Special
Convention Update
March
21, 2005
Return
to Current Convention News
12
Steps to becoming a more prolific scholar
Much is known about
the steps scholars can take to become more prolific, said Tara Gray,
who will present her popular writing workshop, "Publish and Flourish:
Become More Prolific," as a 10-hour pre-conference workshop at the TAA
convention in Las Vegas Thursday, June 23, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday,
June 24 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Cost is $175 for TAA members before
May 1, $225 after; non-members $225 before May 1, $275 after.) Gray
shares 12 steps to becoming a more prolific scholar in a special article.
Click here to view the article.
top
of page for all updates
Christopherson
to Lead Vegas Geo-Primer
The Canals of Venice,
the Nile River and ancient Egypt, a Mediterranean lake and fountains,
the Eiffel Tower and Paris, a sinking pirate ship, a Mandalay beach
with waves, an indoor stage with a lake and stage show--are these exotic
places for TAA from around the world? Wrong, says geography author Robert
W. Christopherson: "These are all in the desert of southern Nevada where
we gather in June 2005 for our exciting annual meeting. Precipitation
is 4 in. per year in Las Vegas, yet there is one golf course with 3,000
mature pine trees and another with the holes from St. Andrews, Scotland.
Despite the prolonged western drought and low water flows on the Colorado
River, the population of Las Vegas will top 2 million residents this
year--up 540 percent from the 368,000 who lived here in 1985. Christopherson's
GeoPrimer, which will kickoff the TAA convention June 24, will give
you the geographic scoop on this strange place in the desert.
top
of page for all updates
Convention Attendees
to Get Ideas for Marketing Their Book
Human anatomy and
physiology author Paul Krieger will serve on the TAA convention plenary
session panel "Marketing Your Book." Krieger, author of A VISUAL GUIDE
TO HUMAN ANATOMY published by Morton Publishing Co. in January, will
share how he helped his publisher market his book. Some of his marketing
activities included giving helpful suggestions to improve the original
cover design; communicating regularly with his editor; sending each
of the sales reps a Barnes & Noble gift certificate to show his appreciation
of their work in the field; and giving a radio interview on his local
NPR station to promote the book.
top
of page for all updates
Register Now
to Attend TAA Convention in Las Vegas!
TAA is returning
to Las Vegas this year to hold its annual convention. Attending this
year's convention is no gamble, however; new authors will find solid
ideas for getting started in textbook or academic authoring and veterans
will find challenging sessions too! Register for the 2005 TAA convention,
to be held at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Las Vegas, Friday, June 24
and Saturday, June 25. To register, contact TAA at (727) 563-0020 or
TEXT@tampabay.rr.com. Download
a registration form here.
Room rates for TAA convention attendees are $85 per night until May
20.
top
of page for all updates
|
