Saturday, June 04, 2005
Important Opportunities and Calls
From the E-Mail Box of the Executive Director
Important Opportunities and Calls
June 1, 2005
Dear AERA Members:
June 1 not only is a good proxy for the start of the summer season but also is "Opening Day" for submitting proposals for the 2006 Annual Meeting. Although the 2005 Annual Meeting is just barely behind us, we are already looking ahead to a meeting of excellence on April 8-12, 2006 (Saturday - Wednesday). With the theme, Education Research in the Public Interest, and a Program led by Chair William Tate and President Gloria Ladson-Billings, please hone your good ideas and submit proposals for consideration by Divisions, Special Interest Groups (SIGs), and Committees.
The 2006 Annual Meeting Call for Proposals is posted on the AERA website at http://www.aera.net/annualmeeting/?id=695, and is printed in the May issue of the Educational Researcher, also available online. The online submission closes on August 1 and 2, depending on receiving unit. Please prepare your papers and plan your sessions well ahead of the deadline. Also, the online submission system is available for proposals for Professional Development and Training Courses, as specified in the Call.
Planning an Annual Meeting of the size and scope of AERA's starts well over a year in advance. To assist in our planning for 2006 and beyond, we are actively seeking information about the experiences and views of Annual Meeting registrants. All Meeting registrants (who have provided e-mail addresses) will be receiving soon the 2005 Annual Meeting Survey. It is a short, anonymous survey that will assist us in learning directly about attendees' views and preferences to facilitate our future planning. We ask all members who were at the 2005 Annual Meeting to help us by a response.
I also wanted to call to your attention and seek your help with other important AERA activities that might fit your interests or those of others you know. First and foremost, please spread the word that AERA is partnering on new Postdoctoral Training Initiatives with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and the Educational Testing Service (ETS). The deadline for the first competition is June 15, 2005, with a summer review and the opportunity to commence postdoctoral appointments as early as Fall 2005. A description of these initiatives and the applications are on the website at http://www.aera.net/fellowships/?id=57.
Lastly, I want to mention the Call for Handbook Proposals in Education Research. As announced on the AERA website, the Association is launching a new series to be published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. The first deadline for Handbook proposals is July 1, 2005. The Call for Proposals and the Guidelines for preparation of proposals are on the AERA website at http://www.aera.net/publications/?id=708. This initiative operates under the auspices of the AERA Books Editorial Board chaired by Cherry McGee Banks.
These four activities in many respects capture what the Association is doing to serve its members and the field of education research. A vibrant Annual Meeting, a robust publications program, building research capacity in the next generation of scholars, and seeking your feedback and guidance in the process (through, on this occasion, a survey) are activities at the heart of AERA. Please note these deadlines and heed these Calls.
Warm regards,
Felice
Felice J. Levine, PhD
Executive Director
flevine-at-aera.net
Tags: AERA 2006, AERA, rural, education
Important Opportunities and Calls
June 1, 2005
Dear AERA Members:
June 1 not only is a good proxy for the start of the summer season but also is "Opening Day" for submitting proposals for the 2006 Annual Meeting. Although the 2005 Annual Meeting is just barely behind us, we are already looking ahead to a meeting of excellence on April 8-12, 2006 (Saturday - Wednesday). With the theme, Education Research in the Public Interest, and a Program led by Chair William Tate and President Gloria Ladson-Billings, please hone your good ideas and submit proposals for consideration by Divisions, Special Interest Groups (SIGs), and Committees.
The 2006 Annual Meeting Call for Proposals is posted on the AERA website at http://www.aera.net/annualmeeting/?id=695, and is printed in the May issue of the Educational Researcher, also available online. The online submission closes on August 1 and 2, depending on receiving unit. Please prepare your papers and plan your sessions well ahead of the deadline. Also, the online submission system is available for proposals for Professional Development and Training Courses, as specified in the Call.
Planning an Annual Meeting of the size and scope of AERA's starts well over a year in advance. To assist in our planning for 2006 and beyond, we are actively seeking information about the experiences and views of Annual Meeting registrants. All Meeting registrants (who have provided e-mail addresses) will be receiving soon the 2005 Annual Meeting Survey. It is a short, anonymous survey that will assist us in learning directly about attendees' views and preferences to facilitate our future planning. We ask all members who were at the 2005 Annual Meeting to help us by a response.
I also wanted to call to your attention and seek your help with other important AERA activities that might fit your interests or those of others you know. First and foremost, please spread the word that AERA is partnering on new Postdoctoral Training Initiatives with the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and the Educational Testing Service (ETS). The deadline for the first competition is June 15, 2005, with a summer review and the opportunity to commence postdoctoral appointments as early as Fall 2005. A description of these initiatives and the applications are on the website at http://www.aera.net/fellowships/?id=57.
Lastly, I want to mention the Call for Handbook Proposals in Education Research. As announced on the AERA website, the Association is launching a new series to be published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. The first deadline for Handbook proposals is July 1, 2005. The Call for Proposals and the Guidelines for preparation of proposals are on the AERA website at http://www.aera.net/publications/?id=708. This initiative operates under the auspices of the AERA Books Editorial Board chaired by Cherry McGee Banks.
These four activities in many respects capture what the Association is doing to serve its members and the field of education research. A vibrant Annual Meeting, a robust publications program, building research capacity in the next generation of scholars, and seeking your feedback and guidance in the process (through, on this occasion, a survey) are activities at the heart of AERA. Please note these deadlines and heed these Calls.
Warm regards,
Felice
Felice J. Levine, PhD
Executive Director
flevine-at-aera.net
Tags: AERA 2006, AERA, rural, education
