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Annual Meeting (NPC) Deadline Dates for Section Program Planning:

MLA 2009

This is a general list of deadline dates for Section Program Planners. More specific and up-to-date information will be sent out by the Council's NPC Liaison over the course of the year, through the program planners' listserv.

The coordinator for the section programming for the 2009 meeting is Jan Cox, Section Council Liaison to NPC 2009. Her contact information is:

Jan Cox
Indiana University School of Dentistry Library
1121 W. Michigan Street, Room 128
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone:  317-274-5207
Fax:  317-278-1256
Email:  jcox2 [at] iupui.edu

 

Due Date Description Category
Mon, Jun 02, 2008 Section Program Planners respond to Jan with changes to brainstorming list prepared at MLA2008 Section Program Planners
Mon, Jun 30, 2008 Section Program Planners send CONTRIBUTED paper themes/descriptions/co-sponsors to Jan Section Program Planners
Tue, Jul 01, 2008 Complete Call for Participation (with assistance from Brenda) copy for the August MLA News and submit to MLA HQ SC NPC Liaison (Jan)
Mon, Jul 07, 2008 Section Program planners submit FORMAT information for CONTRIBUTED paper sessions to Jan (standard format used this year) Section Program Planners
Fri, Jul 11, 2008 Jan to forward contributed paper session FORMATS and session TITLES to Brenda/Julie for Web posting and Abstract submission development. SC NPC Liaison (Jan)
Fri, Jul 18, 2008 Section Program Planners send invited speaker titles, descriptions, and formats to Jan Section Program Planners
Fri, Jul 25, 2008 Jan to forward all invited speaker session titles and descriptions to Julie for Web posting and Abstract Submission Web site development. SC NPC Liaison (Jan)
Fri, Aug 01, 2008 Deadline for any copy to be included September MLA News NPC
Fri, Aug 01, 2008 MLA staff to post formal call for papers on MLANET & MLA News MLA HQ
Tue, Sep 02, 2008 Deadline for any copy to be included in October MLA News NPC
Tue, Sep 02, 2008 Program Planners send all reviewer names to Julie Section Program Planners
Mon, Sep 15, 2008 Julie sends letters and instructions to reviewers Conference Planner (Julie)
Wed, Oct 01, 2008 Deadline for any copy to be included in November/December MLA News NPC
Mon, Oct 06, 2008 Authors submit structured abstracts of proposed papers - ABSOLUTELY NO EXTENSIONS Authors
Oct 6-12 Julie/Jan/NPC Liaison blind abstracts as needed Conference Planner (Julie) & SC NPC Liaison (Jan) & 2010 SC NPC Liaison
Mon, Oct 13, 2008 First round of reviews: Reviewers begin reviewing abstract proposals Reviewers
Mon, Oct 20, 2008 Program Planners to send Julie and Jan invited speaker names, contact information, presentation titles and abstracts to be included in the preliminary program (if available). Also send modifications to contributed descriptions for Prelim. Section Program Planners
Mon, Oct 27, 2008 Reviewers complete work and send reviews to Julie Reviewers
Fri, Oct 31, 2008 Julie sends list of review results to Program Planners Conference Planner (Julie)
Fri, Oct 31, 2008 Brenda posts Informal/SIG Meeting Request form Conference Planner (Julie)
Fri, Nov 07, 2008 Program Planners give final approval of top 4 papers for their session(s) Section Program Planners
Nov 7-16 Second round of reviews: Reviewers: look only at unassigned abstracts and rate ONLY if section needs more abstracts to fill program Reviewers
Mon, Nov 17, 2008 Program Planners send final pick of abstracts to Julie Section Program Planners
Wed, Nov 19, 2008 Brenda/Julie and Jan determine time slots based on quantity of accepted abstracts Conference Planner (Brenda/Julie)
Wed, Nov 26, 2008 Program Planners provide input to Julie and Jan on preferred session time slots Section Program Planners
Mon, Dec 01, 2008 Deadline for any copy to be included in January MLA News NPC
Mon, Dec 08, 2008 Brenda/Julie and Jan determine final schedule Conference Planner (Brenda/Julie)
Mon, Dec 22, 2008 Julie sends formal notification letter to priJan authors of accepted /rejected papers via e-mail. Conference Planner (Julie)
Fri, Jan 02, 2009 Deadline for any copy to be included in February MLA News NPC
Mon, Jan 05, 2009 Julie to send out contact information of accepted papers. Conference Planner (Julie)
Mon, Jan 19, 2009 Program Planners to send Julie invited speaker presentatation titles and abstracts - Final deadline. Section Program Planners
Mon, Jan 19, 2009 Program Planners send contact information on moderators to Julie Section Program Planners
Mon, Jan 19, 2009 Julie sends Moderators Guidelines to moderators Conference Planner (Julie)
Mon, Jan 19, 2009 Program Planners update theme descriptions as appropriate to papers selected vs. the themes described prior to paper selection. Section Program Planners
Tue, Feb 03, 2009 Deadline for any copy to be included March MLA News NPC
Mon, Feb 09, 2009 Julie sends confirmation to invited speakers Conference Planner (Julie)
Mon, Feb 09, 2009 Julie posts abstracts with assigned dates/times to Itinerary Builder on MLANET Conference Planner (Julie)
Wed, Feb 18, 2009 Julie sends reminder to speakers to update their abstracts with results/conclusions. Julie also gives speakers name and contact information for their moderator. Conference Planner (Julie)
Fri, Feb 27, 2009 Last date for presenters to add results/conclusions or update their abstracts in Abstract Submission Web site. Also last date for presenters to give Julie their AV requirements. - ABSOLUTELY NO EXTENSIONS Authors
Tue, Mar 03, 2009 Deadline for any copy to be included April MLA News NPC
Fri, Apr 03, 2009 Deadline for any copy to be included May MLA News NPC
Mon, Apr 13, 2009 Deadline for poster presenters to submit their poster files to Julie for posting in OASIS Poster Presenters
Mon, Apr 20, 2009 Program Planners submit registrations for non-member invited speakers to Julie Section Program Planners
Mon, May 04, 2009 Julie sends final reminder to contributed and invited speakers with room locations and dates/times Conference Planner (Julie)
Thu, May 07, 2009 Deadline for paper presenters to submit their PowerPoint files and handouts to MLA HQ for inclusion on the meeting CD Paper Presenters

 


National Program Committee Liaison 2009
Jan Cox

National Program Committee Liaison 2010
Gale Dutcher

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