Programme for the 3rd Macao International Forum

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第三屆澳門國際論壇
	16-18/12/2014
The 3^rd Macao International Forum Programme & Briefing Theme Paper

Date

Time

Programme

December 15
(Monday)

Registration for the Forum at Rio Hotel, Macao
Address: Rua de Luis Gonzaga Gomes, Macau

December 16
(Tuesday)

Morning	Breakfast at Rio Hotel (Buffet)
9:30-10:30	Opening Ceremony at Meeting Room 1 (MPI Complex/ Wui Chi Building ) Chair: Professor Mao Sihui Welcome Speech by Prof. Lei Heong Iok, President of MPI Welcome Speech by Professor Gao Yihong, Director of Research Institute of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Peking University Opening Speech by Professor Andy Curtis of Anaheim University, USA *Group Photo-taking
10:30-10:45	Coffee Break
10:45-13:15	Round Table A at Meeting Room 1 (Wui Chi Building)
10:45-12:00	Chair: Professor Mao Sihui Presentation 1: Professor Joanna Radwańska-Williams Topic: The Linguistic Landscape of Macao
12:00-13:15	Chair: Professor Joanna Radwańska-Williams Presentation 2 : Professor Mao Sihui Topic: Bon Appétit: A Critical Reflection on Some of the New Challenges of Chinese Culinary Tradition in/as Intercultural Communication in the Digital Age
Lunch
13:30-14:30	Buffet at Rio Hotel
Afternoon
14:45-17:30	Round Table B at Meeting Room 1 (Wui Chi Building):
14:45-16:00	Chair: Professor Istvan Kecskés Presentation 3 : Professor Juliane House Topic: English as a Global Lingua Franca: A Threat to Other Languages, Intercultural Communication and Translation?
16:00-16:15	Coffee Break
16:15-17:30	Chair: Professor Juliane House Presentation 4 : Professor Istvan Kecskés Topic: Intracultural and Intercultural Communication: Are They Different?
Dinner
18:00-20:00	Welcome Banquet at the Plaza Restaurant(Chinese Food) * Japanese Traditional Performing Art, Rakugo – Performed by Professor Kimie Oshima

December 17
(Wednesday)

Morning	Breakfast at Rio Hotel (Buffet)
9:15-13:15	Round Table C at Meeting Room 1 (Wui Chi Building):
9:15-10:30	Chair: Professor Roland Sussex Presentation 5 : Professor Andy Curtis Topic: Developing a 3-I Model of Intercultural Competence
10:30-11:45	Chair: Professor Andy Curtis Presentation 6: Professor Roland Sussex Topic: Pain as an Issue of Intercultural Communication
11:45-12:00	Coffee Break
12:00-13:15	Chair: Dr Nhung Pham Presentation 7: Professor Don Snow Topic: Intercultural Communication in English Courses in Asia: What Should We Teach?
Lunch
13:30-14:45	Chinese Food at Prince Seafood Restaurant
Afternoon
15:00-17:45	Round Table D at Meeting Room 1 (Wui Chi Building):
15:00-16:15	Chair: Professor Gao Yihong Presentation 8 : Professor Doreen Wu Topic: Emotional Branding and Face Strategies by Top Global versus Chinese Corporations on Chinese Social Media
16:15-16:30	Coffee Break
16:30-17:45	Chair: Professor Doreen Wu Presentation 9 : Professor Gao Yihong Topic: China’s reconstruction of linguistic identities: Emerging and perpetuating challenges in Intercultural Communication
Dinner
18:00-20:00	Portuguese Food at Porto Exterior

December 18
(Thursday)

Morning	Breakfast at Rio Hotel (Buffet)
9:15-13:15	Round Table E at Meeting Room 1 (Wui Chi Building):
9:15-10:30	Chair: Professor Don Snow Presentation 10 : Professor Andrew Lian Topic: Toward an Alternative (Critical) Epistemology for Learning (Languages and Cultures) (in 21st Century Asia)
10:30-11:45	Chair: Professor Andrew Lian Presentation 11 : Professor Kimie Oshima Topic: Functions of Humor in Intercultural Communication: Disarm, Tolerance, and Solidarity
11:45-12:00	Coffee Break
12:00-13:15	Chair: Professor Kimie Oshima Presentation 12 : Dr Nhung Pham Topic: Confucian values as challenges for communication in intercultural workplace contexts: Evidence from Vietnamese – Anglo-cultural interactions
Lunch
13:30-14:30	Lunch at Rio Hotel (Buffet)
Afternoon
14:45-16:15	Round Table D at Meeting Room 1 (Wui Chi Building):
14:45-16:00	Chair: Professor Andy Curtis and Professor Roland Sussex Conclusion and Summary
16:00-16:15	MIF#3 Slide Show
Farewell Dinner
17:30-20:00	Farewell Dinner (Thai Food) at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf

December 19
(Friday)

9:30-15:30

Cultural Tour (Optional) or Departure

Venue: Meeting Room No. 1, 6^th Floor, Wui Chi Building, MPI

Note：The schedule is subject to change when necessary.