11th State Conference of the Queensland Association for Gifted and Talented Children inc.

22-24th March, 2002

Presenter's Guidelines for Submission of Papers

These guidelines should be followed in submitting your proposal for a paper, discussion group, or interactive workshop at the conference.

Abstracts will be selected according to standards of academic merit, relevance to gifted education or development of gifted children, and on their usefulness to practitioners, researchers and parents of gifted children.

Submission Guidelines

Presentations may be 35 minute papers or discussion groups, or 80 minute interactive workshops.

Abstracts should contain sufficient information to guide participants in matching their interests and selecting their programme.

The following information should be included:

  1. Title,
  2. Short title for timetable,
  3. Authors' full names with the presenting author noted,
  4. Affiliation,
  5. Your contact details
    • mailing address
    • telephone and
    • e-mail
  6. The Abstract
    • about 200 words
    • no extensive bulletted lists
    • 12 point Times Roman font
    • MS-Word document or RTF by email or on diskette
  7. A brief biographical note (50-100 words).
  8. Please indicate any special needs. All rooms have a white board or chalk board, and Overhead Projector. Slide projectors, data projectors and Video players are available in some rooms, but computers are not supplied. Indicate if you require a flat floor (movable tables and chairs). For detailed descriptions of rooms, including photos, see the venue.
  9. Completed Registration Form.
All abstracts and biographical data will be edited to a common style for the Conference Program and will be published in the program and on the conference web site. Please note that when registering, conference speakers are granted the QAGTC member's discounted fee.

Due Date: 30th November 2001.

Send your abstract to QAGTC Conference Committee, 282 Stafford Rd, Stafford, Q 4053
Email: office@qagtc.org.au

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