The Submission Information page describes the types of submissions and how to submit your work to this symposium. It provides information to help you through the process from abstract submission to preparing your presentation at the conference. Contact: symposium@fielding.edu
Submission Guidelines
Media Psychology Symposium: Connecting and Disconnecting in the New NormalGuidelines for Submitting Your Proposals
Deadline for submissions: June 15, 2020
Selection Process
The selection panel of the conference committee will consider all abstracts received by the published deadline to ensure that the proposed submission is relevant to the symposium topics.
Abstract selection notifications will be sent out to relevant authors. Accepted authors will be responsible for sending a short bio, headshot and signed video release within a week of the notification.
Submission Types
Abstracts are required for all submissions. Scholars, researchers and practitioners are invited, and should address one of the topics listed in the call for papers. Theoretical papers presenting an argument and papers presenting an application that has been developed are welcome. Media psychology is a broad field, therefore In all cases, concepts and underlying principles should be emphasized, with enough background information to orient non-specialists in a specific subject or area.
Process Steps
GENERAL TIPS FOR PARTICIPANTS
Basic Session Structure:
The duration of a presentation by type are listed below:
The Session Chair will monitor the chat and Q&A windows during the presentation “
A live Q&A Session will follow each talk, moderated by the Session Chair:
- Participants will be muted and they will need to submit questions using the chat or Q&A interface
- The Session Chair will select and ask the questions during the Q&A session. We understand that there maybe not time to ask all the questions. The Chair will make sure to ask complementary questions and hopefully according to the time they were first submitted.
- The Chair will have the ability to unmute participants if this is needed to elaborate on their questions Please note that due to the limited Q&A duration, participants may want to continue their discussion with the author(s) off-line.
- A channel will be available if the paper author and attendees want to have a further conversation following the Q&A.
Submitting a Proposal for a Full Panel
You may submit a proposal for a full panel, which includes a moderator and 3 to 4 panelists addressing a common topic relevant to the call. The panel must designate a lead member who will be in charge of managing the panel members, submitting all necessary information, and will coordinating with the contact at Fielding. Please include the panel name and abstract along with the individual presentation titles, abstracts and author information.
Non-Academic Contributions
The conference committee welcomes contributions from individuals and organizations working in the field. These contributions can take the form of a presentation or a demonstration. In the first instance, an abstract should be submitted describing the work to be presented.
Posters
Researchers are invited to submit current projects which are either at the proposal stage or are work in progress to present as a Poster. Posters will be available for viewing for the duration of the conference. There will be a timetabled slot for contributors to be available for live-chat so that participants can discuss the research.
THE POSTER MUST BE ONE PAGE AND IN ENGLISH.
You can create your poster using PowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator, Canva, or any other appropriate program. Poster dimensions are as follows: The maximum width is 48 inches (130 cm); the maximum height is 36 inches (100 cm).
The file size may not exceed 25MB, and you must save your file as a PDF.
Focus on readability and good design taking into account that the poster will be displayed on computers, not full size. Use a consistent layout with heading and subheading font and size standardized.
A SHORT VIDEO MUST ACCOMPANY THE POSTER.
The video should capture the author explaining the poster in 5 minutes or fewer. The video is designed to capture the experience of an in-person poster session.
You can record your presentation in front of a physical, printed poster or in front of a digital image of your poster created using an LCD projector or large screen monitor. You are NOT required to print your poster at any stage of VPS.
Product Demonstrations
If practitioners and technology companies wish to present a product demonstration, these can be prerecorded on video and displayed with pre-taped, asynchronous presentations.
Training Sessions, Tutorials or Workshops
If practitioners, technology or software companies wish to submit a tutorial or workshop event, please contact the Conference Program Manager symposium@fielding.edu for further details and to discuss feasibility. In general, we encourage applied presentations.
Asynchronous Presentations
Short Presentations
We invite submission of short “mini-Ted Talk” style presentations that are prerecorded of approximately 6-10 minutes duration. These will be displayed throughout the conference. There will be a timetabled slot for contributors to be available for live-chat so that participants can discuss the presentations. Videos should be formatted for YouTube so that they can be embedded on the conference site.
Flash Talks
We invite submission of Flash Talks, very short 3-5 minute presentation presenting a scientific concept or idea in a clear manner to inspire the listeners with new ideas or research in progress. There will be a timetabled slot for contributors to be available for live-chat so that participants can discuss the presentations. Videos should be formatted for YouTube so that they can be embedded on the conference site.