UAA--Conference

Meeting Guidelines

UAA Proposal Submission Policy	Abstracts and Final Papers
Session Formats	Audio-Visual Equipment/Support
Presentation Guidelines	Sample Abstract for a Paper/Poster Presentation
To Modify Your Proposal	Sample Colloquy Theme Summary
To Withdraw Your Proposal	Sample Theme Statement for a Breakfast Roundtable
Moderating a Session

Presentation Guidelines

Panel and colloquy sessions are 80-90 minutes long. Within each session, approximately 15-20 minutes should be reserved for open discussion. In sessions with five presenters, each presenter is allotted 12 minutes. In sessions with three or four presenters, each presenter is allocated 15 minutes. It is best to plan on 12 minutes regardless of the number of presenters since last minute changes in the panel could affect your allotted time. Reading papers is not acceptable. If a moderator does not arrive, we ask that the first presenter assume this role.

Poster sessions are 45 minutes long. UAA will provide poster boards (measuring 4-feet high X 3-feet wide) and easels for the display of your poster pages. Each poster presentation will be given a unique identification number. Groups of posters will be assigned to a specific time period and listed in the conference program by study title, author(s), and institution/organization.

Poster sessions will occur during mid-morning and/or mid-afternoon time periods. The poster session room will be open to presenters at least one hour before the scheduled time for presentations. Presenters should arrive at least 30 minutes before the start of the session to arrange their printed pages on the display boards. UAA will supply the materials for attaching your printed pages to the boards. During the poster session each presenter is expected to stand or sit next to her/his assigned board and engage in discussions with individuals who stop by to read the poster. Each poster presenter is responsible for removing her/his research materials at the established time deadline listed in the conference program. There are no accommodations for audio-visual or computer equipment in the poster display area.

Specific poster design guidelines will be available on the UAA website in November.

Breakfast Roundtable sessions (BRTs) occur during the breakfast period, which is 60 minutes long. The roundtable leader(s) may start the discussion at any time after the breakfast period begins.Given the informal nature of BRT sessions, individuals may join or leave the discussion at any time.

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