ICAP 2010 - Call for Abstracts & Symposia

The 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne , Australia from 11 – 16 July, 2010. The congress program will feature Pre-Congress Workshops, State-of-the-Art Talks, Keynote Presentations, Debates, Panel Discussions, Symposia, Individual Oral Paper Presentations, Brief Oral Presentations and Electronic Posters.

The Committee now invites submissions for:
Symposia
Panel Discussions
Individual Oral Paper Presentations
Brief Oral Presentations
Electronic Posters

A Symposium is designed to be a focused session in which speakers present on a common theme, issue or question. The symposium would usually consist of a chairperson briefly introducing the topic and providing a ' big picture ' introduction to the session. This would usually be followed by at least 4 but no more than 5 individual speakers, and ending with concluding remarks by a discussant. There should be opportunity for audience members to ask questions of presenters and for an exchange of views. A symposium session will run for 90 minutes. Please note due to the overwhelming response of symposia submissions a 60 minute symposia has been introduced in to the program. Presenters will be notified which time slot has been applied to their presentation within the notification letter.

Like symposia, Panel Discussions are designed to focus on a theme, issue or question that is addressed by a panel of experts. A Panel Discussion would usually consist of a chairperson briefly introducing the topic and providing a ' big picture ' introduction to the session and panel members. At least 4 but no more than 8 panel members will each have the opportunity to give their perspective on the relevant theme, issue or question. A discussion will then ensue between panel members with opportunity for input and an exchange of views by audience members. The chairperson will act as mediator in this process, and will end the session with a summary of the salient points. Panel Discussion sessions will run for 90 minutes.

Individual Oral Paper Presentations must report on the empirical findings of a theoretically driven researc h project, which can include critically evaluating the empirical findings of others in the form of a meta-analysis or critical review. Each individual paper will consist of 15 minute presentation plus 3 minutes for questions and answers. Speakers will usually be expected to use PowerPoint slides, but there is also some scope for other audiovisual formats if prearranged with the organisers; however, presentations must keep to within a 15 minute time slot. The speakers' time should be allocated equally between a theoretically driven introduction, methodology and results, and discussion/conclusions. The Scientific Program Committee will integrate sets of individual papers into thematic sessions of 90 minute duration. Submissions to present an individual oral presentation will require an abstract in an obligatory format.

Brief Oral Presentations represent an opportunity to present the results of research with simple designs or without the need to present a significant amount of theoretical information. For instance, Brief Oral Presentations are a great opportunity to present outcomes following a simple intervention, studies with basic correlational designs or other uncomplicated analyses, or simple experimental designs. Each author is limited to a 10 minute oral presentation which includes questions, answers and changeover time. Each author must submit a Brief Oral PowerPoint Presentation with a maximum of 6 PowerPoint slides to be submitted online. They will be presented in an intimate setting within close proximity between the presenter and the audience. Brief Oral Presenters will also be given the opportunity to present their research as an electronic poster (see below). Brief Oral Presentations are the perfect balance between presenting both an Individual Oral Paper and a poster. Please read the briefing notes here.

Electronic Posters will be made available for viewing electronically using the innovative ePresenter system. They will be accessible at all times on terminals in the Congress Foyer. Authors will be asked to submit their electronic poster online on the ePresenter Author's portal after acceptances have been received. It will be possible for those reading Electronic Posters to email them to themselves and to ask authors to meet at requested times or at predetermined spaces in the Congress facility. Furthermore, on 4 occasions during each day, an Electronic Poster will be chosen to be highlighted in a large overhead screen. Please read the briefing notes here.

ALL ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS ARE BLIND REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE AND ITS WORKING GROUPS WHICH COMPRISE EXPERT REVIEWERS.

Call for Symposia opens: February 2009
Call for Panel Discussions, Individual Oral Papers, Brief Oral Presentations & Electronic Posters Opens: 1 July 2009
Call for Symposia, Panel Discussions, Individual Oral Papers, Brief Oral Presentations & Electronic Posters Closes: 11 January 2010 - NOW CLOSED
All Authors Notified of Acceptance: 12 March 2010
Authors to advise acceptance by registering: March 2010

The following areas are Divisions of IAAP (International Association of Applied Psychology) and Colleges of APS (Australian Psychological Society). When submitting an abstract please indicate which Division/College your abstract is most closely related to. All authors who are not a member of IAAP or APS are still welcome to submit an abstract.

IAAP Division 1 Work & Organizational Psychology / APS College of Organisational Psychologists
IAAP Division 2 Psychological Assessment & Evaluation
IAAP Division 3 Psychology and Societal Development
IAAP Division 4 Environmental Psychology
IAAP Division 5 Educational, Instructional & School Psychology / APS College of Educational & Developmental Psychologists
IAAP Division 6 Clinical & Community Psychology / APS College of Clinical Psychologists and APS College of Community Psychologists
IAAP Division 7 Applied Gerontology / APS Interest Group on Ageing and Psychology
IAAP Division 8 Health Psychology / APS College of Health Psychologists
IAAP Division 9 Economic Psychology
IAAP Division 10 Psychology & the Law / APS College of Forensic Psychologists
IAAP Division 11 Political Psychology
IAAP Division 12 Sport Psychology / APS College of Sport Psychologists
IAAP Division 13 Traffic Psychology
IAAP Division 14 Applied Cognitive Psychology
IAAP Division 15 Psychology Students
IAAP Division 16 Counselling Psychology / APS College of Counselling Psychologists
IAAP Division 17 - Professional Practice
APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists
Ethics
Social and Cultural Issues Other
Other

INFORMATION ABOUT SYMPOSIA, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, INDIVIDUAL OPEN PAPER PRESENTATIONS, BRIEF ORAL PRESENTATIONS, ELECTRONIC POSTERS SUBMISSIONS

The Symposium template must be used to make a submission. The template can be found when clicking on the “submit an abstract” button below.
When you have downloaded the template, please ensure your abstracts adhere to the following font and style structure:
- The word limit per each individual abstract is 350 words. Submissions not meeting this requirement will not be accepted.
- Font used should be Arial 10pt.
- All symposium submissions must follow the template
No more than 5 presenters and a discussant are permitted per each Symposium.
A symposium session will run for 90 minutes. Please note due to the overwhelming response of symposia submissions a 60 minute symposia has been introduced in to the program. Presenters will be notified which time slot has been applied to their presentation within the notification letter.
It is recommended and encouraged that presenters within a symposium are from 2 different countries. These criteria will be considered when reviewed.
The symposium abstract will contain text only, i.e. without diagrams, illustrations, tables, references or graphics.
Symposia received after Monday 11 January 2010 will not be accepted.
Symposia that do not adhere to the regulations are unlikely to be accepted.

GUIDELINES FOR PANEL DISCUSSIONS, INDIVIDUAL ORAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS, BRIEF ORAL PRESENTATION AND ELECTRONIC POSTER

The Panel Discussion, Individual Oral Paper Presentation, Brief Oral Presentation and Electronic Poster template must be used to make a submission. The template can be found when clicking on the “submit an abstract” button below.
When you have downloaded the template, please ensure your abstract adheres to the following font and style structure:
- The word limit per each abstract is 350 words. Submissions not meeting this requirement will not be accepted.
- Font used should be Arial 10pt.
- All Panel Discussions, Individual Oral Paper Presentations, Brief Oral Presentations and Electronic Poster submissions must follow the template
A Panel Discussion will run for 90 minutes. Although there will be no formal presentations, submissions must outline an abstract explaining the theme, issue or question that will be addressed by a panel of experts. Panel Discussions will consist of a chairperson and at least 4 but no more than 8 panel members. The credentials of each participant must be described in the submission abstract.
An individual oral paper presentation will run for 15 minutes plus 3 minutes question and answer time. Individual oral paper presentations will be expected to include findings of theoretically driven research.
A brief oral presentation will run for 10 minutes including changeover, question and answer time. Each Brief Oral presentation will be presented in a predetermined format of 5 PowerPoint slides.
Submissions will contain text only, i.e. without diagrams, illustrations, tables, references or graphics.
Abstracts received after Monday 11 January 2010 will not be accepted.
A submission which does not adhere to the regulations is unlikely to be accepted.

All submissions will be reviewed by 2 reviewers
All submissions will only be accepted via this website.
Please ensure that all reference to author names and organisations are excluded from your abstract, as abstracts are being blind-reviewed.
All details should be accurate as what you send to the Congress Organisers will be copied directly into the Congress handbook.
Acceptance or otherwise is at the discretion of the Congress Scientific Committee.
Symposium Organisers and submitting authors for Panel Discussions, Individual Oral Paper, Brief Oral and Electronic Poster will be advised in writing of the Committee decision on the 12 March. All submissions will be considered on the basis of the merit of the individual submission and will be ranked according to the following criteria:
- Relevance to Congress themes
- Significance of presentation
- Relevance of content to audience
All presenters and discussants are required to register and pay to attend the Congress.
The acceptance of a submission does not imply funding of registration, travel arrangements, accommodation or other costs by the Congress Organisers.
A submission which does not adhere to the regulations is likely to be rejected
Responsibility for the accuracy of all submissions rests with the author
Please note that a laptop computer and data projector/screen are standard in all rooms. Further AV equipment may be requested however cannot be guaranteed. Requests made after the proposal is submitted may not be able to be accommodated.

Membership Status
It is not necessary to be a member of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) or The Australian Psychological Society (APS) to submit a proposal to present at ICAP 2010 .

Professional Development Points
Participants can claim points for a session, workshop, symposium or poster presentation attended as long as they believe it contributes to their ongoing professional development. For APS members, the number of points delegates can claim is set out on the daily PD log sheet. Non members may claim the equivalent generalist points for any session, workshop, symposium or poster presentation, including those endorsed by one or more APS Colleges. Delegates must record all sessions attended throughout the congress and keep this as supporting evidence. One hour of attendance to a congress presentation is currently equivalent to 1 professional development point, with a maximum of 7 points per day.

(Please note: All correspondence will be forwarded by email to one contact only. Unless otherwise notified, the Congress Office will assume that the name the submission was uploaded under is the name of the symposium chair and the presenting author for all other submissions.)

The invitation to submit an abstract does not constitute an offer to pay travel, accommodation or registration costs associated with the Congress. Similarly, no speakers ' fee is paid to successful applicants of presentations.

By submitting an abstract you:

Confirm that it has not been published or presented before. You also grant the Organising Committee permission to publish the abstract in the Congress Handbook in hard copy and electronic format.

You grant a non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, distribute, display and the store the abstract worldwide in all forms, formats and media now known or as developed in the future, including print, electronic and digital forms. You will retain copyright of your abstract, in addition to the moral rights you are entitled to as author of the abstract.

Grant permission for your presentation to be audio/video recorded and hereby grant to the Congress a non-exclusive right to reproduce or display and store the recorded material for the purpose of providing Professional Development either by download from the ICAP or the hosts websites or via distribution of a CD/DVD.

Grant permission for the PDF of your presentation to be made available online to all conference delegates following the congress.

If you do not wish to do this but still wish to submit please contact arinex to discuss. The Organising Committee's decision on acceptance of the abstract will be final.