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From: ARPAS on Behalf of NAEAA [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 8:26 PM
To: Reynnells, Richard
Subject: NAEAA announces a call for presenters at 2010 NAEAA meeting, July 26 July 28

The National Association of Equine Affiliated Academics (NAEAA) announces a call for presenters at 2010 NAEAA meeting to be held July 26th - July 28th in Cazenovia NY. Please scroll to end of message to see details on the 'Recession Proof' pricing package making this possibly the most affordable conference you will ever attend! Further details available at NAEAA.com.

The National Association of Equine Affiliated Academics (NAEAA) encourages and facilitates increased cooperation and information sharing on a national and international level between colleges and universities with programs in the equine discipline.

The 2010 meeting will involve presentations, posters, and interactive dialogue related to the following topics:
'Characteristics of Excellence' in undergraduate equine education - oral presentations and workshop
Building relationships between equine academics and the equine industry - oral and poster presentations
Building successful models of collaboration for both student and faculty exchange between NAEAA member institutions - oral and poster presentations
Developing and maintaining revenue streams in equine undergraduate education - poster presentations
Incorporating industry 'hot topics' into the curriculum - poster presentations

Interested presenters are asked to submit a 750 word abstract of their proposed presentation/poster by March 29th to Jeff Pendergraft [email protected] . Further details on session topics follows:

Call for abstract proposals for paper and poster presentations

1. 'Characteristics of Excellence' in undergraduate equine education - oral presentations and workshop

All of us are likely to say that we have an "excellent" program or offering in the Equine discipline, but how do we judge the quality of our programs, how do we articulate what makes it "excellent", and what characteristics are used, or could be used, to identify that excellence?


Details on this session and call for presenters will be posted soon at NAEAA.com

2. Building Relationships between equine academics and the equine industry - oral and poster presentations

Enthusiastic discussion of desire to increase collaborative relationships with the equine industry occurred at the 2009 NAEAA business meeting. A call for proposals in this area focuses on models of successful relationships that could be implemented by other colleges and universities.


Abstracts are encouraged from faculty, extension associates, administrators, and industry groups that have developed and/or worked with programs that build relationships between industry and academia. Submitters are encouraged to focus less on the 'mechanics' of offered programs and more on the benefits derived from the relationships including: how relationships were established (from traditional classroom experiences to non-traditional and adult programs such as industry seminars/short courses, industry 'official' training programs and schools), how relationships advance the equine academic discipline, and ways in which the relationships impact on the curriculum and curricular offerings including areas such as student internships, alumni job placement, advisory board use/involvement, and donations.

3. Building successful models of collaboration for both student and faculty exchange between NAEAA member institutions - oral and poster presentations

The expansion of the equine discipline across the country coupled with increasingly challenging economic times provides both opportunity and impetus for collaborative efforts that enable doing more with less!


Abstracts are encouraged from faculty, extension associates, administrators who have developed and/or worked with successful collaborative models (college-to-college, college-to-university, college-to-industry, etc.). Submitters are encouraged to focus attention on the benefits of collaboration to the institution and its students as well as the aspects of the collaborative efforts that could be replicated at other institutions.

4. Developing and maintaining revenue streams in equine undergraduate education - poster presentations

Increasingly challenging economic times in Higher Education are resulting in even more pressure being placed on equine programs to generate revenue and 'pay their own way'.


Abstracts are encouraged from faculty, extension associates, administrators that present successful models of revenue generation that have the ability to be replicated at other institutions.

5. Incorporating industry 'hot topics' into the curriculum - poster presentations

From ongoing technology innovations to emerging career fields (such as incorporating horse handling into child and adult counseling programs) and to the increasing pressures we face with the challenges of unwanted horses, 'hot topics' in the industry are an important part of preparing students to be leaders in the equine industry.


Abstracts are encouraged from faculty, extension associates, administrators, and industry that present models of incorporating 'hot topics' into the curriculum and/or promote the rationale for 'hot topic' inclusion.

Interested presenters are asked to submit a 750 word abstract of their proposed talk by March 29th to Jeff Pendergraft [email protected]

We are delighted to be able to offer RECESSION PROOF pricing for the 2010 NAEAA Meeting!

Conference Registration: Early Bird (by May 1) $75, $100 by July 1st, $135 after July 1st. A 2010-2011 academic year NAEAA membership is included in the registration!

Housing and Meal package: Sunday night through Tuesday night $150 per person for package which includes: 3 nights of housing in a single room within a 'suite' style residence hall (3-5 individual rooms, each with a private bath, joined by a common area), as well as welcome reception Sunday night, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner on Monday, Breakfast and Lunch Tuesday. A tour of Cazenovia College's Equine Education Center and Morrisville State College's Equine Center are included along with a stop at John Madden Sales - home of two-time Olympic Show Jumping Gold Medalists Beezie Madden and Authentic. Optional trips are being planned to Cornell University as well as to the famed Saratoga Race Course for opening day!

More details on conference sessions, abstract submission, conference fees, and host site are posted at NAEAA.com.
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