Membership Renewal
Today is the day membership dues are, well, due! If you have not renewed, I hope that you will do so by replying to the e-mail sent just prior to this Newsletter broadcast. I want to remind you that as a member, you have access to our five journals, all of which are among the most prestigious in the field. Access to the journals from the MyICA page is easy once you log in. Just click on the link for each journal to access not only the most recent issue, but every single issue previously published-and they all are available to you simply by paying for your membership!
As a member you also have the ability to network with some of the most well respected communication researchers around the world, simply by looking them up in the "Find a Colleague" membership directory. You can look them up by name, by division, by research interest and by keywords.
And why are keywords so important? So that others can find you as well! You have the added benefit of selecting a few keywords that signal your research interests. This way, other members are able to locate you according to those interests. One other benefit for us here at ICA, is that we can then see what trends communication research is taking. Many members have taken advantage of this feature and the more members do so, the easier it is to see these trends.
It is really quite simple to do. Just continue on to your profile after paying your dues and select them as part of your profile. That's it! Take a look around your profile while you're there. You will see that there are other tools that will also help make you more visible to other researchers: Write a short paragraph about your current research interests, indicate whether you wish to do collaborative work, be a journal reviewer or be a conference paper reviewer, even upload your picture. Go to http://www.icahdq.org/cgi-shl/Dues.exe/Run:RENEW to renew your membership.
ICA General Election
Also happening right now is the ICA general election. Members are casting their vote for our next president, for a few Division chair and vice-chair positions as well as other positions and a few proposed by-laws changes. All members will see the association-wide candidates, but will only see those sectional candidates for the sections they belong to. We hope you indicate your choice by voting. Don't let time run out! The polls close on 15 October. The link to vote is http://www.icahdq.org/elections. Candidate statements are online at http://www.icahdq.org/news/2010_statements.pdf, or you can read them individually as you cast your vote in the election booth.
Paper and Panel Submission
The first of November is the deadline for submitting a paper or panel proposal. Go to http://www.icahdq.org/news/2010_statements.pdf to read the call. Once you are ready to submit, you can do so at http://www.icahdq.org/cfp. Associations are reminded that an added benefit to their membership is a slot to conduct a panel of their own. They are required, however, to submit under "Special Sessions" by the same deadline as for papers, 1 November.
Surveys
Two surveys are also taking place: ICA student members and the Political Communication Division are being surveyed by the student board members and the Political Communication Division leadership respectively. Members of each group are being encouraged to participate as their input helps shape future events.
