05/04/2016

CSCA 2017 Call for Papers Reminder: Argumentation and Forensics Interest Group

Dear Argumentation and Forensics Interest Group members,

I hope your Fall 16 semester is off to a great start. I wanted to send a friendly reminder that the deadline for submitting panel and/or papers to CSCA is just around a month away. Please see below for complete details regarding submissions to the Argumentation and Forensics Interest Group division.

Argumentation and Forensics Interest Group

Call for Papers and Panels

2017 Central States Communication Association Annual Convention

Annual Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota

March 16-18, 2017

Create

The Argumentation and Forensics Interest Group promotes investigation of the practical, pedagogical, and theoretical dimension of Forensic discourse and encourages research that uses an argumentative perspective to understand social problems, promote civic engagement, and encourage educational excellence in speech and debate training. The Argumentation and Forensics Interest Group invites submissions for participation at the 2017 Conference. October 3, 2016 is the deadline for submission. Proposals that incorporate the conference theme of “Create” are encouraged but not mandatory. A range of topics encompassing how the Argumentation and Forensics Interest Group “creates” is welcome.

Some areas of interest discussed at the 2016 business meeting include: creating an informed public, creating community, creating awareness of the activity to campus and community stakeholders, creating an image for a team, debates on current events related to the discipline (United States Federal Government should pay for a student’s community college education.), graduate or undergraduate student paper panel, and the current culture of forensics. Competitive paper submissions are encouraged.

The Argumentation and Forensic Interest group gives awards for the Top Paper, Top Graduate Student Paper, Top Panel Award (goes to the person who submitted the panel), and a Lifetime Award for Outstanding Contributions to Argumentation and Forensics at Central States Communication Association.

Guidelines for Submission:

• Papers: Only completed papers will be accepted. Papers must conform to the most current APA standards and include a title and a brief abstract. The word “STUDENT” should be marked on all papers written by student authors. If the paper will be a graduate student debut, please type “DEBUT STUDENT” on the upper right-hand corner of the title page. Student authored papers do not include those co-authored with faculty members. Author names and any identifying information must be removed prior to submission. A Competitive Paper Submission Form must be submitted as a separate attachment along with the paper. This form is located on the CSCA website: csca-net.org

• Panels: Discussion and paper panel submissions must include the following: (a) title, (b) description (75 words or less), (c) rationale (75 words or less), and (d) a complete list of participants along with their institutional affiliations, contact information (address, e-mail, and telephone), and if they are CSCA Members. Paper panels should also include titles and brief abstracts (100 words or less) for each paper. Submitters must use the Discussion Panel Form or Paper Panel Form. These forms are located on the CSCA website: csca-net.org

All papers must be submitted electronically using Microsoft Word. Documents sent using any other format will be returned to the sender. An e-mail acknowledging receipt of paper and panel proposals will be sent for each submission. All media requests must be made at the time of submission. Please only request media if it is absolutely essential to your presentation, as media requests will be closely examined before approval. Laptop computers will not be made available for presentations. Your submission implies that you agree to follow appropriate presentation guidelines if your paper/panel is accepted (i.e., it is generally unacceptable to read your paper to those in attendance).

Submissions must be received by October 3, 2016.

Send submissions electronically using Microsoft Word to the following:

Kristopher D. Copeland, copela03@nsuok.edu, Northeastern State University