2008 NCA HCTD Call for Papers
unCONVENTIONal!
Deadline: February 13, 2008
The Human Communication and Technology Division invites papers, panels, and scholar to scholar (poster) sessions that examine the theory and application of communication technologies to relationships, communities, classrooms, and other organizational and social contexts.
The 2008 theme, “unCONVENTIONal!” is designed to promote innovation and creativity and imagination in papers and panels. Topics may include, but are not limited to, social networking, virtual communities, gaming, cell phone usage, text messaging, Internet usage, pedagogy, virtual teams or groups, instructional technology, user interface, open source, politics, information literacy, international perspectives, theoretical exploration, policy, and a variety of other topics that examine the implications of technologically mediated communication . In keeping with the theme, we are looking for unCONVENTIONal technological topics as well.
Papers: Papers of scholarly work (no more than 25 pages of text) will be competitively evaluated. The Top Papers and Top Student Papers will comprise two panels. The Top Student Paper author(s) will receive an award of $75. In an effort to showcase the best research in each area, top paper panelists will also be encouraged to share their work in a Scholar to Scholar session.
Common Theme Panels: A group of panelists provides information around a specific theme with titled presentations. The contact person from the panel should submit a rationale (no more than 250 words) and brief abstracts (no more than 75 words) for the individual presentations/ papers for evaluation by reviewers.
Round Tables: A group of panelists will discuss a specific topic, as described in an abstract (no more than 75 words) for the convention program. Individual presentations are not titled. A rationale (more more than 250 words) must also be submitted. The same text may be used for the rationale and the abstract but the rationale will be considered when evaluating the panel. Proposals should include:
Panels (Common Theme and Round Tables) should include:
A title
A list of presenters and their affiliations
Titles and abstracts for each presentation/ paper (if Common Theme Panel)
An abstract of no more than 75 words for the convention program (if Round Table panel)
A rationale of no more than 250 words.
Scholar to Scholar: The Scholar to Scholar session provides an interactive and media-rich format for communication and discussion with scholars in the field. When you submit your paper or panel to the unit, you will be able to check the Scholar to Scholar box on the submission form.
Submission deadline: February 13, 2008
All submissions must be made online through the NCA site. You will be directed to the All Academic site with prompts to clarify the process. Submissions will be accepted only in these formats: Word, PDF (Adobe Acrobat), and Rich Text. Do NOT compress files before sending. Audio and visual requests should accompany your submission.
Authors are reminded that it is good practice, when submitting abstracts and other information to an online site, to compose in a local editor and cut and paste into the abstract and other fields.
Please note: All First Author or Designated Presenters, Chairs, Respondents, and Individual Participants who have had papers or panel proposals accepted or who are listed for participation in the NCA Annual Convention (in any unit or caucus) must pre-register in order to participate. Any individual who has not pre-registered for the Annual Convention will not appear in any version of the published or posted Convention Program. Preregistration deadline: Wednesday, August 6, 2008.
Questions? Contact the co-planners:
Shannon VanHorn, Valley City State University, 101 College Street, Valley City, ND 58072, shannon.vanhorn@vcsu.edu, phone 701-845-7471
Rodney Marshall, Eastern Illinois University, Department of Communication Studies, 600 Lincoln Ave., Charleston,IL 61920, rkmarshall@eiu.edu, phone 217-581-3299