Fourteenth Annual LatCrit Conference Online Paper Submission

Fourteenth Annual LatCrit Conference
Online Paper and Panel Submission Form

Welcome to LatCrit's online submission form for the Fourteenth Annual LatCrit Conference, hosted by American University Washington College of Law in Washington, DC and Bethesda, MD, from October 1 through 4, 2009. The conference theme for LatCrit XIV is "Outsiders Inside: Critical Outside Theory and Praxis in the Policymaking of the New American Regime."

Instructions for Submission:

The deadline for all submissions is Monday, April 27, 2009.

As described below, you may use the fields on this submission form to:

  • propose an already-composed panel,
  • submit a panel presentation as part of a composed panel,
  • propose an individual presentation which the conference organizers will program into a panel,
  • propose a roundtable or indicate your participation in a proposed panel,
  • propose a workshop,
  • indicate your willingness to serve as a panel commentator, moderator, or roundtable facilitator, or
  • present a Work-in-Progress for discussion and feedback at the Conference.

In the interest of inclusivity and anti-elitism, we have tried over the years to enforce a "no-double-dipping" rule that limits each individual to one presentation per conference. Especially with the wonderful turnout for the conference in recent years, time limitations also suggest that this is a good idea. While we have occasionally made exceptions to this rule (for example, if we need someone who's already presenting a paper to moderate another panel as well), we hope you'll help us to stick to our inclusive aspirations by only proposing one role for yourself at the conference.

Please read the submission form carefully and make sure that you use the right text box to make your submission. To facilitate this, the text boxes for each type of event, e.g. panel or roundtable, are located immediately below the respective submission guidelines. Also, please read your entry carefully before hitting the "Submit" button as this program does not allow you to make edits once you have submitted your proposal.

Thanks for participating in LatCrit XIV!

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*I am available to act as a commentator, moderator, or roundtable facilitator:
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*I would like to be put into contact with others who will need child care at the conference:
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Guidelines for Proposing Panels
We encourage anyone interested in seeing a particular subject covered at the conference to organize a panel on that topic and submit it. A completed panel consists of 3-4 presenters and a moderator. (Due to space and time limitations, we cannot promise that we can accommodate panels of more than 4 presenters.) Proposals for a completed panel require a submission by the panel organizer proposing the panel as well as a confirmation submission by each panelist, as discussed below.

For the Panel Organizer: If you propose an entire panel, please be sure that you have confirmed the participation of each individual panelist before submitting the proposal. (It wreaks havoc on our planning process when panels have to be eliminated or adjusted at the last minute because of lack of speakers...) You may select your own moderator or request the conference organizers to assign a moderator. Please use the Panel Proposal field below to provide the following details about the panel:

  • Panel name
  • Description
  • Panelists (with their e-mail addresses, please!)
  • Moderator (at your option)
Submit a panel proposal:

For the Panelists: Each panelist should also complete an online submission form, including an email address. Also, please use the Assigned Panel Presentation field below to provide the paper title and paper description. IMPORTANT: please indicate the panel of which your presentation is a part.
 
Submit a panel presentation for inclusion in a proposed panel:

Guidelines for Proposing a Panel Presentation (Not as Part of a Completed Panel)
You are also welcome to propose an individual presentation which is not part of a completed panel. Please use the text box below to submit the title of your presentation and to describe its topic. The conference programmers will arrange these individual presentations into thematically-linked panels.

Guidelines for Organizing and Proposing Roundtables
A roundtable constitutes an informal discussion among approximately 5-7 participants, plus a moderator. Roundtable participants do not present formal papers, but rather discuss among themselves several (usually around 3 or 4) previously-agreed-upon questions. We can accept only complete roundtable proposals, not individual requests to be assigned to a roundtable.

For the Roundtable Organizer: Roundtable organizers should use the Roundtable Proposal field below to submit the following information:

  • Roundtable name
  • Description
  • Roundtable members (with their e-mail addresses, please!)
  • Moderator
For the Individual Roundtable Member: Each roundtable member should also complete an on-line submission form using the field below to reference the particular roundtable. There is no need to include a "paper title" in this submission.
 
Propose a roundtable or indicate your participation in a proposed roundtable:

Guidelines for Proposing Workshops

A workshop consists of a more hands-on, practice-oriented event, presented by any number of people. In a workshop, the organizers do not present formal papers, but, rather, facilitate an interactive exchange with the audience in order to collaborate on developing practical solutions to a particular social issue. (For example, one might propose a workshop on how to develop effective law school policies to deal with the Solomon Amendment, or with affirmative action issues post-Grutter.) Please use the field below to submit a workshop proposal or to reference your participation in a workshop. Please provide:

  • Workshop name
  • Description
  • Workshop members (with their e-mail addresses, please!)
  • Moderator (if appropriate)
Propose a workshop:

Guidelines for Proposing a Work-in-Progress
A work in progress is an informal presentation of a prepared paper to an assigned reader, who then provides feedback. These sessions are open to the public but usually attended by fewer people than panels. Please use the field below to submit the title of the paper and an abstract. The conference organizers will assign readers. If you have particular senior colleagues in mind for readers and commenters and suspect that they will be attending LatCrit XIV, please identify them as such in your proposal. If we are able to accept your proposal, we will invite them to read and comment on your paper (no guarantees, of course). (NOTE: Although the LatCrit XIV Host Committee welcomes work-in-progress proposals submitted by the general April 27, 2009, deadline for paper and panel proposals, it will continue to accept proposals for works-in-progress through Monday, July 20, 2009.)

Suggestions/Comments/Requests for Audio-Visual Support for a LatCrit XIV Event
Although we cannot promise to meet all requests for audio-visual support, please let us know what your audio-visual needs are and we will make best efforts to meet them. Also, please use the field below to share any ideas you might have for themes and panels at future LatCrit Annual Conferences.

Note: If you're interested in participating in the planning of other LatCrit conferences or working on other LatCrit projects, be sure to attend the open board meeting session on Sunday following the conference.
Comments/Suggestions/A-V Requests:

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