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Communication scholars, practitioners converge on Ikeja for annual confab

Discussions and analysis of trends in communication education and practice will take centre stage as the 2nd Annual Conference of Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) holds in Ikeja, Lagos  from Wednesday 2- Thursday 3 September , 2015.

A release from the Secretariat of the Association signed by Taiwo Oladokun, PhD, for the General Secretary, indicates that the opening ceremony slated for Wednesday, September 2 is expected to feature Special Guests (national and state), the private sector and international agencies.

A Special Panel on ‘’Challenges and Opportunities of the Digital  Media Economy’’  will be preceded by a presentation on ‘’Nigeria and the Global Digital Economy’’ by one of the leading lights in digital media and communication in Nigeria and Chief Executive Officer of Bytesize, Mrs Bukola Akingbade, who will also moderate the Special Panel.

Panelists are expected from, among others, the National Broadcasting Commission, Nigerian Communications Commission, National Universities Commission, The United Nations, Online Media and many others.

The launch of the New Digital Face of the association as well as its Annual General Meeting and Reports will also hold during the conference.

The statement, therefore, enjoined communication scholars, professionals, government officials, academics and key players in corporate communications to be part of the conference which ‘promises to be a milestone in the history of communication scholarship and practice in Nigeria.’

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