Call for Proposals: AMIA Online
The AMIA 2020 conference is going online in November!
Thank you all who responded to our survey last month. Overwhelmingly, while everyone’s first choice would be to meet in person in El Paso, concerns about the circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic make a virtual event the safest approach this year. As we celebrate our 30th anniversary, we also believe this is an opportunity to reimagine the conference as an online event that allows broader participation and new voices, is more affordable to attend, and can help us model ways of keeping what we learn as part of our next in-person experience. Again, we expect that our audience will be greatly enhanced by making this event available to the hundreds of members that have not been previously able to attend. We see this as an opportunity to establish our online presence as our events go live again in 2021.
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The AMIA Conference Committee invites additional proposal submissions for papers, sessions, and workshops for the 2020 Annual Conference – online November 16-21, 2020.
The goal of the AMIA Conference is to present a broad-based program that speaks to a wide range of attendees with a balance of theory and practice, inviting new ideas and concepts that stimulate additional interest, involvement, and educational benefit. In keeping with ongoing membership discussions about diversity and inclusion, we urge proposers to use AMIA Conference sessions as an opportunity to include new voices and offer diverse viewpoints.
In addition to general programming, the Conference there are two potential program streams this year: Content as Data: Archival Approaches to Computational Analysis and Borders and Borderlands: Conversations and Documentation. The Committee welcomes proposals on these topics and all issues to do with media archives with particular emphasis in the area of Latin American media heritage and practices. Other areas of interest include innovative technical solutions, tools and strategies for workflow and data management, sustainable preservation practices & archival approaches to climate crisis, and development of an equitable and inclusive profession.
We encourage you to read the Call for Proposals FAQ. The FAQ explains the review process and offers information and tips on what the reviewers and the Conference Committee consider in the proposal process. If you have questions about putting together your proposal, please contact our Proposal Help Desk. Committee members are available to answer your questions and provide advice about the process.
Also, the Conference Committee has created a Google spreadsheet to connect individuals seeking ideas and/or collaborators for session and workshop proposals. The spreadsheet is provided as a means of communication only: the Committee does not monitor the document and it is not part of the official submission process.
- Submit your Proposal [online form]
- Download a copy of the form here [pdf] (final submission must be via online form)
- Google Spreadsheet for those seeking collaboration
- Conference Committee Office Hours
If you have questions about putting together your proposal, please contact our Proposal Help Desk. Committee members are available to answer your questions and provide advice about the process. The Committee has also scheduled two online Office Hours to answer questions and provide assistance.
In filling out the proposal form, there is additional information for proposal questions available here. If you have difficulty with the online submission process, please contact us at amia@amianet.org.
Because of the information necessary to complete the form, we strongly recommend that you download a copy of the form so that you may review and prepare to fill out the online submission. All proposals must be submitted online.
The Conference Committee has created a Google spreadsheet to connect individuals seeking ideas and/or collaborators for session and workshop proposals. The spreadsheet is provided as a means of communication only: the Committee does not monitor the document and it is not part of the official submission process.