Academic Writing Workshop: Writing and Publishing Your Scholarly Journal Article

Presenter: Dr. Felicia Moore Mensah, Associate Professor of Science Education, Teachers College, Columbia Univeristy

Participate in one of several moderated small-group discussions related to textbook or academic authoring. Each discussion may have up to 10 participants.
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Geoprimer: Enchantment, TAA, and Albuquerque

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

Soaring to New Heights: Sisters of the Academy Institute Writing Programs
Friday, June 24, 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Presenters: Tamara Bertrand Jones, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Florida State University; Felicia Moore-Mensah, Associate Professor of Science Education, Teachers College, Columbia University

Brainstorming: Academic Publishing
Friday, June 24, 4:15 - 5:15 p.m.

Panelists: Tara Gray, author of Publish & Flourish: Become a Prolific Scholar, Richard Hull, TAA's Executive Director, and Felicia Moore Mensah, Associate Professor, Teachers College, Columbia University

Five Key Strategies to Boost Writing Power and Productivity
Saturday, June 25, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

Presenter: Dannelle D. Stevens, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Portland State University

Working it Out: Support Networks for Academic Writers
Saturday, June 25, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Presenters: S.Y. Bowland, Education and Conflict Resolution Practitioner; Roberto Chene, Director of the Center for Intercultural Leadership Training and Conflict Resolution (Albuquerque, NM); Beth Roy, Founder of the Practitioners Research and Scholarship Institute (PRASI); Dr. Linda James Myers, Professor of Psychology, Ohio State University, and Mary Adams Trujillo, Professor, Intercultural Communication and Conflict Transformation, North Park University

S.Y. Bowland
Dr. Linda Myers

New Authoring and Consumption Models in Higher Education
Friday, June 24, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Presenters: Phyllis Hillwig, Chief Operating Officer, Words & Numbers; Jeff Shelstad, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Flat World Knowledge

Publisher Seeks New Contract: Opportunities?
Friday, June 24, 1:45 - 2:45 p.m.

Presenter: Michael Lennie, Esq., Lennie Literary Agency & Authors’ Attorney

Royalty Audits: Good News, Bad News
Friday, June 24, 4:15 - 5:15 p.m.

Presenter: Paul Rosenzweig, President, RRS, Inc.

The Evolution of Digital Textbooks
Saturday, June 25, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

Presenter: John W. Warren, Marketing Director, Publications, RAND Corporation

Understanding Trademarks & Book Titles
Saturday, June 25, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Presenter: Stephen E. Gillen, Attorney, Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P.

Indexing and eBooking Issues for Textbooks and Academic Books
Friday, June 24, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Presenters: Kay Schlembach, Partner, Potomac Indexing; Joshua Tallent, Owner, EbookArchitects.com; Jan Wright, Owner, Wright Information Indexing Services

Google Settlement: Where It Stands, What It Means For You
Friday, June 24, 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Presenters: Christopher Kenneally, Director of Author Relations for the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC); Stephen E. Gillen, Authoring Attorney, Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P.

Teaching Old and New Authors New Tricks *Laptop Lab*
Friday, June 24, 1:45 - 2:45 p.m.

Presenter: Barbara Waxer, Author, Instructor - Santa Fe Community College

Democracy, Meritocracy and Academic Texts: Challenges for African, Latino, Asian and Native American Writers
Saturday, June 25, 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.

Presenters: Amira De La Garza, Associate Professor at Arizona State University Hugh Downs School of Communications; Ana Monteiro Ferreira, Assistant Professor, African American Studies, Eastern Michigan University; Suzuko Morikawa, Associate Professor of History at Chicago State University; and Beverly Singer, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Native American Studies at the University of New Mexico

Publish & Flourish: Let Your Writing Soar!
Saturday, June 25, 11:00 - 12:00 p.m.

Presenter: Tara Gray, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Director of the Teaching Academy, New Mexico State University

Find Images and Media Online: Where Are They and How Can I Use Them?
Saturday, June 25, 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.

Presenter: Barbara Waxer, Author, Instructor - Santa Fe Community College