Organizing a conference
a PORT for Modern Languages tutorial
1 Introduction
1.5 Call for papers
Researchers regularly receive – directly or indirectly – 'calls for papers' , which means that yours will have to be catchy, neat and informative if you want to attract their interest.
It should indicate in the clearest way:
- aim of the conference
- format of the conference (symposium, workshop, round-table, etc.)
- issues to be covered
- date and venue
- length of papers
- deadline for provisional titles and abstracts (as well as a word limit)
- address for submission
- fees (if any)
- scholarships (if any)
As to its dissemination, it should be sent to
- academic departments and centres dealing with the subject of your conference
- specialized mailing lists and newsgroups