The Gender Issues Division
of the Broadcast Education Association invites submission of original
papers on broadcasting and electronic media topics to be considered
for presentation at the 48th annual BEA convention in Las Vegas,
April 4-7, 2003. This year's conference theme is BEA 2003:
The Next Generation. We encourage all to submit papers concerned
with any issue related to gender and the media. The Gender Issues
Division stimulates awareness and discussion of existing issues
and problems related to gender concerns in the media and media
education.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION
Papers should be postmarked by November 30, 2002.
Papers will be evaluated and judged by blind review in two categories,
Debut and Open. The Debut category is open to entrants
who have never previously presented a paper at a BEA Convention.
The Open category is for all other paper submissions. Please
include which category your paper qualifies for on the cover sheet.
Co-authored papers should be entered in the open category if any
one of the co-authors has presented at a previous BEA convention.
The winner in the debut category receives a cash award of $100
from BEA. The award for a multiple-authored paper will go to the
lead author as listed on the title page. Division of the award
is the responsibility of the lead author. The division reserves
the right to withhold a monetary award if, in the opinion of the
judges, the quality of papers is insufficient. Paper winners must
present their papers at the convention in order to be eligible
for the monetary prize.
GUIDELINES:
* The TITLE PAGE should include (1) the manuscript title, (2)
the category of submission (Debut or Open), (3) the lead author's
name, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, and (4) the
names of co-authors if applicable. All inquiries and information
about the submission will be directed to the lead author listed
on the title page. If no category is specified, submissions will
be placed in the "open" competition. To insure anonymity
in the reviewing process, no reference to the author's identity
or affiliation should appear after the title page.
* An ABSTRACT should follow
the title page and contain only the manuscript title and a brief
summary of the paper in 250 words or less.
* The MAIN TEXT should follow
the abstract page. A running header containing the title of the
paper should appear on the first page of main text and continue
on each page of the document thereafter.
* The FORMAT of the paper
should follow current APA style guidelines. Papers should not
exceed 30 double-spaced pages in length, including references,
tables, and figures.
* Papers must not be under
peer review by another association or publication and may only
be submitted to one BEA interest group for evaluation. Papers
should not have been presented at any other convention (regional/national)
or published prior to presentation at BEA.
DEADLINE:
To be eligible for consideration, all paper submissions must be
postmarked no later than November 30, 2002. E-mail and fax submissions
will not be accepted. The lead author will receive an e-mail confirmation
from the paper chair upon receipt of the submission.
SUBMISSION:
Send four (4) printed copies of the paper to:
Teresa Bergman, Paper Competition Chair
BEA Gender Issues Division
Department of Communication Design
California State University, Chico
Chico, CA 95929-0504
For more information, contact
Teresa Bergman at:
Office: (530) 898-6650
FAX: (530) 898-4839
Email: tgbergman@cuschico.edu
Selected papers will be presented
at the Gender Issues Division's competitive paper session during
the annual BEA convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 4-7, 2003.
At least one author of an accepted paper must attend the convention
in order to present. Winners will be notified January 28, 2003.
