From: "Gilson, Thomas V" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 11:30:35 -0500
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) 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 [log in to unmask] 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
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