About Joint Session Proposals
2009 AEJMC Convention, Boston • August 5-8
These proposals can be for any type of session (teaching, PF&R or invited research) that will cut across divisional and interest group lines and appeal to a broad audience. The advantages of joint sessions are three-fold: a larger potential audience, it makes your “chips” go farther since each co-sponsoring group only uses half a chip, and it opens the door for possible outside funding for speakers (co-sponsorship is required for seeking speaker funds from the AEJMC president).
Each session proposal should be on a separate page, so insert a page break between each proposal. If you have a proposal for a pre-convention workshop or a mini-plenary, it must be labeled as a pre-convention workshop or a mini-plenary.
There is no special form for these proposals, but each should contain:
- AEJMC group proposing the session, and the group contact (this should be at the top of each proposal);
- Suggested co-sponsors;
- A summary of what the session will be about;
- Possible speakers;
- Estimate of the cost, if any;
- Name of the contact person for the session.
Deadline for submission of Joint Session Proposals to the AEJMC Central Office is November 1, 2008. Email proposals to: aejmcprogram AT aol.com
Please use the best ideas you have for these sessions, not every idea you have. In past years, some groups have sent as many as 20 joint session proposals. That is too many. If your sessions do not get picked up for joint sessions, your group can still schedule them on your own.
If you have questions, contact Jennifer McGill or Felicia Brown at AEJMC (803.798.0271).
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