The 'European Media ManagementAssociation' is an international not-for-profit organisation that was founded in 2003 in response to the dramatic growth in media management courses and programmes at higher education institutions throughout Europe. Until 2014, the name of the organisation was European Media Management Education Association. It has some 150 members for 20 European universities. The association pursues the following aims: To serve the needs and interests of the academic community that is providing education and producing scientific research in media management and economics, especially in Europe but open to membership from anywhere in the world To provide a forum where educators, researches and practitioners share and develop information and documentation about their work in media management and economics To encourage scientific research that is relevant to the field and this community, and to stimulate intellectual interest and development of the field To promote communication, co-operation and collaboration between Association members To spur scientific discourse and publication on all relevant platforms for the circulation of scholarship To encourage, support and promote the work and development of young researchers and educators in this field To facilitate links between relevant national and international organisations, professional media firms, and regulatory agencies within and across sectors – public, private and volunteer To encourage and support diversity within the community The current executive board consists of: President: Ulrike Rohn from / Deputy President: Päivi Maijanen from Secretary: Sari Virta from Treasurer: Ramona Dremljuga from / Special Projects / Special Interest Groups: Sabine Baumann from Communication Portfolio: Bianca Harms from and Summer School:Miguel Crespo from Conference:Joaquin Cestino from Prior emma presidents were: 2003-2005: Alfonso Sanchez-Tabernero from 2006-2008: Heinz-Werner Niestedt from 2008-2010: Lucy Küng from 2010-2012: Charles Brown from 2012-2016: Gregory Ferrell Lowe The main activity of emma is the annual conference. The next conference will be held in 'Jönköping, Sweden, 3-5 June 2020. Previous conferences took place in: 2019 Limassol 2018 Warsaw 2017 Ghent 2016 Portugal 2015 Hamburg 2014 Tallinn 2013 Bournemouth 2012 Budapest 2011 Moscow 2010 London 2009 Paris 2008 Barcelona 2007 Zurich Furthermore, a biannual doctoral summer school is organised. In 2020 this summer school will take place at Its flagship journal is the
