Bridging Scholar/Activist Divides in the Field of Communication, is a preconference of the Communicating for Social Action Conference. The preconference addresses the divides between research and advocacy in the field of communication, specifically in issue areas such as public health, media diversity, communication policy, global communication and Internet governance, journalism, technology usage and diffusion, and political communication.
This preconference seeks to build upon recent successes forging tighter linkages between researchers and advocates with an eye toward developing concrete solutions that could contribute to an environment in which researchers and advocates are better able to engage in mutually beneficial collaborations, and in which, ideally, the traditional distinctions that have existed between scholars and advocates can be diminished.

More information on the conference and registration is availible here.