an online Bulletin Board (located under Conference in the main menu) on which you can propose panel or workshop topics to solicit participants. To submit a posting to the Bulletin Board, please complete the online Bulletin Board Submission Form and submit. If you are unable to post your announcement online, please send the required information to [log in to unmask] and the home office will post the announcement for you. Please note: 1. Deadline for Bulletin Board announcements is July 15, 2008. 2. Only ONE submission form per person, please. 3. Chairs/organizers must notify individuals whether they have been accepted or rejected by August 15, 2008. 4. Chairs/organizers are responsible for submitting the entire panel or workshop form by September 1, 2008. ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org