ICA 2010 - ICA2010 Matters of Communication:Political, Cultural & Technological Challenges

Matters of Communication:Political, Cultural & Technological Challenges

Politics, culture, and technology are matters of communication. But if communication matters for all these questions, isn’t it, paradoxically, because it also doesn’t matter? Indeed, communication is, in many respects, im/material because it constitutes the very nexus where the material and immaterial dimensions of our world meet with each other. If we live in a world of artifacts, technologies, bodies, and sites, Matters of Communication: Political, Cultural & Technological Challenges The Conference Theme for ICA 2010 in Singapore we also live in a world of principles, passions, ideas, meanings, and values. Although both material and immaterial aspects of this world intertwine with each other, it seems crucial not to reduce one to the other, making the study of communication essential to understanding what could be called the spectral or even ghostal nature of our experiences and exchanges.

General Guidelines for All Submissions:


ALL Divisions and Interest Groups will accept only online submissions for the Singapore
conference. Contact information for each division and interest group are provided for questions only. If you have specific questions regarding a Division or Interest Group program, you may contact the program planner for that Division or Interest Group.


The following guidelines apply to ALL submissions, including theme sessions and affiliate organizations.

Deadline: All submissions must be completed online no later than 11:00 p.m. EST, November 6, 2009. To avoid technical problems, early submission is strongly encouraged. The conference submission website will go online around September 15, 2009. To reach the conference website, go to the ICA home page at http://www.icahdq.org and follow the link for 2010 Conference Submission. It is essential that you read the complete instructions carefully and prepare your submission prior to logging on.

Eligibility: You do not need to be an ICA member to submit a paper or proposal for the conference. Simply go to the paper submission site by clicking the link in the“Conferences”area of the ICA web site. You will be prompted to search for yourself in our database. If you see a record that corresponds to you (even if it has old information?Little India. (© Timo Sippala.) 6 2010 Singapore ICA Conference: Call for Papers you will be able to update it), click “This is me” to the right of your name and log in. (If you don’t remember your login information, click “Forgot your Password?” to send your login information to the e-mail address we have on file.) Once you have logged in, update your profile or scroll down to continue to the submission site.

Exclusive submissions: Each paper/proposal may be submitted to only ONE Division or Interest Group, OR to the theme sessions. Submission of the same paper/proposal to more than one section is NOT permitted, and will disqualify the paper for presentation. You are welcome, however, to submit different papers or proposals to the same or different section. Decision notices will be sent around mid-January 2010.

Conference registration: Submission of your paper or proposal does NOT enroll you as an ICA member, or automatically register you for the conference itself. If your paper or proposal is accepted for presentation at the Singapore conference, you will be notified and must then register for the conference and pay the conference fee. Online membership application is always available on the ICA home page. Online registration for the Singapore conference will be available beginning in early 2010.

E-mail address: Each conference participant must use one and only one e-mail address for all submissions. If you are an ICA member, this should be the same e-mail address you have entered into the ICA membership database. You should consider this your unique identification number for all ICA purposes.

Categories of Submissions As many as four categories of submissions?full papers, extended abstracts, poster presentations, and panel session proposals?may be accepted, depending on the submission guidelines of the specific division or interest group.

Full Papers: 25 pages plus tables and references maximum.
Extended Abstracts: A few Divisions and Interest Groups accept either full papers or extended abstracts. Consult the Division's or Interest Group's submission guidelines in this Call for Papers for specific information.
Interactive Paper (Poster) Presentations: Most Divisions and Interest Groups accept poster presentations. A poster presentation is a paper you would like considered for presentation at an interactive poster session. Some research lends itself well to this style of presentation. If your poster presentation is accepted, you will be expected to prepare a poster display of your research for presentation at the conference. Poster sessions have plenary status at ICA conferences.
Panel Session Proposals: Most Divisions and Interest Groups and the theme sessions accept proposals for organized panel sessions.

Registering for the Conference
Everyone planning to attend the conference must complete the registration process. This includes paper presenters, non-ICA members, and Life and Sustaining members.

Preconferences
All preconference ideas and proposals must be submitted to the conference program chair (Francois Cooren, f.cooren-AT-umontreal.ca) by September 1, 2009. All accepted proposals must be entered into the “Sponsored Sessions” area of the paper submission by the November 6, 2009 deadline.

Travel Grants
Travel grants are available to students and to participants from developing/transitional economy (as identified each year by the UN). Those who wish to be considered for a travel grant MUST fill out the online grant request form, available after submitters are notified of paper/panel acceptance. The amount of the grant will depend on actual travel costs. A $2 USD surcharge on each conference registration and other available funds finance these grants.

Additionally, each Division and Interest Group may award travel grants to students selected for top paper awards or other honors, and may have other grant money available. ICA matches up to $300 USD per division for student travel grants. For information on Division and/or Interest Group grant availability, contact the chair/conference planner of the Division/Interest Group that accepted your paper.

For detailed information please visit the conference website: http://www.ica2010.sg