Classical Association of the Atlantic States Call for Papers 2008 Annual Meeting, Friday, October 10 - Saturday, October 11 Princeton. NJ

We invite individual and group proposals on all aspects of the classical world and the classical tradition, and on new strategies and resources for improved teaching. Especially welcome are presentations that aim at maximum audience participation and integrate the concerns of K-12 and college faculty. In connection with a panel spotlighting undergraduate research in classics, we are eager for proposals from undergraduates, particularly but not necessarily from the CAAS region.

We are also planning the following special sessions:

• a roundtable discussion on teaching films about classical antiquity
• a workshop for K-12 and college teachers on integrating the essays from the Blackwell Companion to Catullus, edited by Marilyn Skinner, into the Advanced Placement and undergraduate classroom
• a special panel in memory of Helen Bacon
• a trip to the Princeton University Art Museum

Please note that all submitters must be members of CAAS and all abstracts and proposals must be submitted electronically, using the online forms that are linked to this page. The submission deadlines have now passed.

Panel/Workshop Submissions:

• a singleWord (.doc or .rtf ) or plain text (.txt) file of no more than 500 words that includes a description of the proposed panel or workshop and, if appropriate, brief abstracts of the individual presentations. The description should clearly indicate the thesis and original contribution made by the proposed presentation and situate this contribution in a larger scholarly context (for more information, see Writing an Abstract for Professional Presentation.
• complete contact information for the panel organizer, including institution, postal address, phone number and email address
• institutions and email addresses for all presenters
• title of the session and titles of each individual presentation (if appropriate)
• specific audio-visual needs for the session (please note that CAAS cannot provide laptops, a live Internet connection, or a VCR/DVD player with monitor; all videos must be projected from a laptop)

Individual Submissions:

• a singleWord (.doc or .rtf ) or plain text (.txt) file of no more than 300 words that clearly indicates the thesis and original contribution made by your presentation and situates this contribution in a larger scholarly context (for more information, see Writing an Abstract for Professional Presentation. This abstract must be anonymous; the author's name should not appear anywhere in the file.
• title of your presentation and complete contact information for you, including postal address, phone number and email address
• specific audio-visual needs for your presention (please note that CAAS cannot provide laptops, a live Internet connection, or a VCR/DVD player with monitor; all videos must be projected from a laptop)

For further information please contact CAAS Program Coordinator Judith P Hallett (jeph@umd.edu), Helen Cullyer (hcullyer@gmail.com), or Maria Marsilio (marsilio@sju.edu).