SPA 2009 is now open for session proposals.
I'm honored to be programme co-chair (with Mike Hill) for SPA 2009, having attended this great conference for many years. Although there are several conferences that I enjoy - SPA is unique thanks to being residential and extremely interactive. The high proportion of attendees who are presenting, and the level of interactivity of the sessions, means that everyone is involved in the sessions - there aren't any powerpoint "sit and listen" sort of sessions. There's also a lot of interesting discussions outside of the sessions and in the evenings.
Please consider submitting a session proposal particularly if you've never presented before - it's a great conference to be a first time presenter at because of the shepherding and the interactivity of the sessions - good sessions don't have to start with all the answers - they are often ones that start with a good question. This year we are offering a free place to the best proposal from a new presenter. Of course, I'm also hoping for lots of proposals from experienced presenters too!
The submission deadline is Monday 15th September 2008.