2012 Annual Conference

THE SSEC IS MEETING IN COSTA RICA
June 19 – 23, 2012
Please join us!!

October 1, 2011

To: Attendees at the SSEC Annual Conference in Costa Rica
From: Richard Diem, Incoming SSEC President, and Jim Davis, Executive Director
Subject: Annual Conference Registration Packet

Our annual conference will be held at the Monteverde Institute, Monteverde, Costa Rica, June 19 – 23, 2012 .
Conference highlights have been sent in an earlier e-mail for your reference.

Conference Fee. The SSEC member conference fee is $400 for each attendee. Non-SSEC members pay
$440 (spouse pays $400) with $40 going to a one-year SSEC membership. A cancellation fee is 50% of the
conference fee if made 60 or more days before the conference.

The conference fee is higher than in the past because of the cost of transportation, admission fees to activities in
the Monteverde area (e.g., tour of the Cloud Forest Reserve), honoraria for local speakers, meals, and hosting
costs of the Monteverde Institute.

Room Registration. A block of rooms is being held at the Hotel Herradura in San Jose, Costa Rica, for the
night of June 19, 2012. The Hotel Herradura web site is www.ramadaherradura.com. Also, a block of rooms
is being held at the Hotel Fonda Vela in Monteverde for the nights of June 20 – 22, 2012. The Hotel Fonda Vela
web site is www.fondavela.com. You must make your hotel reservations no later than March 1, 2012.
This is the release date for the hotel rooms. The hotel web sites are quite good, so you should not have
much difficulty making reservations.

If you have questions about the conference, you may reach Jim Davis at 303-604-6124 or via e-mail at
jamesdavis711@gmail.com.

The conference promises to be a wonderful learning and multicultural experience. We look forward to being
with you in Costa Rica.



SSEC Annual Conference Registration: June 19-22, 2012
Hosted by the Monteverde Institute, Monteverde, Costa Rica

Name(s) ____________________________________________________
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Address ____________________________________________________
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Phone: ____________________________________________________
E-mail: ____________________________________________________
Signature__________________________________ Date________________
The registration fee for the conference is $400 per person attending ($440 for non-SSEC members). Please make your check payable to the Social Science Education Consortium.

Send payments to:
James E. Davis, Executive Director
SSEC
201 High Lonesome Pt.
Lafayette, CO 80026
Phone: 303/604-6124
E-mail: jamesdavis711@gmail.com

DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Paper/Presentation Proposal
SSEC Annual Conference: June 19 – 23, 2012
Monteverde Institute, Monteverde, Costa Rica

Are you submitting for ___ paper/presentation OR ____ discussant/reactor?
Paper/Presentation Title and Brief Description
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Contact Information:
Name(s)
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Address
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Signature_____________________________________ Date_____________

Send to:
James E. Davis, Executive Director
SSEC
201 High Lonesome Pt.
Lafayette, CO 80026
Phone: 303/604-6124
E-mail: jamesdavis711@gmail.com

DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Click here to download the
2012 Annual SSEC Conference Registration Packet (PDF)

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Irving Morrissett Award for Outstanding Contribution to Social Science Education

Each year since 2003, the SSEC Board of Directors has presented this award to an SSEC member who has devoted his/her career to improving social studies/social science education.  Criteria for award selection include documented evidence of improving the field, significant scholarly publications, continuing commitment to the field, and continuing commitment to the Social Science Education Consortium.  The award is presented at the annual meeting of the organization. 

This year’s winner is Fred Risinger, Retired Coordinator of Social Studies, Indiana University. 

Previous winners of the Morrissett award are listed below. 

• 2011   Fred Risinger, Retired Coordinator of Social Studies, Indiana University
• 2010   Murry Nelson, Professor Emeritus of American Studies, Pennsylvania State University
• 2009   Charles Mitsakos, Professor Emeritus of Education, Rivier College
• 2008  Mary Hepburn, Retired Civic Educator, University of Georgia
• 2007   Suzanne W. Helburn, Professor Emerita of Economics, University of Colorado/Denver
• 2006   Gerald Marker, Emeritus Professor of Education, Indiana University
• 2005  Mary Jane Turner, Retired Civic Educator, Close Up Foundation (posthumous award)
• 2004   Marion J. Rice, Retired Professor of Social Science Education, University of Georgia
• 2003   Irving Morrissett, Executive Director Emeritus, Social Science Education Consortium

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