Broadcast Education Association
BEA2002
Law & Policy Division
BEA2002 Call for Papers

We may be called the Broadcast Education Association, but the papers and panels presented by the Law & Policy Division have ranged far beyond broadcasting. In the last few years, we have seen papers on the regulation of cable, telephone, and the new technologies of the Internet. Scholars have presented constitutional analyses, policy studies, ethical constructs and historical perspectives. The research has focused on the activities of the FCC, the President, Congress, the courts, state governments, local governments, and individual stations. In the increasingly global communications reality, there are many more regulatory bodies coming into play - and yes, we've seen papers on those, too.

BEA's Law & Policy Division has moved beyond just your basic looks at broadcast regulation. We encourage you to submit papers, and encourage you to let your colleagues and students know that we're not just about broadcasting anymore.

Submission Requirements

  • Maximum of 30 double-spaced pages, including references and tables
  • 250 word abstract
  • Sole submission to the Law & Policy Division
  • A cover page that includes the author's name, institution address, phone number, e-mail, title of the paper, the division to which the paper is submitted, and whether it is an "open" or "debut" entry (debut is anyone who has not submitted to BEA before).
  • The title should be printed on the first page of the paper and on running heads on all subsequent pages. The author's name should not appear in the body of the paper.
  • Three copies of paper submissions are required.
  • At least one author must attend the convention to present the paper.
  • Papers must be received by December 1, 2001.

Web Posting Past convention winning papers are posted on the BEA web site. This attempt at further disseminating the materials will be repeated again with the 2002 Convention. If you wish to have your paper posted, please have every author sign the permission form available at the BEA website (www.beaweb.org). In addition, you must submit a PC or Macintosh 3 1/2" diskette. The file can be either Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format, but should be the only file contained on the diskette. The complete paper should be contained in one file containing the cover page, body, tables, references, etc. Prohibiting web posting will not affect consideration of the paper for convention presentation. Authors retain the copyright and web publication does not prohibit subsequent publication in official BEA publications.

Send papers to: Kim Zarkin
5600 North Beach Street , Apt. 1028
Haltom City, TX 76137