Symposium/Workshop Proposal Process
Symposia/workshops (hereinafter referred to collectively as symposia) are important components of the Annual Meeting. These components provide useful information to the membership of AES and contribute to a compelling and interesting experience. To provide a clear process, the following set of guidelines has been developed.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Please use the application format found on pages 2 and 3 for submitting a symposium funding request. Applications must contain all requested information and must be submitted to the Chair of the AES Grant Committee no later than 5pm on February 16th of the year prior to the annual AES meeting the proposed symposium is to be held (i.e., symposia proposals for the 2011 meeting in Minneapolis are due 16 February 2010). Organizer(s) of proposed symposia must be AES Member(s) in Good Standing at the time of proposal submission and during the subsequent year. This means that AES membership dues must be paid by January 1st.RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZERS
- Work with the participants to obtain titles and abstracts. Abstracts MUST be submitted to the ASIH meeting by the Annual Meeting abstract deadline using announced ASIH abstract submission procedures.
- Develop and submit schedule for symposium to the AES Local Chair for that years’ annual meeting by 1 March (year of the meeting). This includes the order, length (15 or 30 minutes), and scheduled times for all talks. Symposium Organizers must provide the names of the moderators for the symposium at the same time.