Animation Universe – Society for Animation Studies

Animation Universe
The Society for Animation Studies 2007 Conference
Portland, Oregon
June 30 – July 3, 2007

Conference website: http://universe.animationstudies.org

Call for Papers

The Society for Animation Studies is an international organization that was
founded in 1989 to encourage and support the work of animation scholarship.
The ongoing research of its members is presented at the Society’s annual
conference.

The 2007 SAS conference is being held June 29-July 3, 2007 at Portland State
University in conjunction with the new Platform International Animation
Festival, which is taking place in Portland, Oregon, June 25-30, 2007.
Central conference events will take place on June 30 and July 1, when papers
and roundtable discussions will be scheduled. On July 2 and 3, SAS workshops
will be presented within the context of a Portland State University course
being offered through summer session.

The Conference Chair is Daniel Pirofsky, who can be reached via email at
pirofskyd@pdx.edu . Conference updates can be found at the Society for
Animation Studies website, animationstudies.org. A special conference website will soon be available.

The 2007 conference theme is ‘Animation Universe,’ to encourage proposals
that address the ubiquitous nature of animation in society today. Papers
might address the relationship between live and animated imagery, the
blending of animation and other arts, the integration of animated images
into social and cultural practices, cross-generational perceptions about
animation, shifts in the realm of animated feature production or television
programming, the growth of animation industries in countries worldwide,
animation and the World Wide Web, animation and merchandising, the teaching
of animation within various disciplines, or other relevant topics.

Deadline for proposal submissions: Wednesday, November 22. Proposals will be
blind reviewed by a panel of SAS members, and acceptance will be announced
by Friday, December 22.

Individuals wishing to publish a paper in the SAS peer-reviewed journal have
two options:

1. Submit your completed paper with your proposal, including the date by
which your decision is needed; it will be forwarded to the journal’s Editor,
Nichola Dobson, for peer review.

2. Submit your completed paper within two weeks after the end of the
conference; in this case, it should be emailed directly to Nichola Dobson.

We are accepting proposals from SAS members for presentations in three
categories:

Category 1: 25-minute paper presentations, which will be delivered on
Saturday, June 30 or Sunday, July 1 as part of the central SAS conference
events.

Category 2: One-hour pre-constituted roundtable discussions, which will be
presented on Saturday, June 30 or Sunday, July 1 as part of the central SAS
conference events.

In addition, the conference chair is accepting proposals in a third
category. SAS members are encouraged to consider proposing a workshop that
will be presented following the conclusion of paper and panel sessions, as
part of a conference-related summer school course for Portland State
University students, on Monday and Tuesday, July 2 and 3. Though space may
be limited, workshops may be attended by SAS conference attendees, possibly
for an additional fee. Please notify the Conference Chair, Daniel Pirofsky,
if you are interested in attending.

Category 3: Workshops (between two and six hours in length) offered by SAS
members for Portland State University undergraduate and graduate students,
presenting a mixture of history, theory, and practice. Workshops should be
aimed at students with a beginning to intermediate range of skill and
experience in animation. Workshop projects could be completed by students
during the workshop or after it concludes. Digital facilities will be
available, if required. The University will offer a small stipend (amount
TBA) to SAS presenters as part of its ongoing Visiting Artist program.
Workshop proposals will be peer-reviewed and must be approved by the
conference chair on behalf of the University. Provided the workshop contains
an historical or theoretical component combined with practice, an abstract
of the workshop or complete manuscript may be published in the SAS online
journal Animation Studies after the event.

Membership requirement: anyone submitting a proposal in any of these
categories must be a paid member of the SAS for 2007. Proof of payment is
required when your proposal is submitted. All members of a pre-constituted
panel also must be paid members. Membership information (US$35 for
professionals/US$20 for students or economic hardship) is available at the
SAS website, animationstudies.org.

Deadline for proposal submissions: Wednesday, November 22.

Please be aware that spaces for paper presentations are limited. Late
proposals will not be considered until all other proposals have been read.

Submit by email the required proposal information (see formats) and a PayPal
receipt (or other documentation of payment) to:

Daniel Pirofsky
E-mail: pirofskyd@pdx.edu

Those who prefer to wire money or send a check for membership payment can do
so. Please send a photocopy of appropriate documentation.

Category 1
Paper Presentation (Saturday and Sunday, June 30 and July 1)
Length: 25 minutes

1. Name of presenter

2. Professional affiliation (school or studio, for example), including
title, if appropriate

3. Email address

4. Mailing address

5. Telephone number

6. Title of presentation

7. 250-word abstract suitable for publication (after the conference, your
abstract will be published in Animation Studies, the SAS journal; please
submit any required changes within two weeks after the event has ended).

8. Biographical statement (up to 100 words) indicating how the proposed
paper fits into your overall research agenda and experience.

9. Indicate if your paper is being written for publication elsewhere; if so,
provide a full reference that can be published in Animation Studies.

10. If you want your completed paper to be considered for peer-review, email
it along with the rest of your application materials. Send it as a separate
file. Be sure to include the date by which a decision is needed-for example,
if your travel funding rests on publication.

Category 2
Pre-constituted Panel (Saturday and Sunday, June 30 and July 1)
Length: 1 hour

1. Name of chairperson/organizer

2. Professional affiliation (school or studio, for example), including
title, if appropriate

3. Email address

4. Mailing address

5. Telephone number

6. Title of presentation

8. List each of the proposed participants, including:
– name
– professional affiliation and title, if appropriate
– email address

9. Biographical statement (up to 200 words) indicating the relevance of the
topic to the agenda of the Society for Animation Studies, as well as the
general qualifications of each participant.

Category 3
Workshop for PSU graduate students (Monday and Tuesday, July 2 and 3)
Length: between two to six hours

1. Name of presenter

2. Professional affiliation (school or studio, for example), including
title, if appropriate

3. Email address

4. Mailing address

5. Telephone number

6. Title of workshop

7. Length of workshop (e.g., two-hour, three-hour, four-hour, six-hour
format)

8. Materials or equipment needed for the workshop

9. 250-word abstract suitable for publication (after the conference, your
abstract will be published in Animation Studies, the SAS journal; please
submit any required changes within one week after the event has ended).
Please indicate how you will blend history, theory and practice. You should
include an idea of the kind of exercise or project you will introduce.
(Students can complete these outside the duration of the workshop.)

10. Biographical statement (up to 100 words) indicating how the proposed
workshop fits into your overall research agenda and experience.

Contact Details:

Daniel Pirofsky
Assistant Professor of Art
Coordinator for Digital Media Instruction and Technology Management
Portland State University
e-mail: pirofskyd@pdx.edu
voice: 503.725.8247
fax: 503.725.4541

– Original text by Daniel Pirofsky –