Times New RomanI hope we are able to attract some exceptional proposals from AIR. I am looking for a really strong strand on issues that we share in common about literacy and technology. The call is below. Cheers, Don Leu Dear Colleagues, We invite you to submit a research proposal to the 54th annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, the largest annual conference devoted solely to literacy research. The National Reading Conference is internationally known for the warm welcome it extends to new members of our research community and for high standards in intellectual inquiry and research. This year, the conference will take place in beautiful and historic San Antonio, Texas from December 1-4, 2004. It will feature plenaries by leading scholars who will address the critical issues in our field today. You may download a copy of the Call for Proposals with complete and detailed guidelines at: 0000,0000,FFFFhttp://www.nrconline.org/cgi/t4cgi.exe/propsubmission.taf All proposals will be submitted and reviewed online from the link that appears at our conference web page: 0000,0000,FFFFhttp://www.nrconline.org Proposals must be complete and conform to the Guidelines for Submission. Only original work related to literacy not presented or published elsewhere may be proposed for the conference. Current membership in NRC is not required for submitting proposals or attending the conference, but all participants and attendees are required to register for the conference. This year, programs areas include: Area 1: Pre-service Teacher Education in Literacy Area 2: In-service Teacher Education/Professional Development in Literacy Area 3: Literacy Instruction and Literacy Learning Area 4: Literacy Assessment, Evaluation, and Public Policy Area 5: Early and Elementary Literacy Processes Area 6: Adolescent, College, and Adult Literacy Processes Area 7: Social, Cultural, and Political Issues and Practices in Literacy Area 8: Literacy Learning and Practice in Multilingual and MulticulturalSettings Area 9: Children’s, Young Adult, and Adult Literature Area 10: Literacy and Technology/Media Area 11: Study Groups Area 12: Other Topics Proposals must be submitted online to the appropriate area no later than midnight EST March 1, 2004. Proposals that do not fall within the main program areas listed above should be submitted to Area #12. We invite you to circulate this announcement and we look forward to seeing you in San Antonio! Donald J. Leu, Program Chair and President Elect Victoria Purcell-Gates, Assistant Conference Chair and Vice President -- Donald J. Leu John and Maria Neag Endowed Chair in Literacy and Technology University of Connecticut 249 Glenbrook Road Storrs, CT 06269-2033 Office: 860.486.0202 Fax: 860-486.2994 Homepage: http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~djleu/index.html