[Utah_ahead] FW: [Ahead-affiliates] AHEAD 2008 Conference Call for Proposals

[JoePete Wilson]

 Here is some info from AHEAD about next years conference.


Joe Pete Wilson
Director
Center for Disability Services
http://disability.utah.edu/


-----Original Message-----
From: ahead-affiliates-bounces at ahead-lists.org [mailto:ahead-affiliates-bounces at ahead-lists.org] On Behalf Of Stephan Hamlin-Smith
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 1:33 PM
To: 'affiliate listserv'
Subject: [Ahead-affiliates] AHEAD 2008 Conference Call for Proposals

Good Afternoon,
I hope you are all doing well.
If your Affiliate group has a listserv, or another way to send information to your members -- please share this announcement with your members.
Thanks so much,
Stephan

-----Original Message-----
From: ahead at ahead.org [mailto:ahead at ahead.org]
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 3:10 PM
To: stephan at ahead.org
Subject: AHEAD 2008 Conference Call for Proposals


AHEAD 2008 Conference
Multiple Intersections

July 14 - 19
The Grand Sierra Resort
Reno, Nevada USA

AHEAD invites proposals for its thirty-first annual conference to be held in Reno, Nevada, July 14-19, 2008. The Association provides opportunities for professional development to those who work to assure usable, sustainable and inclusive higher education environments for students, faculty, and staff with disabilities and who believe society is ultimately enriched by difference.

Exploring a new direction for AHEAD, conference sessions will be organized under ten topical strands that are related to the overall conference theme.
While all submitted proposals must be addressed to one of the ten strands, we have worked to develop broad strands that encourage innovative, provocative proposals.

The topical strands include:

.       The intersection between students with disabilities and disability
service centers

.       The intersection between higher education and transition

.       The intersection between disability and technology

.       The intersection between disability and graduate/professional
programs

.       The intersection between disability and the academic curriculum

.       The intersection between disability and the co-curriculum

.       The intersection between disability and the policy environment

.       The intersection between the disability service professional and
legal issues

.       The intersection between disability and diversity

.       The intersection between higher education and external forces

I hope you will take some time to review the Call for Proposals and consider proposing a session.  This year the deadline for submissions is November 5, 2007, so that program decisions can be made by January, 2008. Program proposals must be submitted electronically.  The Call for Proposals in its entirety, along with the submission form, is available at http://www.ahead.org/training/conference/cfp/

The 2008 Conference will also incorporate some new strategies aimed at both improving accessibility of the conference for all attendees and responding to environmental issues.  Our intent is to enhance the use of technology and preplanning to reduce the use of natural resources while assuring valuable content is fully available.  This move will involve the participation of all presenters and is fully outlined in the Call for Proposals.  We thank you in advance for your assistance in reaching these goals.
We welcome your thoughts and proposals! To discuss possible ideas or other Conference program matters, please feel contact either Richard Allegra, AHEAD's Director of Professional Development, at mailto:Richard at ahead.org or me.

We look forward to hearing from you,

Carol Funckes, President
AHEAD
mailto:carolf at email.arizona.edu

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