<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Today is the last day for graduate students interested in business communication to submit to the Association for Business Communication's Graduate Studies Sponsored Panel! We encourage all interested graduate students from master's and doctoral programs to apply. If you have any questions, please email me, Stephen Carradini (<a href="mailto:Stephen.Carradini@asu.edu">Stephen.Carradini@asu.edu</a>). We look forward to reading your proposals! </font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">-- </font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The <span class="gmail-il">Graduate</span> <span class="gmail-il">Studies</span> Committee of the Association for Business Communication (<span class="gmail-il">ABC</span>) invites <span class="gmail-il">graduate</span> students to submit proposals for the <span class="gmail-il">Graduate</span> <span class="gmail-il">Studies</span> Sponsored Panel at our upcoming conference in Detroit, Michigan, October 23–26, 2019. <span class="gmail-il">Graduate</span> students will find a welcoming group of researchers, teachers, professionals, and fellow <span class="gmail-il">graduate</span> students at the conference. </font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-il">ABC</span> is dedicated to <span class="gmail-il">graduate</span> student development and provides numerous benefits to <span class="gmail-il">graduate</span> students. These benefits include waivers of all conference registration fees for those who register early, conference travel scholarships, the <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesscommunication.org%2Fpage%2Fgraham&data=02%7C01%7Cvincent.robles%40unt.edu%7C8ebe38d2ea8d4bb516e708d6abd1f609%7C70de199207c6480fa318a1afcba03983%7C0%7C0%7C636885315604030467&sdata=W15Q2MbCCGMn341WxjhQali5Xt04Tly%2BEPQ9iHdIgmM%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><font color="#0563C1"><u>Marty Baker Graham Research Grant</u></font></a> to help <span class="gmail-il">graduate</span> students complete a dissertation, an annual <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesscommunication.org%2Fp%2Fcm%2Fld%2Ffid%3D253&data=02%7C01%7Cvincent.robles%40unt.edu%7C8ebe38d2ea8d4bb516e708d6abd1f609%7C70de199207c6480fa318a1afcba03983%7C0%7C0%7C636885315604040472&sdata=TdWPBsIh1MACFEmt7oMlJrP4U6jTqAhQbyIloOcolZo%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><font color="#0563C1"><u>Outstanding Dissertation award</u></font></a>, and connections for the job search process.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The theme of the panel is “Emerging Trends in Business and Professional Communication.” <span class="gmail-il">Graduate</span> students are often engaged in boundary-pushing and field-expanding work. This panel hopes to highlight those contributions of <span class="gmail-il">graduate</span> students to business and professional communication scholarship. Within the context of business and professional communication, possible topics could relate to the following:</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><ul style="margin:0px;padding-left:36pt"><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">innovative pedagogy</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">digital communication</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">social media</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">visual communication</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">interpersonal communication</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">team communication</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">crisis communication</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">globalization</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">ethics</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">other topics of related interest</font></li></ul><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We are especially interested in proposals that focus on digital issues. These topics can be approached via a wide variety of theoretical lenses and methodological approaches. Those chosen to participate in the panel will automatically receive the <span class="gmail-il">Graduate</span> Student Travel Grant from <span class="gmail-il">ABC</span>, which typically offers $400 to offset the cost of attending the conference. If you will be a <span class="gmail-il">graduate</span> student at the time of the conference, please submit a proposal for the <span class="gmail-il">Graduate </span>Student Panel!</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">To submit a proposal, please <a href="https://www.businesscommunication.org/l/li/in/">log in</a> or <a href="https://www.businesscommunication.org/page/membership">create a guest account or paid student membership on the ABC website</a>, then <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesscommunication.org%2Fp%2Fsu%2Frd%2Fsurvey%3Db7d737da-46c5-11e9-9f64-bc764e10aa76%2520&data=02%7C01%7Cvincent.robles%40unt.edu%7C8ebe38d2ea8d4bb516e708d6abd1f609%7C70de199207c6480fa318a1afcba03983%7C0%7C0%7C636885315604040472&sdata=OT%2BEcl8Td8LKSUKsYeFXek09uN7%2BnL2Ais6isKDjsF4%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><font color="#0563C1"><u>submit a 500-word abstract to this form</u></font></a><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesscommunication.org%2Fp%2Fsu%2Frd%2Fsurvey%3Db7d737da-46c5-11e9-9f64-bc764e10aa76%2520&data=02%7C01%7Cvincent.robles%40unt.edu%7C8ebe38d2ea8d4bb516e708d6abd1f609%7C70de199207c6480fa318a1afcba03983%7C0%7C0%7C636885315604050481&sdata=a6%2FS8qV9J%2BQ20Ma6UHk7mVAjA5Cz8OLfrn%2FynVdhyyI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><font color="#0563C1"><u> by April 12, 2019</u></font></a>. Beyond your title and abstract, the form will ask for your institutional affiliation, email address, and a 60-word summary of your presentation (for inclusion in the conference program, should your panel be selected). You will receive a decision about your abstract by Monday, April 22. We encourage all submitters who are not selected for this panel to submit their abstract/presentation idea <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesscommunication.org%2Fe%2Fsx%2Ftk%2Feid%3D24&data=02%7C01%7Cvincent.robles%40unt.edu%7C8ebe38d2ea8d4bb516e708d6abd1f609%7C70de199207c6480fa318a1afcba03983%7C0%7C0%7C636885315604060486&sdata=dxOOIlPQm6%2F9UYaDZrMtwMRDHyPZgix5huDt6bMJ6E0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><font color="#0563C1"><u>to the full conference at this portal</u></font></a> by Friday, April 26.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">For more information about <span class="gmail-il">ABC</span> and the Annual International Conference, visit the following sites:</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><ul style="margin:0px;padding-left:36pt"><li style="margin-left:15px"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesscommunication.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cvincent.robles%40unt.edu%7C8ebe38d2ea8d4bb516e708d6abd1f609%7C70de199207c6480fa318a1afcba03983%7C0%7C0%7C636885315604060486&sdata=sEBUUoUG8ccXnVkLpIus%2Fr9l7tAL65OpVK3xbEdzUq4%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><font color="#0563C1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><u>Association for Business Communication</u></font></a></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesscommunication.org%2Fpage%2F2019-annual&data=02%7C01%7Cvincent.robles%40unt.edu%7C8ebe38d2ea8d4bb516e708d6abd1f609%7C70de199207c6480fa318a1afcba03983%7C0%7C0%7C636885315604070491&sdata=CcYvvpz4limKlgq1YUj4VibK5RdKjvW4996xCGluGyM%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><font color="#0563C1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><u><span class="gmail-il">ABC</span> 2019 International Conference in Miami</u></font></a></li></ul><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></div><div><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Key dates</font></b></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Submission of abstract: </b>Friday, April 12, 2019<br><b>Notification of panel acceptance: </b>Monday, April 22, 2019<br><b>Re-submission deadline to the full conference:</b> Friday, April 26, 2019<b> <br>Conference decisions for resubmitted applications: </b>Usually early summer<br><b>Conference dates: </b>October 23-26, 2019</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">--</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dr. Stephen Carradini<br></font></div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Assistant Professor, Technical Communication program<br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">College of Integrative Sciences and Arts<br></font></div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Arizona State University<br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">7271 E. Sonoran Arroyo Mall, 251F</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Mesa, AZ 85212-2780</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">480-727-3687</font></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>