One additional note concerning 2008 panel proposals...If you are interested in proposing a panel, but you do not want to coordinate it, you can secure and list someone else as the coordinator (panel contact). Have a good weekend. Camilla MAC Incoming Head At 02:06 PM 9/7/2007 -0400, you wrote: >Call for Panel Proposals >AEJMC 2008 Convention in Chicago > >Colleagues, > >It was great seeing many of you in Washington, DC, and I hope to see many >more of you next year. As co-vice head/programming chair, I invite you to >submit a panel proposal for the 2008 AEJMC Convention in Chicago. 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 8. Please e-mail your panel >proposal to me at [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). > >Note, if you propose a panel, please plan to assemble the panel participants. > > If you have questions, please e-mail ([log in to unmask]) or phone me > (570-484-2092). Many thanks, and I look forward to a successful > programming year! > >Looking forward to your great ideas. > >Sharon Stringer >Lock Haven University >MAC Programming Chair Camilla Gant, Ph.D. Director/Associate Professor Mass Communications University of West Georgia 678.839.4933 Office 678.839.4926 Fax