To provide the faculty the opportunity to organize a conference of from eight to fifteen world experts that will be held on the University of Georgia campus and that will facilitate interaction between the world expert conferees and University of Georgia faculty and students.

1. The conference will be held at the University of Georgia.
   
   
2. In addition to funds requested from the State of the Art Conferences program, funds must be provided by the applicant’s department or college or a related professional organization.
   
   
3. Prior to the conference, each of the experts will provide an original paper, or other appropriate scholarly or artistic work that will provide a framework for discussion and critique during the conference.
   
   
4. Following the conference, the final papers or other scholarly or artistic works, with any useful commentary, will be submitted for publication (e.g., where appropriate, with the University of Georgia Press).
   
   
5. The conference must not be a meeting of a professional organization.
   

The conferences will bring to the campus leading scholars in various fields. Apart from the meeting sessions, they will therefore provide an opportunity for our faculty and students to engage and interact with them and will, as well, familiarize visitors with the University of Georgia. Any resulting publication will help promote the University.

Conferences such as these can be conducted for $10,000 to $20,000, including, if needed, publication subvention. Up to five conferences a year could be subsidized from the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost.

Proposals originate from faculty whose contributions to the scholarly or creative focus of the proposed conference are such as to enable them to attract other leading scholars to the campus. They may be developed by individual faculty or a small team of faculty. Proposals for interdisciplinary conferences are encouraged.

Proposals must be no longer than 5 pages, not including any appendices and letters, and must include the following:

1. An organizing theme that is coherent, current, of intellectual significance, and of national or international import.
   
   
2. The names and credentials of the select, small number of individuals to be invited. These must be from among the finest in the field and need not be confined to those residing in the United States. If possible, include indications of the prospective participants’ willingness to participate, pending funding of the conference.
   
   
3. The approximate conference date. This must be no earlier than six months after the proposal application deadline, to permit participants to develop the original work called for.
   
   
4. A general outline of the conference agenda and logistics.
   
   
5. An explanation of plans for involvement of University of Georgia students.
   
   
6. A projected budget, identifying the funds being requested from the State of the Arts Conference program. This may include items such as: travel for participants, local housing and food, local transportation, publication subvention (if needed), supplies and telephone costs, etc. Please note that

• No more than 10% of the State-of-the-Art portion of the total budget may be used for honoraria.
• If funds for a reception are needed, these should be described but negotiated separately since state funds cannot be employed for this purpose.
• Matching funds must be included in the budget and identified as such.
• University of Georgia faculty and staff are not eligible for extra compensation for their participation in a State-of-the-Art Conference.

7. Publication information. Review of any discussions with publishers for interest in publication (where appropriate, with the University of Georgia Press).

Proposals should be submitted through, and approved by, the department head(s) and dean(s) to the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. There will be two rounds of reviews per year: one in fall semester and one in spring semester. No more than two or three proposals will be approved for funding on each round.  Eight (8) copies of the proposals will be due in the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost by September 28, 2007, and February 29, 2008.

Proposals will be reviewed by a University Faculty Committee appointed from nominations made by deans. Membership will be for limited terms to assure representation from throughout the University community. Allocation of funds will be made from the Office of Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost upon recommendation of the Committee.

Once a proposal is approved for funding, changes in the conference plan or budget must be approved by the Office of Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost.

Within six months of completion of the conference, a written report must be submitted to the Office of Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. This should include a copy of the conference program, and a description of the efforts that were made to involve students.

Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of the following qualities:

- feasibility
- scholarship
- originality
- coherence of the organizing theme
- national or international significance of the theme
- timeliness of the theme
- interest of the conference theme across disciplines
- promise of attracting world-class participants
- adherence to the objective of a small, interactive conference
- budget and budget justification
- evidence of matching funds
- plans for involvement of students
- plans for publication
- detail of conference agenda and logistics
- overall quality of the written proposal
- anticipated benefit to the University, departments, faculty, students
- other value-added qualities

Traditions in Non-human Primates

November 2000
Dr. Fragaszy
Psychology, Arts & Sciences

Ethnobioprospecting & Benefits Sharing
October 2000
Dr. Berlin
Anthropology, Arts & Sciences

Mutagenesis of the Moreses Genomic
September 2000
Dr. Bedell
Genetics, Arts & Sciences

Federalism in the Courts
March 2001
Drs. Haire, Lindquist, Talarico, et al.
Political Sciences, Arts & Sciences

The Big Unknowns in Global Change: Climate, Biotic, Human Systems
April 2001
Drs. Box and Usery
Geography, Arts & Sciences

Support for GA International Topology Conference
May 2001
Dr. Matic
Math, Arts & Sciences

Cortona International Symposium: A Print Odyssey 2001
May 2001
Drs. Coangelo and Brown
Art, Arts & Sciences

Ecological Engineering
May 2001
Dr. Threadgill
Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Challenges in Computational Statistical Physics in the 21^st Century
July 2001
Dr. Landau
Physics, Arts & Sciences

Quantum Computing and Communication
Fall 2001
Drs. Geller & Rothstein
Physics, Arts & Sciences

Literature in the Age of Theory and Technology
June 2002
Dr. Dorothy Figueira

The South and Globalization
June 2002
Drs. Cobb and Stueck

Opportunity and Access: Understanding Barriers to Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
February 2003
Dr. Scott L. Thomas

Roots in Georgia II: A Literary Symposium and Festival
March 2003
Drs. Hummer, Corey, Cofer, & Craige

Mathematical Modeling in Nutrition and the Environmental Health Sciences
June 2003
Drs. Hargrove, Canolty, & Fisher

Questions regarding this program should be directed to:

Susan Landrum
Executive Assistant to the Provost
Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
105 Administration Building
Phone: 542-0415

Revised 06/2003