CALL FOR PROPOSALS

MIDDLE STATES COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES

Delaware * Maryland * New Jersey * New York * Pennsylvania * Washington, DC

The 102nd Middle States Regional Conference on the Social Studies

February 17-19, 2005

Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel  Two Miss America Way

Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401

Conference Theme: Riding the Waves into the Future

Note: All presenters and facilitators must complete the registration form for the conference.

Title of Proposed Session:______

Please print or type this form.

Person Submitting Proposal:______

Affiliation/School System:______

Address:______

City:______State:______Zip:______

Phone: home ______-______-______work ______-______-______e-mail ______

If you also intend to be a presenter in the session, repeat your name below and add the names of co-presenters.

Presenter:______

Affiliation/School System:______

Address:______

City:______State:______Zip:______

Phone: home ______-______-______work ______-______-______e-mail ______

Presenter: ______

Affiliation/School System:______

Address:______

City:______State:______Zip:______

Phone: home ______-______-______work ______-______-______e-mail ______

Presenter: ______

Affiliation/School System:______

Address:______

City:______State:______Zip:______

Phone: home ______-______-______work ______-______-______e-mail ______

Faciltator:______

Affiliation/School System:______

Address:______

City:______State:______Zip:______

Phone: home ______-______-______work ______-______-______e-mail ______

(Please complete the reverse side of this form)

Proposal Abstract:

In the space below, type a description of your workshop session as you wish it to appear in the printed program. You must describe both the content and the format and identify the audience. Limit your description to no more than 50 words. Please use complete sentences.

Indicate audience(s) to be served: _____elementary _____middle school _____high school

_____college/university

Proposal Description:

On a separate sheet of paper, please include the objectives, content, and techniques for this workshop. Be as specific as possible in describing your proposal, particularly as it relates to the focus of the conference and its usefulness and importance to the audience.

***Presenters must provide their own supplies and audio-visual equipment. ***

Projection surfaces will be provided at the conference.

Please initial the box at right to indicate awareness of your responsibility.

For the purpose of avoiding any misunderstanding, please read the following statement of intent and sign in the space provided.

I have completed the application and have written a proposal description. I

certify that the named participants have agreed to take part in this conference. I

understand that it is my responsibility to notify each of the presenters regarding

the status of the proposal and the date, time, and location of the presentation

should it be accepted. I also understand that all presenters and facilitators must

register and pay the fee for the conference.

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Signature of person submitting proposal .

Important: Mail four (4) copies of this Proposal Application to the address listed below.

Proposals must be postmarked on or before October 1, 2004, to be considered for the program.

Both pages of the Proposal Application Form must be completed. PROPOSALS SUBMITTED AFTER 10-01 WILL BE EVALUATED BASED ON QUALITY AND SPACE IN THE SCHEDULE

Send Proposal Application Forms to:

Joe MacDonald, Conference ChairpersonDavid Pierfy, Program Chairperson

201 Booth Street47 Martin Lane

Elkton, MD 21921Trenton, New Jersey 08619-1173

Phone: (410) 996-5424Phone: 609-896-5162

Fax: (410)