First Call for Conference Papers and Proposals for Special Topics Sessions

AAA 2010 Annual Conference

March 18-21, 2010

Marriott Minneapolis City Center  

Minneapolis, Minnesota 

Submission deadline: October 1, 2009.

Competitive Papers 

You are invited to submit competitive papers relevant to any aspect of advertising (theoretical, methodological, empirical, or philosophical) in consideration for presentation at the 2010 American Academy of Advertising (AAA) Conference and for publication in the AAA Conference Proceedings.  

All submissions are subject to blind review competition, and only completed papers (no proposals or abstracts) may be submitted. Only full-length papers (and not abstracts) will be considered for presentation to the conference. Authors of accepted papers must publish either the entire paper or a one-page abstract of the paper in the Proceedings.  

The Proceedings are copyrighted, and submissions may not be under consideration at other journals or conferences. Abstracts that are published in the Proceedings can be published in full in other publications or journals at a future date. Papers should not exceed 30 typed, double-spaced pages in length including references, appendices, tables, etc. Be sure to delete the title page and all identification of the authors in the Properties and track changes functions prior to submission. Use Journal of Advertising style to format citations. 

All competitive paper submissions must include a statement specifying that at least one author of the paper agrees to register and attend the conference to present the paper. Failure to present an accepted competitive paper will result in the paper being withdrawn from the conference proceedings. Only an author or presenter listed on the paper is eligible to present at the conference. 

Special Topics Sessions 

You are invited to submit proposals for special topics sessions that cover an entire meeting period (usually 90 minutes). These sessions are designed to offer information and dialogue on topics of importance to advertising education and practice (e.g., current practitioner issues, creative topics, and/or pedagogical matters) that would not fit comfortably into the competitive paper format. Accordingly, preference will be given to proposals that involve and attract advertising educators who might not typically be interested in many sessions that focus solely on refereed research.  

A submission should include the following: (1) a clear rationale for addressing the topic over an entire meeting period and/or through contributions from several presenters, (2) the value of the session to conference attendees, including why such a contribution is not likely to be available elsewhere, (3) names and specific roles of all participants, and (4) details of how the session will be conducted under a unifying theme, including progression among sections and participants.  

Preference will be given to proposals providing the requested information in the greatest detail. Special topics chairs are responsible for generating a 1- to 3- page summary (after the session) for inclusion in the Proceedings as a non-refereed publication. A sample summary can be found on the AAA website. 

All special topics submissions must include a statement specifying that all presenters agree to participate as specified.  

Requirements 

All submissions are to be submitted via the AAA Confmaster website at http://aaa10.confmaster.net.  

If you registered for a paper submission at an AAA conference since 2007, you should already have a profile and can use your same password and ID to access the system. If you are submitting a paper for the first time, you will need to create a new profile by following the instructions on the Confmaster website. 

Submission information can also be found on the AAA website.

In order to facilitate the review process and alleviate customs problems with international mail, everyone will submit their paper or session proposal electronically via AAA Confmaster. You will upload a copy of your paper in MS Word format. 

Please delete all Word tags identifying the author under "File" "Properties" and removing all reviewer information and comments from "Track Changes"

Electronic submissions will be accepted beginning September 1, 2009 and must be received no later than MIDNIGHT CST, October 1, 2009. 

Please designate a single contact person for your submission. This individual will register at the AAA conference website (accessible via http://www.aaasite.org) and will receive a user name and password via email after registration. Once this information is received, the individual will be able to upload the manuscript to the Confmaster website.  

The contact person must also provide contact information (email, phone and fax) and check-mark keywords to facilitate the reviewing process (e.g., copy testing, media measurement, new technologies, advertising education, etc.).

Only individuals listed on the paper are eligible to present the paper at the conference. 

Note that all authors listed on the paper/special topics submission must register on confmaster before the paper can be uploaded. 

 
Please direct your questions regarding papers or proposals to the appropriate individual and e-mail address as shown below: 

Competitive Papers:                             Special Topics Proposals:

Professor Wei-Na Lee                             Professor Herbert Jack Rotfeld
The University of Texas at Austin             Auburn University
E-mail: weina@mail.utexas.edu                E-mail: Rotfeld@auburn.edu

We look forward to your submissions and hope that you will be able to attend the 2010 Conference of the  American Academy of Advertising.  

General questions about the conference can be directed to:  

Dr. Shelly Rodgers 

AAA 2009 President-Elect 

Strategic Communication Faculty 

School of Journalism 

University of Missouri  

Columbia, MO  

E-mail: srodgers@missouri.edu