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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
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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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• Articles
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Archive
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Sessions
General
Sessions
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sessions list
Textbook
Authors Track
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sessions list
Academic
Authors Track
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Preliminary
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General
Sessions
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Google
Book Search: Opportunities for Academic Publishers and Authors
in the Online Channel
Presenter:
Chris Palma, Strategic Partner Development Manager for
Google Book Search
Friday, June
22
4:15 - 5:15 p.m.
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Chris Palma |
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Geo-primer
for Buffalo/Niagara Falls Region
Presenter:
Robert Christopherson, Professor Emeritus of Geography
at American River College in Sacramento, and author of three best-selling
physical geography texts, including Geosystems
Friday, June
22
8:15 - 8:45 a.m.
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Robert Christopherson |
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Blackboard/Course
Genie Virtual Presentation
Presenter:
Matt Wasowski, Director of Marketing at Horizon Wimba;
Andrew Rawson, Content Partnerships Group, Blackboard, Inc.
Friday, June
22
1:15 - 2:45 p.m.
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Matt
Wasowski |
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Writing
Outside the Academic Box
Presenters:
David Triggle, University Professor and a SUNY Distinguished
Professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo;
Dr. Andrew Johnson, Professor of Holistic Education in
the Department of Special Education at Minnesota State University,
Mankato;
Jeannette Ludwig, Associate Professor of French Linguistics,
University of Buffalo
Friday, June
22
10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
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David Triggle |
Dr.
Andrew Johnson
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Jeannette
Ludwig
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Book Indexing
Basics
Presenter:
Seth Maislin, Freelance Indexer and Consultant, Focus Information
Services, President of the American Society of Indexers
Saturday,
June 23
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.
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Seth Maislin |
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It's 2007.
Do You Know Where Your Editor is?
Presenters:
Diane Feldman, Principal, AuthorCraft Editorial Services;
Christopher Kenneally, Director of Author Relations for
the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)
Saturday,
June 23
1:15 - 2:15 p.m.
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Diane Feldman |
Christopher
Kenneally |
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Textbook
Authors Track
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Writing
for K-12 Students
Presenters:
Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, a Professor in the Department
of African American Studies at Temple University, and the author
of several academic books and the successful high school textbook, African
American History: Journey of Liberation;
Don Collins, former managing editor of the nation's best-selling
Pre-Algebra text and author and co-author of several mathematics
textbooks;
Monica Gilligan, former chair of a curriculum committee
for a rural school district, and currently teacher of Composition
at SUNY Brockport
Charles Williams, Professor of Sport Management in the
Department of Tourism, Recreation, and Sport Management, at the
University of Florida, and author of Personal Fitness:
Looking Good/Feeling Good
Friday, June
22
1:15 - 2:45 p.m.
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Dr.
Molefi Kete Asante |
Don
Collins |
Charles
Williams |
Monica
Gilligan |
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Preparing
the Next Edition: Managing Change Through Nine Editions
Presenters:
Karen Timberlake, Professor of Chemistry, Emerita, Los
Angeles Valley College, and author of chemistry textbooks that
are now in second editions to 9th editions and in preparation
for a 10th edition;
Ann McIver McHoes, coauthor of Understanding Operating
Systems, in its fourth edition
Saturday,
June 23
8:15 - 9:15 a.m.
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Karen Timberlake |
Ann McIver
McHoes |
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Developing
Electronic Materials: Preparing an Animation CD-ROM to Accompany
Your Textbook
Presenter:
Robert W. Christopherson, Professor Emeritus of Geography,
American River College, and the author of numerous CD-ROM products
that are shipped in his texts, which include Geosystems, Applied
Physical Geography and Elemental Geosystems.
Friday, June
22
4:15 - 5:15 p.m.
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Robert Christopherson |
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A Play
of Words: Acting Out Contract Negotiations
Dramatis Personae:
Jan Kardys (The Publisher); Michael Lennie (The Author); Christopher
Kenneally (The Narrator)
Saturday,
June 23
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
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Michael
Lennie |
Jan Kardys
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Christopher
Kenneally |
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Using Pedagogical
Aids in a Textbook
Presenter:
Karen Timberlake, an introductory chemistry textbook author
for more than 30 years
Saturday,
June 23
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.
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Karen Timberlake |
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Secrets
to Successful Publishing Contract Negotiation
Presenter:
Stephen E. Gillen, Authoring Attorney, Greenebaum Doll
& McDonald
Friday, June
22
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
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Stephen E. Gillen |
Academic
Authors Track
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Publish
Your Dissertation as a Book
Presenter:
Dr. James J. Delaney, Asst. Professor, Chair, Department
of Philosophy, Niagara University
Saturday,
June 23
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.
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James Delaney |
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Editing
a collective volume of papers from a conference
Presenter:
Richard Hull, Professor Emeritus, Philosophy, State University
of New York at Buffalo, and editor of several book series, including Presidential
Addresses of the American Philosophical Association
Saturday,
June 23
8:15 - 9:15 a.m.
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Richard Hull |
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Secrets
of a Scholarly Journal Editor
Presenter:
Kenneth T. Henson, Distinguished Professor of Education
at The Citadel's School of Education and author of more than 300
national and international publications, including 38 books
Friday, June
22
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
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Kenneth T. Henson
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Elements
of a Successful Peer Review Process
Presenter:
Gayle A. Brazeau, Ph.D., University at Buffalo, School
of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences: Amherst NY
Saturday,
June 23
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
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Gayle Brazeau |
Additional
sessions coming soon.
TAA reserves
the right to make changes to the program and speakers or cancel sessions.
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