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The Communication & Technology Division of ICA
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The Communication & Technology Division of ICA @icacat.bsky.social · Apr 1
CAT is pleased to announce that we are (finally) leaving X, FKA Twitter, on April 15. If you're following CAT updates on X, follow us on BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/icac... or Mastodon: mastodon.social/@ICA_CAT
We will also always post CAT content on The Link, @icahdq's member platform.
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Again, congrats to all of our #ICA26 #ICA_CAT awards winners!
June 11, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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MEOW-nitoring Morality: Prompt Games, Dark Algorithms and Verify Trust
8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM
1.41 (CTICC1, Lev 1)
#ICA26 #ICA_CAT
MEOW-nitoring Morality: Prompt Games, Dark Algorithms and Verify Trust 8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM 1.41 (CTICC1, Lev 1) #ICA26 #ICA_CAT
June 8, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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NEKO-cessitating Narratives: Myth Chats, Fortune Sensemaking and Search Synthesis
8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Freesia (CTICC2, Lev 2)
#ICA26 #ICA_CAT
NEKO-cessitating Narratives: Myth Chats, Fortune Sensemaking and Search Synthesis 8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM Freesia (CTICC2, Lev 2) #ICA26 #ICA_CAT
June 8, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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PURR-suing Platforms: Online Mischief, Reporting Gaps and Fast-Scroll Effects
8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Auditorium 2 (CTICC1, Lev 2)
#ICA26 #ICA_CAT
PURR-suing Platforms: Online Mischief, Reporting Gaps and Fast-Scroll Effects 8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM Auditorium 2 (CTICC1, Lev 2) #ICA26 #ICA_CAT
June 8, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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PURR-spective Gaps: Not Seeing Eye to Eye and the Power of Perceived Uncertainty
8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Freesia (CTICC2, Lev 2)
#ICA26 #ICA_CAT
PURR-spective Gaps: Not Seeing Eye to Eye and the Power of Perceived Uncertainty 8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Freesia (CTICC2, Lev 2) #ICA26 #ICA_CAT
June 8, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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PURR-fectly Disclosed: AI Transparency, Influence and Affordances
8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Auditorium 2 (CTICC1, Lev 2)
#ICA26 #ICA_CAT
PURR-fectly Disclosed: AI Transparency, Influence and Affordances 8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Auditorium 2 (CTICC1, Lev 2) #ICA26 #ICA_CAT
June 8, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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MEOW-rphing Trust: Chinese AI in Africa, Deepfake Ecologies and Facial Recognition Legitimacy
8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Orchid (CTICC2, Lev 2)
#ICA26 #ICA_CAT
MEOW-rphing Trust: Chinese AI in Africa, Deepfake Ecologies and Facial Recognition Legitimacy 8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Orchid (CTICC2, Lev 2) #ICA26 #ICA_CAT
June 8, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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MEOW-suring Relations: Anonymous Forums, Synthetic Transparency and Professional Endorsements
8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Orchid (CTICC2, Lev 2)
#ICA26 #ICA_CAT
MEOW-suring Relations: Anonymous Forums, Synthetic Transparency and Professional Endorsements 8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM Orchid (CTICC2, Lev 2) #ICA26 #ICA_CAT
June 8, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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MEOW-ving Through Mixed Realities: Norms, Affordances and Older Adults' VR Adoption
8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Freesia (CTICC2, Lev 2)
#ICA26 #ICA_CAT
MEOW-ving Through Mixed Realities: Norms, Affordances and Older Adults' VR Adoption 8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM Freesia (CTICC2, Lev 2) #ICA26 #ICA_CAT
June 8, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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"Chatting Our Way Into Trouble?" Understanding Sense-Making of Users and Evaluation of Risk and Progress About Communicative AI
8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Auditorium 2 (CTICC1, Lev 2)
#ICA26 #ICA_CAT
"Chatting Our Way Into Trouble?" Understanding Sense-Making of Users and Evaluation of Risk and Progress About Communicative AI 8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM Auditorium 2 (CTICC1, Lev 2) #ICA26 #ICA_CAT
June 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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MEOW-tivating Clarity: Deep Thinking, Decision Acceptance and Machine Heuristics
8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Freesia (CTICC2, Lev 2)
#ICA26 #ICA_CAT
MEOW-tivating Clarity: Deep Thinking, Decision Acceptance and Machine Heuristics 8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Freesia (CTICC2, Lev 2) #ICA26 #ICA_CAT
June 8, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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PURR-vasive Presences: Context-Aware Maps, Love Interfaces and Vernacular Hashtags
8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Orchid (CTICC2, Lev 2)
#ICA26 #ICA_CAT
PURR-vasive Presences: Context-Aware Maps, Love Interfaces and Vernacular Hashtags 8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Orchid (CTICC2, Lev 2) #ICA26 #ICA_CAT
June 8, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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Synthetic Media Resurrections
8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Auditorium 2 (CTICC1, Lev 2)
#ICA26 #ICA_CAT
Synthetic Media Resurrections 8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Auditorium 2 (CTICC1, Lev 2) #ICA26 #ICA_CAT
June 8, 2026 at 7:29 AM
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PURR-sonal Ties: WhatsApp Kinkeeping, Feed Confusion and Digital Well-Being
8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Orchid (CTICC2, Lev 2)
#ICA26 #ICA_CAT
PURR-sonal Ties: WhatsApp Kinkeeping, Feed Confusion and Digital Well-Being 8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Orchid (CTICC2, Lev 2) #ICA26 #ICA_CAT
June 8, 2026 at 6:10 AM
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MIAU-thropomorphic Algorithms: Socio-Cognitive Dynamics, Trust, and Human-Like AI Interactions
8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Auditorium 2 (CTICC1, Lev 2)
#ICA26 #ICA_CAT
MIAU-thropomorphic Algorithms: Socio-Cognitive Dynamics, Trust, and Human-Like AI Interactions 8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Auditorium 2 (CTICC1, Lev 2) #ICA26 #ICA_CAT
June 8, 2026 at 6:05 AM
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BILLI-eving In Advisors: Adolescents' Social GenAI, Perceived Harms and User-System Agency Problems
8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Freesia (CTICC2, Lev 2)
#ICA26 #ICA_CAT
BILLI-eving In Advisors: Adolescents' Social GenAI, Perceived Harms and User-System Agency Problems 8-Jun-26, MONDAY, 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Freesia (CTICC2, Lev 2) #ICA26 #ICA_CAT
June 8, 2026 at 6:02 AM
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#ICA26 #ICA_CAT Communication and Technology Division day-at-a-glance Monday June 8.
ICA26 day-at-a-glance for Monday 8 June. Lilac gradient poster listing 15 sessions grouped by time slot. 9am: MIAU-thropomorphic Algorithms at Auditorium 2 (CTICC1, Lev 2); BILLI-eving In Advisors at Freesia (CTICC2, Lev 2); PURR-sonal Ties at Orchid (CTICC2, Lev 2). 10:30am: Synthetic Media Resurrections at Auditorium 2; MEOW-tivating Clarity at Freesia; PURR-vasive Presences at Orchid. 12pm: "Chatting Our Way Into Trouble?" panel at Auditorium 2; MEOW-ving Through Mixed Realities at Freesia; MEOW-suring Relations at Orchid. 1:30pm: PURR-fectly Disclosed at Auditorium 2; PURR-spective Gaps at Freesia; MEOW-rphing Trust at Orchid. 3pm: PURR-suing Platforms at Auditorium 2; NEKO-cessitating Narratives at Freesia; MEOW-nitoring Morality at 1.41 (CTICC1, Lev 1).
June 8, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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The Communication and Technology Division is pleased to announce the 2026 Fredrick Williams Prize winner, Pablo J. Boczkowski, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern University. #ICA26
Congratulations y Felicidades Dr. Boczkowski!
The Communication and Technology Division is pleased to announce the 2026 Fredrick Williams Prize winner, Pablo J. Boczkowski, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern University. #ICA26 Congratulations y Felicidades Dr. Boczkowski!
June 7, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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The Communication and Technology Division is thrilled to announce the 2006 Dordick Dissertation prize winner, Eugene Jang (PhD, U of Southern California; currently an assistant professor at Rochester Institute of Technology)
Congrats and 축하해요 to Dr. Jang!
#ICA26
The Communication and Technology Division is thrilled to announce the 2006 Dordick Dissertation prize winner, Eugene Jang (PhD, U of Southern California University of Southern California USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism; currently an assistant professor at Rochester Institute of Technology) Dissertation title: “Social Network Analysis of Online Social Support in Twitter and Reddit’s Long Covid Communities” Congrats and 축하해요 to Dr. Jang! #ICA26
June 7, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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This year's #ICA26 #ICA_CAT reception is Sun 7 Jun at 6pm in CTICC Ballroom West (CTICC1, Lev 1). Come to meet our community and celebrate achievements.
This year's #ICA26 #ICA_CAT reception is Sun 7 Jun at 6pm in CTICC Ballroom West (CTICC1, Lev 1). Come to meet our community and celebrate achievements.
June 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Please join us for the #ICA26 #ICA_CAT business meeting. Sun 7 June, 4:30pm in Nerina (CTICC2, Lev 1). Learn about what the Division is up to, see awards being given, and meet our community!
Please join us for the #ICA26 #ICA_CAT business meeting. Sun 7 June, 4:30pm in Nerina (CTICC2, Lev 1). Learn about what the Division is up to, see awards being given, and meet our community! Image is an AI generated picture of cats at a conference in Cape Town.
June 7, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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KOT-nnected Concerns: Digital Harms, Literacy and Fact-Checking
7-Jun-26, SUNDAY, 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Auditorium 2 (CTICC1, Lev 2)
#ICA26 #ICA_CAT
KOT-nnected Concerns: Digital Harms, Literacy and Fact-Checking 7-Jun-26, SUNDAY, 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM Auditorium 2 (CTICC1, Lev 2) #ICA26 #ICA_CAT
June 7, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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The ICA Communication and Technology Division is thrilled to announce the #ICA26 top papers. You can see these papers on Sun June 7, 3pm, Nerina CTICC2, Level 1 and the awards in the same room, 4:30pm.
The ICA Communication and Technology Division is thrilled to announce the #ICA26 top papers. You can see these papers on Sun June 7, 3pm, Nerina CTICC2, Level 1 and the awards in the same room, 4:30pm.
June 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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MEOW-dern Love Lives: Expectations, Coping With Sexism, and Platformed Sexual Information
7-Jun-26, SUNDAY, 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Diaz (Westin, Old Harbour Level)
#ICA26 #ICA_CAT
MEOW-dern Love Lives: Expectations, Coping With Sexism, and Platformed Sexual Information 7-Jun-26, SUNDAY, 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Diaz (Westin, Old Harbour Level) #ICA26 #ICA_CAT
June 7, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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Please join us for the #ICA26 #ICA_CAT top student papers! Sunday June 7, 2026, 1:30pm Nerina CTICC2, Level 1 and you can see these students receive their awards at the #ICA_CAT business meeting, Sunday June 7, 2026, 4:30pm Nerina CTICC2, Level 1.
Students: Sunday June 7, 2026, 1:30pm Nerina CTICC2, Level 1 Silvia Chen Zhang — The Chinese University of Hong Kong Xucheng Cao — City University of Hong Kong Unraveling the Chilling-Backfire Dynamic: A Mixed-Methods Study on Misinformation Moderation through the Lens of Spreaders Hanna Certomà — University of Hohenheim Hanna Schneider — University of Hohenheim Annkathrin Sproeßer — University of Hohenheim Jana Dombrowski — University of Hohenheim Investigating the Relationship Between Self-Presentation and Well-Being on Social Media – A Meta-Analytical Perspective Luo Dan — Shanghai Jiao Tong University Challenging Authenticity: ERC Framework Analysis of AI-Generated Cultural Images
June 7, 2026 at 10:30 AM