Guidelines for Submitting All Proposals
Step 1: Note that all proposals must be submitted electronically via https://www.nwsa.org/proposals/proposals.php by midnight EST on November 1, 2007. Late submissions will not be considered.

Step 2: Indicate whether you are submitting your proposal for a General Conference Session, Graduate and Undergraduate Research Session, Creative Writers Series, or the Program Administration and Development or Women’s Centers Pre-Conferences. You may also indicate that your proposal is organized to address one of the General Conference sub-themes: Race and Sexual Politics, or Politics of Nation, Region, Empire. See below for more information and descriptions of these events. IMPORTANT NOTE: All undergraduate and graduate students must submit their work via the Graduate and Undergraduate Student Research Session category. The Proposal Review Committee will further organize student submissions by sub-theme as necessary. Panels that contain both student and faculty panelists should submit according to the organizer’s rank and/or based upon the majority of panelists’ ranks. Please contact nwsaoffice@nwsa.org if you have any questions.

Step 3: The National Women's Studies Association especially encourages complete panel/session submissions. Note that full panels must include at least three presenters with complete contact information and affiliation for ALL panel participants as well as a non-presenting moderator. The Proposal Review Committee encourages members to use NWSA electronic resources and other listserves to network and find colleagues with whom to develop a complete panel. NWSA bulletin boards and/or its web site will also serve as resources for those soliciting potential panelists on topics of mutual interest.

Step 4: Note the option to submit poster session proposals; selecting this option increases the likelihood of acceptance due to limited breakout session space. Also note that full sessions/panel proposals must include a non-presenting moderator who will be charged with introducing speakers, keeping time, and coordinating discussion. Moderators will be listed in the conference program and must register for the conference. NWSA will assist with assigning moderators for individual proposals.

Step 5: Please note that NWSA will provide limited audiovisual equipment for General Conference Sessions and encourages presenters to consider using alternative formats such as handouts to convey visual information. Presenters will be notified if they are scheduled to present in an audiovisual equipped room by May 15, 2008.

Step 6: Identify the appropriate session format for your proposal. Full details on session types are listed below.

For more information on how to submit quality proposals, to find examples of accepted proposals, click here.

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