1. Proposal Writing Workshop Pamela Eddy Dot Finnegan Nathan Alleman

2. Agenda Overview Deadlines Session Options Writing a Proposal Other Opportunities Volunteering

3. Overview Several types of conferences Various forms of presentations Conference Proceedings National/Regional/State/Local Getting involved

4. Deadlines Proposal Deadlines Reviewer Deadlines Paper Deadlines Conference Registration Hotel and travel

5. Session Options Demonstration Interactive Symposium Symposium Paper Session

6. Session Options Round Table Poster Session New Member Poster Session Workshop

7. Writing a Proposal Content Introduction Problem & Significance Review of Literature Methods Findings Conclusions Length Audience

8. Submitting a Proposal Strategic placement Type of conference Sub-groups within conferences Formatting Versions of Word Format Style Electronic submission Number of proposals

9. Proposal and Ethics Expectations Completion of paper Timeliness of reviews Actually attending the meeting No-No’s Double-dipping Papers accepted for publication before proposal

10. Peer Reviews Peer reviewers Criteria Used Interpretation of the review Use of Feedback Proposal vs. Paper Acceptances and rejections

11. Other Opportunities Pre-conference Sessions Workshops Graduate Student/New Faculty Regional Meetings Brown Bags

12. Volunteering at Meetings Hospitality Services by Association Reviewing Divisions/SIGs Session Chair Discussant Mentors

13. Conference Options Association for the Study of Higher Education (www.ashe.ws)www.ashe.ws May 1 st deadline American Educational Research Association (www.aera.net)www.aera.net August 1/August 2 deadlines Council for the Study of Community Colleges (www.cscconline.org)www.cscconline.org Deadline January

14. Conference Options ACPA http://www2.myacpa.org/ NASPA http://www.naspa.org/ Regional Associations

15. Conference Options Research on Women in Education (www.rwesig.net)www.rwesig.net October Conference Variety of discipline specific teaching associations and groups