Proposal Writing Workshop
Pamela Eddy
Jim Barber
Eddie Cole
Victoria Foster
April 2014
Agenda
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Overview
Deadlines
Session Options
Writing a Proposal
Other Opportunities
Volunteering
Overview
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Several types of conferences
Various forms of presentations
Conference Proceedings
National/Regional/State/Local
Getting involved
Deadlines
• Proposal Deadlines
• Reviewer Deadlines
• Paper Deadlines
• Conference Registration
• Hotel and travel
Session Options
• Demonstration
• Interactive Symposium
• Symposium
• Paper Session
Session Options
• Round Table/Conversation
• Poster Session
• New Member Poster Session
• Workshop
Counseling Submission
Formats
ACA/ACES
• Clinician Education Sessions
• Client focused Education Sessions
• Education Sessions –various topics
• Roundtable Sessions
• Presentations ideally will conform with
requirements for CEUs
Writing a Proposal
• Content
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Introduction
Problem & Significance
Review of Literature
Methods
Findings
Conclusions
• Length
• Audience
Proposal and Ethics
• Expectations
• Completion of paper
• Timeliness of reviews
• Actually attending the meeting
• No-No’s
• Double-dipping
• Papers accepted for publication before
proposal
Continuing Education Units
for Counseling Proposals
• Proposals must follow the required
format for CEUs, usually outlined in the
conference proposal format
• Typically describes at least three
specific learning objectives and learning
outcomes
Peer Reviews
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Peer reviewers
Criteria Used
Interpretation of the review
Use of Feedback
• Proposal vs. Paper
• Acceptances and rejections
Other Opportunities
• Pre-conference Sessions
• Workshops
• Graduate Student/New Faculty
• Regional Meetings
• Brown Bags
Volunteering at Meetings
• Hospitality Services by Association
• Reviewing
• Divisions/SIGs
• Session Chair
• Discussant
• Mentors
Conference Options
• Association for the Study of Higher Education
(www.ashe.ws)
• May 1st deadline
• American Educational Research Association
(www.aera.net)
• August 1/August 2 deadlines
• Council for the Study of Community Colleges
(www.cscconline.org)
• Deadline January
Conference Options
• ACPA
• http://www2.myacpa.org/
• NASPA
• http://www.naspa.org/
• Regional Associations
• http://va-edresearch.org/annualconference/
• http://www.cider.vt.edu/conference/
Conference Options
• Research on Women in Education
(www.rwesig.net)
• October Conference
• Variety of discipline specific teaching
associations and groups
Counseling Conference
Options
• American Counseling Association
http://www.counseling.org/conference/2
015-conference-call-for-proposals-
Counseling Conference
Options
• Association for Counselor Education &
Supervision
• American School Counseling
Association
• Virginia Counselors Association
• Numerous ACA divisions also have biannual and annual conference
• www.counseling.org