Submissions

There are five SCCR submission format choices for 2009. Please see the “Call for Submissions” for full explanations of Paper, Poster, Symposium, Panel Discussion, and Conversation Hour sessions. In general:

A “Paper” session is a grouping of several independent 15-minute (minimum) oral presentations on a general theme, given in front of an audience. The conference Program Committee will group accepted papers together based on similarity of topics.

A “Poster” session is a grouping of several individual FACULTY or STUDENT poster presentations (each tacked onto a 3’ X 4’ cardboard poster board supplied by SCCR at the conference). Other attendees will browse through the posters at a session and may talk with the presenter one-on-one. No electric power will be available for posters.

A “Symposium” will consist of 3-4 (maximum = 4) oral 15-minute (minimum) presentations, and an integrative commentary by 1 discussant (maximum), given in front of an audience on a theme chosen by the symposium’s organizer.

A “Panel Discussion” is the same overall length as a symposium, but the oral presentations will be shorter, leaving much of the session time for a wide-ranging discussion within the panel and with the audience.

A “Conversation Hour” will consist of 1-2 speakers on one general topic, who will give brief oral presentations about their shared topic and engage in an in-depth and informal dialogue with the audience.


Papers & Posters

  • Poster submissions may be submitted by ANY attendee.
  • Papers (oral presentations) may be submitted by ANY attendee.
  • The deadline for paper and poster submissions is December 31, 2008.
  • Click here for either a Poster or Paper Submission/Abstract Form.
  • Only registered and paid attendees may present papers or posters. You may register on-line (and pay registration fees on-line) by clicking on “Registration” in the main menu.

Symposia, Panel Discussions, & Conversation Hours

  • Any paid and registered attendee may organize/submit a Symposium, Panel Discussion, or Conversation Hour session.
  • Only the session organizer submits a session form.
  • The deadline for these submissions is December 31, 2008.
  • Session organizers: Please remind each of your Symposium, Panel Discussion, or Conversation Hour participants to submit a separate Registration Form AND Paper Submission/Abstract Form.
  • Click here for the Session Submission Form.

Notifications of accepted papers will be e-mailed to first authors and session organizers by January 10, 2009. Those who absolutely need an earlier decision, e.g., without which they would not be able to secure travel funds, should indicate so in a message to sccrlasvegas@aol.com.

We thank our 2009 Program Committee members:
Heidi LaPorte, (Lehman College, CUNY)
Vadim Moldovan (York College, CUNY)
Peter Gray (Univ of Nevad, Las Vegas)
Mihaela Robila (Queens College, CUNY)
Susan Letteney (York College, CUNY)
Vicki Ashton (York College, CUNY)

SASci will have its own Submissions procedures.