You have all heard versions of the classic song 12 Days of Christmas….from Burl Ives or the MacKenzie Brothers, to John Denver and the Muppets.  BEA offers you its personalized take on the song this 2016 holiday season.  While you submit creative work and research to one of our competitions listed below – we’ll be putting finishing touches on the BEA2017 registration site and the 2017 convention program that we hope to release next week.

The 12 Days of BEA2017 Planning
- A Winter Poem by Heather Birks

The first day preparing for BEA’s convention,
My members sent to me
A short-form Festival documentary. (Deadline: 12/15)

The second day preparing for BEA’s convention,
My members sent to me
Two Topic Talks, (Deadline 1/27) and
A short-form Festival documentary.

The third day preparing for BEA’s convention,
My members sent to me
Three DESA noms, (Deadline: 1/11)
Two Topic Talks, and
A short-form Festival documentary.

The fourth day preparing for BEA’s convention,
My members sent to me
Four Harwood dissertations, (Deadline: 1/11)
Three DESA noms,
Two Topic Talks, and
A short-form Festival documentary.

The fifth day preparing for BEA’s convention,
My members sent to me
Five Broadcast Historian projects, (Deadline 12/15)
Four Harwood dissertations,
Three DESA noms,
Two Topic Talks, and
A short-form Festival documentary.

The sixth day preparing for BEA’s convention,
My members sent to me
Six LAS recipients, (Deadline: 1/11)
Five Broadcast Historian submissions,
Four Harwood dissertations,
Three DESA noms,
Two Topic Talks, and
A short-form Festival documentary.

The seventh day preparing for BEA’s convention,
My members sent to me
Seven salary surveys, (Deadline: 12/15)
Six LAS recipients,
Five Broadcast Historian submissions,
Four Harwood dissertations,
Three DESA noms,
Two Topic Talks, and
A short-form Festival documentary.

The eighth day preparing for BEA’s convention,
My members sent to me
Eight Ignite presentations, (Deadline: 1/23)
Seven salary surveys,
Six LAS recipients,
Five Broadcast Historian submissions,
Four Harwood dissertations,
Three DESA noms,
Two Topic Talks, and
A short-form Festival documentary.

The ninth day preparing for BEA’s convention,
My members sent to me
Nine Research-in-progress abstracts, (Deadline: 12/15)
Eight IGNITE presentations,
Seven salary surveys,
Six LAS recipients,
Five Broadcast Historian submissions,
Four Harwood dissertations,
Three DESA noms,
Two Topic Talks, and
A short-form Festival documentary.

The tenth day preparing for BEA’s convention,
My members sent to me
Ten panelists seeking panels,
Nine Research-in-progress abstracts,
Eight IGNITE presentations,
Seven salary surveys,
Six LAS recipients,
Five Broadcast Historian submissions,
Four Harwood dissertations,
Three DESA noms,
Two Topic Talks, and
A short-form Festival documentary.

The eleventh day preparing for BEA’s convention
My members sent to me
Eleven journal editor applications, (JOBEM and JoME Deadline: 2/1)
Ten panelists seeking panels,
Nine Research-in-progress abstracts,
Eight IGNITE presentations,
Seven salary surveys,
Six LAS recipients,
Five Broadcast Historian submissions,
Four Harwood dissertations,
Three DESA noms,
Two Topic Talks, and
A short-form Festival documentary.

The twelfth day preparing for BEA’s convention
My members sent to me
Twelve Urban Electronic Media entries, (Deadline: 12/15)
Eleven journal editors,
Ten panelists seeking panels,
Nine Research-in-progress abstracts,
Eight IGNITE presentations,
Seven salary surveys,
Six LAS recipients,
Five Broadcast Historian submissions,
Four Harwood dissertations,
Three DESA noms,
Two Topic Talks, and
A short-form Festival documentary.