Chairman of the convention committee :  Barry D. Friedman, international first vice president and secretary-treasurer of the Pi Gamma Mu chapter at North Georgia College & State University, Dahlonega.

Location:
Holiday Inn National Airport Hotel
          2650 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia   22202
          (703) 684-7200
          Convention room rate:  $119 (plus tax) per night, up to quadruple occupancy.
          (Breakfast is not included in room rate.)
          Deadline for reservations:  Monday, September 19, 2011.  Call hotel directly.

Registration fee:

$TBD.  Registration payment must be received at the international office by Friday, October 00.
          

Download a registration form (Adobe file):  Click here
Download the detailed convention announcement (Microsoft Word document):  Click here
     (The detailed convention announcement includes information about shuttle transportation from the airport.)

Proposals for papers:

Pi Gamma Mu student members may propose to present papers at the convention.  Proposals for this convention must be submitted in the form of a completed research paper or, at a minimum, a complete draft of a paper.  One should submit her proposal by E-mail to JeKarle1@wsc.edu (and send a "CC" to convention committee chairman Barry D. Friedman at bfriedman@NGCSU.edu ); attach the research paper as a Microsoft Word document.  Other formats are unacceptable.  Proposals must be received by the chairmen of the Committee of Readers and of the convention committee no later than September 19, 2008.  The chairman is:  Dr. Jean Karlen, immediate past president of Pi Gamma Mu, Wayne State College (Wayne, Neb.), (402) 375-7042, JeKarle1@wsc.edu .  (Other members of the Committee of Readers:  Dr. Kelly L. Cate, North Georgia College & State University, and Dr. Douglas L. Reed, Ouachita Baptist University.)

Thursday, October 00, 2010

9 a.m.  Meeting of the Board's Executive Committee

9:30 p.m.  Board of Trustees Meeting

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.  Luncheon for Old and New Trustees

1-3 p.m.  Board of Trustees Committee Meetings

3-5 p.m.  Board of Trustees Meeting (guests welcome)

5-7 p.m.  Registration

5-7 p.m.  Dinner on Your Own

7-7:45 p.m.  Welcome (First Vice President Barry D. Friedman)
                Keynote Address (TBD)

7:45-8:05 p.m.  Dessert Bar

8:05 p.m.  Roll Call of Chapters (Executive Director Sue Watters)
                 Ice Breaker:  "Who Said That?" (____)

8:30 p.m.  Pi Gamma Mu Constitutional Convention (Student Trustees Mark Bender and Michaela Dolphin)
We will ask delegates to bring a stuffed animal, perhaps with some kind of state-specific identification such as a state flag or a ribbon with the name of the state on it.  We'll pretend to have a national Constitutional Convention for the proposal of amendments to the U. S. Constitution.  Then, we'll donate the stuffed animals to _______.  _____, _____, will accept the stuffed animals on behalf of the children ______.

     This is a very well-regarded and popular service project!  Veterans of previous conventions undoubtedly remember the 2002 "Teddy Bear Pageant," the 2005 "March of the Musical Toys," and the 2008 "National Nominating Convention."

9:15-10 p.m.  Student Mixer / Caucus #1 -- Nomination process for student trustees (Student Trustees Mark Bender and Michaela Dolphin)

8-9 a.m.  Registration

8-9 a.m.  Breakfast Orientation for Trustees and Governors
                    (President Gordon E. Mercer, First Vice President Barry D. Friedman)

9-9:30 a.m.  Travel via Metrorail to _____ for student presentations

9:30-12 noon  Student Panel Session (presentation of students’ papers)
                    (Convenor:  _____)
      9-9:13  Basia Combs, Arkansas State University
                         "The Role of Islam in Middle Eastern Government"
     9:13-9:26  Michael Heim, University of Nebraska - Omaha
                         "Iran:  Anti-Semitism and the Utility of Hate"
     9:26-9:39  Kerri A. Summey, North Georgia College & State University
                         "Government Manipulation Through Military Privatization"
     9:39-9:52  Eric Knutson, Wayne State College
                         "George W. Bush and His Abuse of the Presidential Signing Statement"    
     9:52-10:05  Maria J. Albo, North Georgia College & State University
                         "Whose Children Are These:  A Rational Approach to Educating Illegal-Alien Schoolchildren"
     10:05-10:18  Mark Thomas Bender, Washington and Jefferson College
                         "The Impact of Digital Piracy on Music Sales:  A Cross-Country Analysis"

12 noon-1 p.m.  Lunch on Your Own

1-4 p.m.  Student Panel Session (presentation of students’ papers) / Poster sessions
                    (Convenor:  ________)
     2-2:13  Brittany Wheeler, Colorado College
                         "Images of the Amazon:  Women Warriors in Greek Myth, Nomadic Tradition, and Popular Culture"
     2:13-2:26  Michaela Dolphin, Wayne State College
                         "Weapons of Conquest:  Swords in England from the Fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest"
     2:26-2:39  Tammy Angle, Bluefield State College
                         "Beyond Pain and Suffering to Victory:  Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy"
     2:39-2:52  Mary Beth Peters, Wayne State College
                         "Social Influences on Menstrual Cycle and Symptom Similarities Among Women"
     2:52-3:05  Cassandra McCutcheon, Wayne State College
                         "Accuracy of Judging Personality in Get-Acquainted Conversations"
     3:05-3:18  Donald Evans, Arkansas State University
                         "Juvenile Theft:  A Problem of Self-Control"

4-7 p.m.  Tour of the Mall:  "It's a Mall World After All" (Secretary-Treasurer Larry Heck)

Saturday, October 00, 2010

8-8:30 a.m.  Student Caucus #2

8:30-10 a.m.  Student Balloting for New Student Trustees

8:30-10 a.m.  Workshops
               n Pi Gamma Mu’s Web Site:  A Travelogue
                         (Chancellor Randy Bertolas)
               n Strategies for Chapter Sponsors--and Chapter Success!
                         (President Gordon E. Mercer and First Vice President Barry D. Friedman)
               n "Making a Difference":  Opportunities for Service Projects in Pi Gamma Mu - Let's Put Our Heads Together (Discussion)
                         (Student Trustees Kimberly Prentice and Taryn Hall Daniels)
               n Managing Risks of Service and Other Projects
                         (Pi Gamma Mu Legal Counsel Michele Price)

10-11:30 a.m.  Plenary Business Session
                    Introduction of Trustees, Governors, and Pi Gamma Mu Staff (First Vice President Barry D. Friedman)
                    Recognition of Faculty Advisors (Executive Director Sue Watters)
                    President Gordon E. Mercer will conduct the following:
                    • Pi Gamma Mu Special Awards
                    • Triennial Report
                    • Installation of Officers and Board Members
                    • Discussion of 2014 Convention Site

12 noon-1:30 p.m.  Board of Trustees Meeting (new board)

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