Call for presentations





Instructions

TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS

a) Paper presentations (theatre set-up)
b) General workshops (theatre set-up)
c) Hands-on workshops (tables)

Please note that workshops are to be given in English; however, occasionally exceptions may be granted for a bilingual presentation or presentation in French.

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS

a) All presentations must include a title. It should be short and catchy.
b) You must also:
- State the area of interest clearly;
- Write a short abstract (maximum 75 words) outlining the content of your presentation and explaining how it is linked to the convention theme and/or current trends in ESL teaching;
- Include a shortened version (25 words) of your abstract as you would like it to appear in the preliminary program;
- Revise and edit your proposal carefully.

Please note that SPEAQ reserves the right to shorten titles that are too long and to edit all abstracts.

SUBMISSIONS

a) Complete and submit the Call for Presentations form to the SPEAQ office.
b) Submissions will be accepted until August 31, 2011.

ACCEPTATION

a) If your workshop proposal is accepted, you will be notified by e-mail.
b) Upon acceptation, you must complete and send in the Registration Form (available online), as well as a cheque to cover membership dues.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!

- Presenters agree to supply any handouts to the participants free of charge. Instead of paper copies, presenters are strongly encouraged to make their handouts available via the SPEAQ website. For more information on this, please see: www.speaq.qc.ca
- Presenters may provide CDs instead of handouts. For these, a maximum of $1.00 per CD may be charged to participants to cover burning costs. The sale of all other materials is STRICTLY prohibited in non-commercial workshops.
- All photocopies, handouts, CDs, etc. are the sole responsibility of the presenters. SPEAQ does not provide this service, nor is it liable for any infringement of copyright laws.
- The use of the SPEAQ logo on handouts, etc. is not permitted.
- Please note that while a workshop may be presented by more than one person, the convention fees will be waived for one person only.








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