Call for presentations.

April 12-15, 2006 * Hyatt Regency San Antonio on the Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas Embracing a Confluence of Cultures in the Education of Children

Rules of Participation

1. No one may submit more than two proposals, either as a presenter or co-presenter of a session.

2. Persons whose proposals are accepted must participate at the time scheduled by the Program Committee.

3. ACEI strives to keep the meeting affordable for classroom teachers and prospective teachers. Therefore, all participants, including presenters, are required to register for the ACEI Conference. Presenters must preregister by October 1, 2005. Presenter registration is indication of your intent to participate.

4. ACEI does not underwrite the expenses of presenters.

5. lf a presenter has a commercial product(s) or service to promote, this may be done by purchasing space in the Exhibit Hall. Presenters who have purchased space in the Exhibit Hall may mention their presence in the Exhibit Hall during their session, but may in no way make or solicit sales during the session. Contact the ACEI Conference Dept. for exhibitor information.

General Submission Requirements

Only proposals adhering to the guidelines and postmarked or electronically date-stamped by the deadline for each category will be considered / reviewed. All categories of proposals must include the following:

1. One (1) copy of a cover sheet that includes: name, complete mailing address; daytime and home phone numbers; fax number; and E-mail address for each person presenting during the session. Also include Student Presenter Track on the cover if proposal is submitted by a student or first-year teacher. To ensure a "blind" review, this information must not be included any other place in the proposal. Information that in any way identifies the presenter(s) may not be included in the body of the proposal; this could disqualify the proposal from consideration. The Title of the proposed session must be included on the cover sheet. All proposals must also include a hard (paper) copy of the proposal with appropriately labeled sections containing the following information:

2. Title of proposed session.

3. A highlighted Main Thrust of the proposal (25 words or less), to be included in the Conference Program Book if your proposal is accepted.

4. Electronic submission of proposals is strongly encouraged. Attached files must be virus free in either Microsoft Word vet. 5.0-6.0 or ASCII/text-only format. Submit to [e-mail]. TWO (2) stamped, self-addressed envelopes per presenter (unstamped if presenter is outside the U.S.) must be sent to the address below via regular mail on the same day the proposal is submitted electronically.

5. For proposals submitted via regular mail: Enclose TWO (2) stamped self-addressed envelopes per presenter (unstamped if presenter is outside the U.S.).

6. All proposals must be postmarked or electronically date-stamped 110 later than the deadlines indicated. All proposals (include name of proposal category) EXCEPT those for Virtual Presentations and those for the Hall of Celebration should be addressed to:

ACEI--2006 Conference

17904 Georgia Avenue, Ste. 215, Olney, MD 20832 USA 301-570-2111; 301-570-2212 (fax); 800-423-3563 E-mail to: [e-mail]

Specific Submission Requirements

Virtual Presentations * Deadline: Dec. 15, 2005 In addition to the General Submission Requirements, all Virtual Presentation Proposals must include the following:

1. A Description of the Technologies involved in the presentation. Proposal must include information for any additional downloads participants would need to participate in the session, e.g., Adobe Acrobat Reader.

2. Subject Area (choose one most appropriate category for review purposes): a) Infancy, b) Early Childhood 1--Preschool, c) Early Childhood 2--Kindergarten, d) Early Childhood 3--Primary Grades, e) Later Childhood, f) International/Intercultural, g) Teacher Education (content is of interest to those involved in the education of future teachers).

3. All Virtual Presentation proposals are to be submitted to: [e-mail]. Notification of acceptance of Virtual Presentation proposals will be via E-mail. All Virtual Presentation presenters must be registered for the Conference.

Global Sharing Fair * Deadline: Oct. 31, 2005 Friday, April 14-Poster/Display Submissions Hall of Excellence * Deadline: Jan. 1, 2006 Saturday, April 15-Poster/Display Submissions Hall of Celebration * Deadline: Feb. 28, 2006 Saturday, April 15 Poster/Display Submissions)

There are no items required in addition to those listed in the General Submission Requirements for Global Sharing Fair proposals, Hall of Excellence proposals, or Hall of Celebration proposals. The Hall of Excellence Guidelines also apply to Global Sharing Fair proposals and are available on-line at the ACEI Web site (www.ACEI.org) or upon request from the ACEI Conference Department. Call 800-423-3563 or 301- 570-2111; fax to 301-570-2212; or send an E-mail to ACEImc@aol. com. The Hall of Celebration presentations are intended exclusively to depict activities for Week of the Classroom Teacher celebrations.

Submit ONLY Hall of Celebration proposals to: Jana Pauldin Week of the Classroom Teacher 17904 Georgia Ave., Ste. 215, Olney, MD 20832