This year we had a new procedure for joint panel proposals. It turned out fine, although the process was somewhat nerve wracking. We received a few proposals and three of them were picked up by other divisions/interest groups. We also agreed to help with a pre-conference workshop on publication. We will, in other words, co-sponsor four panels for the 2014 AEJMC conference in Montreal, Canada, August 6-9:
· “How to get published”: pre-conference workshop, co-sponsor with the Media Management and Economics, and Media Ethics Divisions.
· “Theorizing the religious media marketplace: God, media, and money”: proposed by Jim Trammell and co-sponsor with Media Management and Economics Division.
· “The religion of sports”: proposed by Paola Banchero and co-sponsor with the Sports Communication Interest Group.
· “Teaching ethics at religious universities”: proposed by Michael Ray Smith and co-sponsor with the Small Program Interest Group.