Discover the steps for submitting a session to the SIOP Annual Conference.

The SIOP submission deadline is firm. The submission site will close at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 7, 2026. Traffic on the site is extremely heavy as the deadline approaches, and submitters should plan to complete their submissions well in advance of the deadline. It is recommended that proposals be submitted well ahead of the deadline. Submitters will be able to make updates to the submission up until they select the “Finalize” button. Once the “Finalize” button has been pressed, the proposal will be considered submitted and locked for editing. *NOTE: If you leave a proposal as pending and fail to hit the “Finalize” button before the deadline, then your proposal will not be processed. Therefore, make sure to hit “Finalize” before 5 p.m. October 7.  Once finalized, a confirmation email will be sent automatically. The SIOP submission process is entirely online. Only submissions received through the online process will be accepted for review.

Access this step-by-step guide to learn how to submit your session. When submitting your session, you will be asked to check a box confirming the following information:

  • I affirm that my proposed submission meets all applicable criteria in the Call for Proposals.
  • I affirm that if this submission is for any session type other than a poster or master tutorial, it must contain speakers from at least two different affiliations.
  • I affirm that all speakers understand that they must pay the registration fee and present in-person at the conference.
  • I affirm that all presenters in the proposed session have the legal right to present and distribute all information included in the submission.
  • I affirm that there will be no substitutions of speakers or papers within my session after submission.
  • I affirm that the speakers in this submission are speakers in no more than three proposals, including this one.

Checklist: Before You Begin the Online Submission Process

I am an active member of SIOP (my current year dues are paid).

I have contacted all speakers in my session to confirm their availability and eligibility to present in person in National Harbor on April 15-17, 2027.

All speakers in my session agree and understand that they will be required to pay the full registration fee to attend and present at the SIOP Annual Conference.

All non-SIOP members participating in my submission have created an account at siop.org (Note: creating an account is not synonymous with becoming a SIOP member).

I have written and verified with all co-authors my session’s APA-style citation according to these guidelines.

The proposal document for my submission has been prepared according to the instructions in the Preparing and Formatting Your Proposal Document

I have access to the submission site walkthrough to help with any questions I may have during the submission process.

I have set aside 20-60 minutes for completing the online submission process (assume 60 minutes as submission deadline approaches due to heavy site traffic).

Checklist: Before You Click 'Finalize'

Co-authors

Have all presenters/contributors (including all paper authors) been added as co-authors?

Have all co-authors been assigned a role (i.e., speaker or non-speaking contributor)?

Do all co-authors have the correct affiliation listed? If not, they need to update this information in their SIOP profile ASAP before or soon after submission

Documents

Did you complete and save all required information on this tab?

Did you include the APA-style citation for your session?

Did you upload your final proposal as a SINGLE Word , DOCX, or PDF?
(note: only the most recently uploaded document will be reviewed; do not submit multiple files.)

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Did you assign yourself the correct role (i.e., speaker or nonspeaking contributor)?

Final Submission Step

Are you sure you are ready? Once the “Finalize” button is hit, the proposal will be locked for editing.

You’re ready? Great! Click the Finalize button.