The World Media Economics and Management Conference is the biennial meeting of the global community of media business scholars. The academic conference brings scholars worldwide together to reflect on contemporary issues in the economics and management of media industries and firms and is sponsored by The Journal of Media Economics

The Journal of Media Economics

The Journal of Media Economics is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of media economics published by Taylor & Francis. Since September 2008 its co-editors have been Ben Compaine and Brendan Cunningham . The journal was established in 1988 with Robert G. Picard as founding...

 to help improve knowledge and scholarship.

The conference was established in 1994 the conference moves to different location every two years. Previous meetings have been held in Stockholm (Sweden), Zurich (Switzerland), London, Pamplona (Spain), Lisbon, Portugal, Turku (Finland), and Montreal (Canada), Beijing (China), and Bogota (Colombia).

The 10th World Media Economics and Management Conference will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece on May 23-27, 2012. It will be hosted by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is the largest Greek university, and the largest university in the Balkans. It was named after the philosopher Aristotle, who was born in Stageira, Chalcidice, about 55 km east of Thessaloniki, in Central Macedonia...

 and the Economic University of Athens.

The Conference President is Robert G. Picard

Robert G. Picard

Robert G. Picard is an American writer and scholar.One of the leading academic experts on media businesses and considered the father of the media economics studies...

 (Jönköping International Business School

Jönköping International Business School

Jönköping International Business School or Internationella Handelshögskolan is a business school located in Jönköping in south central Sweden...

, Sweden). Conference Board Members are Alan Albarran (University of North Texas, USA), Mary Alice Shaver (Jönköping International Business School

Jönköping International Business School

Jönköping International Business School or Internationella Handelshögskolan is a business school located in Jönköping in south central Sweden...

, Sweden), Alfonso Sanchez Tabernero (University of Navarra

University of Navarra

The University of Navarra is a private pontifical university based at the southeast border of Pamplona, Spain. It was founded in 1952 by St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of Opus Dei as a corporate work of the apostolate of Opus Dei....

, Spain), and Steven S. Wildman

Steven S. Wildman

Steven S. Wildman is U.S. scholar, academician and researcher who teaches and researches at one of the top-rated U.S. communications programs at Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan...

 (Michigan State University

Michigan State University

Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...

, USA.

External links

• http://www.worldmediaxconf.com/
• 9th World Media Economics and Management Conference, Bogota, Colombia, June 2010 {http://www.worldmediaemc.com/}
• http://www.mediaxxi.com/8wmemc/?idl=2
• http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200406/17/eng20040617_146655.html
• http://www.cem.ulaval.ca/archives/economics_conference.php