Submission
Deadline
The electronic submission system
will be available until 11:59pm, MST on Monday, February 16, 2009. Late submissions will not be considered and
the Secretariat staff will not be able to respond to
them. All submissions must conform to the posted guidelines.
Important
You must be a MESA member for 2009 and pre-register for the meeting in order for your proposal to be reviewed by the program committee. If you do not meet these requirements by March 6, your submission will be deleted.
What's New This Year
The 2009 submission system will require members to log-in to myMESA to submit proposals for the annual meeting. If you plan to submit something for the 2009 meeting, we recommend that you establish your myMESA account and log-in to ensure that your user name and password are working!
Electronic Submission
All participants must
submit electronically via MESA’s website by logging into myMESA. The electronic submission system will be available until February 16, 2009 at 11:59pm Mountain Standard Time. Questions about the submission process should be directed to Mark Lowder (mlowder@u.arizona.edu).
Please remember, only proposals from MESA members will be reviewed by the program committee. Please make
certain your membership is current for 2009 before using the online submission system. Pre-registration is required
at the time you submit your proposal as well.
Restrictions on Participation
Only one abstract per person may be submitted for review.
A person can submit an abstract and also be scheduled on a different panel
as a chair or discussant, or participate in a roundtable or thematic conversation,
but only one abstract per person may be submitted. No individual may participate
in more than two sessions.
Final Papers, Presentation Guidelines, and No-Show Policy
Final Papers: In order
to facilitate high quality panels, all presenters
must upload a copy of their working paper to the myMESA system by October 15. Papers
do not need to be complete with footnotes and bibliography;
only a working paper is required. Chairs and discussants
cannot do their job adequately if they hear the paper
for the first time during the actual presentation;
it is vital to the integrity of the panel that the
paper be distributed on time. Roundtable and thematic
conversation participants do not prepare papers and
therefore are not subject to this requirement.
Paper Presentation: Participants should not read their papers, but rather
should present them in summary only. Generally, 15-20
minutes will be allowed for each presentation (dependent upon the number of papers on the panel). The
chair is responsible for strict adherence to this
rule. The remainder of the time should be devoted
to discussion among the panelists and audience.
No-Shows: No-shows
are conspicuous in their absence. They inconvenience
the chair, discussant and fellow panelists as well
as those attending the panel. A no-show has been defined
as someone who: 1) is not physically present at his/her
panel at the conference, 2) has not notified MESA
in advance of an inability to be at the conference,
and 3) has not submitted a paper to be read by the
panel chair or another person at the conference. No-shows
will not be considered for the following year’s
program. A person who accomplishes at least one of
the above (attends his/her panel, notifies MESA in
advance, or submits a paper to be read at his/her
panel) will not be penalized.
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Requirements for Participation
Membership
Become
a member or renew your membership
Participation in the MESA meeting
is restricted to MESA members. Your proposal will not
be processed by the Secretariat or reviewed by the
program committee if you are not a MESA member. To
become a member or renew your membership, complete or update your profile through myMESA and pay your dues and fees through the payment system located at: http://mesa.wns.ccit.arizona.edu/forms/payments.htm. Participants who are visiting foreign scholars or non-Middle
East specialists may request a one-time exemption from
this requirement. Complete the request for membership
waiver form found here.
Exemptions are decided on a case-by-case basis and
are not automatic. MESA encourages membership of all
annual meeting participants. Membership dues are income based:
| Income Level |
Dues |
| Student* or under
$15,000 |
$40 |
| Retired** |
$45 |
| $15,000-$30,000 |
$55 |
| $30,000-$40,000 |
$75 |
| $40,000-$50,000 |
$90 |
| $50,000-$60,000 |
$100 |
| $60,000-$70,000 |
$110 |
| $70,000-$90,000 |
$120 |
| $90,000 and above |
$135 |
| International Postage*** |
$15 |
*must be matriculated at an institution of higher learning
**for retired membership, one must have been a fellow or associate MESA member
for 10 consecutive years and be retired.
***for members resident outside the continental United States.
Registration
Register
for the conference
All participants must pre-register
at the time they submit their proposal. There are no
exceptions. Non-member registration fees apply to those
who have been exempted from the membership requirement.
2009 registration fees are:
| fellow or associate MESA member |
$80 |
| student or retired MESA member |
$40 |
| student, non MESA member |
$60 |
| other, non-MESA member |
$100 |
Payment: MESA accepts checks or money
orders (in US dollars drawn on a US bank), and Visa,
Mastercard, and American Express. Those wishing to
charge their dues/fees to a credit card may do so on-line
using MESA's secure shopping cart or can submit to
MESA by post or phone the following information: card
number, expiration date, statement of authorization
for charge, and signature. Please also provide the billing street address and zip code.
Refunds: All persons who have a paper or panel rejected are entitled to a refund
of registration fees upon request, provided that the request is made by October 15, 2009. Program participants who withdraw
from the program may request a refund of their registration fees up until August 1st.
Audiovisual Equipment Policy
Participants may request audio-visual equipment from the following list:
slide projectors
overhead projectors (for transparencies)
TVs and DVD or VHS players
CD or cassette players
Computer projection may be provided for ART HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE, and LANGUAGE panels, but must be expressly requested. Computer projection will not be available for any other sessions.
PowerPoint presentations require computer projection. Therefore only ART HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE, and LANGUAGE panels can use PowerPoint and only if the equipment has been requested and approved in advance.
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