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2021 AIEA Annual Conference Call for ProposalsLEADING INTERNATIONALIZATION IN A NEW ERA: COLLABORATING FOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
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| Panel Discussion | Facilitated Roundtable | Seven-Minute Motivators | |
| Focus | Interactive dialogue after expert presentations | Peer learning through facilitated dialogue | Brief information on innovative practices around a central theme |
| Minimum discussion time | 25 mins | 35 mins | 20 mins |
| Maximum slides | 8-10 per presenter | 0 | 4 per presenter |
| Maximum Presenters/facilitators | 3 presenters (1 chair that presents and 2 additional presenters or 1 chair that does not present and 3 presenters) | 2 facilitators (1 chair that also facilitates and 1 additional facilitator or 1 chair that does not facilitate and 2 facilitators) | 4-5 presenters- 1 chair (facilitator) and 4-5 presenters (7 mins each) |
*All sessions are 45 minutes long.
*Incomplete proposals will not be considered in the review process.
SESSION FORMAT:
* All sessions should do the following:
- Help to inspire participants to make changes.
- Inspire new thinking.
- Provide peer learning on internationalization strategies, practices, and resources.
There are three types of sessions for which proposals may be submitted:
Panels are 45 minutes long and may include a maximum of 3 presenters. A minimum of 30 minutes of interactive dialogue with session attendees is required. Feedback from previous AIEA conference attendees has shown that the most successful sessions are those that exhibit the spirit of genuine and collegial discussion and exchange of ideas. This session type is similar to sessions at other international education conference. A slideshow is permitted.
Roundtables are 45 minutes long, focused on specific topics, and presented/organized by a maximum of 2 facilitators. The idea of the roundtables is to delve into the deeper issues of particular topics and focus on developing solutions, approaches, strategies, or innovative thinking. They demand interaction from all participants. Facilitators briefly introduce the topic and provide background information (note that this should not be a presentation and should not involve a slideshow), then pose questions to facilitate the discussion. The outcome of each roundtable session is a collegial discussion and an exchange of ideas providing a range of perspectives and take-aways for participants.
Facilitators are requested to submit the discussion outcomes in writing to AIEA for posting on the conference website within two weeks of the conference.
Seven-Minute Motivators are 45 minutes long and feature several innovative programs that may stimulate participants’ thinking on issues relevant to their home campuses around a central theme. The presentations are intended to be brief and clearly focused. In each session, 4-5 presenters will make a seven-minute presentation each about their topic. Presenters will be timed and expected to stick to a strict seven-minute limit.
Presenters are encouraged to use up to a maximum of four slides in a creative way to help the audience understand what is innovative, unique, or otherwise significant about their program. Chairing a seven-minute motivator involves facilitating the session, coordinating with presenters and timekeeping.
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL
* All sessions should do the following:
- Help to inspire participants to make changes.
- Inspire new thinking.
- Provide peer learning on internationalization strategies, practices, and resources.
Below are general guidelines for all session types followed by specific guidelines for each type of session format.
- Indicate the type of session format for which you are submitting a proposal:
1. a panel discussion 2. a facilitated roundtable discussion, or 3. a seven-minute motivator.
AIEA will give preference to sessions that include multiple institutions and diverse perspectives.
- Student perspectives are most welcome. Session proposals should include at least one Senior International Officer or a content expert.
- Regional diversity, including perspectives from institutions and presenters located outside of the United States, will be prioritized.
- The purpose of the conference is to help leaders at higher education institutions (and in the world of international education at large) carry out their responsibilities and develop new ideas for internationalization.
- Sponsorship opportunities exist for those with services, programs or products available on the market to assist in internationalization efforts, but these services and products are not acceptable topics for sessions or as content in the sessions. AIEA will NOT accept proposals that promote a product, program, university, or fee for service.
- Sessions that focus on one institution and sessions that are not targeted towards a senior international officer audience will generally not be selected.
- Due to the current situation with COVID-19, presenters should indicate if the session could be adapted to a virtual format and how that would be done.
- Must demonstrate that at least 30 minutes are incorporated for discussion and interaction.
- Should not be “talking heads” but rather allow sufficient time for adequate discussion and exchange between all in attendance.
- Should focus on lessons learned, challenges and issues encountered, and how those were addressed.
- Should not be a “show and tell” of a university or a program.
- Presenters are requested to keep details or case studies from specific universities or programs to a minimum; these can illustrate points but should NOT be the focus of sessions.
Facilitated Roundtable Discussions
- Should pose a series of discussion questions and should NOT include any formal presentations or a slideshow.
- Target audience is specifically university leaders and sessions should focus on an issue at the strategic leadership level.
- Should feature several innovative practices around a central theme
- Issue should be relevant to those leading campus internationalization at the strategic-level
- Should have a time limit of 7 minutes per presenter
- Should be high-energy and brief with a maximum of four slides per presenter
Required Proposal Information
A. Identification and biography
- Session Title, Abstract and Full Description
- Name, Contact Details, and Biography of Chair
- Names, Contact Details, and Biographies of all Proposed Speakers
- Conference Subtheme Category
- Session Learning Outcomes and “Take-aways”
- Audio-Visual Needs *Only for Standard and Seven-Minute Motivators
B. Full Session Description
(Detailed description of your proposed session – maximum 500 words)
Panel Discussion
Include a content outline describing the major theme(s), challenges, lessons learned, successes and failures, application possibilities for other institutions, etc. that will be addressed in this session. In addition, please include the goals of the session, take-aways for leaders, and the methodologies to be used in the session. Remember to include a minimum of 30 minutes for discussion in the panel discussion format session. If there is more than one presenter, explain what each presenter will discuss. Please be as complete as possible and remember that the content needs to have wide applicability, comparative perspectives, and an analysis of "lessons learned" useful to higher education leaders.
Facilitated Roundtable
Facilitated Roundtable sessions must describe the topic in detail, the questions posed to participants, and desired outcomes. It should be clear from the description that there is no formal presentation or slideshow planned. For the Facilitated Roundtable sessions, explain what each presenter will discuss, how the discussion will be moderated, expected outcomes and how outcomes will be collected and distributed. You are also asked to state learning objectives for the session in 50 words or less.
Seven-Minute Motivators
Include an outline describing the session theme to be addressed by presenters. Provide detailed descriptions of each topic that each presenter will discuss. Please include a description of the program and address how it was developed including responses to the following questions:
-What is the key to making this work?
-What are essential elements that make the program work?
-What are key takeaways for attendees interested in this program?
Include a brief title (50 characters max) for each “Motivator.”
C. Additional Comments
The session chair will serve as the key contact on the session and is responsible for communicating all session information and details with presenters.
Important Information for Session Proposers
*Given these uncertain times, it is important for presenters to be flexible, including the possibility of presenting the session remotely.
- Please pay very careful attention to the exact format, language and word limitation required: no more than 75 words for the abstract and for the bios.
- Please confirm with each presenter if they are able to present virtually, in-person, or either (virtually or in-person).
- Biographies may include presenters’ positions and major work accomplishments relevant to the presenter’s session topic. They must be formatted based on the sample biographies provided.
- The biography should be written in the third person, and consist of full sentences. Important: Please observe the sample bio format provided.
- Proposals must be complete at time of submission – it is not sufficient to note “information to be added later.” Incomplete proposals will not be considered in the review process.
- Proposals submitted without an abstract, full description, or complete and correctly formatted bio information on all presenters listed will not be considered.
- Presenters may not present in or chair any more than three sessions.
- The Conference Committee reserves the right to recommend a different session format, combine sessions, and schedule sessions.
- Scheduled session times may not be changed.
- Proposals must be targeted to university leadership.
- Example proposals are available here.
How to Submit a Proposal using Omnipress CATALYST portal
Be sure to save a copy of the proposal, as well as your Reference number, before submitting it to AIEA! Once you have successfully completed your submission, you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please use the Support link located at the top of the site.
After you finish reading the Form Overview thoroughly, click on the “Next” button at the bottom of this page to get started submitting your proposal online. Be sure to have all information ready to enter, including an abstract (75 words), a session outline and description (500 words), chair and presenter bios (75 words) and contact information, and other information.
At the bottom of each page, click “Next” to continue to the next section and click “Save” to save any information entered throughout the form. If you click “Save” and there is incomplete information, you will receive an error symbols on the form indicating which sections are missing or are not meeting the criteria set within that field. The best practice is to click “Save” on every page so you can see the errors on that specific page. If you wait until the end to click “Save,” you will still receive the error message, but you will need to navigate back to the page the error is on.
At the end of the form, click “Submit” to officially submit your proposal. You will know your submission was successful when you receive an electronic acknowledgement. If this acknowledgement is not received, please return to your Dashboard and review your incomplete submission(s) within your profile.
If you are entering more than one proposal, you can submit another proposal:
- At the confirmation page after submitting, a link is provided to submit another.
- From your Dashboard, go to Submissions. You should see "+ Create Submission" to the right of the event name.
How to Share Submission Access with other Presenters
If you would like to give other presenters access to your session proposal submission, please follow these instructions:
When you access the submission form a SHARE button is located on the top right side of the submission page.
1. Click the Share button at the top of the submission.
2. Type in their email address.
3. Click the pencil to give Edit or View access.
4. Click + Add Person.
5. Click the [F] button to copy the link. Share this link with your presenters as needed. They will need to use the same email address you added to register a CATALYST account if they don't already have one. If they have an account, they just need to sign in.
*This information is provided on the Presenters Tab.
If you encounter technical difficulties, please use the Support link at the top of the site.
Selection Criteria
Proposals will be reviewed by the Conference Advisory Committee and evaluated with the following criteria foremost:
- Relevance to senior leaders in international higher education
- Connection/Applicability to the conference theme or subthemes.
- Originality and quality of the proposed session.
- Relevance to both U.S. and international audiences.
- Presence of multiple perspectives.
- Diversity of Presenters (i.e., regional, institutional).
- Realistic allocation of time, including substantive time for discussion among session participants.
- Substantive issues discussed during the session with time set aside for discussion (with no promotion of services or products).
- Background, expertise and experience of presenters.
- Description aligns with selected session format.
- Experience of presenters with presenting virtually; ability of session to be flexible with in-person or virtual format.
* Standard sessions are recommended to include a diverse group of presenters. Roundtable sessions may have up to 2 facilitators from the same or different institutions.
Please use this link to review the AIEA Conference Proposals Assessment/Recommendation Rubric.
Note again that sessions should not promote marketed products, programs, universities or services in any way.
Session proposals should NOT be a “show and tell” but rather a focus on challenges, trends, and lessons learned, with ample time for discussion.
We will NOT accept proposals that promote a product, university, or service. Sponsorship opportunities exist for those with services, programs or products available on the market to assist in this effort, but these services, programs, and products are not acceptable as inclusion in the session content.
The Conference Planning Committee will have to choose among many proposals, some of which may be similar, and will seek balance among topics and areas of importance to the membership. Proposals of equal merit cannot in all instances be selected when the result would be an imbalance in the conference’s overall coverage of topics, audiences, and regions.
Please also note that proposers may be asked to collaborate with others who have proposed a similar session on a combined session.
Frequently Asked Questions
When will I hear about whether my proposal is accepted or not?
You will hear by late October, if not sooner, regarding the status of your proposal.
What happens if the conference is not able to be held face-to-face?
AIEA will contact session chairs if circumstances change regarding the conference, which may include the possibility of presenting remotely, possibly at a later date.
Will the AIEA Conference be held face-to-face?
AIEA is committed to holding the 2021 annual conference consistent with health and safety guidance provided by the federal government and the District of Columbia in February 2021. Depending upon this guidance, we will notify presenters as soon as is reasonable about the need to present remotely. We are encouraging all presenters to be prepared to be as flexible as required.
How are the proposals reviewed?
Members of the conference advisory committee will review proposals. There are at least three reviewers for each proposal.
Can I request a specific date or time for my session?
No, due to the complexities in conference scheduling, AIEA is unfortunately unable to accommodate specific requests for session scheduling. Please make sure you and your co-presenters/facilitators are available during this time frame. If selected, session chairs will be notified of the session date and time in December.
Do presenters receive a discount in conference registration fees?
No, there is no discount in conference registration fees for presenters. We recommend that presenters register early to take advantage of early registration discounts. All presenters are required to register for at least one day of the conference (please make sure your presenters are aware of this policy.) Details are available at www.aieaworld.org.
How many sessions can I serve on as a presenter?
Presenters may be included in a maximum of three separate conference sessions at AIEA 2021, whether as presenter or as chair.
I’m interested in the Seven-Minute Motivators session, can AIEA help me connect with other possible presenters?
Yes, a google document has been create for presenters who are looking to connect with others who are interested in presenting on similar topics. Please use the link below to go to the google document to review the list and add your contact information and presentation idea. 2021 AIEA Annual Conference: Call for Proposals Coordination
If I am using PowerPoint, am I required to bring my own computer?
Yes, you will need to provide your own laptop, and Mac users should bring appropriate adapter cables (HDMI cables).
If I have handouts, am I required to bring copies to the conference?
If you have handouts, you should bring at least 20 copies of your handouts to the conference. We will also make copies of handouts and presentations available on the website and mobile app if submitted to [email protected] at least 3 weeks prior to the start of the conference.
Questions and Contact Information
For questions regarding:
- Conference Theme and Subthemes
- Session Format
- Guidelines for Submitting a Proposal
- Required Information on the Proposal
- How to Submit an Electronic Proposal
- Selection Criteria
Please contact: AIEA Secretariat: [email protected] — Telephone: (1) 919 893-4980.
For Technical Support
Please utilize the Support link at the top of the page. A tech advisor will contact you within 24 hours, during normal business hours, 8 AM to 5 PM Central Time, Monday through Friday, excluding US holidays. Questions sent after 5 PM Friday will be answered on the following Monday.
We highly encourage this method of communication as we can track which site you are submitting on. This will speed up any technical diagnostics we need to run before solving the issues.
KEY DATES
August 22, 2020, 11:59 PM EST – Deadline for submitting proposals
December 15, 2020 - Early registration deadline
January 15, 2021 - Regular registration deadline
There is a limit of one started/incomplete submission allowed at one time for this submission form. When you complete an incomplete submission, you will be allowed to begin a new submission.
For questions or feedback on session proposals, session chairs can reach out to the AIEA Secretariat ([email protected]).
