[ecrea] WSCA Call for Papers, Environmental Communication Division

>WESTERN STATES COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION
>ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION INTEREST GROUP
>Annual Convention, Monterey, California
>February 18-22, 2011
>
>Call for
>Competitive Papers, Paper Panels, and Alternative Sessions focusing 
>on theory, research, and the practical knowledge of environmental 
>issues and their communicative dimensions.
>The theme for the 2011 WSCA convention, "Communication and 
>Community," is extremely relevant for environmental communication 
>issues, problems, concerns, and actions, especially in relationship 
>to community.
>
>- Competitive Papers: Competitive papers may utilize any accepted 
>theoretical framework, methodology, or form of critique, or extend 
>the discipline's understanding through literature reviews, 
>theoretical articulations, and other forms of critical engagement.
>Competitive papers must include (a) title, (b) abstract not 
>exceeding 200 words, and (c) main document (body and references). 
>Papers may NOT exceed 25 pages double-spaced (excluding title, 
>abstract, and references). In a separate document list the paper 
>title, author(s), and contact information, and clearly indicate if 
>the paper is a student and/or a debut paper.  Papers should not have 
>been presented previously at a conference, be accepted for or 
>published at the time of submission.
>
>- Paper Panel Sessions: Collection of individual papers working in 
>concert within a single panel proposal (e.g., unified by a common 
>theme, focus, methodology, etc.).
>
>- Alternative Sessions: This category is for panel submissions that 
>are not of the traditional "four papers and a respondent" ilk. 
>Examples include roundtable discussions (i.e., a clearly articulated 
>environmental concept or issue around which participants will 
>engage), performance panels, poster sessions, networking panels, 
>activist-training panels etc.
>Paper/alternative panel proposals must include (a) thematic title 
>for the panel, (b) an abstract describing the panel's thematic 
>contribution, and (c) an extended abstract for each contributing 
>paper/panelist. In a separate document please include the name, 
>institutional affiliation, address, and phone/email for the chair, 
>respondent, and each participant. The entire panel proposal should 
>not exceed 1,500 words (excluding names and addresses).
>
>Electronic submissions must be received no later than September 1, 
>2010. Please follow the submission guidelines detailed below.
>For all paper and panel proposal submissions, email: (ssowards /at/ utep.edu)
>
>Stacey Sowards
>Chair, Environmental Communication Interest Group
>Department of Communication
>University of Texas at El Paso
>(915) 747-8854
>(ssowards /at/ utep.edu)
>
>Submission Notes:
>- Electronic Submission: All papers and proposals should be 
>submitted as attachments to an email. Documents must be submitted in 
>either in Microsoft Word or PDF. Emails must include two separate 
>documents:  Cover page detailing title and contact information for 
>all participants/authors including name, institutional affiliation, 
>phone, email address. For competitive papers, please clearly 
>identify student and/or debut papers on the cover page; Main 
>document consisting of your paper or panel description and 
>abstract(s), free of all identifying references to the authors 
>and/or participants.
>Audio-Visual Requests: Equipment availability is extremely limited 
>and cannot be guaranteed. See the WSCA Policy on the Use of 
>Audio-Visual Equipment at Conventions.  Audio-visual requests should 
>be indicated on the cover page.
>Note: It is the responsibility of the participants to directly 
>provide the respondent with the most recent revision of their paper 
>by February 1, 2011.

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