07/07/2022

CSCA 2023 Convention - Organizational and Professional Communication Interest Group ... Call for Papers and Panels

ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION INTEREST GROUP
Call for Papers and Panels

Central States Communication Association (CSCA)
Annual Convention-St. Louis, Missouri
March 29-April 2, 2023
Intersections, Transitions, and Silenced Voices

The Organizational and Professional Communication Interest Group invites the submission of competitive papers, research in progress extended abstracts, panels, and roundtable discussions for the 2023 CSCA convention in St. Louis, Missouri. The purpose of the Organizational and Professional Communication Interest Group is to promote the efforts of researchers, teacher/scholars, and practitioners as they relate to the study and practice of human communication in organizational contexts. Thus, any topic related to organizational and professional communication is welcomed.  

We especially encourage members to highlight issues related to the convention theme, Intersections, Transitions, and Silenced Voices. Organizations and workplaces have a variety of opportunities for the intersection of voices. Some of these voices are heard and others are not. This call encourages you to think about various voices in the organizational context and the role communication plays as a common point of connection. Conference planners encourage submissions that share these experiences in the form of prose, poetry, performance, photography, and film, as well as through print, sound bites, digital pixels, canvas, and fabrics.

Papers and panels from both established and new scholars that develop trends or new directions in research, application, and teaching are encouraged. This year we will continue accepting “Research in Progress” extended abstracts, so that members can submit a current piece “in progress” that they plan to have completed by the conference. Faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, independent scholars, and community members are invited to submit to and attend the convention. Submissions inclusive of all methodological perspectives in the communication discipline are embraced. In terms of panels, preference will be given to those with panelists representing multiple institutions rather than representing a single institution.

Guidelines for Submission

• Each submission can only be submitted to one unit.
• Send submissions electronically through our online system via the CSCA website.
• All technology requests must be made at the time of submission.
• We expect you to attend the conference if your paper/panel is accepted. Please notify your panel chair if you are unable to attend the conference.
• Please make sure that all potential presenters, co-authors, and panelists have a profile on the CSCA convention webpage. Membership is not required to create a profile.
• Submissions must be received by11:59 PM, CDT, October 7, 2022.
  

Guidelines for Papers: Only papers that conform to APA standards and are submitted through the CSCA online submission process will be considered for acceptance. The CSCA online submission process will prompt users to provide the following information:

• Completed competitive papers should include paper title and brief abstract (maximum of 25 pages, excluding references, figures, and tables). Make sure identifying information is removed. These papers will be considered for awards.
• Research in progress extended abstracts should include paper title and brief abstract (minimum of 5 pages of a research proposal, excluding references, figures, and tables). Make sure identifying information is removed. Accepted papers must submit the completed paper before the conference and these papers will not be considered for awards.
  • Author affiliations and contact information will be collected by the online submission system to conceal the identity of the author(s).
• Instructions for Students:
  • Graduate and undergraduate students must type “STUDENT” on the upper right-hand corner of the title page.
  • If the paper will be a student debut, please type “DEBUT STUDENT” on the upper right-hand corner of the title page. 
  • To be considered a student debut paper, (1) the author must be a graduate or undergraduate student; (2) the paper must have single authorship; and (3) the paper must be the author’s first paper to be presented at CSCA.

Panel Proposals: The CSCA online submission process will prompt panel submitters to provide the following information:

• Panel title
• Name of the person responsible for the panel proposal
• Panel member’s affiliations and contact information
• A 75-word rationale for the panel
• A 75-word description of the proposed panel, indicating roundtable discussion, paper panel (completed papers that encompass a specific topic), debate, spotlight, etc.
• A 200-word abstract for each paper if it is a paper panel submission or an explanation of each participant’s purpose/perspective if it is a different panel format
• Technology requests

The Top Competitive Paper, the Top Student Paper, and the Top Panel will be recognized at the Interest Group Meeting. 

Reminders:

• All technology requests must be made at the time of submission.
• Submissions must be received by 11:59 PM, CDT, October 7, 2022.
• Send submissions electronically through our online system via the CSCA website.
  • Submitters should create an author profile through the system. CSCA membership is not required to create a profile or submit a paper/panel.
• If you have questions, please contact Seth Frei, sethfrei@txstate.edu