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2012 TASP Annual Conference

CALL FOR PAPERS
Play in an Era of Negotiation and Compromise
The Association for the Study of Play (TASP)
February 15 – 18, 2012
Albuquerque, New Mexico
38th Annual International Conference

We are fortunate to have two keynote speakers for this year:

Dr. Gordon Burghardt, University of Tennessee

Presentation: “Play, Evolution, and Negotiating the Shoals of Life.”

Dr. William Corsaro, Indiana University

Presentation: “Interpretative Reproduction and Children’s Peer Cultures: Negotiation and Compromise in Children’s Play Routines.”

Two featured sessions by Dr. Dorothy Sluss, Dr. Don Nilsen, and Dr. Alleen Nilsen are scheduled.

Play in an era of negotiation and compromise. Bateson suggests play exists within a play frame where players signal each other that play is going on or not. Inside and outside the play frame players negotiate, argue, demand and acquiesce as part of the play experience. What happens when a player refuses to compromise even at the threat of ending the play? How far do players go before giving in? How can play research help us understand these questions? The 38th annual conference seeks proposal submissions to help us answer these questions. In addition, proposals covering topics unrelated to the theme will also be accepted.

Proposal submissions should be an abstract of 150-200 words.

Submission of proposals for papers, posters, symposia, and panels must be received by October 15, 2011.

Proposals received after that date will be reviewed only if program space remains available. Notices of acceptance will be sent by November 15, 2011, and additions to the program will not be possible after that date. Presenters from all academic disciplines are welcome and should designate which of the following formats they plan to use:

  • Individual Papers: to be grouped by theme (approximately 15-30 minutes)
  • Panels: Up to 4 papers identified as a panel by the presenters at the time of submission and addressing a central theme, beginning with a brief statement about the theme and ending with a discussion period (15-20 minutes per paper)

Standard PowerPoint presentations will be supported, but presenters requiring any other special equipment will be responsible for meeting those needs themselves. All submissions must be electronic (Word documents attached to email with “TASP 2012 Submission” in the heading are ideal) and should be sent to Dr. John A. Sutterby, 2012 TASP Conference Chair, john.sutterby@utb.edu.

For each submission, please provide the following information:

  1. Name, institutional affiliation, telephone number, and email address of presenter who is the main contact person
  2. Names, institutional affiliations, and email addresses of any co-presenters
  3. Title of Presentation
  4. Type of Presentation: Individual Paper, Poster, or Panel (if part of a Panel, identify the theme and provide the names of copanelists)
  5. Scheduling requests (preferred date for presentation: 2/16, 2/17, 2/18)

Accommodations

The 2012 TASP conference will be held at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town. (http://www.hotelabq.com/)

The Hotel Albuquerque set aside rooms for Wednesday, February 15, 2012 through Sunday, February 19, 2012 at the group rate of $89.00 plus tax per night (single/double occupancy). Please note that the group rate is only available until January 25, 2012. After this date, any remaining rooms within the block will be released into the hotel’s general inventory. However, if rooms are still available, the hotel will accommodate your request for the group rate. To receive the group rate, you must state that you would like to be placed within the “TASP/Association for the Study of Play” block of rooms (or refer to the Block Code1202ASSOCI). To book a reservation, please contact the hotel at 505-843-6300 or toll free at 800-237-2133 and ask to be connected to reservations.

Reservation Office Hours:

Mon-Fri 7am-8pm
Sat 9am-5:30pm
Sun 10am-6pm

To register for the 2012 conference, please follow this link:
http://www.regonline.com/2012taspconference

Full conference registration:

  • $110 TASP members
  • $205 nonTASP members
  • $75 Retirees or past-presidents of TASP
  • $55 Students

Earlybird registration (register by January 15):

  • $100 TASP members
  • $195 nonTASP members
  • $70 Retirees or past-presidents of TASP
  • $50 Students

One-day registration (Thursday or Friday only) conference attendance:

  • $75 TASP members
  • $85 nonTASP members