ATypI 2010 Dublin: call for papers

ATypI's 2010 conference committee is requesting proposals for papers and 
workshops for the Dublin event in September. Proposals must be received 
by 12 March 2010.

Those of us who engage with letters for a living are uniquely placed to 
examine the political, cultural, historical and social significance of 
words in all their forms. However, we rarely get this chance – ATypI 
Dublin 2010 is our opportunity. We encourage submissions that consider 
typography, in as broad a context as possible, as part of the material 
fabric of everyday life.

Therefore you are invited to explore the word in its various dimensions 
including typographic, literary, historical, political, technological 
and aesthetic.

ATypI 2010 welcomes investigations into the materiality of the word in 
any of its myriad forms: aural, oral, digital, concrete, architectural, 
environmental, printed and written.

Conference attendees will represent the craft, business, educational and 
technological spheres of type and typography. They will include type 
designers, graphic designers, project managers and software engineers 
from leading software companies and font foundries, web designers, 
information designers, researchers, historians, educators, writers, 
publishers, lettering artists, students, and typography enthusiasts from 
around the world.

A submission must contain a title and an abstract of the proposed 
presentation (400 words maximum), and a speaker’s biography (100 words 
maximum).

Presentations may be of 20 or 40 minutes duration. Duration of paper 
should be specified in the proposal.

Submissions should be sent by e-mail to Barbara Jarzyna, the Executive 
Secretary of ATypI, at [email protected]. E-mail messages should 
have the subject line: Proposal for ATypI 2010.

Abstracts for workshops should attempt to identify the likely audience 
and optimum number of participants as well as space or other 
requirements. The goals and outcomes of the workshop should be clearly 
explained.

All abstracts will be read by a selection panel made up of ATypI board 
members and members of the local preparatory committee. Programme 
committee may suggest amendments to papers or presentations.

Submissions due: 12 March 2010

Notification date: 9th April, 2010

best

-- 
Mark Barratt
Text Matters

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