CALL FOR PAPERS AND PANEL PROPOSALS
National Communication Association Conference
November 17-20, 2005 in Boston, MA USA

The American Association for the Rhetoric of Science and Technology invites submission of program proposals and papers. Submissions may cover any area of rhetoric of science and technology, including the rhetorical analysis of science policy debates, the analysis of scientific texts, the transfer of scientific rhetoric into literary or other contexts, and the rhetorical impact of popular representations of science. We encourage submissions concerning traditional fields (such as physics and biology) and also emerging topics in areas such as environmental science, computer science, information technology, genetics, neuroscience and medicine. In particular, we are especially interested in papers and panels that explore the nexus between science, politics, and public policy.

Copies of Papers/Proposals: Only online submissions in Microsoft Word, PDF, or RTF format will be accepted.

Deadline: Online submission through the All Academic website by February 16, 2005

Access: http://convention2.allacademic.com/nca_index.php

Specify student papers: yes

Specify debut papers: yes

Submitted papers should include:
1) A Title
2) A 250-500 word abstract of the paper
3) A maximum of 25 pages of text
4) No information identifying the author may appear in the paper.
Submitters will be required to upload a copy of their paper into All Academic. To ensure blind review, submitters should remove their name from their paper before uploading the document.
5) Papers must be submitted online in one of the following file formats in order to be accepted: Microsoft Word, PDF, RTF. Compressed or Zip files will not be accepted.

Submitted panels should include:
1) A Title
2) An abstract of no more than 75 words for the convention program (if there are no presentation titles).
3) A list of presenters and their affiliations
4) Titles for each presentation
5) A short abstract (250-400 words) for each presenter

CONTACT: Gordon R. Mitchell, Department of Communication, University of Pittsburgh, 1117 Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, Phone:412-624-8531; Email: gordonm@pitt.edu; Timothy M. O’Donnell, Department of English, Linguistics, and Speech, 316 Combs Hall, 1301 College Ave., Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, Phone: 540-371-1915; Email: todonnel@mwc.edu