Call for Participation

Submission process

Download and complete the printable cover page (PDF file, 72K), and mail or fax to:
Prestige Accommodations
2603 Main Street, Suite 690
Irvine, CA 92614 U.S.A.
Phone: 800-321-6338 or 949-752-7866
Fax: 949-752-7444
E-mail: cara@prestigeacc.com Attn: Cara Marlin

Please include the additional documents for the type of session you are requesting along with the cover page in your mailed or faxed package.

Online submission

As an alternative, you may send your submission online.

Submission schedule

October 1, 1998

All submissions except for posters must be postmarked, faxed or e-mailed by this date.

October 14, 1998

Confirmation that your submission was received will be faxed or e-mailed.

December 15, 1998

Acceptance notification sent out to primary contacts.

March 1, 1999

All materials must be received from presenters, panel organizers, and tutorial instructors.

All poster submissions must be postmarked, faxed, or e-mailed by this date.

March 15, 1999

Confirmation that your poster submission was received will be faxed or e-mailed by this date.

April 8, 1999

Acceptance notification will be sent out to poster primary contacts.

Review process

To ensure a fair evaluation of submissions and a diverse and interesting program, the UPA employs a two-step review process.

First, submissions will be reviewed blindly by a review panel made up of members of the association. Abstracts will be rated for overall quality. Separate review panels exist for the tutorial, workshop, conference programs, and posters. Review panels will evaluate submissions based on the following criteria:

• How appropriate is the presentation, panel, tutorial, workshop, or poster for our practitioner audience and for the conference goals?
• Does the speaker's description demonstrate a well defined and clear understanding of the topic?
• Does the presentation, panel, tutorial, workshop, or poster provide for enough useful and interesting audience participation?

Next, review panels will submit reviewed submissions with comments and ratings to the conference committee. The final recommendation for all submissions will be based on the following:

• Comments and ratings from review panels
• The speaker's background and experience relative to the topic area
• A diverse and balanced program.

The conference committee may accept your submission unconditionally, conditionally subject to subsequent revisions, or reject it. Committee chairs will strive to diversify the topics, skill levels and types of institutions represented.

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