QI2010 Panel/ Paper/ Poster Submission       Información básica QI2010 ADISP

NOTE: The submission has been extended to January 15, 2010

NOTE: The huge success of the Congress requires that we implement a new submission and registration system this year. Please be patient as we work out the bugs in the new system.

Prepare your abstract submission using the following guidelines. The more closely you follow these guidelines, the more likely your abstract will be published error-free. Click on the links for Panel or Paper/Poster Submission to submit your abstract.

If you do not receive an e-mail confirmation of your submission within 24 hours, please call Conferences & Institutes at 877-455-2687 OR e-mail QI2010@ad.uiuc.edu

For all technical problems and confirmation emails please call Conferences & Institutes at 877-455-2687 OR e-mail QI2010@ad.uiuc.edu AND for all other questions on the 6th International Congress please contact us at info@icqi.org

ADISP delegates contact: curbelo2@gmail.com with problems.

NOTE: There might be a slightly delay in responding to all emails to info@icqi.org. We will be back in January.

Submission and participation guidelines

 * The official language of the Congress and Congress program is English but papers and sessions in other languages, including Spanish, Portugese, and Turkish are considered and encouraged.

* Panel submissions are comprised of at least four but no more than five papers, each with full abstracts and author information. Proposals with incomplete abstract/author information will not be considered. Panels are guaranteed an 80-minute slot with individual presentations expected to run 12-15 minutes.

* Abstracts for panel or individual papers are limited to 150 words and can be submitted by following the links provided above..

* Each panel requires a chair, which will be self-nominated (during the submission process) or assigned by Congress organizers.

* We welcome proposals that broadly cover both traditional and experimental approaches to and practices of qualitative research. Our congress is committed to helping qualitative researchers from all disciplines and all parts of the world participate in an all-inclusive dialogue about the state of the art in qualitative research.

* All congress sessions take place at venues on the University of Illinois campus.

* Please follow for A Guide to Disability Resources and Services offered at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.Learn more...

      Instructions for Formatting Your Abstract Titles, the Abstract, and How to Submit

* Prepare your abstract submission using the following guidelines. The more closely you follow these guidelines, the more likely your abstract will be published error-free. Click on the links for Panel or Paper/Poster Submission to submit your abstract.

* Text
• Plain text.
• Do ***not*** cut and paste text from an e-mail into the text-block field (not following this requirement will mean data corruption).
• 100 words only—this is an absolute limit. The text box space is finite.
• No soft or hard returns.
• No bullets, hyphens, or other non-text characters.
• No footnotes; no bibliography.

* Abstract Titles
Abstract titles should follow the formatting rules found in The Chicago Manual of Style. Here are some general guidelines.
• Capitalize the first, last, and all major words in between (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and some conjunctions)
• Lowercase prepositions, regardless of length (in, over, between, on, above, through)
• Lowercase the definite and indefinite articles (a, an, the)
• Lowercase conjunctions (and, or, but, for, nor)
• Hyphenated words—always capitalize the first and second word (Part-Time)

* Examples
• Faculty Learning Community: Experiences with Qualitative Data Analysis Software Melissa Freeman, University of Georgia
• In Search of Mother: Defining a Mother-Centered Theory for Understanding the Mothering Practices of Poor and Working Class Black Women Amira Millicent Davis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

* Authors/Contributors
• List authors/contributors with first name, middle initial (followed by a period; optional), and last name (Norman K. Denzin, Jonathan Wyatt, James Salvo)
• Include affiliation for each author—department, university (Norman K. Denzin, Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

* Submission
Your online submission will be used as the text for the final program and abstract book.