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05/15/2017
ECA 2018 - Call for Papers: Nonverbal Communication Interest Group
109th Annual ECA Convention
Building Bridges
Pittsburgh, PA
The Omni William Penn Hotel
April 25th - 29th, 2018
Submission Deadline: October 15, 2017
2018 Call for Papers: Nonverbal Communication Interest Group
The Nonverbal Communication Interest Group of the Eastern Communication Association invites you to submit your scholarship to the 2018 convention to be held in Pittsburgh, PA, April 25th - 29th, 2018. We invite completed studies and program proposals exploring any issue related to nonverbal communication, including but not limited to: gestures, vocalics, body posture, eye contact, facial expressions, and proxemics in a variety of personal or professional contexts. Moreover, any submissions that advance theory or practice related to nonverbal communication will be strongly considered.
The 2018 theme, "Building Bridges," invites the exploration of cross-disciplinary research and encourages finding possibilities for connecting our research to theory and practice, creating new approaches to teaching, and collaborating with communities for service and civic engagement opportunities. How can we build bridges within our discipline? How do we communicate and engage others when the bridges are broken? What are ways in which communication creates opportunities for new connections and for building new bridges? What can we gain by fostering communication among our many communities in order to further promote connection? And, when have we used the freedom to communicate to gain freedom from these forces?
Submissions which reflect the "Building Bridges" by exploring innovative, inter-disciplinary research within nonverbal communication scholarship (methodology, theoretical frameworks, contexts, research foci, and/or data analysis techniques) are particularly welcome.
All submissions, which should fall into one of the two categories listed below, must be sent electronically to the interest group chair, Zach Carr, at zmcarr@buffalo.edu, by 11:59pm EDT on October 15, 2017, in order to be considered. Please include “ECA Nonverbal Submission” followed by your paper/program proposal title in the subject line of your submission(s). Acceptance of a paper/panel obligates authors and/or presenters to attend the conference and present their work. As noted above, the following two types of submissions will be considered:
COMPETITIVE PAPERS
Competitive papers should not have been presented previously at another conference, be accepted for publication, or have been published (with the exception of a student-only conference or journal). Submitted papers should include two separate attachments:
1. --A title page, which should include the title, names of all authors, and each author’s contact information/affiliation. Please indicate which author will be presenting.
2. --The actual manuscript, which should include (a) a 250-500 word abstract; and (b) a maximum of 25 pages of text, excluding references and tables. Do not include any author-identifying information in the file name or document headers. Papers should be formatted using APA 6th edition guidelines, and no paper exceeding 25 pages will be reviewed. “Works in progress” are not appropriate as competitive paper submissions.
PROGRAM PROPOSALS
Program proposals should focus on some unifying theme or concept relevant to research, theory, or practice in the area of nonverbal communication. Information to help you develop your program is below:
a. Program proposals may consist of a chair, individual speakers, and a respondent; however, roundtable discussion, workshops, debates, open forum/town hall-style discussions, community-oriented programs, or other unique formats which promote audience interaction are welcome.
b. Programs co-sponsored with other interest groups are encouraged. Submitters are responsible for requesting that the other interest group co-sponsor in advance.
c. Programs that meaningfully relate to the convention theme, "Building Bridges," are particularly encouraged.
d. Whenever possible, you are encouraged to diversify your panel by including people from different institutions for a breadth of perspective.
e. The panel organizer is responsible for communicating with the interest group chair, alerting him to any changes to the program, and ensuring that panelists both register for the conference and deliver their presentations.
Program proposals should also include the following:
a. A thematic title for the program.
b. A one-page rationale for the paper which explains the theme and how each speaker will contribute to the theme.
c. Contact information (including email address) and affiliation for each presenter.
d. Title and a brief (1-2 paragraph) description of each presentation.
e. A general description of the panel (no more than 75 words) as it will appear in the final program copy. Please be aware that titles and descriptions of individual programs (iv) are not included in the final program. Therefore, include anything from (iv) in the general panel description that you feel would be important for attendees to know in determining whether they will attend your panel.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Each submission must include the following statement of professional responsibility:
In submitting the attached work, 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.
Although emergencies occur, failure to come to the convention when your work has been programmed is a serious problem. You have an ethical responsibility to attend if you are notified that your submission is accepted, or in case of emergency, to identify and send someone who will present the work in your place.
All papers/programs must be sent in MSWord or PDF format to zmcarr@buffalo.edu by 11:59 EDT October 15, 2017, in order to be considered. Please use the following guidelines:
When naming your file, choose a descriptive word from the file. Do not use your first or last name.
For the paper file, use the descriptive word followed by “mss” and then the file extension (e.g., .doc) after a period. Do NOT include a title page in this file.
For the title page, use the descriptive word followed by “ttl” and then the file extension (e.g., .doc) after a period. Please include “ECA Nonverbal Submission” in your email subject line.
We are looking forward to a wonderful ECA Convention in Pittsburgh! Come and help us Build Bridges!--
