Conference Guidelines
In order to facilitate dialogue and audience interaction, please adhere to the following guidelines:
Official listing on the Program is a commitment to attend the meeting. ISA takes this professional responsibility seriously and is developing procedures to track attendance patterns. Individuals listed on the preliminary program who cannot attend must contact the Program Chair immediately. All others are expected to participate as listed.
PRESENTERS should send their papers to all members of the panel no later than two weeks in advance of the Conference. If the paper is incomplete, forward a working draft version.
PRESENTERS should take 12-15 minutes to present their findings and/or commentary.
PRESENTERS should provide only a summary, highlighting the basic points of the paper (such as the research question, research strategy, and major research findings or conclusions). More specific details should be saved for the question-and-answer period. Handouts are always appreciated by members of the audience (especially at roundtable sessions). PRESENTERS are encouraged to bring extra copies of their papers for distribution.
DISCUSSANTS should be given 10 minutes to discuss papers.
CHAIRS should politely, but earnestly enforce these guidelines. For example, they should inquire about the status of the papers to insure that they have been received two weeks before the conference and, during the panel, notify the presenter or discussant when no more than two minutes of his/her formal time remains.
EMAIL PROPOSALS ARE PREFERRED
Email: isasouth2010@eckerd.edu
Email: isasouth2010@eckerd.edu
Deadline for Proposals: July 15th.
Proposals should be submitted by email, either as in-text message or as attached file readable in Microsoft Word, or by postal mail.
Paper proposals should include full contact information (name, affiliation, address, phone, fax, and email), title, and a brief abstract (250 words). Graduate students, who wish to participate in the graduate student paper competition, should indicate so in the proposal.
Panel or roundtable proposals should include the title of the panel or roundtable, titles and 250 word abstracts for each paper, and full contact information for all the participants (chair, presenters, and discussant).
Paper proposals should include full contact information (name, affiliation, address, phone, fax, and email), title, and a brief abstract (250 words). Graduate students, who wish to participate in the graduate student paper competition, should indicate so in the proposal.
Panel or roundtable proposals should include the title of the panel or roundtable, titles and 250 word abstracts for each paper, and full contact information for all the participants (chair, presenters, and discussant).
Submit proposals for papers, panels, or roundtables to:
Dr. Mary K. Meyer McAleese, ISA-S Program Chair
Dept. of Political Science/BES
Eckerd College
4200 54th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33711
Phone: 727-864-8309; Fax: 727-864-7967
EMAIL PROPOSALS ARE PREFERRED
Please send E-mails to: isasouth2010@eckerd.edu
Travel Support
ISA-South will provide up to 15 graduate student stipends of $150 each to help defray the cost of attendance. Priority will be accorded to members of ISA-South. Membership in ISA-South means that the applicant is a member of ISA who: a) checked off the ISA-South membership box; or b) who lives in the geographical area of ISA-South. When submitting their proposal, students, who wish to be considered for travel support, should state in a separate brief memo to the program chair how participation in the conference will influence their professional development. This information should be attached with your paper proposal and is also due by the same deadline: July 15, 2010.
PROCEDURES
1. The ISA-South Jim Winkates Graduate Student Paper Competition is open to any graduate student who is enrolled in a graduate program at the time of the conference.
2. To be eligible in any given year, the student must attend the ISA-South Conference and present her or his paper as a member of a panel.
3. Three prizes will be awarded:
Grand Prize: $250 / First Runner-up: $200 / Second Runner-up: $150
The awards will be announced at the ISA-South conference banquet on Saturday, October 23, 2010. (NOTE: the Paper Competition Coordinator reserves the right to decide not to award prizes if a sufficient number of graduate student papers are not submitted for the competition.)
4. Additional non-monetary awards will include a one-year paid membership in ISA and ISA-South and a plaque acknowledging the award, presented at the annual ISA-South conference banquet.
5. The Coordinator of the Graduate Student Paper Competition is responsible for forming a committee to decide on the awarding of prizes.
6. The criteria for judging the papers include mastery of the field, originality, logic, organization, good writing, and proper documentation.
7. Students who wish to enter the competition must submit four (4) final copies of their conference paper to the Paper Competition Coordinator no later than Thursday, September 27, 2010. No papers will be accepted electronically. Mail four hard copies of your paper postmarked by/before the deadline to:
Prof. Thomas Badey
Coordinator, ISA-S Jim Winkates Graduate Student Paper Competition
Department of International Studies & Political Science
PO Box 5005
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, VA 23005-5505
Email: tbadey@rmc.edu
