SESSION FORMATS

Full paper sessions: 90 minute sessions for presentation and discussion of original research papers (typically 3 per session). Full paper submissions will be grouped by the organisers into themed sessions in accordance with the conference tracks. Authors are required to submit a draft of their full paper in advance of the conference.

Short paper sessions: 60 minute sessions for 3 to 5 shorter talks (typically 5-10 minutes), which can introduce new research ideas, data and analytical insights, and early stage work to provide a basis for collective discussion. Like the full paper sessions, short paper submissions will be grouped by the organisers into themed sessions in accordance with the conference tracks. Submission of full papers is not required for short paper sessions.

Dialogue sessions: 60 or 90 minute sessions, which aim to stimulate discussion and interaction around a particular thematic focus. These sessions are proposed by an external session organizer and chair with pre-agreed speakers. The session organizer should propose the precise format of the session (e.g. a panel, sequence of speakers, debate, workshop). Submission of full papers is not required for dialogue sessions.

Special sessions: 90 minute sessions for presentation of full research papers under a pre-ordained topic. The format is similar to a full paper session, but a special session is proposed by an external session organizer with pre-agreed speakers. We suggest three or four pre-agreed speakers, but this can be flexible according to the convener. Like in a full paper session, authors are required to submit full research papers in advance of the conference.