Call for Papers
Communication Administration Interest Group
106th Annual Eastern Communication Association Convention
Deliberation: Philadelphia
Submission Deadline: October 15, 2014
Submission Email: harden@duq.edu
(1) Paper submissions should come in two attachments—one attachment should be a title page with full contact information and the other should be the remainder of the paper with no identifying author, school, faculty, or contact information; (2) panel submissions should contain identifying information and may come as one attachment; (3) submission format should be either .docx or .pdf
The 106th Annual ECA Convention theme is “Deliberation: Philadelphia.” The submission deadline is Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. (or midnight). The convention will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Sheraton Society Hill on April 22-26, 2015.
The convention, as always, features panels, round tables, short courses, and programming on the convention theme. In addition, the Fifth Annual James C. McCroskey and Virginia P. Richmond Undergraduate Scholars Conference (USC) will run concurrently with the ECA convention on Friday and Saturday (April 24-25). USC papers will be accepted through December 19, 2014, to enable scholarly student papers from the fall semester to be submitted.
Submission of Completed Papers: Individual submissions of complete papers should include the following elements:
Submission of Program/Panel Proposals: Submission of program/panel proposals should include the following elements:
Statement of Professional Responsibility: The statement below MUST be included with every submission of a paper or panel in order for it to be eligible for review:
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 2015 ECA Convention, pay fees, and present in Philadelphia. 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.
Please submit materials electronically by midnight on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 with ECA--Communication Administration in the subject line to:
Janie M. H. Fritz
harden@duq.edu
Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies
Duquesne University
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600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
Office: (412) 396-6558