Submission Guidelines

Discussion (90 minute scholarly session)

The discussion type was previously called Roundtable/Townhall, Conversation/Debate, and Interview. These three types have been combined into one type.

This session is designed to allow participants to discuss and share ideas with each other on a topic of shared interest with the aid of a discussant. In this session type, the discussant acts as a guide and frames the conversation, with most of the comments and discussion coming from the participants. If there are two participants, the discussion generally takes on a debate or interview style. If there are more than two, then it generally takes on a more roundtable discussion style, as determined by the organizer(s) and discussant(s).

Participants

• 2-7 presenters
• 1-2 organizers
• 1-2 discussants

Submission Requirements

• Title (50 Words)
• Full session abstract (300 words),
• Section and/or Review Category Selection (you will see these in the submission portal)

Oral Presentation (90 minute scholarly session)

This session is group panel presentation session, where 4-6 participants each share their papers one by one in a series of 15 minute presentations, followed by a discussion and/or Q&A session lead by the organizer, chair or discussant.

Participants

• 4-6 paper presenters
• 1-2 organizers
• 1 discussant (required)
• 1 chair (optional)

Submission Requirements

• Title (50 Words) of entire session
• Abstract (300 words) of entire session
• Title (50 words) of each paper that will be presented
• Abstract (300 words) of each paper that will be presented
• Section and/or Review Category Selection (you will see these in the submission portal)

Special Event

A “special event” is any event that takes place at the annual meeting but is not part of the scholarly program. These include section business meetings, board meetings, receptions, parties, committee meetings, alumni receptions, lunches, award ceremonies, section distinguished lectures and any other event that you would like on the program and that requires a room, time slot and/or food and beverage order. Scholarly work is not presented during a special event.

Please note: this year the deadline for submitting these is much earlier than last year. Special Events must be submitted by April 29th, and will be scheduled in early summer. Please keep this in mind and enter all special events into the portal before the deadline.

Submission Requirements

• Title (50 words) as it will appear on the program
• Description (300 words) as it will appear on the program

Important – Participant Information: Please enter the name of anyone who’s participation is required at the special event. They will not appear on the program, and this will not affect their presentation role limit. This is required for the purpose of scheduling, so that the system will flag us if we try to schedule a session with one of your required participants at the same time. This is the only way we will know if someone in a session also expects to attend your special event. If you do not include them, then it is possible there will be scheduling conflicts, and we can’t promise we will be able to change them later.

Additional information you will be asked

• Affiliation (university, section, interest group, etc)
• Event Type (board meeting, business meeting, committee meeting, award lecture, reception, mentoring event, other)
• Event Modality
  • onsite: you need a room in the AAA meeting space
  • offsite: you do not need a room in the AAA meeting space but would like your event to appear on the program
• Event Listing (public, invitation only, ticketed event, not listed in program)
• Do you want to order food or beverage at your event? Yes/No
• Expected attendance number
• Expected Duration (time)
• AAA Section/IG cost code (if applicable)
• Name and email of individual approving expenses

Workshop

A workshop is an interactive session that typically focuses on a single aspect of a specific topic within the field of Anthropology, and provides an opportunity for attendees to gain knowledge, skills, or expertise in an area relevant to their work. Workshops differ from traditional annual meeting scholarly sessions because facilitators and attendees have different expectations.

Workshops can be 90 minutes long, or longer depending on your workshop curriculum.

Workshops typically take place on Wednesday before the Annual Meeting begins.

Submission Requirements

• Title (50 Words): as it will appear on the program
• Description (1000 words): as it will appear on the program
• Clearly identify the purpose and learning outcomes of the workshop (300 words)
• Answer the questions (300 words each): Clearly identify the purpose and learning outcomes of the workshop. How does the proposed topic advance the science of anthropology, and/or the professional interests of anthropologists? What supplemental materials and resources will be made available to attendees for access after the event? How will active learning techniques: such as problem solving and case studies, be used in your presentation? How does this presentation attract audiences outside of anthropology, including those with interdisciplinary interests?
• Presenters: enter the names of the people who will be facilitating the workshop (1 required, additional optional)
  • Note: facilitating a workshop does not count toward your presentation role limits.
• Indicate your intended audience (options in submission portal), how many people the event is designed for.

The AAA will hold a limited capacity, two day virtual annual meeting event two weeks prior to the in-person meeting. This event is meant to support members who cannot attend the meeting in person.

The Annual Meeting in St. Louis is in-person only, and is not a hybrid event. There will be no concurrent virtual programming.

Submission types for the virtual event are

• Discussion
• Oral presentation
• Individually volunteered paper