Submission Types

There are six submission types. Please read below to determine which is the best fit for your submission, or click here for a session type comparison.

1. Panels (60 minutes) provide opportunities for attendees to hear experts knowledgeable about a specific issue or topic present information and discuss views in a format less didactic than symposia, workshops and lectures. Presenters should provide or discuss techniques that address some aspect social justice, either equity, advocacy, or cultural competence within applied sport psychology. Panels are limited to four speakers, including the moderator. 

2. Roundtables (60 minutes) are a dynamic and interactive sessions designed to foster in-depth discussions and collaborative problem-solving among attendees. The goal is to emphasize dialogue and idea exchange within small groups of attendees around a specific topic selected by the presenters. Given the size of the annual conference, it is assumed that if a roundtable is accepted and programmed, presenters will break the large group of attendees into smaller groups within the session. Authors submitting this type of abstract should specify the topic for the roundtable (and the importance of that topic), and emphasize how they will facilitate discussion(s) while creating an open and inclusive environment for myriad ideas and perspectives. Roundtables are limited to four presenters.

3. Symposia (60 minutes) include presentations by 3 to 5 individuals organized around a particular topic or theme. For symposia, it is desirable but not required to include a discussant. A general abstract plus two or more supporting abstracts must be included or the system will not allow the submission as a symposium. The general abstract must contain a description of the topic and purpose of the symposium, a statement of the significance of the topic and a brief overview of each presentation. Each supporting abstract should outline information being presented. Presenters are encouraged to provide or discuss techniques that address some aspect of social justice, either equity, advocacy, or cultural competence within applied sport psychology.  It is suggested that the symposium coordinator collect individual abstracts from the co-presenters to facilitate the writing of the general abstract. The general abstract and all supporting abstracts will be published on the conference app.

4. Workshops (60 minutes) provide opportunities for individuals to share professional practice strategies through demonstrations and hands-on experiences for participants. Workshops must plan for audience interaction and involvement. Presenters are encouraged to provide or discuss techniques that address some aspect of social justice, either equity, advocacy, or cultural competence within applied sport psychology. Workshop abstracts must include: a statement of the specific learning objectives, teaching methods, specific techniques, and a description of materials that will be shared with workshop participants. Abstracts submitted without these components are likely to be rejected.

5. Lectures (15 minutes) are single-speaker presentations on research, applied topics, and/or intervention techniques. Presenters are encouraged to provide or discuss techniques that address some aspect of social justice, either equity, advocacy, or cultural competence within applied sport psychology. Lecture presentations are limited to 15 minutes in length, with 12 minutes of presentation and 3 minutes for questions. Lectures will be combined with other presentations of similar topics into 60-minute blocks.

6. Poster sessions permit members to present research findings, applied materials, and/or techniques within an atmosphere that encourages interaction with persons who come to view the posters. Presenters are encouraged to provide or discuss techniques that address some aspect of social justice, either equity, advocacy, or cultural competence within applied sport psychology. While posters will be displayed all day, interactive poster sessions are 90 minutes and it is expected that the presenter of a poster will be present for the full 90 minutes. Multiple posters addressing separate components of the same research study are strongly discouraged.

NOTE:  Continuing Education Workshop proposals are not submitted or reviewed through the abstract process described above.  Please click here for further details.