Challenging Communication Research

Call for Papers

2013 Conference of the International Communication Association
London, UK
17-21 June 2013
Submission: http://www.icahdq.org/cfp

Challenging Communication Research: The Conference Theme for ICA 2013 in London, UK

StohlCommunication research traditions are recent, by scholarly standards, and in a perennial state of flux that can call the whole idea of “traditions” into question. This dynamic state is no transitional phase on the way to some definitive, ultimate form of the field. Rather, the morphing nature of communication research reflects the changing nature of communication itself and its participants, stakeholders and contexts. Communication and media are multidimensional phenomena, open to the wider society beyond the research community; and communication research is a fundamentally dynamic space where disciplines meet, share, conflict and engage. Communication scholars are destined to continually reinvent the field and its questions, interests and methods.

The ICA 2013 Conference theme, Challenging Communication Research, provides communication researchers an opportunity to reflect on the field’s multifaceted and increasingly open character in an era of shifting social relations, formations, and technologies. We must consider the challenges these developments pose for us as researchers, teachers, citizens, creative professionals, and cultural participants.

Among these challenges, we might include:

Conference Program Chair:
Francois Heinderyckx
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
Dept. of Information and Communication
Av. Roosevelt 50/123
Brussels, BE-1050 BELGIUM
Phone: 32-2-650-4452
Fax: 32-2-650-3921
E-mail: francois.heinderyckx@ulb.ac.be

Conference Secretariat:
Michael L. Haley
Executive Director, ICA
1500 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20036 USA
Phone: 202-955-1444
Fax: 202-955-1448
E-mail: mhaley@icahdq.org


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General Guidelines for All Submissions

ALL Divisions and Interest Groups will accept only online submissions for the London conference. Contact information for each division and interest group are provided for questions only. If you have specific questions regarding a Division or Interest Group program, you may contact the program planner for that Division or Interest Group.

The following guidelines apply to ALL submissions, including theme sessions and affiliate organizations. NOT FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES MAY CAUSE YOUR SUBMISSION TO NOT BE REVIEWED.

NEW FOR THIS CONFERENCE: EACH SUBMITTER/PRESENTER IS LIMITED TO FIVE (5) PEER REVIEWED SUBMISSIONS INCLUDING ALL PAPERS AND PANELS.

PicadillyDeadline: All submissions must be completed online no later than 23:00 EST, 1 November 2012. To avoid technical problems, early submission is strongly encouraged. The conference submission website will go online around 6 September 2012. To reach the conference website, go to the ICA home page at http://www.icahdq.org and follow the link for 2013 Conference Submission. It is essential that you read the complete instructions carefully and prepare your submission prior to logging on. NOT FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES MAY CAUSE YOUR SUBMISSION TO NOT BE REVIEWED.

Eligibility: You do not need to be an ICA member to submit a paper or proposal for the conference. Simply go to the paper submission site by clicking the link in the “Conferences” area of the ICA web site. You will be prompted to search for yourself in our database. If you see a record that corresponds to you (even if it has old information—you will be able to update it), click “This is me” to the left of your name and log in. (If you don’t remember your login information, click “Forgot your Password?” We will send your login information to the e-mail address we have on file.) Once you have logged in, update your profile or scroll down to continue to the submission site.

Exclusive submissions: Each paper/proposal may be submitted to only ONE Division or Interest Group, OR to the theme sessions. Submission of the same paper/proposal to more than one section is NOT permitted, and will disqualify the paper for presentation. You are welcome, however, to submit different papers or proposals to the same or different sections. Decision notices will be sent in mid-January 2013.

Conference registration: Submission of your paper or proposal does NOT enroll you as an ICA member, or automatically register you for the conference itself. If your paper or proposal is accepted for presentation at the London conference, you will be notified and must then register for the conference and pay the conference fee. An online membership application is always available on the ICA home page. Online registration for the London conference will be available beginning in early 2013.

E-mail address: Each conference participant must use one and only one e-mail address for all submissions. If you are an ICA member, this should be the same e-mail address you have entered into the ICA membership database. You should consider this your unique identification for all ICA purposes.

Categories of Submissions: As many as four categories of submissions—full papers, extended abstracts, poster presentations, and panel session proposals—may be accepted, depending on the submission guidelines of the specific division or interest group. NOT FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES MAY CAUSE YOUR SUBMISSION TO NOT BE REVIEWED.

Division and Interest Group program planners will assemble the submissions into divisional sessions and will assign the papers to the format (paper session or poster session) that provides the most in-depth scholarly program.

Registering for the Preconference

Everyone planning to attend the conference must complete the registration process.

This includes paper presenters, non-ICA members, and Life and Sustaining members.

Preconferences
All preconference ideas and proposals must be submitted to the conference program chair (Francois Heinderyckx, francois.heinderyckx@ulb.ac.be) by 1 September 2012. All accepted proposals must then be entered into the “Sponsored Sessions” area of the paper submission by the 1 November 2012 deadline.

Travel Grants
Travel grants are available to students and to participants from nations with developing/transitional economies (as identified each year by the UN). Those who wish to be considered for a travel grant MUST fill out the online grant request form, available after submitters are notified of paper/panel acceptance. The amount of the grant will depend on actual travel costs. A $5 USD surcharge on each conference registration and other available funds finance these grants.

Additionally, each Division and Interest Group may award travel grants to students selected for top paper awards or other honors, and may have other grant money available. ICA matches up to $300 USD per division for student travel grants. For information on Division and/or Interest Group grant availability, contact the chair/conference planner of the Division/Interest Group that accepted your paper.

Allocation of Conference Sessions
Each ICA Conference has a limited number of slots for scheduling sessions, depending on the number of meeting rooms available at the conference venue. However, ICA always receives more submissions than is possible to schedule. ICA members expect that sessions should present only high-quality research. As the ICA conference operates primarily through its Divisions and Interest Groups, the important question is how many slots each unit will receive. ICA uses an explicit formula based on how many sessions are available in the conference venues and each division’s or interest group’s number of submissions, members, and past conference history.

Submitting a Paper, Extended Abstract, or Interactive Poster Presentation
EACH SUBMITTER/PRESENTER IS LIMITED TO FIVE (5) PEER REVIEWED SUBMISSION INCLUDING ALL PAPERS AND PANELS.

FlagsPreparing the file: Before submitting, consult the guidelines in the Call for Papers and have your paper, poster presentation, or extended abstract ready to upload as a single document (maximum length 8,000 words, plus tables and references maximum, unless Division or Interest Group guidelines state otherwise; where ICA guidelines and division or interest group guidelines differ, the division or interest group guidelines will prevail.). All online submissions must besubmitted as a PDF. All tables, graphs, and pictures associated with your submission must be included with the main text in a single document.

Author identification: Names must be removed for blind reviews of submissions. Before uploading your paper, remove all author identification from the document including any file properties. (For example, in MS Word, in the “File” menu, select “Properties,” delete any identifying information, click “OK,” and save the document.) NOT FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES MAY CAUSE YOUR SUBMISSION TO NOT BE REVIEWED.

Additional information: Title, author(s), a 150-word abstract, and other information (e.g., student authorship, special requests) must be entered online when you submit your paper, poster, or extended abstract. To begin the submission process, visit the conference page on the ICA website, register as a submitter, select the Division or Interest Group and type of submission, enter all required information, click “Continue,” AND follow the instructions to upload your document. You must upload a paper, poster, or extended abstract in order to complete the submission process.

Tracking number: Each paper, poster, and extended abstract submission is automatically assigned a unique tracking number. Upon completion of the submission process for each paper, poster, or extended abstract, the submitter will receive an automatic email acknowledgment including the tracking number. During the peer review process, submissions will be identi?ed by tracking numbers only.

Submitting A Panel Session Proposal
EACH SUBMITTER/PRESENTER IS LIMITED TO FIVE (5) PEER REVIEWED SUBMISSIONS INCLUDING ALL PAPERS AND PANELS.

Registering panelists: All panelists must agree in advance of submission to participate as panel presenters AND to register for the ICA conference. ICA does NOT provide registration waivers for members or for nonmembers participating in panels.

Texts needed: If your panel session will include individual presentations, you (the session organizer) also need to obtain a title and 150-word abstract from each presenter before submitting. Also before submitting, you need to prepare a 400-word rationale for your panel proposal and a 75-word panel description for the conference program. Panels can contain up to four papers.

Entering the panel: If you are the panel organizer, once you have the required information for each participant, you will then visit the website, submit the panel proposal, and enter all panel information. You will be able to enter the panel title, rationale, panel description, chair/discussant, presentation titles, abstracts, and any other required information by cutting and pasting the text from your word processing program.

Changing or Deleting a Submission
Changing title or abstract: Up until the deadline of 23:00 EDT 1 November you may return to the conference website, select “View/Edit a previous submission,” click on the title of the submission you wish to change, and edit the information or delete the submission. Follow online instructions for editing submissions.Changing text: In order to change the document, you must delete the submission and resubmit it as a new submission.

Changing Unit: You also CANNOT simply change the unit (Division or Interest Group) to which you submitted. If you need to send your submission to a different unit, you can do so in either of two ways: (1) Delete your submission and resubmit to a different unit, OR (2) e-mail your request to the Conference Program Chair, who can transfer your submission to a different unit.

Ethical Considerations
Authorship: Authors must give credit through references or notes to the original author of any idea or concept presented in the paper or proposal. This includes direct quotations and paraphrases.

Publication or presentation history: If material in your presentation has been published, presented, or accepted for publication or presentation, this must be disclosed in your paper or proposal and may be ineligible, depending on the Division/Interest Group.

Conference attendance: If your panel, paper, or interactive display presentation is accepted for an ICA conference, you have a commitment to register for and attend the conference and perform your assigned role. All chairs and respondents also make this commitment. If extenuating circumstances prevent you from attending, you should find a substitute to perform your duties and notify the program chair and Division or Interest Group contact person.

Theme Session Proposals
General: Submissions to theme sessions must follow all guidelines outlined above. Proposals for papers and panels on the conference theme are invited from all sectors of the field, and will be evaluated competitively by anonymous referees. Theme-based submissions must be cross-divisional; that is, they must span the interests and purview of more than one ICA division or interest group. Papers or panels must NOT, however, be submitted simultaneously for consideration to any division or interest group. All submissions should have broad appeal across the units of the association. All theme-based papers and panels may also be programmed on special panels or the interactive paper (poster) session.

Theme focus: Papers and panels deemed to fit the special interests of one of the divisions or interest groups rather than the conference as a whole will be forwarded to that group for consideration.

Texts needed: Panel proposals on the conference theme must include a 400-word rationale explaining how the panel fits the conference theme and 75-word summary of the rationale to appear in the conference program.

In keeping with ICA tradition, an edited volume focusing on the conference theme will be published. This volume will draw from presentations in divisions, interest groups, and theme sessions.

Conference Theme Chair:
Leah Lievrouw
U of California - Los Angeles
Department of Information Studies
Box 951520, 216 GSE& IS Bldg
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1520
Phone: 1 310-825-1840
Fax: 1 310-206-4460
E-mail: llievrou@ucla.edu


Children, Adolescents, and the Media

Erica Scharrer, Program Planner
309 Machmer Hall
Dept. of Communication
U of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003 USA
Phone: 215-898-1553
Fax 215-898-2024
E-mail: scharrer@comm.umass.edu

The Children, Adolescents, and the Media (CAM) Division welcomes paper submissions and panel proposals that concern the role of media in the lives of children, adolescents, and emerging adults. CAM aims to cover all media and technologies aimed at and/or used by young people. CAM’s orientation is interdisciplinary. It aims to contribute to communication theory, and also to psychological, sociological, and critical theories. CAM’s approach is multi-methodological. 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. CAM does not accept extended abstracts for competitive paper submissions. ALL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR MUST BE REMOVED FROM COMPETITIVE PAPER SUBMISSIONS. In addition to paper submissions, CAM welcomes panel proposals. Panel proposals should include a rationale for the panel (max. 400 words) as well as abstracts of each participant’s contribution (max. 150 words). PANEL PROPOSALS MAY INCLUDE THE NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF PARTICIPANTS. All submissions will be judged based on division relevance, theoretical significance, research quality, contribution of findings, and quality of writing.

CAM recognizes the Top Division Papers, including a Top Student Paper.

All submissions must be made online (http://www.icahdq.org) no later than 11pm EST, 1 November 2012. Early submissions are strongly encouraged. Submitters can withdraw or edit their submissions until November. All presenters must plan to attend the conference if their work is accepted.


Communication & Technology

Kwan Min Lee
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
Ph. 213-740-3935
E-mail: ica.cat2012@gmail.com

The Communication and Technology (CAT) Division is primarily concerned with the role played by information andcommunication 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 new media, human-computer interaction, computer-mediated communication, mobile communication, and other technologically mediated social interaction and networking in all contexts (interpersonal, group, organizational, industrial, societal/cultural) and at all levels of analyses.

CAT invites papers and panel session proposals 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 acommunication study should be directed to other ICA Divisions.

Submission Format
CAT only accepts two types of submissions: Full papers and panel session proposals.

Full papers should have no more than 25 pages of double-spaced text in 12-point font, plus references, tables, figures, and appendices. CAT recognizes three Top Division Papers and three Top Student Papers submitted each year. For a submission to be identified as a Student Paper, ALL authors of the paper must be students and indicated in the process of submission.

In addition to the full papers, CAT welcomes panel session proposals. They should have 400-word rationale for the panel and 250-400 word abstract from each panel participants. They are expected to have a clear discussion orientation, and topics proposed should not only lend themselves to a debate among panelists but also generate discussion among session attendees.

Submission Procedure
During the submission process, you will be asked to enter keywords representing your manuscript. It is VERY important for you to choose the right keywords for your submission, since those keywords will be used to match right reviewers for your submission. A wide range of keywords will be listed in the submission website. Please take a moment to select right keywords that capture the gist of your work.

Volunteer for Reviewer
As CAT routinely receives a large number of submissions, we need a large number of volunteer reviewers. We encourage all faculty members and Ph.Ds to volunteer to review submissions in order to access to the latest findings in the field. Doctoral students who have submissions to our division are welcome to volunteer too. Once you are qualified as a reviewer, you will be assigned three or four papers based on your research areas. If you want to be a reviewer for the CAT division, please register yourself in the ICA submission site at the time of submission.

If you have any question on the ICA2013 submission process, please send an email to ica.cat2012@gmail.com.


Communication Law & Policy

Laura Stein, chair
U of Texas-Austin
RTF Department
1 University Station
Austin, TX 78712 USA
Phone: 512-471-8624
Fax: 512-346-6265
E-mail: LStein@mail.utexas.edu

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 policy; and international and global law and policy. The Division welcomes work dealing with law and 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 only accepts full papers (circa 25 pages, and no longer than 9,000 words), interactive poster proposals, panel and roundtable proposals, and for the Extended Session short position papers or extended abstracts (circa, two pages - see below). Papers can utilize any accepted citation style including MLA, APA, and “Bluebook” legal citation and should adhere to the guidelines in ICA’s general call for papers, including no identifying information about the author and no previously published submissions. Student papers must be identified as such to be considered for the top student paper award. Panel and roundtable 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. This year for the first time we are also inviting short position papers or extended abstracts of around two pages specifically for the purpose of the two and a half hour Extended Session. We propose to devote this to a roundtable discussion – with 10- 15 panelists - on the theme of “Changing Media Regimes, Changing Media Law and Policy?”, to continue the Division’s interest in developing scholarship building on the work done by the late C. Edwin Baker. We propose to award the C. Edwin Baker Award, inaugurated by our Division and the Philosophy of Communication Division at last year’s Boston Conference at the end of this session. Applicants should indicate that their paper is intended for this session (even though this is the only possibility for short papers).


Ethnicity and Race In Communication

Miyase Christensen
Karlstad U Faculty of Economics, Communication & IT
Media & Communication Studies
Karlstad, 65188 SWEDEN
Phone: 054 700 1642
E-mail: miyase.christensen@kau.se

The Ethnicity and Race in Communication Division invites papers and panel proposals that engage with a diverse variety of questions on race, ethnicity, diaspora and national identity withinlocal, national, and transnational contexts. The Division is dedicated to hosting examples of interdisciplinary research at the intersections of race, ethnicity, diaspora, transnationalism, class, gender, and sexuality. The 2013 ICA Conference theme, Challenging Communication Research, offers all ICA divisions an opportunity to interrogate the field’s ever-changing borders and constructions from a variety of perspectives. Given the challenging nature of engaging with dynamic and multifaceted constructs such as race, ethnicity, diaspora and identity, the 2013 theme is highly significant for the Ethnicity and Race in Communication Division. Thus, for its 2013 program, ERIC particularly encourages submissions that critically apply or extend media and communication theory. Both theoretical and empirical approaches and submissions that address shifts on social, economic, political as well as technological fronts are welcome.

SUBMISSION FORMATS

DEADLINES
All submissions are due online no later than 23:00 EST on November 1, 2012. To reach the conference website, go to the ICA home page at http://www.icahdq.org and follow the link for 2013 Conference Submission. ICA’s Call for Papers include general guidelines for submissions, and is available online at http://www.icahdq.org/conf/2013/london_CFP.pdf. It is essential that you read the instructions carefully and prepare your submission prior to logging on. To avoid technical problems, early submission is strongly encouraged. The 2013 submission website will go online around September 1, 2012. ICA will send acceptance/rejection notices to submitters by mid-January 2013.

EXCLUSIVE SUBMISSION
Papers and panel proposals submitted to ERIC may not be submitted simultaneously to any other ICA Division or Interest Group. Submitters are welcome, however, to submit as many as three different papers and/or panel proposals to ERIC.

TOP PAPERS/TRAVEL AWARDS
Based on submission ranks as yielded through the review process, ERIC will confer “top paper” awards for the three highest ranked papers. The Division will also offer student travel awards based on ranking and financial need. In order to be considered for any award, the recipient must be a member of the Division.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For more information about the 2013 conference and/or these submission guidelines, please contact ERIC’s chair, Roopali Mukherjee (roopalimukherjee@gmail.com) and/or its vice-chair, Miyase Christensen (miyase.christensen@kau.se).


Feminist Scholarship

Paula Gardner, vice-chair
Associate Professor, Liberal Studies
OCAD U
100 McCaul Street
Toronto, ON M5T 1W1 CANADA
E-mail: pgardner@faculty.ocad.ca

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

The division particularly encourages collaborations between various divisions of ICA to focus on issues that impact women of diverse backgrounds. For instance: How do feminist theory and practice play out in local and global activism, and in places of work and play across cultures? What can feminist scholarship bring, uniquely, to questions of development, women's labour and identity in this current global economic crisis? Feminists working in community collaborations are encouraged to submit work citing productive efforts toward social and economic justice. We welcome work addressing the politics of eco-friendly production and consumption in diverse socio-political and academic sites. This year, we are particularly interested in feminist efforts, in the academy and beyond, to employ technology and media for social change. Thus, the division encourages submissions that can bring a focus to trans-feminist work internationally that will inform feminist scholarship in decades to follow.

As in the past, we continue to solicit submissions exploring 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.

Invitation to submit to Special panels:

  1. Provoke: This year, we invited submissions to a special high density session, entitled "Provoke." This session will feature 10 provocatlve presentations in a 75-minute session, addressing the 2013 ICA conference theme: challenging Communication research. Provocations can be creative or even performative, but should employ feminist strategies, methods or theory, to address some issue of contention in Communication research or academic practice. For this panel only we will accept Extended Abstracts; proposals should be clearly marked as submissions to "Provoke".
  2. Extended Session: This year we invite proposals (Works in progress) to our Extended Session: "Mentoring Up Down and Around." We seek submissions from Faculty Mentors, Graduate Students and Assistant Professors presenting innovative thoughts on mentoring. Proposals might address, for example: methods for mentoring specific groups (Graduate students, Assistant Professors, etc); issues of power, privilege and access; community and industry/community leaders as mentors, etc.
    The extended (double) session will be organized as follows: 6 minute presentations (by 8 accepted panelists), followed by group discussion, and break outs for mentoring.

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Please Note: It is crucial that you remove all self-identifying information from submitted papers and works in progress. In creating your panels and roundtables, avoid single institution representation. Stress variety in institutional affiliations among panelists and roundtable members.


Global Communication and Social Change

Antonio La Pastina, chair
Texas A&M U
Department of Communication
College Station, TX 77843-4234
Phone: 979-862-6608
Fax: 979-845-6594
E-mail: alapastina@tamu.edu

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 communication for development, social change, or social justice. Please be sure to consult the general guidelines for all ICA submissions.


Health Communication

Kevin Wright Vice Chair
Saint Louis U
610 Elm Avenue, Room 101
St. Louis MO 63108
Ph. 314-977-4046
kwrigh28@slu.edu

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.


Information Systems

Elly A. Konijn, chair
VU U - Amsterdam
Department of Communication Science
De Boelelaan 1081
Amsterdam 1081 HV
THE NETHERLANDS
Ph. 31-20-598-6839
Fax 31-20-598-3733
E-mail: ea.konijn@fsw.vu.nl

Information Systems is a Division that prides itself on developing a conference environment encouraging 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.

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.

Four types of submissions will be accepted for review.

Note: All page limits do not include references, tables, or figures. Submissions that do not observe page limitations will not be sent for review. Neither will submissions containing author identification on a title page.


Instructional & Developmental Communication

Brandi N. Frisby, chair
U of Kentucky
Dept. of Communication
310G Lucille C. Little Library
Lexington, KY 40506
Phone: 859-257-9470
E-mail: brandi.frisby@uky.edu

The members of the Division of Instructional and Developmental Communication share interest in a variety of communication issues related to a) instructional communication and b) developmental processes. Our division defines instructional communication as broadly including any teaching, instructional, or learning process that may occur in a variety of contexts, both within and beyond the traditional classroom (e.g., organizational training and development, health behavior education, interpersonal skills training). These processes may include teacher–student interaction, teaching styles, instructional technology, student behaviors, and student outcomes. We are also interested in communication and developmental processes across the lifespan including 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. We encourage cross-institutional affiliation, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and innovative work in these areas.

The division is seeking four types of submissions:

Only completed proposals that follow ALL submission guidelines will be considered.

All proposals must be submitted using the online submission system between September 1st and November 1st by 23:00 EST. For more information, please see the ICA general guidelines for all submissions or contact Brandi Frisby at brandi.frisby@uky.edu.


Intercultural Communication

Steve Mortenson, chair
U of Delaware
Department of Communication
247 Pearson Hall
Newark, DE 19716 USA
Ph. 302-831-8025
E-mail: rocket@udel.edu

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. Submitted works generally are expected to attend to 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 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.


Interpersonal Communication

John P. Caughlin, chair
Department of Communication
U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Phone: 217-333-4340
Fax: 217-244-1598
E-mail: caughlin@illinois.edu

Timothy R. Levine, vice chair and division program planner
Department of Communication
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
levinet@msu.edu

The Interpersonal Communication Division is interested in communication processes that occur between people. Such processes include (but are not limited to) mutual influence, individuals’ adaptations to others, people’s interpretations and reactions to others’ messages, and so forth. Interpersonal communication occurs in many contexts, such as close relationships, organizations, health, intercultural, intergroup, and others. Interpersonal communication also occurs through a variety of channels, including face-to-face interaction, telephone conversations, and interactions via computers.

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, abstract, title page, tables, & figures) OR that use less than 11-point font will not be sent out for review.

Authors are encouraged to request preferred, acceptable, and/or unacceptable presentation formats at the time of submission. Choices include traditional panel, poster, and/or high density. Format preferences should be entered into the justification for session format box on the submission page. A justification for format preferences may be provided, but is not necessary. Requesting a traditional panel as the only acceptable format may reduce the chances for acceptance because nontraditional formats allow more submissions to be programed.

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

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. To be considered for this award, students must indicate their status during the submission process (by checking the appropriate box).


Journalism Studies

Stephanie L. Craft, chair
U of Missouri
School of Journalism
110 Neff Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573-884-9440
E-mail: CraftS@missouri.edu

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 structural and cultural influences on journalism, the attitudes and characteristics of journalists, features of news content and their effects on consumers. Of interest are the relationships between journalism and power, democratic standards, economic pressures, technological change, and (academic) critique. The Journalism Studies Division is also interested in submissions attempting to clarify, define, and question core concepts in our field, such as “news,” “media,” and “journalism,” which are increasingly vague in meaning.

Scholarly papers should be original and innovative, and employ quantitative or qualitative methods at an advanced level. 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. Please remove all author information from the manuscript to facilitate the double-blind review process. Student submissions should be clearly identified as such so that they can be considered for the student paper competition. Panel proposals must provide all the information required by the all-academics template, including a rationale for the panel and individual abstracts from each participant. Because very few panel proposals can be accepted they must provide exceptional added value. Besides topicality and substance, international composition is another strong point of successful panel submissions.


Language and Social Interaction

Evelyn Y. Ho, chair
U of San Francisco
Dept. of Communication Studies KA 340
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone: 415-422-6061
Fax: 415-422-5680
E-mail: eyho@usfca.edu

Language and Social Interaction (LSI) research is focused on the study of language use, discourse, and interaction. The LSI Division welcomes submissions about the social uses of language or embodiment in various contexts of human interaction. Among the range of research perspectives found within the Division are: discourse analysis, ethnography of communication, conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, 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. Most LSI work includes some empirical analysis of language use. One resource for those wondering about the fit of their work in the LSI division is the Handbook of Language and Social Interaction (Fitch, K., & Sanders, R. E. (Eds.). (2005). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

Paper & Extended Abstracts. Individual paper authors should submit either a full paper (~25 pages) or a well-developed extended abstract similar to a conference-presentation length paper (1500-3000 words). All paper submissions (full papers & extended abstracts) will be judged together, however, only full papers will be considered for the Top Paper and Top Student Paper Awards. Extended abstracts should at minimum include a rationale/background, description of methods (if appropriate), and at least some initial analysis (as appropriate).

Panels. Panel proposals will also be considered. Panel proposals should include a title, 150-word abstract, 400-word rationale for the panel as well as abstracts from each panelist if appropriate. Because LSI accepts extended abstracts, higher-ranking panel proposals should use the panel format in innovative ways (so not just four papers on a similar topic).

Virtual Panel. ICA will continue the Virtual Overlay feature for the London conference. If you have an idea for a panel that would work well virtually or if know you cannot attend the conference but would still like to participate, present, and get feedback on your work, submit an abstract or panel and check the Virtual Overlay option for your submission. Virtual Overlay submissions will still be competitively selected in the LSI Division and included in the program.

Please read the ICA submission rules carefully for information about preparing your document and de-identifying authors. You may submit more than one submission to LSI, however, only one first-authored paper will be accepted for presentation in this division.

Attendees from “soft currency” countries and ethnic minority members may apply for financial support from ICA’s Diversity Travel Funds. Please apply for consideration by sending a separate message addressed to the program planner listed above. You will need to attend the business meeting to receive the travel grant.


Mass Communication

René Weber, vice-chair
Department of Communication
University of California Santa Barbara
4020 Social Sciences & Media Studies
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4020
+1-805-893-2156
E-mail: renew@comm.ucsb.edu

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 range from the content and psychological effects of media messages to interactions among media systems and political economy to comparative and international media concerns. Innovative research on factors that redefine the nature of mass communication and its changing role in society, international and comparative work, 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.

Papers: Only completed papers within the ICA limit of 25 pages (excluding references and tables) will be considered. Reviewers will be instructed to stop reading after 25 pages. If ALL of the authors are students, then it should be designated a student paper and it is eligible for the student paper awards.

Panels: Panel proposals should include a rationale for the panel (400-word maximum), as well as abstracts of each participant’s contribution (150-word maximum for each presenter). Reviewers will be asked to give extra weight to proposals that feature institutional and/or national diversity.

The Division also seeks innovative proposals for the “Extended Sessions” format that has been introduced at the 2012 conference in Phoenix. Proposals for extended sessions shall be emailed directly to René Weber at renew@comm.ucsb.edu.

All presenters must plan to attend the conference if their work is accepted.


Organizational Communication

Ted Zorn, chair
Massey U College of Business
Private Bag 102 904,
North Shore MSC
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Phone: +64(7) 838 4776
Fax: +64(7) 838 4358
E-mail: t.e.zorn@massey.ac.nz

The Organizational Communication Division (OCD) focuses on the analysis, understanding, and critique of communication practices, processes, and technologies within and between organizations. OCD members study organizing in all sectors of society (public, private, nongovernmental/nonprofit, intergovernmental). The division 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 for regular panels.

In addition, given its success last year, the OCD will offer a "Research Escalator" extended session. This session provides an opportunity for less experienced researchers to pair up with experienced scholars to discuss and get feedback on a paper-in-progress, with the goal of making the paper ready for submission to a conference or journal. Those interested in the Research Escalator session should submit an extended abstract (500-600 words) of their paper; if accepted, participants are expected to send the full paper to the scholar assigned to their paper 2 months before the convention. Anyone can submit an abstract for the Research Escalator session. However, we especially encourage advanced doctoral students, junior faculty, and people inexperienced in publishing in ICA journals or in English. For more details on the Research Escalator session, see the OCD website: http://org.icahdq.org/ohana/website/?p=16776266.

Six important issues should be considered before submitting papers, extended abstracts, or panels:

  1. Consistent with the ICA guidelines, the OCD does not review papers that are over 8,000 words (abstract, tables, figures, endnotes, and references are not included in the 8000 words limit).
  2. We also do not review more than 3 submissions authored by the same person either as sole author or co-author. For the Research Escalator session, we do not review more than 1 abstract authored by the same person either as sole author or coauthor. Hence, you may submit 3 papers and/or panels OR 1 extended abstract plus 2 papers and/or panels.
  3. If your panel, paper, or Research Escalator extended abstract is accepted for the ICA conference, you have an obligation to register for and attend the conference and present your work.
  4. Be sure that paper submissions are completely anonymous, by removing your name from headers, references, footnotes, etc. We will not review any paper that includes the author(s) names anywhere in the paper.
  5. The OCD encourages panel submissions to include authors from multiple institutions and/or multiple countries.
  6. There will be a US$500 prize (sponsored by Waveland Press) for the top interactive display presentation (i.e., poster presentation) submitted to the OCD. Please consider indicating a willingness or preference to present as an interactive display. Participants in the 2012 panels using interactive displays were overwhelmingly positive in evaluating their experience.

Submissions may thus be:

  1. Full-length completed research papers (8,000 words maximum, plus abstract, tables, figures, endnotes, and references),
  2. Panel proposals (title, rationale of 400 words maximum, and a 150-word description of each panelist’s paper or presentation; 75- word rationale for conference program, a full list of participants), or
  3. Research Escalator paper-in-progress abstracts (500-600 word extended abstracts).


Philosophy, Theory and Critique

Amit Pinchevski, vice-chair
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Department of Communication and Journalism
Mount Scopus 91905
Jerusalem
Israel
Phone: 972-2-5883203
Fax: 972-2-5827069
E-mail: amitpi@mscc.huji.ac.il

The Philosophy, Theory and Critique Division encourages you to submit papers and/or panels for the 2013 conference. Our division will accept submissions in three formats:

  1. Full paper submission of up to 25-30 pages (double spaced/equals about 7000-8000 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, preferably with a designated respondent)
    • 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 Amit Pinchevski. Amit as Vice-chair of the division will coordinate the PTC sessions at ICA 2013, except the preconference, which is the responsibility of Laurie Ouellette. Amit’s email is amitpi@mscc.huji.ac.il and Laurie’s is ouell031@umn.edu. 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 email Amit Pinchevski, providing some details on your expertise and contact information. You can also nominate yourself on the ICA website.


Political Communication

Claes H. de Vreese, chair
ASCoR
U of Amsterdam
Phone: +31 20 525 2426 / 3680
Fax: +31 20 525 3681
E-mail: c.h.devreese@uva.nl

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. Panel proposals that are focused on a relevant topic, but that are diverse in terms of the methodologies, theoretical standpoints or nationalities of the presenters, are encouraged.

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 website (http://www.politicalcommunication.org/upcoming.html). Papers containing identifying information or lacking keywords from the division list will not undergo review. The number of submissions originating from the same author is limited to five by ICA regulations. Given limited space on the program, the division may accept only a single paper first-authored paper.

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. ICA is introducing one long session (2.5 hrs) per division, questions and suggestions for this session can be send directly to the division program chair well ahead of the submission deadline.


Popular Communication

Jonathan Gray, chair
Dept of Communication Arts
U of Wisconsin, Madison
6117 Vilas Hall
821 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 263-2541
E-mail: jagray3@wisc.edu

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, that explore a wide range of artifacts, processes, meanings, effects and affects associated with the shaping of popular communication and popular culture. The division particularly values critical research that regards popular communication and popular culture as productive sites for the examination of everyday life, and modern/postmodern culture, society and economy. The Division welcomes research analyzing cultural industries, texts, and audiences alike, as well as the role of technology in relation to them. Submissions that address the conference theme are particularly welcomed.

The following submission formats are permissible:

Please note that the Popular Communication Division does not accept paper abstracts and extended paper abstracts.

Panel submissions must include the following:
- A 400-word abstract for the panel.
- A 150-word abstract for each of the papers on the panel followed by a description of the panelists’ qualifications regarding the proposed topic.
- A 75-word description of the panel for the conference program.

Additionally, a rationale of no more than 200 words is optional, should panelists want to explain the need for the panel or explain its format.

Please note that ICA’s submission system may seemingly offer different word length limits, but the limits stated above take precedence. Failure to submit per Division requirements will result in automatic rejection.

Panels should consist of 4 or 5 panelists (or 4 panelists and a respondent).

Panel organizers seeking panelists are encouraged to check the Popular Communication website (accessible via the ICA main website) for information or announcements.

Panels should aim to reflect and juxtapose different interregional, international, transnational, and global perspectives. Panels consisting entirely of panelists from a single institution are strongly discouraged. Panel submitters are also strongly encouraged to remind fellow panel members to volunteer to review for the Division.

Those seeking help in organizing cross-divisional panel submissions are invited to contact the Division Conference Program Planner (and Division Chair), Jonathan Gray: jagray3@wisc.edu.


Public Relations

Jennifer Bartlett
School of Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations
Queensland U Technology
GPO Box 2434
BRISBANE QLD 4000
Phone: +61 7 3138 1237
Fax: +61 7 3138 1811
E-mail: j.bartlett@qut.edu.au

The Public Relations Division invites submissions for the 2013 ICA conference that reflect the conference theme and are focused on challenging public relations research. As public relations becomes increasingly important in society, the international public relations community in ICA have an opportunity to consider the insights of past theoretical and empirical work; draw on knowledge from across disciplines, contexts and nations; and develop new theoretical, methodological and contextual approaches for the future. In order to build this agenda of challenging public relations research, emphasis is given to work that reflects on and develops public relations’ contribution to organizations, nations and society more generally. In order to do this and to include a diversity of scholars from around the globe, in 2013 the division will accept:

Full research papers
Extended abstracts
Panel proposals

Papers submitted to the division have an opportunity to contribute to the understanding of an era that is suggesting shifts in social relations, power structures, citizen engagement and technology. These changes have impact on our roles as researchers, teachers and citizens and what we offer going forward. Among the topics that might be considered are:

The Public Relations Division will consider completed manuscripts, extended abstracts, and fully developed panel proposals. Authors should submit online at the ICA website (see www.icahdq.org then follow the links for the 2013 Conference and online submissions).

The three formats accepted in the public relations division are:

  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. Extended abstracts (2,500-3,000 words) with full paper submitted prior to the conference in June. The papers must be stripped of all identifiers.
  3. Panel proposals should focus on current issues and debates in the public relations field; that is, they should have a real discussion format. Proposals with clear discussion statements (pro or con, effect confirmed or not) are preferred. Panel proposals should include a 500-word rationale (overview) for the panel, a 200-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. Additionally the panel proposal should include 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.


Visual Communication Studies

Michael Griffin, Chair and Program Planner
Macalester College
1600 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55105 USA
Phone: 651 696-6730
E-mail: mgriffi1@macalester.edu

The Visual Communication Studies Division of ICA 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 unique 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, design, production, distribution, reception, interpretation, and the visual communication experience.

The Visual Communication Studies Division invites paper and poster (interactive paper) submissions as well as panel proposals, virtual conference session proposals, and proposals for innovative presentational formats focusing on the production, content, interpretation and reception of visuals in the broadest sense.

All proposals are evaluated through a blind peer review process.

Completed papers and fully developed session proposals are preferred. Extended abstracts will be considered. Extended abstracts should be substantial and represent well-developed or continuing research projects. Incomplete or sketchy proposals for nascent or future work are considered inappropriate. The Division strives to be inclusive. 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 be at a competitive disadvantage.

Submission formats:

All submissions (including panel proposals) should be accompanied by a file that is uploaded to the ICA Conference website at http://www.icahdq.org/cfp. Please double-check to make sure that uploads are successful.

Student submissions should be clearly identified as such so that they may be considered for the student paper competition. (Papers co-authored by students and faculty are not considered student papers.)

All submissions must be made online, at http://www.icahdq.org/cfp, no later than 23:00 EST, 1 November 2012. See General Guidelines for all ICA submissions at http://www.icahdq.org/conf/2013/londoncfp.asp

Questions specific to the Visual Communication Studies division can be directed to:
Jan Holsanova, Vice-Chair and Program Planner, at Jana.Holsanova@lucs.lu.se or Michael Griffin, Chair, at mgriffi1@macalester.edu


Communication History

Philip Lodge, Chair,
Edinburgh Napier University
School of Arts & Creative Industries
Craighouse Campus
Craighouse Road
Edinburgh EH10 5LG, Scotland
Phone: 0131 455 6161
E-mail: philip.lodge@virginmedia.com

The Communication History Interest Group is dedicated to providing a base for at least three kinds of historical scholarship in communication:

  1. the history of communication (including media history): this involves research that concerns itself with issues in the history of communication praxis. What is commonly called media history will be a major component of this area of communication history. Much of the historical work in the field of communication addresses this set of issues;
  2. the history of the field of communication: this subfield in communication history provides a home to those who ask questions about how the study of communication has developed. Much as other social sciences (including psychology, sociology, anthropology, and economics) feature subfields that address their own histories, the history of the field of communication allows us to engage in a reflexive dialogue concerning the strengths and weaknesses of the institution of communication studies; and
  3. the history of the idea of communication. Scholars who address this issue take on one of the fundamental task of understanding how communication has been conceptualized, as well as how and why these conceptualizations have changed over time.

More details about the interest group are available at http://www.communicationhistory.org

Conference proposals:
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.

Top Faculty and Student papers will receive recognition awards at the group’s business meeting. To be eligible, student authors must indicate their status: please identify your paper as a student paper when submitting it through the ICA submission system, not within the body of the paper itself. Papers jointly authored by Faculty and students are not eligible for the Student award.

The Communication History Interest Group accepts the following kinds of submissions:

  1. Full papers:
    In accordance with ICA guidelines, these should be no longer than 8,000 words (25 pages) in length, plus tables, appendices and references. They should be in 12-point type, double-spaced, and with all identifying marks removed.
  2. Panel sessions:
    Panel proposals should include:
    • a 400-word rationale for the panel
    • a 200-350 word abstract of each of the papers on the panel
    • complete contact information for each panelist
    • official panel listing as it would appear in the program
    • a 75-word description of the panel for the conference program
  3. Extended abstracts:
    This form of submission is intended for work in progress, offering the opportunity to present on-going research that has not yet reached completion. Extended abstracts should give enough material to allow for evaluation (2,500 - 3,000 words) and be presented in 12-point type, double-spaced.
  4. Poster presentations:
    Papers intended for interactive poster presentation should be submitted in extended abstract (up to 3,000 words) or full paper (up to 8,000 words) format.

In addition, all proposals submitted to CHIG should indicate whether submitters are willing to have their papers/panels included in the Interest Group’s poster session for the 2013 conference.

If you have any queries about submitting a proposal to CHIG, please contact Philip Lodge (philip.lodge@virginmedia.com)

Authors should submit papers and panel proposals to the Communication History Interest Group online at the ICA website no later than 23:00 EST on 1st November 2012. Early submission is strongly recommended. Please follow the ICA instructions on submission carefully: to reach the conference website, go to the ICA home page at http://www.icahdq.org and follow the link for 2013 Conference Submission.

Volunteer to review for CHIG:
The Communication History Group is grateful to all who serve as reviewers for the annual conference. Please remember to volunteer for this on the ICA website, or e-mail Philip Lodge directly (philip.lodge@virginmedia.com).


Environmental Communication

Richard J. Doherty, chair
U of Illinois at Chicago
Communication
Chicago, IL 60607 USA
Phone: 312-413-2122
E-mail: rdoherty@uic.edu

The Environmental Communication Interest Group invites submissions that illuminate all aspects of communication related to nature and the natural world. The group aims to advance research on the interplay of the environment with any level of communication (such as interpersonal, group, intergroup, organizational, mass, or global) and in any setting (education/instruction, leisure/gaming, economic, legal, and so forth). Research on health, risk, and science communication issues related to the environment are especially germane. Topics might include environmental rhetoric and discourse, visual and textual representations of the natural environment in popular culture or journalism, political communication about environmental issues, critical animal studies, public participation or interaction in ecological decision making, environmental campaigns and green marketing, scientific sense-making about nature, and the impact of communication technologies and communication about environmental technologies, among others. The group welcomes work from any perspective (including critical, cultural, ethnic/minority, feminist) employing any research method motivated by sound research questions on environmental communication—philosophical/theoretical, historical, and applied research and conceptual, performative, or empirical presentations.

The group will accept full papers (maximum 10,000 words plus tables, charts, and references in minimum 12-point type) and panel proposals. Include panelists’ names and background, abstracts of papers (150 words each), and a justification (400 words) that explains the importance of the topic and its interest to ICA members. Also include a 75-word panel description for the conference program. Panels can contain up to four papers. The group will consider panel proposals that employ novel formats to expand participation, mentor junior scholars, promote graduate student research projects, and advance similar aims. To encourage an international perspective, panel proposals that include presenters from different countries receive priority. Submit paper and panel proposals online at the conference submission website and follow the ICA submission guidelines. Please indicate if your paper can be an interactive (display/poster) or virtual (distance/asynchronous) session. Read carefully the ICA rules for preparing your submission, especially for removing from papers any information identifying author(s).

Top faculty and student papers will receive recognition awards at the group’s business meeting. To be eligible, student authors must indicate their status.


Game Studies

James D. Ivory, vice chair
Department of Communication, Virginia Tech
111 Shanks Hall (Mail Code: 0311)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
E-mail: jivory@vt.edu

The study of video games and the game experience offers opportunities for the study of human communication involving 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 email with the interest group’s vice chair.

Submissions are especially welcome for topics that are consistent with this year’s conference theme, “Challenging Communication Research,” which addresses the role and character of communication research in a changing social and technological environment.

Accepted papers may be scheduled in traditional research presentation sessions (featuring oral presentations 10-12 minutes in length), in high-density sessions (featuring brief oral presentations accompanied by a poster presentations), in the conference’s interactive paper plenary session (featuring poster presentations in a plenary session), or in a virtual conference session (featuring innovative presentation formats accessible to the virtual conference’s broader audience).

Full paper submissions should be a maximum of 25 pages (double-spaced) in length, plus figures, tables, and references. Poster-only proposals, which should be restricted to works-in-progress or late-breaking results, will be considered only for the interactive paper plenary session, and must be accompanied by short papers (5–10 double-spaced 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 presentation. The poster presented at the conference should be in actual poster form and not a series of printed pages from a manuscript or presentation. Panel proposals should include a 400-word rationale for the panel, a 150-word abstract describing each participant’s contribution, a description of each panelist’s qualifications regarding the proposed topic, and complete contact information for each panelist. Suggestions for co-sponsored panels with other ICA divisions are also welcomed. Each panelist must be willing to register for and attend 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 any paper labeled as a student submission.

Reviewers will evaluate submissions based on these five criteria: Quality of Theory Development/Literature Review, Quality of Method & Analysis Employed, Significance of the Findings, Relevance to the Game Studies Special Interest Group, and Quality of the Writing.


Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies

Vincent Doyle, cochair
IE U
School of Communication
Calle Cardenal Zuniga, 12
Segovia 40003
SPAIN
E-mail: vincent.doyle@ie.edu

Adrienne Shaw, cochair
U of Pittsburgh
Department of Communication
1117 Cathedral of Learning
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
E-mail: adrishaw@pitt.edu

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.


Intergroup Communication

Liz Jones, chair
Griffith U
School of Psychology
Brisbane, QLD 4111
AUSTRALIA
Phone: + 61 7 3735 3365
E-mail: l.jones@griffith.edu.au

Howard Giles, vice-chair and program planner
U of California Santa Barbara
Department of Communication
Santa Barbara CA 93106
USA
Phone: +1 805 893 2055
E-mail: giles@comm.ucsb.edu

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 co-cultures, 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, socio-cognitive, 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

For the 2013 conference we also invite submissions for the extended session on Contested Identities. This extended session will focus on contested identities in a range of contexts including culture but also a range of other social groups such as national, health and organisational identities.

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) and (b) fully developed panel or roundtable proposals (400-word description, with 100-word abstracts for each paper and contact information for each author). For submissions for the extended session on Contested Identites authors may also submit, in addition to (a) and (b), (c) extended abstracts of papers of completed research projects, that must include results (500 to 1000 words). Submissions will be considered for traditional panel programming, high-density paper sessions, virtual presentations and/or interactive paper sessions. Submission through the ICA Conference website opens 1 September 2012. To reach the conference website, go to the ICA home page at http://www.icahdq.org and follow the link for 2013 Conference Submission. It is essential that you read the complete instructions carefully and prepare your submission prior to logging on. All submissions must be completed online no later than 11:00 p.m. EST, 1 November 2012. To avoid technical problems, early submission is strongly encouraged.


GENERAL INFORMATION

On Inviting Participants
EVERY conference participant must register for the conference and pay the registration fee. When proposing your panel, or theme session, please include in your plans a method for paying registration fees for any nonmember you invite. Please address the registration fee issue before inviting nonmembers to the conference.

About our Conference Site
Conference Hotel: The Hilton London Metropole hotel is located in the heart of central London, just a 10-minute walk from Oxford Street. Hilton London Metropole is 20 minutes from Heathrow Airport, with an underground station, Edgware Road (Circle/District Line and Bakerloo line), directly opposite the hotel.

The City: Noisy, vibrant, and truly multicultural, London is a megalopolis of people, ideas, and energy. The capital and largest city of both the United Kingdom and of England, it is also the largest city in Western Europe and the European Union. Situated since time out of mind on the River Thames in South-East England, Greater London comprises 32 boroughs and has an official population of nearly 8 million people — although the figure of over 14 million for the city’s total metropolitan area more accurately reflects London’s size and importance. London is one of the great “world cities,” and remains a global capital of culture, fashion, finance, politics and trade.

Paper Distribution
For the conference, ICA will have a Web-based paper distribution system. All conference registrants, as part of their fees, will have automatic access to all papers from the conference. Papers distributed through the Web-based system will be those submitted/accepted during the review process. Nonattendees can purchase access to the Web after the conference. Fees will be used to support travel grants for researchers from soft-currency countries.

Submission of Papers, Rights, and Agreement
By submitting papers, abstracts, author names, diagrams, and other data (the “submission”) to the International Communication Association (ICA) for inclusion in the 2013 ICA conference, authors understand that they become part of an agreement between ICA and All Academic, Inc., that governs the online submission process and stipulates the following: