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Program Committee
Attendance Planning Information Volunteer Chair/Discussant Form Collaborative Research Networks
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
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The Program Committee invites participants to consider the confluence of life, work, and justice in the broadest sense. Pittsburgh’s rich history offers some key examples of how life, work, and justice come together. Pittsburgh has been the site of significant industrial development, made possible by the immigration of large numbers of European workers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and some of the most violent labor conflicts in the U.S., such as the Homestead Strike of 1892. The city is also a rare example of successful environmental cleanup, as smokestack industries have given way to high technology, including biotechnology. Today, medicine and health care account for a great portion of Pittsburgh’s economy. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, which has pioneered many medical techniques including organ transplantation, is the region’s leading employer. With its active, influential African-American community, Pittsburgh is also an excellent site for discussions of the construction of racial and ethnic identities in relation to themes of life, work, and justice.
Professor Derrick Bell, of New York University Law School, will deliver the plenary address at the Pittsburgh meeting. Professor Bell is one of the world’s leading legal scholars; he is also a native of Pittsburgh. Bell’s path-breaking and provocative scholarship on race, law, and justice should provide an excellent venue for conversations about race at the Annual Meeting.
As with every annual meeting, though, panels need not be centered on the conference theme. No theme should constrain the marvelously heterodox interests of the Law and Society Association.PROPOSALS: PANELS AND INDIVIDUAL PAPERS
Submissions may be in the form of fully formed panels or individual papers. Because panels organized by participants tend to be more cohesive and useful for everyone, the Program Committee strongly encourages panel proposals and stands ready to assist those who might otherwise propose individual papers to form panels.
To assist panel formation for the 2003 Meeting, the Program Committee has created a discussion board, which you can access at http://www.law.du.edu/russell/lsa/ (no password needed). You may use this board to find others who are writing on similar topics. You may also want to use the board to post ideas about possible panels or papers in order to receive input from other scholars. As well, each member of the Program Committee is ready to help individuals form a panel proposal.PARTICIPATION LIMITED TO TWO PANELS
The Association limits conference attendees to no more than two appearances on the program. Serving as paper presenter, roundtable participant, author-meets-reader panelist, discussant, or panel chair counts as a participation. Co-authors who do not present are not counted as making appearances.
SUBMISSIONS
Electronic submission of proposals is preferred though not required. Forms are available on this site for submission of proposals electronically. On request, the Executive Office will deliver hard copies of forms via fax or mail.
Panel Proposals: Panels may consist of paper presentations, roundtable, or any other format. A fully formed paper presentation panel will have a chair, three or four individual papers, and a discussant if appropriate. Diversity in the composition of panels--including, for example, participants from different countries, disciplines, and intellectual perspectives, participants of different ages, career stages, gender, race, and ethnicity--will enhance the quality of the intellectual exchange. Program Committee members will assist in the development of panel proposals. The Committee reserves the right to make changes in panels in the interests of the general program.
Individual Paper Proposals: We welcome submissions of individual paper proposals, which the Committee will attempt to place with other similar papers in panels. A clear abstract and careful selection of keywords will help the Program Committee place individual papers into an appropriate panel. The program committee encourages those submitting individual paper proposals to attempt to a form a panel. Please visit the 2003 Meeting discussion board at http://www.law.du.edu/russell/lsa/ (no password needed).
Author Meets Readers Proposals: The Author-Meets-Reader subcommittee will assemble author-meets-reader panels and would appreciate receiving suggestions for books and panel participants. This subcommittee consists of Laura Beth Nielsen, (chair), Brian Gran, and Gad Barzilai. The subcommittee e-mail address is amr-2003@lawandsociety.org. Author-Meets-Reader panels may consider a recent book or several related books or revisit classic books on law and society. Individuals who wish to propose a traditional author-meets-readers format should use the Panel Proposal Form and submit it in the usual way. Proposers should be sure to include a diversity of perspectives among the readers.
Panel Discussants and Chairs: One great way to participate in the meeting is to volunteer as a panel discussant or chair. The Program Committee invites volunteers to chair panels and to serve as discussants. There is a place on the paper and panel proposal forms to indicate willingness to volunteer. Those who wish to volunteer but are not submitting a paper should submit the Discussant/Chair Form, keywords to identify their areas of expertise.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURES
Panels: Those proposing panels should use the Panel form. While no additional forms are required for panel proposals, all information required for each panelist should be gathered prior to submission of the form.
Papers: Use the Paper form to propose an individual paper.
Volunteer Chairs and Discussants: Please use the Volunteer Chair/Discussant form to volunteer to serve as a chair or discussant.
If you are unable to use the forms on the web, you may submit a hard copy of your proposal. You can request that a hard copy of the proposals forms be sent to you via fax or by mail. Please contact the Executive Office by phone at 413-545-4617, via fax at 413-545-1640, or by mail using the following address:
Law and Society Association
131 County Circle, 205 Hampshire House
University of Massachusetts
Amherst MA 01003-9257 U.S.A.Deadline: December 17, 2002. Proposals submitted after the deadline will only be considered on a space-available basis and have a substantial risk of not being included in the program.
Collaborative Research Networks: A number of collaborative research networks, or CRNs, have been formed under the auspices of the Law and Society Association to facilitate dialogue and international research collaborations. Submissions for panels from existing CRNs are most welcome. These networks are open to all sociolegal scholars, and new Networks may also be formed.
Updates and Preliminary Program: Updates and meeting information will be posted on this website. The Preliminary Program should be available by mid-March and will be updated as necessary until May 1st.
REGISTRATION
All participants are required to register for the conference. Pre-registration materials, including registration forms will be mailed in mid-March. Electronic registration will be available from this website, as well.
Registration fees:
Early registration (until April 11, 2003) is:
$45 for students;
$95 for members of LSA;
$135 for non-members.Registration between April 12 and May 19 is $20 higher in each category, except student, which is $5 higher. Registration after May 19th must be on-site at $135 member, $175 non-member, and $55 student.
We invite your participation in what we anticipate will be an exciting event.
