Call for Program Proposals: 2000 APA Convention in Washington October 1999

It is time to start developing program proposals for the 2000 APA Convention. The convention will be held in Washington, D.C. from Friday, August 4, to Tuesday, August 8. Program proposals must be received by November 15, 1999.

The Board of Convention Affairs has established uniform requirements for all papers/proposals, which are detailed below. We welcome new and different program formats. We hope that having to write less encourages you to submit more. Papers, symposia, tutorials, panel discussions, and conversation hours are traditional welcome formats, but we will also consider any innovative format you can create.

Specific details about program submissions appeared in the September issue of the APA Monitor. The call for program submissions is also available by writing: Convention Office, American Psychological Association, 750 First Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20002_4242. Please note that although the APA Call for Programs indicates that presenters at the convention must be APA members or be sponsored by APA members, APA has given SIOP permission to waive these requirements. Thus, you must be a SIOP member or sponsored by a SIOP member to present at the APA convention as part of SIOP's program, but you do not need to be a member of APA or be sponsored by one.

Note that APA distinguishes between "presentations" and "programs" with different submission procedures for each:

"Presentations" are individual papers to be presented either in a paper or poster session. Our presentations will be primarily poster sessions, however we will also have the option of combining separately received papers into a paper session focusing on a common theme. Presentations (individual papers) will be blind reviewed. The requirements for submission are: five copies of a 500- to 1,000-word summary and five copies of a 100-word abstract. Please do not put your name on the summary or abstract, just the submission title. Submissions should be double-spaced, with one-inch margins using elite type.

"Programs" refers to sessions with multiple presenters including traditional formats such as symposia, panel discussions, and debates. However, programs with creative nontraditional formats are encouraged. Programs are not blind reviewed. It is important to know who the participants are in order to evaluate the proposal. Submit 5 copies of the complete proposal. Proposals for these sessions should include a 300-word general summary and 300-word summaries of each participant's presentation. As with presentations, submissions must be double-spaced, with one-inch margins, in elite type.

In evaluating submissions to the Convention, we will be using the following criteria:

Appropriateness of the topic for SIOP
Technical adequacy (research methods, analyses)
Contribution to knowledge of the topic
Interest, informativeness, and innovation
Coherent, integrated whole, even with multiple presentations

If you have questions, ideas, or suggestions for invited speakers, feel free to call or write: Janis Cannon-Bowers, 308 Celtic Court, Oviedo, FL 32765. Phone: (407) 380_4830; Fax: (407) 380_8738; e-mail: cannon-bowJA@navair.navy.mil. Please note all program submissions must be received at this address by November 15, 1999.

The Program Committee looks forward to receiving your ideas and submissions. This is a great year to present at APA in Washington, D.C.!

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