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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
is May 15, 2008
Register
by May 1 to be entered into a drawing for one of three one-hour
mentoring sessions with either Authoring Attorney Michael Lennie
or Stephen Gillen, or Tara Gray, Presenter of the TAA Workshop,
"Publish & Flourish: Become A Prolific Scholar"!
Register
Now
$195 for
Members before May 15, 2008
(after May 15, 2008, $245)
$245 for Non-Members before May 15, 2008
(after May 15, 2008, $295)
Join TAA
for $30! Click here for info
Book your
room at Harrah's at the special $99 conference rate by calling
888-458-8471. Use the special group code SHTEX8, when making your
reservation.
The deadline
for reserving a room at Harrah's for the special conference rate
is May 19, 2008.
Visit
Harrah's Las Vegas web site
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here for larger view of map
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Conference
Special Features
Mentoring
Sessions with Veteran Authors, Authoring Attorneys, and
a Literary Agent:
Sign up for free one-on-one mentoring sessions with veteran
authors or with one of two authoring attorneys or a literary
agent. Click
here
Sign
up for a 15-minute mentoring session with a veteran author:
Several veteran authors have volunteered to provide
free 15-minute mentoring sessions to attendees during the
2008 TAA Conference. All conference registrants will receive
an email containing a list of mentors and their available
days/times for mentoring. Mentoring must be set up prior
to the conference. The deadline for signing up for a mentoring
session is June 9. Mentor
List
TAA
Awards Ceremony: Standing Out From the Competition
TAA will awards its 2008 Texty and McGuffey Awards followed
by a Q&A session with winners.
Click
here for award winners
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Workshops
Thursday,
June 19, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
"The Basics
of Textbook Writing from Start to Finish"
Michael D. Spiegler, Professor of Psychology, Providence College
Click here
"Writing
for Publication"
Kenneth Henson,
Distinguished Professor of Education, School of Education, The
Citadel
Click here
Sessions
Friday,
June 20
"Orientation
to Las Vegas' Most Colorful Characters"
Lawrence J. Mullen, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
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"Beyond
Google Book Search: Emerging Strategies to Drive Online Discovery"
Chris Palma, Strategic Partner Development Manager, Google
Book Search
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"Leverage
the Wisdom of Your Crowd: Five Things Every Author Can Do to Maximize
a Book's Impact"
David
Brake, Founder & CEO, Content Connections
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"Breaking
Writer's Block: How to Overcome the Psychological Inhibitions
That Keep You From Writing"
Erin
M. Oksol, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, University of Nevada,
Reno
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"A Play
of Words: Acting Out Contract Negotiations"
Jan Kardys (The Publisher); Michael Lennie (The Author); Christopher
Kenneally (The Narrator)
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"Songs
of Praise (and Horror): The Journal Reviewing Process"
Fred S. Kleiner, Boston University; Paul Siegel, University of
Hartford; Michael D. Spiegler, Providence College
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"KISS:
(Keeping It Simple Isn't Stupid): Making the Complex Comprehensible"
Brenda Berube, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth; Janet Belsky,
Middle Tennessee State University; Karen Morris, Monroe Community
College; Michael Spiegler, Providence College
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"Milking
That Dissertation"
Margaret Fisher Dalrymple, UNLV Press; Richard Hull, TAA Executive
Director; Paul Siegel, University of Hartford
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Saturday,
June 21
"Further
Orientation to Las Vegas: Seven Things You Should Know About Casinos"
David Schwartz, Director, Center for Gaming Reserach, UNLV
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"Making
Your Work More Visual"
Barbara Waxer, co-author of Internet Surf and Turf: The Essential
Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Finding Media; Paul Siegel,
University of Hartford
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"What would
an author-friendly royalty statement look like?"
Michael Sullivan, mathematics author
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"TAA Awards
Ceremony: Standing Out From the Competition"
Featuring 2008 TAA Texty and McGuffey Award winners
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for award winners
"Issues
Faced by African-American and Asian Authors"
Molefi Asante, Temple University; Suzuko Morikawa, Chicago State
University
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"Finding
Images: Understanding Licensing and Using the Public Domain"
Chris Harris, Middle Tennessee State University; Barbara
Waxer, co-author of Internet Surf and Turf: The Essential Guide
to Copyright, Fair Use, and Finding Media
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Roundtable
Discussions Luncheon
Friday, June 20
from 11:30 am to 1 pm
"Journal Authoring
& Publishing"
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"Publisher's
Roundtable"
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"E-Books and
Royalties"
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"Preparing
the Next Edition"
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"Deciphering
Your Royalty Statement"
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"K-12 Authoring
and Publishing"
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"Working with
Co-Authors"
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"Creating
a Successful Author-Editor Relationship"
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"Open Discussions
for Non-Tenured Professors and Those New to Education"
Click
here
"Share Near-Finished
Article Drafts with 'Little-e experts' and 'Capital-E Experts'"
Click here
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—
Victoria A. Malko, Ed.D., California State University, Fresno
"Congratulations
on the success of the most recent TAA Conference in Buffalo. The
hotel was excellent. Buffalo was friendly and Niagara Falls breathtaking.
The TAA sessions were most productive with the speakers giving
insightful information. I do hope that all participants realized
the value for the money expended. It is my view that the TAA conference
this year was the best yet."
—
Charles Williams, University of Florida, author of Personal Fitness:
Looking Good/Feeling Good
"As you know,
this was my first TAA conference and you may have surmised it
surely was not my first professional conference. I honestly can
say this was one of the best conferences I've ever attended. You
did a great job. I'm delighted I joined TAA and look forward to
contributing to it and benefiting from it in the years ahead."
—
Michael D. Spiegler, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology,
Providence College
"It was great
to meet you and all the staff and members of TAA who attended
the conference. I am SO glad that I attended and that I am now
a member of the organization. I gained a tremendous amount of
valuable information and am inspired to write my first textbook!
It was the best way that I could have begun the process. My thanks
to you and all of the TAA staff for a very well organized, professional,
informative and fun conference! Everyone was so friendly and helpful.
I immediately felt welcomed and comfortable being there. I will
mark my calendar to attend next year in Las Vegas."
— Patricia
Olson, Ph.D., Architect, Ecological by Design |
