2020 Triennial International Convention Rescheduled for 2021.

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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the postponement of the 2020 Triennial International Convention due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Convention has been rescheduled for November 4-6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Student research papers will still be accepted. Consider submitting your research paper NOW!

Pi Gamma Mu has been forced to postpone its 2020 Triennial International Convention for one year by the global viral pandemic and actions taken to combat it. However, student members are still encouraged to submit completed social science research papers for presentation at the 2020 Convention. Even though there will be no convention in November of this year, accepted papers can be listed in resumes as "Accepted but not presented, since the 2020 Convention was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic."

The final submission deadline is now November 20, 2020. Submitters will be advised within two weeks whether or not their paper had been accepted. All accepted papers will then be ranked by the Committee of Readers. Up to the top ten rated papers will receive consideration for publication in the International Social Science Review (ISSR), and if published will be accepted for oral presentation at the 2021 International Convention in Washington, DC. Early submissions are strongly encouraged.

All submissions must include a completed cover page (see example below), including the title of the paper, the author's name, institutional affiliation, email address, telephone number, AND the email address and phone number of their Pi Gamma Mu chapter sponsor AND/OR the professor for whom the paper was originally written. Students are to include their personal information only on the cover page and the email sent with their entry, to ensure a completely blind or unbiased evaluation when the paper is sent to the evaluation committee. The paper itself must include none of the identifying information from the cover page other than the title of the paper. Completed papers should be at least

12 pages but no longer than 30 pages in length, including endnotes and references; double-spaced in Times New Roman 12 font. No review comments will be shared with submitters, either verbally or orally.

Papers need to be submitted via email to Dr. Charles W. Hartwig, Chair of the Committee of Readers, at...