Charleston Conference 2012 - call for papers and preconferences
From:
"Gilson, Thomas V" <GilsonT_at_cofc.edu>
Dear Colleagues,
The Charleston Conference is pleased to announce that our 2012 Call for
Papers and Call for Preconferences forms are now open. The 2012
Charleston Conference (www.katina.info/conference
<http://www.katina.info/conference>) will be held November 7-10 in
beautiful historic downtown Charleston, SC. The 32nd annual conference
on /Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition /will have the theme
*"Accentuate the Positive!"*
The Call for Preconferences form is online at
http://katina.info/conference/callforpreconferences.php. The deadline to
receive proposals for preconference sessions is *April 6, 2012*. All
preconferences will be held on Wednesday, November 7.
The Call for Papers form is online at
http://katina.info/conference/callforpapers.php. The deadline to
receive session proposals is*June 15, 2012*. We are looking for
proposals that tie into our theme for 2012, *"Accentuate the
Positive!"* The main conference will be held from Thursday, November 8,
through Saturday, November 10, and we are seeking proposals for the
following sessions:
* *Lively Lunches*: 75 minute sessions on Thurs or Fri, focused on
audience interaction and discussion
* *Concurrent Sessions*: 45 minute sessions on Thurs or Fri,
standard presentation with 5-10 minutes for Q&A.
* *Innovation Sessions:* 30 minute sessions on Saturday, focused on
new technology, innovations, etc.
* *Poster Sessions*: 90 minute sessions on Thurs or Fri, 6 ft. table
and chairs provided. You are responsible for bringing your own
poster and display board appropriate for table top display.
* *Shotgun Sessions*: 6 minute, 40 second PowerPoint presentations
of 20 slides at 20 seconds each. A group of topically related
Shotgun Sessions will be grouped together in a single concurrent
session time slot.
Specifically, we'd like to have a series of Shotgun Sessions (short,
Petcha Kutcha-like sessions of 6 minutes, 20 seconds each) relating to
success stories in the library. Our other topical threads are listed on
the proposal form.
Please contact Leah Hinds with any questions at leah_at_katina.info
<mailto:leah_at_katina.info>. We look forward to seeing you in Charleston
this November!
Cordially,
The Charleston Conference Team
(Please forgive the cross postings)
Tom Gilson
Associate Editor, /Against the Grain/
Head of Reference Emeritus
Addlestone Library
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC 29424
Received on Sat Mar 10 2012 - 03:08:13 EST