Please note that the deadline for submitting panel proposals is Monday, Oct. 9th. I apologize for the earlier miscommunication. Camilla >Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:00:25 -0400 >To: [log in to unmask] >From: Camilla Gant <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Call for 2007 Panel Proposals > >Call for Panel Proposals >AEJMC 2007 Convention in Washington, D.C. (Aug. 9-12) > >Colleagues, > >It was great seeing many of you in San Francisco, and I hope to see many >more of you next year. As vice head/programming chair, I invite you to >submit a panel proposal for the 2007 AEJMC Convention in Washington, >D.C. Your participation will help ensure that MAC continues its track >record of offering thought-provoking, empowering, and progressive programming. > >To maximize opportunities for co-sponsorships, I must receive your panel >proposal via e-mail by Monday, October 9. Please e-mail your panel >proposal to me at <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask], and title the >subject line Panel Proposal. Upon receiving all panel proposals, I will in >turn collaborate with the appropriate chairs (professional freedom and >responsibility, research, teaching) to finalize MAC submissions to AEJMC, >giving particular attention to consolidating proposals as needed to ensure >that each one makes a strong and unique pitch. > >Please be sure to format your panel proposal as indicated below. Panel >proposals should focus on professional freedom and responsibility, >research, or teaching. PF&R panels should focus on issues such as free >expression, ethics, media criticism and accountability, racial, gender and >cultural inclusiveness, and public service. Research panels should focus >on issues such as methodologies/approaches, theoretical frameworks, >trends, and new developments. Teaching panels should focus on issues such >as curriculum (philosophy, design, and examination of issues, developments >and trends in the journalism; leadership (administrative and >organizational efforts to manage and improve the evolution of journalism >and mass communication), course content and methods (examining teaching >techniques and strategies), assessment (weighing the effectiveness of >journalism education); and standards of appointment, tenure, promotion, >compensation, research, retirement, equipment and facilities for >instruction and research. > >Panel Proposal Format > >1. Panel Type (PF& R, Research, or Teaching) > >2. Potential Co-Sponsors (strongly encouraged to maximize number of >panels; sole sponsorships cost one full chip whereas co-sponsorships cost >one half chip). > >3. Panel Title > >4. Panel Description/Summary (limit to one or two paragraphs). > >5. Possible Panelists (If you don't have specific names, please list >general information, e.g., institution/organization and title/area. Don't >confirm panelists. If proposal is selected, panelists must be negotiated >with co-sponsor.). > >6. Moderator/Presiding > >7. Audio/Visual Needs > >8. Panel Contact (name, institution, department, title, mailing address, >work phone, alternative phone, and e-mail). > > If you have questions, please e-mail > (<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]) or phone me > (678.839.4933). Many thanks, and I look forward to a successful > programming year! > >Camilla Gant >MAC Vice Head/Programming Chair > >Camilla Gant, Ph.D. >Faculty Assistant to the President >Associate Professor >Department of Mass Communications & Theatre Arts >University of West Georgia Camilla Gant, Ph.D. Faculty Assistant to the President Associate Professor Department of Mass Communications & Theatre Arts University of West Georgia