Call for Posters North Central Region of the American Association for Agricultural Education Conference September 29 – October 1, 2011; University Park, Pennsylvania

Poster abstracts which report a completed idea, research, concept, or innovation that have not been previously presented at a National or Regional AAAE Research Conference will be considered for acceptance. Poster abstracts must be authored or co-authored by AAAE members. All abstract submissions will be peer reviewed.

Two poster session categories will be accepted -- Innovative Idea (teaching, process and products) and Research. Innovative Idea posters must be a new idea or the creative modification of an existing idea. Research posters must be related to a problem, demonstrate a need for research, and address the national agricultural education research agenda. The innovative idea must have been implemented or the research completed prior to submission.

Poster narratives in each category must be of potential regional or national significance focusing in the areas of teaching, communications, extension and/or leadership. A peer review evaluation process will be used based on the established evaluation forms (http://www.aaaeonline.org/posters).

Once accepted, authors will be notified of the acceptance of the posters. Posters will be presented at the North Central AAAE Conference. Evaluation of both poster types – innovative and research - will be completed using a “People’s Choice” format.

Format

The poster abstract should have these heading/sections when appropriate:   INNOVATIVE IDEA 1. Introduction/need for innovation or idea 2. How it works/methodology/program phases/steps 3. Results to date/implications 4. Future plans/advice to others 5. Costs/resources needed 6. References

RESEARCH 1. Introduction/need for research 2. Conceptual or theoretical framework 3. Methodology 4. Results/findings 5. Conclusions 6. Implications/recommendations/ impact on profession 7. References

Proposal format:

Include a cover page. The cover page should contain poster abstract title, author name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address of the authors. All information on the cover page should be centered, except the type of poster should be printed in the upper right hand corner.

Abstract must be a maximum of two pages long plus up to one additional page of references. The abstract must include the title of the poster in the abstract (first line of the proposal second page).

The maximum submission length is 4 pages (1 cover page, 2 page abstract, 1 page references).

Document must be formatted in 12 point, Times New Roman font, single spaced, with 1" margins. An abstract template is available at http://www.aaaeonline.org/posters

Deadline

Poster narrative proposals are due July 8, 2011.

Publication

If the poster is accepted, the poster abstract will be published in the conference proceedings.

Submission

Submissions are completely online. Proposals must be submitted using the online form found at http://www.aaaeonline.org/posters. The submitting author must be a member of AAAE (use aaae login).

Questions regarding submission can be addressed to: John Ewing (jce122@psu.edu) or 814-863-7463.

Additional Information

Poster presentation tips and evaluation forms can be found at http://www.aaaeonline.org/posters

Anticipated Timeline   Second Call	June 22,2011
Submission Deadline	July 8, 2011
Review Deadline	August 5, 2011
Author Notification	August 15, 2011
Conference	September 29 – October 1, 2011

Anticipated Timeline