Proposal Submissions

Introduction

This page sets out the criteria and process to submit a proposal for a presentation or a workshop at the AES 2010 International Conference, Reflecting on Evaluation. At the bottom of the page is information on how to access our separate submission site.

Please review the entire page and ensure that you have all the information requested available to you prior to completing the form. Incomplete submissions cannot be forwarded for independent peer review. Each presenter, whether involved alone or jointly, is limited to proposing a maximum of three presentations, including pre-conference workshops.

Criteria for Assessment of Proposals

Separate criteria will be used for the assessment of proposals for conference presentations and proposals for workshops, both Pre‐conference Workshops and Mini Workshops. These two sets of criteria are given below.

Assessment of Proposals for Presentations

Proposals for presentations will be assessed on the following criteria:

Note presentations include papers, symposia, roundtables and posters. Symposia also include the option of 65 or 100 min workshops.

  1. Relevance to evaluation;
  2. Significance for evaluation of the issue or subject focussed upon;
  3. Originality of the solution or approach taken to the issue;
  4. Extent to which the proposal reflects a sound conceptual basis and argument in relation to the issue(s) addressed;
  5. Extent to which the conceptual argument and research and evaluation methods used (qualitative, quantitative, analytical, etc.) are sound given the nature of the task;
  6. Relevance to the overall conference theme and to one or more of the sub‐themes; and
  7. Significance for the aspects of evaluation represented by the conference theme and sub‐themes.

Where a proposal for a presentation does not directly address one of the conference themes, acceptance and scheduling decisions will be based upon Criteria 1 to 5 together with the overall purposes of the Conference.

Assessment of Proposals for Pre-conference Workshops

The criteria for the assessment of workshop proposals are the following:

  1. Relevance to evaluation of the focus of the proposed workshop;
  2. Significance for evaluation of the particular knowledge, techniques and practices focussed upon;
  3. Extent to which the proposed teaching/learning strategies and resources are sound and appropriate for the topic and target group specified;
  4. Extent to which the proposed objectives and prerequisites are clear and appropriate for the target group specified, and the objectives are achievable; and
  5. Overall value for the target group specified.

Proposals are to be written in English and must be expressed in clear, accessible and grammatically correct language.

Abstract and Justification Statement for the Proposal

Please provide the Title, an Abstract and a Justification Statement for your proposal in the spaces below.

The Abstract and Justification Statement will be sent to reviewers for assessment and, if accepted, the Abstract will be included in the Conference Program as submitted. Please follow the format of the Abstract Guide given below, and ensure that the abstract is correct in content, expression and presentation.

Abstract Guide

The Abstract deals with the content of the presentation (paper, symposium, roundtable or poster) you are proposing. Please describe your proposed presentation or workshop in the space below in no less than 250 and no more than 400 words. (For symposia provide an overall abstract for the symposium and abstracts for each presentation.)

Abstract for a Presentation.  The content of your Abstract for a Presentation should include:

  • The purpose of your presentation;
  • An outline of the argument made based on the key concepts or research and evaluation methods or, where appropriate, both;
  • The main findings and/or conclusions; and
  • The implications for evaluation theory and/or practice.

You should keep in mind Criteria for Presentations (i) to (v) in preparing your abstract.

Abstract for a Pre‐conference Workshop.  The content of your Abstract for a Pre‐conference Workshop should describe:

  • The purpose of the workshop;
  • The particular knowledge, techniques and/or practices to be focussed upon;
  • The specific objectives of the workshop;
  • The teaching/learning strategies and resources to be used; and
  • The target group and prerequisites.

You should keep in mind Criteria for Workshops (i) to (v) in preparing your abstract.

Justification statement

The Justification Statement deals with the relevance to evaluation and importance of what you are proposing as well as its relationship to the conference theme(s). Please justify the inclusion of your proposal in the conference program in the space below using between 150 and 250 words.

Justification Statement for a Presentation: Please address all of the criteria but respond to criteria (vi) and (vii) specifically

Justification Statement for a Pre-conference Workshop: Please address all of the criteria but respond to criteria (iii), (iv) and (v) specifically.

 

Submission site

We are using a separate Conference Management site hosted by Microsoft Research to manage submissions. You will be asked to register with the site before you submit your proposal.

To view further information on the assessment and the example feedback form click here.