Call for Papers: 

111th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association,

San Francisco

November 14-18, 2012

Dear Colleagues,

The SAE is looking forward to celebrating its 25th anniversary at the AAA meeting in San Francisco on November 14-18.  Please consider submitting proposals for panels, roundtables, posters, and papers. The deadline for volunteered sessions is April 15. If you have any questions, please contact SAE Program Chair Marysia Galbraith (mgalbrai@ua.edu).

SAE is particularly interested in proposals that address the 25th anniversary of the SAE, as well as the annual theme of “Borders and Crossings." In keeping with the theme of "Borders and Crossings" we also encourage proposals for sessions that could be cosponsored with other AAA sections. This allows us to sponsor more panels, and thus increases our exposure at the meetings You can find a list of the other sections here:

http://www.aaanet.org/sections/

Here is the AAA call for papers:

http://www.anthropology-news.org/index.php/2011/11/02/111th-annual-meeting-call-for-papers/

And here are links to information about the panel proposal and review process:

http://www.aaanet.org/meetings/presenters/Participation-Rules.cfm

http://www.aaanet.org/meetings/presenters/Roles-and-Responsibilities.cfm

We would especially welcome proposals for posters, which is a format historically underutilized by section members. Posters are a particularly effective way of presenting visual data, or introducing preliminary research. They are displayed for 1 hr 45 minutes, allowing presenters to talk about their projects one on one with interested viewers.

Marysia Galbraith

SAE Program Chair

Marcy Brink-Danan

SAE Program Chair-elect

A few other answers to frequently asked questions about AAA submission in general:

1) There are only two lengths for sessions: 1.75 hours and 3.75 hours.  All of the time slots within these sessions should be scheduled, although some can be labeled for discussion rather than papers each time slot is 15 minutes long.  Be sure to schedule a break in the 3.75 hour sessions. Old programs are a good resource; potential organizers can look back at sessions they liked from previous years to see how the presentations and discussions were slotted.

2) The AAA adheres to a very strict "one paper/one other role" rule.  A person can give one paper and be a discussant or be a chair. Organizer/chair counts as one role in the same session.

No exceptions; one paper plus one other role. Participation in special events like chairing a business meeting or leading a workshop are not included in this calculation.

3)  The organizer of a volunteered session MUST be clear in directing the session to a particular section for review, and the same goes for authors of volunteered papers. This matters--the directions will be followed.  If session organizers or authors are in doubt as to where their proposals will be best received, please contact all of the relevant section program editors for preliminary assessments before completing your submission. More work up front means less disappointment and a better overall program. It is also very important to take the question about "estimated size of audience" very seriously. There is direct cause and effect between the answer to this question and the selection of a room.

The organizer must check the progress of the session to make sure each participant registers and/or submits a paper/poster by April 15. If a participant role is incomplete -either by not registering or by not submitting an abstract-the participant will not appear as part of their session in the preliminary or final program.

5) All volunteered program submissions are due to the AAA on April 15, 5PM ET.

6) If a panel includes a non-anthropologist, this person may apply to have the Association membership waived but must still pay the meeting registration fee.  The non-member (not the organizer of the panel) can apply for the waiver when they go through the submission process.