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2013 Call
INTERPERSONAL AND SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION
INTEREST GROUP
Call for Submissions

2013 Central States Communication Association Conference 

Kansas City Marriott Downtown
Kansas City, Missouri
Communicating the Possible
April 2 – April 7, 2013
The Interpersonal and Small Group Communication Interest Group is accepting papers and panel proposals for the 2013 CSCA convention to be held in Kansas City (April 2-7, 2013). We welcome submissions from undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty of all academic ranks. Submissions are encouraged that address the conference theme “Communicating the Possible.” For information on the 2013 convention, please visit the CSCA website at http://www.csca-net.org/. We will feature a "top competitive paper" panel as well as present a monetary award and certificate to the top student paper and a certificate to the top debut paper.
We accept a variety of submission formats and topics. In addition to traditional formats, we encourage innovative panels that provide for interaction between the panelists and audience members. Theoretical essays, empirical reports, teaching workshops, roundtable discussions, spotlight and dialogue sessions, debates, seminars, high density programming, methodological and pedagogical issues are all welcome. Given the theme of the convention, we encourage submissions across the multiple methods that can be used for studying interpersonal communication and small groups. These methods range from traditional empirical studies to rhetorical criticism to autoethnography and performance. If you are interested in coordinating panel submissions with other divisions, creating a short course, or putting together a special topics panel, please contact Jimmie Manning prior to the submission deadline.
Please note the following Guidelines for Submission for competitive paper and panel proposals:
Papers will be submitted to blind review, must conform to APA standards, and require a title page sent as a separate file that allows authorial identity to be concealed. The title page file should contain a one page document with the paper title, name(s) of authors, CSCA member status, institutional affiliation(s), and contact information. The separate manuscript file should begin with a title page that only includes the title of the paper followed by all other elements included with an APA-style document. The manuscript document should mask all identifying author references in the text of the paper.
Students submitting papers should clearly mark the title page of their paper as a STUDENT submission in both files (on such papers, all authors should be graduate or undergraduate students at the time of submission). First time submitters should clearly mark DEBUT on the title page both files.
Panel proposals must include a panel title and the name of person responsible for the program, as well as names, institutional affiliations, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of each panel participant. Also indicate if each participant is a CSCA member. A rationale for the panel should be included as well as a 200 word abstract for each paper or explanation of each participant's purpose/perspective should also be included. Panel proposals must adhere to the 2013 CSCA Panel Proposal Request Form.
As you prepare your submission, please keep in mind that the only A/V equipment available will be a computer-compatible projector. All other equipment, including computers, DVD players, televisions, and so forth, must be provided by the panelist.
Submit papers and panel proposals *electronically* as MICROSOFT WORD attachments to Jimmie Manning at manningj1@nku.edu. Please include “CSCA” as part of your subject line.
Deadline: Submissions must be received electronically by October 5, 2012. Only complete papers and/or program proposals will be considered.
If you have any questions or need additional information please contact:
Jimmie Manning
Associate Professor
Department of Communication
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY 41076 859-916-0592
manningj1@nku.edu
After August 15 via
Department of Communication
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115 815-753-1563
jimmiemanning@yahoo.com
