Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions provide an
environment for colleagues with similar interests to meet for informal
discussion.
Your proposal should include as much of the following information as possible. Please limit your proposal to one page (about 500 words).
Proposer: Include name, address, phone and fax numbers, email
address
(expect some correspondence by email), WWW address (if applicable), etc.
-- This item does
not count in the page limit. (Birds of a Feather proposals do not undergo blind review, so this information should be included.)
Statement of Topic: A short title (to be used in announcements), a longer
title (if appropriate), and a brief description.
Significance and Relevance of the Topic: Please include
information about any
trends in relation to the topic and possibly describe (or cite) evidence to that effect.
Your objective here is to explain why the topic is significant. This information can
help your proposal to be selected if resources become an issue.
Expected Audience: Please briefly describe the nature
and size of the expected audience.
If you expect a particularly large or small audience, please explain why.
(This information can help in room assignment.)
Discussion Leader: Please include name, affiliation, a brief
summary of
qualifications with respect to the topic area, etc. If discussion
leader is
different from the proposer, proposer should indicate whether the proposed discussion
leader has agreed to attend the symposium and lead the discussion. Describe your contingency
plans for the absence of the proposed discussion leader.
Special Requirements, if any: Please describe
your needs (for example, LCD projector, overhead projector, network connection).
This information will aid in room assignments. Please note that
I cannot guarantee that your requested equipment will be available. If
it is not, we will make every effort to let you know well before March 3rd.
Submission Process
Birds of a Feather proposals must be submitted in electronic form. Please use either rtf, pdf, MSWord or ASCII text format,
either inserted into the body of an email message (ASCII text)
or as an email attachment. Send your proposal to jhowatt@selu.edu.
Important Dates
Due date for proposals: November 14, 2003 (earlier is appreciated!)
Notification of acceptance will be made no later than December 15th.
Direct all inquiries and submissions to:
Jim Howatt
Department of Computer Science (SLU 10506)
Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA, 70402 USA
Voice: 985.549.5113
Email: jhowatt@selu.edu
