Call for Papers
“Semiotics of New Media” is a non-restrictive conference theme
1. The Semiotic Society of America in conjunction with the semiotic community of Toronto, invites the submission of abstracts, including proposals for organized panels (either three or four papers), for presentation at its 37th Annual Meeting, to be held Thursday 1 November through Sunday 4 November 2012 at the The Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, One Harbour Square, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 1A6.
2. Hotel reservations at $169.00 USD per night (single) can be made by calling 1-800-325-3535 and indicating that the reservation is for the Semiotic Society of America Meeting. Alternatively, you may go to the Semiotic Society of America Meeting hotel link. Early reservation is advised, the deadline for reservations at the conference rate is October 1, 2012. Rooms at the conference rate during the days before and after the meeting date can be arranged at the conference rate on an availability basis.
To help you with planning your arrival and departure times, please note: the Conference will open with a Plenary Address on Thursday evening, November 1 (speaker to be announced), to be followed by welcoming reception. Regular conference sessions will begin at 8:30am, November 2 and continue through Sunday morning, concluding in the late morning with a plenary round-table session. The Executive Board meeting will be held on Thursday afternoon, and the General Business Meeting will be held on Sunday Morning. All members are welcome at both of these meetings.
3. The non-restrictive theme of the meeting is “Semiotics of New Media” – Papers on any aspect of the theme, and either of a theoretical or of an applied nature, are welcome, though an explicit tie-in to the theme is NOT required.
4. Proposals for panels or individual papers should be made in the form of abstracts of approximately 150 words for evaluation by the Program Committee; abstracts should include 3 to 5 keywords and Audio-Visual requests. All abstracts should be accompanied by Email address & full information concerning institutional affiliation and academic status (the latter is primarily for determining eligibility for awards), as applicable. Abstracts for individual papers or panels, together with index key-words and AV requirements (only if necessary: please keep AV request to a reasonable minimum), should be submitted directly to Professor Terry J. Prewitt (
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). Panels may be single or multi-session; panel organizers can send the panel abstract separately, and the individual paper abstracts can follow (but should be clearly indicated to facilitate inclusion).The abstracts are not to have special fonts or graphics and should be in the body of the email (please do not send abstracts as attachments). Professor Prewitt will circulate the submissions to the Program Committee members and communicate acceptance/rejection decisions.
5. Student submissions will be eligible for the Kevelson Award for “best student paper presented at the SSA Annual Meeting” – students who want to be considered for the Kevelson Award should indicate their interest with the abstract submission.
6. The Meeting Program has space for 104 papers in total. Submissions will be considered on a “first-come, first-served basis” until September 10, or until the program space is filled, whichever comes first. However, proposals received by 15 June 2012 will be given preference on the final program; early submission of proposals, both for individual papers and for panels — the earlier the better — is recommended, and is the only sure way to be relatively guaranteed of space on the program. Panel abstracts are to be submitted along with the individual abstracts for the papers (three or four) to be presented on the panel. Each speaker will have 30 minutes. Recommended use of the time is 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion.
7. To be eligible for publication in the Semiotics 2012 Proceedings Volume, presented papers must be submitted to Karen Haworth, University of West Florida (
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), in final form conformed to the SSA Style Sheet in WordPerfect, Word, or RTF format, by the date provided on the SSA Proceedings instructions. NOTE: do not include special fonts, margins, or formats. Questions concerning the 2012 Proceedings may be directed to either Karen Haworth or Terry Prewitt.
8. Please note that in accord with Article 4, Section 4, of the SSA Constitution, “Only Individual, Student, and Honorary members in good standing may offer papers to the Program Committee for oral presentation at meetings of the Society”. Membership can be updated or established by contacting Ms Pam Swope at 1+800–444–2419, or on-line through the Philosophy Documentation Center website. Membership in good standing should be taken care of at or before the time of abstract submission. Only invited speakers are exempted from this constitutional requirement. In addition to your required membership, your acceptance on the program is not complete until you register for the conference. The registration fee is set at $130 USD for regular members, $65 USD for students. Luncheon and Banquet fees for the Friday and Saturday Plenary Papers will be an additional $50 USD, which will cover both meals (the Society in contributing part of the actual meal cost). Membership and Registration for the 2012 Annual Meeting can be arranged at the Philosophy Documentation Center direct SSA Registration link.
We want to encourage members to attend the conference and organize panels for this meeting. Please remember that PASSPORTS ARE REQUIRED for entry into Canada, so make sure your passports are up to date and that you remind others of the requirement. |
