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10/12/2017
ECA 2018 - Final Call for Papers: Media Communication Interest Group
ECA Media Communication Interest Group!
I would like to give you one final reminder about the upcoming submission deadline for the 109th annual convention in Pittsburgh. The deadline is this Sunday October 15th; panel proposals and papers of all methods are welcome. Please remember to read the call before submitting. I am also still accepting self-nominations from anyone who is interested in REVIEWING, CHAIRING, or RESPONDING (ecamedia2018@gmail.com), being such a large division we can use all the help we can get. Thank you all and I look forward to both receiving your submissions and to putting together our best program yet. Below is a reminder of our 2018 Call for Papers:
ECA 2018 Convention
Media Communication Interest Group Call for Papers & Panels
109th Annual ECA Convention
“Building Bridges”
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Omni William Penn
April 25-April 29, 2018
Submission Deadline: Sunday, October 15, 2017
Pittsburgh, also known as the city of bridges, will be home to the 2018 Eastern Communication Association Convention. Pittsburgh has a unique topography, being situated at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela, which forms the Ohio River. When a city is located on water, bridges span the horizon.
The bridges of Pittsburgh play an important role in the city's infrastructure. Without the 446 bridges interlacing the city, Pittsburgh would be a region of isolated communities. Just as the bridges in the city connect communities, communication has the opportunity to build bridges within and outside of our discipline, creating countless opportunities for research, teaching, and service.
The 2018 theme, Building Bridges, invites the exploration of cross-disciplinary research and encourages finding possibilities for connecting our research to theory and practice, creating new approaches to teaching, and collaborating with communities for service and civic engagement opportunities. How can we build bridges within our discipline? How do we communicate and engage others when the bridges are broken? What are ways in which communication creates opportunities for new connections and for building new bridges? What can we gain by fostering communication among our many communities in order to further promote connection?
We’re looking forward to hearing your thoughts, seeing you present your research, and engaging with you in the city of Pittsburgh. Together, we can build a wonderful bridge that connects us to our constituents and communities.
See the below list of Interest Group and Affiliate Organization Planners, Special Session Directors, and Associate Organization for the 2018 Convention. Please include the Statement of Professional Responsibility on all submissions:
In submitting the attached paper or proposal, I/We recognize that this submission is considered a professional responsibility. If this submission is accepted and programmed, I/We agree to register for the 2018 ECA Convention, pay fees, and present in Pittsburgh. I/We understand that presenters with last minute emergencies must make arrangements as possible for an alternate presenter as well as communicate their absences to both the Interest Group Planner and ECA VP; no shows will be removed from the official program.
To have time to confirm programming into the 2018 convention, notification of acceptance will not be given until the review process and initial session programming is drafted. (We do not wish to rank acceptances by sending out select notifications and having others wait.)
NOTE: A single paper or panel should only be submitted to a single interest group or affiliate organization for consideration.
Submission of Completed Papers
Individual submissions of complete papers should include the following elements:
- A detachable title page with the title of the paper and the author’s affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, and email address. Please include the contact information for everyone who is on the paper (name, affiliation, address, phone #, & e-mail). You do NOT need to send the cover page as a separate file.**
- The word “Debut” and/or “Student” marked on all papers written by authors who have not presented previously at a regional or national convention.
- A one-page abstract on the second page that does not exceed 75 words.
- A statement of professional responsibility on the second page.
- Indicate all media requests on all papers that require the use of media to present and please also indicate whether the use of media is “Preferred” or “Necessary” as we can NOT accommodate all media requests.** If the paper has multiple authors, please indicate who will be presenting at the convention.
Submission of Program/Panel Proposals
Submission of program/panel proposals should include the following elements:
- A thematic title for the program.
- Names of the chair and respondents (if any). Chairs should NOT also be designated as respondents (Detachable).
- Names, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and institutional affiliations of all participants (Detachable).
- Titles and abstracts for each paper or presentation.
- A program copy (no more than a 75-word description) as it should appear in the final program.
- A detailed rationale for the program/panel.
- Indicate all media requests on all panels that require the use of media to present and please also indicate whether the use of media is “Preferred” or “Necessary” as we can NOT accommodate all media requests.
Submissions and Inquiries
Please send your submissions and/or inquiries to ecamedia2018@gmail.com, all submissions should be submitted as either a .doc/.docx, or .pdf file. Remember to strip all identifying information from your submissions (except for the cover page), especially if submitting in .doc/.docx format. Remember, the deadline for submissions is October 15, 2017 at 11:59 PM.
Sincerely,
Nicholas Scott Smith
Media Communication Interest Group
Program Planner, Vice Chair
Department of Communication
Wayne State University
We hope you can be a part of our convention experience.
