Southern Anthropological Society

2008 Annual Meeting: General Guidelines for Submissions

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JANUARY 15, 2008

Using these guidelines, please submit any of the following by January 15, 2008: organized sessions, individual 20-minute paper presentations, poster presentations, and round-table discussions (include organized panels of three or four discussants). Paper and panel abstract forms are available here.

  1. For individual papers or poster presentations, provide the name and affiliation of the primary presenter and include names and affiliations of all co-authors, and an abstract of no more than 150 words (Note: all authors who attend the meeting must register for the meeting.).
  2. For panel proposals, provide the name and affiliation of the organizer(s) and provide a title and 150-word abstract for the panel suitable for inclusion in the program.
  3. For panel proposals, in addition, list all names, affiliations, and paper titles as you want them to appear in the program and suggest an order of presentations if you have a preference. Otherwise presenters will be arranged alphabetically. NOTE: Individual authors on organized panels may submit separate paper abstracts and registration materials.
  4. Plan for 20 minute paper presentations + 10 minutes of discussion time in panel time blocks of 90 minutes. In general, papers will be listed in the program with set start times, holding all discussion time to the end of the session. If organizers want discussion time after each paper, please request that arrangement. Variations from the 90 minute panel time blocks may result in organized sessions being placed in late afternoon panel assignments. Also, each discussant will be allotted 20 minutes of reaction time + 10 minutes of response from presenters (i.e., the same amount of time as regular presenters); if you arrange for formal discussants, they will be scheduled in the same way as presenters.
  5. For each individual who will be listed in the program, please provide mail and email addresses and a telephone number.
  6. Please co-ordinate with us by email on all submissions. Email attachments will work best when saved in a WORD PERFECT, but RICH TEXT FORMAT is also acceptable. Your cover information should indicate the word processing system and version of any attached material.
  7. We will need a specific request for any audio-visual equipment. We should be able to accommodate most requests, as long as you ask early. Requests for AV support made at the meeting will be subject to availability at that time.
  8. A check made payable to Southern Anthropological Society to cover conference registration fees, dues, and any special subscription offers for each presenter should be sent to:
    Heidi M. Altman, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Anthropology
    Department of Sociology and Anthropology
    Georgia Southern University
    Box 8051
    Statesboro, GA 30460
    (912) 681-5723

Email submissions of items 1-6 are encouraged (mhuber@umw.edu), but should be followed with conference registration and society dues payments send to Heidi Altman at the above address. As new subscription events are developed, early registrants will receive email announcements and will be posted on this website.