COMMUNICATION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (CRIC) 2019
CRIC 2019 is the second international conference on communication research in the Philippines that specifically provides students and faculty mentors with a platform to present and discuss their papers. The event is the geographic expansion of The National Communication Research Conference. This internationalization opens the possibilities and harnesses the potential for increased cross-border and cross-cultural scholarship. THE COMMUNICATION RESEARCH STUDENT CONFERENCE (CRSC)
In 2007, the Communication Research Department of the University of the Philippines Diliman launched the 1st Communication Research Student Conference (CRSC) as a venue for students of communication and media to disseminate and share their studies with their peers, mentors, and other scholars within and beyond the UP. The Conference consisted of 20 paper presentations, which represented the best theses and studies done the previous year by undergraduate and graduate students. Over 300 students and faculty members from different colleges and universities in Metro Manila and parts of Luzon attended the Conference. Designed to be a continuing activity, the 2nd and 3rd CRSCs were held in 2008 and 2010, which showcased 30 papers each, authored by students from various schools in Metro Manila. Attendance grew to around 600 participants for each conference. THE NATIONAL COMMUNICATION RESEARCH CONFERENCE (NCRC)
With the overwhelming success of, and high participation in, the three student conferences, the Communication Research Department was inspired to go beyond showcasing papers of Metro Manila students. In 2012, it introduced three major changes in the CRSC: it invited students and scholars from all over the country to participate in the conference, added a post-conference workshop for communication and media teachers, and tapped the Philippines Communication Society (PCS) and Philippine Association of Communication Educators (PACE) as conference co-sponsors. With the expanded scope of the Conference to benefit not only students but also teachers of communication and media, the CRSC was renamed as the NATIONAL COMMUNICATION RESEARCH CONFERENCE (NCRC).
