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BEA2004 Call for Papers
Deadline: November 13, 2003

Broadcast Education Association
49th Annual Convention, April 16-18, 2004 Las Vegas, Nevada

The Broadcast Education Association invites scholarly papers from academics, students and professionals for presentation at its annual convention, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The BEA2004 convention theme is "Bold Vision, Fresh Thinking: Untangling Media's Gordian Knot" (www.beaweb.org/bea2004/theme.html). The theme is intended as a focus for the convention, but does not imply that competitive papers must reflect that theme. Papers must, however, address the goals and objectives of the interest division to which they are submitted. Please check the BEA website (www.beaweb.org) for each division's specifics on submitting papers.

Each division selects up to four papers for presentation. In addition, a few papers are selected by divisions for inclusion in a Scholar-to-Scholar (poster) session.

Papers are submitted directly to the relevant divisions as either "Debut" or "Open" papers. The Debut category is open only to those who have never previously presented a paper at a BEA Convention. First and second place winners in Debut categories receive $200 and $100 to help defray their costs of attending the convention.

Papers must be received by the appropriate division by November 13, 2003.

Submission Requirements:
* Length: not to exceed 30 double-spaced pages, including references and tables
* Style: use of APA style or a style suited to the discipline
* Abstract: abstract of less than 250 words to be included with submission
* Exclusivity: papers may not be submitted to more than one division during the same year
* Authorship: author's name, institution address, phone number and e-mail to appear on the cover page only

Cover page must include:
* the title of the paper and the division to which the paper is submitted
* any A/V requirements
* whether submission is an "open" or "debut" entry (any papers without such designation will be considered in the open category)
* Title: to be printed on the first page of the paper and on running heads on all subsequent pages

Copies: three (3) copies of paper must be submitted

Convention Attendance
At least one (1) author of an accepted competitive paper MUST attend the convention to present the paper. Participants MUST be members of BEA and registered for the convention. Three copies (3) of paper submissions should be sent to the appropriate division. Papers MUST be received by the appropriate division by November 13, 2003. Winners will be notified by February 6, 2004. Send papers directly to the following individuals:

Paper Competition Chairs by Division:

BROADCAST & INTERNET RADIO DIVISION
Chair/Paper Competition Coordinator
Frank Chorba
Washburn University
Mass Media Dept.
1700 College Avenue
Topeka, KS 66621
Office: 785-231-1010x1805
Fax: 785-231-1234
E-mail: frank.chorba@washburn.edu

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
Vice Chair/Paper Competition Chair
Melissa Lee Price
Staffordshire University
P.O. Box 660
College Road
Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2XN
United Kingdom
Office: 01782294565
Email: m.l.price@staffs.ac.uk

COURSES, CURRICULA AND ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
Vice Chair/Paper Competition
Webmaster Vice Chair
Larry Elin
S.I. Newhouse School
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13244
Office: 315-443-3415
Fax: 315-443-3946
Email: lpelin@syr.edu

GENDER ISSUES DIVISION
Paper Competition Chair
Debbie A. Owens
Murray State University
Dept. of Journalism & Mass Communications
114 Wilson Hall
Murray, KY 42071-3311
Office: 270-762-6318
Fax: 270-762-2390
Email: debbie.owens@murraystate.edu

HISTORY DIVISION
Chair
Dr. Margaret Finucane
Communications Department
20700 North Park Blvd
John Carroll University
University Hts. Ohio 44118
Office: 216-397-1780
Email: mfinucane@jcu.edu

INTERNATIONAL DIVISION
Paper Competition Chair
Maria Williams Hawkins
Ball State University
Telecommunications Dept.
Muncie, IN 47306
Office: 765-285-2263
Fax: 765-285-9278
Email: mhawkins@bsu.edu

LAW & POLICY DIVISION
Vice Chair/Paper Competition Co-Chair
Miriam A. Smith
Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts Department
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco CA 94132
Office: 415-338-1611
Fax: 415-338-1168
E-mail: miriam@sfsu.edu

MANAGEMENT & SALES DIVISION
Vice Chair/Paper Competition Chair
Lionel Grady
Dept. of Communication
Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT 84720
Office: 801-586-7972
Email: Grady_L@suu.edu

MULTICULTURAL STUDIES DIVISION
Paper Competition Chair
W. Buzz Hoon
Dept. of Communication-Broadcasting
Western Illinois University
313 Sallee Hall
Macomb, Illinois
Office: 309-298-2069
Email: wg-hoon@wiu.edu

NEWS DIVISION
5th Vice Chair/Paper Competition
Geoffrey Baym
University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Dept. of Broadcasting & Cinema
207 Brown Bldg., P.O. Box 2617
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Office: 336-256-1294
Fax: 336-334-5039
Email: gdbaym@uncg.edu

PRODUCTION, AESTHETICS AND CRITICISM DIVISION
Vice-Chair/Paper Competition Chair
T. Robin Riley
Electronic Media Division
University of Cincinnati
P.O. Box 210003
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003
Office: 513-556-4032
Fax: 513-556-0202
Email: robin.riley@uc.edu

RESEARCH DIVISION
Vice-Chair/Paper Competition Co-Chair
Steven Dick
Department of Radio-Television
Southern Illinois University
Mail Stop 6609
Carbondale, IL 62901-6609
Office: 618-453-6980
Email: sdick@siu.edu

STUDENT MEDIA ADVISORS DIVISION
Vice Chair/Paper Competition
Dale Hoskins
Northern Arizona University
School of Communication
NAU Box 5619
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5619
Office: 998-523-6824
Fax 998-523-1505
Email: Dale.hoskins@nau.edu

TWO-YEAR/SMALL COLLEGES DIVISION
Chair
Lenora Brogdon-Wyatt
Livingstone College
701 W. Monroe Street
Salisbury, NC 28144
Office: 704-216-6307
Fax: 704-637-9075
Email: lbrogdonwyatt@carolina.rr.com

WRITING DIVISION
Student Scriptwriting Competition Coordinator
Glenda Williams
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Dept. Of Telecommunications and Film
3273 Brashford Road
Birmingham, AL 35216
Office: 205-348-6350
Fax: 205-348-5162
Email: glenda.williams@ua.edu

Faculty Scriptwriting Competition
Fred Thorne
California State University, Chico
Communication Design
Chico, CA 95929
Office: 530-898-5806
Fax: 530-898-5877
Email: fthorne@csuchico.edu