Important Dates and Deadlines for RMMLA Convention

M A R C H    1

• Deadline for all session chairs to be current in dues for the convention year.
• Paper proposals (350 words) for RMMLA convention in October due to session chairs. See Call for Papers for up-to-date list of sessions.
• Proposals for pre-arranged Special Topic Sessions due to RMMLA Secretariat, including title and brief description of session, as well as list of participants, their institutional affiliations and email addresses, paper titles, and 100-word abstracts of papers. Approved on space available basis.

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• Session chairs to notify RMMLA Secretariat of sessions with no or low submissions.
• Session chairs to send acceptance or rejection letters to all those who submitted paper proposals.
• Chairs must remind presenters that they need to be current members of RMMLA by April 1 for inclusion in the program and to receive the April mailing of the journal and the newsletter.
• Executive Director sends letter of acceptance or rejection to those who proposed Special Topics Sessions or additional sections of regular/conjoint sessions.

A P R I L    1

• Deadline for all convention participants (chairs and presenters) to join RMMLA or renew one's membership. Click for Membership Info. Chairs and presenters must be current in dues for session Chairs to be able to enter their paper information into the program. RMMLA membership is for the calendar year.

M A Y    1

• Deadline for Chairs to submit program copy for their sessions using the Program Information Form on the RMMLA Web site (under "Conventions"). If presenters have not renewed dues for the current year, Chairs will not be able to enter their information into the program. In such cases, it is the responsibility of the Chair to contact these presenters and advise them (a) to contact the RMMLA Secretariat with payment and (b) to inform the Chair when payment is made, so that the Chair can then add the program information on that presenter into the online form.
• Deadline for submission of requests for audio-visual/computer equipment at convention. Requests may be made by Chairs OR individual presenters from the Program Information Form on the RMMLA Web site (under "Conventions") OR by email at rmmla@wsu.edu.
• Deadline for submission of session scheduling requests for convention.

J U N E    1

• Deadline for applications for the Neila and Candadai Seshachari Faculty Convention Travel Grant and the RMMLA Graduate Student Convention Travel Grant (see under Grants and Awards).

J U N E    15

• **Preliminary** RMMLA convention program (including date, time and location of sessions) available on the RMMLA web site, along with information on hotel, airline, and car rental reservations.
  NB: Sessions are generally scheduled from Thursday morning through Saturday afternoon.

J U L Y    1

• RMMLA will announce recipients of Convention Travel Grants.

A U G U S T    1

• Deadline for chairs and presenters to make editorial changes and/or corrections to the program (presenter's institution, paper title, abstract, etc.). Program goes to press.

O C T O B E R   --  O C T O B E R

• Annual RMMLA Convention:
  • 2007: CALGARY, Alberta, Canada at Westin Hotel (October 4-6)

  • 2008: RENO, Nevada at Harrah's Casino (October 9-11)
    Local Host: University of Nevada, Reno

  • 2009: SNOWBIRD, Utah at the Cliff Lodge (October 8-10)
    Local Host: Weber State University

• Cut-off date for guaranteed room reservations and convention rates at the convention hotel:
  • September 6 in 2007 at the Westin Calgary

• End of pre-registration period for RMMLA Convention (postmark date). Payment by this date includes: admission to regular and special topic sessions, one copy of convention program, and one ticket to the banquet luncheon/keynote speech.
  No banquet tickets will be available for sale after this date OR on site.
  • September 15 in 2007 in Calgary, AB, Canada

N O V E M B E R    1

• Deadline for submission of session chair's report indicating names and contact information for new Chair and Alternate Chair for following year's convention. (This information is crucial for us to be able to put together the Call for Papers that needs to be mailed by mid-November, so please submit promptly.)
• NEW: Deadline for ALL session chairs to be current in their dues for the convention year.
• Requests for Special Topics Sessions to be listed in the Call for Papers for the convention to RMMLA Secretariat.

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• Winter issue of Rocky Mountain Review, Call for Papers for NEXT YEAR'S CONVENTION, and RMMLA newsletter mailed to current membership and posted to RMMLA WWW site.