7  Guidelines for presenters GUIDELINES FOR PRESENTERS   Please note English is the official language of the conference. However, it may be possible to provide translators if participants wish to present papers in a language other than English and give sufficient notice of their request. All presenters at the conference will be required to register as conference delegates. When preparing submissions please keep in mind the international diversity of the delegates attending the conference as well as the mixture of students, academic and non-academic staff. Where possible interpreters for the deaf and hearing impaired will be provided. The sign language of the conference will be Auslan. You are requested to nominate the preferred size audience for your presentation and the group/s it will be of most interest to e.g. students, non-academic staff, all GUIDE TO PRESENTATION FORMATS: PAPER A paper is most effectively presented as an oral summary with occasional reference to notes or text. It analyses something the presenter is doing or has done in relation to theory and/or practice. The presenter may have handouts and use audiovisual aids. POSTER A poster is presented on a large display board (dimensions will be sent with the acceptance letter). It includes a title, the name and institutional affiliation of the presenter(s), and a brief text with clearly labeled photos, drawings, graphs, charts etc. The poster could also be presented in multi media format. The emphasis is on visual presentation. The poster session allows for informal discussion with conference delegates. WORKSHOP A workshop is activity-based. The facilitator works with the group with a view to formulating ideas and strategies to resolve a particular issue or engage in discussion or experiential activities. The emphasis is on the participants’ involvement which is carefully structured by the facilitator. There is minimal formal delivery by the facilitator. PANEL DISCUSSION The facilitator takes responsibility for organising a panel of speakers to address a certain theme. Please include details of the proposed speakers on your panel. In whichever type of session you choose to present, you are welcome to use a variety of communication aids which may include slides, Powerpoint, overheads, video segments, audio tape, works of art etc. LENGTH OF PRESENTATIONS Papers: Either 15 or 25 minutes in length (additional time will be allocated for questions). Please nominate your preferred timeframe. Posters: Themed poster sessions will be scheduled at specified timeslots during the conference where presenters will exhibit their work and be available for discussion Workshops and Panel discussions: 75 minutes FORMAT GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS Title Page All contributions must be accompanied by the attached Title Page. Author/s If there is more than one author please provide details for all authors. Please underline the name/s of the author/s presenting at the conference. Biographical details Brief biographical details (maximum 100 words) should accompany abstracts. Abstracts Maximum: 250 words Margins: 2.5 cms all around Font: 12 point Times Roman Spacing: Single spaced Abstracts can be submitted on disk* with hard copy or sent as an email attachment. When submitting on disk or emailing as an attachment, save the document as Microsoft Word, WordPerfect or Plain Text. * Please label the disk with authorÍs name and software used Closing date for abstracts/contributions Friday 16 January 1998 Conference Publication Selected papers will be published in an edited conference proceedings. Other contributions may be published electronically on the conference web site with the author/s permission. Acceptance You will be notified of the outcome of your submission in February 1988.   back to UTS home page