Greetings:
Please find below the call for papers for the 2009 ASBS conference.
Should you have questions, please contact George Whaley directly.
Association of Social and Behavioral Scientists, Inc.
74th Annual ASBS Conference - March 18-21, 2009
Conference Theme
Transformations in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: Past, Present,
and Future
Call for Interdisciplinary Papers and Proposals
The Annual ASBS Spring conference will be held in Macon, Georgia,
approximately 80 miles southeast of Atlanta. There are direct flights to
Macon or shuttles from the Atlanta Airport. The conference site is the
Ramada Plaza Hotel. After October 15, 2008, reservations may be booked
at the conference rate by calling 1-800-454-6835 or by contacting the
hotel directly at 478-746-1461. Feel free to visit the city's Website
(http://www.macon.com) for information on attractions, tours, and other
events. The conference's local arrangements co- chair, Dr. Melvin Walker
(
walkerm@fvsu.edu) at Fort Valley State University, may also be
contacted for additional information about the site. All program
participants must register for the conference. Additional conference
registration information can be found at
http://www.asbsofjcs.org.
The submission deadline for single papers, cases, and abstracts is
December 8, 2008. However, proposals for sessions and chairs are due
October 1, 2008. To submit papers, cases or sessions for the 2009-ASBS
conference, please follow these guidelines:
Proposals for Papers (Due 12/8/2008)
Please submit a one-page abstract of 100 - 250 words along with a
separate cover page containing the paper's title, the name(s) and
affiliation(s) of the author(s), and a maximum of three key topic words
in Microsoft Word. Authors are encouraged to submit full manuscripts
with a 25-page maximum for future publication consideration in the ASBS
Journal, which is listed in Cabell's Directory. These manuscripts must
not be under review or published elsewhere. Refer to ASBS website
(http://www.asbsofjcs.org) for additional conference information.
Proposals for Sessions (Due 10/1/2008)
Session chairs are sought for topics that explore the business,
cultural, economics, historical, political, psychological and
sociological areas related to the conference theme. Persons planning to
chair sessions should e-mail completed session chair forms (available at
http://www.asbsofjcs.org) to the conference program chair. Persons
interested in developing sessions on topics other than those listed
should submit to the conference chair a one-page outline of sub-themes,
paper topics, names and locations of at least three presenters and one
discussant.
Submit (e-mail is preferred) all paper and session proposals to:
ASBS Conference Program Chair
Dr. George L. Whaley
Organization and Management Department
Lucas College of Business
San Jose State University
San Jose, California 95192-0070
408-924-3564 (Office) 408-924-3555 (Fax)
e-mail:
whaley_g@cob.sjsu.edu
Thanks! And my apologies for cross postings. Take care!
Douglas
C. Douglas Johnson, Ph.D.
GDO Division Secretary
Management Faculty of Color Association Secretary
Associate Professor of Management
Georgia Gwinnett College
School of Business
1000 University Center Lane
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
678.407.5771
drdoug@ggc.usg.edu