09/18/2013

ECA 2014 Convention - Community College Second Call for Submissions

ECA 2014 Convention
Community College Interest Group Second Call for Submissions

105^th Annual Eastern Communication Association Convention

“Communities of Dissent”

April 23-27, 2014
The Omni Hotel
Providence, RI

Submission Deadline: October 15, 2013

The Community College Interest Group invites submissions for the 105^th annual convention of the Eastern Communication Association to be held at the Omni Hotel in Providence, RI, April 23-27, 2014. The convention theme is “Communities of Dissent: A “Lively Experiment” in Dialogue, Diversity, and Discourse.” A city built as a haven for religious dissenters, Providence is an ideal place to explore this theme. According to ECA First Vice President, Thomas R. Flynn, our conference hopes to examine “the expression and suppression of dissent across communication contexts—relational, organizational, mediated, social, and political—and the attendant implications for such concerns as relational quality, community identifiers, civic engagement, public dialogue, accountability, and justice.”

Keeping the convention theme of “Communities of Dissent” in mind, please submit your work using the following guidelines:

For program/panel submissions

• A thematic title for the program
• Names of the chair and respondents, if any. Please do not have chairs act as respondents.
• Names, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and institutional affiliations of all participants
• Titles and abstracts for each paper or presentation
• A program copy (NO MORE than a 75-word description) as it should appear in the final program
• A detailed rationale for the program/panel
• A statement of professional responsibility (located below)

• Indicate any technology needs (keeping in mind that equipment rental is very expensive) Please read ECA’s technology policy as you consider your technology needs: ECA Technology Policy  Reasonable requests for technology support will not be met unless they accompany the proposal submission.

For roundtable discussion submissions

• A thematic title for the roundtable discussion
• Name of the chair
• Names, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and institutional affiliations of all participants
• A program copy (NO MORE than a 75-word description) as it should appear in the final program
• A detailed rationale for the roundtable discussion
• A statement of professional responsibility (located below)

• Indicate any technology needs (keeping in mind that equipment rental is very expensive)  Please read ECA’s technology policy as you consider your technology needs: ECA Technology Policy  Reasonable requests for technology support will not be met unless they accompany the proposal submission.

Statement of professional responsibility

In submitting the attached paper or proposal, I/We recognize that this submission is considered a professional responsibility. I/We agree to present this panel or 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.

Submission deadline is October 15, 2013.  Please send completed submissions as a file attachment (.docx, .doc, or .rtf formats are acceptable) to Laura Davis, lkdavis@hacc.edu.  Please use “ECA 2014 Submission” as the subject line.

As always, we will be sponsoring the G.I.F.T.S. (Great Ideas for Teaching STUDENTS) program. If you have a classroom tested, great idea and would like to be a part of the G.I.F.T.S. panel, please contact Rebecca Townsend, PhD., rtownsend@mcc.commnet.edu or (860)-512-2685.

For any additional information regarding the Community College Interest Group call for submissions, please contact:

Laura K. Davis, M.S.
Assistant Professor, Communications
Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg Campus
1 HACC Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 780-1173
lkdavis@hacc.edu