June 2008 Archives

Marriott (at the Plaza), Kansas City
April 16-18, 2009

Expected plenary speakers include:
Michael Bérubé, Pennsylvania State University
Marc Bousquet, Santa Clara University
Orit Halpern, New School for Social Research
Michele Janette, Kansas State University
E. Patrick Johnson, Northwestern University
Karim Murji, Open University (U.K.)
Cary Nelson, University of Illinois
Amit Rai, Florida State University
Sangeeta Ray, University of Maryland
Maria Josefina Saldaña-Porillo, New York University
Jeff Williams, Carnegie Mellon University

Also, the popular Journal Salon feature will continue. Journals expected
are:
Cultural Critique
Cultural Studies/ Critical Methodologies
Dialectical Anthropology
Flow
Genders
Mediations

Deadline for Proposals: September 15, 2008.
This conference, which uses Open Conference Systems developed by the Public
Knowledge Project http://www.pkp.ubc.ca/ , enables participants to submit
abstracts online at http://www.csaus.pitt.edu/conf/submit.php?cf=5. The
website for submissions will open August 15, 2008.

Call for Papers and Sessions

The Cultural Studies Association (U.S.) invites participation in its Seventh
Annual Meeting from all areas and on all topics of relevance to Cultural
Studies, including but not limited to literature, history, sociology,
geography, anthropology, communications, popular culture, cultural theory,
queer studies, critical race studies, feminist studies, postcolonial
studies, media and film studies, material culture studies, performance and
visual arts studies.

All participants in the Sixth Annual meeting must pay registration fees by
March 16, 2009, to be listed and participate in the program. See the
registration page of this website for details about fees.
**If you have any questions about procedures for submission or other
concerns, please e-mail us at: csaus@pitt.edu. We welcome proposals in the
following four categories:

1. INDIVIDUAL PAPERS
Proposals for individual papers are due September 15, 2008.

Successful papers will reach several constituencies of the organization and
will connect analysis to social, political, economic, or ethical questions.

They should be submitted online on the conference website. Successful
submission will be acknowledged. If you do not receive an acknowledgment
within 24 hours, please resubmit. The acknowledgment will say that your
proposal has been ''successfully submitted,'' which does NOT mean your
proposal has been accepted.

All paper proposals require:

a. The name, email address, department and institutional affiliation of the
author, entered on the website.
b. A 500-word abstract for the 20-minute paper entered on the website.
c. Any needed audio-visual equipment must be noted following the abstract in
that space on the site.

2. PRE-CONSTITUTED PAPER SESSIONS, ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS, OR WORKSHOP SESSIONS
Proposals for pre-constituted sessions are due September 15, 2008.

Roundtables are sessions in which panelists offer brief remarks, but the
bulk of the session is devoted to discussion among the panelists and
audience members. Workshops are similarly devoted primarily to discussion,
but they focus on practical problems in such areas as teaching, research, or
activism. No paper titles may be included for roundtables or workshops.

Pre-constituted sessions should NOT be submitted on the website, but should
be sent to csaus@pitt.edu with the words ''Session Proposal'' in the subject
line. All proposals will be acknowledged, but please allow at least two
business days before inquiring.

All session proposals require:

a. The name, email address, phone number, and department and institutional
affiliation of the proposer.
b. The names, email addresses, and department and institutional affiliations
of each participant.
c. A 500-word overview of the session, including identifying the type of
session (panel, roundtable, workshop) proposed. For paper sessions, also
include 500-word abstracts of each of the papers. Paper sessions should have
three or four papers.
d. A request for any needed audio-visual equipment. All AV equipment must be
requested with the proposal.

3. DIVISION SESSIONS
Division sessions are due September 15, 2008.

A list of divisions is available at http://www.csaus.pitt.edu site for papers and procedures for submission to division sessions or handle
the creation of their two division sessions by other means. Division chairs
will submit their two panels/workshops/roundtables directly to the program
committee by September 15, 2008 (directions will be sent to the division
chairs). Proposals for divisions should NOT be submitted on the website or
to csaus@pitt.edu.

4. SEMINAR PROPOSALS
Proposals for seminars are due September 15, 2008.

Seminars are small-group (maximum 15 individuals) discussion sessions for
which participants prepare in advance of the conference. In previous years,
preparation has involved shared readings, pre-circulated ''position papers''
by seminar leaders and/or participants, and other forms of pre-conference
collaboration. We particularly invite proposals for seminars designed to
advance emerging lines of inquiry and research/teaching initiatives within
Cultural Studies broadly construed. We also invite seminars designed to
generate future collaborations among conference attendees. Once a limited
number of seminar topics and leaders are chosen, the seminars will be
announced through the CSA's various public e-mail lists. Participants will
contact the seminar leader(s) directly who will then inform the Program
Committee who will participate in the seminar. Seminars will be marked in
the conference programs as either closed to non-participants or open to
other conference attendees as auditors (or in other roles). Examples of
successful seminar proposals from previous years are linked in here (if you
are reading this on the website).

All seminar proposals require:
a. A 500-word overview of the topic designed to attract participants and
clear instructions about how the seminar will work, including details about
what advanced preparation will be required of seminar participants.
b. The name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and departmental
and institutional affiliation of the leader(s) proposing the seminar.
c. A brief bio or one page CV of the leader(s) proposing the seminar.
d. A request for any needed audio-visual equipment. All AV equipment must be
requested with the proposal. Since seminars typically involve discussion of
previously circulated papers, such requests must be explained.

Seminar proposals should be sent to:
Bruce Burgett, Professor and Interim Director, Interdisciplinary Arts and
Sciences
University of Washington Bothell
burgett@u.washington.edu
and
Colin Danby, Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences,
University of Washington Bothell
danby@u.washington.edu
Those interested in participating in (rather than leading) a seminar should
consult the list of seminars and the instructions for signing up for them,
available at http://www.csaus.pitt.edu after
October 15, 2008. Deadline to sign up will be November 14, 2008. Deadline
for seminar leaders to submit final lists of participants (minimum 8
individuals, in addition to the seminar leader or leaders) will be November
21, 2008.

February 8-11, 2009
Hershey, PA

Preconference and Conference Presentation calls at http://www.peteandc.com/preconference/ and http://www.peteandc.com/petec.htm

Preconferences:

You are invited to submit a proposal to conduct a preconference workshop or seminar for the 2009 Pennsylvania Educational Technology Exposition & Conference (PETE & C). Individuals representing all academic disciplines and levels and all phases of technology and education are welcome to submit proposals. Preconference sessions can be in a seminar format, or hands-on training workshops and will be conducted on Sunday, February 8, 2009. Sessions can be either three or six hours in length.

Scope

The following general topics are examples of interest areas:
Computer use at all academic levels, K-12 and higher education, and in all academic disciplines.
Curricular planning in disciplines where technology is the focus of instruction.
Computer education and opportunities for special audiences.
Computer-managed instruction and computer based testing. Computer education for teachers.
Administrative applications of technology at building and/or district level.
Computer education outside the typical school environment.
Technology partnership programs with education and business, industry, or government.
Emerging technologies for educational utilization.

Information on Participation

Each 3-hour workshop that is accepted will receive one stipend of two hundred fifty dollars ($250); each 6-hour workshop a five hundred ($500) stipend. The decision to cancel any workshop due to low registration numbers is at the sole discretion of the PETE & C Preconference Committee.

Please note: Preconference presenters do not receive complimentary registration to the general conference and must complete a conference registration form if they plan to attend the general conference.

Proposals will be considered and accepted at the discretion of the preconference committee.

Deadline for submission is August 15, 2008.

REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION
(1-HOUR SESSIONS)

You are invited to submit a proposal to conduct a conference presentation for the 2009 Pennsylvania Educational Technology Exposition & Conference. Individuals representing all academic disciplines and all phases of technology and education are welcome to submit proposals sixty-minute presentations.

SCOPE: The following strands are examples of interest areas:
Adaptive Technology/Special Populations/Accessibility
Emerging Technologies
Infrastructure/Security/Management
Instructional Strategies/Best Practices
Learning Environments/Distance Learning/Course Management
Library Media Centers
Mobile/Wireless Learning Technologies
Performing/Creative Arts
Policy/Planning/Funding
Professional Development/Teacher Preparation
Standards/NCLB
Technology and Ethics
Technology Directions/Trends: Issues, Innovations, and Research
Technology Leadership

PARTICIPATION INFORMATION: All presenters are expected to register for the conference. Only the main presenter will receive a complimentary registration for the three days of the main conference February 8-11, 2009. Additional presenters must register at the regular conference fee.

Final placement of all workshops into the program schedule is at the discretion of the PETE&C program committee.

EQUIPMENT: Each session room has a video projector, screen, a 4-outlet extension cord and an Internet connection. You are responsible for supplying your own computer and any other equipment that you may need.

A conference presentation by a commercial enterprise or its agents requires representation on the exhibit floor. Contact Marilyn Chastek mchastek@pasbo.org for more information.

Deadline September 30, 2008

Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
November 15, 2008

Abstracts Due: August 30, 2008

The 2008 Feminism in Practice Conference, hosted by Lehigh
University’s Women’s Center and Office of Graduate Student Life,
invites submissions for roundtable discussions, panels, research and/ or poster presentations, and scholarly papers.

The purpose of this conference is to bring together activists,
academics, graduate students, community professionals, and other
interested parties to discuss feminist practices in their work and
daily lives. Submissions for this interdisciplinary conference may be
practically or theoretically oriented.

Suggested topics include but are not limited to:

Intersections between Theory and Practice

Women in Science

Activism and the Community

Feminism and Pedagogy

Family and Feminism

Friendship and Networking

Women and Culture

Feminism and Politics/Political Feminism

Please submit proposals of no more than 500 words to
infemcon@lehigh.edu by August 30, 2008.

The NCLA College and Universities Section & Community and Junior College Libraries Section invite you to submit proposals for the Library Instruction 2.0 Conference. The conference will be held in Chapel Hill, NC November 17-18, 2008 and will offer exciting and energizing sessions and workshops in the field of library instruction. The conference theme, "Library Instruction 2.0," reflects the next generation of library instruction.

Proposals are sought for a variety of formats including formal sessions, demonstrations, panel sessions, and workshops. Proposals are due July 1, 2008.

Full text of the Call for Proposals is available online at http://www.nclaonline.org/cus/Lib2.0/Proposalcall.html (Click "Proposal Submissions"). Proposals must be submitted via the online proposal form, available at http://appserv02.uncw.edu/SelectSurveyNET/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=765I5m5.

Information about the conference can be found online at http://www.nclaonline.org/cus/Lib2.0/index.html. Questions about the call for presentations and the Library Instruction 2.0 Conference should be directed to:

Lisa Williams, MLS, MALS

Coordinator of Research and Information Services

William Madison Randall Library

University of North Carolina Wilmington

601 South College Road

Wilmington, NC 28403

williamsl@uncw.edu

40th Annual Meeting
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Abstract Deadline: July 11, 2008

The Pioneer America Society: Association for the Preservation of Artifacts & Landscapes (PAS: APAL) will hold its 40th annual conference at the recently restored Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on October 15-18, 2008.

This event will be held in conjunction with the Eastern Historical Geographers Association (EHGA) meeting and will be hosted by the Department of Geography & Anthropology at Louisiana State University.

The 2008 Conference theme is: Landscapes at Risk.

There will be two field trips. The Thursday River Road tour will be led by cultural geographer, Craig Colten, through landscapes that face non-weather-related risks. The tour will include stops in Carville, Donaldsonville, and Plaquemine, LA. Risks from sprawling chemical complexes and the emissions that rift from them present many challenges to communities and landscape preservation. The Saturday tour, led by cultural anthropologist, Jay Edwards, will travel through the extensive areas of weather-related devastation and renewal in New Orleans. Creole cottages, shotguns, and doubles will be staple fare for the day.

The conference committee is now accepting proposals for papers, special sessions, and panel discussions. The meeting organizers encourage papers and sessions that reflect the conference theme, Landscapes at Risk, but they welcome papers that will be of interest to
members of either organization.

Presenters must be members of PAS: APAL. Individual memberships are $50 per year, while student memberships are $25 per year.

Abstracts must be of no more than 200 words, which includes the authors’ names, affiliations, and title of the paper. You may submit as an email attachment in Word or WordPerfect. The deadline for abstract submissions is: July 11, 2008.

Abstract Format

Fred Kniffen
Louisiana State University-Celestial Campus

Diffusion in Heaven

Body of the abstract: This should include a problem statement, a statement about methods, and a brief description of the conclusions.

Please send abstracts to:

Craig E. Colten
Department of Geography and Anthropology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Telephone: 225/578-6180
Email: ccolten@lsu.edu

Audio-Visual Needs

Please mark audio-visual needs on the conference

registration form. (Conference registration forms are

available for download on the PAS: APAL website,

http://www.pioneeramerica.org.)

All rooms will have a digital projector; presenters

will be expected to bring laptops or coordinate with

others in their session to share a laptop if they wish

to make a digital presentation.

As Area Chair for the American Culture Association's "Women's Studies"
area and the Popular Culture Association's "Women's Lives and Literature" area, I invite abstracts for the Spring 2009 joint ACA/PCA conference to be held in New Orleans April 8-11, 2009.

Additional information about the the association and conference is available at
http://pcaaca.org/conference/national.php

Please send 250 word abstracts to me by 11-15--08 via e-mail.

PCA and ACA are interdisciplinary organizations that give us a great opportunity to work across the usual academic borders and have fun in the process.

Linda S. Coleman
Professor of English and Women’s Studies
Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Ave.
Charleston, Illinois 61920
lscoleman@eiu.edu
217-581-5015

Three Special Issues of Library Quarterly, Archival Science, and
Museum Management and Curatorship

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The editors of Library Quarterly, Archival Science, and Museum
Management and Curatorship are pleased to announce plans for three
special issues exploring the shared information needs and challenges
facing libraries, archives, and museums in the information age; the
overlapping educational goals of library and information science,
archival studies, and museum studies programs; and areas of
convergence for educators and professionals working to meet user needs
in libraries, archives, and museums.

The resulting three separate issues of Library Quarterly, Archival
Science, and Museum Management and Curatorship will be published at
approximately the same time (end of 2009), and all three issues will
be Guest Edited by Dr. Paul F. Marty, College of Information, Florida
State University.

The impetus for this project stems from a recent conference, sponsored
by the IMLS, on the need for information professionals who can
transcend the traditional boundaries between libraries, archives, and
museums to meet user needs in the information age (see: http://chips.ci.fsu.edu ).

The increased use of and reliance on digital resources has blurred
traditional distinctions between information organizations, leading to
a digital convergence of libraries, archives, and museums. In light of
this convergence, there is a need for more research examining how
libraries, archives, and museums can collaborate and combine forces to
better serve their users, many of whom do not clearly distinguish
among different institutions or the information resources they manage.

We are looking for papers addressing one or more of the following
three broad questions in ways that cut across the traditional
distinctions between libraries, archives, and museums:

1. What are the information needs of libraries, archives, and museums
in the information age, both internally (staff and other
professionals) and externally (public services)? How can new
information technologies support information professionals as they
adapt to meet these needs?

2. What are the roles and responsibilities of information
professionals in libraries, archives, and museums in the information
age? What are the knowledge, skills, and abilities they need to
succeed at their jobs (e.g. intellectual property, information
management, digital preservation, etc.)?

3. What kinds of educational programs best prepare information
professionals to meet the needs of libraries, archives, and museums in
the information age, including degree and non-degree programs? How are
these programs currently preparing their students, and what potential
is there for sharing expertise across programs?

While authors may choose to focus primarily on libraries, archives, or
museums (depending on their interests and expertise), each article
should attempt to explore issues of convergence across libraries,
archives, and museums.

IMPORTANT DATES

* Optional Abstract: September 1, 2008

* Submission Deadline: December 1, 2008

* Review Decisions: February 1, 2009

* Final Versions Due: June 1, 2009

* Publication: End of 2009

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

If you wish, you may submit an optional abstract (by email to Paul
Marty at marty@fsu.edu) for feedback by September 1, 2008 (please
indicate the journal to which you plan to submit).

Please direct your submission to the journal that most closely matches
the particular focus of your article, research, or discipline, as
follows:

* Library Quarterly, follow submission instructions at http://www.editorialmanager.com/lq/

* Archival Science, follow submission instructions at http://www.editorialmanager.com/arcs/
(When specifying "Article type" please select the "Special Issue
on Digital Convergence")

* Museum Management and Curatorship, please email submissions
directly to Paul Marty at marty@fsu.edu.
(Please see instructions for authors at www.informaworld.com/rmmc)

Please mark your submission as being intended for the special issue on
digital convergence.

If you have any questions about the special issues, please contact
Paul Marty at marty@fsu.edu.

A PDF version of this CFP is available at: http://marty.ci.fsu.edu/misc/cfp_digitalconvergence.pdf

>> Call for Participation Deadline: October 17 <<

** Join with 1,200+ Colleagues from 50 Countries **

* Please forward to a colleague *

http://site.aace.org/conf/
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SITE 2009

Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
International Conference

March 2-6, 2009 * Charleston, South Carolina

(Embassy Suites Hotel/Convention Center)

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

** Submissions Due: Oct. 17, 2008 **

Organized by
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE)
http://site.aace.org/
and
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
http://www.aace.org/
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** What are your colleagues saying about SITE conferences? **
http://site.aace.org/conf/testimonials.htm

COLOR POSTER--SITE 2009 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Available to Print & Distribute (PDF to print; 200kb)
http://site.aace.org/conf/pdf/SITE09poster.pdf

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** NEW FOR SITE 2009 **
Submit Your Full Paper for Publication in a Book of Selected Papers

SITE 2009 will offer for the first time an alternative Full Paper submission category.
"Full Papers (Book)" are Full Paper submissions submitted in their final by Oct. 17th.
These will be reviewed for publication in a book of selected papers as well as a presentation.
http://site.aace.org/conf/categories.htm#FullPapersBook
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>> CONTENTS & LINKS (details below) <<

1. Call for Papers and Submission & Presenter Guidelines, Deadline Oct. 17th:
http://site.aace.org/conf/call.htm
http://site.aace.org/conf/submitguide.htm
http://site.aace.org/conf/PresenterLounge

2. Scope & Major Topics: http://site.aace.org/conf/topics.htm

4. Presentation Categories: http://site.aace.org/conf/categories.htm
5. Proceedings & Paper Awards: http://site.aace.org/pubs/

6. Corporate Participation: http://site.aace.org/conf/corporate.htm
7. For Budgeting Purposes: http://site.aace.org/conf/rates.htm

8. Charleston, South Carolina: http://www.aace.org/conf/Cities/Charleston
9. Deadlines: http://site.aace.org/conf/deadlines.htm

INVITATION:
SITE 2009 is the 20th annual conference of the Society for Information
Technology and Teacher Education. This society represents individual
teacher educators and affiliated organizations of teacher educators in all
disciplines, who are interested in the creation and dissemination of
knowledge about the use of information technology in teacher education and
faculty/staff development. SITE is a society of AACE.

You are invited to participate in this international forum which offers
numerous opportunities to explore the research, development, and applications
in this important field. All proposals are peer reviewed.

SITE is the premiere international conference in this field and annually
attracts more than 1,200 leaders in the field from over 50 countries.

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To submit a proposal, complete the online form at:
http://site.aace.org/conf/submitguide.htm

For Presentation and AV guidelines, see:
http://site.aace.org/conf/PresenterLounge
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PROGRAM ACTIVITIES:

* Keynote Speakers
* Invited Panels/Speakers
* Papers (Full & Brief)
* Posters/Demonstrations
* Corporate Showcases & Demonstrations
* Tutorials/Workshops
* Roundtables
* Symposia

SCOPE:
The Conference invites proposals from the introductory through advanced level
on all topics related to:

(1) the use of information technology in teacher education, and
(2) instruction about information technology in
* Preservice
* Inservice
* Graduate Teacher Education
* Faculty & Staff Development

Proposals which address the theory, research and applications as well as
describe innovative projects are encouraged.

MAJOR TOPICS

GENERAL TOPICS:
* Assessment and E-folios
* Corporate
* Digital Video
* Distance/Flexible Education
* Electronic Playground
* Equity and Social Justice
* Evaluation and Research
* Games and Simulations
* Graduate Education and Faculty Development
* Information Literacy
* Information Technology Diffusion/Integration
* International
* Latino/Spanish Speaking Community
* Leadership
* New Possibilities with Information Technologies
* Web/Learning Communities
* Workforce Education

CONTENT AREA TOPICS:
* Art Education
* Early Childhood Education
* English Education
* Human Languages Education
* Information Technology Education
* Innovative Technology Experiences for Teachers and Students (ITEST)
* Mathematics Education
* Middle School Education
* Science Education
* Social Studies Education
* Special Education/Assistive Technology
* Technological, Pedagogical, And Content Knowledge (TPACK)

PRESENTATION CATEGORIES:
http://site.aace.org/conf/categories.htm
The Technical Program includes a wide range of interesting and useful
activities designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information. These include
keynote and invited talks, paper presentations, roundtables,
poster/demonstrations, tutorials/workshops, panels, and corporate showcases.

PROCEEDINGS:
http://www.EdITLib.org
Accepted papers will be published by AACE in the Technology and Teacher
Education Annual proceedings series. Books in this series serve as major
source documents indicating the current state of teacher education and
information technology. This proceedings will be published as a searchable
electronic book on CD-ROM.

The Annuals are internationally distributed through and archived in the
Education and Information Technology Digital Library, http://www.EdITLib.org.

First and second paper authors are limited to two papers published in the
Annual.

PAPER AWARDS:
http://site.aace.org/pubs/
All presented papers will be considered for Best Paper Awards within
several categories.

Award winning papers may be invited for publication in the:
- Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE) (http://site.aace.org/pubs/jtate/) or
- Online journal, Contemporary Issues in Technology & Teacher Education (CITE) (http://www.citejournal.org/),

Highlighted in the:
- AACE online periodical AACE Journal (http://www.aace.org/pubs/aacej/), and
= Education and Information Technology Digital Library, http://www.EdITLib.org.

CORPORATE PARTICIPATION:
http://site.aace.org/conf/corporate.htm
A variety of opportunities are available to present research-oriented
papers, or to showcase and market your products and services. For information about Corporate
Showcases (30 minutes) and Corporate Demonstrations (2-hours, scheduled with the Poster/Demos),
click here.

FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES:
http://site.aace.org/conf/rates.htm
http://site.aace.org/conf/hotel.htm
The conference registration fee for all presenters and participants will be
approximately $295 (members); $340 (non-members). Registration includes Proceedings on
CD, receptions, and all sessions except tutorials.

The conference hotel (Embassy Suites Hotel/Convention Center) specially discounted
guest room rate is $155 (single/double). http://site.aace.org/conf/hotel.htm

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA: Where History Lives--Indulge, Play, and Explore!
http://site.aace.org/conf/cities/charleston

With a rich 300 year history, Charleston today is America's most beautifully preserved architectural and historical treasure. For the fifteenth consecutive year (2007), readers of Cond� Nast Traveler magazine honored Charleston as a Top 10 travel destination in the U.S. Charleston was honored with a No. 3 slot.

Peter Greenberg, NBC's Travel Editor, is quoted as saying "Charleston is all about history, and the intersection of culture in America. You can still find grace and civility in abundance in Charleston, a remarkably well preserved peninsular city between the Ashley and Cooper Rivers and the Atlantic Ocean. I'll always remember the first time I traveled to Charleston."

Where you can get away. Turn off your cell phone and listen. Listen to waves rolling up on the beach Floorboards creaking as you rock in a chair on a piazza overlooking our lovely downtown gardens. Here you can get away without having to hide. Listen to birds sing as you hike through our nature preserves. Sit in a dock and soak up the ocean breeze. Sip a glass of sweet tea. Enjoy a slow drive under a canopy of ancient oak trees. Curl up with a good book. Listen. And you'll hear historic church bells ring. You'll hear your heart beat a little slower.

Where you can indulge. What a wonderful feeling it is when you discover something like no other such as the tales that come with cherished antiques and artwork. Indulge in so many flavors that are unique to the area. Festive oyster roasts, shrimp and grits served with an ocean view. Breakfast by an outdoor fountain. An entire menu of award-winning restaurants. See our famous sweetgrass baskets take shape. There are spas to relax in and shops and more shops to visit. So bring your walking shoes. Bring your appetite.

Where you can play. We Charlestonians love to play and we have a sandbox that'll have you grinning from ear to ear. Surrounded by water with waves to surf and fish to catch. Here in the Low Country, we have so many ways to play, no matter what your game is. Golf, tennis and kayaking for the grownups. Fountains, slides and castles for the little ones. Play hard. Play fast Play nice.

Where you can explore. Oh the stories they tell. Revolutionary battlegrounds like Fort Moultrie, Civil War fortresses like Fort Sumter and heroic World War II ships. You can almost feel the ground rumble beneath your feet. Step out of their shadows and there's more to explore - the softer side of our rich history. Sprawling parks, historic plantations, cobblestone streets that lead to quiet country gardens. Pack a picnic. Pack a map and pack your camera adventure is calling your name.

It's not just a conference. it's a vacation! So plan to join us in Charleston for SITE 2009 a great conference in one of America's greatest destinations.

For more information about Charleston, South Carolina, USA
see: http://www.charlestoncvb.com/

DEADLINES:

Proposals Due: Oct. 17, 2008
Authors Notified: Nov. 26, 2008
Proceedings File Due: Jan. 21, 2009
Early Registration: Jan. 21, 2009
Hotel Reservation: Jan. 29, 2009
Conference: Mar. 2-6, 2009

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If you have a question about SITE, please send an e-mail to
SITE/AACE Conference Services, conf@aace.org

Contact:
SITE--Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
P.O. Box 1545
Chesapeake, Virginia 23327 USA
Phone: 757-366-5606 * Fax: 703-997-8760
E-mail: conf@aace.org * http://site.AACE.org

Hello,

I am chairing a roundtable on the topic of Being A Mother in Academe for the
40th anniversary conference of the NeMLA in Boston, Feb 26-March 1, 2009
(abstract of session is below).

If you are interested in being part of the roundtable please send a 250 word
abstract and 50 word bio to Andrea O'Reilly aoreilly@yorku.ca by September 1,
2008.

Thank you,

Andrea O'Reilly
Director, ARM
aoreilly@yorku.ca
www.yorku.ca/arm
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The Maternal Wall in Academe: Academic Mothers and Strategies of Resistance and
Empowerment

In Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What to Do about It
Joan Williams argues that paid work in Western capitalist societies is
organized by the concept of the "ideal worker". This ideal worker, Williams
writes, "works full time and overtime and takes little or no time off for
childbearing or rearing" (1). When work is structured this way, Williams
continues, "caregivers often can not perform as ideal workers" (1). The
worker-caregiver dichotomy is, of course, gender codified: "men 'naturally'
belong in the market because they are competitive and aggressive; women belong
in the home because of their 'natural' focus on relationships and an ethic of
care" (1). Over the last three decades as female paid labor participation
increased, women, --at least the 90 plus percent who are mothers-- are expected
be perform as "ideal workers" in the workplace while simultaneously fulfilling
the carework responsibilities of the home. With women still doing the bulk of
household management - to include domestic labor, childcare, and the emotional
and organizational work of creating and maintaining home, family and community,
most mothers are unable to put in the extensive overtime hours that are required
for advancement and success in most professions. Mothers thus find themselves
"mommy tracked" making sixty cents for every dollar earned by full-time fathers
(Williams, 2000, 2). Indeed, today the pay gap between mothers and non mothers
under thirty-five years is now larger than the wage gap between young men and
women (Crittenden, 94). And while the "glass ceiling" and the "sticky floor"
are still to be found in the corporate structure, it is the maternal wall, most
scholars argue, that impede and hinder most women's progress in the workplace
today.
William's concept of a wall is an apt metaphor to describe the specific
experiences of mothers in the workplace in that many women today, particularly
those that are college educated, middle-class and professional, may not
encounter gender discrimination until they become mothers and hit full throttle
the maternal wall that blocks and blindsides them in their attempts at
advancement. "Many childless women under the age of thirty five", as Crittenden
writes, "believe that all the feminist battles have been won" (88) But, as
Crittenden continues, "once a woman has a baby, the egalitarian office party is
over" (88).
The aim of this session is to explore the various strategies used by academic
mothers as they encounter the maternal wall in academe.

INFO on NeMLA:

Northeast Modern Language Association 2009 Annual Convention
Boston, Massachusetts -- February 26 - March 1, 2009
Celebrating 40 years! A regional MLA, NeMLA offers a vibrant yet more intimate
conference experience. The 2008 Convention in Buffalo features more than 230
panels, covering all aspects of scholarship and teaching in the modern
languages and literatures.

Dr. Andrea O'Reilly,
Associate Professor,
School of Women's Studies,
Director: Association for Research on Mothering,
Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering, Demeter Press,
York University,
Toronto, Ont.,
M3J 1P3
416 736 2100;60366
aoreilly@yorku.ca
www.yorku.ca/arm

Microform & Imaging Review is an international journal that includes articles about digital and microform (microfilm/microfiche) technologies and collections. Areas of possible focus include:

-Case studies of building digital collections
-Digital preservation
-Offering digital for access / microfilm for preservation
-Newspaper digitization from microfilm
-Library 2.0 technologies and digital collections
-digital media centers for student/faculty use
-digital/microfilm collections in collection development
-overview of current digitization / microfilm equipment
-promoting microfilm collections in the digital age

Additional information about the journal, including a listing of digital and microfilm collections for review, is available at:
http://ken.middlet.googlepages.com/

--
Ken Middleton
Editor, Microform & Imaging Review
Box 013, Walker Library
Middle Tennessee State Univ.
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
(615) 904-8524
ken.middlet@gmail.com

http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/call.htm

Advance Program / Registration:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/advprog.htm

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate,
Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education

November 17-21, 2008 * Las Vegas, Nevada
(Riviera Hotel & Convention Center)

FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

** Submission Deadline: September 8, 2008 **

Organized by:
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
(http://www.aace.org)
Co-sponsored by:
International Journal on E-Learning
(http://www.aace.org/pubs/IJEL)
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"The International Forum for Researchers, Developers, and Practitioners to Learn
about the Best Practices/Technology in Education, Government, Healthcare, and Business"

** What are your colleagues saying about E-Learn conferences? **
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/testimonials.htm

COLOR POSTER--E-Learn 2008 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Available to Print & Distribute (PDF to print; 200kb)
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/EL08poster.pdf

>> CONTENTS & LINKS (details below) <<

1. Submission Information, Deadline Sept. 8:
Call for Presentations: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/call.htm
Submission Guide: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/submitguide.htm
Presenter Guide: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/PresenterLounge

2. Major Topics: www.aace.org/conf/elearn/topics.htm
3. Presentation Categories: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/categories.htm

4. Products/Services Showcases & Presentations: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/corporate.htm

5. Proceedings & Paper Awards: http://www.aace.org/pubs
6. For Budgeting Purposes: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/rates.htm

7. Las Vegas, Nevada: http://www.aace.org/conf/cities/lasvegas/defaultEL.htm
8. Deadlines: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/deadlines.htm

INTRODUCTION
More info: http://www.aace.org/conf/eLearn/Intro.htm
E-Learn, the premiere international, non-commercial conference in the field, spans all
disciplines and levels of education and attracts more than 1,000 attendees
from over 60 countries. We invite you to attend E-Learn and submit
proposals for presentations.

INVITATION:
This Final Call for Participation is offered for those who were:
- unable to meet the first deadline for submissions in April, or
- were not ready to present a finished paper or project, or
- have a work-in-progress topic to present, and
- do not yet have a proposal accepted for presentation.

All presentation proposals are reviewed by three of the respected, international Executive Advisory Board (http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/exec.htm) and Program Committee, based on merit and the perceived value for attendees. Accepted presentations are included in the conference program, Proceedings (book and CD-ROM formats) and the digital library, EdITLib--Education and Information Library, http://www.EdITLib.org/

We invite you to attend the E-Learn Conference and submit proposals for
these presentation categories: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/categories.htm

E-LEARN IS UNIQUE AND A MUST TO ATTEND:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/unique.htm
http://www.aace.org/conf/eLearn/MustAttend.htm
E-Learn is an innovative collaboration between the top public and private academic researchers, developers, education and business professionals, and end users from the Corporate, Healthcare, Government, and Higher Education sectors offering a unique international forum to discuss the latest issues, strategies, applications, development, and research, to explore new technologies, and to identify solutions for today's challenges related to online learning.

E-Learn is THE essential resource to make international connections for collaboration with others who may share similar problems as well as those offering solutions.

E-LEARN KEY FEATURES
More info: http://www.aace.org/conf/eLearn/KeyFeatures.htm
The E-Learn Conference offers attendees a complete educational experience, with opportunities for collaboration and networking among leaders and peers working to make effective e-learning a reality. E-Learn offers varied sessions designed to produce effective results for all types of learning styles. From pre-conference tutorials to paper presentations to informal discussions, and more than 600 concurrent sessions, you are given the content you need by knowledgeable presenters and peers--all in one conference!

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES:
* Keynote Speakers
* Invited Panels/Speakers
* Papers
* Best Practice Sessions
* Roundtables
* Demonstrations/Posters
* Research/Technical Showcases
* Products/Services Showcases
* Tutorials/Workshops

SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
- For Call for Presentations: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/call.htm
- Submission guidelines and Web form: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/submitguide.htm
- For Presentation and AV Guidelines: http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/PresenterLounge

TOPICS:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/topics.htm

The scope of the conference includes, but is not limited to, the following topics as they relate to the e-Learning and the technologies supporting e-Learning.

1. Sectors or Application Domains:
General & Cross-Domain
Corporate
Government
Health Care
Higher Education
Informal Learning (Museums, Communities, Homes)
K-12
Military Training
Professional Associations & Non-Profits

2. Major Topics relating to or technologically supporting E-Learning:
Content Development
Evaluation
Implementation Examples and Issues
Instructional Design
Policy Issues
Research
Social and Cultural Issues
Standards and Interoperability
Tools and Systems

PRESENTATION CATEGORIES:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/categories.htm
The Technical Program includes a wide range of interesting and useful
activities designed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information.

PRODUCTS/SERVICES SHOWCASES & PRESENTATIONS:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/corporate.htm
Organizations have the opportunity to demonstrate and discuss their e-learning related
products and services in through Products/Services Showcases & Presentations.

PROCEEDINGS & PAPER AWARDS:
http://www.aace.org/pubs
Accepted papers will be published by AACE in the Proceedings Book and on
CD-ROM. Proceedings in this series serve as major resources in the multimedia/
hypermedia/telecommunications community, reflecting the current state of
the art in the discipline. In addition, the Proceedings also are
internationally distributed through and archived in EdITLib--
Education and Information Library, http://www.EdITLib.org/

Selected papers may be invited for publication in may be invited for
publication in AACE's respected journals especially in the
- International Journal on E-Learning (IJEJ),
- Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia (JEMH), or
- Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR).

All presented papers will be considered for Outstanding Paper Awards within
several categories. Award winning papers may be invited for publication in
the AACE journals.

FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/rates.htm
The conference registration fee for all presenters and participants will be
approximately $395 U.S. (AACE members), $465 U.S. (non-members).
Registration includes proceedings on CD, receptions, and all sessions
except tutorials. The conference dinner (if offered) will be an extra fee.

All conference sessions will be held at the Riviera Hotel & Casino Convention Center (http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/hotel.htm) located in the heart of Las Vegas shows, shopping, dining, and attractions. Special discount hotel have been obtained for E-Learn participants at $129 (single/double).

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA: Experience the Shows, Dining, Shopping, Attractions, & Tours!
http://www.aace.org/conf/cities/lasvegas/defaultEL.htm

Las Vegas, an ever-changing fantasy-land of a city, has seen unbelievable expansion since it emerged from the desert 100 years ago. Las Vegas continues to build upon its reputation as a vibrant showcase for the extraordinary. This is the city that attracts more than 38 million visitors a year by offering the grandest hotels, the biggest stars in entertainment, the highest caliber of award-winning chefs and master sommeliers, and, of course, the brightest lights.

Las Vegas offers unmatched entertainment. While planning an evening of entertainment, look to the growing roster of gourmet restaurants and unparalleled wine and food adventures in Las Vegas. A host of fine dining and lifestyle magazines have honored the city for its fantastic fare and hailed individual restaurants for their exquisite cuisine,

A shoppers paradise. Drawing an influx of designers and upscale specialty boutiques, Las Vegas has become one of the premium world-class shopping destinations in the country.

It's not just a conference. it's also a vacation! So plan to join us in Las Vegas for E-Learn 2008, a great conference in one of the world's greatest destinations.

For further Las Vegas information, see:
http://www.visitlasvegas.com

DEADLINES:
http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/deadlines.htm

Final Call Submissions: Sept. 8, 2008
Authors Notified: Sept. 15, 2008
Proceedings File Due: Sept. 24, 2008
Early Registration: Sept. 24, 2008
Conference: Nov. 17-21, 2008

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If you have a question about E-Learn, please send an e-mail to
AACE Conference Services, conf@aace.org

Contact:
AACE--Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
P.O. Box 1545
Chesapeake, Virginia 23327 USA
Phone: 757-366-5606 * Fax: 703-997-8760
E-mail: conf@aace.org * http://www.AACE.org

Special Issue edited by Psyche Williams-Forson, University of Maryland College Park

Food Studies explores all aspects of relationships between food, culture, and society. The movement of people and capital around the world necessitates that we explore the ways in which women interact with food through varying enterprises. Many of these activities are considered off the books or part of a shadow or underground economy. This alternative economic space usually involves otherwise law-abiding citizens who seek to provide for their families in ways that fall outside the formal economy. These women and men may be avoiding taxes or simply choosing to render services without acquiring the proper licenses or food sanitation permits. Whether they are bootleggers from the early twentieth-century, housewives who make tortillas at home and sell them to neighbors, women and women who sell home-cooked meals from non-authorized street stands, waitresses who underreport the night's tips, or undocumented immigrants working in the food sector, these people engage in a vital and sophisticated—aalbeit illegal—set of practices.
Submissions on women and/or men working in the underground food economy are sought for a special issue of Food and Foodways guest edited by Psyche Williams-Forson. We seek previously unpublished essays from all fields of the humanities and social sciences consisting of original scholarship on women who work with food in shadow economies. We especially favor research that speaks to an interdisciplinary audience and that presents arguments based on examination of data.

Papers should be twenty-five to thirty pages including references, word-processed double spaced, with pages numbered consecutively and margins of at least one inch on all sides. Papers should be written in clear, accessible prose, cite relevant literature, and include an abstract of no more than 150 words.

Submissions are due January 31, 2009 by email (attached as a Word document) to pwforson@umd.edu. If you would prefer to send by snail mail, please send to: Psyche Williams-Forson, Ph.D., Department of American Studies, University of Maryland College Park, 2103 Holzapfel Hall, College Park, Maryland 20742. Feel free to contact me for further information or with questions regarding ideas for submissions.

Editor bio: Psyche Williams-Forson is an Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of Maryland College Park. She is Humanities Book Review Editor for Food and Foodways, a refereed, interdisciplinary, and international journal devoted to publishing original scholarly articles on the history and culture, and the author of Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food, and Power. She is currently at work on a book project involving African American women who worked in unofficial food economies from the nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries.

Call for Papers for 2009 Conference in Denver, Jan. 20-23
Theme: Research Designs for LIS

Submit title and ~500 word abstract for papers describing emerging
research methodologies, innovative research designs, and other
imaginative research methods that have been or can be used in the LIS
field.

Selection criteria: 3 papers will be chosen to represent a range of research topics. Final presentations should be 20 minutes long.

Please send submissions no later than June 15, 2008
Dr. Susan Burke, University of Oklahoma, sburke@ou.edu
or
Dr. Betsy Martens, University of Oklahoma, bvmartens@ou.edu

January 21-24, 2009
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, FL

FETC, a division of 1105 Media Inc., is one of the largest, most successful conferences in the United States devoted to educational technology. The conference program is designed so educators and administrators have an opportunity to learn how to integrate different technologies across the curriculum – from kindergarten to college – while being exposed to the latest hardware, software and successful strategies on student technology use. FETC is designed for teachers, principals and deans, district administrators, curriculum designers, media specialists, technology directors and various other educators.

Gain exposure for your work, your school and your district, and benefit from in-depth discussions with your peers when you become a speaker at FETC 2009, January 21 - 24, 2009 in Orlando, FL. Share successful classroom practices, creative teaching and learning solutions, research, policies and products that show current or future promise for K-12 education.

FETC, a division of 1105 Media, Inc., is recognized nationally as a venue where the best educators come to share their strategies, methods and best practices with their colleagues.

FETC welcomes applications to present from education professionals representing all levels, content areas and specialties, as well as business and industry experts. If accepted, your presentation will be scheduled as one of the 55-minute sessions planned for the conference.

Click HERE for complete information on submission guidelines and access to the electronic application form:

DON'T DELAY
Deadline for submissions is June 20, 2008.

For additional information on FETC 2009 visit:
http://www.fetc.org/

Invites submissions for a Special Issue: Government-held Information, Privacy and Civic Access

Governments are most frequently the largest collectors of data within their jurisdictions, and often that data collection and storage is financially supported with public taxes. How governments manage and make available that information when
requests are made by non-government parties varies in each country. As the data-sharing world finds new and multi-platform ways to network, the variations of legal access to government-held information create both opportunities and difficulties.
This special issue will collect the state of access to government-held information with special attention to concerns for civilian privacy and civic activists’ oversight of government operations.
Submissions should conform to normal journal specifications noted http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/cictauth.asp

Please send submission no later than August 1, 2008
Prof. D.L. Rabina
Pratt Institute School of Information & Library Science,
144 West 14th Street, 6th Floor,
New York, NY 10011-7301
or by email drabina@pratt.edu

INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS ON INTERDISCIPLINARY SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE WORKCFP Submission Deadline: Thursday, June 12, 2008 The 18th Annual Women's Studies Conference "Girls' Culture & Girls' Studies: Surviving, Reviving, Celebrating Girlhood" To be held on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University Friday and Saturday, October 17 and 18, 2008 The 18th Annual Women's Studies Conference at Southern Connecticut State University explores girlhood. What does it mean to be a girl? Who defines girlhood in an age when puberty and sexualization are happening at younger ages? How do girls assert their own identity in an increasingly medicated and consumerist culture which targets girls as a prime audience? Why are U.S. girls preoccupied with perfection? What challenges do girls across races, classes, religions, nations, and cultures face in an ever more globalized world? What is the relationship between girls and feminism? What effect can feminism have on constructions of boyhood and masculinity and how in turn can this affect girls? In the 18th annual SCSU Women's Studies conference, we will take a close look at girls' culture and girls' studies, among the most vibrant areas in women's studies. The Conference Committee invites individuals, groups, scholars, feminists, activists, girls and all to
submit proposals that address topics related to all aspects of girlhood. Proposal Format: Faculty, students, staff, administrators, community activists from all disciplines and fields are invited to submit proposals for individual papers, complete sessions, panels, or round tables. Poster sessions, performance pieces, video recordings, and other creative works are also encouraged. For individual papers, please submit a one-page abstract. For complete panels, submit a one-page abstract for each presentation plus an overview on the relationship among individual components. For the poster sessions and art work, submit a one-page overview. All proposals must include speakers' name(s), affiliation(s), and contact information (address, E-mail, and telephone number). Please also indicate preference for Friday afternoon, Saturday morning, or Saturday afternoon; all attempts will be made to honor schedule requests. Panels: Each 75 minute session usually includes three presenters and a session moderator, but individual presenters may request an entire session for a more substantial paper or presentation. Presenters are encouraged, though not required, to form their own panels. The conference committee will group individual proposals into panels and assign a moderator. Please indicate in your contact information if you are willing to serve as a moderator. Posters, Art Displays, and Slide Presentations: A poster presentation consists of an exhibit of materials that report research activities or informational resources in visual and summary form. An art display consists of a depiction of feminist concerns in an artistic medium. Both types of presentations provide a unique platform that facilitates personal discussion of work with interested colleagues and allows meeting attendees to browse through highlights of current research. Please indicate in your proposal your anticipated needs in terms of space, etc. In keeping with the conference theme, suggested topics include but are not limited to: Girls and Pop Culture Construction of Girlhood Media and Girls' Culture Girls & Cutting/Self-Mutilation Politics of Girls' Studies Girls & Leadership Women's Studies & Girls' Studies Girls & Child Labor Race & Class in Girls' Studies Girls & Performance Coming of Age Globally Gender Research & Girls Body Image and Girls Girls & Disabilities Girls & Sexuality Girls & Ink. Human Trafficking & Girls Girls & Religion Indigenous Women and Girls Human Rights of Girls Girls & Sports Chick Lit Girls & Resistance Globalization and Girlhood Race, Ethnicity, and Class in Girls' Studies Construction of "Tween" Agers/Girls Violence against Girls & Women Girls and Gangs Girl Power and Politics Transnational Adoption of Girls Girls' Studies in Academe Girl Power and Feminism/Anti-Feminism Growing up Incarcerated Girls and Grassroots Activism Girls across/between Worlds Parenting/Raising Girls American Girls and Beyond Girls as Parents Reviving Ophelia, Surviving Ophelia, Resisting Ophelia Representations of Girls We also invite your ideas and suggestions. Conference sessions will juxtapose cultural, generational, and geopolitical perspectives in order to construct feminist renditions of girls' cultures, histories, and representations. Expect fun through meals, performance, and poetry slam, with girls and their allies speaking of their struggles and power. Please submit proposals and supporting materials to: Women's Studies Conference Committee Women's Studies Program, EN B 229 Southern Connecticut State University 501 Crescent Street New Haven, CT 06515 Or via email to: womenstudies@southernct.edu with attention to Conference Committee. If you have any questions, please call the Women's Studies office at (203) 392-6133. The Annual Women's Studies Conference at SCSU is self-supporting; all presenters can pre-register at the discounted presenter's fee, not exceeding $110.00 for both days, $60.00 for one day. The fee includes all costs for supporting materials, entrance to keynote events, and all meals and beverage breaks. Submission Deadline: Postmarked by Thursday, June 12, 2008 Notification of Committee Decision: Mailed by Friday, July 18, 2008 ********************************************************************** Yi-Chun Tricia Lin Director/Associate Professor, Women's Studies Program Vice President, National Women's Studies Association Past President, Women's Caucus for the Modern Languages Southern Connecticut State University E-mail: liny4@southernct.edu Office: (203) 392-6133; (203) 392-6864 Fax: (203) 392-6723 www.southernct.edu/womensstudies ***********************************************************************