Symposia: Paper Symposium, Poster Symposium, Student Poster Symposium, Paced Presentation Symposium (formerly called Pecha Kucha Group Session)

A symposium is defined as a cohesive cluster of research presentations and theoretical perspectives. To attain cohesion, the symposium should focus on a specific topic and emphasize conceptual issues and the integration of findings.

1. Organizing a Symposium: Symposia are organized by submitters and are submitted as a group of presentations. Please note that SRCD does not organize symposia. However, SRCD does offer the Symposium Assistant Website to help you with this task. Important Note: When you invite people to participate in your symposium, please clearly communicate to them that your invitation is not part of the official SRCD Invited Program and that SRCD will not reimburse their expenses.
2. Symposium Structure: A symposium must have 1 chair (Chair 2 is optional). See requirements under each type of symposium for the number of papers/posters/presentations required and allowed. A Discussant is optional, except in student poster symposia.
3. Symposium Content: Symposium organizers are strongly encouraged to incorporate multiple disciplines, all aspects of diversity, and international participation into their submissions. These elements will be important considerations when reviewers are choosing among submissions with equivalent scientific merit.
4. Roles and Requirements:
   • Chair 1 (required): Organizes and moderates the symposium session by introducing the presenters and ensuring that time limits are strictly observed. The Chair should be prepared to lead, stimulate, and coordinate the 20-30 minute open discussion with the audience. This is a presenting role and thus is protected against schedule conflicts.
   • Chair 2 (optional): Assists Chair 1 and is a presenting role protected against schedule conflicts. Please include a Chair 2 only if necessary in order to provide the appropriate range of expertise.
   • Discussant (optional, except in Student Poster Symposia): The discussant provides commentary on, and cohesion among, the papers/posters/presentations included in the symposium. The discussant is expected to draw upon his/her own expertise but should not present his/her own research. Thus, no summary is required, nor would it be possible to upload one. Discussant is a presenting role and is protected against schedule conflicts.
   • Author 1 (required): The first author is the person who presents an individual paper/poster/paced presentation within a symposium. This presenting role is protected against schedule conflicts.
   • Authors 2 - N (optional): Additional authors on each individual paper/poster are not protected against schedule conflicts and this designation does not count against the maximum number of submissions allowed per person.
5. Integrative Statements and Summaries:
   • The Integrative Statement summarizes the nature and significance of the proposed topic. The symposium title must be placed at the top and is not included in the word count. No author names or other identifying information may be included. Integrative statements for submissions accepted for presentation will be available for viewing in the online program schedule; summaries are for review purposes only.
   • Every paper, poster, or paced presentation should have a summary that briefly provides background for the research; states hypotheses; describes the participants and methodology; and presents the results. Examples of highly rated summaries are available under each type of symposium.

Paced Presentation Symposium - Formerly called Pecha Kucha Group Session, and back with a new name and slide exposure modification for 2011! Many presenters and attendees of the 2009 SRCD Biennial Meeting enjoyed this fast-paced new format.

This symposium format is scheduled for 1 hour and 40 minutes. The chair coordinates the 4-6 presentations in the symposium as well as the audience discussion. Each of the presenters in the group is allowed 20 PowerPoint slides set to advance automatically after 30 seconds for a total presentation time of 10 minutes. (Based on feedback from the 2009 sessions, we added 10 seconds to the slide viewing time.) At the discretion of and with the time monitoring of the chair, brief open discussion with the audience may follow each presentation in the group, or 20-30 minutes of discussion may be deferred until the end of the session. Requirements:

• 1 chair
• 1 discussant (optional)
• 4-6 presentations, each with 20 PowerPoint slides set to advance automatically after 30 seconds.
• A slide with the title of the symposium, a presentation title, and the authors for the presentation may be displayed during the introduction of each presentation. This slide does not count as one of the 20 maximum slides for each presentation.
• Presentations may have co-authors but only Author 1 is considered a presenting role and protected against schedule conflicts.
• The most important fact learned from 2009 presentations of this format is that practicing your presentation is the key to its success.
• Below are links to examples of individual presentations of this format that may help you prepare. (NOTE: Each example uses the original specifications for this format of 20 slides for 20 seconds for a total of 6 minutes and 40 seconds.)
   
  Example 1   Example 2   Example 3
   

Click on the link to view an example of a previously submitted and reviewed paced presentation symposium (Pecha Kucha Group Session). Integrative statement and summaries.

Paper Symposium. Scheduled for 1 hour and 40 minutes, and 20-30 minutes of this time MUST be reserved for discussion with audience participation. Three paper presentations are minimum and 4 paper presentations are maximum. Possible combinations that comply with these rules are:

• 1 chair and 3-4 paper presentations
• 1 chair, 3 papers, and 1 discussant
• 2 chairs, 3-4 papers
• 2 chairs, 3 papers, and 1 discussant

Click on the link to view an example of a previously submitted and reviewed paper symposium integrative statement and summary.

Poster Symposium. Scheduled for 1 hour and 40 minutes, and 20-30 minutes of this time MUST be reserved for discussion with audience participation. A minimum of 4 posters and a maximum of 6 posters are allowed. Possible combinations that comply with these rules are:

• 1 chair and 4-6 posters
• 1 chair, 4-5 posters, and 1 discussant
• 2 chairs and 4-6 posters
• 2 chairs, 4-5 posters, and 1 discussant

Click on the link to view an example of a previously submitted and reviewed poster symposium integrative statement and summary.

Student Poster Symposium. Scheduled in a meeting room for 1 hour and 40 minutes, and 20-30 minutes of this time MUST be reserved for discussion with audience participation. A minimum of 4 posters and a maximum of 6 posters are allowed. Additional requirements:

• The first author must be an undergraduate or graduate student both at the time of submission and at the time of presentation. This role counts toward the maximum number of presenting roles.
• A senior scholar serves as the chair and, for this format only, this role does not count toward the maximum number of presenting roles for this individual.
• A second senior scholar who is not collaborating with the students presenting the posters must be selected to serve as the discussant. For this format only, the discussant role does not count toward the maximum number of presenting roles for this individual.

Click on the links to view examples of a previously submitted and reviewed student poster symposium integrative statement and summary.

General Procedures for Submitting: (1) Paper Symposium, (2) Poster Symposium, (3) Student Poster Symposium, (4) Paced Presentation Symposium

1. Enter basic information (a title with no more than 130 characters, two review panel choices, and keyword selections as directed on the Submission Website).
2. Enter information for the chair(s) and discussant (optional except in Student Poster Symposia) and specify roles and order for each person. Be prepared to enter complete information for yourself and accurate full names, affiliations, and email addresses for all other participants.

3. Integrative Statement: Upload a PDF file. Note: Integrative statements for accepted symposia will be accessible through the 2010 online program schedule. To achieve a word count of 250 or less, you may have 3/4 of a page of text:

   1. Use 1-inch margins on all four sides.
   2. 12-pt Arial font and double-spacing is required.
   3. Place the symposium title at the top of the first page. It should not be included in the maximum word count.
   4. Use standard reference citations (last name, year), but do not include a reference list. If you believe a full reference is necessary, include it in the text as (authors, title, journal, year) and include it in your word count.
   5. No names or other identifying information may be included in the text.

Presentations:

4. Enter a title that is 130 characters or less in length for each individual presentation.
5. Enter complete information for the author(s) (accurate full name, affiliation, email address) on each presentation and specify roles and order for each. Group authorship (program/project/consortium) designations, if required, should be entered into the "Notes" field in Step 5 on the Submission Website.

6. Summaries: Upload a PDF file. To achieve a word-count of 500 you may have just under 1 and 3/4 pages of text:

   1. Use 1-inch margins on all four sides.
   2. 12-pt Arial font and double-spacing is required.
   3. Place the symposium title and the presentation title at the top of the first page. Titles should not be included in the maximum word count.
   4. Use standard reference citations (last name, year), but do not include a reference list. If you believe a full reference is necessary, include it in the text as (authors, title, journal, year) and include it in your word count.
   5. No names or other identifying information may be included in the text.

7. Graphics are encouraged but are not required. Graphics may be embedded in the summary file (placed on the page following the summary) or uploaded in a second PDF file. The two graphics allowed may be

   1. 2 tables, or
   2. 2 figures, or
   3. 1 table plus 1 figure.

   Graphics do not count toward the maximum number of words in the summary.

8. Repeat Steps 4-7 above for each presentation until all are complete.