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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello all! Just a quick heads up from your friendly SLA Program Committee chair:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You have just over a week to put together the final version of any session or roundtable you would like to be considered for Executive Session status for AAA 2016. I’ve cut and pasted the info below – please note that
<b>the deadline is Feb 17<sup>th</sup>, 5pm EST (10PM GMT).<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Some notes especially for those who have not organized a session before (but perhaps useful to those of us who have, as well?):<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For those who wish to submit for <u>Section Invited</u> status, the deadline is the same as the standard deadline, April 15, 2016 (5pm EDT, as we will have sprung forward at that point). This seems a lovely long way off, I know, but those
who have already begun to think about and organize sessions are going to be in much better shape in the long run. I’d like to encourage folks who are thinking about sessions to put together their draft descriptions and send out calls for papers on this, and
other, lists. Once you have the papers, you can refine the session abstract, and submit a coherent, thoughtful whole for review.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are benefits which derive from getting started early, and connecting with the wider community. For one thing, you discover colleagues doing work related to your own with whom you were previously unfamiliar. This is a marvelous and
enriching experience, one of the best things about AAA. Another significant plus is that you can invite the discussant you especially want early, before they have committed to another session. Finally, getting started early allows you to develop a much stronger
and more coherent session abstract, making your session more competitive for invited status.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Have fun, and put together some excellent sessions for review!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Judy Pine, SLA Program Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">That cut-and-pasted info:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#444444">Requirements for Executive Session Submissions</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#444444"> <br>
<u>Panel Submissions – Due February 17, 2016</u><br>
Submissions consist of two sets of information.<br>
Organizers are responsible for submitting <i>the first set</i>: the session abstract (of no more than 500 words), keywords, length of session, anticipated attendance, presenter names and roles. Organizers' membership must be current unless eligible for a membership
exemption (anthropologists living outside of the US/Canada or non-anthropologists) and have registered for the 2016 Annual Meeting. Organizers must submit this information <b>by 5 PM EST on February 17, 2016.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#444444"><br>
Presenters are responsible for submitting <i>the second set</i>: their own individual abstracts (of no more than 250 words), paper title and keywords. Presenters must be current members unless eligible for a membership exemption (anthropologists living outside
of the US/Canada or non-anthropologists) and have paid registration for the 2016 Annual Meeting in order to upload abstract information. Presenters must submit this information by 5:00pm EDT April 15, 2016. <br>
Discussants and Chairs must be registered by the April 15, 2016 final deadline in order to appear on the 2016 Annual Meeting Program. <br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#444444">Roundtable Submissions –Due February 17, 2016</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#444444"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#444444">Organizers are responsible for submitting the session abstract (of no more than 500 words), keywords, length of session, anticipated attendance, and presenter names. Organizers'
membership must be current and must be registered for the 2016 Annual Meeting. <br>
N.B.: Roundtable presenters do <i>NOT </i>submit individual abstracts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#444444"><br>
Roundtable presenters, and chairs must have a current membership or membership exemption (available only to anthropologists living outside the US/Canada or non-anthropologists) and must pay registration for the 2016 Annual Meeting by the final deadline of April
15, 2016 in order to appear on the program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;background:#F4EDE2"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#444444"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Judith M.S. Pine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assoc. Professor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dept of Anthropology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Western Washington University<o:p></o:p></p>
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