Conference 2007
The 2007 Conference will be held in St, Charles Illinois
June 28 - July 1 at Pheasant Run
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Conference 2007
The 2008 Conference will be held in Cincinnati, OH
Conference
Onsite Sponsorship Invitation
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The
National Women's Studies Association is seeking local organizing
teams or consortia for its future conferences.
The
annual conference is typically held the second or third week in June.
Recent conferences have registered 1,000-1,200 attendees and have been
hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Women’s
Studies in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin System Women’s
Studies Consortium (2004) and the New Orleans Women’s Studies
Consortium (2003). The
2005 conference was organized by the University of Central Florida,
the University of Florida, and the University of South Florida.
Partnering
with the National Women's Studies Association to serve as the local
organizing team or consortium for an annual conference offers exciting rewards
and challenges.
As
a member of the local organizing team, sponsoring women’s
studies programs and/or women’s centers receive:
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National
recognition and an opportunity to help set the intellectual
agenda for women’s studies via embedded conferences, a
film series, and plenary sessions
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Institution
and program/center name listed as sponsor/co-sponsor in all
NWSA print and electronic media advertising the conference
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Collaboration
with and support from the NWSA president, executive director,
national office staff, and the national conference chair
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A
seat on the NWSA governing council during the year the conference
will be held at your site
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More
than $40,000 dedicated in the NWSA budget to help defray national
conference expenses
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Administrative
support that covers production and mailing of the conference
CFP, processing registration fees, and processing submitted
proposals, including accept/decline letters, among other things
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SPONSOR PROPOSAL CHECKLIST
More details about specific local organizing committee responsibilities are available from Allison Kimmich, the National Women's Studies Association executive director at allison.kimmich@nwsa.org or 301-403-0524.
Prospective sites should providethe following information to thenwsaoffice@nwsa.org or via faxat 301-403-4137.
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Name and location of institution(s)
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Name and contact information of the proposed local planning committee chair
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Year for proposed conference, first and second choice
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Describe your women’s center and/or women’s studies program or department
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Identify local attractions or entertainment that might be of interest to NWSA members
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Describe local planning committee chair’s institutional resources (possible course release, possible graduate or undergraduate student assistance, support staff assistance, etc.
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Describe ideas for special events such as art exhibits, a writer’s series, or an embedded conference
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Identify possible local resources/collaborations
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Discuss your ability to raise funds for the conference (prospects of institutional support, ideas for external fundraising, etc.)
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