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10/03/2024
ECA 2025 Community College Interest Group Call for Submissions
ECA 2025 Community College Interest Group Call for Submissions
116th Eastern Communication Association Annual Convention
THEME: “Contemporary Problems, Creative Solutions”
Hyatt Regency, Buffalo, NY
March 26 – March 30, 2025
Submission Deadline: October 16, 2024, 11:59pm PST
In the spirit of the 2025 convention theme Contemporary Problems, Creative Solutions, the Community College Interest Group (CCIG) is now taking submissions! As a Communication Studies scholar, practitioner, & teacher, you are well positioned to offer theoretical and practical insights into this topic.
We are accepting the following forms:
- Complete papers
- Panel proposals
- Roundtable proposals
All submissions must be uploaded through Attendee Interactive, accessed through https://ww4.aievolution.com/eca2501/. Training material is available online for using this site. Contact Jordan Atkinson (atkinson@ku.edu) for questions related to the submission site, beyond the training resources provided.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETED PAPERS
Papers should be a maximum of 25 double-spaced pages, not including references and appendices, and typed in 12-point font with 1-inch margins. Times New Roman font is preferred. Papers should be written in accordance with the University of Chicago Manual of Style or APA 7th edition. The main document must be blind. DO NOT include any identifying author/s, institution/s, or contact information. Be sure to inspect the document and remove ALL personal information from the document properties -including files names.
When submitting, the following Attendee Interactive fields must be completed:
- Title
- Author/s
- Abstract
- Student and/or Debut Paper, if applicable
- Audio Visual Equipment and/or Special Requests (please note that A/V equipment is limited and only available if absolutely necessary)
- Upload Main Document (Must be BLIND. Accepted file types are Word and PDF.)
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR PANEL PROPOSALS
Panel proposals should be written in accordance with the University of Chicago Manual of Style or APA 7th edition. The document/s must be blind. DO NOT include any identifying author/s, institution/s, or contact information. Be sure to inspect the document and remove ALL personal information from the document properties -including files names.
When submitting, the following Attendee Interactive fields must be completed:
- Title
- Chair and Respondent
- Participants, Individual Paper Titles and Abstracts
- Panel Description
- Rationale
- Audio Visual Equipment and/or Special Request (please note that A/V equipment is limited and only available if absolutely necessary)
- Uploading Proposal Document/s (Must be BLIND. Accepted file types are Word and PDF.)
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS
Round table discussion proposals should be written in accordance with the University of Chicago Manual of Style or APA 7th edition. Upload supporting documents that include the purpose of the Round Table, an agenda for the Round Table, and an invitation for audience participation in the Round Table. The request for audience participation should be included in the 100-word description. The document/s must be blind. DO NOT include any identifying author/s, institution/s, or contact information. Be sure to inspect the document and remove ALL personal information from the document properties -including files names.
When submitting, the following Attendee Interactive fields must be completed:
- Title
- Chair and Participants
- Round Table Description (100 word or less)
- Rationale
- Audio Visual Equipment and/or Special Request, and Target Audiences (please note that A/V equipment is limited and only available if absolutely necessary)
- Uploading Proposal Document/s (Must be BLIND. Accepted file types are Word and PDF.)
All submissions must include the Statement of Professional Responsibility:
In submitting the attached paper or proposal, I/We recognize that an accepted paper, panel, or poster is considered a professional responsibility. If this submission is accepted and programmed, I/We agree to register for the ECA convention, pay fees, and present the work. I/We understand that presenters with last minute emergencies should take all possible measures to arrange an alternate presenter, and communicate their plans to both the Interest Group Planner and ECA VP.
The CCIG hopes to send notifications of acceptance in January 2025.
Call for Reviewers
We invite all to share their voice in the review process, including graduate students, faculty, and discipline professionals. We will begin reviewing in mid-October with a review deadline of mid-November. We also seek individuals to serve as session chairs and respondents. If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please contact CCIG Planner Jenny Warren at jwarren@collin.edu
