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Join us for
the 2008 TAA Conference at Harrah's in Las Vegas, June 19-21
2008
TAA Conference Registration
Deadline Extended! Early Registration Deadline
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SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Authoring Workshops
Thursday,
June 19
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Textbook
Authoring Workshop - Parlor C
"The
Basics of Textbook Writing from Start to Finish"
Presenter:
Michael D. Spiegler, Professor of Psychology, Providence
College
click
here for info
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Michael
D. Spiegler |
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Academic
Authoring Workshop - Parlor D
"Writing
for Publication"
Presenter: Kenneth Henson, Distinguished Professor of
Education, School of Education, The Citadel
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here for info
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Kenneth
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SESSIONS:
General
Sessions
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Orientation
to Las Vegas' Most Colorful Characters
Friday,
June 20, 8:30 to 9 a.m.
Reno Room
Presenter:
Lawrence J. Mullen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
click
here for info
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Lawrence
J. Mullen |
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Beyond
Google Book Search: Emerging Strategies to Drive Online
Discovery
Friday,
June 20, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Reno Room
Presenter:
Chris Palma, Strategic Partner Development Manager, Google
Book Search
click
here for info
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Chris Palma |
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Leveraging
the Wisdom of Your Crowd: Five Things Every Author Can Do
to Maximize a Book's Impact
Friday,
June 20, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Reno Room
Presenter:
David Brake, Founder and CEO, Content Connections
click
here for info
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David Brake |
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Breaking
Writer's Block: How to overcome the psychological inhibitions
that keep you from writing
Friday,
June 20, 1:15 to 2:15 p.m.
Reno Room
Presenter:
Dr. Erin Oksol, a licensed clinical health psychologist
at the University of Nevada, Reno's Student Health Center
click
here for info
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Dr. Erin
Oksol |
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Further
Orientation to Las Vegas: Seven Things You Should Know About
Casinos
Saturday,
June 21, 8 to 8:30 a.m.
Las Vegas Room
Presenter:
David Schwartz, Center for Gaming Research, University of
Nevada, Las Vegas
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here for info
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David Schwartz |
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Making
Your Work More Visual
Saturday,
June 21, 9 to 9:45 a.m.
Las Vegas Room
Presenters:
Barbara Waxer, co-author of Internet Surf and Turf: The
Essential Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Finding Media;
Paul Siegel, Professor of Communication, University of Hartford;
E.D. Cormier, former advertising, marketing, public relations
copywriter
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here for info
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Barbara Waxer
Paul Siegel
E.D. Cormier |
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What
would an author-friendly royalty statement look like?
Saturday,
June 21, 10:15 to 11:00 a.m.
Las Vegas Room
Presenter:
Michael Sullivan, the author of three Precalculus series
with Prentice-Hall, a division of Pearson Education
click
here for info
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Michael
Sullivan |
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TAA
Awards Ceremony: Standing Out From the Competition
Saturday,
June 21, 11:00 to 12:00 p.m.
Las Vegas Room
TAA
will present awards to its 2008 Textbook Excellence Award
("Texty") and McGuffey Longevity Award ("McGuffey") winners,
as well as staff and volunteers who have shown outstanding commitment
to the association. After the awards are presented, 2008
Texty and McGuffey winners will participate in a Q&A
session about how to make your books stand out from the
competition.
Click
here for award winners
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Don't
Get MAD: The Joys and Heartaches of Co-Authorship
Saturday,
June 21, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Las Vegas Room
Presenter:
Stephen E. Gillen, Authoring Attorney, Greenebaum Doll &
McDonald
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here for info
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Stephen
E. Gillen |
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Issues
Faced by African-American and Asian Authors
Saturday,
June 21, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Las Vegas Room
Presenters:
Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, Professor, Department of African
American Studies at Temple University, and Suzuko Morikawa,
Associate Professor of History at Chicago State University
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here for info
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Dr. Molefi
Kete Asante
Suzuko Morikawa |
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Finding
Images: Understanding Licensing and Using the Public Domain
Saturday,
June 21, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.
Las Vegas Room
Presenters:
Christopher Harris, Middle Tennessee State University, and
Barbara Waxer, co-author of Internet Surf and Turf: The
Essential Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Finding Media
click
here for info
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Christopher
Harris
Barbara Waxer |
Textbook
Track
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A
Play of Words: Acting Out Contract Negotiations, Part II
Friday,
June 20, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Reno Room
Presenters:
Michael Lennie, Authoring Attorney, Lennie Literary &
Authors Attorneys; Jan Kardys, Former Director of Contracts
at several major publishers; Christopher Kenneally, Director
of Author Relations for the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)
click
here for info
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Michael
Lennie
Jan Kardys
Christopher
Kenneally
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KISS
(Keeping It Simple Isn't Stupid): Making the Complex Comprehensible
Friday,
June 20, 4 to 5 p.m.
Reno Room
Panelists:
Brenda Berube, Professor, Medical Laboratory Science, University
of Massachusetts-Dartmouth; Janet Belsky, Professor, Psychology,
Middle Tennessee State University; Michael D. Spiegler,
Professor of Psychology at Providence College; and Karen
Morris, Distinguished Professor, Law, Monroe Community College
click
here for info
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Brenda
Berube
Janet
Belsky
Michael
D. Spiegler
Karen
Morris
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Academic
Track
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Songs
of Praise (And Horror): The Journal Reviewing Process
Friday,
June 20, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Copper Room
Presenters:
Fred S. Kleiner, Professor of Art History and Archaeology,
Chair of the Art History Department, Boston University
Panelists: Paul Siegel, Professor of Communication
at the University of Hartford, and TAA Vice President/President-Elect;
Michael D. Spiegler, Professor of Psychology at Providence
College
click
here for info
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Fred
S. Kleiner
Paul
Siegel
Michael
D. Spiegler
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Milking
That Dissertation: Insights From An Acquisitions Editor
Friday,
June 20, 4 to 5 p.m.
Copper Room
Presenter:
Margaret Fisher Dalrymple, Acquisitions Editor, University
of Nevada Press
Panelists: Richard T. Hull, TAA Executive Director,
and Professor Emeritus, University of Buffalo; Paul Siegel,
Professor of Communication at the University of Hartford,
and TAA Vice President/President-Elect
click
here for info
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Margaret
Fisher Dalrymple
Richard
Hull
Paul
Siegel
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sessions.
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