Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions provide an
environment for colleagues with similar interests to meet for informal
discussion.
Important Dates
- Due date for proposals: November 12, 2004 (earlier is appreciated!)
- Notification of acceptance will be made no later than December 20th.
Proposal Format
Your proposal should include as much of the following information as possible. Please limit your proposal to one page (about 500 words).
- Proposer: Include name, address, phone and fax numbers, email
address
(expect most correspondence by email), WWW address (if applicable), etc.
This item does
not count in the page limit. Birds of a Feather proposals do not undergo blind review, so this information should be included.
- Statement of Topic: A short title (to be used in announcements), a longer
title (if appropriate), and a brief description.
- Significance and Relevance of the Topic: Please include
information about any
trends in relation to the topic and possibly describe (or cite) evidence to that effect.
Your objective here is to explain why the topic is significant. This information can
help your proposal to be selected if resources become an issue.
- Expected Audience: Please briefly describe the nature
and size of the expected audience.
If you expect a particularly large or small audience, please explain why.
(This information can help in room assignment.)
- Discussion Leader(s): Although my correspondence will be with the proposer
above, it will be the discussion leader(s) who will be mentioned in Symposium literature. Please
list any additional such names (besides the proposer her/himself) and affiliations here. Be certain you have their commitments
to attend the Symposium.
- Special Requirements, if any:
Because of the informal and spontaneous nature of these sessions, A/V equipment is typically not provided. That said,
please describe any pressing needs you feel you have. Although I cannot guarantee that your requested equipment will be available,
I will make every effort to let you know this well before February.
Submission Process
Birds of a Feather proposals must be submitted in electronic form. Please use either rtf, pdf, MSWord or ASCII text format,
either inserted into the body of an email message (ASCII text) or as an email attachment. Send your proposal to don.goelman@villanova.edu.
Questions? Please contact:
Don Goelman, Birds of a Feather coordinator
don.goelman@villanova.edu
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