[Editors] Fwd: [newenglandspj] Women and the Media 2005 Call for Proposals

[William Litant]

Dear gang:

This came to me as a member of the Society of Professional 
Journalists New England Region. Don't know if any of you are members 
but you may well find this of interest.

Best,
Bill Litant


>
>
>CALL FOR PROPOSALS
>
>WOMEN AND THE MEDIA 2005: TAKING OUR PLACE IN THE PUBLIC CONVERSATION
>
>*The conference will be held at MIT's brand new Stata Center in 
>Cambridge, MA, from March 18 through 20, 2005*
>
>2005 Keynoters to include:
>MARIA HINOJOSA
>JILL NELSON
>and more TBA!
>
>Have you noticed that progressive women's voices have been 
>increasingly been shut out of the media (and, as a result, out of 
>much public policy discussion) since the 9/11 attacks? It's time to 
>put women back in the story. That's why the Center for New Words is 
>hosting the second annual Women and the Media (WAM!) conference. Our 
>2004 inaugural conference featured such speakers as Katha Pollitt, 
>Marie Wilson, Julianne Malveaux, Jill Nelson, Callie Crossley, Amy 
>Goodman, Valerie Boyd, Rita Henley-Jensen, Lisa Jervis, Shelley 
>Lewis, Elaine Lafferty, Noy Thrupkeaw, and many more. This year's 
>conference will bring together more than 300 participants for two 
>days of meeting, discussing, and exchanging our observations, ideas, 
>experiences, opinions, and tools for change-and to plan together for 
>action.
>
>We invite you to submit a proposal for a panel or workshop. We want 
>to hear your ideas if you're a media professional, an activist, an 
>academic, a "citizen" media watchdog-or, actually, any other 
>progressive concerned about the media's direction. We especially 
>encourage proposals from women of color, professionals working in 
>broadcast and online media, and students.
>
>What happens when progressive women are shut out of the 
>media-especially the opinion-making pages, talk radio, and Sunday 
>morning news shows?
>
>-- Progressive women can no longer help the country define and frame 
>the issues that deserve public concern-and must instead respond to 
>others' agendas.
>-- Our communities are excluded from the public policy-making loop.
>-- Audiences (including young women) come to believe that women 
>don't have the authority to speak about critical political issues.
>-- The media's integrity and utility are undermined, and are 
>perceived as a closed loop of white male insiders.
>
>It's time to increase progressive women's influence in the media and 
>in public discourse. At the 2005 WAM! conference, we'll build 
>support for progressive women's public voices-as analysts, opinions 
>makers, educated citizens and influences in civil society. But to do 
>that, we need you. What questions, issues, and concerns do you want 
>to hear debated? Please send us your panel proposals. Here are some 
>ideas to get you started. Feel free to pitch us one of these panel 
>ideas, filled out in your own way. But don't be limited by this 
>list. What do you want to talk about-or hear others discuss?
>
>-- Critiquing and analyzing the media from a feminist perspective
>-- Feminist media perspectives on war
>-- Where are the women?
>-- The media and human rights
>-- Feminist media perspectives on electoral politics
>-- Bringing women and race into the story
>-- Reporting on women in sports
>-- Culture war: talking about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights
>-- On air, online, on deadline: strategies for getting women heard
>-- Using the media to build a social movement
>-- Feminists in cyberspace
>-- Pitching feminist stories to editors and producers
>-- Making women's opinions matter: refusing to be dismissed
>-- The future of feminist and indie media
>-- Advocating & agitating: Keeping watch on women's inclusion
>-- Stories and strategies of successful media women
>-- Writing op eds that get published
>-- PR for groups and enterprises
>
>TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
>
>Please submit a proposal (not more than 500 words) including:
>
>-- Presenters' first and last names (please only propose presenters 
>whose availability to attend has been confirmed)
>-- Relevant biographical information for each presenter (please be 
>sure to include any information which will help us ensure equitable 
>representation of speakers on the basis of race/ethnicity, class, 
>sexual orientation, gender identity, degree of physical ability, and 
>age)
>-- Format of presentation, plus unique features, e.g.. equipment needs
>-- Email address
>-- Mailing address
>-- Telephone number
>-- Title of the presentation
>
>Formats for presentations may include:
>
>-- panel discussion with moderator
>-- mulitmedia/performance - e.g., video, guerrilla theater, etc.
>-- lecture (must include significant time for q&a)
>-- workshop (hands-on skill-building )
>
>*All sessions should run for 90 minutes.*
>
>Please feel free to call us with questions as you prepare your 
>proposals: 617-876-5310. Submissions will be reviewed and evaluated 
>by the steering committee. Please send your submission to 
>cfp at centerfornewwords.org. You will receive a confirmation of our 
>receiving your submission within 3 working days.
>
>SUBMISSION DEADLINE is 12/31/2004.
>
>*Length: not more than 500 words*
>
>*Timeline and Important Dates:*
>Proposal submission deadline: 12/31/2004
>Notification of acceptance or rejection: 1/28/2005
>
>PRESENTER POLICIES
>
>In order to keep conference registration fees at the lowest possible 
>rate, we ask presenters to volunteer your time, expertise and 
>services at the conference. In consideration of your service as a 
>presenter, you will receive free registration to the entire 
>conference. Though we will work hard to endow a fund for supporting 
>travel costs where needed, we are not responsible for your travel or 
>accommodations. The presenter registration fee waiver is limited to 
>four presenters per session.
>
>If you submit a proposal, you will become the "session contact." 
>Session contacts are expected to serve as the communication link 
>between the conference organizing staff and the other presenters on 
>your session. Session contacts must provide complete contact 
>information for each presenter and advise conference staff of any 
>changes in presenter line-up. The Center for New Words expects that 
>all scheduled sessions will be presented as described in your 
>proposal and listed in the program book.
>
>Attached is a Word version of this Call for Proposals:
>


-- 

William T.G. Litant
Director of Collaborator Development,  CDIO Initiative
Communications Director, Aeronautics and Astronautics Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts  Ave. 37-395
Cambridge, MA 02139
wlitant at mit.edu
(617) 253-1564
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