Connections within Communication

The theme for the NCA 99^th Annual Convention, Connections, invites consideration of what various aspects of the discipline have in common.  What might scholars in visual communication, political communication, and public address, for example, offer to the study of political advertisements?  What can scholars in media, interpersonal communication, and those interested in future issues contribute to each other? How could such topics as mentoring be addressed by collaboration between those in instructional development and organizational communication? How could social, economic, or legal issues be considered with connections between and among the caucuses? These are simply a few examples of the sorts of cross-fertilization sought for Connections within Communication.  

Submissions should include a title, a description suitable for the online program, the names and institutional affiliations of the proposed panelists, and a rationale, including a brief statement of purpose, addressing the importance of the topic and how it makes communication nonnections (e.g., Is this most relevant to pedagogy?  Is it more important for researchers?  What areas of the discipline are the most likely to benefit from this panel?).  Providing sufficient detail in the proposal is necessary so that reviewers can adequately evaluate the proposal; for instance, you should include the role that each panelist will serve and explain what each will specifically contribute to the discussion.  Proposals will be reviewed according to the importance, contribution, and scope of the topic to NCA members and the subject theme; and the quality of panel design.  Additionally, submissions should be panel discussions composed of various scholars from different interest groups so that they are exploring the connections between them; individual papers and paper sessions are not to be submitted.

All submissions must be made via NCA Submission Central. Emailed or mailed submissions will not be accepted. Submitters should select “panel discussion” as their submission type. For instruction on completing a submission, please refer to the step-by-step “How to Submit” instructions provided in the Convention Resource Library. All submitters are encouraged to review the Professional Standards for Convention Participants prior to submission. 

For questions related to the content of a proposal, please contact Thomas Bovino, Suffolk County Community College, bovinot@sunysuffolk.edu.