The conference is organised by the Institute of Linguistics and Semiotics of the Faculty of Communication Sciences of the University of Lugano, USI (http://www.lu.unisi.ch/com/) and by the international journal Studies in Communication Sciences (http://www.scoms.ch/), with the support of the Center "Stefano Franscini".

Organising committee:

- Eddo Rigotti (UNISI, Lugano)
- Louis de Saussure (University of Geneva)
- Peter Schulz (UNISI, Lugano)
- Sorin Stati (University of Bologna)

Executive board: Damien Mollard