[Air-L] Submission deadline?

[Peter Timusk]

I wonder if this is just two cases or may be a few more that some exception can be made because of this vagueness.

Peter T.

I don't speak for my employer or associations I am a member of or volunteer for unless otherwise noted.

> On Apr 16, 2021, at 12:14 AM, Zach Bastick <zach.bastick at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Alas, we are in the same boat as you. Having prepared a paper to submit, we
> ran into the UTC cut-off once logged into the submission system and ready
> to submit. In our case, we were thrown off by the deadline for the
> dissertation awards ("April 15, 2021 by midnight where ever you are") with
> that of AoIR2021.
> Best regards,
> Zach
> 
>> On Thu, 15 Apr 2021 at 23:59, Plothe, Theo <plothet at savannahstate.edu>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> With respect to the deadlines for this year’s conference CFP, can anyone
>> explain why despite having no stated time once the deadline was extended,
>> that at 11:50 pm EDT, the submissions are now closed?
>> 
>> 
>> The last deadline for the submission of new contributions was 15th Apr
>> 2021, 11:59:59pm UTC.
>> 
>> If the deadline was to be UTC, which is vastly different from previous
>> years, where the deadline was established at midnight Hawai’i time, that
>> the extended deadline would be so limited. Especially when the only way to
>> see said deadline would be on the submission page. It is disappointing to
>> know that my submission will not be included in the process because the
>> times are apparently less negotiable than in previous years, especially
>> considering the online nature of a conference meant to be hosted in
>> Philadelphia, a city clearly in the US EDT.
>> 
>> I understand this information may have appeared elsewhere, but in looking
>> back at the email announcing the deadline extension
>> 
>> Best,
>> Dr. Plothe
>> 
>> --
>> Theo Plothe, PhD
>> Assistant Professor
>> Journalism and Mass Communication
>> Savannah State University
>> 
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