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Call for Session Proposals
2008 ATLA Annual Conference

photo: City of Ottawa

Chers membres de l’ATLA:

The Annual Conference and Education Committees cordially invite members and friends of the American Theological Library Association to submit proposals for:

• pre-conference workshops
• papers
• presentations
• roundtables
• posters or other special sessions

The conference will be held in Ottawa, Ontario June 25–28, 2008. The conference theme is La Connexion française / The French Connection. The Committees will consider proposals addressing the conference theme, theological librarianship, the academic disciplines of theology, and/or general librarianship.

• Pre-conference workshops - scheduled for a half day (3.5 hours) or full day (7 hours) on Wednesday, workshop leaders operate in a classroom environment to deliver in-depth training on a specific topic
• Papers - scheduled in a 1-hour time slot, a single presenter reads a paper or presents research to the audience, leaving time for brief questions and answers
• Panels - scheduled in a 1.5-hour time slot, a moderator and panelists present a topic or the results of research to the audience, leaving time for questions and answers
• Roundtables - scheduled in a 1-hour time slot, presenter(s) gives brief introductory remarks (no longer than 10 minutes) and facilitates a discussion among participants
• Poster sessions - scheduled in a 1-hour time slot, sessions are informal; presenter(s) develops posters and handouts which deliver useful information to the theological library community; presenter(s) describes the poster and answers questions

Proposals should include: a title that captures the scope of the session; an abstract of no more than 200 words outlining the significance and focus of the presentation; the name(s) and the institution(s) of the presenter(s).

The abstract might also include the following elements: an explanation of the topic’s relevance to the conference audience; the context of the problem to be addressed; definitions of any obscure references or terminology; a summary of the main points; a history of the presenter’s experience with the topic.  

The deadline for submitting proposals has been extended to October 5, 2007.

Merci,

Bruce Eldevik, Chair
Annual Conference Committee 

Carrie M. Hackney, Chair
Education Committee