Save the Dates:  
November 18-19, 2010

Little Rock Convention Center 
and 
Peabody  Hotel

6 hours of approved professional development available each day- suitable for ACSIP plans!

Tenative Costs:
ARA Member: $75one day/ $110 two days
Non-member $100 one day/ $150 two days
After October 30- $125 one day/ $175 two days

First General Session Speaker
Harvey Smokey Daniels


Meet Second General Session Speaker- Candy Dawson Boyd




CALL FOR PROPOSALS 

BE A PRESENTER AT THE ARA FALL CONFERENCE

NOVEMBER 18-19

DOWNLOAD FORM  or Complete online

Proposal General Information
The Arkansas Reading Association invites you to present at the annual conference, November 18-19, 2010.  As a professional nonprofit organization, the Association is unable to reimburse program presenters for travel or hotel expenses or provide an  honorarium.  All program presenters must register and pay regular conference fees.  In order to provide an  balance in program planning, the Program Committee reserves the right to suggest modifications in proposals or disqualify incomplete proposals.  Proposals should be postmarked no later than June 30, 2010.  All applicants will be notified fo the Program Committee decision by September 1, 2010.

Theme

The theme for the conference is Reading on the River.  Major program strands are listed on the proposal application.

Program Format
The one and one-half hour SYMPOSIA are designed for presenters to provide in-depth coverage of a specific topic.  The one and one-half hour WORKSHOPS are designed for presenters to provide hands-on, audience participation sessions.  One hour SESSIONS are designed to provide an overview of a specific topic or a research report related to a strand.

Criteria for Selection
Relevance of the topic to the conference theme and its major strands, quality and clarity of objectives, content, organizations, and method of presentation are major factors in considering proposals.  disqualifying factors include but are not limited to the promotion of commercial materials or programs, content unrelated to reading or literacy, and failure to complete the proposal according to the guidelines.  Please check to be sure that all information is included.   Incomplete proposals my be disqualified.