L'association
canadienne d'anthropologie physique, Congrès CAPA 2008
le 5 à 8, Novembre, Hamilton, Ontario
36th
Annual Meeting, Canadian Association
for Physical Anthropology
November
5-8, 2008, Hamilton, Ontario
Appel pour présentations
Si vous êtes intéressé à présenter une présentation orale ou une présentation par affiche, contactent svp le coordonnateur de conférence, Ann Herring (herring@mcmaster.ca). La date-limite pour le pré-inscription et pour soumettre des résumés était le 1er septembre, 2008.
Guidelines for Submission
Abstracts are required for all presentations, whether contributed oral or poster presentations, or as part of an organized symposium.
Everyone presenting a paper must be a CAPA member and send in a pre-registration form. This should be completed and sent, along with conference fees, to the conference coordinator by September 1st, 2008. All first authors are required to register and pay the registration fee at the time of the abstract submission. Each first author can enter only one abstract. Please go to the Registration page for details on how to submit your application and abstract.
The abstract must contain a clear statement of purpose, provide essential new information – including results of the investigation and conclusions – and address the importance of the findings for anthropology. Abstracts should not exceed 350 words in length (do not include tables, figures, graphs, or references in your abstract). If the abstract is for a poster presentation, please state this clearly on the abstract itself.
You will receive notification by e-mail confirming the acceptance of your abstract. If you have any questions regarding the submission of your abstract, or the scientific program, please contact the program coordinator (herring@mcmaster.ca).
Guidelines for Presentations
Podium Presentations:
The room will be equipped with the following:
- screen
- lighted podium
- microphone
- laser pointer
- computer projector
- laptop (PC)
Oral presentations are allotted 15 minutes each. However, it is usual (and desirable) for an author to allocate approximately 12 minutes for the formal paper presentation and an additional 3 minutes for questions and discussion.
Careful presentation, practice runs, and use of high-quality visual materials are required to ensure an effective presentation. The podium presentations are limited to 15 minutes. The session chairperson is responsible for ensuring that all podium presentations are within the predefined time limit.
Bring your presentation file on a CD or a USB device. Do not bring your laptop to the podium. Please scan your CD or USB device for viruses. And, finally, please check your presentation on an IBM-compatible computer other than the one on which you prepared your presentation. This will take care of most compatibility issues that can crop up at the time of the presentation.
CDs should be handed to the session chair before the beginning of the session and collected at the end of the session.
Poster Presentations
Posters offer great opportunities for interaction with interested viewers as there is ample time to delve into the details of the work presented in a one-to-one setting rather than the 15 minutes allocated for podium presentations. They are an excellent way to reach large audiences, receive useful feedback, and discuss your research.
- Posters should not exceed 4 feet in height and 8 feet in width.
- Posters will be on display in the hotel during the first two days of the conference.
- All necessary boarding materials will be provided.
Student Paper and Poster Award Information:
Student Prizes:
Normally, CAPA awards two prizes for the top podium and poster presentations by students. Each is worth $300. The Oschinsky-McKern Award is normally presented for the top podium presentation and the Davidson Black Award is normally awarded for the top poster. It is up to the judges’ discretion to decide whether one or both prizes are awarded to podium or poster papers.
Eligibility for the Student Prize:
To be eligible for consideration for a student prize (1) the podium paper/poster must be single-authored, prepared and presented by a student member of CAPA in good standing, and (2) the text or PowerPoint file AS IT IS TO BE PRESENTED AT THE MEETINGS must be submitted to the conference coordinator by October 15th (capa@mcmaster.ca). This motion was approved at the annual CAPA business meeting held in Winnipeg in 2005.
Student paper guidelines:
For guidelines on how to prepare a student presentation, see http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~chan/capa/publications/paper_guide.html
Previous student prize winners:
http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~chan/capa/news_events/student_prize.html
Support for student travel:
All student presenters are eligible to request from the Secretary/Treasurer, subsequent to the acceptance of their abstract, a $50 reimbursement to help cover the cost of their travel expenses. Send requests to:
Dr. Ian Colquhoun
CAPA/ACAP Secretary/Treasurer
Department of Anthropology
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
N6A 5C2
email: colquhou@uwo.ca