Professional Development 2008 Panel Session

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AREA PANEL
2008 MPCA/MACA CONFERENCE (CINCINNATI, OH)
Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza
35 W. Fifth St.
Cincinnati OH 45202
telephone 513-421-9100
fax 513-421-4291

Maximizing Your Conference Experience
Area: Professional Development

This discussion will show participants ways to get the most out of their conference experience, including tips for making successful conference presentations, strategies for developing contacts and having conversations with scholars in your areas of interest, and suggestions for maximizing your overall time there. It also will introduce the culture of the Midwest Popular Culture Association and Midwest American Culture Association meeting and its relationship to the National Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association. New conference-goers are encouraged to attend and bring their questions.

Panelists:
MaryAnn Janosik, Saint Joseph’s College, <janosik@saintjoe.edu>
Heather McIntosh, Pennsylvania State University, <hmm160@gmail.com>
Angela M. Nelson, Bowling Green State University, <anelson@bgsu.edu>

Chair: Angela M. Nelson