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. Applied Skills Sessions (60 minutes) are designed to move beyond discussion and into practice. Presenters are expected to teach evidence-based techniques based in theory that attendees can actively learn, practice, and immediately apply in their professional contexts. These sessions should focus on concrete strategies, tools, or interventions grounded in research and best practices. Session content should also leave ample time for participant interaction with one another and with facilitators as applicable. Participants should leave with clearly defined skills they can confidently implement following the conference. Using only small group/breakout discussions is not appropriate for this type of session; if that is the focus, please consider submitting a Roundtable instead. Likewise, a case discussion alone is also not appropriate for an Applied Skills Sessions unless there is an opportunity to practice skills within the case example. Applied Skills Sessions are limited to four presenters.
2. 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. Panels will be 60 minutes in length and include the opportunity for audience interaction. Panels are limited to four presenters, including the moderator.
3. Roundtables (60 minutes) are 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.
4. Symposia (60 minutes) include presentations by 3 to 5 individuals organized around a particular topic or theme. You may request either 60 or 75 minutes, although time is determined by availability of slots. 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.
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.
