English Australia Conference 2015 Presentation Submission Guidelines
INVITATION TO CONTRIBUTE
English Australia invites you to make a contribution to the conference, and thus to the professional development of
others working in ELICOS in teaching and learning, policy and management, marketing and staff and student support
services, by presenting a session at the English Australia Conference.
We are particularly interested in presentations and workshops that address the following topics:
 Looking ahead to our future-proactive planning
 Change
 Challenge
 Opportunity
We will select submitted proposals that will complement sessions we are targeting, to form a balanced program that
we hope will excite and interest all those working in ELICOS.
All presenters (except for poster presenters) are eligible for a speaker registration discount.
PRESENTATION TYPES
TALK: Share research, innovation or good practice with delegates in a ‘lecture’ style of presentation, then answer
audience questions. (40 mins including questions)
WORKSHOP: Lead a workshop where participants actively develop their skills and knowledge, leading to new insightsand new connections. (40 mins, 85 mins including questions)
PANEL: Convene a panel where three or four delegates with knowledge and expertise in a particular area explore an
aspect of current relevance to ELICOS, then open it to the audience. (40 mins, 85 mins including questions)
SWAPSHOP: Facilitate an interactive session where delegates share their news and views or tips and tricks on a
particular topic or aspect of ELICOS management, teaching, learning, marketing or supporting. Get others together
who share your challenge or passion! (40 mins, 85 mins including questions)
POSTER: Display the main points of good practice, innovation or the ideas behind/outcomes of a research project at
your college. Prepare a poster (portrait shape - 1m high x 80cm wide) using visual media. The posters will be displayed
in the Exhibition area during morning tea on Thursday and Friday where you can discuss the content with interested
delegates.
For more information, read our information sheet: Presenting a conference poster
*Poster presentations must be relevant to the selected stream and are not for advertisement of products and/or services.
Please note that poster presenters will not be eligible for the speaker registration discount.
CONFERENCE STREAMS
The Program Committee will be looking for presentations that address the conference theme for one of the following
streams:
 Teaching and learning
 Management
 Marketing
 Student and staff support
 Information*
*Please note presentations in this stream are an opportunity for industry partners to share insights and information
with delegates and attract an additional fee (see Sponsorship & Exhibition).
PROPOSAL SELECTION CRITERIA
Want to make sure your proposal is accepted? The Program Committee will be looking for submissions that:
 are relevant to the theme of the conference;
 are relevant to current issues/challenges affecting ELICOS;
 have fresh/new content, or a fresh look at a perennial topic;
 are underpinned by sound pedagogical/methodological principles (as appropriate); and
 are relevant to an audience of those working in ELICOS.
The Program Committee is particularly interested in sessions with a clear take-home benefit for delegates that can be
shared in staffrooms and offices on return to their college. To read the English Australia information sheet Tips for
writing a conference proposal, click here.
PROPOSAL CONTENT GUIDELINES
The Program Committee will consider all proposals carefully. To help them decide if yours should be included in the
program, please do the following:
 The submitting presenter must ensure that all presenters have read and approved the title, summary,
presenter names and ‘affiliations’.
 The presentation title must be no more than 12 words in length
 The summary/abstract must be no more than 250 words in length
 Submitters are asked to include a biography (for each presenter) with a maximum of 80 words per
presenter.
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE
 Proposal presenters will be notified of acceptance or otherwise via email in early July 2015.
 The decision of acceptance of proposals is at the discretion of the conference Program Committee.
ENGLISH AUSTRALIA AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO PROFESSIONAL CLASSROOM PRACTICE
If you are employed at a college registered on CRICOS in Australia to deliver ELICOS and
your proposal for a Talk is accepted for the ‘Teaching and learning’ program stream you
will be able to nominate for the English Australia Award for Contribution to
Professional Practice, sponsored by Pearson. If you would like more information about
this award click here.
REGISTRATION
Presenters are required to register for the conference by 15 July 2015. Speakers whose proposals are accepted for a
talk/paper, workshop, panel and/or swapshop will be able to register for a discounted fee of $650. Specific
registration information will be sent to presenters. If you don’t register by the due date your presentation may be
withdrawn from the program.
PUBLICATION OF PRESENTATIONS
PDFs of all presentations will be published on the English Australia Conference website immediately after the
conference. If you do not wish for your presentation to be published please notify the conference managers in writing:
[email protected]
IMPORTANT DATES
8 June 2015
Proposal submission closes
Early July 2015
Presenters notified
15 July 2015
Deadline for presenter registration
Click here
to submit a
proposal!