[ecrea] Communication and Sport Summit 2012

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THE SIXTH SUMMIT ON COMMUNICATION AND SPORT
Friday, February 22 - Sunday, February 24, 2013 in Austin, TX
CALL FOR PAPERS AND PANELS

The International Association for Communication and Sport is pleased to
partner with the Texas Program in Sports and Media and the College of
Communication at the University of Texas at Austin to present the Sixth
Summit on Communication and Sport. Since its debut in 2002, the Summit has
become the leading venue for communication researchers from varied
theoretical and methodological approaches to identify, understand, and
critique the communicative significance of sport.
We invite you to consider presenting at the 2013 conference to be held in
the new Belo Center for New Media on the campus of the University of Texas
at Austin. To ensure that we offer a balance of topics, we ask that you
consider responding to this call for papers and panels.

Submission deadline is October 26, 2012, central time. Any submission must
have a submission date stamp no later than 11:59 pm October 26, 2012 (US
central standard time; UTC-06:00). Late submissions will not be considered.
All submissions will be reviewed and evaluated by the Summit's planning
committee. Presenters will be notified of presentation acceptance via email
by December 3, 2012.

Inquiries regarding submissions can be sent to Christopher Hart at
(christopher.hart /at/ austin.utexas.edu). More information on the Summit will be
available atwww.communicationandsport.com.


PAPERS

Scholars who are interested in presenting research that explores
communication and sport must submit full-length manuscripts or extended
abstracts for consideration. The Summit's planning committee will give
preference to scheduling research presentations to scholars who submit
full-length manuscripts.
Options for submission:
- Full-length manuscript (5,000-7,500 words, APA style)
- Extended abstract (500-1,000 words)

To submit either, download and complete the submission form published on
www.communicationandsport.com. Submit it with either your manuscript or
abstract. No information identifying the author or university affiliation
may appear in the submitted manuscript or abstract. Any submissions that
fail to conform to this requirement will not be considered.
Up to two submissions from the same individual noted as lead author will be
considered. Submissions that explore theoretical and/or critical issues
related to the study of communication and sport are invited and all
methodologies are welcome.


PANELS

For the first time, the Summit welcomes proposals for panel discussions on
topical subjects of interest to the communication and sport community.
Though programming space is limited, the summit planning committee welcomes
the opportunity to expand the depth and breadth of offerings at the
conference.
To submit a panel proposal, please download and complete the submission form
published onwww.communicationandsport.com. Submit the submission form and
CVs of the proposed panelists. Call for Papers and Panels The Sixth Summit
on Communication and Sport Friday, February 22 - Sunday, February 24, 2013
in Austin, TX

For more information on the International Association for Communication and
Sport, please seewww.communicationandsport.org.
For more information on the Texas Program in Sports and Media, please see
www.sportsandmedia.org.



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