Call for Papers

WORKSHOPS are at least 3 hours in length and scheduled at the beginning or end of the annual conference on either Wednesday or Saturday (Saturday workshops run concurrently with selected sessions). Regardless of the scheduled date, all workshops must be eligible for approval as a BCBA/BCaBA continuing education event.

PAPERS are oral presentations of a single paper presented in 50 or 80-minute durations. Papers may not be accepted at the same duration in which they were submitted (e.g., a 50-minute paper may be requested by peer reviewers to be expanded into an 80-minute presentation).

Any author intending to speak must be marked as a presenting author.

PAPER SESSIONS are 25-minute paper presentations grouped together to form 50- or 80-minute paper sessions around similar topics. A chair will be assigned by the Program Committee reviewers to preside over the paper session. The chair will be assigned to introduce speakers, keep time, and act as a main communicator between the program committee and co-authors.

SYMPOSIA consist of several speakers addressing a very similar topic. A symposium is organized by the Chair of the session who is typically not a presenter of one of the papers. This differs from a paper session in that it features a Discussant—a person who is prominent in the field and is not one of the presenters. Questions from the audience are addressed at the end.

PANEL DISCUSSIONS bring together several individuals with similar expertise in a subject matter to discuss topics of concern or interest among themselves and with audience members. The organizer of a panel acts as the Chair or selects a Chairperson responsible for introducing topics and speakers. Panels are scheduled for 50- or 80-minutes in duration.

POSTERS are visual presentations of primarily data-based information in an attractive, easily understood format. Posters should fit a 3' x 4' area. A bulletin board for display and pushpins will be provided. Posters are combined thematically into poster sessions, which remain in place for at least 3 hours.

Posters are not eligible for continuing education credits.

FILMS are submitted by members for consideration in the Nate Azrin Film Festival. If requested, submitters must provide proof of permission for the material in order to avoid copyright infringement. Film Festivals may be reserved for Anniversary conference years only and occur at the discretion of the Chair.

IGNITE is a fast-paced, fun, thought-provoking, session where presenters share their professional passions about some aspect of behavior analysis in five minutes, using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. The Ignite motto is: “Enlighten us, but make it quick.”

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