RHETORIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA - 8th Biennial Institute - Call for Proposals

LOCAL SITE AND INSTITUTE DIRECTOR/S

CALL FOR PROPOSALS:  LOCAL SITE AND INSTITUTE
DIRECTOR/S RHETORIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA
EIGHTH BIENNIAL INSTITUTE, 2019

The Rhetoric Society of America seeks nominations and self-nominations to serve as Local Site and Institute Director/s for the Eighth Biennial Institute, to occur in the summer of 2019.

Kent State University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Penn State University, the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Kansas, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison hosted previous Institutes. The 2017 Institute will be held at Indiana University.

The content and format of the 2019 Institute will be planned jointly by the Institute Director/s with the Institute Steering Committee, which will be appointed by the RSA Board in consultation with the Institute Director/s. Recently, the Institute Director/s has been from the host institution thus allowing the local hosts to play the major role in the composition and direction of the Institute program as well as logistical issues.

Proposals should include [1] identification of the individual/s who will serve as the Institute Director/s; [2] indication of the specific site/s that would accommodate between 400 and 550 participants in plenary sessions, smaller break-out groups, and other activities for the duration of the institute (typically one week); [3] an explanation of the resources—institutional support, other subventions, faculty and student volunteers, etc.

Strong proposals will project significant participation in planning and supporting the event from rhetorical studies scholars working in both English and Communication, and will include both a detailed description of meeting spaces and lodging resources that will be available and sufficient preliminary budget information to demonstrate that the event is likely to raise not less than $7500 for the RSA operating budget beyond event expenses.

Proposals should be submitted electronically to Gerard Hauser, RSA Executive Director, by October 15, 2016: gerard.hauser@colorado.edu. The Site Selection Committee will review proposals and make recommendations to the RSA Board of Directors during the Board’s Fall 2016 meeting. Direct any questions to Gerard Hauser at gerard.hauser@colorado.edu.