• Gearing Up for Montreal!
• President's Message: International Collaboration - How Can ICA Help?
• Evaluation of 2007 ICA Conference in San Francisco
• Membership Renewal Due October 1st for All ICA Members
• Montreal Preconference Salutes James R. Taylor
• Student Column: Writing Conference Proposals
• News of Interest to the Profession
• Division & Interest Group News
• Call For Papers
• Available Positions & Other Advertising

Montreal is once again the host for the ICA conference. Conference chair Patrice Buzzanell has selected the theme "Communicating for Social Impact" and the submission of papers and panels is underway. The conference is May 22-26, 2008 and will be held at the Le Centre Sheraton Hotel in downtown Montreal.

Montreal is an exciting city that offers wonderful cafes and shopping all with French flair. With its cosmopolitan character and artistic creativity, Montreal is the second largest French-speaking city in the world. It is also home to 80 distinct ethnic communities that blend together rich cultures and traditions. Montreal is an "international" city with a cosmopolitan center where its roots embrace the future. The city is a leader in industries such as aeronautics, information technology, biotechnology, multimedia, and urban planning. At any time of the year, one will find a vast array of events, exhibitions, and cultural gatherings.

Getting around the city is hassle-free. It has a vast underground pedestrian network and a modern Metro system. The best way to get to know the city, though, is by walking through its many colorful neighborhoods and exploring the markets, boutiques, and local cafes. Over the coming months, the ICA Newsletter will feature articles on Montreal's many sights, sounds, and flavors to whet your appetite for a great conference venue.

As well, the next several issues will highlight articles by the conference chair on the program and its featured speakers and special sessions. The conference will again feature over 400 sessions bringing you the latest in communication research. Based on your feedback from previous conferences (see Patrice's article in this newsletter), plenty of networking time will also be provided. The organizers of the conference look forward to once again providing an intellectually and socially stimulating experience.

Remember...the deadline for paper and panel submission is Thursday, November 1, 2007. The paper submission site can be located on the ICA website at http://www.icahdq.org. Everyone will be notified in mid-January as to the status of their submission. Registration for the conference will open on January 15 and the registration page will contain hotel registration information and airline information as well.

We look forward to seeing everyone in Montreal, May 22-26, 2008.

A good many ICA members have expressed a desire, especially in recent years, for more international research collaboration. Many of us, through our universities, are also increasingly involved in cross-national teaching collaborations. And in our various roles in editing books and journals, organising conferences, and applying for funding, the prospects for collaboration of one kind or another - both international and national - are important. Yet finding an appropriate collaborator in your specific field, in another country, is genuinely difficult - though it is ironic, perhaps, that this should remain the case in these days of online social networking. However, as social networking research in our field is beginning to show, the best contacts and the strongest ties often exist among people who already know each other, and who also continue to communicate offline. Indeed, there are even some hints that the very informality of much social networking can act to reinforce, rather than overcome, existing hierarchies, prejudices, and forms of exclusion. So, it's making new and distant contacts, for the purposes of a significant working relationship on which the collaborators are dependent for successful project delivery, that is really tricky.

We have probably all observed that, when asked to suggest possible people to be invited - to join an editorial board, a working group, a conference programme, a research project - the people that come to mind most readily are either from your own country, or, perhaps, the same few people from another country. This is unsurprising, no doubt, but serendipity is a poor basis for collaboration, and this approach hardly encourages a level playing field. Indeed, those hasty conversations designed to canvass for names of people to invite, often treated rather informally - in the corridor or over lunch, perhaps - can act as a positive barrier against the inclusion of new people in collaborative activities. These arguments were familiar in the early days of the feminist movement, when informal processes of collaboration and collegiality frequently served to exclude women. Today, similar processes can exclude scholars from other countries than one's own, especially if those countries have a few prominent 'names' that get put forward again and again, or if a country's own research culture is strongly hierarchical, so that snowballing from initial contacts merely produces 'the usual suspects.' These processes can also make it difficult for new or junior scholars entering the field.

So, how can ICA help? At the ICA Board Meeting last January, ICA's mission statement, which hadn't been changed for 10 years, was updated, in part to reflect the growing move towards greater internationalisation. It now reads:

The International Communication Association aims to advance the scholarly study of human communication by encouraging and facilitating excellence in academic research worldwide. The purposes of the Association are (1) to provide an international forum to enable the development, conduct, and critical evaluation of communication research; (2) to sustain a program of high-quality scholarly publication and knowledge exchange; (3) to facilitate inclusiveness and debate among scholars from diverse national and cultural backgrounds and from multidisciplinary perspectives on communication-related issues; and (4) to promote a wider public interest in, and visibility of, the theories, methods, findings, and applications generated by research in communication and allied fields.

There are, of course, many ways in which this ambition for an international forum for communication research - based on principles of quality, inclusiveness, openness, and diversity - can be, and is being, advanced. One concrete initiative, now being taken forward by the Internationalisation Committee chaired by Sherry Ferguson, is the construction of a Directory of Communication Associations. You'll see on the ICA website (under 'Membership: affiliate organisations') the beginnings of a listing of communication associations worldwide. We hope to include as many associations as possible by the end of 2008. Please e-mail Sam Luna the title, URL, and contact details of your national or regional association - if all members did this, we could very quickly complete this task. Then any researcher who needs information about, or plans to visit, or is seeking contacts in another country has a straightforward place to start looking.

Another initiative is to provide more online information about ICA members, in a form readily useful for a variety of searches. Since we are all paying our dues for 2007-8 - hopefully you have already done this - you'll have noticed that the profile information held about each member has been greatly enhanced. Until last year, the 'find a colleague' facility produced only an address, unit membership, and - for the minority who actually used this - the option of locating people according to selected keywords. Now, influenced by the rapid spread of peer networking via social networking sites, and with many of us increasingly used to presenting our personal or professional identity as an online profile, ICA has greatly increased the amount of information available. I should stress that this information is available only to members and, for the most part, is only the information that each member chooses to provide. And it can only result in requests to join things (we now ask - are you willing to review conference/journal papers or collaborate in new projects?) - and you can still say no! So please do take this opportunity to post more information about yourself - you can amend this at any time. And you never know what fascinating invitations may result!

Further social networking opportunities are also being implemented - see the Section Forums now up and running for the divisions and interest groups you belong to, and see Sam Luna's piece in this newsletter for guidance on 'how to post'. Do let us know if you have other ideas. But, as with all such activities, these are only as effective and lively as we collectively make them. In other words, now is a great time to get networking with your fellow members in ICA!

Each year, ICA conducts an assessment of the most recent conference, not only to find out what attendees thought about the organizing, facilities, presentational formats, and other details, but also to gather suggestions for ways in which we, as officers and Division/Special Interest Group (SIG) planners, can make the conference more enjoyable and intellectually stimulating. For the assessment of our 2007 San Francisco conference, we provide the statistics as well as the themes from our open-ended questions at http://www.icahdq.org. Rather than duplicate some tables in this article, I'd just like to highlight some responses and discuss how we are proceeding with these findings.

For our online survey, 730 attendees, or 34%, of our 2,134 conference participants completed our survey during July and August 2007. This response rate is down a bit from the 2006 Dresden report (39%) but is consistent with our 2005 New York response rate of 32%. Prior to that time, conference evaluation response rates ranged from 6% to 41%. Moreover, 31% of respondents indicated that this was their very first ICA conference, continuing a trend begun in Dresden of attracting new members to our conferences.

Before I report item results, I'd like to thank our survey respondents. We greatly appreciated the time attendees took to answer survey questions and respond, not just to the usual two open-ended questions, but to a total of six open-ended responses asking for opinions and suggestions. The data are incredibly rich and helpful for our 2008 Montreal ICA conference planning!

Some highlights of the report include a very favorable response to conference aspects such as location, organization, quality of sessions, social atmosphere and events, convenience of travel to San Francisco, and accessibility of AV equipment in all sessions. As you may recall, this is the first year that ICA provided LCD projectors in every single session room for PowerPoint(TM) and other presentational capabilities. Ironically, these capabilities come at a time when survey respondents said that they would like to have less reading of research reports and more talking about findings and their implications. Indeed, two themes that emerged across open-ended responses were excitement about the high quality of programs and desire to engage more with other researchers in panels and in social settings.

Most survey respondents attended divisional/SIG panels (74%), theme sessions (57%), division/SIG business meetings (51%) and receptions (50%), and the first night's ICA reception (49%). Although lower in attendance, the new conference features that Sonia Livingstone and her 2007 SF conference planning team put together - grassroots discussion panels, film program, and internet (wireless) cafe - were well received. Respondents indicated that if they didn't attend certain sessions, it was not because they didn't want to participate but because they often found too many interesting panels and other conference and professional activities scheduled for the same time. We take this response as a good sign that we are programming the kinds of sessions and events that our members value! In general, almost two-thirds (63%) of respondents were satisfied with the number of sessions that they wanted to attend but almost a quarter (23%) indicate that we are edging toward "too many" sessions. We are keeping these and other responses in mind as we plan the number of parallel sessions and miniplenaries for the 2008 Montreal conference.

We introduced some new survey items this year. Two of these asked what activities and/or services conference attendees would like to see continued and discontinued. Of those who provided comments, almost half (48%) said that they would like more social events and changes to engage in professional networking and exactly half (50%) said that there were no services or activities that they'd like their division/SIG to discontinue.

Finally, there are a number of suggestions ranging from provision of options for some less expensive lodging to ways of making the graphical user interface for AllAcademic more transparent. We appreciate the time respondents took to complete our survey and plan to discuss, if not implement, recommendations.

Greetings ICA members! Membership renewal is upon us. If you have not renewed your membership for the incoming dues year, it is now due. As you may know all ICA memberships are active from October 1 - September 30 of each year, including anyone joining during the year. Please take a moment to log in to renew your membership. Here is the link: http://www.icahdq.org/cgi-shl/Dues.exe/Run:RENEW. There are several new benefits that have been added to the website that will improve new and existing members in connecting with each other.

New Special Interest Group
While renewing, remember to click on the Invoice number to see the detail and the list of available sections. You will notice that a brand new Interest Group has been added: Children, Adolescents, and the Media. You can join the new section simply by selecting it from the list and then continuing to checkout. Your bill will automatically recalculate, adding the new interest group.

Member Forums
There are 24 forums open to members of each Division and Interest Group and one Research Collaboration Forum open to all ICA members. They are all very easy to access. When you log in to your MyICA page on the web site (the Members Only homepage), you will now notice a drop-own list of forums that correspond to the sections to which you belong. Click on the desired forum and agree to the terms, and you're there! Click on the pink Folder icons to add new topics, or click on the "Return Letter" icon to reply to an existing post. Note that if you hold your mouse over an icon for a few moments, a small text box will appear indicating its function. There are additional instructions available on the FAQ page. The link to that page is on the upper-right side of the screen.

My Address Book
Coming soon, members will be able to create their own contact list from within the ICA member directory. Members will contact a colleague, request permission to add them to their address book. If allowed, they will be able to access that member's contact information easily without having to look them up each time in the future. The member receiving the request will also be able to reciprocate and add the requesting member's information to their own book.

Profile Update
Don't forget to look at your profile after you renew! We have added "Research Keywords," a "Research Interest" text box, and other features that should facilitate colleague interaction and collaboration. As always, contact me should you have any questions on the various new features or if you have suggestions on how to improve an existing feature.

Sam Luna, Director of Member Services
sluna@icahdq.org

"What is an Organization? Materiality, Agency, and Discourse," a preconference sponsored by the Organizational Communication, Public Relations, and Language & Social Interaction divisions, will take place in Montreal, May 21-22, 2008. The preconference will pay tribute to James R. Taylor, Emeritus professor and founder of the Department of Communication at the University of Montreal. Professor Taylor is a member of both the LSI and the Organizational Communication Divisions.

Keynote speakers include Barbara Czarniawska (Science Research Council/Malmsten Foundation Chair in Management Studies at Gothenburg Research Institute, School of Economics and Commercial Law, Goteborg U); Bruno Latour (Gabriel Tarde Chair, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris); Linda Putnam (George T. and Gladys H. Abell Professor of Communication, Texas A&M U); and Hari Tsoukas (Professor of Organisation Studies, Industrial Relations and Organisational Behaviour Group, Warwick Business School, U of Warwick).

Prospective contributors interested in presenting a paper should send an abstract of max. 1,000 words to the conference organizers (groupelog@umontreal.ca) by October 1, 2007. Notification of acceptance will be given by December 15, 2007. Authors will need to send full papers by April 1, 2008 if they want their paper to be included in the conference proceedings. Abstracts should be typed, double-spaced, in .doc format and include: a title; names and affiliations of authors; and author contact information. All papers will be presented in English.

More information can be found at http://www.groupelog.umontreal.ca/anglais/colloque/index.htm.

Conference Registration is open to anyone, even if a paper is not submitted.

This month's column features two components: first, a guide to writing successful conference proposals by student affairs commitee member Benjamin De Cleen, and second, Rebecca Hains and Mikaela Marlow's report on the 2007 student affairs committee meeting.

Writing successful conference proposals
by Benjamin De Cleen, Vrije U Brussel

Proposals for the 2008 ICA Conference in Montreal are due on November 1st. That's two more weeks to make your proposal as good as possible. In the end, your proposal's acceptance depends on the quality of your research and writing. But there is more to getting your proposal accepted.

I attended a workshop on how to write proposals at the European Communication Research and Education Association Summer School in Tartu, Estonia in 2006. There, I learned some tips that might increase chances of a proposal being accepted. I tend to look back at my notes from this workshop, which was led by Bart Cammaerts (London School of Economics) and Nico Carpentier (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), when I'm writing proposals. These ideas could be useful to other ICA student members, as well. You might have thought of some of these ideas yourself, but you never know.

Tip #1: First of all, what kind of research are you doing? Think carefully about where you want to submit your work.

Try to get an idea of the traditions of the conference and of its different divisions before submitting a proposal. Read the call for papers (CFP) carefully to find out what kind of research the organizers are looking for. Checking out previous conference programs might help you, as well.

At the ICA, there are many divisions and interest groups, each with its own thematic focus and research tradition. Think carefully about where you will be submitting your proposal(s). Once you have decided where you want to submit, it is probably not a bad idea to consider the tradition of that division or interest group. Situate your proposal in that tradition and make clear what your proposal has to add to it. Remember: at the ICA, you cannot submit a single proposal to more than one division or interest group. You can, however, submit up to four separate proposals to different divisions or interest groups.

Tip #2: Then, consider what kind of proposal you are submitting. There are different kinds of proposals. Read the CFP to find out what is possible at a conference. At the ICA, individual papers, panels, poster presentations, and (extended) abstracts can be submitted. Which kinds of proposals are accepted, depends on the division or interest group you are submitting to. Check the ICA CFP for more info on their specific policy. 

• Is your research fit to visual presentation on a poster? At the ICA posters are presented at the Interactive Paper Session, which has plenary status. The ICA has been encouraging planners to program top papers in the Interactive Paper Session, so the quality in the poster session should be quite high.
• Even as a student, dare to think of a panel proposal. Do you know any colleagues working on a related topic that might be interested in organizing a panel with you? With panel proposals the internal coherence is already there, which makes the life of the conference organizers easier. This is not a bad thing.

Two things to keep in mind when putting a panel together: ICA encourages panels that consist of participants from different institutions, so be sure to look outside your department. Also, at the ICA, papers that are part of panel proposals are not considered for top student awards. So if you think you have gold in your hands, you might want to submit your work as an individual paper.

Tip #3: Reviewers are academics, so many of them are probably short on time. Make sure reviewers get the message you want to get across. Writing has to be good throughout. Still, there are a number of things that are really important.

• The first and last paragraphs of a paper are crucial. Pay extra attention to those parts.
• Make sure you have a strong abstract. Abstracts preferably make clear what your main question(s) is (are), which theories have inspired your questions, what method you have used, what material you have analyzed, and give an idea of what your results and conclusions are.
• Think about a good title.

Tip #4: It would be a sad thing to see your proposal rejected on formal grounds, so:

• Respect the deadline. Easy, and self-evident, but very important.
• Respect the formal requirements for proposals. You should be able to find all formal requirements in the CFP. At the ICA Conference, there are both general requirements that count for all submissions and requirements that are specific to divisions and interest groups. Make sure you adhere to both.

I hope these ideas have been useful to you as a student. However, the best way to really get to know the reviewing process is by being a reviewer yourself. ICA divisions and interest groups are often looking for people to review proposals. Don't be afraid to volunteer as a reviewer.

Student Affairs Committee Report
by Rebecca Hains, Salem State College, and Mikaela Marlow, U of Idaho

As part of the International Communication Association's governance structure, ICA has a student affairs committee. This committee:

• serves the needs and interests of student members and assists in crafting and disseminating student agenda,
• recommends and promotes policy and activities to enhance student involvement in ICA,
• crafts a clear role for Graduate Student members of ICA Board of Directors,
• reports in writing to the Board of Directors on student policy and activity, and
• attends the Board of Directors meeting at the annual ICA conference (chairs only)

In the interest of transparency, we present for our readers a brief report on the Student Affairs Committee meeting held during the 2007 meeting of the International Communication Association. Chairing the meeting were Rebecca Hains and Qi Wang (outgoing student board member). In attendance were incoming co-chair Mikaela Marlow, Benjamin de Cleen, Sabine Fritz, Irina Gendelman, Constanze Rossmann, and Katja Schwer.

At the meeting, we discussed issues such as the timing of the ICA orientation, the need for student activities to be clearly delineated in future conference programs, and whether there could be more international job postings on the ICA web site. These are issues that we, as co-chairs, will bring up at the next Board of Directors meetings.

A question had been raised at the Board of Directors meeting regarding whether ICA student members would be interested in a separate, ICA-student-run journal. In a formal vote, this measure was unanimously opposed by the Student Affairs Committee, due to concerns about the time that editing would take, concerns about potentially lower standards (whether real or perceived), and a general desire among students to publish in recognized journals. As an alternative to the student journal, an affairs committee member suggested perhaps we should instead schedule some invited panels at ICA featuring student scholarship.

We agreed to conduct a survey of student members in the near future; consider planning sessions for scholars and students to interact; develop pamphlets to leave in the student lounge at ICA conferences with tips on abstract writing, job searching, complete lists of student events at the conference, and so on; consider scheduling a student pre-conference at some point in the future; and discuss the development of a student communications system, such as a bulletin board, blog, or listserv.

Student affairs committee co-chairs Rebecca Hains and Mikaela Marlow will report on these issues, ideas, and requests to the Board of Directors at our January 2008 meeting. Do you have questions, concerns, or suggestions that you'd like us to address-either in this column or at the next meeting of ICA's Board of Directors? Any suggestions on how ICA can better serve your needs as a student member? If so, please email us at rhains@salemstate.edu and mmarlow@uidaho.edu, and we will bring your comments to the Student Affairs Committee for further discussion.

Dr. Frank G. Perez, U of Texas at El Paso, has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, Department of Communication, at UTEP, effective September 1, 2007.

Rolf T. Wigand (U of Arkansas at Little Rock), M. Lynne Markus (Bentley College) and Charles W. Steinfield (Michigan State University) are the recipients of a National Science Foundation research grant for $842,844. The research project is entitled, "Interorganizational Systems Integration through Industry-wide Information Systems Standardization: Technical Design Choices and Collective Action Dilemmas". Also, their article, "Standards, Collective Action and IS Development--Vertical Information Systems Standards in the US Home Mortgage Industry," published in MIS Quarterly just won the 2006 Best Paper Award by the editors of MIS Quarterly.

Announcing a new book from Peter Lang Publishing that addresses the far-reaching ways that mobile information and communication technologies (ICTs) are altering how we work, play, learn, and relate to one another: Displacing Place: Mobile Communication in the Twenty-first Century. Sharon Kleinman, editor. Digital Formations book series. Steve Jones, series editor. 252 pp. / Copyright 2007 / ISBN 978-0-8204-8660-4 (hardback) $79.95 / ISBN 978-0-8204-8659-8 (paperback) $31.95. For more information about the book and contributing authors, visit www.displacingplace.org. Available at Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and other online booksellers. To order directly from the publisher, visit www.peterlang.com.

In order to increase awareness of the International Journal of Strategic Communication, Taylor and Francis now offers the Journal to the members of the Political Communication Division of the ICA at a discount. An annual subscription would be deeply discounted from the current individual rate of $50 (in 2007) to $30. If you are interested in this offer, please do not hesitate to contact the Taylor & Francis customer service department and mention the special offer to the Division when ordering. Email: customerservice@taylorandfrancis.com. Tel. (215) 625-8900 x 771. For more information about the International Journal of Strategic Communication, please go to http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/1553-118X.asp. 

Information Systems

I know that you are busily working on your extended abstracts, full papers and panel proposals for submission for the Montreal Conference. I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have already volunteered to be paper reviewers through the All Academic paper submission site. Of course, the more people who agree to be reviewers the greater the likelihood that the total number of submissions per reviewer will be low. Plus, if I have lots of reviewers it will be easier to find ones with areas of expertise that fit the requirements of each (your!) submission.

Also, please be thinking about being a moderator or discussant and look for me to ask for volunteers for those important positions through the listserv.

One final thing about the conference submission process. This year All Academic has included a way for you to communicate if you WOULD be willing to present your work in an interactive poster session. Continuing with tradition, papers will be scheduled into panels & high-density sessions with other similar work (thematically or methodologically). This approach means that high quality papers which do not match well with 4 or 5 others may have the poster session as their only outlet. Let me stress this in case you missed it...being scheduled into a poster session is not an indication of quality. Still, if you don't communicate to me via AllAcademic that you are alright presenting a poster, I'll assume you would prefer not to for some reason (i.e., maybe your institution won't reimburse travel for poster presentations). That information may be used as a tie-breaker for papers if slots become tight. So, be sure to look for the little check box when you type in your abstract...and use it!

I'm looking forward to getting your submissions in the next month.

Sincerely,

Rob Potter, Vice-Chair
rfpotter@indiana.edu

Mass Communication

Well - the time has come to recruit volunteers to serve as reviewers for conference submissions! Last year, we had 140 volunteers, and because we had so many, I was able to keep the number of papers to between 5-8 per person. I hope each of you will consider volunteering your time so this process can once again run smoothly and efficiently.

You can now sign up to be a reviewer directly through All Academic. All you need to do is log-on at http://www.icahdq.org/cfp/. Then click on the "Click to Access Conference Submission Site" link and look for the link to "Volunteer to be a Reviewer." Then you can enter your name and areas of expertise. Doctoral students who have completed coursework and are ABD are eligible to be reviewers. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

I wish you all good luck as you prepare your submissions, and remember to submit them by November 1 at 11:00 EDT!

Robin Nabi, Chair
nabi@comm.ucsb.edu

Feminist Scholarship

Fall is here and membership renewal time is coming up. In response to concerns that we are losing members, I wanted to know where our members are and if there's significant overlap with other divisions. ICA guru Sam Luna did some research on where our 220 or so members are cross-listing with, and here are the results:

FSD overlap with LGBT: 44
FSD overlap with ERIC: 54
FSD overlap with PHIL: 63

As you can see, there are many ways to read this data. One way is that there is a lot of overlap indeed. Another way is that the overlap is so dispersed that it's not that much overlap. I think these are two things to consider in making choices about joining divisions. All of the groups listed here have encouraged their members to join our division and I want to reciprocate and add PLEASE JOIN ALL OF THE ABOVE DIVISIONS. We're talking an extra $3 or so to do this, but it means more strength overall in these divisions for voting, more money, better parties, etc.

We had a pretty good showing last year. Our panel jointly sponsored with LGBT on the 25th anniversary of the Barnard Conference was flagged by editors at the Communication Review as a special topics issue. Our top student paper by Melissa Fritz (University of Toronto) also won second place for a poster prize, a nice $250 reward for great work on gender and internet use. We have seed money for an endowment from newly Emeritus Professor Yoo Jae Song (Ewha Woman's University, Seoul, Korea) in honor of her mother. Our joint party with Popular Communication, Philosophy of Communication, Ethnicity and Race Caucus, and the Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgender Group was a smash as well.

For Montreal, please note the call for both a plurality of approaches to feminist scholarship and a diversity of participants for pre-constituted panels. Please spread the word as Diana Rios is working to ensure a diverse, high-quality FSD program!

Vicki Mayer, Chair
vmayer@tulane.edu

CALLS FOR PAPERS/ABSTRACTS

International Journal of Strategic Communication is issuing a call for papers for its fourth and subsequent issues. The journal provides a forum for multidisciplinary and multi-paradigmatic research about the role of communication, broadly defined, in achieving the goals of a wide range of communicative entities for-profit organizations, non-profit organizations, social movements, political parties or politicians, governments, government agencies, personalities. For communication to be strategic is has to be purposeful and planned. The aim of the journal is to bring diverse approaches together with the purpose of developing an international, coherent and holistic approach to the field. Scholars in a broad range of communication specialities addressing strategic communication by organizations are invited submit articles. Articles are blind-reviewed by three members of the editorial board, which consists of 34 scholars from 15 countries representing a broad array of theoretical and methodological perspectives.Submissions are electronic via the journal's website at ijosc@lamar.colostate.edu. Manuscripts should be no longer than 30 word-processed pages and adhere to the APA Publications Manual.   For more information, contact editors Derina Holtzhausen, University of South Florida, dholtzha@cas.usf.edu or Kirk Hallahan, Colorado State University, kirk.hallahan@colostate.edu.

Feminist Media Studies. Authors in North America, Latin America, and the Caribben: submit to Lisa McLaughlin, Editor; e-mail: mclauglm@muohio.edu. Authors in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia: submit to Cynthia Carter, Editor; e-mail: cartercl@cardiff.ac.uk.

Education Review of Business Communication. Mss. info: http://www.senatehall.com/business_communication/index.html.

Journal of Communication Studies, National Council of Development Communication. Soliciting research papers, abstracts. E-mail: Shveta Sharma, communication@jcs@yahoo.com.

Hampton Book Series: Communication, Globalization, and Cultural Identity. Jan Servaes, Hampton Book Series Editor, c/o School of Journalism and Communication, University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia. Phone: +61 (7) 3365 6115 or 3088. Fax: +61 (7) 3365 1377. Email: j.servaes@uq.edu.au.

Manuscripts. Subject Matters: A Journal of Communications and the Self. E-mail: subjectmatters@londonmet.ac.uk.

Submissions. Journal of Middle East Women's Studies (JMEWS). Info: Marcia C. Inhorn, Director of the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies, U of Michigan, and Mary N. Layoun, Chair of Comparative Literature, U of Wisconsin, Editors. Web: http://iupjournals.org/jmews/.

Communication Review. The Communication Review solicits papers in the interdisciplinary field of media studies. We are interested in papers discussing any aspect of media: media history, globalization of media, media institutions, media analysis, media criticism, media policy, media economics. We also invite essays about the nature of media studies as an emergent, interdisciplinary field. Please direct papers to Andrea L. Press and Bruce A. Williams, Editors, Media Studies Program, Unviersity of Virginia. Email: alp5n@virginia.edu, baw5n@b.mail.virginia.edu. For more information about the journal and submission guidelines, please see the journal's website at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10714421.asp. 

Call for Manuscripts - The Journal of Native Aging & Health publishes articels that address Native aging, health, and related issues. All theoretical and methodological approaches are welcome. Original research and studies should apply existing theory and research to Native Americans, Alaskan, Hawaiian, Islanders and First Nations Peoples, or should illuminate how knowledge informs and reforms exiting theories and research on Native populations, aging, and health. No material identifying the author(s) should appear in the body of the paper. The paper must not have appeared in any other published form. Each submission should include a separate cover page with the name of the author(s); present academic title or other current position; academic department and university (if appropriate); and complete address, telephone number, and e-mail address (if available). The submission also must include a single-paragraph abstract of no more than 120 words on a separate page. Manuscripts, abstracts, references, figures, and tables must conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2001, Fifth Edition) guidelines. Contributors are encouraged to be familiar with the Manual's guidelines for avoiding bias in language used to express ideas int he manuscript. By submitting to JNAH, authors warrant that they will not submit their manuscript to any other publication without first withdrawing the manuscript from consideration by JNAH, that the work is original, and that appropriate credit has been given to other contributors in the project. Reports of the original research and papers may not exceed 25 pages (including references, tables, figures, and appendixes). Copies of submissions will not be returned to the author(s). Send four paper copies of complete papers to Pamela J. Kalbfleish, Editor, Journal of Native Aging & Health, School of Communication, University of North Dakota, 202A O'Kelly Hall, Grand Forks, ND 58202. Along with your paper copies, include a disk with your submission in Word document format or attach an electronic copy of your manuscript to an e-mail sent to the editorial office. Questions may be directed to the editorial office via email at yearbook@und.nodak.edu, telephone 701-777-2673, or fax 701-777-3955. Ordering Information: To order a copy of the Journal, contact: Dr. Pamela J. Kalbfleisch, Editor, Journal of Native Aging & Health, School of Communication, University of North Dakota, Box 7169, 202A O'Kelly Hall, Grand Forks, ND 58202. $25.00 a copy / $40.00 year subscription.

Journal of Marketing and Communication Management. The Managing Editors, JMCM, Department of Marketing and Communication Management, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Info: http://www.jmcm.co.za. Email: Professor C H van Heerden, nheerden@hakuna.up.ac.za, or Professor Anske Grobler, anske@postino.up.ac.za.

Submissions. Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception. Info: http://www.participations.org/.

Essays. Bad Subjects: Iraq War Culture Review Essays. Email: Joe Lockard, Joe.Lockard@asu.edu. Info: http://bad.eserver.org.

Proposals. Alternatives Within the Mainstream II: Queer Theatre in Britain. Info: Dimple Godiwala-McGowan, Senior Lecturer, York St. John College (U of Leeds). E-mail: DimpleGodiwala@aol.com.

Deadline extended. Papers. Journal of Middle East Media (JMEM), Center for International Media Education (CIME) at Georgia State U and the Arab-U.S. Association for Communication Educators (AUSACE). Mohammed el-Naway, Senior Editor, Department of Communication, One Park Place South, 10th Floor, Georgia State U, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA. E-mail: jouman@langate.gsu.edu.

New Journal - Communication for Development and Social Change. A new journal, Communication for Development and Social Change, is seeking papers that will present empirical research, theory, and practice-oriented approaches on subjects relevant to development communication and social change. Authors may submit inquiries and manuscripts electronically to Jan Servaes, Department of Journalism and Communication, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, at j.sarvaes@uq.edu.au.

Call for Papers: Asian Journal of Communication Special Issue. Economic Dynamics of Media Industries in Asia: From Old to New Media. Guest Co-Editors: W. Wayne Fu and Steven S. Wildman. This Special Issue solicits manuscripts that consider economic aspects of media audiences, enterprises, markets, industries and system(s), broadly defined, based or operated in Asia. Submissions are particularly welcome that examine economic conditions, factors, and forces that shape or influence the structure, operation, or performance of the media sectors, markets, practices, or organizations in this region. Papers are also invited that concentrate on the issues of policy, regulation, culture, technology trends, and user behaviors, etc., that have economic implications or may be addressed from an economic perspective. No preferences are held in regard to method and approach.

Manuscripts should be submitted as email attachments in MS Word format no later than October 31, 2007 to: Wayne Fu, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, twjfu@ntu.edu.sg. Manuscript preparation guidelines can be found at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/rajcauth.asp.  Manuscripts will be double-blind reviewed. More information about the Asian Journal of Communication can be found its website www.informaworld.com/rajc.

Call for Papers: Special Issue of the AJC. New Perspectives on Development Communication:

Emerging Technologies, Shifting Paradigms. Guest Editor: Prof. Mark R. Levy

Manuscripts are solicited that bring new theoretical approaches to the study of emerging communication technologies for development.  Submissions should be rooted in the Asian experience, should have clear implications for development communication, and should investigate the following or closely related research questions: how is access to and use of mobile ICTs, especially the mobile internet, stratified in developing Asian countries; are the newest mobile communication technologies facilitating social and economic change; are individuals in developing nations using social software to collaboratively create information, knowledge, or culture in online social networks; how do political or cultural factors influence the growth of online communities, collaboration, social support, and the creation of social capital.

For consideration, submit manuscripts by email in Microsoft Word format no later than December 31, 2007 to: Professor Mark R. Levy, Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, mlevy@msu.edu, +(517) 355-8372.  Manuscripts will be double-blind reviewed. More information about the journal and manuscript preparation guidelines can be found at www.informaworld.com/rajc.

November 1, 2007. The editors of the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JCCP) invite researchers and practitioners to submit original articles for a special focus issue on qualitative and mixed methods approaches in the psychological study of culture. Of particular interest are papers that provide an overview of how qualitative approaches can be used effectively when addressing research questions in the area of culture, thought, and behavior. Before submitting your manuscript, please send an abstract(s), with an inquiry, to the Guest Editors: Alison Karasz (AKkarasz@montefiore.org) and Ted Singelis (TSingelis@csuchico.edu). Manuscripts should be less than 8,000 words, including a 150-word abstract, text, tables, figures and references. Please consult any issue of JCCP for details on manuscript preparation or visit http://jccp.sagepub.com and click on Manuscript Submission. Papers should be submitted to the guest editors by November 1, 2007 for consideration. 

Journal of Film and Video. Call for Manuscripts. Special Double Issue on Animated Sitcoms. The Journal of Film and Video invites the submission of manuscripts for a special double issue of the journal to be published in Volume 61 (Summer 2009/Fall 2009). Guest Editors for the issue, Mary M. Dalton and Laura R. Linder, seek essays from a variety of critical perspectives examining animated sitcoms.  Topics may include studies of particular animated series, the role of cable networks in advancing the form, common themes across programs, audiences and reception, and marketing and product tie-ins.  Submissions are due February 15, 2008.  A final decision on submissions will be made by May 15, 2008 with revisions due August 1, 2008. Manuscripts of 12-35 typewritten pages intended for review for this issue should be sent in triplicate to Stephen Tropiano, Editor, Journal of Film and Video, Ithaca College Los Angeles Program, 3800 Barham Blvd. Suite 305, Los Angeles, California 90068; UFVAjournal@aol.com . Manuscripts and reviews should be prepared following the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing by Joseph Gibaldi (Fifth Edition, 1999). Submit one original and two hard copies of the manuscript for consideration. It is important that the name(s) of the

author(s) not appear anywhere on the two copies of the manuscript submitted to Stephen Tropiano to ensure blind review by the guest editors of this issue.  Notes and list of works cited are to appear on pages at the conclusion of the article. The Journal is committed to a policy of nonsexist language; authors are urged to keep this in mind. The editors reserve the right to alter phrasing and punctuation in articles accepted for publication.

"Virtual Sport as New Media": Special Issue of Sociology of Sport Journal. Guest Editor:  David J. Leonard. This special issue attempts to bridge the gap between old media and new, reflecting on the ways in which new media cultures infect and affect fans, teams, sporting cultures. Possible topics include but are not limited to: sports video games; sporting blogs; the Internet and global sports culture; white masculinity and virtual sports culture; fantasy sports; sports discussion groups; ESPN.com and virtual sports media; virtual sport as minstrelsy; the intersections of race, nation, sexuality, gender, and class with sports and new media; race, gender, and fantasy sports leagues; analysis of the cultural affects of Youtube, Myspace, or Google video on sporting cultures; sports talk radio and podcasting/the Internet (particularly as they relate to race and gender); virtual sports culture and Diaspora: Sports as imagined community; links between racism, sexism, and other institutions of domination and virtual sporting cultures; and, virtual sports culture as racial/ gendered performance. Essays should be roughly 6,000 words, excluding endnotes and reference list. Questions should be sent to Dr. David J. Leonard, djl@wsu.edu.  All submissions are due by March 1, 2008 and should be submitted on line to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hk_ssj.

Call for Book Manuscripts. Marquette Books LLC is seeking high quality book manuscripts in the topical and theoretical areas listed below. Selected manuscripts will undergo a double-blind peer-review process, and the authors of books selected for publication will receive a $300 signing bonus in addition to a generous royalty on net sales.

• Textbooks for courses in mass communication, communication, sociology or research methods 
• Monographs on mass communication processes and effects
• Monographs that focus on the sociology of mass communication, either from a structural- or agency-oriented perspective, or both 
• Critical/cultural studies monographs that focus on mass communication
• Monographs and textbooks on the history of mass communication
• Monographs and textbooks on interpersonal, intercultural and organizational communication
• Monographs on the philosophy of mass communication and/or social science research

Anthologies or "readers" also will be considered if they are geared specifically to the needs of undergraduate- or graduate-level courses. Works of fiction or novels that focus on or provide an understanding of theories in mass communication or communication also will be considered.

The deadline for submission of books to be published in 2008 or 2009 is Oct. 10, 2007. Completed manuscripts are not necessary at this time, but a prospectus (see below) and the first chapter or introduction must be available for review.  Please submit the following materials via e-mail (bookcall@marquettebooks.org):

• Author qualifications
• A prospectus that includes a brief summary of the book, a chapter outline, why the book differs from competitor books, potential markets, and expected completion date
• The first chapter and/or introduction

Marquette Books is one of the fastest growing independent book publishers in the United States. It has nearly 60 books in print and is expected to add 20 new titles over the coming year. The company publishes both academic and trade books and is a member of the Publishers Marketing Association, Book Publishers Northwest, American Library Association (publisher membership), and Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (associate member). The company also is listed in Literary Market Place. 

May 21 & 22, 2008. Call For Papers. "What is an Organization? Materiality, Agency and Discourse," Universite de Montreal, Quebec, Canada (right before the start of the 2008 meeting of the ICA in Montreal). Agency is a concept that is receiving increasing attention from organization scholars. While some approach this notion from a discursive point of view, others propose a more hybrid view that also takes into account materiality. Organized in honor of James R. Taylor's contributions to the study of organizing, this conference aims to engender new, thought-provoking views on this debate. See also: http://www.groupelog.umontreal.ca/anglais/colloque/index.htm. Guidelines for Submission: All submissions and conference communications will be conducted via email. Prospective contributors interested in presenting a paper should send an abstract of approx. 1,000 words to the conference organizers by October 1, 2007. Notification of acceptance of papers will be given by December 15, 2007. Authors will need to send full papers by April 1, 2008 if they want their paper to be included in the conference proceedings. Abstracts should be typed, double spaced, and include a title, name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s), and author contact information. Copies of submissions should be sent as an email attachment (saved as a Word document) to the LOG email address at: groupelog@umontreal.ca. The organizers are currently discussing the possibility of publishing the best contributions as book chapters in an edited book with a book publisher.

CONFERENCES

February 29-March 2, 2008. Exploring New Media Worlds: Changing Technologies, Industries, Cultures, and Audiences in Global and Historical Context. An international conference hosted by Texas A&M University. Integrated fields of study in a time of change; setting a new agenda for media studies. Papers and proposals are invited on any aspect of the conference themes, offering reports of new research, position-taking conceptual essays, discussions of media and telecommunication policy, and both international and historical comparisons on changing technologies, industries, cultures, and audiences. The program will include keynote speakers, roundtable discussions, thematic panels, prominent scholars as respondents, and time for interaction. A wide selection of papers from the conference will be published. Travel grants will be available for students members of the National Communication Association (see our webpage for more information). Send papers or proposals (abstracts or annotated outlines) with a 50-word professional biography by email attachment to mediaworlds@libarts.tamu.edu. Panel proposals are also acceptable. Deadline: November 20, 2007. For more information see http://comm.tamu.edu/mediaworlds.

April 17-18, 2008. Call for Papers: Politics: Web 2.0: An International Conference. Hosted by the New Political Communication Unit, Department of Politics and International Relations, Royal Holloway, University of London. http://newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/politics-web-2-0-conference/.

July 3-6, 2008. The International Society for Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection and the School of Primary Education, University of Crete, Greece, have the pleasure to officially announce that the 2^nd International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection will be held in Rethymno town on the island of Crete (at the University of Crete), from July 3^rd - 6^th, 2008. For more information, please visit the Congress website: www.isipar08.org or contact Prof. Elias Kourkoutas, President of the Organizing Committee, at hkourk@edc.uoc.gr.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: The Donald McGannon Communication Research Center at Fordham University announces its 2007 Award for Social and Ethical Relevance in Communications Policy Research. Nominees should be book-length research published in 2007 that addresses or informs issues of communications policy. Authors of the winning book will be awarded $2,000.

Nominations should consist of a cover letter briefly summarizing the book's research and findings, along with four copies of the book. Self-nominations are welcome. Edited volumes are not eligible for consideration.

Deadline for consideration is January 15, 2008. Send nominations to:

McGannon Book Award
Donald McGannon Communication Research Center
Faculty Memorial Hall, 4th Floor
Fordham University
Bronx, NY 10458

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:  Communication Reports - Editor Elect. The WSCA Publications Committee is searching for candidates for the position of editor-elect for Communication Reports. The new editor will be responsible for volumes 23, 24, and 25 (years 2010-2012), and can anticipate processing manuscripts beginning late in 2008. WSCA helps to offset some editorial costs (e.g., funding for editorial assistants. mailing, etc.). Nominations, including self-nominations, should be supported by the following documentation:

• Letter of self-nomination (or letter expressing willingness to serve if not self-nominated), including a statement of proposed plans and editorial vision

• Current curriculum vita

• A letter from a responsible administrator pleading adequate host institutional support and outlining nature of support

• Names and phone numbers of professional references qualified to assess the candidate's preparation/ability to carry out the editor's tasks

The deadline for nominations is October 15, 2007.  Questions can be directed to Publications Committee Chair William Cupach (email: wrcupac@ilstu.edu). Nominations should be sent by conventional mail or by email to:

Dr. William Cupach

Chair, WSCA Publications Committee

School of Communication

Illinois State University

Campus Box 4480

Normal, IL 61790-4480

Sexuality Studies: A book series by Temple University Press. The coeditors of Sexuality Studies-Janice Irvine and Regina Kunzel-are currently soliciting book manuscripts. The series features work in sexuality studies, in its social, cultural, and political dimensions, and in both historical and contemporary formations. The editors seek books that will appeal to a broad, cross-disciplinary audience of both academic and nonacademic readers. Submissions to Sexuality Studies are welcome through Janet Francendese, Editor in Chief, Temple University Press (janet.francendese@temple.edu). Information on how to submit manuscripts can be found at: http://www.temple.edu/tempress/submissions.html. Initial inquiries about proposals can also be sent to: Janice Irvine, University of Massachusetts, Department of Sociology. irvine@soc.umass.edu; or, Regina Kunzel, University of Minnesota, Departments of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies and History rkunzel@williams.edu.

The IABC Research Foundation is offering a grant for US $50,000 for Research on Communication Department Structure and Best Practices. Proposal guidelines can be found on the Research Foundation website http://www.iabc.com/rf/. The IABC Research Foundation serves as the non-profit research and development arm of IABC (International Association of Business Communicators).  The Foundation is dedicated to contributing new findings, knowledge and understanding to the communication profession, and to helping organizations and communicators maximize organizational success.  Through the generosity of donors, corporate sponsors and volunteers, the Foundation delivers original communication research and tools not available in the commercial marketplace.

Journal of Children and Media is an interdisciplinary and multimethod peer-reviewed publication that provides a space for discusion by scholars and professionals from around the world and across theoretical and empirical traditions who are engaged in the study of media in the lives of children. Manuscripts (APA style, 8,000 words maximum) for the "Review and Commentary" section (up to 2,000 words) should be e-mail-delivered to Charlotte Cole, Review and Commentary Editor, charlotte.cole@sesameworkshop.org.

The Canadian Journal of Communication (CJC) is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal committed to publishing outstanding scholarship in communications, media and cultural studies, journalism, and information studies. CJC is looking for theoretically innovative and methodologically challenging original manuscripts, in English or French, for immediate peer-review. To submit an article for peer-review go to the CJC website http://www.cjc-online.ca and click on the "submit" button. Articles for peer-review should be approximately 6,000 to 8,000 words in length. In addition to the traditional peer-reviewed article the CJC will develop innovative forms and formats for discussions of current practices including: media reviews, research overviews of current projects, and polemical commentaries. These submissions are shorter in length and may be either more descriptive or experimental in tone. Please direct ideas and inquiries to editor@cjconline.ca. For information on book reviews please contact our book review editor, Leslie Regan Shade, at review_editor@cjconline.ca. Info on CJC: Kim Sawchuk, Editor, CJC, editor@cjc-online.ca.

Visiting doctoral fellowships. The Media Management and Transformation Center (MMTC) at Jonkoping International Business School, Jonkoping University, Sweden, in the field of media business and media economics for advanced doctoral students. Dr. Cinzia dal Zotto, Research Manager, Media Management and Transformation Center, Jonkoping International Business School, P.O. Box 1026, SE-551 11 Jonkoping, SWEDEN. Info: http://www.jibs.se/mmtc. Email for more information: cinzia.dalzotto@ihh.hj.se.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
Department of Communication
Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track), Associate Professor, Professor Social Interaction/Interpersonal Communication

Seeking an individual whose research interests are primarily concerned with the development of theories that elucidate the fundamental processes that subserve social interaction. Examples of such processes include the processing of discourse and social action; strategic choices in language use; the development of social interaction competencies; emotional and motivational factors in social interaction; social interaction and decision-making; social influence processes in social interaction; and intercultural communication processes germane to globalization. Of particular interest are research programs that explicate communication processes in both face-to-face and mediated social interaction contexts. This research program must comport with the Department's quantitative behavioral-science orientation and affiliation with the Division of Social Sciences. Tenure-track position to begin 1 July 2008. Candidates will be expected to teach upper-division classes and graduate seminars.

Applications: Send vita, sample of research writing, and three letters of recommendation directly from recommender or placement service to:

Michael T. Motley, Chair, Search Committee
Department of Communication
One Shields Avenue
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616

Email: labyrns@ucdavis.edu (Lesley Byrns, Office Manager). TEL: 530/752-1291

The Department offers the B.S. and M.A. in Communication. (A doctoral program proposal is currently under review.) For further information about the Department of Communication at UCD, please visit our website at http://communication.ucdavis.edu. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 15 OCTOBER 2007. Position is open until filled.

The University of California, Davis, and the Department of Communication are interested in candidates who are committed to the highest standards of scholarship and professional activities, and to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity. The University of California is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
Department of Communication
Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track), Associate Professor, Professor Mediated Communication

Seeking an individual whose research interests are in the area of the social and/or psychological impact of the media. Applicant must have a program of theory development and research focused on explaining the effects of media or communication technologies upon individuals and society. This program must comport with the Department's quantitative behavioral-science orientation and affiliation with the Division of Social Sciences. Tenure-track position to begin July 1, 2008. Candidates will be expected to teach upper-division classes and graduate seminars.

Applications: Send vita, sample of research writing, and three letters of recommendation directly from recommender or placement service to:

Charles R. Berger, Chair, Search Committee
Department of Communication
One Shields Avenue
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616

Email: labyrns@ucdavis.edu (Lesley Byrns, Office Manager). TEL: 530/752-1291

The Department offers the B.S. and the M.A. in Communication. (A doctoral program is proposal is currently under review.) For further information about the Department of Communication at UCD, please visit our web at http://communication.ucdavis.edu. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by October 15, 2007.

The University of California, Davis, and the Department of Communication are interested in candidates who are committed to the highest standards of scholarship and professional activities, and to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity. The University of California is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

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SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
Assistant Professor, International and Global Communication

The Department of Communication at Santa Clara University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position to begin Fall 2008. We seek scholars specializing in international and global communication studies. Candidates should have a well-defined research focus and some international experience (a working second language, for example, would be an asset). The new faculty member will teach courses in his/her area of specialty, as well as courses in at least one of the following areas: quantitative or qualitative research methods, mass communication, critical media studies, interpersonal communication, journalism, digital media, or visual communication/video production. Ideal candidates should demonstrate promise in scholarly research and the ability to publish in peer-reviewed journals, as well as evidence of successful teaching.

Applicants are invited to visit the university's web site at: www.scu.edu for descriptions of the university's mission, courses offered in our department, and the multicultural student population we serve. Santa Clara University has committed to the strategic goal of enriching the quality of our community of scholars by increasing diversity among faculty, staff, and students. Candidates who can contribute to this goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths or experiences related to achieving this goal in their letter of application.

Located in the heart of northern California's Silicon Valley, Santa Clara is a private, Catholic Jesuit university committed to promoting social justice in a comprehensive, educational setting. Faculty are teaching scholars who balance a commitment to quality teaching with active programs of research or creative scholarship. A full-time teaching load is 2 courses per quarter. Maintaining an active research program is required, along with undergraduate advising and service responsibilities. The completion of a Ph.D. in Communication or a closely related discipline is required by the time of appointment. Housing assistance is available. Santa Clara University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and, in this spirit, welcomes applications from women, persons of color, any sexual orientation, all religions, and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with a disability. Also, in accordance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the University annually collects and makes publicly available information about campus crimes and other reportable incidents (www.scu.edu/cs/).

Applications will be accepted until December 1, 2007, at which time the evaluation of applications will begin. Applicants should mail hard copies of their letter of application, CV, examples of scholarly work, three letters of reference, and evidence of teaching excellence (e.g., course syllabi, student evaluations, and teaching portfolios) to: Dr. Emile McAnany (Attention: Search Committee), Department of Communication, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053 [email queries: emcanany@scu.edu].

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SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
Knight-Ridder/San Jose Mercury News Chair in Journalism and the Public Interest

The Department of Communication at Santa Clara University invites applications for this newly endowed Chair from applicants with a compelling vision of how journalism can serve social justice and the public interest in the new media environment. The Chair may be filled by a senior scholar (associate or full professor) or a distinguished journalism professional.

Senior scholars will have an active research program and communicate it to the public, regularly publishing in academic outlets and commenting in the news media. A record of external research funding is a plus. The successful candidate will also be an excellent teacher of undergraduates who will teach courses in her/his area of specialty, as well as courses in at least one of the following areas: journalism history, political communication, media law, media economics, media ethics, ethnic/multicultural journalism, or news in t he digital age. This person will provide intellectual leadership to the department's journalism program and the wider communities of Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area, advancing public discussion and understanding of journalism by organizing symposia and projects of her/his design.

Distinguished professionals must have extensive leadership experience in the field of journalism and a record of teaching excellence at the college level. The professional applicant will be expected to publish long-format journalism or books on news and the public interest. This person will teach courses in her/his area of specialty, as well as courses in at least one of the following areas: community journalism, multimedia journalism, public affairs reporting, investigative reporting, ethnic/multicultural journalism, media ethics, media economics, journalism history, or media law. The professional will help lead our journalism program by attracting external funding, extending our connections to Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area news organizations and community groups, and convening public forums on journalism.

Located in northern California's Silicon Valley, Santa Clara University (www.scu.edu) sits in the heart of the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose media market. SCU is a Jesuit Catholic university committed to promoting social justice and public service. Housing assistance is available. SCU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence t hrough diversity, and, in this spirit, particularly welcomes applications from women, persons of color, and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with a disability. Also, in accordance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the University annually collects and makes publicly available information about campus crimes and other reportable incidents (www.scu.edu/cs/).

The anticipated start date for this position is September 2008. Applications will be accepted until December 7, 2007. Applicants should mail a letter of application (including a description of strengths and experiences that have prepared you to teach and work effectively with culturally diverse students and colleagues), a professional resume or CV, examples of professional or scholarly work, three letters of reference, and evidence of teaching excellence (e.g., course syllabi, student evaluations, and teaching portfolios) to: Chad Raphael, Knight-Ridder/San Jose Mercury News Chair Search Committee, Department of Communication, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA, 95053-0277.

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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Two Assistant Professor Positions
Department of Communication Studies

The ASU Department of Communication Studies, located at the west campus in Phoenix, plays an integral role in Arizona State University's multicampus research and teaching mission. One of several ASU departments offering communication degrees, Communication Studies is strongly committed to interdisciplinary scholarship, methodological diversity, a collegial environment, the blending of liberal arts and human services traditions, and a rigorous undergraduate and graduate education. The department benefits from its location on an intimate campus (8,500 students) with excellent library and faculty support services as well as access to the vast resources of the larger ASU system of campuses. The department consists of 10 full-time faculty and is adding these two assistant professor positions to better serve our 300 undergraduate majors and 40 M.A. students. We seek exemplary teacher-scholars to support the departments' strengths in two areas. Candidates with qualifications that match either of the descriptions below or some combination of the two are encouraged to apply. Please visit our web site at http://www.west.asu.edu/chs/depts_schools/comm_studies/.

Position 1. Applied Interpersonal Communication. The department seeks a scholar with research and teaching expertise in applied communication with emphasis in one or more of the following applied contexts: health, aging, family relationships, youth development, work relationships, mediated relationships, interpersonal advocacy.

Position 2. New Media. The department seeks scholars with teaching and research expertise in the study of new media with emphasis in one or more of the following areas: emerging technologies; race, ethnicity, and media; political economy and media; global media; media theory.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. (by 8/15/2008); relevant area of research specialization; an active program of research, with potential to establish excellence in scholarship; a strong record of publication; evidence of excellence in teaching.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Capacity to advance the department's commitment to serving diverse students and communities; potential for academic entrepreneurship and/or acquisition of external funds; capacity to teach courses related to advocacy; experience in teaching undergraduate courses in scientific or humanistic research methods.

Application Deadline: October 15th, 2007; if not filled, the 1st and 15th of each month thereafter until the search is closed.

Application Procedure: Send (1) a letter of application explaining fit with the appropriate position description(s), (2) a curriculum vita, (3) three letters of reference, (4) evidence of teaching effectiveness, and (4) samples pf publications to Ms. Patricia Bellew, Search Committee Coordinator, Department of Communication Studies, Arizona State University, PO Box 37100, Phoenix, AZ 85069-7100. Electronic applications and supportive documents are invited. Please send electronic application along with supportive documents to: Patricia.Bellow@ASU.edu.

ASU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer in policy and practice, and the Department actively seeks and supports a diverse workforce. A background check is required prior to employment. ASU offers applicants an opportunity to voluntarily self-disclose information for the University's diversity plan; applicants may complete an EEO survey for the position(s) to which they apply at: http://www.eoaa.asu.edu/aa_eeo_survey.asp.

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IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
Social Psychology/ Communication Studies

The Psychology Department at Iowa State University invites applications for an Associate Professor in Social Psychology and Director of the interdisciplinary Communication Studies Program. The tenure home will be in Psychology and the administrative responsibilities in Communication Studies are light. Research interests in any area of media, persuasion, attitudes, or communication studies are especially desirable, and a research-friendly teaching load may include courses in both Social Psychology and Communication Studies. The appointment will begin August, 2008.

Successful candidates are expected to have a record of excellence in research and teaching and will be expected to maintain a highly productive program of research with potential to secure extramural funding. The salary is competitive and generous start-up funds are available. Newly acquired laboratory space has greatly expanded the Department's research infrastructure. Ames, Iowa has excellent public schools and is consistently rated as one of the best small cities in which to live and work. Members of under-represented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

Review of applications will begin October 1 and continue until the position is filled. Candidates should send their vita, a cover letter describing their research and teaching interests, relevant (p)reprints, and three letters of reference to: Lori Wildeman (Lwild@iastate.edu), Social/Comm Search Committee, Department of Psychology, W112 Lagomarcino Hall, Iowa State Unversity, Ames, IA 50011-3180. For additional information about the position, contact Craig Anderson (caa@iastate.edu). Iowa State is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Department also is conducting searches for two cognitive psychology positions, one at the Assistant and one at the Associate Professor level (see separate ad). For information about our Department or other positions, please visit our web site. http://www.psychology.iastate.edu.

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GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
Journalism/Media Studies and Society

Department of Communication invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Journalism/Media Studies and Society (F9037Z) who examines the way print, electronic, and new media shape public responses to health and environmental risks. Candidates should have a doctoral degree, an active program of relevant research/publication, professional experience, research funding experience, excellent teaching, and a strong commitment to collegiality. This appointment is scheduled to begin Fall semester, 2008.

To apply for this position to log onto: https://jobs.gmu.edu/ (Click on the Create Application link. Check the faculty application box and click Go. Create a user name and password and enter. Then fill in personal and reference information, application information, and attach relevant documents such as an application letter and CV.) Review of credentials begins November 20, 2007 and continues until the position is filled. GMU is an AA/EOE Employer. If you have any questions contact:

Dr. Ed Maibach, Professor of Communication and Search Committee Chair at: emaibach@gmu.edu.

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UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
Department of Communication
Organizational/Group/Business Communication: Assistant Professor

The Department of Communication at the University of Oklahoma invites applications from scholars with teaching interests in organizational/group/business communication and with research interests in organizational or group communication and/or in one of the areas of concentration of the unit's graduate program (see below). Appointment begins in August 2008. The Department of Communication seek to hire a promising teacher/scholar at the Assistant Professor rank (tenure-track).

Applicants must have an earned doctorate at the time of appointment have established a record of scholarly research, show evidence of effective teaching, and demonstrate the ability and willingness to serve on advisory committees and to actively pursue external funding.

The Department of Communication is strongly committed to providing quality instruction and research in communication theory and research. The Department is a member of the Division of Social Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences. At full strength, the department includes 17 FTE faculty. Faculty and 30-plus graduate teaching and research assistants staff a program which offers B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees to over 60 graduate students and about 300 undergraduate majors.

The Department's major areas of concentration include: social influence/interpersonal co