This website is preserved as an Archive for the NSF-funded
SPACE program (2003-2007). Current resources in support of
Spatially Integrated Social Science
are now available at the following:

www.spatial.ucsb.edu

www.gispopsci.org

www.teachspatial.org

ACCESS: Academic Conference Courses to Enhance Spatial Science

SPACE sponsors special sessions, short courses, and short workshops on curricula development at annual conferences of academic associations. When appropriate, these sessions and short workshops will feature instructors and participants from prior SPACE workshop and symposia programs, and involve educators from the host disciplines of the conference. These may feature demonstrations of how spatial analysis brings added value to instructional programs; others might focus on hands-on instruction in specific spatial methodologies (e.g., spatial visualization of geo-referenced data), or will address issues regarding student needs, expectations, and assessment of learning. These conference-related events are intended to broaden exposure to the availability of SPACE programs - an opportunity to advertise workshops, and to alert instructors to hardcopy and online resources that might assist their classroom offerings and professional development. In addition, the conference setting exposes SPACE personnel to the interests, culture, and needs of scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, enabling more informed and responsive programs for the annual workshop program.

For previously funded courses see SPACE Sessions and Conference Workshops

Instructions on Applying for Sponsorship of Conference Programs

If you are interested in seeking modest financial support from SPACE, you will need to profile the conference/organization and explain why it provides an appropriate venue for SPACE outreach, and also demonstrate that the workshop plan is consistent with the objectives of SPACE. In a 2-page proposal, please describe the following:

The Organization (description, objectives, membership)
The Conference (where, when, purpose / general themes, number of participants, disciplinary mix)
The Proposed Workshop:

Title, duration (half-day / full-day?)
Instructors (brief profile)
Objectives (see: SPACE Mission)
Agenda
Advertising strategy to attract participants
Anticipated attendance and disciplinary background of participants
Estimated Budget

Organizers who are supported by SPACE agree to the following:

to provide SPACE with a brief report on the outcomes of the workshop: list of attendees (discipline), contact information, and details on any workshop-related follow-through activities;
to include a representative from SPACE in the organization and presentation of the workshop;
to post an announcement about the workshop on the SPACE site, borrowing heavily from the proposal;
to post appropriate workshop PowerPoint presentations (pdf format) and workshop-related instructional resources; and
to provide documentation for assessing participant evaluations (from a short post-workshop survey)

The SPACE financial commitment to conference workshop organizers/instructors is to cover travel, conference registration, lodging (only 2 nights) and per diem; SPACE will support the workshop instruction period rather than the full conference participation of workshop leaders. If you are bringing in a special guest presenter for the workshop, a modest honorarium may be considered. SPACE reserves the right to modify this formulation based on the cost considerations of meeting venues and on the availability of funds.

Please send your proposals to:

Donald G. Janelle
Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science
c/o Department of Geography
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4060

or email as an attachment to janelle@geog.ucsb.edu

For more information, telephone: 805-893-5267