Deadline: August 6, 2002
Broadcast Education Association
47th Annual Convention, April 4-7, 2003
The BEA2003 Convention theme
is The Next Generation. The theme lends itself well
to examining how we, as educators, train our students to be the
next generation of broadcast and media practitioners, as well
as looking at how we are training the next generation of educators.
The theme is intended as a focus for the convention, but does
not imply that convention sessions must conform.
Program proposals are invited
from the divisions and individual members of the Broadcast Education
Association. The general types of programs are as follows:
* Invited panel/paper sessions:
These are the standard convention format with a moderator,
3-5 presenters and, usually, a respondent. (Sponsored by Interest
Divisions)
* Showcases: These sessions highlight student work in which
faculty have been involved. Showcases are to be more "show"
than "tell" and require preparation of audio-visual
material before coming to convention. (Sponsored by Interest Divisions)
* Competitive (peer reviewed) paper/production/multimedia/scriptwriting
sessions (Sponsored by Interest Divisions)
* Competitive (peer reviewed) Scholar-to-Scholar (poster) sessions
(From multiple Interest Divisions)
* Technical Demonstrations of hardware or software. An
equipment or software manufacturer/vendor brings in the latest
communication technology to demonstrate. Often, faculty who have
worked with the technology are included to talk about their experiences
with the equipment/software in the classroom or lab. (Interest
Division or All-Convention Sponsored)
* Workshops involving intensive training and professional
development. (Interest Division or All-Convention Sponsored)
* Invited "plenary" (full convention) sessions
* Alternative innovative ideas for meaningful program sessions,
such as off-site tours or technical training.
The Interest Divisions of the BEA significantly shape the convention
program. Individuals submit a Program
Proposal Form to the chair of an Interest Division. Division
leaders evaluate and rank the proposals, forwarding those a division
wishes to include in the program to the Convention Program Chair.
Every effort will be made for each division to have at least two
invited panel sessions, a competitive paper session and a business
meeting. In reality, all program slots are competitive in that
if proposals are not submitted or information is not provided
in a complete and timely manner those program slots may be assigned
to other session proposals. Although priority will be given to
proposals submitted by the interest divisions, especially those
panels sponsored by more that one division; proposals from individual
members are accepted.
Co-Sponsorship & Participants
Co-sponsored panel proposals
are encouraged. Panel proposers must submit a copy of the Program
Proposal Form to each division being proposed as a co-sponsor.
Panel proposers should indicate each division being listed for
co-sponsorship on the form and send a copy to the chair of each
division. Co-sponsorship occurs when more than one division recommends
a specific panel for inclusion in the program. No more than three
Interest Divisions will be listed for co-sponsorship on a particular
session.
In an effort to maximize opportunity for diverse participation,
panel proposals should seek participants representing a mix of
genders, races, institutional affiliations, and nationalities.
Panel proposals should also seek to include participants new to
BEA and to the BEA Convention. Professionals in the industry
are also encouraged as participants. It is BEA policy that a person
may appear as a presenter only once during a given convention,
with two exceptions:
* A person may have one additional
appearance as a panel moderator or respondent;
* A person may have additional unlimited appearances as a presenter
of competitive papers, productions or other competitive sessions.
Division Chairs are to evaluate
the eligibility of the participants in those proposals
submitted by that division. The Program Chair shall determine
participant eligibility across divisions once the proposals are
submitted.
Deadlines
The deadlines for panel proposals
are listed below. (Note: these are "received by" dates)
August 6: Submission of panel proposals to Interest Division Chairs
(See link below for list of Chairs)
September 3: Submission of ranked proposals and program requests
by Interest Division Chairs to Convention Program Chair
November 2: Notification of proposal status form Convention Program
Chair to Interest Division Chairs
November 16: Notification of acceptance or non-acceptance of proposals
from Interest Division Chairs to Panel Proposers
Program Proposal Form
BEA
2003 Convention Program Proposal Form
Submit to . . .
List of Interest Division chairs
All questions and comments
regarding proposals for the BEA2002 program should be directed
to the BEA2003 Convention Program Chair, Mark A Tolstedt, University
of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.