Graduate Consortium of Women's Studies: How to Apply

Presentation Formats

We invite proposals for three presentation formats: Individual Paper, Pre-Formed Panel, and Poster Session.

Individual paper presentation sessions provide an opportunity for three authors to present an abbreviated version of a paper they wrote or are in the process of writing. Papers will be grouped into 90-minute panels around common themes and will include a follow-up discussion. Each presenter will be given 20 minutes.

A pre-formed panel presentation of 90 minutes will provide the opportunity for a group of people (3-4) to present papers on a specific issue from a variety of perspectives. Panel participants may present alternative or complementary interpretations or points of view on a topic. Participating panelists are expected to select a point person who will submit the proposal. This person will also be responsible for communicating with the GCWS proposal review committee and for informing his/her co-presenters about the progress of their proposal. Panelists are encouraged to assign a discussant who will prepare a commentary integrating or summarizing the various positions addressed.

Poster sessions combine graphic display of materials with the opportunity for individualized informal discussions on the work throughout the session. Presenters are encouraged to have copies or summaries of papers they have written available for distribution. The posters will be displayed on the second day of the conference.

Deadlines

Priority deadlines are as follows:
All submissions are due on February 15, 2006

Proposals will be subject to an anonymous peer-review process. Notification of proposal status will occur no later than Monday, March 6, 2006.

Selection Process

Proposals will be reviewed by a committee of students and faculty using the following criteria:

· Overall quality of proposal
· Grounded in research
· Clearly and coherently presented
· Development of ideas
· Relevance to gender studies and the overarching conference theme

Please submit a 250-word abstract with title for proposals for individual paper presentations and poster sessions to gcws@mit.edu . Proposals for pre-formed panels of three to four presenters should include short (no more than 100 words) abstracts of each paper along with the panel proposal. Include a short list of AV needs you will have. Please also include a short biographical statement with your institutional affiliation and current research interests.

If you have any questions about the conference or submission process, please contact the GCWS. Contact information is below.

You can submit your proposal online, or prepare the application in a Word document and email or mail it to:

Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Building 16-287
77 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge , MA 02139
T el:(617) 324-2085
Email: gcws@mit.edu

Online Proposal Submission Form


Paper/Panel Title:
Name (primary contact for presentation):
Institution(s):
Discipline(s):
Panel Moderator :
Additional Panelists:
Degree Program:
Projected Date of Graduation:
Home Phone :
Cell Phone :
Mailing Address:
Email:
Permanent Address:
Paper/Panel Abstract and Biographical Statement:	Please fill in your paper/panel abstract and biographical statement in the field below.
	The individual paper should be 250 words; the panel presentation should include a 200-word panel proposal and 100-word maximum for each paper abstract. Please note all AV needs you will have in an additional paragraph.
	Biographical statement should include current research interests and institutional affiliation(s).

The deadline for the Call for Proposals is February 15, 2006

Notification of proposal status will occur no later than March 6, 2006.