RHETORIC & PUBLIC ADDRESS INTEREST GROUP
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
2020 Eastern Communication Association 109th Annual Convention
April 1-5, 2020
Baltimore, Maryland
Submission Deadline: October 15, 2019
“Harboring Innovation”
The Rhetoric & Public Address Interest Group invites submissions in preparation of the annual ECA Convention to be held from April 1-5, 2020. We are seeking proposals for the 111th convention to be held at the Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor Hotel located in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. The deadline for electronic submissions is October 15, 2019. The convention theme, “Harboring Innovation,” encourages us to look at rhetoric in new ways and to explore how rhetoric can be used for change. We encourage submitters to consider papers, thematic panels, and other programs that explore related issues and questions, and how these topics and questions intersect with critical issues related to rhetoric and public address.
All submissions should be uploaded to and processed through Attendee Interactive through the following site: https://ww4.aievolution.com/eca2001/index.cfm
Competitive Papers
Abstracts or incomplete papers are not acceptable in this category. Submissions of completed papers should be no more than 25 pages, excluding title page, abstract, references, and appendices. Submissions should include:
Program/Panel Proposal
All program/panel submissions should be uploaded as one pdf or Microsoft Word file, and must include:
Papers in Progress
This year, we encourage submitters to submit research in progress in the form of an extended abstract. Submissions in this category should consist of a 250-word extended abstract detailing a research project that will be completed by the time of the conference. Submissions should include:
Statement of Professional Responsibility
When submitting a paper or proposal for review, the following statement MUST be included. Papers and panels without this statement will not be programmed.
"In submitting the attached paper or proposal, I/we recognize that this submission is considered a professional responsibility. I/we agree to present this paper or program/panel if it is accepted and programmed. I/we further recognize that all who attend and present at ECA's annual meeting must register and pay the required fees."
ECA Technology Policy
Please visit: http://www.ecacomm.org/aws/ECA/asset_manager/get_file/18827?ver=100258 to review the ECA Technology Policy, the complete statement about the provision of media technology by ECA for convention participants. Note that reasonable requests for technology support will not be met unless they are received by the interest group planner at the time of the paper or program submission.
Please contact the Rhetoric & Public Address Interest Group Program Planner, via e-mail, for further information:
Valerie Lynn Schrader, Penn State Schuylkill: vls146@psu.edu