CALL FOR PAPERS

DEADLINE EXTENDED NOVEMBER 4, 2011

 “Leadership, Empowerment, Professional Development: Pathways to Black Graduate Success in the 21^st Century Unstable Economic Environment”

November 11-12, 2011

Howard University, Washington D.C

The 2011 NBGSA Northeast Regional conference is seeking proposals for poster presentations. These poster presentations may be current or past conducted research or any developments on a research topic related to the theme of the conference.

We implore you to join us and present at our solution-oriented conference that seeks to explore Leadership, Empowerment and Professional Development as the pathways to Black Graduate Success in the 21^st Century unstable economic environment.

Our theme and workshops seek to harness the critical need for black professionals to develop 21st century solutions that will: help them to thrive in the current economic/educational crises confronting the Obama administration; its disproportionate impact on minority graduate students; the inability to find jobs and the role that black scholars can play in mitigating the effect. Research can deal with any one geographic location or take a Pan-African approach. Most important is that research speaks to challenges and provides solutions.

We encourage students of all disciplines to query issue areas and present applied and philosophical research that addresses 21st century demands to problems faces by people of African descent but also welcome proposals that address any topic of interest to the diverse membership of the National Black Graduate Student Association.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Posters

Posters are ideal for presenting speculative in-progress work, late breaking results from completed work, or for giving an introduction to interesting, innovative theoretical work. Posters are intended to provide authors and participants with the ability to connect with each other and to engage in discussions about the work. Poster sizes are not specified; however, they should be at least 17” by 22”. Presenters will be expected to bring 25 copies of their abstract and summary of research to poster session. Titles of abstracts for the Poster Session will appear in the conference program.

The 2011 Northeast Regions’ Review Committee is seeking proposals for Poster Presentations that focus on the conference theme of the NBGSA Northeast Region. The abstract submission deadline is November 4^th 2011, and notification of proposal dispositions will be sent within a week of the day submitted.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

To apply please submit the following:

* Proposal Submittal Form (web application with $35 application fee)

* Poster Abstract

The abstract text must contain the title and a 150 -200 word (maximum excluding title and author information) detailed description of the poster. The abstract should be in Microsoft Word format

**You DO NOT need to be a member of NBGSA to participate in poster presentation**

**Please submit all proposal materials to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. AND This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with subject: Poster Presentation*

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