Guidelines for Participants

Note: Presentation guidelines for Research Interaction Sessions, Effective Learning Strategies, and Emerging and Innovative Research Projects are available HERE.

CPE PRESENTERS
For CPE presentations, NO equipment or internet access will be provided free of charge - equipment rental costs must be paid for from the proceeds of the CPE fees. Onsite requests will incur an additional $50 fee. If you have questions about your CPE presentation, please contact Arlene Oliver at arlene@aaahq.org.

NEW SCHOLAR SESSION PARTICIPANTS
The New Scholar Session is a 90-minute time block. Two new scholars and two senior faculty are paired at small tables. Each senior faculty provides 10-15 minutes of constructive feedback on each paper, and each new scholar will provide 15 minutes of feedback on the other new scholar's paper. Both senior faculty and new scholars will provide written feedback for the new scholars at their table. The goal of New Scholar Session is to help authors improve a promising working paper for future journal submission. NO equipment, electricity, or internet connectivity will be provided for this session.

CONCURRENT PAPER/PANEL SESSSION PARTICIPANTS
If you are a moderator or discussant, the location of your session will be available in the printed program you will receive when you pick up your registration materials in New York.

This year, in addition to Panel Sessions, we have two types of Concurrent Paper Sessions: the Traditional Concurrent Paper Sessions and the Paper Dialogue Concurrent Sessions.

Traditional Concurrent Paper Sessions represent the regular format we use for our meetings where three papers are grouped in a session and a formal discussant is assigned to each paper.

The Paper Dialogue Concurrent Sessions represent a new presentation format designed for authors to solicit broad feedback and audience participation in a workshop style format. Four or five papers are grouped in a session with no formal discussants assigned to papers. Those attending these sessions are expected to actively provide input to authors. Authors are encouraged to prepare a list of particular topics on items for audience comment.

Session Format: The concurrent sessions are one hour and thirty minutes in length. For Traditional Concurrent Paper Sessions, each author will have 15-20 minutes to present their work. The discussant will then have 5-7 minutes to provide his/her comments. Finally, the audience members will be able to ask questions in the remaining 10 minutes. It is important that you do not go over your allotted time so that all presenters will have equal opportunity to present their work.

For Paper Dialogue Concurrent Sessions, each author will have 5-10 minutes to present their work followed by 5-10 minutes for session attendees to provide input before the next paper is presented. It is important that you do not go over your allotted time so that all presenters will have equal opportunity to present their work.

Order of Presentations: The order of the presentations will follow that listed in the program unless changed by the moderator.

Presentation Media: Bring your presentation on a portable USB flash drive (i.e. jump or thumb drive). Please plan to arrive 15 minutes before your session start time to load your presentation materials on the session room laptop.

Handouts: The submitting author may upload handouts or other supplemental materials to the AAA website by logging in at the Submission Information Center. Or, you may distribute pre-printed handouts at your presentation. The AAA will not print your handouts. However, you may utilize the Business Center at your hotel for the printing of your handouts at a reasonable cost.

Revised Papers: If you plan to present a version of the paper that differs from that which was originally submitted, you MUST provide your discussant and/or moderator with the updated version via email.

Audio/Visual Equipment:

• Overhead projectors will NOT be available — Do NOT bring transparencies.
• Internet connectivity will NOT be available.
• All concurrent session rooms will be equipped with a laptop computer (running Windows and Microsoft Office) and an LCD projector.
• Panel participants will be provided with table microphones.

OTHER PRESENTATION FORMATS
Presentation guidelines for Research Interaction Sessions, Effective Learning Strategies, and Emerging and Innovative Research Projects are available HERE.

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