2007 Annual Meeting Call for Papers

The 2007 Annual Meeting of the Semiotic Society of America will be held in New Orleans from noon on Thursday, October 4 through noon on Sunday, October 7. The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Hotel, located on the edge of the French quarter. Please consult the special website for SSA 2007 conference reservations: http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/ssa1 . [ssa followed by the number 1]

The theme for the 2007 conference is “Semiotics and Survival.” Our plenary luncheon speaker will be Dr. James Liszka, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alaska Anchorage, speaking on “The Value of Signs,” including reference to New Orleans after Katrina. We encourage papers that address semiotics as a diverse but unified field of study and that consider its future prospects within the academy. Following tradition, our theme is non-exclusive and, indeed, we welcome submissions addressing any topic within our diverse discipline, whether theoretical or applied. Please submit an abstract of 100 to 350 words carefully composed to give a clear sense of your proposal. Please also include a short list (3-7) of keywords for our program index and be sure to state specifically any AV requirements. Papers are given 30-minute slots, typically 20 minutes for presentation, followed by 10 minutes for questions and discussion. Abstracts should be sent to the Chair of the Program Committee, Prof. Robert Hatten, at rohatten@indiana.edu. Send your abstracts both in the body of your email and in an attachment (do not use special fonts or graphics). The deadline for submission is 31 May, 2007. The program committee welcomes proposals for symposia or special sessions; please include a session abstract with individual paper abstracts.

Participants must be paid up members of the Society and must register for the 2007 Annual Meeting. Annual SSA dues are $50 for regular membership or $25 for student membership and may be paid online at www.pdcnet.org/member-ssa.html. (International participants and participants in special symposia may request a waiver of membership dues.) The meeting registration fee is $80 or $40 for students. Optional fees include $20 for the Plenary Luncheon on Friday and $35 for the Banquet and Presidential Address on Saturday evening. Meeting registration and banquet fees should be sent in advance to Terry J. Prewitt, Department of Anthropology, University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola FL 32514. For information about the program and about registering and traveling to New Orleans, including a registration form with check-off boxes for banquets, please visit the SSA website at: http://www.uwf.edu/tprewitt/SSA.htm .