Submissions

Three types of submission will be accepted for SARMAC 2025:

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1. Symposium

2. Spoken Paper

3. Poster

 

Submitters can indicate that although they prefer one format (e.g. spoken paper) they will accept an invitation to present in the other (e.g. a poster) if space in their preferred format is not available. 

 

Submissions are to be made by the presenting author of the proposed paper/poster, and that person will also serve as the corresponding author. You may make more than one submission but in all likelihood, each author will only be allocated one oral presentation.

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Symposium Submissions (Deadline: Extended to 1st November 2024)

 

A symposium is a focused session in which individual speakers present their research on a common issue. Symposia should have the dual goals of providing diversity of perspective and integrating those perspectives into a meaningful whole. A symposium includes three to four presenters (one of whom will also act as session chair), and may also include a discussant (optional). Symposia are scheduled in 80-minute time slots and should allow for discussion among presenters and the audience. 

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To submit a symposium, please enter the following information directly into the submission portal:

• Symposium Title (required): The title should be descriptive as this will be listed without the abstract on many convention materials and attendees often build their convention schedules based on titles.

• Organizer Information:

  • Symposium Organizer/session chair (required)

    • Name, E-mail Address, & Affiliation

  • Symposium Co-Organizer (optional)

    • Name, E-mail Address, & Affiliation

• Abstract Describing the Symposium (100 word maximum)

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Additional Symposium information

Please download, complete and upload the Additional Symposium Information Template to the submission portal. The additional information required in the template is listed below. 

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• Supporting Summary (700 word maximum, plain-text format)

  • The summary should provide the background and rationale for the symposium, and explain what each speaker will contribute to the overall discussion of the topic.

  • Please include a brief outline of the planned timing for your symposium, including time for questions and audience engagement. For example, if there are 5 speakers, you might allow 15 minutes per speaker (including Q&A). If there are 4 speakers, you might allow 15 minutes per speaker plus additional time for Q&A, either after each talk or at the end of the session. Symposia must not overrun the 80 minute timeslot.

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• Presenter Information:

  • Presenters 1, 2, & 3 (required)

    • Name, Affiliation, Co-Authors (5 maximum), Presentation Title, & Abstract (100 word maximum)

  • Presenter 4 (optional)

    • Name, Affiliation, Co-Authors (5 maximum), Presentation Title, & Abstract (100 word maximum)

  • Discussant (optional)

    • Name, Affiliation, Co-Authors (5 maximum), Presentation Title, & Abstract (100 word maximum)

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