Instructions for Submitting Your Proposal to WPA 2010

We're sorry. The proposal submission deadline for WPA 2010 has now passed, and proposals are no longer being accepted.

 

If you want to submit a proposal for a Mentoring Session, complete the Mentoring Project CWPA 2010 Conference Survey instead of submitting a proposal.

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Preparing Your Submission

This year, the WPA conference has new presentation types for you to chose from. Before you begin preparing your submission, please review the Call for Proposals and other information available at the main conference website.

Specifically, each proposal submission requires a

  1. Title for the proposal
  2. 50-word abstract
  3. Proposal description (150 words for individual presentations; 300 words for full panels).
  4. Names, presentation title (for proposals involving more than one person), affiliations, and email address of all presenters
  5. Essential equipment needs. If you need a digital projector for your presentation, please indicate so in the proposal form. Important!: Internet access will not be available.
  6. Decision as to whether to publish your abstract. Following proposal reviews, the title, abstract, and list of participants will be published to the WPA website. You must opt-in to have your abstract published.

Completing the Submission Form

  1. Before you can access the submission form, you must login to the WPA website (or create an account if you do not have one already).
  2. As you fill in the form, read the directions for each submission form input field which is provided above and beneath the input field and, in some cases, in the input field box itself.
  3. The simplest way to to add your abstract and proposal information would be to cut-and-paste it directly from your word processor. Use simple formatting as you would with plain text email (e.g., line breaks instead of indents for paragraph delineation, aestericks or hyphens for bullets). Advanced: HTML coders may submit their proposal information formatted with HTML by changing the "Input Format" beneath each form field to "Full HTML."
  4. Once you have entered all the requested information, click on "Preview." You'll then see a preview page of what you have submitted. You can make additional changes at this screen and "Preview" again or click on "Save" to send your proposal. You will then receive a short message saying that your proposal has been created.

What to Expect after Submission

Once submitted, your proposal is stored at wpacouncil.org and will be ready for program reviewers. You will not be able to access or edit your proposal during review once it has been submitted.

Within a few days, the person who submitted the proposal will receive an acknowledgment. If the proposal is accepted, only the submitter will be contacted (the submitter is responsible for contacting any other panel participants).

Final proposals are due no later than Wednesday, April 21. Submit by Wednesday, March 24 for expedited review.

Once proposal reviews are complete, submitters who chose the option to publish their abstract on the WPA website will have an opportunity to refine their abstract and title before it is published.

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