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TypeCon2007 Call for Speakers

for the Education Forum

TypeCon2007: Letter Space
August 1-5, 2007
Crowne Plaza Downtown
Seattle, Washington

The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) will present an Education Forum as part of TypeCon2007. This special program will be held on Thursday, August 2, at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Seattle.

The forum will be The program will feature presentations followed by breakout sessions dedicated to the open exchange of ideas and experiences.

Curriculum Development

15-minute presentations on effective curricula in:
* Junior/community colleges
* Four-year liberal arts schools
* Art and design school

Assignment Presentations

15-minute presentations of effective and stimulating assignments in the following categories:
* Basic skill sets/foundations of type/typography
* Basic lettering/letterform design
* Type history/typographic history
* Experimentation with type

Facilitators for: Breakout Sessions

There will be a general session consisting of small breakout discussions. We are looking for people to facilitate discussions on the following topics:
* Curriculum development for junior/community colleges
* Curriculum development for schools with 1-2 type classes
* Curriculum development for design programs/schools with 3-4 type classes
* Teaching type/typography basics
* Teaching letterform design
* Typography in time-based new media
* Encouraging and facilitating experimentation in typography

Submissions

Proposals should contain your biography/resume/CV, your area(s) of interest/specialty, a description of your proposed presentation and/or breakout session, and a statement about why you'd like to participate.

Please send all submissions to Ilene Strizver, SOTA Education Committee chair, education at typecon dot com

Deadline for submissions is April 27, 2007.

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TypeCon2007 is the annual conference of SOTA, an international non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, study, and support of type design, typography, and the related arts. For information about TypeCon, visit www.typecon.com. For more information about SOTA, please visit the website at www.typesociety.org.

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