Proposal Submission Form

Annual Conference on South Asia

Submission Guidelines

Proposals will not be reviewed if the registration fee has not been paid on or before April 1, 2012. Click here to register.
Proposals MUST be submitted via the online form on or before April 1, 2012, by 23:59 CDT.
Incomplete proposals and proposals not submitted via the webform will not be considered by the Conference Committee.
You will receive a confirmation e-mail once your proposal has been successfully submitted.
You may make minor changes to your proposal using the form below. Changes must be completed before the submission deadline (April 1, 2012).
Changes made after the submission deadline (April 1, 2012) must be submitted via e-mail and must be approved by the Conference Committee.

Abstract Guidelines

Do not use diacritics or all caps on your proposal form or in your abstract.
Abstracts should be no more than 400 words in length. Do not include CVs or bibliographical information in your abstract(s).
Abstracts selected for presentation are published without editing.
If you are unable to submit the form due to a lengthy title or departmental name, please abbreviate. Abbreviations in these fields will not affect the review process.
Include your AV request with your proposal submission. All AV equipment is free of charge and included in your registration fee. We will do our best to meet your AV needs.

Presentation Guidelines

Presenters must bring their own laptops.
MAC/Apple users, please bring your own LCD projector connection conversion cable (adapter).
Each individual may only submit one paper at the Conference or participate on one roundtable or alternative session. Panel and roundtable/alternative session organizers: Please consult with the participants listed on your proposal to ensure that they are not already listed as presenters on another proposal.
Each person may only appear a maximum of three times in the program book. This means that while you may only be a presenter on a panel or roundtable/alternative session once, it is acceptable to be listed as chair and/or discussant on the same or other proposals. The following are examples of a few acceptable scenarios:
- A person may be listed as a chair or discussant on three separate proposals.
- A person may serve as chair and discussant for one proposal and be listed as a paper presenter on a second proposal.
- A person may be listed as a roundtable presenter on one proposal, and serve as a discussant or chair on two separate proposals.