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2004
TAA Convention
St. Petersburg, Florida
Saturday, April 3
University
of South Florida St. Petersburg
Convention
News
Convention
and Hotel Information
Convention
Registration
Please
Note: All sessions will be held on the campus of University
of South Florida St. Petersburg at the Florida Center for Teachers,
corner of 2nd St. South and 5th Ave. South. It's eight short blocks
– six/tenths of a mile – from the Heritage Holiday Inn.
Itinerary
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Friday
April 2
Pre-Convention Council and Committee Meetings
Friday
Evening
Awards Banquet
TAA
members are invited to attend Council meetings and Committee
meetings.
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SATURDAY,
APRIL 3
8 am -
9 am
Welcome
Coffee and rolls on campus. (Those staying at the hotel
get a continental breakfast as part of their registration there.)
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9 am -
10 am
"The
Changing Economics of Scholarly Publishing"
Robert
Picard, Professor of Economics and Director of Media Management
and Transformation Centre, Jonkoping University, Sweden.
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10 am
- 10:15 am
Break
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10:15
am - 11:30 am
"Publication, Scholarship, Tenure
and Promotion"
University Provost, Dean, and other top officials/scholars discuss
the issues.
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11:30
am - 1 pm
Lunch
Hosted by Doug Matthews and "Teaching Point" authors.
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1 pm -
2 pm
"The KISS (Keeping it Simple is Smart)"
How to explain very complex ideas to non-expert audiences, while
maintaining academic credibility. Mark Walters, veterinarian,
academic and trade book author, and former science editor for
Reader's Digest, plus Deni Elliott, endowed chair in ethics.
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2 pm -
3 pm
"Premium Research: Going Beyond Google"
David Davis, Competitive Intelligence Manager, Copyright Clearance
Center.
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3 pm -
4 pm
"Procuring Art For Your Book
Projects"
Chris Harris, Middle Tennessee State University, and
Paul Lester, Cal State Fullerton, vis-com experts and successful
authors.
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4:30 pm
- ?
Reception
Hospitality suite at Heritage Inn Hotel.
Conventions
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