THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS HAS NOW BEEN CLOSED
We are pleased to announce the call for the 13th International Conference on Communication, Medicine, and Ethics (COMET), which will be held at the University of Hong Kong from June 25-27, 2015.
The conference aims to bring together scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds involving various healthcare specialties and the human and social sciences. Special emphasis will be on the dissemination of ongoing research in discourse/communication studies and practical ethics which engages directly with healthcare practitioners.
The deadline for abstracts submissions has now passed. For inquiries please contact the organizing committee.
Proposal submission deadline: January 30, 2015.
Proposals will include panels, roundtables and paper presentations (oral or poster). Please, select up to three themes for your proposal during the online submission process.
For all submissions, clearly indicate:
1) PANELS
Panels should address a common theme, content or methodological area, and will be scheduled for 90 minutes.
In addition to individual proposals (no more than 250 words each), please also submit an overview description of no more than 300 words highlighting the panel’s content and objectives. Provide information about the panel members and chair, stating full institutional affiliations and e-mail addresses.
2) INDIVIDUAL PAPERS
Proposals (no more than 250 words) can be made for either oral or poster presentations, so authors should indicate their preference. The organizers have the final decision about whether a proposal is selected for oral or poster presentation. Authors of poster presentations will be expected to discuss their poster during their assigned session. Oral presentations will typically be scheduled in 90-minute sessions, with 30 minutes (20 min. presentation + 10 min. discussion) allocated to each individual presentation.
3) WORK-IN-PROGRESS ROUNDTABLE
Proposals should be no more than 250 words targeted at oral presentation. The roundtables will be in sessions of 90 minutes, with individual presentations lasting 30 minutes (15 min. + 15 min. discussion). This format is particularly suitable for early career researchers pursuing doctoral and postdoctoral studies and for experienced researchers undertaking/planning pilot projects or have preliminary findings to report. Please indicate clearly if your proposal falls into this category.
Please note that COMET conference policy is one main oral presentation per author. You may choose to submit more than one proposal, but normally only one proposal will be accepted for oral presentation. Any additional accepted proposals may be presented as poster(s).
Proposals will be reviewed on the basis of the following criteria:
Individual panels are reviewed in their entirety on the above criteria but also on the basis of their relevance to broader issues in communication, medicine, and ethics; the overall coherence of the proposal; and the usefulness of the panel to participants.
All proposals will undergo a double blind peer-review process.
Decisions about acceptance will be given by February 16 - 23, 2015.
Following formal acceptance, the responsible (presenting) authors must register for the conference prior to the finalization of the conference programme.
Please visit www.english.hku.hk/events/comet2015 or send an e-mail to comet2015@hku.hk for further details regarding submission guidelines, registration, schedule, and more.