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We will post additional details soon, but if you have any questions, leave them for us to respond to below!

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We invite submissions that respond to the convention theme — Move/ments in Communication — as well as the rhetoric of science, technology, and medicine more generally.

Please visit our website (www.arstmonline.org/meetings/nca/) for more detailed information.

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It’s that time of year again, everyone! ARSTM is now inviting submission of papers, paper sessions, and panel discussions for the upcoming 2026 NCA convention in New Orleans.

Laissez les bons temps rouler! 🎉 🎊 🥳

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Many thanks to all those who joined us for the third annual ARSTM Book Cafe! 📚 What a success! 🎉

Here are some of our photos from the event. Please feel free to tag yourselves, add your photos in the replies, and be sure to join us next year!

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There is a border of books featured at the 2025 ARSTM Book Cafe at NCA. The center contains words that say, "Third Annual Book Cafe. Saturday, November 22 from 4:00pm to 5:15pm in Willow Lake 0. Check out the wealth of recently published ARSTM-related books. Talk informally with authors, get books signed, win raffle prizes."

📣 Come one, come all, to ARSTM's Annual Book Cafe, to check out many recent (and wonderful!) ARSTM-related books.

Swing by Willow Lake 03 Saturday from 4 to 5:15. Chat with authors, get books signed, and win prizes!

Many thanks to Lisa Keränen & Jennifer Malkowski for organizing.

#ARSTM #NCA2025

Only THREE MORE DAYS, folks! Apply to join #ARSTM leadership...

... OR ELSE 🎃👻🐈‍⬛

#SpookySeason

And, as always, you can stay up to date on the latest and greatest from ARSTM by:

1. signing up for our listserv (artsservices.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/list...), and
2. becoming a member (www.arstmonline.org/membership/).

See you in May! 👋👍

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Still have questions about the pre-conference?

Send them our way! 📨 Email arstmrsa2026@gmail.com.

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While submissions may cover any ARSTM topic, priority is given to those related to the IMPACT theme.

To submit, email anonymized materials to arstmrsa2026@gmail.com by 11/15/25. Use “ARSTM Preconference Submission” as the subject & include your contact information in the body of the email.

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Following RSA’s conference theme of Rhetorical In/Dignities, we invite submissions exploring how scholars can expand understandings of impact to address in/dignities existing in the academy and in society.

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Want to know more about the theme? 🤔

Rhetoricians of science, technology, and medicine provide valuable insights that enrich our understandings of impact, including how impact intersects with concepts like kairos, megethos, telos, and more.

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⏰ It’s time to submit to the #ARSTM pre-conference at the next RSA (@rhetsoc.bsky.social) meeting! 😀

Theme: IMPACT
Abstracts Due: 11/15/25
Decisions: 1/3/26
Conference Date: 5/20/26

Please see our website for more detailed information on the conference: www.arstmonline.org/meetings/rsa/.

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To apply, please submit a brief statement (300 words or less) explaining:

1. your interest in any open position, and
2. any relevant experience

to Michelle Gibbons (Michelle.Gibbons@unh.edu) by October 20th, 2025.

We look forward to welcoming you to the team 😀

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3. 2nd Web Administrator:

This position helps maintain ARSTM’s website. This includes assisting with technical updates, collaborating, and sharing important information with members. This is a two-year commitment, eventually transitioning to the 1st Web Administrator role.

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2. 2nd Treasurer

This positions helps manage our finances, including managing accounts, maintaining our tax status, keeping records, and generating reports of financial activity. This is a two-year commitment, eventually transitioning to the 1st Treasurer role.

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What do these positions involve?

1. 2nd Vice-President:

This role is part of a succession structure, eventually moving into the VP and President roles. They assist with program planning, monitor our organization email, and help our VP and President more generally.

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Ever considered joining #ARSTM leadership? 🤔

Good news - now is your chance! 🎉

We are seeking nominations (you can self-nominate! or nominate someone else!) for the following positions:

2nd Vice-President
2nd Treasurer
2nd Web Administrator

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Don't forget - only TWO DAYS left to submit to the preconference at NCA!

#ARSTM #NCA2025 #ARSTMPRECON2025

Full details will be up on our website soon.

Good luck, everyone! 📚🏆📖

We can't wait to read your wonderful books!

#ARSTM #ARSTMBookAward

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Book Award winners receive a plaque, a one-year ARSTM membership, and recognition at the ARSTM@NCA business meeting in November.

Please note that lead authors who have won previously cannot be nominated again for five years.

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Finalists for the Book Award will be notified by September 1.

Then, full copies of the books advanced to the final round of consideration are due to committee members by September 15.

Winners will be notified by October 15, and then announced at ARSTM@NCA!

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When you're ready, email Allison Rowland, our selection committee chair, at arowland@stlawu.edu with:

1. A cover letter (up to two pages) detailing the rationale for nomination.
2. A table of contents.
3. The book's introduction and one representative chapter.

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3. Its suitability for teaching future scholars in the field.
4. The accuracy, clarity, and structure of the book’s presentation.
5. The overall quality of its writing and ideas.

⭐️ Are you ready to nominate? ⭐️

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Here are the Book Award evaluation criteria:

1. The book’s contribution to practical and theoretical knowledge in the rhetoric of science, technology, and medicine.
2. Its potential to foster interdisciplinary connections and/or engage the public...

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Books published within the past two calendar years are eligible for this year’s award (meaning they could have been published in 2024 or 2023).

The deadline for nominations is August 1. You can nominate your own book, or someone else’s!

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📚 🏆 📖 The Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine now invites nominations for this year’s Book Award! 📖 🏆 📚

The ARSTM Book Award celebrates outstanding books that advance the understanding of rhetoric within science, technology, and medicine.

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We will have all the details posted on the ARSTM website (www.arstmonline.org) soon! And if you have any questions, you can always leave them below.

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

#ARSTM #ARSTMAward

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1. Use the subject header “Nomination: ARSTM Article of the Year Award,”
2. Share the contact information for the author(s) of the nominated article or book chapter, including their affiliation, position, and email address, and
3. Provide a copy of the article or book chapter being nominated

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Self-nominations are encouraged! However, lead authors who have won previously cannot be nominated again within 5 years.

To nominate a work, email the following information to ARSTM’s Article of the Year Award Committee Chair, Kate Maddalena, at kate.maddalena@utoronto.ca:

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3. The article or book chapter’s potential for teaching future generations of rhetoric of science, technology, and medicine scholars,
4. The article or book chapter’s dedication to inclusive language, examples, and citational practices, and
5. The overall quality of writing and thinking

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