Comments on: ACRL Baltimore National Conference Update http://acrlog.org/2006/06/26/acrl-baltimore-national-conference-update/ Blogging by and for academic and research librarians Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:17:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ACRLog » Blog Archive » The Thrill Of Victory…The Agony Of Defeat http://acrlog.org/2006/06/26/acrl-baltimore-national-conference-update/comment-page-1/#comment-14204 ACRLog » Blog Archive » The Thrill Of Victory…The Agony Of Defeat Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:20:13 +0000 http://acrlblog.org/2006/06/26/acrl-baltimore-national-conference-update/#comment-14204 [...] Well, those of us who submitted proposals for papers and panel sessions for the ACRL 13th National Conference in Baltimore (Mar. 31, 2007 - April 1, 2007) learned the fate of our proposals last Friday. I had previously reported on the number of proposals submitted for the number of slots available - and the odds of getting accepted were as slim as ever. So while there were a number of elated academic librarians who received the good news on Friday, there were far more feeling rejected and puzzled as to why their proposals didn’t make the cut. I would encourage those whose proposals were rejected to avoid dwelling on it too much. Instead, take some solace in knowing that you gave it your best effort. As the rejection e-mail said, it isn’t a reflection of the quality of your proposal but one of the sheer number of proposals received. [...] [...] Well, those of us who submitted proposals for papers and panel sessions for the ACRL 13th National Conference in Baltimore (Mar. 31, 2007 – April 1, 2007) learned the fate of our proposals last Friday. I had previously reported on the number of proposals submitted for the number of slots available – and the odds of getting accepted were as slim as ever. So while there were a number of elated academic librarians who received the good news on Friday, there were far more feeling rejected and puzzled as to why their proposals didn’t make the cut. I would encourage those whose proposals were rejected to avoid dwelling on it too much. Instead, take some solace in knowing that you gave it your best effort. As the rejection e-mail said, it isn’t a reflection of the quality of your proposal but one of the sheer number of proposals received. [...]

]]> By: Scott Walter http://acrlog.org/2006/06/26/acrl-baltimore-national-conference-update/comment-page-1/#comment-8802 Scott Walter Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:00:14 +0000 http://acrlblog.org/2006/06/26/acrl-baltimore-national-conference-update/#comment-8802 Those are some impressive numbers, esp. for panel sessions (which will have an acceptance rate just under 25%) and contributed papers (which will have an acceptance rate just under 20%)! Good news about the poster sessions, though - the posters at Minneapolis were excellent, but it was difficult to move around! Wonder what the acceptance rate for these will be? Those are some impressive numbers, esp. for panel sessions (which will have an acceptance rate just under 25%) and contributed papers (which will have an acceptance rate just under 20%)!

Good news about the poster sessions, though – the posters at Minneapolis were excellent, but it was difficult to move around! Wonder what the acceptance rate for these will be?

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