Annual Meeting Program Policies for the 2013 Annual Meeting
Single Submission Policy
As noted above, members whose papers had been part of a submission for an at-large or committee panel reviewed by the Program Committee in April may, if the panel is not accepted, submit an individual abstract for review by the Committee in June. However, in accordance with the single-appearance policy above, members may submit only one abstract for consideration at any one Program Committee meeting. For example, members may not submit an abstract to both an organizer-refereed panel and an affiliated group panel in February 2012 if both sessions will be reviewed by the Program Committee at its April 14 meeting.
Single Appearance Policy
The Program Committee seeks to encourage wide participation among APA members at the Annual Meeting. The Committee therefore reminds all participants of its long-standing policy of limiting members to one appearance on the Annual Meeting Program. An appearance includes participation as a presenter or respondent in a panel, seminar or workshop, an affiliated group session, an organizer-refereed panel, a session sponsored by an APA committee, or a regular APA paper session. Panel organizers should ensure that participants in their proposed sessions are not appearing elsewhere at the Annual Meeting. The only exception to this policy is that individuals who are members of both the AIA and the APA may appear in both a Joint Session and an APA program unit. Serving as either the presider of an annual meeting panel or the leader of a roundtable discussion group is not treated as an appearance on the APA program.
Annual Meeting Registration
All participants in sessions on the program, including nonmembers who have received a waiver of the membership requirement, must register for the Annual Meeting and pay the applicable fee. Registration will be available via the APA website in early fall.
Last updated February 14, 2012.
