Thematic Symposia Submission

 Symposia Guidelines:

Symposia are 90-minute sessions with up to 3 presentations on a similar topic or issue, with the goal of presenting a topic in greater depth and breadth in order to stimulate discussion. These are intended to present empirical findings / completed or near-complete work. The presenters will speak for 20 minutes each, leaving at least 30 minutes for discussion and Q & A.

Submission Requirements:

  • Symposia proposals should be submitted by one contact person. Those submitting a symposium proposal must identify all speakers and presentations that will occur in the proposed session.
  • Submission should include:
    • Session Title
    • Short description (400 words or less) of the symposia theme
    • List of speakers and affiliations
    • 400 word abstract for each paper to be presented in the symposia, organized around the following topic headings:
      • Background/purpose
      • Methods/approach
      • Results/outcome
      • Conclusions/implications
    • List of proposed takeaways
  • Submission is only eligible when all work has sufficient maturity (i.e., completed results or strong preliminary findings).

Thematic Symposia Submission Form

Short Description (400 words or less) of the symposia theme.
List of all Speakers, Affiliations and Paper titles in order of appearance below.
Abstract (400 words or less) that includes: background/purpose, methods/approach, results/outcome, and conclusions/implications. Include author(s) and title of paper.
Abstract (400 words or less) that includes: background/purpose, methods/approach, results/outcome, and conclusions/implications. Include author(s) and title of paper.
Abstract (400 words or less) that includes: background/purpose, methods/approach, results/outcome, and conclusions/implications. Include author(s) and title of paper.