Ira Virtanen: The 1st Autumn Conference of Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction

2/16/2009

The 1st Autumn Conference of Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction

The 1st Autumn Conference of Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction is being held at Tampere University and our department is part of the team of hosts (ECREA's Section for Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction). It is on 21st - 23rd of October 2009 Tampere, Finland, Deadline for abstract submission: 30th of April 2009

The autumn conference centers around three themes:
- Interpersonal communication and social interaction in close relationships,
- Interpersonal communication and social interaction in professional context
- Mediated interpersonal communication

Remember to submit! It is going to be a great conference with excellent key note speakers such as professor Brant Burleson!!

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Most recent publications:

Virtanen, I. A. (2015). Supportive communication in Finnish men’s friendships. Published doctoral dissertation. Acta-Sarja 2019. Tampere University. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-44-9702-5
Virtanen I. A., Isotalus, P., & Keaton, S. A. (2014). “Offer no readymade solutions”: Men’s support provision and intentions in specific episodes with an upset friend. Studies in Communication Sciences, 14(1), 54–60.
Puheenvuoro ”Puheviestinnän asiantuntijayhteisön tulevaisuuden näkymiä” Prologos ry:n jäsenkirjeessä 1/2015 (Virtanen, I & Hollanti, K.).
Artikkeli ”Haasteelliset asiakaskohtaamiset eläinlääkärin työssä”. Hollanti, K. & Virtanen, I., Suomen Eläinlääkärilehti, nro 6/2014.
Virtanen, I. A., & Isotalus, P. (2014). Talking troubles with Finnish men: Meaningful contexts of ‘supportive silence’. Norma: International Journal for Masculinity Studies, 9(2), 111–125.
Virtanen, I. A., & Isotalus, P. (2013). A clear mirror on which to reflect: Beneficial supportive communication in Finnish men’s friendships. Qualitative Communication Research, 2(2), 133–158.
Virtanen, I. A. (2013). Ikä ja elämänkulku miesten ystävyyssuhteissa. Teoksessa Ilkka Pietilä & Hanna Ojala (toim.) Miehistä puhetta: Miehet, ikääntyminen ja vanhenemisen kulttuuriset mallit (s. 227–251). Tampere: TUP.
Virtanen, I. A. (2011). Talking about learning – The ever-changing environment. Teachers as sources of informal social support. The Teaching and Learning Newsletter, The Language Center & Department of Communication, South East European University, Makedonia.
Virtanen, I. A. & Isotalus, P. (2011). The essence of social support in interpersonal communication. Empedocles: European Journal for the Philosophy of Communication, 3 (1), 25-42.
Virtanen I. A., & Isotalus, P. (2010). Miesten tukea antava viestintä eroavalle ystävälle [Men’s support provision for a friend breaking up]. In J. Hämäläinen, P. Pölkki & A. Kääriäinen (Eds.) Ero, vanhemmuus ja tukeminen [Divorce, parenting and support] (pp. 224-253). Helsinki: Central Union for Child Welfare in Finland & University of Kuopio.
Virtanen, I. A. (2009). Finnish supportive communication: A qualitative study on middle-aged singles support seeking. In R. Wilkins & P. Isotalus (Eds.) Speech culture in Finland (pp. 117-138). New York, NY: University Press of America.