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The 2006 IASL Conference

Lisbon, Portugal, 3-7 July

Call for Proposals

The theme of the 35th IASL Conference is: The Multiple Faces of Literacy: Reading. Knowing. Doing.

There are four types of concurrent sessions in this conference:
Professional papers:
describe and discuss the presenter's work in relation to theory and/or practice.
International Research Forum:
describes the presenter's research in relation to the conference theme.
Workshops/Demonstrations:
these feature one or more leaders working with a group to help them develop skills in a specific teaching or research technique.
Poster Session:
description of practice or theory presented visually. Presenter to attend to answer questions for a specific period of time.

All proposals will be independently reviewed before acceptance. The review panel for the International Research Forum will be drawn from IASL members worldwide. Successful applicants will be advised in writing by 15 January 2006.

Criteria for Selection:
Relevance to conference themes
Clarity of description
Intellectual significance
Relevance to audience
Originality

International Research Forum proposals must include a detailed description (approximately 1000 words):
Title of paper/study
Research questions and/or hypotheses/purposes of study
Methodology/process
Results/findings (may be preliminary)
Conclusions (may be preliminary)

Professional Papers must include:
Title of paper
Detailed description outlining paper content and relevance to professional practice (approximately 500 words).

Submissions:

By post:
Send a hard copy to Manuela Barreto Nunes, Biblioteca Geral da Universidade Portucalense, R. Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 541/619 -- 4200-072 PORTO PORTUGAL

By fax:
+ 351 225 572 028
Attention: Manuela Barreto Nunes, Biblioteca Geral da Universidade Portucalense

By email:
Ensure that you supply a clear subject line to avoid having your message deleted as SPAM. Eg. Subject: IASL paper proposal submission
Email attachments in Microsoft Word to mnunes@upt.pt

Important Dates:
16 December 2005: Closing date for submission of proposal and abstract
16 January 2006: Notification of acceptance of proposal
16 February 2006: Earlybird registration opens
31 March 2006: Submission of full paper
2 May 2006: Earlybird registration closes
3 July 2006: Conference opens
7 July 2006: Conference closes

Last Updated 16 March 2006 (KSB)