Call for Program Proposals: 1999 APA Convention in Boston
Murray R. Barrick
University of Iowa
It is time to start developing program proposals for the 1999 APA
Convention. The convention will be held in Boston from Friday, August 20, to Tuesday,
August 24. Program proposals must be received by December 2, 1998.
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 formats you can create.
Specific details about program submissions appeared in the September
issue of the APA Monitor. The Call for Programs 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 also have
the option of combining separately accepted 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 five 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 use 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: Murray R. Barrick, Department of Management & Organizations,
S358 PBAB, College of Business Administration, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
52242-1000. Telephone: (319) 335-0924; Fax: (319) 335-1956; e-mail: mbarrick@uiowa.edu. Please note all program
submissions must be received at this address by December 2, 1998.
The Program Committee looks forward to receiving your ideas and
submissions. This is a great year to present at APA in Boston!
TIP
Vol. 36/No. 2 October, 1998
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