Lin. F. and X. Zhang. (23/08/2011). “Diffusion of News after the Spillover: The Bureaucratic Nature of News Websites and Online Activism in China. ”American Sociological Association, annual meeting, Las Vegas, United States. Aug. 20-23, 2011

Lin. F and CC Lee. (16/07/2011). “Gendered Conception of Globalization and Media Use in Greater China.” International Association for Media and Communication Research, annual meeting, Istanbul, Turkey. July 13-17, 2011.

Lin. F. and X. Zhang (15/07/2011). “The State--‐Intellectuals Relationship and Collective Actions: Three Case Studies in China” International Association for Media and Communication Research, annual meeting, Istanbul, Turkey. July 13-17, 2011.

Lin. F. (14/03/2011). “Media and Social Transition in China”. Hong Kong Baptist University, Department of Sociology. 

Lin. F. and M. Yao. (21/07/2010). “Information and cognitive process in art appreciation”. International Association for Media and Communication Research, annual meeting, Braga, Portugal. July 18-22, 2010.

Lin. F. and X. Zhang. (20/07/2010). “Online activism, framing strategy and media representation – the green dam youth escort software incident in China.” International Association for Media and Communication Research, annual meeting, Braga, Portugal. July 18-22, 2010.

Lin. F. and CC. Lee (15/07/2010). “Hierarchical attitudes and communication mechanisms – The micro-translation of globalization in China.”  International Sociological Association, annual meeting, Gothenburg, Sweden, July 11-17, 2010

Lin. F. (05/03/2010). “News media and transition of political communication in China”. Hong Kong Baptist University, Department of Sociology.

Lin. F. (22/05/2009). “Turning Gray – the Transition of Political Communication in China” International Communication Association, annual meeting. Chicago, United States. May 21-25, 2009.

Raudenbush, S., M. Andres, B. Howard, P. Zhu & F. Lin. (03/03/2008). “The Reliability of Group-Level Measures and the Power of Group-Randomized Studies.” Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Annual Meeting, Washington, D. C. United States, March 2-4, 2008.

Lin. F. (December, 2007) “Turning Gray: Changes of Political Communication in China.” Hong Kong Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Hong Kong. December, 2007.

Lin. F. (October 2007) “Chinese Political Communication and its Influences in International Community.” Northeast Asia Economic Forum's Young Leaders Program, Toyama, Japan. October, 2007.

Lin. F. (August, 2007) “Commercialized State-control or State-Controlled Commercialization? – A Three-Dimension State-Media Regime in China” American Sociological Association annual meeting, New York City. Aug. 11-14, 2007.

Lin. F. (August, 2007) “Growth of Gray Zone News: Changes of Political Communication in China.” American Sociological Association, annual meeting, New York City. Aug. 11-14, 2007.

Lin. F. (August. 2007) “Walking the Line: Journalism as a Ping Pong Game in China.” North American Chinese Sociologists Association, annual meeting, New York City. Aug. 10, 2007.

Lin. F. (August, 2006). “On-the-line Ping Pong: Diversified Media Behaviors during Media Commercialization in China.” American Sociological Association, annual meeting, Montreal, Canada. Aug. 11-14, 2006.

Lin. F. (August, 2006). “Transitional Legitimacy, Differentiated State-Media Conflicts and Lagged Institutional Transformation – Changes of Media Control in China.”  North American Chinese Sociologist Association, annual meeting, Montreal, Canada. August 10, 2006

Lin. F. (May, 2006). “Transitional Legitimacy, Differentiated State-Media Conflicts and Lagged Institutional Transformation – Changes of Media Control in China.”  Michigan China Fellow annual meeting, Ann Arbor, Michigan. May, 2006.

Lin. F. (August, 2006). “Policy Diffusion under Uncertainty – Diffusion of Freedom of Information Laws among OECD countries.” American Sociological Association, annual meeting, Philadelphia, United States. Aug. 13-16, 2006.

Lin. F. (August. 2006).  “Dancing with Hands Cuffed – Commercialization and Journalism Formation in China.” American Sociological Association, annual meeting, Philadelphia, United States. Aug. 13-16, 2006.

Lin. F.  (April, 2005). “A Sociological Perspective on Chinese Media.” Department of Sociology, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, China. (invited lecture)

Lin. F. (August, 2003).  “Innovation, Network and Diffusion of Knowledge.” American Sociological Association annual meeting, Atlanta, United States. Aug. 16-19. 2003

Lin. F. (March, 2003). “Does Organizational Regime Matter? – Unpacking the Embedded Strategy in Garbage Cans.” Eastern Sociological Society annual meeting, Philadelphia, United States. March, 2003.