CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Presentation Options
Proposal options are: 50-minute paper, roundtable, or poster sessions.
Conference Topics
Abstracts should address one of the conference themes. Two types of proposals are requested.
1. Research-based
2. Practical
Submitting a Proposal
An author’s name may appear on no more than two proposals.
All presenters must be registered for the conference and must pay all conference fees.
Important Proposal/Abstract Dates
Final reception date: July 2, 2007
Instructions for Preparing Proposals
| 1. | Ensure that your abstract is grammatically correct and free of typographical errors.
The font size must be 12 point, Times New Roman.
Use single spacing for all text. |
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2. | The abstract should be structured using the following format: |
Page 1:
- Title of the work
- Author/s and institution/s (Place an asterisk * after the name of the author presenting the paper)
- Address, telephone (home and office), fax, and e-mail address of the presenting author
- Preference of presentation format: (a) oral (lecture, hands-on, interactive, panel discussion); (b) roundtable; (c) poster
- Presentation topic area (see Conference Themes.)
Page 2:
- Title of the work
- Preference of presentation format:(a) oral; (b) roundtable; (c) poster
- Presentation topic area Indicate “work in progress” if applicable
- Type of presentation: research-based or practical
- Text (maximum 400 words)
The committee will consider the following criteria:*
• Problem/rationale/hypothesis/purpose is clearly stated
• Background information/theoretical framework is adequate
• Program procedures or research methods (design and data analysis) are clearly described
• Results/conclusions/discussion/arguments are clear and justified
• Presentation’s relevance to conference topics
* Practical presentations may not meet all criteria described above.
The committee can select only a limited number of proposals for oral presentations. Although authors indicate their preference for presentation format, the final ac-ceptance with regard to presentation format will be at the discretion of the planning committee.
MEANS OF SUBMISSION
Proposals should be submitted as MSWord attachments to the conference e-mail address: PACEconference@ad.uiuc.edu
