New Presentation Policies

  1. Beginning with the 2010 conference, presenters must pre-register at least 30 days before the conference. Presenters who have not registered by that time will receive a reminder to register and will be cautioned that they may be removed from the program if they do not register immediately. 
     
  2. Beginning with the 2010 conference, paper proposals that have been accepted as posters will be placed on a waiting list and may be considered for presentation as papers if program space becomes available. Authors will be asked if they wish to change the status of their presentation no later than 30 days before the conference.
     
  3. Conference registration fees will not be refunded for cancellations within 30 days of the conference.
     
  4. The maximum word count for abstract submission is 300 words, the maximum word count for the abstract summary is 50 words.  Be sure to check your submission text carefully, text with special characters (or accented letters, superscripts, etc.) may not be recognized by the submission system and once submitted may appear as 'garbled' text.  It is recommended that your save your material as a plain text (.txt) file, then copy and paste your data from the plain text file. 
  • AAAL stipulates that individuals may submit a maximum of one abstract as first author--whether a paper, a poster, or as part of a colloquium. First authors are expected to present the research which bears their name, but all authors are encouraged to share in the presentation of co-authored research. An individual may appear as a first author only once on the program, in addition to a possible role as a colloquium organizer, discussant, or co-author/co-presenter of another paper.
     
  • AAAL assumes that all proposals (for individual papers, colloquia, and poster sessions) represent original and unpublished work that is not yet available to the AAAL membership (with the exception of material from publications in press).
     
  • AAAL discourages submission of proposals from individuals who will not be attending the conference. Conference attendees highly value the discussion period at the conclusion of conference sessions; substitute readers are disadvantaged in discussing papers that are not their own.
     
  • AAAL requests that presenters who know that they cannot attend the conference withdraw their proposals and give another presenter a place on the program. If unforeseen circumstances, at the last minute, dictate that a presenter cannot attend the conference, a substitute will be permitted.
     
  • AAAL policy stipulates that the author’s confirmation of attendance and presentation signifies that the author will present the paper on the day and time assigned by the conference program committee.

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