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New England-Maritimes Region
Call for Proposals
Instead of holding a NEMAAR regional meeting in 2008–2009, the region will continue to co-sponsor events proposed and organized by regional members from all parts of the region. For this coming year, for example, we will help to support the following:
What the Gods Demand: Blood Sacrifice in Mediterranean Antiquity, November 19–21, 2008 at Boston University
For this coming academic year’s call: Our goal is to sponsor events in all parts of the region, to benefit the greatest possible number of members. Such events will be organized by members and supported with regional financial and promotional assistance, provided that the event is open to any regional member. Faculty and those graduate students with a faculty mentor are all eligible to apply. We have set a rolling deadline to make it possible to submit an application at any time. If you have an idea or inquiry and want feedback, please send it to Regionally Elected Director Rebecca Sachs Norris at norrisr@merrimack.edu. Applications should be sent to individuals listed in the call.
We have the resources to support a good number of events, and welcome proposals from regional members related to any of the following:
Co-Sponsoring Conferences: Instead of organizing a single annual regional meeting, which relatively few people attend, NEMAAR will function as a co-sponsor of conferences proposed by members around the region. NEMAAR’s contribution will involve: 1) NEMAAR grants of up to $800 to help support conference-related costs; 2) Assistance with resources to facilitate conference planning, including best-practice planning schedules; and 3) Access to regional e-mailings to publicize the event. Proposals should be sent to Grove Harris at groveharris@post.harvard.edu, and should include a conference title, an abstract, list of projected speakers, schedule, contact person, and a budget that indicates how the NEMAAR grant will be used. If submitted by graduate students, a faculty mentor must be identified. Rolling deadline.
Teaching Workshops: The topics of greatest interest to our members include course development and teaching skills. If you would like to organize a teaching workshop, NEMAAR will provide: 1) NEMAAR grants of up to $800 to help support conference-related costs; 2) Assistance with resources to facilitate conference planning, including best-practice planning schedules; and 3) Access to regional e-mailings to locate presenters and/or to publicize the event. Proposals should be sent to Barbara Darling Smith at bsmith@wheatonma.edu, and should include a workshop title, abstract, list of projected speakers and/or facilitators, schedule, contact person, and a budget that indicates how the NEMAAR grant will be used. If submitted by graduate students, a faculty mentor must be identified. Rolling deadline.
Salon Series: A lunch and/or dinner series, held in different parts of the region, focusing on the work of regional authors (these can be works in progress). NEMAAR will provide grants of up to $400 to help support related costs and access to regional e-mailings to publicize the series. Proposals should be sent to Michael Hartwig at portamjh@comcast.net, and should include a title, abstract, list of authors and/or facilitators, schedule, contact person, and a budget that indicates how the NEMAAR grant will be used. If submitted by graduate students, a faculty mentor must be identified. Rolling deadline.
If you have an idea that is not listed here but that you feel is consistent with these goals, please send an inquiry! For a list of currently scheduled events, see the New England—Maritimes Region webpage at www.aarweb.org/About_AAR/Regions/New_England-Maritimes.