How to participate
Submission system is now open!
Abstract submissions for: individual papers, panel sessions and posters are now open.
Participants number
The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 150 people.
Topics
WMEMC is a diverse and inclusive community of researchers and practitioners from around the world. We welcome submissions on the conference theme from a wide range of approaches and themes from all parts of the world. We welcome policy makers, experts and academics from every discipline and all media industries with cognate interest to join the discussion. We therefore invite paper proposals addressing the following areas in particular, and are open to other aspects as well:
1. Economic and managerial implications of turbulent times for companies, organizations and strategies within and across media industries and related cultural, creative and communications sectors.
2. Implications of technological developments in AI, AR/VR/MR, algorithms, data and metadata, platformization and networked organizations, smart zones and consequences for the media economy, media management and digital well-being.
3. Changes in the profile of media users and audiences, in user expectations, and implications related to patterns across generations: Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, Generation Z, and Generation Alpha.
4. Challenges for media ethics and in media policy and regulatory environments, sectors and society.
5. Projects and initiatives related to media economics and management that are pertinent to innovation in media industries in turbulent times.
6. Other questions and issues that challenge, extend and/or add to contemporary knowledge in the fields of media economic and management.
Conference Schedule
May 22, 2024
Call for papers announcement
September 1, 2024
Submission system opens
October 31, 2024 November 15, 2024
Submission system closes
November 15, 2024 November 30, 2024
Notifications of acceptance
December 1, 2024
Registration and payment system opens (Early Bird, in Euro)
March 7, 2025
Early Bird closes (12:00, noon, London time)
March 8, 2025
Regular Bird (Euro)
April 15, 2025
Regular Bird closes (12:00, noon, London time)
April 16, 2025
Late Bird opens (Euro)
May 15, 2025
Late Bird closes (12:00, noon, London time)
May 20-23, 2025
WMEMC
May 24, 2025
Post-WMEMC social activity
June 30, 2025
Submission system for the special issue opens (only for WMEMC2025 participants)
July 30, 2025
Submission system for the special issue closes
August-December, 2025
Reviews
January, 2026
Authors’ revisions
February, 2026
Information about Acceptance or Rejection
June, 2026
Publications
How to Submit (system opens at September 1, 2024)
Please fill out the form by choosing the type of submission and adapt your submission to these criteria:
- Individual paper:
- choose the theme for your paper from the list (from 1 to 6);
- add your data: name, affiliation, contacts (e-mail), phone number, short bio (100 words)
- and personal data of your co-author(s): names, affiliations, contacts (e-mail), short bios (100 words)
- send a paper proposal between 350 and 600 words consisting of a short theoretical background, goals and research questions, methodology, assumed results, theoretical and practical contribution and three of the most important references
- one author may submit up to two papers
- co-authored papers are welcome
- in case of any difficulties, please get in touch with us via the website or e-mail at wmemc2025@wdib.uw.edu.pl
- Panel session
- proposals, from a single organizer, for a panel session (consisting of a maximum of four presentations) are welcome
- choose the theme for your paper from the list (from 1 to 6);
- add your data: name, affiliation, contacts (e-mail), phone number, short bio (100 words)
- add personal data of your guests: names, affiliations, contacts (e-mail), short bios (100 words)
- send a paper between 700 and 1000 words consisting of a short introduction with the session’s reasoning, goals and description of each invited paper (with theoretical background, goals and research questions, methodology, assumed results, theoretical and practical contribution and three the most important references)
- in case of any difficulties, please get in touch with us via the website or e-mail at wmemc2025@wdib.uw.edu.pl
- Poster:
- choose the theme for your poster from the list (from 1 to 6);
- add your data: name, affiliation, contacts (e-mail), phone number, short bio (100 words)
- send a poster’s description between 200 and 400 words consisting of a short theoretical background, goals and research questions, methodology, assumed results, theoretical and practical contribution and three of the most important references
- one author may submit up to one poster
- co-authored posters are not allowed
- in case of any difficulties, please get in touch with us via the website or e-mail at wmemc2025@wdib.uw.edu.pl
What criteria will be used by your reviewers to evaluate submissions?
Conference fee
Participation | Early Bird (Euro) Received BEFORE on March 7, 2025 (12:00, noon, London time) | Regular Bird (Euro) Received BETWEEN March 8, 2025-April 15, 2025 (12:00, noon, London time) | Late Bird (Euro) Received BETWEEN April 16, 2025-May 15, 2025 (12:00, noon, London time) | ||||||
TIER A | TIER B | TIER C | TIER A | TIER B | TIER C | TIER A | TIER B | TIER C | |
PhD Student | 250 | 200 | 150 | 300 | 250 | 200 | 350 | 300 | 250 |
Experienced Researcher | 350 | 300 | 250 | 400 | 350 | 300 | 450 | 400 | 350 |
Post-WMEMC social event (Saturday) for attendents and accompanying people | 120 E/person |
Tier system according to World Bank Country and Lending Groups – World Bank Data Help Desk
*We offer a special 10% discount for the Polish Communication Association.
Travel and accommodation costs
Participants are responsible for covering their travel and accommodation costs.
While the choice of accommodation is up to participants, we will offer special discount codes for selected Warsaw hotels (with breakfasts) located within a convenient distance from the conference venue.
Registration and submission system
TBA
Publication Possibilities
Please check Call for Papers for its special issue: “Reinventing Media Management for Turbulent Times: Confronting the Next Wave of Digital Disruption!”. More information about the Journal: International Journal on Media Management | Taylor & Francis Online (tandfonline.com)
Submission deadline June 30, 2025. Expected publication June 2026.
Please check Call for Papers for its special issue: “Reinventing Media Economics for Turbulent Times: Confronting the Next Wave of Digital Disruption!”. More information about the Journal: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/hmec20/about-this-journal
Submission deadline June 30, 2025. Expected publication June 2026.