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"Building A Healthy Region:
Environment, Culture, Community"

26th Annual Appalachian Studies Conference


Co-hosted by Berea College and Eastern Kentucky University
Eastern Kentucky University's Perkins Building
Richmond, Kentucky

March 28-30, 2003



 Call for Papers



TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR PARTICIPATION SEND THE FOLLOWING:

1. Cover Sheet:

Title of your presentation or activity
Identify all participants, their roles, and how to contact each
(Mailing and email addresses, telephone and fax numbers)
Brief biographical sketch of each participant

2. What you propose:

One page abstract of your paper, session, panel, activity, including title of presentation and name of presenter(s).
12 copies of the abstract

3. Special needs:

Audio-visual, telecommunications, sound, space, tables, etc. Participants presenting scholarly research papers are allowed one such presentation, but can be involved in other kinds of sessions or activities. Most sessions will last 1 ½ hours. Individual presenters in those sessions will be limited to 15 minutes. The Journal of Appalachian Studies invites you to submit scholarly papers presented at the conference for consideration.

PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY OCTOBER 4, 2002 TO:

Dr. Gordon McKinney, Director
Appalachian Center
Berea College
CPO 2166
Berea, KY 40404

You may contact Gordon McKinney at 859-985-3141 or gordon_mckinney@berea.edu.

 APPALACHIAN STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION



This award is made in honor of Carl A. Ross. The competition is open to students in two categories: Middle/High School and Undergraduate/Graduate Student. The authors of the winning papers will receive $100 each. Costs of attending the conference are the winners' responsibility.

All papers must adhere to the same guidelines and subject matter as other scholarly research conference papers. Students who wish for their papers to be considered for inclusion in the conference program must also submit a one-page abstract or proposal to the Program Committee by the deadline set for all other conference submissions.

To submit a paper for consideration for the 2003 Carl A. Ross Appalachian Student Paper Award, send four copies of a 20-30 page research paper by December 13, 2002 to:

Robert Gipe
Appalachian Program Director
Southeast Community College
700 College Road
Cumberland, Ky. 40823

If you have questions, contact Robert Gipe at 606-589-2145, ext. 2047 or email theresa.osborne@kctcs.net.


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