[ecrea] RMCA CFP

RMCA 2013 CFP:

I am pleased to announce this year’s conference, /Doin’ It With E’s: 
Extreme, Electoral, and Electronic Communication/, on *April 20, 2013 
*at Group Publishing in Loveland, CO.

As another presidential election cycle concludes, we reflect on the 
possibilities, limitations and challenges presented by an ever-expanding 
range of communication processes. Effective communication enables us to 
negotiate relationships, tasks, and meanings in a variety of contexts, 
but for a variety of reasons communication is not always effective, and 
not always intended as such. Extreme, electoral, and electronic 
communication challenge both common and sophisticated notions about 
communication effectiveness and present rich possibilities for 
understanding communication processes.

The 2013 RMCA conference theme, /Doin’ It With E’s/, is intended to 
provide participants with an opportunity to interrogate communication 
processes, intentions and outcomes, by focusing our attention on the 
challenges and opportunities associated with extreme, electoral, and 
electronic communication. We invite the submission of papers and panels 
that provoke dialogue and thought about these issues; how they come to 
be, what they look like, how they’re overcome, and what role they play 
in life, culture, and politics. This is a wide-ranging conference theme, 
and thus we anticipate that papers deal with it from numerous 
intellectual and methodological perspectives. Submissions outside of 
this theme are also welcomed and will be given full consideration.  
Scholarship at all levels of higher-education, including undergraduate 
students are encouraged to submit papers or panel proposals.

*All submissions must be received by February 22, 2013, in order to be 
considered for participation at RMCA’s 2013 conference. Authors of 
accepted papers and panels will be expected to register for the 
conference by the pre-registration deadline of April 12, 2013.  Submit 
papers and proposals to: *

Rocky Mountain Communication Association submission manager 
<https://rmca.submittable.com/submit>

Completed individual papers may be submitted electronically in MS Word 
or Adobe PDF format.  Please remove all references to the author from 
the text and include the following in the cover letter/biography box of 
the submission form:

   * Name and affiliation of author or authors
   * Title of paper
   * 120 word (max) abstract
   * Indicate which if any of the authors are graduate or undergraduate
     students

Panel and performance proposals may also be submitted in the above 
formats and should include the following:

   * Proposed title of panel or performance
   * Names and affiliations of participants
   * 120 word (max) abstract for the entire presentation
   * 120 word (max) abstract for each paper (if applicable)

In addition, for both panels and papers, please include any AV equipment 
requirements or special room considerations.  Please understand, 
however, that while we will make every effort to accommodate requests, 
we cannot guarantee that they will be met.  Please limit requests to 
those that are absolutely necessary for your presentation.

*Award Nominations*

Each year, RMCA presents a variety of awards at its annual luncheon, 
including certificates for an *Outstanding Undergraduate Paper* and an 
*Outstanding Graduate Paper* selected by the RMCA Leadership Council. 
This year, RMCA will be expanding these awards. The Outstanding 
Undergraduate Paper will henceforth be awarded as an *Outstanding 
Four-Year Student Paper*. A new award, *Outstanding Two-Year Student 
Paper* will also be awarded. In addition to those, /please nominate/ 
outstanding individuals for the recognitions described below. 
Nominations can be submitted to Rocky Mountain Communication Association 
submission manager <https://rmca.submittable.com/submit>, and must 
include the nominee's name, affiliation, and a maximum one-page 
description of why they are deserving. The award categories are:

*Outstanding Teaching Assistant* - given to an undergraduate or graduate 
teaching assistant who has demonstrated excellence inside and out of the 
classroom.

*Award for Communication Excellence (A.C.E.)* - given to an individual 
in recognition of distinguished contributions to the Communication 
discipline.

*RMCA Lifetime Achievement Award* - given only on rare occasions to a 
truly deserving and outstanding representative of our discipline.

*All communication regarding the conference should be sent to Mark 
Finney at *(markfinney /at/ adams.edu) <mailto:(markfinney /at/ adams.edu)>.

Thank you for your interest in this year’s RMCA conference, and I look 
forward to seeing you in Loveland.

Sincerely,

Mark Finney
President-elect and Program Planner



--
Mark Finney, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of
Mass Communication
Adams State University