SPACE International Conference 2020 on Cities, Architecture and Cinema

SPACE International Conference 2020 on Cities, Architecture and Cinema will be held in London on 23-24 October 2020. We hope that the Conference will be an ideal platform to discuss the recent advances and research results in the intersection of architecture, cities and cinema.

Call for Papers

The Conference aims to consider the relation between film, its cinematic processes of thinking/making of cities and architecture. Additionally, the works investigating buildings and interiors in films are the opportunities for promoting innovation in design theory and all are more than welcome. Thus, SPACE Studies of Planning and Architecture invites researchers, film-makers and social partners to share knowledge from their fields of expertise according to the themes of the Conference.

TOPICS

Modernity, architecture and cinema

Perception of time in built environment

Cinematic narratives of architectural culture

Space of multiplicities and cinema

Memory, identity and space

Urbanity in cinema

Space-social justice relation in cinema

Utopian/dystopian space in film-making

Representation of gender in architecture and cinema

Portrayal of race, class and spatial segregation

Representation of squatters/slums and cities

Domesticity and domestic space

Cities and boundaries in cinema

Representations: Historical narratives of space in cinema

Representations: Cultural narratives of space in cinema

Films as a frame: Theoretical teaching in architecture

Architecture and daily life in cinema

Submission and Guidelines

The SPACE Studies Journal of International Conference Proceedings will publish all full papers. SPACE Studies Journal of International Conference Proceedings is an interdisciplinary, international academic, refereed journal designed to publish conference papers mainly presented at SPACE International Conference. It is an online journal published twice a year by SPACE Studies Publications. All articles submitted to the SPACE International Conferences have undergone rigorous double-masked peer review by two referees based on initial editor’s screening. 

 

We will submit the proceedings and the Journal to be indexed in the Thomson Reuters, SCOPUS, The Avery Index, Google Scholar and CiteULike for possible Indexing shortly.

Guidelines for the papers that will be submitted to the SPACE International Conferences are explained in detail on the Instructions for Authors page as part of the Journal. These guidelines form the layout of the paper, and involve a title, abstract (maximum of 250 words), keywords, sections and headings, tables, figures, equations, acknowledgements, references, figures, tables and references. 

Important Dates

Call for Papers

22 August 2019

Abstract Submission Deadline

9 November 2020

Notification of Acceptance

11 November 2020

Early-Bird Registration Deadline

03 August 2020

Full-Paper Submission Deadline

16 November 2020

Late Registration Deadline

16 November 2020

Presentation Submission Deadline (For Virtual Presentation Category)

16 November 2020

Conference Dates

20-21 November 2020

Programme

Keynote Speakers

The Keynote Speakers will be announced later…

Venue & Accommodation

Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases, all SPACE International Conferences in 2020 will be online. We use Zoom Webinar platform to actualise our conferences. Before the conference each presenter will get an invitation email via Zoom as a panelist. So, please be sure that you have a zoom account that will enables you to register to the Zoom webinar.

Please note that Zoom webinar invitation emails will be sent to the participants who have already registered to the conference via our website or manually.

Registration

  Early-Bird Registration Fees Late Registration Fees
Authors (Students) £225 £250
Authors (Regular) £450 £500
Oral Presentation Only (Students) £150 £175
Oral Presentation Only (Regular) £300 £350
Virtual Presentation (Students) £195 £220
Virtual Presentation (Regular) £350 £375
Listeners (Students) £110 £135
Listeners (Regular) £225 £275
Accompanying Person £300 £350
Additional Page £30 £30
Additional Paper (Students) £150 £150
Additional Paper (Regular) £300 £300
E-Proceeding £15 £15
Paperback Proceeding £40 £40
Dinner for Listeners £30 £30
NOTES FOR CATEGORIES

Authors’ category: In this category, the author should send her/his full paper before the related deadline and present his/her study personally at the conference. Category includes access to all sessions and session discussions, paper presentation (oral), conference e-proceedings, presentation certificate, coffee breaks, lunches and dinner (network gala dinner), conference bag and accessories.

Oral presentation category: In this category, the author present his/her study personally at the conference but will not send full-paper of his/her work as only the abstract of the study will be published in conference proceedings. Additionally, Poster Presentations should be registered from this category. Category includes access to all sessions and session discussions, paper presentation (oral & poster), conference e-proceedings, presentation certificate, coffee breaks, lunches and dinner (network gala dinner), conference bag and accessories.

Virtual presentation category: In this category, the author should send her/his full paper before the related deadline and present his/her study virtually at the conference. The information for preparation of virtual presentations are given directly to the ones registered from this category. Category includes conference e-proceedings, and virtual presenter certificate.

Listeners’ category includes access to all sessions and session discussions, listener certificate, coffee breaks and lunch/es.

  Early-Bird Registration Fees Late Registration Fees
Authors (Students) £155 £175
Authors (Regular) £315 £350
Oral Presentation Only (Students) £105 £120
Oral Presentation Only (Regular) £210 £245
Virtual Presentation (Student) £125 £145
Virtual Presentation £245 £265
Listeners (Students) £75 £90
Listeners (Regular) £155 £190
Accompanying Person £275 £300
Additional Page £20 £20
Additional Paper (Student) £120 £120
Additional Paper (Regular) £210 £210
E-Proceeding £12.75 £12.75
Paperback Proceeding £34 £34
Dinner for Listeners £30 £30
NOTES FOR CATEGORIES

Authors’ category: In this category, the author should send her/his full paper before the related deadline and present his/her study personally at the conference. Category includes access to all sessions and session discussions, paper presentation (oral), conference e-proceedings, presentation certificate, coffee breaks, lunches and dinner (network gala dinner), conference bag and accessories.

Oral presentation category: In this category, the author present his/her study personally at the conference but will not send full-paper of his/her work as only the abstract of the study will be published in conference proceedings. Additionally, Poster Presentations should be registered from this category. Category includes access to all sessions and session discussions, paper presentation (oral & poster), conference e-proceedings, presentation certificate, coffee breaks, lunches and dinner (network gala dinner), conference bag and accessories.

Virtual presentation category: In this category, the author should send her/his full paper before the related deadline and present his/her study virtually at the conference. The information for preparation of virtual presentations are given directly to the ones registered from this category. Category includes conference e-proceedings, and virtual presenter certificate.

Listeners’ category includes access to all sessions and session discussions, listener certificate, coffee breaks and lunch/es.

CANCELLATION
CANCELLATION TIMEREFUNDING PERCENTAGE
60 days before the conference75% of the registration fee (additional pages and papers included)
Less than 60 but more than 30 days before the conference50% of the registration fee (additional pages and papers included)
less than 30 days before the conferencenone

Please, note that all the transaction costs are taken from the canceler’s refund balance and refund is done after the conference.

 
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT REGISTRATION
  • One regular registration with one or more additional papers has only one conference e-proceedings if its category includes.
  • If the paper has more than one authors, all the authors attending to the conference should register to the conference by paying the related category fee.
  • All poster presentations should be registered in Oral Presentation Category.
  • Invitation letters will only be issued once participant’s registration and payment have been completed.
  • Invitation letters will be sent by e-mail.
  • All full-papers should be written on the given full-paper template within the 10 pages limit. In the contrary case, the full-papers will taken into the template format and additional pages generated due to the full-paper template will be charged to the participant at the Conference Registration Desk during the conference. It is the responsibility of the author to comply with the writing rules.
  • Conference e-proceedings and virtual presenter certificate will be sent to Virtual Presenters after the conference.
  • Listeners can register and pay their registration fee at the conference registration desk during the conference.
  • For any other questions please write to space@spacestudies.co.uk
 
MANUAL REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT VIA BANK TRANSFER

In order to do registration and pay the registration fee via bank transfer please follow the instructions given below.

  • Please fill the Registration Form and send a copy of the remittance to architecturalspacestudies@gmail.com. If you are a student please remember to add supporting documents stating your studentship. The document should be taken from the related university authority so please note that student IDs are not accepted.
  • Please deposit your conference registration fee to the following bank account. If you want to be a member and register to the conference as a member, then you can pay conference and membership fees at once. Note that without this guarantee your registration isn’t recognized:


Bank Account Information
Account Holder: SPACE STUDIES OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE LTD.
Bank Name: METRO BANK
Sort Code: 23-05-80
Account No: 28021415
SWIFTBIC: MYMBGB2L
IBAN: GB58 MYMB 2305 8028 0214 15

  • After payment of registration fees by Bank Transaction you have to send the receipt of the Bank to our e-mail.
  • Please mention your Name, Surname, SPACE Conference and/or membership registration in the explanation part of the Bank Receipt.
  • Please remember that your date of payment states Early Bird or Late Registration, not the date Registration form filled.
  • The invoices will be sent by mail.
  • The conference secretariat has to receive the exact amount of registration fees. If not, the participant has to pay the balance due at the registration desk. Therefore, the participant has to add some Stirling Pounds for the international transaction cost. Any addition received will be reimbursed at the Registration Desk.