Presentation Guidelines

Presentations may take one of the following forms, or you may suggest an alternative format:

  • Lecture-style presentations in which a paper (either refereed or non-refereed) is presented with limited audience interaction, although time for questions and answers is encouraged. Concurrent presentations are expected to be 25 minutes in length, consisting of a presentation of 20 minutes and question and answer time of 5 minutes.
  • Workshops are designed to be interactive hands-on opportunities to discuss and try out the latest technologies. The sessions are expected to be up to 180 minutes long, including a 20 minute refreshment break.
  • Symposia provide an opportunity for colleagues to gather to discuss/debate an issue which is topical – in other words, a “hot topic”. All that is required is for 2 or 3 delegates to propose a current issue of interest to the higher education sector and be prepared to give a 5 minute introduction and/or conversation starter. This is an ideal opportunity to ascertain how other institutions are dealing with the issue and to make useful contacts. One of the topic presenters is required to facilitate the discussion and arrange for the main ideas to be recorded for submission to the website.
  • Poster presentations offering the opportunity for you to share your campus experience through informal, interactive, brief presentations. This format, with multiple sessions in the same room, gives attendees and presenters the opportunity to share and examine problems, issues, and solutions in a more casual, direct, one-on-one environment. In the past, presenters have found that these sessions are a great way for them to learn from the interaction they have with those who stop by.

Conference Fees, Travel, and Lodging:

Presenters are responsible for registering in advance for the conference, paying the full conference registration fee, and securing and paying for travel and accommodation.

Presenters must complete their conference registration before the final paper is accepted. This registration must be completed by Feb 16 2009.