Call for Proposals - ASA 2015 (!) Special Session

ASA 2015 (!) Special Session

Call for Proposals 

ASA have published a call for Special Session proposals that closes on February 5^th, 2014. The call is aimed for sessions for the 2015 conference in Chicago.

Details for the call can be found here:

http://www.asanet.org/meetings/member_suggestions.cfm

A Special Session proposal involves

Guidelines for Submitting Session Proposals

Thematic Sessions, Special Sessions, and Regional Spotlight Sessions Proposals must include:

•                Designation of the session type: Thematic Session; Special Session; Regional Spotlight Session

•                Working title for the session;

•                Brief description of the substantive focus;

•                Rationale for inclusion of the topic on the 2015 program;

•                Recommendation(s) for session organizer, including address, telephone, and e-mail information; and

•                a list of potential participants including address, telephone, and e-mail information.

At this year’s conference in New York Virginia Gill and Ruth Parry organized a very successful workshop on Teaching CA.

We would like to encourage members to submit proposals for Special Sessions, including workshops, author meets critics, joint sessions with other sections, etc. for consideration to ASA.

Dirk & Erik

(co-chairs ASA Section EMCA)