2010 TAA Conference on Text and Academic Authoring
Ramada Mall of America Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 24-26, 2010
2009 TAA Conference Schedule
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| THURSDAY, JUNE 25 | ||||
 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
TAA Council Meeting - Monte Cristo B | |||
8-9 a.m. & 1-1:30 p.m. & 3:30-4 p.m. |
Registration - Hallway outside Trinidad | |||
| 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Workshop: "Textbook Writing 101" - Trinidad Click for info |
Workshop: "How to Write When You're Not a Natural Writer " - Bolivar A Click for info | ||
1:30 - 3:30 p.m. |
Workshop: "Cut the Crap! How to Develop the Art of Academic Writing" - Bolivar B Click for info | |||
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. |
Workshop: "How to Get Published by Scholarly Journals" - Bolivar B | |||
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. |
Networking Hospitality Hour - Room 905
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| FRIDAY, JUNE 26 | ||||
| 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. | Registration/Continental Breakfast - Hallway outside Trinidad | |||
| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Member Orientation/Welcome - Trinidad | |||
| 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. | General Session - Trinidad "Geo-Primer – Great Plains and Texas Crossroad" Click for info | |||
| 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | General Session - Trinidad "Time Management: Why You Don't Need It, Can't Do it Anyway -- and What To Do Instead" Click for info | |||
| 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. | Textbook Track - Trinidad "Textbook 2.0: The Future of Textbook Publishing" click for info |
Academic Track - Bolivar A "Orientation to the Journal Publishing Industry" click for info | ||
| 11:45 - 12 | Break/Networking | |||
| 12 - 1:00 p.m. | Roundtable Discussions Luncheon - Trinidad
"Time Management", "Working With Editors: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly", "Coping with Copyright Conundrums", "Publishing in the School Market", "How To Go From a One-Book Author To a Multiple-Book Author", "'But I never even took a dance class, so how can I publish in a dance journal?'", "Service Learning Through Applied Projects", "Directing You to Successful Academic Publishing" click for info | |||
| 1:00 - 1:15 p.m. | Break/Networking | |||
| 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. | General Session - Trinidad "The Business of Authoring" click for info |
Academic Track - Bolivar A "Learn About TAA's Publication Grants" click for info | ||
| 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. | Textbook Track - Trinidad "A Dozen Strategies for Successfully Marketing Your Textbook" click for info |
Academic Track - Bolivar A "Scholarly Writing: Strengthening Your Literature Review" click for info | ||
| 3:15 - 3:30 p.m. | Break/Networking | |||
| 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Textbook Track 1 - Trinidad "Contracts for Novice Authors" click for info |
Academic Track - Bolivar A "Open Access: What is it and What Does it Mean for Academic Authors?" click for info |
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| 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. | Networking Hospitality Hour - Room 905
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| SATURDAY, JUNE 27 | ||||
| 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. | Registration/Continental Breakfast - Hallway outside Trinidad | |||
| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Look Ahead to TAA 2010 Conference - Trinidad | |||
| 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. | General Session - Trinidad "Collaboration Agreements: How to Ensure Your Co-author Won't Become Your Enemy" click for info |
Academic Track - Bolivar A "Publish & Flourish: Become a Prolific Scholar" click for info | ||
| 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. | General Session - Trinidad "Author & Publisher Open Discussion" click for info | |||
| 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. | Break/Networking | |||
| 11:15 - 12:15 p.m. | General Session - Trinidad "Visual Content 101: Part 1 – Make Your Work More Visual and Production-Friendly" click for info |
Textbook Track 1 - Bolivar B "Contracts for Experienced Authors" click for info |
Textbook Track 2 - Bolivar A "The Second Time Around: The Do's, Don'ts and Maybes of Preparing a Second Edition" click for info |
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| 12:15 - 12:30 p.m. | Break | |||
| 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. | TAA Awards Ceremony Luncheon: "Standing Out From the Competition" - R&J Ballroom 3rd Floor click for info | |||
| 2:00 - 2:15 p.m. | Break | |||
| 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. | General Session - Trinidad "Visual Content 101: Part 2 – Find and Use Media – Understand Copyright and the Public Domain" click for info | |||
| 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. | Textbook Track 1 - Trinidad "Making Your Book a Bestseller in the Age of Social Media: Five Strategies for Creating a Community Around Your Content" Click for info |
Textbook Track 2 - Bolivar A "Accessibility for Authors: Understanding the Reading Needs of Disabled Children" Click for info |
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| 5:00 p.m. | Group Trip to The Alamo (meet in front of Alamo at 5:00 p.m.) | |||
| 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. | Networking Hospitality Hour - Room 905
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Session topics, presenters and dates/times are subject to change.
