2012 Conference Proposals
November 7-10, 2012
Crowne Plaza Beach Resort
Hilton Head, South Carolina

*DEADLINE EXTENSION: ELA has extended the proposals deadline to March 5th by midnight!!!*

Select here for a PDF of the 2012 conference proposal guidelines and rubric for scoring proposals.

Presenter Information

1. Full Name:

   Select all that apply (hold ctrl for multiple selections):

2. Title/Position:

3. Institution/Firm:

 4. Additional Presenters (please include the names, titles, academic degrees,
     phone numbers, and email addresses of each additional presenter).
     The presenter listed on line 1 is considered by ELA to be the lead presenter
     and is charged with conveying the registration, presentation, and cancellation
     information contained herein to his or her co-presenters.:
    

5. Street Address:

6. City:

7. State:

8. Zip Code:

9. Country:

10. Work Telephone:

11. Home Telephone:

12. Fax: 

13. Email:

14. Short Bio for Conference Program (list affiliation information for each
       presenter exactly as shown in the example below):
       John A. Smith, J.D., Ph.D.: Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
       Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
      

15. If your presentation includes multiple presenters, do the presenters represent
       the 3 main ELA constituency groups: administrator, attorney, and professor?
      Yes           No            There are not multiple presenters

16.Will your presentation appeal to the three ELA constituency groups
      (administrators, attorneys, and professors)?
       Yes          No
      If yes, please describe how it will appeal to each group:
     

17. How much time do you prefer for this presentation? (Notation of a 30-minute
       or 60-minute preference will be taken into consideration, but spacing and
       scheduling constraints cannot be guaranteed.)
       30-Minute            60-Minute            I do not have a preference

18. If your proposal is not selected for a regular concurrent session, are you
       willing to present it as a roundtable or poster session?
       Yes            No            Possibly

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Presentation Information:

1. Presentation Title:

2. Topic: 

3. Brief 600-800 word description of the proposed presentation:
    Please note that footnotes/endnotes will not copy and paste over to this
    proposal form, but it will not count against your proposal. If there is a reference
    list available, presenters are encouraged to include it but will not be penalized otherwise.
    

 4. Please address the relevance of the topic to current education law and the
     specific value of the presentation to the specific attendee groups:
     administrator, attorney, and professor:
    

5. Summary for conference program (must not exceeed 25 words):
    

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Please read each of the following, and indicate
whether you agree or disagree:

1. All presenters must electronically submit a written, narrative paper of the presentation material, including legal citations, no later than October 1, 2012. Presenters must bring copies of their presentation paper to the conference in hardcopy form (25 copies) as well as on disk or flashdrive:

Agree Disagree

2. ELA does not provide an honorarium, travel, or other expenses for presenters:

Agree Disagree

3. All presenters must register and pay for the conference by September 1, 2012 (Those who miss this deadline risk not being included in the conference program). Please review our cancellation policy prior to selecting to agree/disagree:

Agree Disagree

4. Registration fees are not waived for presenters. Note: Presenters for preconference seminars are not required to register for the preconference seminar in which they participate, but they must register for the conference:

Each presenter whose name is submitted for the conference proposal must register for the conference. Registration rates for the 2012 ELA Annual Conference are listed below.
   - ELA Member Conference Registration: $350
   - Conference Registration + 1 Year ELA Membership: $510
   - Non-Member Conference Registration: $525
   - Student-Member Conference Registration: $195
   - Retired-Member Conference Registration: $195

Agree Disagree

5. An LCD projector and screen will be provided for each presentation. Though we will have one or two adapters available, please note that the LCD projectors are generally compatible with PCs, so you may need to convert your presentation material accordingly. Overhead projectors will not be provided:
            
Agree Disagree

6. The undersigned represents that the signer is the sole proprietor of the materials that will be submitted for the 2012 Education Law Association Annual Conference; has the full power and authority to grant the use of these materials to the Education Law Association; the publication of the material will not infringe upon any copyright; and the undersigned will not enter into any agreement or understanding with any person or entity that might conflict with the rights granted the Education Law Association.

If I am selected to present at the 2012 Education Law Association Annual Conference, I hereby grant the Education Law Association the non-exclusive right to print and distribute the narrative outline and any attachments in the Education Law Association’s Annual Conference program and distributed conference files.

Type full name:    Date:

By checking the box to the left, I agree to allow ELA to accept the electronic submission of this form as my signature.