The 47th Annual Conference of the CSA will be held from Tuesday May 29 through to Saturday, June 2, 2012. This event will be held as part of the Canadian Federation of Humanities and Social Sciences Congress, this year taking place at Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario. 

Abstract submissions are now being accepted for over 100 sessions through our online submissions system.

Presentation Guidelines

• Abstracts must be submitted online by January 30, 2012

• Paper abstracts should be between 100 and 200 words

• The general CSA policy allows up to two presentations of papers and up to three presentations including panels and plenary (participation as session chair or discussant does not count in these limits)

• Presenters will communicate directly with Session Organizers regarding the submission of full papers or presentations

• The CSA Office must be notified immediately if there are changes to any presentation title or abstract, or if a presenter is unable to attend Congress

• CSA Conference Membership and Congress registration policies apply

• Refer to the CSA website for information on Membership policies and Conference timelines

Session Guidelines

• Presentation time for each paper and for the discussant is limited to 20 minutes for a three paper session and 15 minutes for a four paper session

• Papers are to be presented in the order listed on the program

• A session organizer may present a paper in a session that he or she has organized but cannot also act as discussant or chair of the same session

• The Session Chair is expected to monitor the session