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Eric Yes, this is a very important point. The proposal you write for the August review gives you a head-start on doing the proceedings paper. It is a peer-reviewed contribution and it goes on the NARST conference CD in full. So there is a bit of work up front, but it pays off nicely in the end! Steve On Apr 24, 2009, at 10:37 AM, Eric J. Pyle wrote: > Steve, > > One other item to point out - presenters are expected to share a > full paper at the presentations, which are often longer than the > traditional GSA-style presentation. This is a good thing, as it is > a solid piece that others can read right away. Selection of papers > is also done using a formal peer-review process, as well. Thus, > the result is a true peer-reviewed paper presentation. > > Regards, > Eric > > ---- Original message ---- > Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:25:02 -0700 > From: Steven Semken <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: NARST: Wish you were there > To: [log in to unmask] > > Esteemed Colleagues: > > I've just returned from the annual conference of the National > Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) in Garden > Grove, CA. NARST publishes the Journal of Research in Science > Teaching and is also a locus for researchers who edit and publish > related journals such as Science Education, IJSE, J. Env. Ed., and > so on. > > In the recent past there has been increasing involvement in NARST > conferences by geo-ed and geocog researchers, but not this year. > There were very few of our community present and even fewer geo- > related talks and posters. The general absence of the geo realm > was noted by many, and some of the conference organizers asked me > to get the word out about next year. > > As others on this listserv can confirm, NARST is a smaller (~1000 > attendees), friendly conference, particularly welcoming to first- > time attendees (you can be matched with an experienced colleague > who will show you around and introduce you). The spectrum of > expertise there is quite different from one of our discipline-based > meetings like GSA/NAGT or AGU. There are many social and > statistical scientists, but also P/C/B science and SFES faculty, > and K-12 educators. > > Our community has plenty to contribute to this annual conference. > Networking opportunities are tremendous. > > Next year's conference will be in Philadelphia the week of 20-24 > March 2010. It should be noted that the submission procedure for > NARST is quite different from that of GSA or AGU. You can submit a > single paper or poster, or get together with colleagues to submit a > linked set of 4-5 papers (which, if accepted, constitutes its own > topical session). Each submission is a presentation "proposal" of > up to 5 pages single-spaced. And the deadline is early: typically > mid-August for the meeting in the following spring. > > If you are not a NARST member but are interested in the > organization and/or the conference, visit http://www.narst.org. > > Thanks, > > Steve > > > > > > Eric J. Pyle, Ph.D. > Associate Professor > Department of Geology and Environmental Science > James Madison University > MSC 6903 > Harrisonburg, VA 22807 > > 540.568.7115 > 7100A Memorial Hall > > "The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, > Moves on: nor all your Piety nor Wit > Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, > Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it" > > The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam > > >