Western Regional Conference
His Dream, His Legacy, Our Destiny
The regional conference this year will be held at the
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
BIO5 Institute
October 3-5, 2008
The conference will provide additional information 
about NBGSA, as well as informative workshops dealing with the academic, professional, and personal growth of black graduate students. It will be a great opportunity to network with other black students in the western region.
For a tentative schedule of events, click here.
If you would like sponsorship information, please contact one of the regional reps at werep01@nbgsa.org or werep02@nbgsa.org
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Registration Fee
The conference registration fee is $35 for everyone, members and non-members. This fee can be paid online, on-site or mailed.
- If you register by mail, use one registration form for each conference registrant.
- Please write your name as you wish it to appear on your badge.
Pay online here:
(please use the link below until our problems with the original form are solved)
Click here for a printable version of the regional conference application.
If you would like to become a member of NBGSA please fill out the online membership application or download a printable version and mail it in.
Hotel Information
The Four Points Sheraton Tucson University Plaza is the primary conference hotel. The room rates are 110.00 a night/single or double, with check in at 3:00PM and check out at 12:00PM. For a discounted rate, Call 1-800-368-7764 to make reservations by Wednesday, September 3, 2008. Guests should mention National Black Graduate Students Association when calling to book reservations.
Call for Papers
We invite you to join the Western Region as we reflect and repair, acknowledge and ascend, prepare and produce, envisage and encourage, and boldly blaze new trails! We are calling for posters addressing any ACADEMIC topic of interest to the diverse membership of the National Black Graduate Student Association.
Poster Submission Guidelines
Posters are ideal for presenting speculative, late-breaking results or for giving an introduction to interesting, innovative 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”.
Proposal Submission Instructions
The following information is required for poster submissions:
- Proposal Submittal Form: This includes the title of the paper, poster, panel, or presentation, authors(s)/ presenter(s), phone number, category, presentation format and length, and audiovisual requirements.
Download form: Word 2003 Word 2007 PDF - Poster Abstract: The abstract text must contain the title and a 250-word (maximum) detailed description of the poster presentation. If submitted electronically, the abstract should be in Microsoft Word format.
The information above may be submitted electronically via email to werep02@nbgsa.org.
All poster presentation submissions must be received by September 1, 2008. You should receive a confirmation of receipt of your submission within one week after it has been sent. Notifications of acceptance will be sent no later than a week later.
