Organising, Chairing and Presenting

• Chair and organiser of the FPRC Fame and Fandom: Functioning on and offline conference in December 2019.
• Presented “Performing Bromance On and Offline: Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal” at FPRC Fame and Fandom: Functioning On and Offline, in Perth December 8-10, 2019.
• Presented “Building an Online Identity” at the Association for Academic Language and Learning (AALL) Conference in Perth, November 2019.
• Presented “Risky Business in Bromance” at the Celebrity Studies Conference in Rome in June 2018.
• Presented “Chris Hemsworth: Helping and Hindering the Australian Identity” at the CMCS Conference – Bridging Gaps: National Identity in Persona, Branding and Activism, in Perth in December 2017.
• Chair and organiser of the CMCS Conference – Bridging Gaps: National Identity in Persona, Branding and Activism, in Perth in December 2017.
• Presented “Beyond Bromances: X-Men and X-Women” at WACCM Conference in Perth in September 2017.
• Conference Committee Member of Bridging Gaps: Where is the film scholar in Hollywood filmmaking? In Los Angeles in 2017
• Chair and organiser of the CMCS Conference – Bridging Gaps: What are the media, publicists, and celebrities selling? in Barcelona in July 2016.
• Presented “Paul Newman: Actor and Activist” at CMCS – Bridging Gaps: What are the media, publicists, and celebrities selling? in Barcelona in July 2016.
• Presented “The Truth Behind Monroe’s Lingering Scent” at the Celebrity Studies Conference in Amsterdam in June 2016.
• Co-Presented “True Bromance: The Authenticity behind the Stewart/McKellen Relationship” at the Celebrity Studies Conference in Amsterdam in June 2016.
• Dr. Lam presented on behalf of both of us “Popular Culture Conventions: The dynamic between fans, celebrities and hosts” at The Fan Studies Network conference in the UK in June 2016.
• Chair of the CMCS Conference – “Bridging Gaps: Where is the Persona in Celebrity and Journalism?” 2-3 September, 2015 in New York.
• Presented “Remembering Robin: Impressions that Left an Impression” at CMCS – Bridging Gaps: Where is the Persona in Celebrity and Journalism?, 2-3 September 2015 in New York.
• Co-Presented “A United Celebrity Persona: The Role of Journalists in Profiling the Fassbender/McAvoy Bromance” at CMCS – Bridging Gaps: Where is the Persona in Celebrity and Journalism?, 2-3 September 2015, in New York.
• Presented “James Deaning it: Capitalising on Cultural Connotations” at EuroMedia2015 – The European Conference on Media, Communication and Film, 13-16 July 2015 in Brighton
• Co-Presented “The Cultural Power Behind the X-men Bromance” at EuroMedia2015 – The European Conference on Media, Communication and Film, 13-16 July 2015, in Brighton.
• Attended the Mumbrella Perth Conference 25 February 2015.
• Presented “Paul Walker: The Man and the Mourning” at the Inter-disciplinary Conference – Celebrity: Exploring Critical Issues at Mansfield College, Oxford, July 2014.
• Presented “Steve McQueen: The Face of Time” at the Celebrity Studies Conference at Royal Holloway University in England, June 2014.
• Presented “Celebrity Currency: Selling Brands in a Web 2.0 World” at the Celebrity Studies Conference in Melbourne, 11-14 December 2012.
• Presented “Pamela Anderson: Adapting to Change and Changing the World, One Tweet at a Time” at the Curtin Humanities Conference in Perth, Western Australia from October 20 to 21, 2011.
• Presented “Mass Media Reboot: The Internet Triumphs” at the Life Without Media – IV International Conference on Communication and Reality (LWM) in Barcelona, Spain from June 30 to July 1, 2011.
• Presented “Online Advertising: A Change in the Web’s Current” at the National Popular Culture and American Culture Associations Conference (PCA/ACA) in San Antonio, Texas from April 20 to 23, 2011.
• Presented “When the Celebrity Network Meets the Social Network” at the Far West Popular Culture and American Culture Associations Conference (FWPCA/ACA) in Las Vegas, Nevada from March 11 to 13, 2011.
• Presented at the Twittertube Roundtable at the Flow Conference in Austin, Texas at the University of Texas from September 30 to October 2, 2010.

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