James E. Katz
Rutgers U, Department of Communication
4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick NJ 08901 USA
Phone: 732-932-7500 | Fax 732-932-7500

The Communication and Technology (CAT) Division is primarily concerned with the role played by information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the process of communication. It is committed to enhancing theory and methodology pertaining to adoption, usage, effects, and policy of ICTs. Areas of research include human-computer interaction, computer-mediated communication, mobile communication, and other technologically mediated social interaction and networking in all contexts (interpersonal, group, organizational, societal/cultural) and at all levels of analyses.

CAT invites papers that make an innovative and original contribution to our understanding of ICTs, with the primary focus on communication aspects of particular technological characteristics. Papers in which technology is not a specific object of investigation but is instead the context or backdrop for a communication study should be directed to other ICA Divisions.

CAT welcomes papers that follow any and all disciplinary approaches (psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, and policy studies, among others) and all methodological orientations (quantitative, qualitative, critical, cultural, historical, legal, and institutional, among others). Papers may be purely theoretical or empirical or methodological.

CAT does not accept extended abstracts. Only full papers (no more than 25 pages of double-spaced text in 12-point font, plus references, tables, figures, and appendices) will be reviewed for presentation at the annual conference. CAT recognizes the Top Division Papers and Top Student Papers submitted each year. For a submission to be identified as a Student Paper, ALL authors of the paper must be students.

In addition to paper submissions, CAT welcomes panel proposals that have a clear discussion orientation. Topics proposed should not only lend themselves to a debate among panelists but also generate discussion among session attendees.

Manuscripts and panel proposals reflecting the conference theme will receive special consideration.

Stephen D. McDowell
Florida State U, Department of Communication
Suite 3100, University Center Building C, Tallahassee FL 32306-2664 USA
Phone: 850-644-2276 | Fax: 850-644-8642

The Communication Law and Policy Division is interested in research and analysis of laws, regulations, and policies that affect information, communication, and culture. Defining policy broadly, the Division includes within its purview research that addresses principles that should or do underlie law and regulation, proposals for new law and regulation, and analysis of the programs and institutions through which policy is implemented.

The division’s scope is international, presenting work that focuses on individual nation–states, localities, or regions; comparative law; and international and global law. The Division welcomes work dealing with policy for the medium (the architecture and technologies of the global information infrastructure) as well as the message (e.g., content regulation and press law)—and the interactions between the two.

The Division encourages the submission of theoretical and applied research using quantitative, qualitative, historical, and comparative methodologies that touches on any of the foregoing subjects, including private and public regulation of content and communication infrastructures.

The Communication Law and Policy division accepts papers and panel proposals only. Extended abstracts will not be considered. Papers can utilize any accepted citation style including MLA, APA, and “Bluebook” legal citation and should adhere to the length and other guidelines in ICA’s general call for papers. Student papers must be identified as such to be considered for the top student paper award. Panel proposals should include a detailed abstract describing the topic and the role of each participant and also adhere to ICA’s panel submission guidelines carefully.

Myria Georgiou
Leeds U Institute of Communications Studies
Houldsworth Building, Leeds LS2 9JT UNITED KINGDOM
Phone: 44 113 343 5858 | Fax: 44 113 343 5808

The Ethnicity and Race in Communication Division is concerned with conceptual and empirical approaches that apply, extend, or develop communication theory and analysis through explorations of race, ethnicity, diaspora, and national identity within local, national, and transnational contexts.

The Division is keen to attract papers and panels engaging with diverse theoretical and empirical approaches and is especially interested in interdisciplinary research. Work that examines the complex intersections of race, ethnicity, diaspora, transnationalism, class, gender, and sexuality are particularly encouraged.

Potential subject areas include issues of race, ethnicity, and diaspora, their production, consumption and representation; empirical projects examining media practices of ethnic and diasporic and interethnic groups; as well as work within postcolonial and transnational media studies; critical communication and race theory; explorations of the politics and policies of cultural diversity with an emphasis on media and communications.

Full papers and panel proposals will be considered for review. Panels should make an effort to bring together participants from various universities as well as from across geographical regions.

Papers must be double-spaced pages and include a complete list of references. Cross-divisional panels and roundtables in collaboration with other Divisions and Interest Groups are particularly encouraged. Submissions should include a title page with suggested Divisional and Interest Group cosponsors. Student papers should be clearly marked on the title page.

All identifying information should be removed from the paper. The Division will provide a nominal award for the top three papers. Student travel awards will be based on financial need as well as merit. In order to be considered for any award, the recipient must be a member of the ERIC Division.

For more information about the conference or the group please contact ERIC’s chair Myria Georgiou and its vice-chair Roopali Mukherjee.

Diana Rios
U of Connecticut, Department of Communication
Sciences
U-1085, Storrs, CT 06269 USA

The Feminist Scholarship Division is interested in receiving formal research papers, papers that are a work in progress, panel proposals, and roundtable proposals that explore the relationship of gender and communication, both mediated and nonmediated, within a context of feminist theories, methodologies, and practices.

The division explores issues including feminist pedagogy; the social implications of the gendered “digital divide”; international gender commonalities and differences by “race,” social class, gender, sexuality, and nationality; women’s alternative media; feminist political economy of the media; feminist cultural studies; and transnational feminist theory and political practice, amongst others.

Submissions may be

1. Full length completed research papers (maximum length 25 pages, plus tables and references);
2. Works in progress papers may be submitted in any stage of completion but should have enough material to allow for evaluation (3,000-7,500 words). Works in progress reflect ongoing research that has not yet reached full completion stage. Works in progress should be clearly labeled.
3. Panel proposals (title, rationale of 400 words maximum, and a 150-word description of each panel paper; 75-word rationale for conference program; a full list of participants; or
4. Roundtable proposals (same submission criteria as panel proposals on current issues and debates in the field of communication scholarship).
   

Please Note: In creating your panels and roundtables, avoid single institution representation. Stress variety in institutional affiliations among panelists and roundtable members.

Authors should submit their paper or proposal to the Feminist Scholarship Division online at the ICA Web site. Note: your submission MUST indicate into which category it fits (1 to 4 above).

All submissions must be registered online no later than the ICA deadline Nov. 6, 2009. Please note: Submissions arriving after this date will not be accepted.

 

Antonio La Pastina
Texas A&M U, Department of Communication
College Station, TX 77843-4234
Phone: 979-862-6608 | Fax: 979-845-6594

The Division for Global Communication and Social Change welcomes papers (not abstracts; 25 pp. plus tables and references maximum) and panel proposals that focus on issues of production, distribution, content, and reception of communications media at global, “glocal,” transnational, international, and regional levels.

Within this purview we consider work across a wide variety of theoretical and methodological approaches, concerning issues of media/ mediated communication in cultural, economic, political, or social contexts, including strategic mediated communication for development, social change, or social justice.

Please be sure to consult the general guidelines for all ICA submissions.

 

Dale Brashers
U of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, Department of Speech Communication
1207 W. Oregon MC 456, Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217-333-2683 | Fax: 217-244-1598

The Health Communication Division is committed to excellence in research on both the development of theory as well as the application of theory to health communication problems.

Communicating about health takes place intraindividually, interpersonally, within groups and networks, in health care organizations, in the mass media, online, in and between institutions, and in society as a whole. The Division invites full papers and panel proposals that address health communication at any level of analysis using qualitative or quantitative methods.

Only full papers are accepted (25 pages plus tables and references maximum). The Division provides awards to the top paper authored solely by a student and to the top paper that is student-led, so student authors who want to be considered for these awards should indicate their student status.

Very few panel proposals can be accepted so they must show innovation and provide exceptional added value. Panel proposals should be no substitute for peer review of completed papers.

No extended abstracts or interactive paper (poster) presentations will be accepted. However, some full papers will be assigned by the Division to interactive paper presentations and authors of these papers will be notified of this assignment when decision notices are sent.

Paper and panel proposals must follow the ICA submission guidelines and should be submitted online at the ICA website.

Robert F. Potter
Indiana U, Dept. of Telecommunication RTV 305
1229 East Seventh Street, Bloomington IN 47405-5501 USA
Phone: 812-856-2546 | Fax: 812-855-7955

Information Systems is a Division that prides itself on developing a conference environment that encourages interaction between scholars with data and ideas to share. Most papers accepted for presentation will be programmed into high-density sessions.

These sessions will feature extremely brief (3-minute) presentations of each study followed by author/audience interaction taking place at research posters created by the authors. Three types of papers will be accepted for review.

Category 1: Completed papers or abstracts reporting on new research. This category includes all data-based studies reporting new results. Abstracts are limited to 4 pages, double-spaced. Completed papers are limited to 25 pages, double-spaced. Only completed papers will be considered for presentation on the Best of Information Systems panel at the conference.

Category 2: Theoretical or programmatic research papers. This category includes substantial new syntheses of several related studies (programs of research) or major reviews of important bodies of research. Full papers are required and are limited to 25 pages, double-spaced.

Category 3: Panel proposals featuring debates or spotlights on current issues, bodies of scholarly work, or methodologies. Panel proposals should include participants’ names, abstracts of papers, background information on participants, and a justification for the panel. This justification should explain the importance of the topic and why it is of interest to division members.

Student submissions are encouraged. Papers solely authored by students are eligible for the Best Student Paper designation. Please identify your paper as a student paper when submitting it through the All Academic System, not within the body of the paper itself.

Please Note: All page limits do not include references, tables, or figures. Out of respect to reviewers, submissions that do not observe the page limitations will not be sent out for review.

Rebecca M. Chory
West Virginia U, Department of Communication Studies
108 Armstrong Hall, PO Box 6293, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
Phone: 304-293-3905 | Fax: 304-293-8667

The Instructional and Developmental Communication Division is concerned with two broad areas: (a) communication related to any learning or instructional process and (b) communication related to developmental processes across the life span.

The division encourages papers and panel proposals that deal with either or both of these topic areas. Division members share a variety of research interests, including, but not restricted to, teacher–student interaction, teaching styles, instructional technology, the impact of mass media on children’s development, the development of communication skills across the life span, and communication between generations across the life span.

Only completed papers and panel proposals can be submitted and all submissions must be made online.

Ling Chen
Hong Kong Baptist U, School of Communication
224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Phone: 852-3411-7807 | Fax: 852-3411-7890

The Intercultural Communication Division (ICD) welcomes submissions that focus on interrelationships between culture and human communication in all forms. We consider research across a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches.

Generally submitted works are expected to focus on communication across, between, or among cultures, including nations, societies, ethnic and other types of cultural communities. Papers and panels may report cross-cultural research with direct or implicit comparison, or other types of research concerning the ways culture affects human symbolic activities, including, but not limited to, culture’s influence on the processes of human message production, reception, effects, and meanings. ICD also seeks papers/panels on communication processes between cultures at any levels and in any forms.

Manuscripts should be written in a style that is accessible to a varied and international academic audience. Works in which culture is not an object of investigation or part of the discussion, but is instead the context or backdrop for a communication study, should be directed to other ICA divisions.

Competitive paper submissions shall include complete paper. Abstracts will not be considered. Persons proposing panels, seminars, workshops, and/or other types of formats shall submit proposals to the program committee listing the names and titles of participants and the purpose and expected outcome of the program. Panels should avoid single institution representation to promote variety in institutional affiliations among panelists.

Submission of competitive papers and/or programs panels obligates the submitter to attend the convention where the work is to be presented. ICD participants on the program who do not arrange for a substitute in the event of an emergency may receive negative points during conference program preparation in subsequent years.

Please refer to ICA guidelines for more information on specific instructions regarding paper and panel submissions.

 

Walid A. Afifi
U of California – Santa Barbara, Department of Communication
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4020
Phone: 805-893-7105 | Fax: 805-893-7102

This division is interested in papers and panel proposals that address communication processes and outcomes in a broadly construed view of interpersonal contexts, including relational, institutional, social, and cultural. Interest is in the fundamental means by which human beings create, express, interpret, and negotiate their communicative interactions with one another.

We accept full papers, interactive paper (poster) presentations, and panel proposals (see general call for details). We do not accept extended abstracts. Full papers that exceed the page limits (25 pages, excluding references & tables) OR use less than 11-point font will not be sent out for review.

The Division is committed to a range of theoretical approaches and the use of multiple methodologies and welcomes papers using quantitative or qualitative approaches. This year, we are especially encouraging manuscripts that advance our understanding of cultural impacts on interpersonal communication. The Division encourages authors to consider the applied implications of their work when relevant.

All submissions are automatically considered for the division’s applied paper award. The top student paper award is given to the highest ranked paper that is authored solely by individuals who were students at the time of submission. All students must indicate their status during the submission process (by checking the appropriate box) to be considered for that award.

 

Maria Elizabeth Grabe
Indiana U, Department of Telecommunications
Radio TV Center, Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 812-856-2460 | Fax: 812-855-7955

The Journalism Studies Division is concerned with theory, research, and professional education in journalism. The Division encourages submission of scholarly work that advances our understanding of how journalism works within individual regions or comparatively across regions.

Subject areas include (but are not limited to) the functions of journalism in society, the organizational and cultural influences on journalism, the attitudes and characteristics of journalists, textual structures of news and their effects on consumers. The Journalism Studies Division is particularly interested in submissions attempting to clarify, define, and question core ideas in our field, such as “news,” “media,” and “journalism,” which are conceptually increasingly vague in meaning.

Scholarly papers that employ quantitative and/or qualitative methodologies are welcome. Those relating to the conference theme will receive special attention.

Papers should be no longer than 35 pages, including tables, figures, references cited, and notes. Only full papers and fully developed panel proposals will be considered for review. Student submissions should be clearly identified as such so that they can be considered for the student paper competition.

Panel proposals should include a 400-word rationale for the panel and a 250-word extended abstract from each participant. Because very few panel proposals can be accepted they must show innovation and provide exceptional added value.

Richard Buttny
Syracuse U, Department of Communication& Rhetorical Studies
100 Sims Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA
Phone: 315-443-5137| Fax: 315-443-5141

The Language and Social Interaction Division welcomes submissions about the social uses of language or embodiment in various contexts of human interaction.

Among the range of perspectives found within the Division are: discourse analysis, ethnography of communication, conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, rhetoric of language, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, semiotics, embodied communication, social constructionism, social psychology of language, as well as other approaches.

Theoretical, empirical, critical, and practical works are welcome using qualitative or quantitative methodologies.

Extended abstracts or panel proposals will be considered. Extended abstracts should be 600 to 1,500 words (including references, tables, or charts). Panel proposals should include a rationale for the panel as well as extended abstracts from each panelist.

Attendees from “soft currency” countries may apply for financial support for the cost of convention registration only. Please apply for consideration by sending a separate message addressed to the program planner listed above.

David Roskos-Ewoldsen
Ohio State U, Columbus, OH

The Mass Communication Division welcomes paper submissions and panel proposals on a broad range of topics that exemplify the societal importance and impact of mass communication in all its various forms. Topics of interest to Division members range from the content and psychological effects of media messages to interactions among media systems and political economy to comparative and international media concerns.

Research on factors that redefine the nature of mass communication and its changing role in society, new appraisals of mass communication theory, and integrative theoretical pieces are especially encouraged.

The Division is committed to a range of theoretical approaches and the use of multiple methodologies, and we welcome papers using quantitative or qualitative approaches.

Only completed papers within the ICA limit of 25 pages (excluding references and tables) will be considered. Reviewers will be instructed to stop reading the paper after 25 pages. Panel proposals should include a rationale for the panel (400-word maximum), as well as abstracts of each participant’s contribution (150-word maximum).

All presenters must plan to attend the conference if their work is accepted. If all of the authors of a paper are students, then it should be designated a student paper and it is eligible for the student paper awards.

Janet Fulk
U of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication
3502 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0281
Phone: 213-740-0941 | Fax: 213-740-3913

The Organizational Communication Division (OCD) focuses on the analysis, understanding, and critique of communication practices, processes, and technologies within and between organizations. The OCD is concerned with internal organizational affairs (e.g., supervisory– subordinate relations, employee socialization, worker participation, media and technology usage), interorganizational communication (e.g., interorganizational partnerships and networks, evolution of communities of organizations, b2b commerce), and the roles of the organization in the larger society (e.g., globalization processes, new organizational forms, global discourse on organizations). OCD members study organizing in all sectors of society (public, private, nongovernmental/nonprofit, intergovernmental).

The OCD is committed to the use of multiple methodologies for data gathering and data analysis. Both theoretical and applied projects are encouraged.

Topics of interest to OCD members range from microanalysis of organizational phenomena (e.g., talk, knowledge-sharing) to macroanalysis of processes (e.g., discourses of globalization, network society).

The OCD welcomes submission of special panels and programs that will enhance multicultural, multinational, and academic–industry interaction. The OCD will consider only completed papers and fully developed panel proposals.

Three important issues are to be considered before submitting:

1. 1. The OCD will not review papers that are over the ICA 25-page limit, excluding references and tables.
2. As a rule we also do not review more than 3 papers authored by the same person either as sole or coauthor.
3. If your panel, paper, or interactive display presentation is accepted for the ICA conference, you have an obligation to register for and attend the conference and present your work.

Submissions may be:

1. 1. Full-length completed research papers (8,000–9,000 words; maximum
   25 pages, excluding references and tables),
2. Panel proposals (title, rationale of 400 words maximum, and a 150-word description of each panel paper; 75-word rationale for conference program, a full list of participants), or
3. Roundtable proposals (same submission criteria as panel proposals).

 

Laurie Ouellette
U of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Department of Communication Studies
225 Ford Hall, 224 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
USA
Phone: 612-626-8517 | Fax: 612-624-6544

The Philosophy of Communication Division encourages you to submit papers and/or panels for the 2010 conference. Our division will accept submissions in three formats:

1. Full paper submission of up to 25 pages (double spaced/equals about 8000-9000 words) excluding references and illustrative material.
2. Panel submissions. Panels provide a good forum for the discussion of new approaches and innovative ideas. If you plan to submit a panel, please submit the following details:
   • Panel Theme or Title
   • Names of panel participants (usually 4, but can be if a sound rationale for this is made)
   • A 400-word outline, describing the rationale for the panel
   • 150-word abstract of each panelist
   • A 75-word description of the panel for the conference program
   • Name of panel chair/organizer (usually the same person) and any proposed respondent
3. Roundtable submissions. Roundtables provide an opportunity for a larger panel (maximum 6 participants) to offer short position statements on a theme of major interest or controversy; in special cases, it may be possible to program a roundtable directly after a panel of longer papers, each contributing to the same larger topic. If you plan to submit a roundtable, please submit the same details as for a panel, except that abstracts from each panelist should be 100-150 words in length and no respondent is required.

If you have any questions concerning these formats or general enquiries regarding your individual submission, please contact Laurie Ouellette. Laurie as vice-chair of the division will coordinate the Phil Comm sessions at ICA 2010, except preconferences which are the responsibility of Nick Couldry. Your submissions will go through a process of peer review and ICA will notify you if your paper has been accepted in early January.

Volunteer to Review Papers and Panels

Given the expected high number of papers/panels, we encourage you to review papers and panels for our Division. If you are interested and have not already volunteered for the coming year, please e-mail Laurie Ouellette, providing some details on your expertise and contact information. Once the ICA 2010 conference submission website is up, there will be an option to nominate yourself as a reviewer there too.

 

Yariv Tsfati
U of Haifa
Haifa, ISRAEL
Phone: ++972-4-824-0012 | Fax: ++972-4-824-9120

The Political Communication Division supports research and theory development at the intersection of politics and communication. The division recognizes that political communication takes place in many settings, including within, between, and among individuals, small groups, organizations, cultures, and nations. Studies of communication dealing with government, political media, policy, political figures, citizens, campaigns, and advocacy groups are all within the purview of the division.

Papers that address political communication problems at all levels of analysis using a variety of theories and methods are welcome.

The division accepts only full papers (no longer than 25 pages, plus figures and references) and panel proposals. Submitters must delete all identifying information before submitting a paper. Papers must also include on the cover page as well as in the electronic submission from two to five topical keywords and at least one method keyword, selected from the list available on the division Web site. Papers containing identifying information or lacking keywords from the division list will not undergo review.

The division especially encourages participation from Latin America, Asia, and Africa, and will consider panel proposals using creative formats that advance division aims such as expanding participation and mentoring of student scholars.

Cornel Sandvoss
U of Surrey, Department of Culture, Media and
Communication
Guildford GU2 7XH, UNITED KINGDOM
Phone: 44-1483-689959

The Popular Communication Division provides a forum for scholarly investigation, analysis, and dialogue among communication researchers interested in popular communication and popular culture.

The Division invites papers, panels, and roundtable proposals from diverse theoretical and methodological approaches to explore a wide range of artifacts, processes, effects and affects, and meanings that are associated with the shaping of popular communication and popular culture. The division particularly values critical research that regards popular communication and popular culture as a locus from which to critically examine everyday life, and modern/postmodern culture, society and economy.

The Division welcomes research analysing cultural industries, texts, and audiences (and the role of technology in relation to these) alike. Submissions that address the conference theme are particularly welcomed.

The following submission formats are permissible: full papers, (either for paper panels or the interactive paper session), panel proposals and roundtable proposals. Please note that the Popular Communication Division does not except paper abstracts and extended paper abstracts.
Panel submissions must include the following:

1. Official panel listing as it would appear in the program;
2. A rationale for the panel as outlined on the submission website;
3. 150-word abstract of each of the papers on the panel followed by Description of panelists’ qualifications regarding proposed topic;
4. Complete contact information for each panelist;
5. A 75-word description of the panel.

Panel organisers are invited to use the Division’s discussion forum on the ICA website in seeking panellists. Where applicable, panels should aim to reflect and juxtapose different interregional, international, transnational, and global perspectives.

Those seeking help in organising cross-divisional panel submissions as special theme sessions, are invited to contact the Division Chair.

 

Juan-Carlos Molleda
U of Florida, Department of Public Relations
Weimer Hall, Box 118400, Gainesville, FL 32611-8400
Phone: 352-273-1223 | Fax: 352-273-1227

The Public Relations Division encourages the submission of research papers, panels, and roundtable proposals that focus on key issues for public relations and with an emphasis on theory development. The latter includes studies that further a greater understanding of the theoretical basis for effective communication, but also submissions that focus on the role of public relations in society.

We encourage submissions addressing the variety of organizational forms and international contexts. Submissions can use a range of theoretical approaches, including for instance social scientific, historical, rhetorical, critical, and philosophical theory. Both quantitative and qualitative methods are considered appropriate.

Members are also invited to submit a cross-unit program comprised of participants from at least four different divisions that will address a matter or challenge of communication—including politics, culture, and technology—that is of interest to all these divisions. This is in keeping with the overall theme of the conference, and comes in addition to the allocated time slots for the division. The Public Relations Division will consider only completed manuscripts and fully developed panel and roundtable proposals. Those reflecting the conference theme will also receive special consideration.

Authors should submit online at the ICA Web site. For all submissions, please indicate the status of each author (e.g., professor, researcher, master’s, or doctoral student). Please note that the authorship status of the paper is determined by the authorship status of the first author. The Public Relations Division has two “Top Paper” panels for awards, one for faculty and one for students.

In order to avoid compromising the integrity of the judging process, author identification must NOT appear on the paper itself. No more than two (2) papers authored by the same person submitted to this Division either as sole or coauthor will be considered.

All submissions must be registered online no later than Friday, November 6, 2009. The Public Relations Division urges members to submit before this deadline in order to avoid overload on the paper submission site. If your submission is accepted for the ICA conference, you have a commitment to register and attend the conference and to present your work.

1. Full length completed research papers (8,000–9,000 words; maximum 25 pages, excluding references and tables) stripped of all identifiers. Submitted papers must NOT have been previously presented, scheduled for presentation, published, accepted for publication, and if under review, must NOT appear in print before the conference.
2. Panel Proposals. Panel proposals should focus on current issues and debates in the public relations field. Panel proposals should have a real discussion or debate format. Proposals with clear discussion statements (pro or con, effect  confirmed or not) are preferred. The proposal should contain complete formal name and contact information for all participants, three (3) key words for each identifying the major subject of the panel, a 3-4-page overview of the symposium, an explanation of why the panel should be of interest to the Division, a 2-4-page synopsis of each presentation, a description of the symposium’s format (e.g. how long it is, the order of presentations, whether there’s a Q&A), and a statement from the organizer declaring: “I have received signed statements from all intended participants agreeing to register for the conference and participate in the panel.” If any item of the above guidelines and formatting instructions is not met, the panel will NOT be reviewed.
3. “Unplugged” roundtable proposals follow the same submission criteria as panel proposals, but they carry the unique feature of being small-group presentations with no overheads, projectors, or laptops. Participants should be prepared to present their material in a small group discussion format, allowing questions and interaction with participants.

 

Luc Pauwels
U of Antwerp
St. Jacobstraat 2, Antwerpen 2000 BELGIUM
Phone: 32-3-275-5684 | Fax: 32-3-275-5798

The Visual Communication Studies Division seeks to enhance the understanding of the visual in all its forms, from still and moving images and displays in television, video, film, and photography; to art and design, print and digital media.

The division provides a forum for the discussion of theory and research in the creation, processing, function, meaning, and critical consequences of visual representation, encompassing diverse research traditions from the social sciences and the humanities. As an area that intersects with other communication fields and ICA divisions, the Visual Communication Studies Division welcomes interdisciplinary study as well as targeted analyses of all aspects of visual representation and the visual communication experience.

The Visual Communication Studies Division invites paper and poster (interactive paper) submissions as well as panel proposals focusing on the production, content, interpretation and reception of visuals in the broadest sense. Both empirical and theoretical submissions are encouraged. However, proposals that only nominally concern visual media, without exploring or addressing issues that are specifically visual in nature will likely be at a competitive disadvantage. All proposals are evaluated through a blind peer review process.

Full papers are preferred. Extended abstracts will be taken into consideration. Abstracts should be substantial and present synopses of well-developed or continuing research projects. Sketchy proposals for nascent or future work are considered inappropriate.

Submission formats:

• Full papers (35 pages max, including tables, figures, references etc.)
• Extended abstracts (8 pages minimum)
• Posters (= Interactive papers) (8-35 pages, including tables, references etc.)
• Panel proposals (400-word rationale for the panel, 250-word extended abstract from each participant). A roundtable proposal will be considered as a panel proposal and has to be submitted in that category.

All submissions (also panel proposals) should be accompanied by a file that is uploaded to the ICA Conference website. Please make sure that this upload is successful, otherwise your submission will only be reviewed on the basis of the short abstract, and is thus unlikely to be successful.

Student submissions (a student being the first author of the proposed paper or poster) should be clearly identified as such so that they may be considered for the student paper competition.

All submissions must be made online, via the ICA Conference website, before November 6, 2009.

 

Amy B. Jordan
U of Pennsylvania, Annenberg Public Policy Center
3620 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6220
USA
Phone: 215-898-1553 | Fax 215-898-2024

The Children, Adolescents, and the Media (CAM) Interest Group welcomes paper submissions and panel proposals that concern the role of media in the lives of children and young people. CAM aims to cover all media and technologies aimed at and/or used by children and young people.

CAM’s orientation is interdisciplinary: It attempts to contribute to communication theory, but also to psychological, sociological, and critical theories. CAM’s approach is multimethodological: It welcomes all theoretical and empirical studies based on quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Only completed papers within the ICA limit of 25 pages (excluding references and tables; with 12-point font, double-spaced, 1-inch margins) will be considered. Panel proposals should include a rationale for the panel (400-word maximum), as well as abstracts of each participant’s contribution (150-word maximum). All submissions will be judged based on interest group relevance, theoretical significance, research quality, contribution of findings, and quality of writing.

All submissions must be made online (http://www.icahdq.org) no later than 11 pm EST, November 6, 2009. Early submissions are strongly encouraged. Submitters can withdraw or edit their submissions until November 6. All presenters must plan to attend the conference if their work is accepted.

David W. Park
Lake Forest College
555 North Sheridan Road, Box H-13, Lake Forest IL 60045-2399, USA
Phone: 847-735-5149 | Fax: 847-735-6193

The Communication History Interest Group was established at ICA’s 2007 conference. This Interest Group is dedicated to providing a base for at least three kinds of historical scholarship in communication: the history of communication (including media history), the history of the field of communication, and the history of the idea of communication.  Those who wish to familiarize themselves with this new Interest Group should visit our Web site.

We welcome papers, panels, and poster presentations on topics that relate to these broad areas of historical inquiry. The Interest Group reminds potential contributors that ‘history’ is linked to numerous methodological and theoretical approaches to scholarship, and encourages submitters to think broadly about history.

The Interest Group accepts full papers and panel proposals. Full papers should be no longer than 30 pages in length, double-spaced. Panel proposals should include:

1. Official panel listing as it would appear in the program
2. A 400-word rationale for the panel
3. A 150-word abstract of each of the papers on the panel
4. Complete contact information for each panelist
5. A 75-word description of the panel for the conference program

Authors should submit papers and panel proposals to the Communication History Interest Group online at the ICA Web site.

 

Dmitri Williams, Vice Chair
USC Annenberg School for Communication
734 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA

The study of video games and the game experience offers opportunities for the study of human communication that involve multidisciplinary approaches merging the disciplines of communication studies with cultural studies, arts and visual design, cognitive sciences, computer sciences, engineering, social sciences, education, health sciences, and information design.

The interest group welcomes papers, panels, and poster presentations on topics involving the social and psychological uses and impacts of video games, the cultural affordances, uses and meanings of games, games as training or instructional media, comparative media analyses involving games, human-computer interaction in games, design research in the context of games, and game players’ motivations and emotional and psychophysiological experiences while playing games. This list is far from exhaustive and is provided only as an indication of the scope of inquiry welcomed by the interest group.

We encourage the submission of papers and proposals using a wide array of theoretical and methodological approaches. Full papers, fully developed panel proposals, and poster-only proposals will be considered for review. Alternative formats and ideas can be suggested via e-mail with the Vice-Chair.

Accepted papers may be scheduled in traditional contributed research panels, in high-density panels, or in the Interactive Paper Plenary Session. Poster-only proposals, which should be restricted to works-in-progress or late-breaking results, will be considered only for the Interactive Paper session, and must be accompanied by short papers (5–10 pages) describing the research, the form of the presentation, and indicating any results not available at the time of submission that will likely be included in the final Interactive Display. Actual poster presentations should be just that—posters—not a series of PowerPoint printouts.

Panel proposals should include a 400-word rationale for the panel, a 150-word abstract of each participant’s contribution, a description of each panelist’s qualifications regarding the proposed topic, and complete contact information for each panelist. Suggestions for cosponsored panels with other ICA divisions are also welcomed. Each panelist must be willing to register for the conference if the panel is accepted.

Student submissions must be clearly identified, with the understanding that student authors are the primary creators of the work, and are the sole author or first author of multiple-authored paper.

 

Lynn Comella, cochair
U Nevada, Las Vegas
Women’s Studies Department
4505 Maryland Parkway/Box 455055, Las Vegas, NV 89154-5055, USA
Phone: 812-856-5068

Vincent Doyle, cochair
IE U, School of Communication
Calle Cardenal Zuniga, 12, Segovia 40003, SPAIN

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies is concerned with the analysis and critique of sexual systems, discourses, and representations, particularly those that animate, inform, and impinge upon the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Such systems and discourses occur in institutional, community, domestic, and intimate contexts; are closely connected to other social, cultural, and political practices (such as nationalism, education, or popular entertainment); and play a critical role in the formation and communication of individual and group identity.

The Interest Group welcomes quality research in these areas, using any methodological approach. Papers should not exceed 25 pages, and panel proposals should provide a 400-word rationale for the panel and a 200-word abstract for each participant’s contribution. Extended abstracts of 6-8 pages will also be considered, but preference will be given to complete papers and panel proposals.

Lisa Sparks (cochair/program planner)
Chapman University, Schmid College of Science
Orange, CA 92866
Phone: 714-997-6703

Maggie Pitts (cochair)
Old Dominion U, Department of Communication& Theatre Arts
3016 BAL, Norfolk VA 23529
Phone: 757-683-3833

The study of intergroup communication concerns the ways in which communication within and between groups affects social relations. Intergroup encounters occur when social, rather than personal, identity forms the basis for communication. Intergroup communication is often characterized by power inequality, bias, competition, or conflict. These troubling aspects of intergroup communication have been realized in scholarship on prejudice and discrimination (e.g., ageism, racism, sexism), aggression, violence, and genocide. However, intergroup communication can be equally characterized by positive communication found in identity expansion, cooperation, altruism, negotiation, and collaboration.

Intergroup research informs many social contexts; some examples of these contexts are to be found in communication between members of cocultures, cultures, nationalities, genders, generations, as well as groups belonging in the workplace and health contexts. There are arguable intergroup dimensions to all of the areas of concern to communication scholars.

Intergroup communication informs mass, organizational, intercultural, political, sociocognitive, and interactive aspects of communication. The Intergroup Communication Interest Group provides a home for quantitative and qualitative approaches to intergroup communication phenomena. We welcome perspectives from social psychology, sociology, sociolinguistics, and political science with an aim to providing an exciting interdisciplinary niche for intergroup communication.

Submission Guidelines. All submissions must include a 150 – 200 word abstract. Authors must make evident in the abstract how their paper/proposal is relevant to the study of intergroup communication. Abstracts that fail to show a clear link to intergroup communication will be transferred to a more appropriate division/interest group. The Intergroup Communication Interest Group welcomes (a) completed papers (25 pages maximum excluding references), (b) fully developed panel proposals (400-word description, with 100-word abstracts for each paper and contact information for each author), and (c) extended abstracts of papers that are currently in progress (500 to 1000 words). Submissions will be considered for traditional panel programming, high-density paper sessions, and/or interactive paper sessions. Submission is online through the ICA Conference Web site.