CAMWS 2009 Annual Meeting

The 105th Annual Meeting of CAMWS will be held Wednesday-Saturday, April 1-4, 2009, at the Marriott City Center Hotel, Minneapolis, MN, at the invitation of the University of Minnesota. Proposals for panels and individual papers are now being accepted. All panel proposals must be received by August 21, 2008; all individual paper proposals must be received by September 25, 2008.

Papers and panels may be on any aspect of Graeco-Roman antiquity; especially welcome are panels likely to be of broad interest, including those concerned with pedagogy. Teachers and students of the Classics at any level of instruction (K-12, college, or university) may submit abstracts; all will be judged anonymously by the Program Committee, chaired by CAMWS President Robert W. Ulery, Jr.

Only one proposal for an individual paper may be submitted per person. There is no word limit for the abstract, but the whole text (including any bibliography) must fit on a single, typed page (= one side of a sheet of paper). The title, but not the author's name, should appear on the abstract. An abstract for an individual paper may be submitted either electronically or by mail. For electronic submissions go to http://www.camws.org/membership/abstractform.php. To submit an abstract by mail, send 1 hard copy of the submission form along with 1 hard copy of the abstract. A person who submits an abstract for an individual paper may also organize or participate in a panel.

Only one panel proposal may be submitted per organizer. The panel description should include the panel's title but not the names of the organizer and panelists. The abstract for each paper in the panel should include the title of the paper, along with the panel's title, but not the author's name. There is no word limit for the panel description or for each abstract, but the whole text (including any bibliography) for each must fit on a single, typed page (= one side of a sheet of paper). Panel proposals may be submitted either electronically or by mail. For electronic submissions go to http://www.camws.org/membership/panelabstract.php. To submit a panel proposal by mail, send 1 hard copy of the submission form, 1 hard copy of the panel description, and 1 hard copy of an abstract for each presentation.

The usual length for a paper is 15 minutes, but 20 minutes may be requested if the talk is illustrated with slides, transparencies, VHS tapes, DVDs, or PowerPoint. Most panels are allotted two hours, accommodating 3 to 5 presentations with time for questions; 6 speakers may be scheduled in a single session if the papers are all just 15 minutes long. Be sure to note whether you will need audiovisual equipment. Because rentals of digital projectors are expensive, please request them only when absolutely necessary; individuals must provide their own computers.

All presenters and organizers are required to be members of CAMWS at the time the abstracts are submitted. You may either pay by check and mail your dues, along with a CAMWS membership form, or pay by credit card (with $3.00 processing fee): http://www.camws.org/membership/memberinfo.php. Early submissions are encouraged.

Proposals that are mailed should be sent to this address: CAMWS, Department of Classics, St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Ave., Northfield, MN 55057-1098; 507-786-3387; fax 507-786-3732; groton@stolaf.edu.

RECEIPT DEADLINES: August 21, 2008 (panels); September 25, 2008 (individuals)