Self Nominations to Board of Directors 1

8/7/2019 Self Nominations to Board of Directors 1

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Board of Directors for the International Environmental Communication Association2011 Candidate List (FINAL) 23 candidates

Dr. Lee Ahern, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, College of Communications; Senior ResearchFellow, Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication, Penn State University(USA) http://comm.psu.edu/people/laa182

Dr. Jose Reuben Q. Alagaran II, PhD, President, Philippines Communication Society;Consultant, Adaptation to Climate Change and Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCBio)Project; Head, Research and Publications Management Office & Associate Professor,Department of Communication, Miriam College (Philippines)

Dr. I. Arul Aram, Director, Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC), AnnaUniversity (India)http://www.annauniv.edu/MediaScience/arularam.html

Dr John Blewitt PhD, FRSA, Director of Lifelong Learning, Aston University, Birmingham(UK) http://www1.aston.ac.uk/ids/llc/about/director-of-life-long-learning-centre/

Dr. Anabela Carvalho, Ph.D.; Department of Communication Sciences, University of Minho,Braga (Portugal); Co-founder and Vice-Chair, Science and Environment CommunicationSection, ECREA (European Communication Research and Education Associationhttp://www.scienv-com.eu)http://intranet.uminho.pt/carvalho.page

Richard Doherty, Doctoral Student, Institute of Communications Research, University ofIllinois, Urbana-Champaign (USA) http://tigger.uic.edu/~rdoherty/Site/CV.html

Dr Julie Doyle, Ph.D., Principal Lecturer in Media and Communication Studies, School ofArts and Media, University of Brighton (UK); Co-founder and Vice-Chair of the Science andEnvironment Communication Section, European Communication Research and EducationAssociation (ECREA) : http://artsresearch.brighton.ac.uk/research/academic/doyle

Dr. Neil Gavin, Department of Politics, University of Liverpool (UK); Convener-ClimateChange, Environment and Sustainability Network, Media, Communication, and CulturalStudies Association(MECCSA) http://www.liv.ac.uk/politics/staff-pages/n_gavin.htm

Anders Hansen, Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communication, University ofLeicester (UK); Founding Chair, Environment, Science and Risk Communication Group,IAMCRhttp://www.le.ac.uk/mc/staff/ash.html

Kathleen P. Hunt, Doctoral Student, University ofUtah(USA) http://faculty.utah.edu/u0647544-Katie_Hunt/biography/index.hml

Sangita Iyer, Founding Executive Director, Bermuda Environmental Alliance(Bermuda) www.bermuda-bea.org

Libby Lester, Ph.D., Associate Professor; Journalism, Media and Communications, Schoolof English, Journalism and European Languages, University of Tasmania(Australia) http://www.utas.edu.au/journalism/staff_profiles/lester/lester.htm

Soenke Lorenzen, Media Analyst, Greenpeace International(Netherlands) http://www.cestagi.com/view.php?Soenke_Lorenzen
http://comm.psu.edu/people/laa182http://www.annauniv.edu/MediaScience/arularam.htmlhttp://www1.aston.ac.uk/ids/llc/about/director-of-life-long-learning-centre/http://www.scienv-com.eu/http://intranet.uminho.pt/carvalho.pagehttp://tigger.uic.edu/~rdoherty/Site/CV.htmlhttp://artsresearch.brighton.ac.uk/research/academic/doylehttp://www.liv.ac.uk/politics/staff-pages/n_gavin.htmhttp://www.le.ac.uk/mc/staff/ash.htmlhttp://www.le.ac.uk/mc/staff/ash.htmlhttp://faculty.utah.edu/u0647544-Katie_Hunt/biography/index.hmlhttp://www.bermuda-bea.org/http://www.utas.edu.au/journalism/staff_profiles/lester/lester.htmhttp://www.cestagi.com/view.php?Soenke_Lorenzenhttp://comm.psu.edu/people/laa182http://www.annauniv.edu/MediaScience/arularam.htmlhttp://www1.aston.ac.uk/ids/llc/about/director-of-life-long-learning-centre/http://www.scienv-com.eu/http://intranet.uminho.pt/carvalho.pagehttp://tigger.uic.edu/~rdoherty/Site/CV.htmlhttp://artsresearch.brighton.ac.uk/research/academic/doylehttp://www.liv.ac.uk/politics/staff-pages/n_gavin.htmhttp://www.le.ac.uk/mc/staff/ash.htmlhttp://faculty.utah.edu/u0647544-Katie_Hunt/biography/index.hmlhttp://www.bermuda-bea.org/http://www.utas.edu.au/journalism/staff_profiles/lester/lester.htmhttp://www.cestagi.com/view.php?Soenke_Lorenzen


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Amanda Katili Niode, Ph.D., Coordinator, Division of Communication, Information,Education, Indonesian National Council on Climate Change; Manager, The Climate ProjectIndonesia (Indonesia) http://www.tcpindonesia.org/

Dr. Manoj K. Patairiya, M. Sc. (Environmental Biology), Visiting Professor, Global

Communication, Chungnam National University, South Korea, Director, National Council forScience & Technology Communication (South Korea) www.dst.gov.inhttp://dst.gov.in/scientific-programme/s-t_ncstc-bio-off.htm

Mark Pedelty, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and MassCommunication, Resident Fellow at the Institute on the Environment, University ofMinnesota (USA)http://environment.umn.edu/about/ione_bios/mark_pedelty.html

Emily Plec, Ph. D., Associate Professor, Communication Studies, Western OregonUniversity (USA) http://wou.academia.edu/EmilyPlec

Raul Reis, Ph.D.,Professor & Chair, Department of Journalism & Mass Communication,

California State University, Long Beach (USA) http://www.csulb.edu/~rreis

Stacey K. Sowards, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Research Fellow, Department ofCommunication, Sam Donaldson Center for Communication, University of Texas at El Paso(USA) http://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=67102

Nadarajah Sriskandarajah, PhD, Professor of Environmental Communication, Dept ofUrban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences , Uppsala(Sweden) http://www.sol.slu.se/environ/

Miguel Vicente-Mario, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Vice-Dean of the School of Legal, Social and

Communication Sciences, University of Valladolid Segovia Campus (Spain)

http://uva-es.academia.edu/MiguelVicenteMarino

Barb Willard, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Joint Appointment College of Communication &Department of Environmental Science & Studies, DePaul University (USA)http://communication.depaul.edu/Faculty%20and%20Staff/Full%20Time%20Faculty/willard.asp

Ruben Zondervan, Executive Director, Earth System Governance Project, InternationalProject Office, Lund University, Lund (Sweden) www.earthsystemgovernance.org
http://www.tcpindonesia.org/http://www.dst.gov.in/http://dst.gov.in/scientific-programme/s-t_ncstc-bio-off.htmhttp://environment.umn.edu/about/ione_bios/mark_pedelty.htmlhttp://wou.academia.edu/EmilyPlechttp://www.csulb.edu/~rreishttp://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=67102http://www.sol.slu.se/environ/http://uva-es.academia.edu/MiguelVicenteMarinohttp://communication.depaul.edu/Faculty%20and%20Staff/Full%20Time%20Faculty/willard.asphttp://communication.depaul.edu/Faculty%20and%20Staff/Full%20Time%20Faculty/willard.asphttp://www.earthsystemgovernance.org/http://www.tcpindonesia.org/http://www.dst.gov.in/http://dst.gov.in/scientific-programme/s-t_ncstc-bio-off.htmhttp://environment.umn.edu/about/ione_bios/mark_pedelty.htmlhttp://wou.academia.edu/EmilyPlechttp://www.csulb.edu/~rreishttp://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=67102http://www.sol.slu.se/environ/http://uva-es.academia.edu/MiguelVicenteMarinohttp://communication.depaul.edu/Faculty%20and%20Staff/Full%20Time%20Faculty/willard.asphttp://communication.depaul.edu/Faculty%20and%20Staff/Full%20Time%20Faculty/willard.asphttp://www.earthsystemgovernance.org/


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Self Nomination to Board of Directors for the International EnvironmentalCommunication Association

Dr. Lee Ahern, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, College of CommunicationsSenior Research Fellow, Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public CommunicationPenn State University, University Park, PAwww.psu.edu

Statement of Interest

I believe my combination of academic and professional experience make me uniquelyqualified to contribute to the founding of the International Environmental CommunicationsAssociation as a member of the Board of Directors. As an academic, my research, teachingand service focus in the area of environmental communication. As a professionalcommunications manager with 20 years of experience, I worked extensively in association

management and marketing.

My research focuses on the roles of environmental strategic communicators (advocacyorganizations, marketers and governments) in shaping public perceptions of environmentalissues. This includes an interest in the ethical and moral implications of strategicenvironmental messages, advertisements in particular. In terms of national service, I amcurrently in the leadership of the Communicating Science, Health, Environment and Risk(ComSHER) Division of the Association of Educators in Journalism and MassCommunication (AEJMC).

Prior to completing a Ph.D. and joining Penn State, I was Marketing and New MediaManager for an international custom publishing company that specializes in association

promotion and communications. In this capacity, I worked closely with hundreds of differentassociations in the US and Canada, from dozens of different industries, to develop print andon-line communications vehicles to deliver essential member benefits. I also gained in-depthknowledge of association organizational structure, management systems, and dynamics. Inparticular I found ways to deliver enhanced benefits to members while generating non-duesrevenue.

Profile:http://comm.psu.edu/people/laa182
http://www.psu.edu/http://comm.psu.edu/people/laa182http://www.psu.edu/http://comm.psu.edu/people/laa182


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Jose Reuben Q. Alagaran II, PhDPresident, Philippines Communication Society,Consultant, Adaptation to Climate Change and Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCBio)Project,Head, Research and Publications Management Office & Associate Professor, Department ofCommunication, Miriam College, [email protected]


I am interested to aerve as a member of Board of Directors of the International

Environmental Communication Association. I am the President of PhilippinesCommunication Society, a professional organization of media practitioners and

communication professionals who promote communication as a social science discipline. I

am also Consultant for the Development of Communication Framework Plan for Adaptation

to Climate Change and Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCBio) Project funded by Deutsche

Gesellschaft fr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH for the Department of

Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Philippines. I also handled advocacy

seminars for the National Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) Phaseout Plan of the DENR. I am

presently Head of Research and Publications Management Office and Associate Professor

of Department of Communication in Miriam College, Philippines.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Dr. I. ARUL ARAMDirector

Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC)Anna University, Chennai-600025www.annauniv.edu/[email protected]


I wish to run for office as a member of the Board of Directors of the InternationalEnvironmental Communication Association (IECA). I am an Associate Professor in theDepartment of Media Sciences, Anna University, Chennai, India. I hold additional charge asDirector of the Educational Multimedia Research Centre. I am also the Coordinator of M.Sc.(Science and Technology Communication) in the university, which has papers on Media andEnvironment, and Communicating Climate Change. I specialize in EnvironmentalCommunication. I was a post-doctoral fellow of the London School of Economics. I am also aFellow of International Congress of Environmental Research. I engage with the mass mediaand do grassroots activism with respect to climate change. I have published four books and62 research papers.

Profile: http://www.annauniv.edu/MediaScience/arularam.html
http://www.annauniv.edu/emmrcmailto:[email protected]://www.annauniv.edu/MediaScience/arularam.htmlhttp://www.annauniv.edu/emmrcmailto:[email protected]://www.annauniv.edu/MediaScience/arularam.html


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Dr John Blewitt PhD, FRSA.Director of Lifelong LearningAston UniversityBirmingham, [email protected]


Having been a graduate student in Film and Television at the University of Westminster(London) and receiving a doctorate in cultural sociology from the University of Wales (UK) Ihave spent twenty five years working in adult, further, international and higher education. Ihave a profound interest and commitment to lifelong learning of which film, television andnew media has formed a prominent part. I have designed and delivered many

undergraduate and postgraduate courses in media and sustainability and currently teachMasters level modules on Sustainability Communications and New Media Affordances atAston where I am co-director of the new MSc Social Responsibility and Sustainability andleader of the Sustainable Communities Consortium. My involvement in education forsustainability and media education has straddled both academe and the industry havingworked closely with public, private and third sector bodies on communications issuesorganising conferences, advising on projects and publishing widely for academic andprofessional audiences as well as the general reader. I recently completed a two year studyon the media and wildlife/environmental filmmaking with the Wildscreenorganisation andhave just started a new research and development project exploring the digitisation ofcultural urban heritage and environmental sustainability. I see the formation of the newAssociation as a most exciting, timely and important development and hope I will have the

opportunity to harness my experience, commitment and enthusiasm to help make theAssociation the success it needs to be.

Profile: http://www1.aston.ac.uk/ids/llc/about/director-of-life-long-learning-centre/
mailto:[email protected]://www.wildscreen.org.uk/http://www.wildscreen.org.uk/http://www1.aston.ac.uk/ids/llc/about/director-of-life-long-learning-centre/mailto:[email protected]://www.wildscreen.org.uk/http://www1.aston.ac.uk/ids/llc/about/director-of-life-long-learning-centre/


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Anabela Carvalho, Ph.D.Department of Communication SciencesUniversity of Minho, Campus de Gualtar4715-057 Braga, [email protected]


I envision the International Environmental Communication Association as a key contributor tofurther developing the field of environmental communication, setting up connectionsbetween the different communities that research or act in multiple capacities in this area, andempowering those different professionals with insights from academia and from practice.

I am Associate Professor at the University of Minho, in Portugal, and have conductedresearch on environmental communication for nearly 15 years. I have mainly focused on

communication on climate change in its scientific, political and economic facets and haveanalysed media and policy discourses in various countries. I am editor or co-editor of threebooks and two special issues of academic journals. My work has also been published inmultiple journals such as Public Understanding of Science, Risk Analysis and WIREsClimate Change.

As co-founder, ex-Chair and present Vice-Chair of the Science and EnvironmentCommunication Section of the European Communication Research and EducationAssociation (ECREA), I have been involved in expanding the field of environmentalcommunication and in developing bridges between researchers of different Europeancountries and beyond. As Associate Editor ofEnvironmental Communication: A Journal ofCulture and Nature, I am honoured to be able contribute to the consolidation of the field.

I have been involved in the formation of IECA since 2008 and contributed to mobilizinginterest within ECREA and IAMCR (International Association for Media and CommunicationResearch). More recently, I have served as co-chair of the Membership/Outreach WorkingGroup and set up connections with a wide number of organizations and individuals aroundthe world. I would like to self nominate to IECAs Board of Directors so that I can continuegiving a contribution towards making IECA a strong, influential and truly internationalassociation.

I am Associate Professor at the Department of Communication Sciences of the University ofMinho where I teach International Communication, Media Sociology and Public Opinion, andInformation Society, amongst other courses. My research focuses on various forms of

environment, science and political communication with a particular emphasis on mediationsof climate change. I received my PhD from University College London (Department ofGeography). I am currently Vice-Chair of the Science and Environment CommunicationSection of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA:www.ecrea.eu). Since January 2010, I am Associate Editor ofEnvironmentalCommunication: A Journal of Nature and Culture. I have held visiting research and/orteaching appointments at the Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, University ofAalborg, Denmark, University of Bergen, Norway and University of Hamburg, Germany.

Profile: http://intranet.uminho.pt/carvalho.page

Science and Environment Communication Section, ECREA (European Communication

Research and Education Association): http://www.scienv-com.eu
mailto:[email protected]://www.ecrea.eu/http://intranet.uminho.pt/carvalho.pagehttp://www.scienv-com.eu/mailto:[email protected]://www.ecrea.eu/http://intranet.uminho.pt/carvalho.pagehttp://www.scienv-com.eu/


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Richard DohertyPhD StudentInstitute of Communications ResearchUniversity of Illinois, [email protected]


I'm interested in being on the board for a number of reasons: (1) is to promote a diversemembership for the Association, one that is international in scope, and inclusive foracademics, organizations, and individuals; (2) is to encourage activities in the Associationthat are sustainable, that build community, and push for environmental change on thesystemic and individual levels: (3) is to engage members in action and research to revealpositive communication about the environment, because most of what we hear about isenvironmental degradation and crises. My life experience has been diverse, from living inother countries, to playing in rock bands, so I'll bring a wealth of skills and knowledge to theboard. I have more than five years of experience in teambuilding and leadership training,and 2 years in outdoor retail sales and product training. My current job in informationtechnology has given me many practical and useful skills for an organization'scommunication needs. I have a Master's degree in environmental education that includedmedia production. I am currently working on my PhD in environmental communication. I willuse all of these experiences to serve the members of the Association.

Profile: http://tigger.uic.edu/~rdoherty/Site/CV.html
mailto:[email protected]://tigger.uic.edu/~rdoherty/Site/CV.htmlmailto:[email protected]://tigger.uic.edu/~rdoherty/Site/CV.html


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Dr Julie Doyle

Principal Lecturer in Media and Communication Studies, School of Arts and Media,

University of Brighton, UK

Co-founder and Vice-Chair of the Science and Environment Communication Section,

European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)

[email protected]


My initial interest in environmental communication came from an activist rather than

academic perspective. Volunteering for Greenpeace in the mid 1990s taught me the

difficulties of communicating the environment, and particularly climate change, to the public.

These experiences have significantly shaped my academic work over the last 5 years. My

research focuses broadly upon the environment and media, and climate change

communication in particular, with a specific interest in the role of visual communication in

environmentalism and activism. I have just completed a book, Mediating Climate Change

(Ashgate, August 2011), which explores the difficulties of communicating climate change and

making it meaningful to the public. I am also involved in a collaborative arts project with the

artist, David Harradine, where, through a creative dialogue between media studies and art,

we are attempting to create new visualisations of climate change that are moreengaging/embodied than current media images. I am committed to integrating environmental

issues into the teaching of Media Studies at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and was

co-developer of the BA (Hons) Environment and Media Studies degree (University of

Brighton, 2007), which is the first of its kind in the UK. Thus, I am interested in aligning both

the research and practice of environmental communication, particularly through promoting a

reflection on our own practices as academics, practitioners and professionals; from the food

we eat, to the way we travel.

Currently on the Editorial Board of the journal, Environmental Communication: A Journal of

Nature and Culture, and as Vice-Chair of the Science and Environment CommunicationSection of ECREA, I have already had the opportunity to input into the development of the

IECA. I am inspired by the passion and commitment of the global environmental

communication community in supporting the development of an international association. I

am committed to the goals of the ICEA in bringing together a global community of scholars,

practitioners and professionals to promote sustainability through communication and

practice. I would very much welcome being able to contribute to the work of the ICEA

through a position on the Board of Directors, and would endeavour to promote and

strengthen the links between theory and practice, and the teaching of environment and

sustainability.

Profile: http://artsresearch.brighton.ac.uk/research/academic/doyle
mailto:[email protected]://artsresearch.brighton.ac.uk/research/academic/doylemailto:[email protected]://artsresearch.brighton.ac.uk/research/academic/doyle


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Dr Neil T. Gavin

Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, The University of Liverpool (UK)

Convener-Climate Change, Environment and Sustainability Network, Media,Communication, and Cultural Studies Association (MECCSA)

[email protected]


I wish to run for office as a member of the Board of Directors of the InternationalEnvironmental Communication Association (IECA). I have been highly research active in thebroad domain of political communication, and have published in the areas of the mediatedeconomy and the coverage of the European Union (see The Press and Television in BritishPolitics, London: Palgrave/Macmillan). But I am co-founder, and currently Convener, of theClimate Change, Environment and Sustainability Network (CCES), under the auspices ofMedia, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (http://www.meccsa.org.uk/climate-change-network/). As Convenor I have been actively involved in, and supportive of, thedevelopment of the IECA. I am also currently on the editorial boards of Journalism: Theory,Practice and Criticism, and Environmental Communication: Journal of Nature and Culture. I

am currently heavily research-active in the field of the politics and mediation of climatechange, with a particular emphasis on coverage of the issue on television, in the press andon the web. Publication also focuses on the profile of environmental activism and climateprotests in the media. I have incorporated this work in teaching at undergraduate, Mastersand PhD levels.

Profile: http://www.liv.ac.uk/politics/staff-pages/n_gavin.htm
mailto:[email protected]://www.meccsa.org.uk/climate-change-network/http://www.meccsa.org.uk/climate-change-network/http://www.liv.ac.uk/politics/staff-pages/n_gavin.htmmailto:[email protected]://www.meccsa.org.uk/climate-change-network/http://www.meccsa.org.uk/climate-change-network/http://www.liv.ac.uk/politics/staff-pages/n_gavin.htm


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Self Nomination to Board of Directors for the International Environmental

Communication Association

Anders Hansen

Senior Lecturer

Department of Media and Communication,University of Leicester

United Kingdom

[email protected]


I am offering my candidature for a position on the IECA Board of Directors. I can bring to this

my extensive experience as founder and chair of the Environment, Science and RiskCommunication Group under the International Association for Media and Communication

Research (IAMCR). The IAMCR Environment Group was one of the first of its kind and field

to run under a major international communication association, and it has grown in recent

years in popularity and size to become one of the largest subject groups in the IAMCR. As

this groups chair and convenor, and witnessing the phenomenal rise in popularity of

environmental and science communication, I have from an early stage supported and been

involved with the initiative to launch the new International Environmental Communication

Association, which I believe can provide the kind of subject identity and support that is

needed to further advance this important field of communication research. I also bring with

my candidature for a position my association - first on the editorial board and currently asAssociate Editor - with the prestigious flagship journal Environmental Communication: a

Journal of Nature and Culture.

My primary research interests have long focused on Environment, Science and Health

Communication. I edited the first major publication in Britain to examine The Mass Media

and Environmental Issues (Leicester University Press, 1993) and was more recently co-

editor of a special double issue ofThe International Communication Gazette (73, 1-2; 2011)

on Communicating the Environment. I am particularly interested in the way that

environmental news and public/political agendas are constructed and in the ways in which

claims-makers (pressure groups, politicians, experts, etc.) succeed in managing or

influencing media agendas and public debate on the environment. I explore many of theseissues in my recent book on Environment, Media and Communication (Routledge, 2010), as

well as in current and ongoing research projects.

Profile:http://www.le.ac.uk/mc/staff/ash.html
mailto:[email protected]://www.le.ac.uk/mc/staff/ash.htmlmailto:[email protected]://www.le.ac.uk/mc/staff/ash.html


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Kathleen P. Hunt,Doctoral Student, University of Utah

[email protected]


My interest in serving on the ICEA Board of Directors is an extension of my personaldedication to the growth of our professional community. I have demonstrated this support forour discipline while completing graduate study by working as an editorial assistant for thejournal Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture, presenting atseveral conferences, as well as holding a committee position at a professional associations

environmental communication group. In the interest of full inclusion and diversity it is myfeeling that our newly formed professional association cannot be considered completewithout providing adequate professional development opportunities for graduate students.Professional associations too often become sites for reunions or committee work/serviceopportunities for more senior scholars, leaving graduate students few options besides panelpresentations and menial committee positions. For those seeking entr into scholarship andprofessional service greater opportunities are needed. ICEA, as a new organization, can setan example. Potential outlets for graduate students might include an environmentalcommunication graduate student journal, a graduate student division or committee, and/orgraduate student volunteer/service/praxis projects that can foster professional networkingand perhaps lead to publication. The formation of ICEA represents an opportunity for greaterrepresentation of graduate students of environmental communication. Electing a graduate

student to the founding Board of Directors can be the first step toward this goal.

Profile: http://faculty.utah.edu/u0647544-Katie_Hunt/biography/index.hml
mailto:[email protected]://faculty.utah.edu/u0647544-Katie_Hunt/biography/index.hmlmailto:[email protected]://faculty.utah.edu/u0647544-Katie_Hunt/biography/index.hml


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Libby Lester, Ph.D.Associate Professor; Journalism, Media and CommunicationsSchool of English, Journalism and European LanguagesUniversity of [email protected]


I am pleased to have the opportunity to self-nominate for the IECA's Board of Directors. Theneed for an organisation is clear from the initial response to the membership call, and it is apleasure to be a part of such a truly international group. As a board member, I would build onthe work I do as Associate Editor of Environmental Communication, encouraging Australian,New Zealand and regional participation in not only IECA but the debates, scholarship and

ideas it is sure to generate.

Profile: http://www.utas.edu.au/journalism/staff_profiles/lester/lester.htm
mailto:[email protected]://www.utas.edu.au/journalism/staff_profiles/lester/lester.htmmailto:[email protected]://www.utas.edu.au/journalism/staff_profiles/lester/lester.htm


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Soenke LorenzenMedia AnalystGreenpeace InternationalOttho Heldringstraat 51066 AZ AmsterdamThe [email protected]


Five years ago, after ten years of working in different positions in the media industry, thenewly created position of media analyst at Greenpeace International in Amsterdam wasoffered to me. In my new position my scientific interest shifted to environmental

communication research in order to inform the communication strategy building of theorganization. As I followed the proceedings of the Environment, Science and RiskCommunication Working Group of the IAMCR back in 2007 I realized that there is a big gapin terms of communication/networking between NGOs/media professionals and the scientificcommunity (not just in terms of EC). I am convinced that this new organization will be animportant first step in closing some of the gaps between theory and practice and I lookforward to supporting the new organization in reaching its objectives in the years to come.

Biography

On graduating from the University of Freiburg, Germany (MA in Applied Geograpy andCultural Anthropology), I began my career in the media industry in Zurich, Switzerland. I

joined the prize-winning Swiss Photographers Agency Lookat in 1995, in charge of sales anddocumentation. During this time I was also affiliated with the Seminar of Popular Cultures atthe University of Zurich, working on issues of amateur media production. In 1998 I joinedthe Swedish Media Intelligence Company Observer as a Media Analyst. In 1995, I wasinvited to join Greenpeace International as Media Analyst. I am also a founding member ofthe US/Swiss based NGO, Trapiza, which aims to further the educational and cultural goalsof a local initiative for a school project in Eastern Nepal.

Profile: http://www.cestagi.com/view.php?Soenke_Lorenzen
mailto:[email protected]://www.cestagi.com/view.php?Soenke_Lorenzenmailto:[email protected]://www.cestagi.com/view.php?Soenke_Lorenzen


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Self nomination to Board of Directors for the International Environmental


Amanda Katili Niode Ph.D.

Coordinator, Division of Communication, Information, Education. Indonesian National

Council on Climate Change, Manager, The Climate Project Indonesia

[email protected] [email protected]


My interest to self nominate stems from 30 years working experiences in the subject of

environment and natural resources that encompass arenas in Indonesian government

agencies, multinational corporations, environmental consulting companies, academic

institutions, civil societies and international organizations. Through years of interactions withstakeholders in environment and climate change field I understand that successful policies

and programs rely heavily on appropriate communications tools and methods. I see the

International Environmental Communication Association as a one stop shop for those who

need to understand the who, what, when, where, why and how of environmental

communication.

Working experience. Amanda Katili Niode is the Coordinator of the Communication,

Information and Education Division at the Indonesian National Council on Climate Change.

She was the former Special Assistant to the Indonesian Minister of Environment (2004-2009)

and was a researcher at the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology.

Amanda is the Manager of The Climate Project Indonesia, part of Al Gore's climate change

leadership program with a mission is to educate the public about the harmful effects of

climate change and to work toward solutions at a grassroots level worldwide. After

personally trained by Al Gore in 2008 to spread the message about the challenges of and

solutions to the climate crisis Amanda has completed presentations to almost 20,000 people

all over Indonesia and abroad. The Climate Project Indonesia Facebook Page at

www.facebook.com/tcpindonesia has more than 11,000 likers. She is a member of the

Indonesian Delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

(UNFCCC) meeting and was instrumental in organizing the Intergovernmental Panel on

Climate Change (IPCC) Outreach Events in Indonesia in 2007, attended by cabinet

ministers, government officials, scientists, activists, and journalists. In her line of workAmanda has the responsibility of communicating information from both the political path and

the scientific path of climate change to the general public.

Education. Amanda Katili holds a Ph.D degree from the School of Natural Resources and

Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. She completed a Certificate Program

for Entrepreneurs in the US. Her continuing education includes: environmental conflict

resolutions, environmental policy and regulations, environmental crime investigations, and

media communications. Amanda participated in an Executive Education Program at the

School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, USA and a Leadership and Campaign

Management Program at Yale University, USA.
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Professional activities. As an environmental specialist Amanda participated in

international meetings either as a member of the Indonesian Delegation or as a professional

speaker. In academia, she was a lecturer at the Graduate program in Environmental

Studies at the University of Indonesia. She was appointed as a visiting scholar at

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, USA. Prior to the MIT

appointment, the University of Nevada in Reno designated her as an Adjunct AssistantProfessor. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor invited her as a guest lecturer.

With interests in writing, editing and coordinating book publications, Amanda has worked on

several books in a variety of subjects and has had her environmental related articles

published in local daily newspapers and international publications. She was also in a team

that producing short movies for climate change awareness in Indonesia.

Several years ago with assistance from several international organizations she sentIndonesian women journalists abroad to acquire knowledge in sound environmentalreporting. Countries visited include Thailand, the United States, Japan, Sweden, Sri Lanka

and Canada.

Amanda Katili is on the Board of the Indonesian Biodiversity Foundation (KEHATI) anindependent and non-profit grant making foundation with an initial endowment of US$ 16million, dedicated to support conservation, sustainable use and equitable sharing of benefitsof Indonesian biological diversity. She is also on the Board of For Our Earth Foundation, anon-profit organization that conveys environmental messages through songs as auniversal art form.

Contact details

http://www.tcpindonesia.org/
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Dr. Manoj K. Patairiya, M.Sc. (Environmental Biology) Director, National Council for Science

& Technology Communication www.dst.gov.in; Editor, Indian Journal of Science

Communicationwww.iscos.org; President, Indian Science Writers' Associationwww.iswaindia.com; Visiting Professor, Global Communication, Chungnam National

University, South Korea; [email protected]


The world is now focusing on the younger generation to prepare and motivate them so thatthey can become more responsible citizens of tomorrow with an orientation towardsenvironment friendly approach. In order to achieve this, we are trying to influence thethinking process of our young leaders and to shape their action. I am involved in the processof not only influencing the thinking and action of the common man but also developing andinculcating the capacity and scientific approach enabling them to take more rational,analytical and appropriate decisions in terms of environmental protection and bio-resourcesconservation. India possesses a great treasure of environmental heritage and biodiversityhotspots. It has been our guiding factor to conserve and preserve the nature including plantsand animals. Various religions, like Jainism and Buddhism including several enlightenedsages had been preaching to not to harm the plants and animals and therefore the bio-resources or environmental conservation has been an integral part of our value system andculture. Of late it has become part of the fundamental duties of every citizen of the countryas per the Constitution of India it will be the duty of every citizen of India to protect andimprove the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life and havecompassion for living creatures. The root cause of most of the miseries of people is

communication gap in various spheres of life, be it interpersonal communication or masscommunication, the gap prevails everywhere. This gap has to be bridged and bilateral aswell as multilateral communication has to be established. Environmental communicationbrings about awareness amongst masses and inculcates an eco-friendly attitude into them.Here is an example as how the local level environmental reporting can help. A group ofupcoming science and environment journalists led by me visited Kosi River near Rampur(U.P) to write on the spot report on the situation of pollution in the river. In the process, theparticipants found that the colour of water in the river was dark, the grasses along the riverwere died and damaged, animals died due to pollution caused by untreated chemicaleffluents from nearby industries. We were told that the ingress of polluted water has enteredthe ground water of some 60 villages of the locality turning water of hand pumps and wellsun-potable. Our team also visited a village and found that many people were suffering from a

variety of diseases ranging from skin diseases to throat diseases and nothing was beingdone. The samples were collected and analyzed and reports appeared in regional andnational media, then the authorities were alarmed and the situation was tackled byinstallation of treatment plants in the industries. It was the impact of communication andlocal level environmental science reporting. Another example is noteworthy. During a similarprogramme, it was found that people of Himachal Pradesh use a traditional technology forwater harvesting called Khatriyan. They make a tank adjoining to their house and rainwaterand snow falling on the roof of the house can be stored in the tank through bamboo or someother pipes and can be used for the entire year for various domestic purposes other thandrinking. Such technologies can be communicated and transferred to other pats of the world.Similarly, there is much more to learn for the international environment activists andcommunicators from this part of the world, as well as learning from them as well.

Profile: http://dst.gov.in/scientific-programme/s-t_ncstc-bio-off.htm
http://www.dst.gov.in/http://www.iscos.org/http://www.iscos.org/http://www.iswaindia.com/mailto:[email protected]://dst.gov.in/scientific-programme/s-t_ncstc-bio-off.htmhttp://www.dst.gov.in/http://www.iscos.org/http://www.iswaindia.com/mailto:[email protected]://dst.gov.in/scientific-programme/s-t_ncstc-bio-off.htm


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Self nomination to Board of Directors for the International EnvironmentalCommunication Association

Dr. Emily Plec

Associate Professor, Communication Studies

Western Oregon University

[email protected]

Statement

Finding Environmental Communication in the academy was like finding my way home. I have

been an environmental activist since my early adolescence and dabbled in Environmental

Studies as an undergraduate student at the University of New Mexico. In graduate school atthe University of Utah, I was introduced to Environmental Communication as a field of study

and it has been a significant part of my professional life for more than a decade. I currently

teach Environmental Communication, Media, Rhetoric and Intercultural Communication

courses at Western Oregon University where I am Associate Professor in the

Communication Studies Department and faculty advisor for the Environmental Studies minor

program. My publications in the subject area have been few, with most of my attention

devoted to the development of curriculum and community involvement initiatives related to

rural landowners and watershed conservation practices. Nonetheless, my environmental

communication essays have appeared in journals, conference proceedings, book chapters

and other publication outlets, and I am the editor of a forthcoming book on Animal-HumanCommunication. I have also served the National Communication Associations

Environmental Communication Division in a number of capacities, both elected and

appointed. I played a supporting role in the establishment of Environmental Communication

Divisions and Interest Groups within regional U.S. communication associations such as the

Northwest Communication Association and the Western States Communication Association,

as well. I have attended and presented at every Conference on Communication and the

Environment since 2001 and continue to serve on the Editorial Board ofEnvironmental

Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture.

The experience that most inclined me to self-nominate to the Board of Directors was co-

chairing the outreach and membership task force of this newly formed InternationalEnvironmental Communication Association. I learned that my strengths as a union organizer

transfer well to other organizational contexts and that I genuinely enjoy the challenges and

opportunities of international collaboration. I understand the vision that led to the launch of

this enterprise yet also possess the openness and flexibility necessary to allow the

association to evolve as a responsive vehicle for sharing and encouraging Environmental

Communication work across disciplinary, professional and geographical borders. I hope to

have the opportunity to serve this dynamic and exciting new association as a member of the

Board of Directors.

Academia Page: http://wou.academia.edu/EmilyPlec
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Raul Reis, Ph.D.Professor & ChairDepartment of Journalism & Mass CommunicationCalifornia State University, Long [email protected]


I was very pleased to read Anabela Carvalho's message on the IAMCR listserv about the

founding of the International Environmental Communication Association (IECA). Iimmediately went to the web site and signed up as a founding member, and would like to

self-nominate for the Board of Directors.

I'm currently a professor at (and the chair of) the Department of Journalism & MassCommunication at California State University, Long Beach. I was an environmental andscience reporter in Brazil in the late 1980s and early 1990s, covering environmental issuesrelated to the Amazon rainforest (preservation, deforestation); industrial pollution in SoPaulo; biodiversity; and environmental clean-up efforts, among many others. As theenvironmental assistant editor and special features reporter for Gazeta Mercantil, Brazil'sleading financial newspaper at the time, I also covered all issues related to the preparationand execution of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de

Janeiro (Rio-92). Since then, I have earned a Master's and Ph.D. in Mass Communications.My Master's thesis focused on the coverage of Rio-92 by Brazilian newspapers. I havepublished environmental and science communication academic articles both in ScienceCommunication and Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture. I alsoteach an annual course on Science & Environmental Reporting at CSULB, in which I takestudents to the Brazilian Amazon as part of the class. Most recently, I presented anacademic paper on Climate Change at the 7th International Conference on Environmental,Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability in Hamilton, New Zealand in January 2011.

Profile: http://www.csulb.edu/~rreis
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Self-Nomination to Board of Directors for the International EnvironmentalCommunication Association

Stacey K. Sowards, Ph.D.Associate Professor & Research FellowDepartment of Communication, Sam Donaldson Center for CommunicationUniversity of Texas at El [email protected]


My primary interest in serving on the IECA Board of Directors stems from the opportunity to

continue working with the amazing people involved in creating this organization and in the

environmental communication field. Over the course of my career as an environmental

communication scholar and teacher, I have encountered some of the most interesting,

passionate, and committed people who want to make our world a better place. I believe that

through IECA, we will have more opportunities to connect with people on importantinternational environmental problems and issues such as climate change, deforestation,

species protection, marine ecosystems, community participation, environmental justice, and

pollution. My experience and service in leadership positions related to environmental

communication will enable me to serve effectively as a member of the Board of Directors:

Vice President Elect, Vice President, President, Immediate Past President of the

National Communication Association Environmental Communication Division (2006-

2009)

Chair Elect, Chair, Immediate Past Chair of the Western States Communication

Association Environmental Communication Interest Group (2008-2012)

Committee Member of the International Communication Association Task Force forcreating environmentally sustainable organization and conference (2009 present)

Conference on Communication and the Environment, Conference Director (2010-

2011)

Institutional Membership Coordinator, Vice President of Organization for Research on

Women and Communication (2006 present)

Research and teaching related to environmental communication

Faculty member for a master of arts degree in collaboration with the non-profit

organization, Rare, an international environmental organization that operates in more

than 45 countries, specifically focusing on China, Indonesia, and Spanish speaking

countries Editorial Board Member or Ad Hoc Reviewer for more than 10 academic journals

These leadership roles have provided me the necessary experience to become a

member of the IECA Board of Directors. Although not all my service to these other

organizations is complete, some roles have or will have reduced responsibilities (ICA,

WSCA, COCE) within the next year, enabling me to serve effectively as a member of the

IECA Board of Directors.

Profile: http://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=67102
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Self-Nomination to Board of Directors for the International EnvironmentalCommunication Association

Nadarajah Sriskandarajah, PhDProfessor of Environmental CommunicationDept of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences ,Uppsala, [email protected]


n self-nominating to the first Board of IECA, I bring the interest and enthusiasm of the Unit ofEnvironmental Communication at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences inUppsala, in seeing the development of this field of study and practice as a globallysignificant enterprise. As an academic unit, ours is home for around 16 researchers and PhD

students, largest such university grouping of Environmental Communication (EC) people inEurope. Our MSc program titled Environmental Communication and Management attracteda cohort of 30 students from around the world in 2010. So, it is in our interest to beconnected to this exciting new development in the field and contribute through ourexperiences to the process of internationalizing the Association.I hold the position of Faculty Professor in Environmental Communication here since 2007,and my primary task as academic leader has been to support the growth of this youngishresearch group to develop our niche within EC with emphasis on Natural ResourceManagement. The contexts for our work range from farming and agriculture towildlife,forestry, water and climate change. We consider questions of democracy, participation,conflicts, sustainability, and collaborative learning. Our research is generally practice and

problem oriented, and we work much with the relevant sectors in facilitator and capacitybuilding roles.

I have participated in the different stages of planning for this International Association, frombeing in the discussion panels that Steve Depoe organized in Barcelona (2008) and inPortland (2009), as a member of the 2009-10 Task Force and more recently in theOrganizational Working Group which selected the present name of IECA. I serve in thePraxis Editors group of the Environmental Communication Journal. Over the years, I haveheld positions at five universities in Asia, Australia and Europe, played leadership roles in atleast two other professional associations, and at present my work in EC cuts across severalcountries in Europe, Latin America, South East Asia and Easter Africa. It would bereal pleasure for me to be able to offer some of my personal competence and my group's

back up and resources in the service of IECA.Profile: http://www.sol.slu.se/environ/
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Self nomination to Board of Directors for the International Environmental


Miguel Vicente-Mario, PhDSenior Lecturer

Vice-Dean of the School of Legal, Social and Communication SciencesUniversity of Valladolid Segovia Campus (Spain)Calle Trinidad, 3. 40001 Segovia (Spain)[email protected] / [email protected]


The launching of this international association is a stimulating project and, since its very firststeps, I was willing to help in any way I can. I believe that I can serve as a good connectionwith the Spanish speaking countries, trying to develop and make more visible their researchand action projects related to environmental communication. I can also be useful as a link

with undergraduate and postgraduate students in order to promote the associationsactivities and to widen our scope. As a result of my work at the university and also at somesports federations, I am also very used to work on international organizations, so I think Ican help in the daily running and the activities diffusion of the association.I am sure that most of the profiles running as candidates for this Board of Directors are moresolid in terms of scholar or practical experience than mine, but I would like to bring new andyoung energies to this almost just born organization. Regardless the final result of theseelections, I will be at your disposal for any task you consider I can take.

Biography

During my PhD research I began my relationship with the Environmental and Risk

Communication, after completing a degree in Journalism (2002) and another in Sociology(2006). I finished my doctoral studies in Audiovisual Communication (2009), although I havebeen lecturing at the Department of Sociology of my university since 2006, being part of theDirection Board of my School since 2010. I usually teach courses about Public Opinion,Sociology of Communication, and Research Methods.My research interests and projects have been focused on the media coverage ofenvironmental crises, on the portrayal of environment in the advertising industry, on themedia representation of climate change and on the social discourses analysis aboutenvironmental issues. These projects have received funding from Spanish public and privateinstitutions, and have also helped in completing research visits to Leicester (2008) andWestminster (2010).I have also been actively involved in the IAMCR Environment, Science and RiskCommunication Working Group since 2006 and in the ECREA Environment and ScienceCommunication Science, being the liaison between this section and the Youth ECREANetwork from 2008 to 2010.

Profile: http://uva-es.academia.edu/MiguelVicenteMarinohttp://inico.usal.es/personal/curriculum/Vicente-M.pdf
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Self-Nomination to Board of Directors for International Environmental Communication

Association:

Barb Willard, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Joint Appointment College of Communication & Department of

Environmental Science & StudiesDePaul University

[email protected]


This is an exciting time for practitioners and scholars of environmental communication. For

the past twenty years, a group of dedicated individuals involved with various aspects of

environmental communication have been organizing in a variety of ways to bring their work

together through conferences, journals, websites, edited volumes, and the listserv. And

now, through the concerted efforts of some of our most committed practitioners and

scholars, we have the formation of an international organization to bring all of these

elements together so that our work can expand beyond borders, across disciplines, and past

the confines of our various professions. Given this exciting occasion I wish to become

involved in a leadership capacity and self nominate to the Board of the International

Environmental Communication Association. I have been involved in a variety of ways with

the organizational elements of environmental communication for the past 15 years. I was at

the founding meeting and was a founding member of the Environmental Communication

Commission (later division) of the National Communication Association. Later, I was elected

as secretary (2001-2002), vice-president (2002-2003), and president (2003-2004) of the

Environmental Communication Commission. I also was the host of the Biennial Conference

on Communication and the Environment (COCE) at my home institution DePaul Universityin Chicago, Illinois, in 2007. As a member of the editorial board ofEnvironmental

Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture since its inception in 2007, I have watched

the important scholarly and practical work that has informed our vocation and am excited for

the future possibilities of this journal as we move into this next phase of our organizational

development. I believe that my experience with the leadership of the Environmental

Communication Division, the journal, and the COCE conference has prepared me to serve

on the Board of the International Environmental Communication Association. Furthermore, I

am also highly active in leadership positions regarding environmental interdisciplinary

programs at my home institution, DePaul University. I hold a joint appointment as a tenured

professor in the College of Communication and the Department of Environmental Scienceand Studies. I helped develop the B.A. curriculum in Environmental Studies and served as

the chair of the committee that created the Sustainability concentration and minor in this

program. The president of our university appointed me to serve on the Sustainability

Initiatives Task Force charged with creating a sustainability master plan for our university. I

also am on the Executive Council and am a founder of DePaul Universitys Institute for

Nature and Culture, an institute created to foster collaboration among researchers,

environmental practitioners, and the general public on behalf of the health of our

environmental future.

Profile:http://communication.depaul.edu/Faculty%20and%20Staff/Full%20Time

%20Faculty/willard.asp
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Self-nomination to Board of Directors for the International EnvironmentalCommunication Association

Ruben Zondervan

Executive Director

Earth System Governance Project

International Project Office

Lund University, P.O. Box 170, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden

[email protected]

www.earthsystemgovernance.org


I am neither a scholar in the field of communication nor a communication professional. As

the executive director of the Earth System Governance Project, the largest social scienceresearch network in the area of governance and global environmental change, I am howeverconstantly struggling with the issue of environmental communication as are many others insimilar positions. This is why I am offering my candidature for the IECA Board of Directors.

Explaining and translating findings from complex interdisciplinary social science research onenvironmental governance in a language and format understood by decision makers andstakeholders is one of the communication challenges I face. As is the question of theappropriate choice and use of communication medium to communicate with a variety ofaudiences including international organisations, national governmental agencies, NGOs,funding agencies, businesses, other scientific disciplines, and individuals.

I am convinced that IECA will have added value for people like me who have to doenvironmental communication without being an environmental communication professionalor scholar. Here I see a clear potential for, and expect significant benefits from IECA asinternational body for advancing the practice, study, and teaching of environmentalcommunications, and to promote international collaborations among all interested parties.Standing for election indicates my willingness to support IECA in realising this potential. Inaddition, I can bring to bear my experience in managing emerging organisations andnetworks, and my experience in conference and project management.

Profile: http://www.earthsystemgovernance.org/people/person/ruben-zondervan
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