Sorry if you've already received this, but if you're headed to London in June please consider applying or encouraging your grad students to apply. Thanks, Lee Lee Humphreys, PhD Assistant Professor Dept of Communication Cornell University CALL FOR PROPOSALS: 4TH ANNUAL DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM OF THE COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION ***APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 15, 2013!*** Date and Time: Monday, 17 June 2013; 9:00 – 17:00 Location: Hilton London Metropole Hotel Cost: $75.00 USD (some scholarships available, see below) Primary Organizers: Miriam Metzger, UCSB; Nicole Kramer, U Duisburg-Essen and Lee Humphreys, Cornell U Description: The consortium brings together PhD candidates working on Communication and Technology to give them the opportunity to present and discuss their research in a constructive and international atmosphere. The goals of the event are to provide feedback and advice to participating PhD candidates on their in-progress research thesis. Moreover, the doctoral consortium will provide the opportunity to meet experts as well as fellow PhD candidates from different backgrounds working on related topics. Students who would like to participate in the doctoral consortium are invited to submit applications as per the instructions listed below. During the consortium, students will be invited to present their work and they will receive feedback from their fellow students and faculty participants, all of whom will have read the proposals in advance of the Doctoral Consortium. In addition, at least one faculty participant will be assigned to respond in detail to each proposal. Besides the presentations of proposals, there will also be professional development sessions on topics such as ethics, research methods, publishing the dissertation, and positioning one’s work for the job market. Applicants must be advanced to candidacy and have their dissertation proposal topic. Ideally, students will be in the early stages of their dissertation, where feedback would be most helpful in refining and advancing their work. To apply, students must submit a proposal describing their research as follows: • Submissions must be related to the working area of the Communication and Technology Division of ICA • Proposals must identify the significant problems in the field of research, briefly outline current knowledge of the problem domain, and clearly formulate a research question • Proposals must outline the proposed research approach, methods, and results obtained so far • Submissions must not exceed 6000 words, and must include name and affiliation of the PhD candidate • Applications should be accompanied by a short letter of recommendation from the advisor stating how the PhD candidate can benefit from participation in the Doctoral Consortium The proposal and letter of recommendation must be submitted as one PDF document and sent as an attachment in an email to Miriam Metzger, metzger@comm.ucsb.edu<mailto:metzger@comm.ucsb.edu>. The new deadline for submission is March 15, 2013. Submitted proposals will be reviewed by the members of the program committee based on significance of research, specificity of research topic and/or questions, clarity of writing, and degree to which the student can benefit from expert guidance and feedback. To help ensure the consortium best meets the needs of its members, limited financial assistance will be made possible by the CAT Division. Please note in your application if you would like to be considered for financial support to cover your costs for participation in the CAT Doctoral Consortium (this support would cover only the $75 participation fee and not travel to London). Information about CAT: The CAT Division within ICA is concerned with the role played by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the process of communication. It is committed to enhancing theory and methodology pertaining to adoption, usage, effects, and policy of ICTs. Areas of research include human-computer interaction, computer-mediated communication, mobile communication, and other technologically mediated social interaction and networking in all contexts (interpersonal, group, organizational, societal/cultural) and at all levels of analyses. The goal of the CAT Doctoral Consortium is to provide a unique professional development and intellectual opportunity for those doctoral candidates who seek to make an innovative and original contribution to our understanding of ICTs, with the primary focus on communication aspects of particular technological characteristics. ICA CAT Doctoral Consortium Program Committee: Dr. Nosh Contractor, Northwestern University, USA Dr. Benjamin Detenber, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Dr. Nicole Krämer, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Dr. Miriam Metzger, University of California, USA Dr. Ron E. Rice, University of California, USA Dr. S. Shyam Sundar, Pennsylvania State University, USA Dr. Lee Humphreys, Cornell University Dr. Lidwien van de Wijngaert, University of Twente, The Netherlands Contact: Miriam Metzger (metzger@comm.ucsb.edu<mailto:metzger@comm.ucsb.edu>)