Members of the Communication Traits Interest Group,
I hope everyone is doing good with the quickly changing world. At this point most of us would have been on our way to Baltimore for the start of the 2020 ECA conference. For me this is just one of many conferences that have been cancelled. But, next year we have the 2021 conference in Cambridge where we will probably be looking back at how well we recovered. Related to the cancellation of our convention, we have a few important pieces of information to share:
Next year’s convention will be built based on a new call for papers and a completely new submission process. THEREFORE, everyone is free to submit their work previously accepted for ECA2020 elsewhere. You could, for instance, list your acceptance at ECA and note the meeting was canceled – then list it as accepted at another convention. You should seek direction from your own Tenure & Promotion committees/chairs/deans and/or be extremely clear so as not to raise problematic questions.
APA has also provided guidance here: https://apastyle.apa.org/blog/canceled-conferences?fbclid=IwAR0aYNHyvvSFGdgBCSUNVEG0vq6X4fJMEWE0CxIVWGMF9VOc3554vjRXbok
Jennifer will be issuing certificates for Top Papers within the next month (pdf by email given current circumstances). If you are recognized as such, you should list this on your vita despite the fact you couldn’t present the paper.
I wish everyone good luck during our trying times. Stay safe, and remember the six foot rule.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at j.durbin@csuohio.edu
Till we talk again,
James M Durbin
Cleveland State University