UMSL English Department Conference Proposal Workshop, April 30, 2014 More materials, including sample proposals, available at laurenobermark.com  

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Types of Conference Presentations1 (Based on the 4Cs, but applicable to many conferences)

 1) Individual Presentation or Panel Presentations

- These will fall under Cs “concurrent sessions” category - Most common and traditional type of conference presentation - Style varies widely: some people literally read their papers, some people use

Powerpoints and/or Prezis as a guide, some people work from outline and keep it more casual

- You can propose an entire panel with colleagues or propose as an individual, and you will then be put on a themed panel by the program chair

- Panel: 3-4 presenters; approximately 15-20 minutes each (or even shorter since interactivity for 30 minutes is suggested on this year’s CFP)

- Individual: Plan for about 15 minutes to present on your panel - Acceptance rate varies, but in recent years it hovers at about 25-30%.

2) Poster Presentation

-­‐ “Less formal” presentation in which you stand next to your poster and discuss

it with visitors, explaining the poster and answering questions -­‐ Propose as “poster session” -­‐ Individual -­‐ More visual -­‐ Great for work-in-progress -­‐ New format for this year’s 4Cs, but very common in the hard sciences and

social sciences; peer reviewed and on the program—considered equivalent of panels

-­‐ Possibly a higher acceptance rate for posters this year since it is a new genre and will likely draw fewer submissions

3) Roundtable

-­‐ This would also fall under the “concurrent sessions” category but would

involve more people than a panel -­‐ You would plan the members of your roundtable and topic in advance; the

program chair will not “place” you on a roundtable, as would happen with a panel

-­‐ Typically includes five or more presenters, each presenting for 5-10 minutes surrounding a topic/theme

-­‐ Often viewed as “conversation starters” which open up for wider discussion with the audience

                                                                                                               1 The CFP for 4Cs 2015 provides more information on each of these.

UMSL English Department Conference Proposal Workshop, April 30, 2014 More materials, including sample proposals, available at laurenobermark.com  

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4) Workshop

-­‐ Size varies, but can include up to twelve presenters or facilitators -­‐ Expectation is for interactivity and “take aways” for workshop participants -­‐ A great way to share and practice pedagogies and methodologies -­‐ Generally planned by fairly experienced scholars and teachers to instruct

others -­‐ Cs members must pay an additional fee to attend workshops; they take place

the Wednesday before Cs starts and are about three hours long

5) Other! -­‐ Cs does encourage performance-based and creative submissions -­‐ You would propose as a “concurrent session” but explain how your

presentation is actually a performance, digital installation, reading, etc. -­‐ As long as you can make it relevant to the conference, it’s an option -­‐ “Risk” is part of this year’s conference them, so it might be a good year to

deviate from norms if this appeals to you

CCCC  Convention  2015  

March    18-­‐21  

Concurrent  Sessions  (75    minutes;  majority  of  program;  Thurs.-­‐

Sat.)  

Panel  (3-­‐4  people)   Roundtable  (5  or  more  presenters)  

Individual  Presentation  (will  be  put  into  a  panel  by  program  chair)  

Other:  Performance,    creative  genre,  digital  installment,  etc.  

Workshop  Sessions  (1/2  day  on  Wednesday)  

Poster  Sessions  (Thurs.-­‐Sat.)