1 By the given deadline,
submit initial proposal by e-mail, to include:
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a. AUTHOR/S including full contact
details (post, phone, fax, e-mail)
b. BIOGRAPHY (100~200 words) (all authors).
The biographical description should include
information on the author's institution, field of study, main
research interests, and key publications, if any. The bio descriptions
will be used in compiling the booklet of abstracts and participant
information which is a standard element of LSA conference materials
for all delegates.
The organising committee will notify you of acceptance or otherwise
as soon as possible. Please note that the conference committee
will take your submission of an abstract in good faith ~ that
is, as a commitment on your part to attend and to present if
your abstract is accepted. In particular, you should expect that
the organising committee will wish to include your presentation
title in pre-conference publicity.
c. ABSTRACT (200~400 words) structured
as follows:
- Title; relation of the paper to theme/s of
conference.
An indication of the broad theoretical orientation (where appropriate
to the proposal).
- A description of the forms of original research
(if relevant) that the paper will report on and/or a summary
of the types of material the paper will discuss.
- An indication of related work by others.
- Please note:
~ Limit one proposal per first-named author.
~ Abstracts must not contain tables / illustrations.
~ Full bibliographical references must be included for any cited
work.
d. NOTIFICATION ~~ Submitters will
be notified of acceptance by February 1 of the conference year.
e. LATE SUBMISSIONS ~~ Submissions received later than
the initial deadline will be considered for as long as there
is space available on the programme.
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2 Conference
papers ~~~ Note for Presenters who wish their papers to be considered
for post-conference publication by LSA
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- The submission date for final versions is
approximately mid September following the conference, as announced
by the Conference Organising Committee. You will therefore (if
you wish) have a short period post conference to make any revisions
or amplifications which you might care to, in light of discussions
at your conference session.
- Please read §8 below on LSA's post-conference
publication policy.
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At the Conference ~~ presentation within the
allotted time
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3 Copies
of your paper at the conference
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Only the collected abstracts will be distributed by the conference
organisers. You may wish, therefore, to bring a few draft copies
with you to your presentation, for limited distribution. These
copies should be clearly labelled as "DRAFT". (Do not
assume that photocopying facilities will be available to conference
delegates.It will be up to the individual conference organising
committees whether or not photocopying facilities will be available,
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4 Time
limits: "Speaking within a time limit is a skill"
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Chairpersons will be asked to adhere strictly to time limits,
so it is strongly advised that you SPEAK TO your paper ~ NOT
read it through. Many experienced speakers prepare a special
version of their paper and practise delivering it within the
specified time period. A full version of your paper can be presented
(if accepted) in the post-conference publication. You will be
notified by the COC of the length of time you will have for your
presentation, but typically it will be 20 minutes, with 10 further
minutes for discussion.
The following admonition from Dr. Stan Parker (LSA
Newsletter No. 34, Jan. 1993: p. 11) should be taken to heart
by all presenters ~ and not only for LSA conferences!
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"I'm glad Peter Bramham raised the question of conference
and workshop contributors over-running
their allotted time (LSA Newsletter 33, p. 30).
It happens all too often.
Chairpeople who don't want to appear brutal and audiences
who don't want to appear unsympathetic only encourage the offenders.
When speakers are reminded that their time is up they usually
present themselves as victims. But the
real victims are the following speakers made late to start
and the audience denied the opportunity of questions and discussion.
It is simply a matter of fairness and
good planning. If you are given 15 minutes, with speakers
to follow, then don't steal someone else's time. If you think
what you have to say is too important or too complex to be condensed
into the allotted time then don't agree to speak-find another
occasion when you can get longer. Better still, accept the challenge
to limit your talk and plan accordingly.
The average speaker can deliver about
2,000 words in 15 minutes. Speaking within a time limit
is a skill: do you really want to be seen as unskilled? Unskilled
speakers suffering from verbal diarrhoea, bad planning and no
sense of time BEWARE! I'll be in the front row ready with a yellow
card for one-minute over-runs and a red card for two-minute offences.
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After the Conference ~~ submission for publication
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The following applies to all presenters ~~~ please submit
your full version paper for consideration for post-conference
publication in a themed and edited LSA Publications volume.
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5 Submission
of final copy to editorial teams, by the specified deadline
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Details may vary from conference to conference, but a typically
you would be asked to submit your finalised paper by e-mail to
LSA Publications and copied to the Conference Organising Committee
Chair.
Authors will be notified after the submission deadline whether
their paper has been accepted.
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6 Paper
length
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Typically 5,0008,000 words, though shorter
or longer papers may be accepted at the discretion of the editor
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7 Other
details to be included (ALL PAPERS)
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- list of all contributing authors' names, titles and professional
addresses as you would wish them to appear in the published volume;
- day and evening phone / FAX / e-mail number for the principle
author
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8 LSA post-conference
publications ~ policy and practice
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Selected work arising from presentations at LSA Conferences
is published post-conference by LSA in themed and edited volumes.
This established and sucessful practice ensures that, since authors
are not required to supply finalised copy months in advance of
the conference date, the conference presentations themselves
can reflect more up-to-the-minute thinking and research. Additionally,
authors have the opportunity to respond in their subsequently
published work to exchanges and interactions at the conference
itself ~ making for livelier sessions and more timely published
work.
Presenters who wish to do so are invited to submit their papers
to the selection process for post-conference publication (see
sections 5/ 6 / 7 above for details of this procedure).
Editorial teams usually consisting of at least some members
of the Conference Organising Committee are responsible for selection
and editing of the papers to be published. Authors receive proof
pages and one complimentary copy of the volume in which their
piece is published.
Volumes are produced by LSA Publications. Copies are professionally
printed and finished (6x9 inch format). LSA Publications volumes
carry ISBNs, are held in the UK National Library system and are
purchased by an ever-expanding audience of libraries and individuals
around the world.
In addition to the LSA Publications volumes, some conference
presenters may also be invited to submit their papers to be considered
for inclusion in a post conference Leisure Studies (LSA Journal)
special issue. This is an independent procedure conducted by
the Journal in co-operation with the LSA Publications Officer,
and does not affect either the timing or content of the LSA Publications
volumes.
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