Join us for the 2007 TAA Conference at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo in downtown Buffalo, NY, June 22-23

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Preliminary Conference Schedule now available
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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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Writing a Textbook

Moderator:
Christopher Stream, Assistant Professor of Public Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and author of State and Local Government

Have you been thinking about writing a textbook? Or, do you have an idea for one percolating on the back burner? Perhaps you're simply curious to learn more about how the process works and what's involved? This roundtable discussion will cover some of the most frequently asked questions and misperceptions about textbook publishing, along with some advice for how to get a project off the ground and into the right publisher's hands. Some topics and questions we will discuss include: Why should I consider writing a textbook? What's the first step in linking up with a publisher? Pitfalls to avoid in your book proposal. How does the review process work? What makes a book marketable? Is it ethical to send your proposal to different publishers at the same time? With all the books on the market for course "X," why would a publisher want to develop yet another new book for the same course? And many others. Please join us for this important discussion.

About the Moderator:

Christopher Stream is an associate professor in the Department of Public Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Dr. Stream conducts research on issues of intergovernmental relations and public policy. Stream's substantive research focuses on state health care reform, local delivery of health care services, gaming policy, institutional capacity and city management. He is the author of several articles and has served as a policy consultant for a variety of government and private organizations. His research has appeared in a variety of journals, including Public Administration Review, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Political Research Quarterly, International Journal of Economic Development and State and Local Government Review. His latest textbook, State and Local Government (Wadsworth/Thomson Learning) is now available.

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