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The National Communication Association Training and Development Division (NCA T&D) invites submissions for the NCA 103rd Annual Convention to be held on November 16-19, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. The submission deadline is March 29, 2017 at 11.59 pm Pacific Time. Submissions should be relevant to organizational training and development research, theory, and practice.

Submissions in the form of individual papers, paper session proposals, or panel discussion proposals must be made via NCA Convention Central. Please click here to view to full call for submissions.

We particularly invite submissions that address the convention theme "Our Legacy, Our Relevance" which is meant to explore how communication scholarship and practices can meaningfully impact broader publics. Potential topics might include but are not limited to:

• Leadership skills, teams, communication skills, coaching, intercultural training, international training, training ethics, training & development best practices, and innovative ideas for teaching T&D classes as well as the overall T&D process, which includes the preparation, execution, assessment, and critique of T&D programs.

Celebrating the convention theme, example topics might also include, but are not limited to, the relevance of communication training and development scholarships and practices in:

• Shaping and defining specific contemporary social movements
• Responding to the health care needs of the day
• Addressing bullying in schools and organizations
• Addressing issues of race/cultural inclusion in schools, organizations, or the public sphere
• Advancing positive/affirmative innovations in the workplace, schools, or public sphere

All submitters are encouraged to review the Professional Standards for Convention Participants  prior to submission. Helpful resources, including live and recorded step-by-step instructions on how to submit, are available at the Convention Library. All submitters of papers or participants in panels are encouraged to conduct their sessions with as much audience interaction as possible. Every effort should be made to prevent the reading of papers or delivery of formal presentations. The division provides awards to top papers and panels. 

Submission Central is now open and closes on Wednesday, March 29^th, 2017 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. All submissions must be made via NCA Convention Central.

Please direct questions to the division's program planners:

Piyawan Charoensap-Kelly at piyawan.charoensap@usm.edu

DeAnne Priddis at deanne.priddis@mtsu.edu

We hope you would consider submitting your work to us and would greatly appreciate your forwarding this call for submissions to your colleagues who might be interested in this convention! 

Sincerely,