07/23/2009

Lambda Pi Eta 2010 Call for papers

Call for papers 

Lambda Pi Eta
EASTERN COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION
101st Annual Convention
 April 22-25, 2010
Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD 

The Lambda Pi Eta Interest Group of the Eastern Communication Association invites submissions of papers for the 101st annual ECA Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. The convention theme, "Charting a Course: Meeting New Horizons" directs us to set our focus on the future, to grasp what lies beyond our reach.  This forward-looking approach encourages us to chart a course as we look at the future of the field of communication studies and its impact in the U.S. and around the world. Please visit http://www.ecasite.org/ for more information about the conference. 

All submissions must be authored exclusively by undergraduate students.  Membership in an active chapter of Lambda Pi Eta is not necessary for participation in this paper competition.  Submissions may include papers written for course assignments. 

Papers must be submitted as an MSWord or Rich Text Format email attachment
by October 15, 2009 to the 2010 Planner:
Dr. Andrew Jared Critchfield ajc@gwu.edu (202) 994-1874

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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 

All submissions should:

1. Have ALL identifying information removed from the text.
2. Be saved in either a Word document (.doc) or in Rich Text Format (.rtf)
3. Follow APA (American Psychological Association) citation guidelines 

Submissions should include:

• 1. A separate title page with the title of the paper and the author's affiliation (school), mailing address, telephone number, and email address.
• 2. The word "Debut" marked on all papers written by authors who have not presented previously at an Eastern Communication Association conference.
• 3. A one-paragraph abstract (not more than 75 words)
• 4. The Statement of Professional Responsibility "In submitting the attached paper, I/We recognize that this submission is considered a professional responsibility. I/We agree to present this paper if it is accepted and programmed. I/We further recognize that all who attend and present at ECA's annual meeting must register and pay required fees" on the second page. Any paper that does not include this statement will not be considered. 

Equipment Requests: It is unlikely that ECA will support equipment rental requests due to the expense.  Please try to present your research in a manner that does not require technological equipment.