Proposals are now being accepted to present or preside during the November 2008 Conference. All proposals to present a session, workshop, or panel must be submitted online through the AMATYC website at www.amatyc.org. Late or incomplete proposals will not be considered. Complete contact information is required for all presenters. Additional presenters cannot be added or substituted after submission of this proposal without the recommendation of the Program Coordinator and approval of the Conference Coordinator. Only persons whose names appear in the Conference Program are official AMATYC Speakers.

Two presentation formats are available: 50-minute sessions and 2-hour workshops. Presentations may involve single or multiple presenters and must not promote or sell a commercially available product or service. Sessions may include active attendee participation, lecture, or panel discussion. The two-hour format is reserved for workshops and must include active attendee participation, an in-depth treatment of a topic, and substantial handouts. A PC computer lab may be available for a limited number of two-hour workshops.

Presentations should focus on examples, model projects, or topics that are illustrative of implementing the Beyond Crossroads standards. The five Implementation Standards, followed by examples of areas of interest within each standard, are:

Student Learning and the Learning Environment
Faculty and their institutions will create an environment that optimizes the learning of mathematics for all students.

Assessment of Student Learning
Faculty will use the results from the ongoing assessment of student learning of mathematics to improve curricula, materials, and teaching methods.

Curriculum and Program Development
Mathematics departments will develop, implement, evaluate, assess, and revise courses, course sequences, and programs to help students to attain a higher level of quantitative literacy and achieve their academic and career goals.

Instruction
Mathematics faculty will use a variety of instructional strategies that reflect the results of research to enhance student learning.

Professionalism
Institutions will hire qualified mathematics faculty, and these faculty will engage in ongoing professional development and service.

Proposals are reviewed and rated by the Program Committee with attention to the appropriateness for mathematics educators in the first two years of college and overall topic balance of the program. Proposals from faculty and other professionals currently engaged in two-year college education are especially encouraged.

Please be as flexible as possible regarding the days you are willing to present and limit your equipment request to only that which is absolutely necessary. AMATYC does not provide computers or LCD computer projectors for 50-minute sessions. Internet connections are not normally provided.

Each proposal will be acknowledged by an email receipt. If you do not receive an email receipt within a few days after submission, please contact the AMATYC Office immediately. Letters of invitation to present at the conference are issued in April.

When proposals have more than one presenter, the first person listed becomes the official AMATYC contact who will receive all correspondence regarding the proposal and must agree to keep the copresenter(s) informed. All presenters are required to register and pay the conference registration rate. AMATYC does not offer a reduced registration rate for speakers and does not pay honoraria or expenses.