Information for authors
The printed programme will include the long panel abstract and short paper abstracts. You may continue to update your paper title and abstracts directly online through the login environment, 'Cocoa'; these edits his will not be reflected in the printed programme, but will be indicated on the door of each room and of course on the website.
- remember the short abstract is <300 characters and the long abstract <250 words; titles should avoid excessive capitalisation
- ensure that you have indicated any special audio-visual requirements
(all rooms will be equipped with a computer and data projector - so you only need to specify further equipment)
- ensure that you have registered and paid
SIEF does not require prior circulation of full papers; however it maybe the case that some convenors will request it for their panel. If this is the case, you can upload a PDF of your paper alongside your abstract in Cocoa. The file must be less than 1 megabyte. As this PDF will be publicly available for download from the panel page, you should top your paper with a disclaimer, stating 'Work in progress, no citation, etc'.
You may be interested to work out when within a multi-session panel you are presenting. First count your position in the public panel page - which reflects the order of presentations; then work on the basis of 3 or 4 papers per session. Obviously this is approximate; however the convenors may have appended a specific indication to the panel abstract, such as: (Papers: 3/4/4), or (Papers: 3/3/2).
In Panels, each presenter will be given up to 30 minutes, with a maximum of 20 minutes presenting and 10 minutes for questions/discussion. The format of workshops may be different. If you have not already made contact with your panel convenors, it might be wise to do so. Each panel/workshop page shows convenor names, but not convenor email addresses, for anti-spam reasons. If you wish to contact the convenors directly, click on the email links to use an in-built email messaging system. If you cannot work that, please email congress(at)siefhome.org to obtain relevant email addresses.
Languages: SIEF is officially trilingual, allowing presentations in English, French and German. However it is up to the decision of the panel convenors as to which languages they will accept in their panel/workshop. Certainly not all delegates will understand French or German, so those presenting in other languages should have a summary in English and possibly a print-out of the paper (in this language) for those who struggle with the oral presentation, to follow. In the first instance please contact the convenors of the relevant panel and ask them if they are happy to accept a paper in a language besides English
Any queries with the above, or problems with the online messaging or Cocoa, please email congress(at)siefhome.org.
Registration
Paper presenters (authors) are requested to register and pay for the congress. If your paper is co-authored and your co-author is not going to attend the congress, please email congress(at)siefhome.org to let us know. If your paper is single-authored, you are expected to register and attend. In exceptional circumstances, if panel convenors wish it, papers may be presented in absentia; however you will need to inform the conference administration and pay the non-attending registration fee of €25. If your paper is co-authored but the co-author is not showing on the panel page, please email congress(at)siefhome.org as soon as possible.
Please recall that you may only make one presentation, although you may also convene one panel/workshop and/or act as discussant for one panel/workshop.
Workshops
Workshops are conceptualised as practical events, guided discussions and free-format exchanges leading to specific public outputs. They may include elements of performance, exhibition materials, or interactive media displays.