CALL FOR PAPERS...It’s Time

CALL FOR PAPERS EXTENDED!!

We are pleased to extend the deadline for submissions of abstracts for the CSLA 2010 Program to 19 February 2010. We are looking for interesting, topical and relevant presentations, including papers that respond to the following subthemes. In addition to scholarly papers, we invite the presentation of planning and design work (built or theoretical), panel discussions, exhibitions and other activities.

Landscape Planning and Sustainable Environments
Cultural Landscapes
Places at Risk
Urban Design
Landscape Architecture -It’s Time for the Profession Ideas
Technologies and Solutions

Submission Requirements

Paper presentations will be approximately 15-20 minutes, and depending on submissions, the sub-themes may be revised. Abstracts will be published in the congress program. Final paper submissions will be 1,500 – 2,000 words and will be published in the conference Proceedings CD-ROM. Please submit a proposal (pdf or Word) describing the presentation. Include the following:

title
sub-theme
author(s) name and affiliation
author biography 75 word maximum
abstract 250 word maximum
postal and e-mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers
statement of agreement to submit final work in the specified format for the conference proceedings.

Selection criteria include proposal clarity, relevance to the conference theme & sub-themes, and relevance to the profession of landscape architecture. CSLA membership is not a pre-requisite for submissions. Proposals from disciplines other than landscape architecture are encouraged, including interdisciplinary submissions. Review will be by a jury of Congress committee chairs and subject area experts.

Important dates

19 February 2010             Abstract submissions due

15 March 2010                 Notification of selection of papers for program

1 May 2010                      Last date for revisions to abstract for conference program

1 July 2010                      Final draft of paper due for publication in the congress proceedings

19-21 August 2010         CSLA 2010 Congress in Edmonton

Send your submission to CFPsubmissions@aala.ab.ca

For questions regarding the paper submissions contact:

Douglas Olson douglas@o2design.com or Bev Sandalack sandalack@ucalgary.ca

For all other questions regarding the Congress contact congress2010@aala.ab.ca