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Gender Issues Division
Call for Papers

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 49th annual BEA convention in Las Vegas, April 16-18, 2004. This year's conference theme is BEA 2004-Bold Visions, Fresh Thinking: Untangling Media's Gordian Knot The Division is open to all methodologies and encourages submissions that explore all aspects of gender issues pertaining to the electronic media. The theme is intended as a focus for the convention, but does not imply than competitive papers must reflect that theme.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION
The deadline for receiving all papers is NOVEMBER 14, 2003.
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. In the Debut category, first and second place winners receive cash awards of $200 and $100 respectively from BEA. Awards for multiple-authored papers 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 monetary awards 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 monetary prizes.

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 ensure 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 FORMATTING 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 received by the Division's Competition Chair no later than November 14, 2003. 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:
Debbie A. Owens, Paper Competition Chair
BEA Gender Issues Division
Murray State University
Department of Journalism and Mass Communications
114 Wilson Hall
Murray, KY 42071-3311

For more information, contact Debbie A. Owens at:
270.762.2387 Office
270.762.2390 Fax
Debbie.Owens@murraystate.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 16-18, 2004. At least one author of an accepted paper must attend the convention in order to present. Winners will be notified by February 6, 2004.