PROPOSALS Instruction for Submissions Failure to provide adequate information could lead to rejection of your proposal ATTENTION: You

do not need to style your references according to the latest edition of the American Psychological Association in your proposals. Scientific research and review papers or posters Scientific Research Papers (Combined, your proposal must not exceed 300-800 words). Summaries of research papers should contain the following, as appropriate:

Introduction: General statement to orient the reader to the specific problem, research strategy, and relevant literature. Method: How the study was conducted, including participants, apparatus, and procedure. State exactly what independent and dependent variables are included in your research. Results: Summarize the data collected and the statistical treatments and effects. Discussion: Describe your inferences from the results and their implications. References, tables, figures: Provide full references for all citations used in this proposal.

Review and Technical Papers (Combined, your proposal must not exceed 300-800 words). Review and Technical papers should contain the following, as appropriate: Abstract: Address all the important points succinctly in about 150 words. Summary: The summary is the key item that reviewers use in their evaluations. It must include sufficient detail about the work to permit a meaningful review. In the summary, clearly indicate (a) the purpose of your work or proposal, (b) what you did (experiment, literature analysis, or information synthesis), and (c) results or key findings from your work. References: Add key references and citations where necessary. The omission of references may cause your submission to be rejected. Tables and figures: You may submit tables, illustrations, and/or figures if they substantially clarify the method or results. Please, send figures in jpeg or tiff formats, number them as Fig. 1, Fig. 2, etc and refer to all of them in the text using the term. E.g.: ------------------------- INSERT FIGURE 1 HERE -------------------------

Application papers (or posters) Application papers should emphasize information that could be used readily by practitioners (e.g., new approaches, methods, strategies, or techniques). Application papers should contain the following, as appropriate:

Introduction: General statement to orient the reader to the area of your study. Practice innovation: Exactly what your paper will demonstrate or explain. Sources of information: How and where you have gathered relevant information, or a detailed description of your idea, product, system, or concept. Findings: A summary of the information you have gathered. Discussion: Practical applications and implications drawn from the findings. References, tables, figures: Provide full references for all citations used in this proposal.

Company Case Study Report Company Case Study Report proposals should contain the following, as appropriate: Name of company laboratory or research group Description of case study (300-800 words maximum).

Call for Proposal of Symposia Symposia will follow an alternative procedure for submission. All proposals must be sent directly to Karen Jacobs at scientific@iea.2021.org Please include in the subject heading the following: Symposia Submission Symposia proposals should contain the following: Theme Objectives Name of moderator (including credentials and job title) Moderator(s) contact information Expected number of papers or the length of the program Titles of papers and authors of individual presentations

Please limit your proposal to no more than 2 pages. Note: For all proposals, failure to provide adequate information could lead to rejection of your proposal