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Join us for the 2007 TAA Conference at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo
in downtown Buffalo, NY, June 22-23
Register
for the Conference
Register
Now!
Preliminary Conference
Schedule now available
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for conference schedule
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events schedule
Book Raffle
IIL Publishing, New York will raffle four books at the 2007 TAA Conference
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Coming to Buffalo?
Put these two books on your reading list
City of Light by Lauren Belfer
Trip to Niagara Falls by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic)
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Mentoring Sessions
Several veteran authors have agreed to serve as mentors at the conference.
Attendees will be able to sign up at the conference registration desk
for 15-minute sessions with a mentor. A list of mentors will be available
soon.
Roundtable Discussions
Luncheon
Saturday, June 23
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Choose from 10 different moderated roundtable discussions related to
textbook and academic authoring.
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Dinner at The
Anchor Bar
Thursday, June 21, 6 p.m.
The restaurant where Buffalo-style wings were invented
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Buffalo, NY Waterfront
Tour
Friday, June 22, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Take a guided tour of the Buffalo waterfront
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Karpeles Manuscript
Musuem and Library Tour
Friday, June 22, 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
View Walt Disney illustrations and documents, among others
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Social Networking
Event: A Chartered 3-hour Dinner Cruise Aboard the Grand Lady
Friday, June 22, 6:45 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Four-hour Guided
Tour to Niagara Falls (American side)
Saturday, June 23, 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Tour full.
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Free
one-on-one sessions with an authoring attorney or literary agent
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for info
Click
here for information from the 2006 TAA Convention:
• Articles
• Convention Q&A
• Convention Materials
• Photo Gallery
Archive
of past conventions
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Conference
Registration
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a PDF form
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Note: Online
registrations close June 15. On-site conference registration will open
at 7:30 a.m. June 22.
IIL
Publishing, New York to raffle four books at TAA Conference
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Buffalo
Niagara International Airport is located just 15 minutes
from the Hyatt Regency Buffalo
- Airport
taxi service is approximately $18 one way.
- ITA
Airport Shuttle Service is $15 one way, $30 round trip.
Contact them at (716) 633-8318 for a reservation.
Car
rental agencies at BNIA:
Alamo
Car Rental; Avis Rent A Car; Budget Car Rental; Dollar Car
Rental; Hertz Car Rental; National Car Rental
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What
Do You Get With Your Two-Day 2007 TAA Conference on Text
and Academic Authoring Registration Package?
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All conference sessions, including keynote and general
sessions
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Continental Breakfast on Friday and Saturday
- Snack
Breaks & Drinks
- One
ticket to 2007 TAA Awards Luncheon on Friday
- One
ticket to Saturday Roundtable Discussions Luncheon
- Badge
and Badge holder with ribbons for volunteers, presenters,
sponsors and exhibitors and award winners
- Book
bag with TAA logo
- Conference
Program
- One-year
membership in TAA
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Congratulations
to our early registrants and Goody Bag recipients:
J.
Anondeplume
Lisa Beach
Robert Christopherson
Roger Flynn
Tara Gray
Richard Hull
Andreana Grimaldo
William M. Hayden, Jr.
Karen Morris
Kevin Patton
Denise Robichaud
Paul Siegel
Mary Kay Switzer
John Wakefield
Frank Wilson
Ron Pynn
Shokichi Uto
Roger Bennitt
Fred Kleiner
Gregory Lewbart
Michael Spiegler
Victoria Malko
Chris Harris
Judy Rasminsky
Robert Marjolin
Mattie Rhodes
Virginia Borden Maier
Ophelia Morey
Tamara Wandel
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Look
inside your Goody Bag!
Here
are the items that will be included so far in the Goody
Bags that the first 50 conference registrants will receive:
• TAA logo coffee mug — Donated by TAA
• A CD containing a one-hour audio podcast of "From
Hippies to Hackers," a fascinating conversation on
the development of personal computers and the influence
of counterculture on it, with hosts John Markoff, author
of What the Dormouse Said, and a senior writer for
the NYTimes; John Leland, author of Hip:The History,
also a reporter for the NY Times and previously a
columnist at SPIN Magazine and editor-in-chief of
Details; and Ken Goffman (a.k.a. R.U. Sirius), author
of Counterculture Through the Ages and a well-known
cultural commentator" — Donated by Copyright
Clearance Center
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A coupon for 25 percent off of each of IIL Publishing, New
York's book titles — Donated by IIL Publishing,
New York
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Magnetic bookmark — Donated by Still Indexing Services
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"Blinky" Pen — Donated by Google
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Notepads — Donated by Allyn & Bacon Merrill
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Conference Handouts on CD.
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