Program Planning for SAA 2013 in Toronto

Each year’s program originates in proposals submitted by individual members of the SAA and approved by the Trustees. Proposals are accepted only from SAA members in good standing. No one may take a major role as paper presenter, seminar leader, or workshop leader at two consecutive conferences. Graduate students are eligible to speak in public sessions but not to lead seminars or workshops.

Propose a Seminar or Workshop

SAA seminars should open a number of pathways into a subject, recognizing that the seminar meeting is an occasion for focused but open discussion of written work completed in advance. Advance work in SAA workshops may involve readings, online discussions, shared syllabi, performances and pedagogical exercises, or other assignments

Proposals should include: (1) the name of the seminar or workshop leader(s), with university
affiliation(s) as applicable and e-mail address(es); (2) a short biographical statement or statements, including a description of previous experience with the SAA (maximum 100 words per person); (3) the title of the proposed seminar or workshop; (4) a description of the objectives of the seminar or workshop, including potential issues to be raised or practices to be modeled (maximum 300 words).

Descriptions of seminar and workshops from previous years are available in any June bulletin.

Propose a Paper Panel

Paper panels, roundtables, and other formats for public discussion should engage topics of current interest and general appeal for the SAA membership. While the traditional format has been three 20-minute papers per session, the SAA invites proposals for other formats for engaging important ideas and issues.

Proposals should include: (1) the name of the session organizer, with university affiliation as applicable and e-mail address; (2) the title of the proposed session; (3) a description of the objectives of the session (maximum 300 words); (4) the names of each presenter or participant, with university affiliations as applicable and e-mail addresses; (5) the title for and a brief description of each presentation or paper (maximum 200 words each); (6) short biographical statements for the organizer and each presenter or participant (maximum 100 words each).

Session moderators are appointed by the SAA Board of Trustees.

Deadline for Proposals: 1 March 2012

Toronto Program Planning Committee

Valerie Traub, Chair

Gina Bloom

Elizabeth Harvey

Ian Smith

William B. Worthen