TAA 2010 Conference Sessions
General Sessions:
Twin Cities — A Geoprimer Home Companion Presenter: Robert Christopherson, Professor Emeritus of Geography, American River College (1970-2000), and author of the leading physical geography texts in the US and Canada |
 Robert Christopherson |
Open Access Electronic Textbooks and Journals Presenter: Nicole Allen, Textbooks Advocate for the Student Public Interest Research Groups (Student PIRGs), and Heather Joseph, Executive Director, Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) |
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Google Settlement: Where It Stands, What It Means For You Presenters: Stephen E. Gillen, Attorney, Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P., and Christopher Kenneally, Director of Author Relations for the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) |
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Tax Tips for Authors Presenter: Scott Loden, President, CPA, Loden, Fraze and Associates, P.A. |
 Scott Loden |
Negotiating Publishing Contracts for Textbooks and Journal Articles Presenter: Stephen E. Gillen, Attorney, Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P. |
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Take the Technological Mystery Tour: Web Resources Authors Can Really Use Presenter: Barbara Waxer, Freelance Author |
 Barbara Waxer |
Finding Images and Media Online: Understand Licensing and Use of the Public Domain Presenter: Barbara Waxer, Freelance Author |
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Textbook Track:
Should You Write a Textbook? Almost Everything You Need to Know Presenters: Michael D. Spiegler, Professor of Psychology, Providence College |
 Michael Spiegler |
Opportunities for Authors from Emerging Hi-Ed New Business Models Presenters: Clancy Marshall, General Manager, DynamicBooks and Jeff Shelstad, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Flat World Knowledge |
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Royalties Go Missing: Now You See Them, Now You Don't Presenter: Michael R. Lennie, Attorney & Literary Agent, Lennie Literary Agency and Authors’ Attorney |
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Authoring Into Retirement: Too Much Invested to Quit? Presenter: J. David Hunger, Emeritus Professor of Management at Iowa State University, Strategic Management Scholar in Residence at Saint John's University (MN), and co-author of Strategic Management and Business Policy (12th ed.), Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy (12th ed.), and Essentials of Strategic Management (5th ed.) |
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How Open Licensing Improved Our Textbook and Our Careers Presenter: Barbara Illowsky, Professor, Mathematics & Statistics, De Anza Community College, Co-Author of Collaborative Statistics |
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Getting the Best-Looking Book: Best Production Practices for Authors/ Presenter: Cynthia Miller, Vice President of Higher Education Services at Element, LLC. |
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Academic Track:
Finding Our Shared Humanity in an Academic Writing Community Presenter: Karen Hoelscher, Professor of Education, Western Washington University |
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Successful Grant Writing for the National Science Foundation Presenter: Linnea Fletcher, Ph.D., Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation |
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Fine-Tuning Your Work: Writing, Editing & Publication Preparation Skills for Scholarly Authors Presenter: Laura Poole, Archer Editorial Services |
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