College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Call for Abstracts Submissions

While we seek presentations that specifically speak to this year’s theme, any submission across the broader study of food, agriculture, culture, nutrition, society, and sustainability will be considered, including proposals from and with scholars, practitioners, community partners, activists, policymakers, etc.

Formats

Lightning Talks

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Five-minute presentations on preliminary results, works in progress or part of a larger project.

15-minute Paper Presentation

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Papers will be organized into themed sessions with 4-5 papers.

90-minute Paper Panel

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Organize a group of papers into a 90-minute panel in a format of 
your choosing:

  • e.g. four 15-minute papers with 30 minutes of audience discussion
  • four 15-minute papers followed by a discussant and audience discussion
  • an organizer introduction
  • three 20-minute papers
  • audience discussion, etc. 

Please organize the panel (including title) with your co-presenters in advance, and then be prepared to enter the title for this panel when you submit the abstract.

90-minute Roundtable

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Host a conversation on a topic with a group of stakeholders and/or experts as panelists.

Linked Sessions

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Organize a series of sessions around a common topic. 

  • This option would create a set of (likely 2 to 4) consecutive sessions, each consisting of a combination of paper panels, roundtables, and/or creative sessions.
  • Please organize the sessions (including title of linked sessions) with your co-presenters in advance, and then be prepared to enter the title when you submit the abstract.

Poster

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Share a poster that describes a research project or program. There will be an opportunity to share more with attendees in person during a dedicated poster session time.

Creative Sessions

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In addition to papers, panels, posters, and roundtables, we welcome films, kitchen demonstrations or hands-on workshops, and other creative sessions (e.g., story-sharing, tasting).