The American Association for the Rhetoric of Science and Technology invites submission of panel proposals, extended abstracts, and completed papers to be presented at the National Communication Association, Nov. 16-19, 2006, in San Antonio TX.

Submissions should involve the rhetorical analysis and critique of (1) scientific and technological texts, practices and genres; (2) the production, deployment, invocation, and contestation of scientific ideas and technological visions in political, professional or disciplinary, and literary or social contexts; and (3) discourses of reason and rationality, including reflexive engagement with the rationality of rhetoric of science as a discipline.

Submit completed papers, extended abstracts, and panel proposals at http://convention2.allacademic.com/index.php?cmd=nca06 by Wednesday, February 15, 2006, in Microsoft Word, PDF, or RTF (rich-text) formats.

William J. White, Asst. Prof. of Comm. Arts & Sci., Penn State Altoona, 3000 Ivyside Park, Altoona PA 16601. Phone: (814) 949-5689; e-mail: wjw11@psu.edu