1. August 6, 2004 – Deadline Panel Sessions/Demons/Workshops Proposals to Division Chairs.

2. September 3, 2004 – Deadline for Submission of prioritized Panel/Demonstration/Workshop, TDR/Festival proposals to the BEA Convention Program Chair from the Interest Division Chairs.

3. October __, 2004 – Convention Program Chair Presents Proposed Convention Program to the BEA Board of Directors at the Fall 2005 Board Meeting for Comment and Approval.

4. November 5, 2004 - Deadline for Convention Program Chair to notify the Interest Division Chairs on the acceptance and non-acceptance of all panel proposals and other proposals.

5. November 12, 2004 - Deadline for the BEA Interest Division Chairs to Notify all Proposers of Panels of their acceptance or non-acceptance.

6. December 1, 2004 - Deadline for Submission of Competitive Papers to All BEA Interest Division/or Interest Division Paper Chairs from Paper Authors.

7. December 10, 2004 - Deadline for the 3rd Annual BEA Festival of Media Arts, entry paperwork, entry product to be judged, and entry fee payments to be paid.

8. December 10, 2004 - Deadline for all Interest Division Chairs or designated division leader to give the Convention Program Chair information for final program copy; room set-up details, non-standard A/V orders, signage & logos, and food & beverage orders.

9. December 17, 2004 - Deadline for Convention Program Chair to deliver the organized data from the to the BEA Office for input into the NAB Convention Scheduler by January 7, 2005 .

10. January 7, 2005 – NAB Deadline for the BEA Office to have the DATA ENTRY COMPLETED AND INTO THE NAB CONVENTION SOFTWARE PROGRAM

11. January 14, 2005 - Deadline for the Convention Program Chair to send any last minute changes for sessions to BEA Office.

12. February 4, 2005 – Deadline for Submission of Names/Affiliations/Content titles of Convention Paper, Workshop/Demonstration/TDR/BEA Festival, Scriptwriting & Interactive Multimedia winners forwarded to Convention Program Chair (including names for research in progress session).

13. February 4, 2005 – Deadline for Interest Divisions to Notify Paper, Scriptwriting & Interactive Multimedia Competition Authors Regarding Status of Their Submissions

14. February 4, 2005 – Deadline for BEA Festival Chairs to Notify BEA Festival Entrys Regarding Status of Their Submissions

15. February 4, 2005 - Deadline for Interest Divisions Chairs to Submit Names of chosen Scholar-to-Scholar papers authors to the Scholar-To-Scholar-Coordinator (BEA 2006 Convention Program Chair) for Consideration for Exhibition and Discussion at Convention.

16. February 11, 2005 -Deadline for the Convention Program Chair to send Winners of ALL Competitions (excluding STS) to BEA Office

17. February 11, 2005 –Deadline for Scholar-To-Scholar Coordinator/2006 Convention Program Chair-Select to Notify Interest Divisions and Scholar-to-Scholar Participants of Their Submissions Acceptance and Invitation to present at STS session.

18. February 11, 2005 - Deadline for Scholar-To-Scholar Coordinator to submit names of those chosen for STS presentation to Convention Program Chair.

19. February 16, 2005 - Deadline for all BEA Convention Program Session and Workshop, STS, TDR, Demonstration 'Copy and Logos' to the Printer/Graphics Sub-Contactor in electronic format & hard copy, specified format from Convention Program Chair, STS Chair, TDR Coordinators, & BEA Festival of Media Arts Chair.

20. February 25, 2005 - Deadline for All BEA Convention Advertising 'Copy and Logos' due to the Graphics Sub-contractor, from the Advertisers, in electronic format only.

21. February 25 – April 5, 2005 - Deadline for BEA Internal Office - Printer deadlines for Proofs/Blue Lines/ Printing and Binding/Delivery to BEA for shipping on truck to Las Vegas .

22. March 4, 2005 - BEA Convention 'Pre-Registration' Deadline (COB)

23. April 21-23, 2005 : BEA 2005: BEA 50th Annual Convention & Exhibition & 3rd Annual BEA Festival of Media Arts