NITLE Issues Calls for Proposals

NITLE Spring 2009 conferences: calls for proposals

Thanks to all who offered input into the development of these calls for proposals, which are now open to NITLE participating institutions.

• Language and Culture: Finding, Assessing, and Exploiting Online and Media Resources for Language Teaching (March 13 – 15, 2009, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA)

Faculty, instructional technologists, and librarians who share an interest in teaching or supporting the teaching of foreign languages are invited to take advantage of this opportunity to share their knowledge and experience and receive valuable feedback from like-minded colleagues. The call for proposals is posted at http://tinyurl.com/lang-cult-cfp; proposals should be submitted electronically at http://tinyurl.com/Lang-Cult-Proposals.

- Proposal submission deadline: December 8, 2008 – Notification of acceptance: January 9, 2009 – Conference registration deadline: January 16, 2009 – Event web page: http://www.nitle.org/www/events/827 – Contact: Michael Toler, michael.toler@nitle.org

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• From Property to Privacy: The Ethics of Information (March 22 – 24, 2009, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN)

Librarians, faculty members, and technologists wrestling with the ethical questions that digital forms of communication and access pose for information services organizations now have an opportunity to present the ideas and solutions they are shaping and shepherding to colleagues who not only share their concerns, but are also working to address them. Read the call for proposals at http://tinyurl.com/info-ethics-cfp. Please submit proposals electronically at http://tinyurl.com/InformationEthicsCFP.

- Proposal submission deadline: December 15, 2008 – Notification of acceptance: January 12, 2009 – Conference registration deadline: January 23, 2009 – Event web page: http://www.nitle.org/www/events/825 – Contact: Nancy Millichap, nancy.millichap@nitle.org

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• Instructional Technology Leaders Conference (March 27 – 29, 2009, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA)

For those leading the charge to incorporate digital technology into the curriculum, this annual conference offers a forum to connect with colleagues, consider the ever-evolving state of the profession, and share insights and experiences on the integration of technology into the liberal arts classroom. By sharing strategies for and exemplary approaches to leadership, conference presenters can benefit from community knowledge while simultaneously strengthening it. See the call for proposals at http://tinyurl.com/inst-tech-lead-cfp; submit proposals electronically at http://tinyurl.com/InstTechLeadersCFP.

- Proposal submission deadline: December 15, 2008 – Notification of acceptance: January 12, 2009 – Conference registration deadline: January 30, 2009 – Event web page: http://www.nitle.org/www/events/826 – Contact: Nancy Millichap, nancy.millichap@nitle.org

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• Mapping for Sustainability (April 23 – 25, 2009, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA)

Faculty, technologists, facility managers, and others who use spatial applications to understand human-environmental systems are invited to use this conference to present examples of such uses for consideration by and discussion with peers. This conference will provide a key occasion to exchange information and discuss insights from digital cartography that lend context to human choices, interactions, and relations with living things. The call for proposals is posted at http://tinyurl.com/map-for-sustain-cfp. Please submit proposals electronically at http://tinyurl.com/MapSustainCFP.

- Proposal submission deadline: January 30, 2009 – Notification of acceptance: February 13, 2009 – Conference registration deadline: February 27, 2009 – Event web page: http://www.nitle.org/www/events/824 – Contact: Sean Connin, sean.connin@nitle.org