Call for papers--American Glass Guild (AGG) Annual Conference

Call for papers
American Glass Guild
Asheville, North Carolina
July 22-24, 2011

The American Glass Guild's Board of Directors is seeking proposals
for lectures and panels from artists, craftspeople, studios,
conservators and historians for the group's sixth annual meeting to
be held July 22-24, 2011, in Asheville, North Carolina. They are
also interested in proposals for workshops for the day before the
meeting. Please consider sharing your work, insights, and
interesting projects with your colleagues.

The conference will present papers on the many different aspects
those working in the field are faced with, including: new design,
technique, conservation, history of the medium and its
practitioners, related materials, and business practices. The
deadline for proposal submissions is October 1, 2010.

Accepted talks should be 20 or 40 minutes in length with additional
time for questions. Submit abstracts and workshop proposals via
email to info<-at->americanglassguild<.>org", attention Vic Rothman,
Asheville Program Chair, by October 1, 2010. Proposals should
include a title and be no longer than 300 words. Authors should
include a bio and full contact information for themselves
(name/company, mailing address, phone, fax, website, and email
address) and if a panel is proposed, for the other panel members.
The program committee will send notification of acceptance by
November 15, 2010. We will publish a Pre-print of the presentations
that will be available at the conference.

Instructors proposing workshops must include its expected length
(i.e. 3 hours, 4 hours), all tools, materials and equipment needed
for the workshop (i.e. kilns, light tables, sandblasters, paints,
etc.) and who would be providing what (the teacher or the AGG),
whether they expect to charge a materials fee and for what, and
tools/equipment the students will need to bring (i.e. brushes,
drawings, cutting tools, etc.)

If your proposal is accepted, those giving 40-minute talks receive
one free registration for the conference (to be split if there are
two presenters) and those giving 20-minute talks receive one free
half-registration. Those organizing and leading panel discussions
receive one half-registration. The panelists receive Conference
Pre-prints and T-shirt or Apron. To receive these benefits,
presenter(s) must register for the conference. Those giving
workshops will receive fees for the workshop, but no reduction in
conference fees. All travel and hotel expenses and reservations are
the responsibility of the presenter(s).  Finished papers must be
received for the Pre-print by the first day of May, 2011.

The mission of the AGG is to provide a forum for the open exchange
of information on stained, leaded and decorative glass and its
creation, preservation, restoration, and history. Our intention is
to work toward building an environment within the field that both
cultivates novices and facilitates experienced artists and
craftspeople to attain a higher level of expertise. Our
well-received conferences include presentations, round-table
discussions, and demonstrations by notable national and
international experts. Information on past conferences is available
at

    <URL:http://www.americanglassguild.org>

We look forward to seeing you in Asheville.


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