Call for Proposals

[Lori Lathrop <LoriLathrop -at- COMPUSERVE -dot- COM>]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:  Lori Lathrop (LoriLathrop -at- compuserve -dot- com) / Phone: 704-531-0021
          or Dick Evans (Infodex -at- mindspring -dot- com) / Phone: 919-781-4302

                            CALL FOR PROPOSALS

                       American Society of Indexers
                          32nd Annual Conference
                              UP, UP AND AWAY!
                               Sheraton Old Town
                                 May 10-13, 2000
                               Albuquerque, NM


ASI is accepting proposals for general session presentations, workshops,
and roundtable discussions at its 32nd 
Annual Conference, which is scheduled for May 10-13, at the Sheraton Old
Town in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The theme of the ASI 2000 Annual Conference is UP, UP AND AWAY!  Your
proposal may be on any of the
following topics:

      Advanced Indexing Techniques
      Basic Indexing Skills
      Bibliographic Citations
      Branching Out and Building Your Portfolio
      Client/Indexer Relationships
      Editing Indexes
      Embedded Indexing Techniques
      Index Usability Studies
      Indexing Electronic Documents
      Indexing Historical Texts
      Indexing Periodicals
      Indexing Scholarly Texts
      Indexing Scientific and Medical Texts
      Indexing Technical Documentation
      Indexing Web Documents
      Legal Indexing
      Managing Large Indexing Projects
      Marketing Skills
      Negotiating with Clients
      Putting Your Best Foot Forward with Publishers
      Resources for Professional Indexers
      Teaching Indexing
      Tools of the Trade
      Trends in Technology

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 15, 1999

Your proposal should contain the following information:

1. Your name, address, phone/fax numbers, and e-mail address
2. A brief bio (less than 150 words) that describes your qualifications and
experience
3. Title of your proposed presentation
4. Format: (select one of the following:  General Session Presentation or
Panel Discussion (30-40
minutes), Workshop (one-half day or full-day), or Roundtable Discussion
(1.5 hours)
5. A/V equipment requirements
6. A one-page abstract describing your presentation, panel discussion,
workshop, or group activities (if
any).

Presentations and panel discussions should be 20-45 minutes and should
allow 10-15 minutes for questions from
the audience.  Workshop length may be either one-half day or full-day. 
Roundtable hosts should have sufficient
material to promote discussion for approximately 1.5 hours.

Happy indexing! ....  Lori Lathrop

Lori Lathrop (LoriLathrop -at- compuserve -dot- com)
Web site - http://idt.net.~lathro19

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