[Air-L] AEJMC Midwinter Conference

Wed Sep 17 22:25:03 PDT 2008

Hola all ~
Please feel free to distribute widely. 
This is a fantastic conference to receive useful feedback about
"developing-stage-papers" : - )
Best,
HGZ

Homero Gil de Zuniga
Assistant Professor
School of Journalism
College of Communication
University of Texas - Austin
www. utexas. edu
Voice (512) 471 6323
Fax (512) 471 7979

2009 AEJMC MIDWINTER CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPER ABSTRACTS AND PANEL PROPOSALS

March 6-8, 2009
Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication
 University of Oklahoma
(Conference web page: http://www.ou.edu/gaylord)

      The AEJMC Midwinter Conference is an annual forum for the presentation
of research in areas relevant to the 12 AEJMC divisions, interest groups and
commissions sponsoring the conference. The conference follows a rather
informal structure that allows for presentations and extended discussions in
a relaxed setting. This year, 12 AEJMC divisions, interest groups and
commissions are participating in the conference, scheduled for March 6-8 at
the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication (University of
Oklahoma) in Norman, Oklahoma. The location offers participants many winter
diversions outside the conference activities, including world-class museums
and art galleries.
      Questions about paper proposal submissions to specific divisions,
interest groups and commissions can be directed to the appropriate contacts
below.  General questions about the conference can be sent to Elanie Steyn,
Conference Site Host (Elanie at ou.edu) and Homero Gil de Zuniga, Communication
Technology Division Midwinter Chair (hgz at mail.utexas.edu).

      Paper submissions: Authors should submit research paper proposals
consisting of a 300- to 500-word abstract to the relevant division/interest
group/commission contact person. Do not submit full papers. The abstracts
should give a clear sense of the scope of the research and the method of
inquiry used. Conclusions should be highlighted for works that have been
completed by the submission deadline. Do not send full research papers for
consideration. However, authors of proposals accepted for presentation at
the conference must submit complete research papers, not exceeding 30 pages,
to their discussant two weeks prior to the conference. PAPERS PRESENTED AT
THIS CONFERENCE ALSO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PRESENTATION AT THE NATIONAL AEJMC
CONVENTION. Accepted authors are encouraged to use feedback from reviewers
at this conference as they improve and finalize works in progress for
submission to the national conference.
      Panel submissions: Panel organizers should submit proposals to the
relevant division/interest group/commission contact person indicating the
panel title, a description of the session’s focus, the issues to be
discussed, and a list of panelists (potential and confirmed), including
affiliation.
      Format: Identify the paper’s author(s) or panel’s organizer(s) on the
title page only and include the mailing address, telephone number and e-mail
address of the person to whom inquiries should be addressed.  The title
should be on the first page of the text and on running heads on each page of
text. Include your abstract or proposal as an attachment in a standard
word-processing format (preferably Word or RTF).  Also, please ensure that
you remove any identifying information from your document (with the
exception of the title page). 
       Deadline: All abstracts and panel proposals must be e-mailed to the
appropriate division/interest group/commission’s midwinter paper chair (see
below) by December 13, 2008.  Please include an e-mail address so that the
midwinter paper chairs can notify you by January 10, 2009.  
      Registration: Details on conference registration, hotel accommodation,
and travel information will be available at http://www.ou.edu/gaylord.

AEJMC Midwinter Paper Calls by Division/Interest group/Commission

Communication Technology Division
Homero Gil de Zuniga, University of Texas - Austin (hgz at mail.utexas.edu)
512-471-6323

Communication Theory and Methodology Division
Michel M. Haigh, The Pennsylvania State University (mmh25 at psu.edu)
814.863.3850

Commission on the Status of Women
Barbara Barnett, University of Kansas (barnettb at ku.edu) 785-864-7659

Cultural and Critical Studies Division
Jane Marcellus, Middle Tennessee State University (jmarcell at mtsu.edu)
615-898-5282 

Entertainment Studies Interest Group
Brad Yates, University of West Georgia (byates at westga.edu) 678 839-4938

Graduate Education Interest Group
Jessalynn Strauss, University of Oregon (jstrauss at uoregon.edu) 541 346-4169

International 
Amy Schmitz Weiss, San Diego University (digitalamy.sw at gmail.com) 619
594-6301

Mass Communication & Society	
Janet A. Bridges, Sam Houston State University (JABridges at shsu.edu)
936-294-3651

Media Management and Economics
Hugh Martin, University of Georgia (hjmartin at uga.edu) 706 542-5033

Minorities and Communication
Frances Ward-Johnson, Elon University (Fward2 at elon.edu) 336 278-5738

Religion and Media Interest Group
Amanda Sturgill, Baylor University (Amanda_Sturgill at baylor.edu)  254
710-6322

Visual Communication
Jennifer George-Palilonis, Ball State University (Jageorge2 at bsu.edu) 765
285-8216