-This session is dedicated to students and practitioners who are new to but actively engaged in the research process and are seeking feedback from scholars in the field. The
lead author accepted for the Emerging Scholars Symposium will have their conference registration fees waived. A limited number of Emerging Scholars Sessions will be accepted.
Emerging Scholars Symposium will be designed in the following format:
-Students or practitioners orally presenting their research in progress to the entire audience (3-5 min per presenter).
-Followed by a 30-minute breakout session, where the emerging scholars receive additional feedback and inquiries individually from audience members at their poster.
-Proposals should include the following sections and/or headers: Title; Authors, Affiliation, Contact information; Introduction/Purpose; Methodology; Preliminary Findings/Results/Discussion (if applicable); Summary/Conclusions (if applicable)
-Posters should be
hung for display at your designated area at the start of the conference on 7/13
and will remain on display throughout the conference.
-Posters should be in portrait
orientation, with a recommended size of 36 inches wide by 48
inches high. When preparing your poster, we recommend using large type
and print font that can be reasonably read from a distance.