Call for session Proposals

2005 MENC Northwest and Eastern Division Conferences

Submission Deadlines

Northwest Division, April 2, 2004

Eastern Division, April 15, 2004

The 2005 MENC Division Conferences will be held in Bellevue, Washington, February 1820 (Northwest) and in Baltimore, Maryland, March 4-6 (Eastern).

Music education professionals who are members of MENC and representatives from companies and organizations that are corporate members of MENC are invited to submit session proposals for presentation at these conferences. Proposals must be submitted by the individual who will be presenting the session as the primary clinician. Proposals received by the above deadline dates will be referred to the proper Division Conference Planning Committee, and the final decision will be that of the conference chair.

Selection Process—The proper Division Conference Planning Committee will be guided in the selection of sessions by the following criteria: quality of presentation (objectives and organization); innovative-ness; importance and timeliness of the topic to the field; practical applicability; and program balance. Proposals will be accepted in various content areas as listed on the Session Proposal Application. Notice of acceptance or non-acceptance will be sent to the primary clinician in September 2004.

Procedure

Step 1: Receive the Session Proposal Application and Tentative Room Require-ments Form from the following sources:

• Visit the MENC Web site at www.menc.org (click on Resources then Conferences)

• Call the MENC conventions department at 1-800-336-3768 ext. 115

• Send a written request to patw@menc.org or by fax to 703-860-4826

Step 2: Complete the Session Proposal Application to include the following:

• Title (12 word limit)

• Abstract (30 word limit)

• Content Area Subcommittee and Levels

Step 3: Send the following to MENC by submission deadline:

• Completed application and room requirements form

• Outline of session

• Clinician résumé

• Letter of endorsement, if session is presented by an MENC corporate member company

Conditions

1. Session proposals must be submitted by the individual who will be presenting the session as the primary clinician.

2. All clinicians who are music educators must be current members of MENC.

3. MENC does not pay honoraria or expenses to the clinicians.

4. Submission of a proposal is a commitment by all participating individuals to register for the conference.

5. Individual requests for particular times cannot be granted. Submission of a proposal assumes acceptance of the scheduled time.

6. Solicitation of company support is not accepted unless session proposal is submitted as a corporate member-presented session.

7. If session is accepted, the primary clinician will be responsible for informing all other participants of all the specifics relating to session.