<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Colleagues,</div><div><br></div><div>The submission system is open, and the January 20 deadline for IEEE ProComm 2020 is fast approaching! Please find below the <a href="https://attend.ieee.org/procomm-2020/call-for-proposals/">Call for Proposals</a> for the IEEE Professional Communication Society Conference, ProComm 2020, hosted by Kennesaw State University from July 19 to 22. </div><div><br></div><div>Please contact me or any other member of the organizing committee with questions or visit the conference website:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://attend.ieee.org/procomm-2020/" target="_blank">https://attend.ieee.org/procomm-2020/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Joanna Schreiber</div><div>IEEE ProComm 2020 Publicity Co-Chair</div><div><br></div><div>------IEEE ProComm CFP----------------</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:14.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The IEEE Professional Communication Society invites
proposals for the ProComm 2020 conference regarding the study, preparation,
production, delivery, use, improvement, and promotion of human communication in
all media in technical, engineering, and professional environments.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:14.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Leveraging our location’s historical links to railroads, our
conference theme for 2020 is <b>STEAM, Powered
by Communication</b>. Our shared technological past was built by steam-driven
engines that moved people and goods across long distances. Our shared
technological future will be built not by steam engines, but by Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts & Humanities, and Mathematics (STEAM)
professionals. STEAM professionals will move information and ideas across virtual
distances using technologies and systems that haven’t been invented yet. The
most influential STEAM professionals will use their strong foundation in the
fundamentals of communication to maximize the clarity and impact of their
message. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:14.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The audience for our conference includes communication
practitioners, communication instructors, engineering instructors, managers,
entrepreneurs, freelance writers, technical writers, engineering professionals,
and others. Because of our diverse audience, the range of interesting topics
for our conference is necessarily quite wide.<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><a name="_heading=h.yevcz8g8p9af"></a></p><p class="gmail-Pre-listparagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;line-height:14.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We welcome work that touches on communication in any
STEAM-related technical or professional environment, including topics such as</p><p class="gmail-Pre-listparagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;line-height:14.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></p><ul><li><span style="font-size:12pt">techniques for teaching engineering, technical
communication, and science students;</span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt">studies of intercultural and international
communication;</span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt">advances in theory that give new perspectives on
technical communication;</span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt">communication strategies for the modern,
technologically centered workplace; and</span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt">insight into social media, multimedia, virtual
workplaces, and other emerging forms of professional communication.</span></li></ul><p></p><h2 style="margin:0.25in 0in 6pt;font-size:18pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Submission Formats</h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:14.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We accept submissions in many formats, with different
expectations for review and publication in the conference proceedings through
IEEE Xplore. Our reviews are double-anonymous unless indicated otherwise. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:14.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Details about submitting your proposal are available on the
ProComm 2020 conference website (<a href="https://attend.ieee.org/procomm-2020/call-for-proposals/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://attend.ieee.org/procomm-2020/call-for-proposals/</a>)
and the IEEE ProComm organization website (<a href="https://procomm.ieee.org/procomm2020" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://procomm.ieee.org/procomm2020</a>).</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:14.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please submit your proposal by January 20, 2020 via
EasyChair: <a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=procomm2020" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=procomm2020</a>.
(You will need to create an account if you have not used EasyChair before.)</p><p class="gmail-Pre-tableparagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.25in;line-height:14.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The table below summarizes the submission process
and applicable deadlines. </p><table class="gmail-MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:none">
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<td width="138" valign="bottom" style="width:103.4pt;border:1pt solid black;padding:0in 5.4pt">
<p class="gmail-TableColumnHeadings" style="margin:4pt 0in 2pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">Submission Format</p>
</td>
<td width="138" valign="bottom" style="width:103.4pt;border-top:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt">
<p class="gmail-TableColumnHeadings" style="margin:4pt 0in 2pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">Proposal <br>
deadline</p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="bottom" style="width:116.95pt;border-top:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt">
<p class="gmail-TableColumnHeadings" style="margin:4pt 0in 2pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">Completed paper<br>
deadline</p>
</td>
<td width="168" valign="bottom" style="width:1.75in;border-top:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt">
<p class="gmail-TableColumnHeadings" style="margin:4pt 0in 2pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">Camera-ready deadline for Xplore</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:0.45in">
<td width="138" valign="top" style="width:103.4pt;border-right:1pt solid black;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.45in">
<p class="gmail-TableRowHeadings" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">Extended abstract</p>
</td>
<td width="138" valign="top" style="width:103.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.45in">
<p class="gmail-TableMainContents" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">700-word abstract<br>
due January 20</p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.45in">
<p class="gmail-TableMainContents" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">none</p>
</td>
<td width="168" valign="top" style="width:1.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.45in">
<p class="gmail-TableMainContents" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">1-page abstract <br>
due June 1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:0.45in">
<td width="138" valign="top" style="width:103.4pt;border-right:1pt solid black;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.45in">
<p class="gmail-TableRowHeadings" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">Brief paper</p>
</td>
<td width="138" valign="top" style="width:103.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.45in">
<p class="gmail-TableMainContents" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">350-word abstract<br>
due January 20</p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.45in">
<p class="gmail-TableMainContents" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">3–5-page paper<br>
due April 6</p>
</td>
<td width="168" valign="top" style="width:1.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.45in">
<p class="gmail-TableMainContents" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">3–5-page paper <br>
due June 1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:0.45in">
<td width="138" valign="top" style="width:103.4pt;border-right:1pt solid black;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.45in">
<p class="gmail-TableRowHeadings" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">Full paper</p>
</td>
<td width="138" valign="top" style="width:103.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.45in">
<p class="gmail-TableMainContents" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">700-word abstract<br>
due January 20</p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.45in">
<p class="gmail-TableMainContents" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">6–8-page paper<br>
due April 6</p>
</td>
<td width="168" valign="top" style="width:1.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.45in">
<p class="gmail-TableMainContents" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">6–8-page paper <br>
due June 1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:0.45in">
<td width="138" valign="top" style="width:103.4pt;border-right:1pt solid black;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.45in">
<p class="gmail-TableRowHeadings" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">Workshop</p>
</td>
<td width="138" valign="top" style="width:103.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.45in">
<p class="gmail-TableMainContents" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">700-word proposal<br>
due January 20</p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.45in">
<p class="gmail-TableMainContents" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">none</p>
</td>
<td width="168" valign="top" style="width:1.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:0.45in">
<p class="gmail-TableMainContents" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">none</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:32.8pt">
<td width="138" valign="top" style="width:103.4pt;border-right:1pt solid black;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:32.8pt">
<p class="gmail-TableRowHeadings" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">Panel</p>
</td>
<td width="138" valign="top" style="width:103.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:32.8pt">
<p class="gmail-TableMainContents" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Extended abstract, brief or full paper<br>
due January 20</p>
</td>
<td width="156" valign="top" style="width:116.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:32.8pt">
<p class="gmail-TableMainContents" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Extended abstract, brief or full paper due April 6</p>
</td>
<td width="168" valign="top" style="width:1.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:32.8pt">
<p class="gmail-TableMainContents" style="margin:6pt 0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">Extended abstract, <br>
brief or full paper <br>
due June 1</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table><p class="gmail-Post-tableparagraph" style="margin:12pt 0in 10pt;line-height:14.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Extended
Abstracts</b> summarize your talk at a high level without requiring a longer
paper. Your 700-word abstract fits a single page when formatted for IEEE
Xplore. One round of review is used at our first deadline to determine
acceptance. The author(s) receive one standard presentation slot at the
conference.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:14.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Brief Papers</b>
document and present a work-in-progress, early stage results, or
straightforward practice papers. Your 350-word abstract receives review at our
first deadline and your 3–5-page IEEE Xplore-formatted paper receives a second
round of review to determine acceptance. The author(s) participate in a
conference roundtable session where the audience regularly rotates between tables
for exciting back-and-forth discussion.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:14.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Full Papers</b> are
appropriate for late-stage research projects with conclusive results, mature,
theoretically grounded position papers, or papers reporting on a well-tested
professional or teaching practice. The Full Paper review process is the same as
the Brief Paper process, except your abstract can be up to 700 words and your
paper can be 6–8 pages when formatted for IEEE Xplore. The author(s) receive
one standard presentation slot at the conference.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:14.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Workshops</b> are
usually “how to” or “about” sessions on topics relevant to professionals or
educators (in engineering or technical communication), with a strong interactive
component. The review process for Workshops is one round of (single-anonymous)
review on your 700-word workshop proposal, due at our first deadline. The
author(s) receive one full session at the conference, usually about 75 minutes.
Nothing about the Workshop will appear in IEEE Xplore.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:14.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b>Panel Discussions</b>
are ideal for presenting multiple perspectives on a single topic or theme, with
a focus on discussion between the panelists themselves or with the audience.
One of the panel members will coordinate submission of an extended abstract,
brief paper, or full paper, following the stated guidelines and requirements.
The panel will receive a full session at the conference, usually about 75
minutes. All panelists must attend the conference.</p><h2 style="margin:0.25in 0in 6pt;font-size:18pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">About the Conference Venue</h2><p class="gmail-Pre-listparagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;line-height:14.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The ProComm 2020 conference is a short drive
northwest from Atlanta and across the street from Kennesaw State University
(one of the 50 largest universities in the US) at the KSU Center, the
university’s spacious and modern professional conference venue. You’ll find it
easy and comfortable to attend. The venue offers</p><p class="gmail-Pre-listparagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;line-height:14.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></p><ul><li><span style="font-size:12pt">nine hotels and over thirty restaurants within
walking distance;</span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt">local tourist attractions (including Civil War
battlefields, two breweries, and </span><i style="font-size:12pt">The
General</i><span style="font-size:12pt">, the train made famous in The Great Locomotive Chase of 1862)
within a ten-minute drive; and</span></li><li><span style="font-size:12pt">major tourist attractions in nearby Atlanta,
including the Martin Luther King, Jr. National </span>Historical<span style="font-size:12pt"> Site, Centennial
Olympic Park, Center for Civil and Human Rights, Georgia Aquarium, and World of
Coca-Cola.</span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:14.6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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travel plans now!</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt"> We look forward to
hosting you in the land of sweet tea, cornbread, and cutting-edge STEAM-related
communication.</span> <br></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"lucida grande",tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17px;white-space:pre-wrap">--</span></font></div><div><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"lucida grande",tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17px;white-space:pre-wrap">Joanna Schreiber, Ph.D.</span><br></font></div><div><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"lucida grande",tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17px;white-space:pre-wrap">Associate Professor of Professional and Technical Communication</span></font></div><div><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"lucida grande",tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17px;white-space:pre-wrap">Treasurer, Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication </span></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"lucida grande",tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:x-small"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"lucida grande",tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:x-small;white-space:pre-wrap">Dept. of Writing and Linguistics | P.O. Box 8026</span></div><div><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"lucida grande",tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17px;white-space:pre-wrap">Georgia Southern University</span><br></font></div><div><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"lucida grande",tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17px;white-space:pre-wrap">622 COBA Drive</span></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"lucida grande",tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:x-small">Statesboro, GA 30460</span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"lucida grande",tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:x-small;white-space:pre-wrap">Newton Bldg. 2222-C | (912) 478-5908</span></div><div><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"lucida grande",tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"lucida grande",tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif;line-height:17px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>