CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS
 

Walden University seeks proposals from researchers, scholars and practitioners for competitive papers, interactive workshops, multimedia presentations, panels, and artistic performances for the 2006 Conference on Social Change, “Uncommon Vision and the Common Good.” The Conference will take place at the Tremont Grand hotel in Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday and Saturday, October 20 and 21, 2006.

This annual conference highlights scholarship that informs actions which lead to positive social change.  Submissions are welcome in the fields of psychology, management, public policy, education, engineering, or health services.  This year we particularly invite papers and proposals that focus on the following social change themes:

• The tension between the common good and individual rights and freedom.
• Evolution or revolution in individuals, organizations, and systems, and how these forces create positive social change in the 21st century. 
• The dynamics of change that originate from within a system, and change that comes from outside the system.
• The role of individuals with uncommon vision who have made a significant contribution to positive social change.

Conference sessions are scheduled for approximately 1.5 hours. Individuals selected to present will receive complimentary registration for the conference.

Submission Procedures
 

There are two separate submission processes for the conference, depending on whether you are submitting papers or session proposals.

1.      Academic papers must be submitted no later than June 1, 2006.  Submissions will undergo a peer review process, and selection is competitive. Authors of submitted papers will be notified of the result no later than July 15, 2006.  Submissions must conform to the guidelines for the Journal of Social Change and be submitted using the Journal’s online submission process.   Go to the Journal website (http://www.journalofsocialchange.org), and click "Journal", then "Submit a Paper".  Please indicate “Walden Conference on Social Change” as the publication.  Papers accepted for presentation may be invited for publication in a special issue of the Journal, tentatively scheduled for January 2007.

Questions regarding the paper submission process may be addressed to editor@journalofsocialchange.org.

2.      Proposals for interactive workshops, multimedia presentations, panels and artistic performances are due no later than May 15, 2006.  Individuals who are selected to participate will be notified by June 5, 2006.  Proposals should include:

• Cover page including the following information: Name(s) of presenters; mailing and email contact information; title of presentation; type of presentation (interactive workshops, multimedia presentation, panel discussion, or artistic performance)
• A one- to two-page abstract and/or outline of the presentation
  Curriculum vitae of the presenter(s)
• DVDs, videotapes, web sites, support materials, or other methods to accurately describe the presentation  
• Proposals (and questions) should be emailed to SOM@waldenu.edu no later than May 15, 2006.  DVDs and videotapes should be mailed to:

Rebecca Graetz
Walden University
155 Fifth Ave South
Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55401