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CALL FOR PROPOSALS UPDATED 02/07/22: Please refer to the Call for Proposals webpage for current proposal requirements and submission instructions.

Description

The Society of Architectural Historians (av¸£ÀûÉç) presents year-round virtual programming through av¸£ÀûÉç CONNECTS, a series of workshops, roundtables, seminars, and discussions that focus on timely issues related to the history of the built environment. The Society invites individuals and those representing av¸£ÀûÉç Affiliate Groups, publications, programs, online educational resources, chapters, and partner organizations to submit a proposal for consideration for av¸£ÀûÉç CONNECTS.   

The purpose of av¸£ÀûÉç CONNECTS is to allow for virtual sharing of scholarship, professional development workshops, panel discussions, and other types of programs that will advance knowledge in the field of architectural history.  We welcome proposals from those who study every time period and all aspects of the built environment, including landscape, urban history, heritage studies, and aspects of social justice as related to architecture.

av¸£ÀûÉç membership is required to moderate an av¸£ÀûÉç CONNECTS program. You do not need to be a member to submit, but we ask all moderator(s) to join av¸£ÀûÉç upon selection. Panelists do not need to be av¸£ÀûÉç members.

Timing

• The portal for av¸£ÀûÉç CONNECTS programs is always open; you may submit a proposal at any time. Applications will be reviewed the month after receipt of the submission.
• Proposals will be evaluated quarterly. Applications will be reviewed within three months of receipt.
• If you submit a proposal and it is accepted, please be flexible about the timing of the program. We will work with each accepted submitter to find the right date that fits the av¸£ÀûÉç calendar as well as those participants of the program.

• The av¸£ÀûÉç Connects Programming and Advisory Committee is unable to accept the same proposal more than once in a one-year period.

What does the selected submitter commit to?

If your submission is selected, you are committed to moderating the program, recruiting panelists/speakers, writing program description, gathering bios and headshots from all panelists/speakers, and overseeing the format you have chosen; for example, if you do not wish to moderate the program, you are responsible for recruiting an appropriate person to do it.  

Submission Guidelines

Program submissions must include the following elements:

1. A program title not longer than 65 characters, including spaces and punctuation
2. Summary of the subject and the premise in no less than 200 words and no more than 500 words; list of proposed panelists; and suggested format for the event.
3. Name, professional affiliation (if applicable), address, telephone, and email address (Please ensure that the information you are providing matches, if applicable, an existing av¸£ÀûÉç profile/membership account to avoid misdirecting communications. If it does not match what av¸£ÀûÉç has on file, please update your existing member profile to match your current information.)
4. A current CV (2 pages maximum)
5. Same information in #3 and #4 for co-moderator, if applicable

Although the av¸£ÀûÉç membership is international, av¸£ÀûÉç CONNECTS programming is conducted in English. Therefore, all submissions must be submitted in English and, if accepted, conducted in English.

Only proposals submitted through the portal will be considered.

Proposals will be reviewed by the av¸£ÀûÉç CONNECTS Programming and Advisory Committee.

av¸£ÀûÉç CONNECTS General Information

• All programs take place on the Zoom platform.
• av¸£ÀûÉç CONNECTS programs are stand-alone events that must be no longer than 1.5 hours.
• All programs will be recorded, and videos will made available to registrants and published to the av¸£ÀûÉç
• All program moderators/panelists will be asked to sign an image permission form
• Registration is always free and open to the public.
• av¸£ÀûÉç CONNECTS programs will not take place during the month of the av¸£ÀûÉç Annual International Conference and will not compete with post-conference events such as roundtables.

Additional Information

• Preference will be given to programs that have the support of the av¸£ÀûÉç IDEAS Committee and av¸£ÀûÉç Affiliate Groups.
• Preference will be given to topics that are related to current events and timely issues.
• av¸£ÀûÉç CONNECTS programming should not mimic the form and content of a av¸£ÀûÉç conference paper session, but rather should employ formats such as discussions, panels, roundtables, and workshops.
• av¸£ÀûÉç CONNECTS programs need a minimum of eight weeks of lead time for set-up, promotion, and implementation.

For more information, please contact av¸£ÀûÉç Director of Programs Christopher Kirbabas at ckirbabas@sah.org.