CSA Guide for Chairs, Moderators and Session Organizers
Chairs
- Applicable to Regular and Roundtable sessions only
- If not the session organizer, the chair should review the presentations and author information in advance of the Conference
- The chair should ensure that the discussant (if applicable) has been able to review all presentations and will limit comments to a total of 10 – 15 minutes within the session
- The chair opens the session, introduces each presenter, and moderates audience participation
- Audience participation should take place at the end of the session
- The chair must ensure that equal time is allotted to presenters
- 10-15 minutes per presentation depending on the number of presentations in the session and length of the session
- As a Canadian Sociological Association Conference participant, the chair must comply with the association membership requirement and congress delegate policies
Moderators
- Applicable to panel and keynote lecture sessions
- Panel moderators have the responsibilities of a chair in terms of introductions and time keeping as well as maintaining order in the discussion between panelists and the audience
- Lead the panel discussion and pose questions to the panelists
- As a Canadian Sociological Association Conference participant, the moderator must comply with the association membership requirement and congress delegate policies
Discussant
- The discussant must communicate with the session organizer or chair to obtain copies of the presentations in advance of the Conference
- The total time allotted to the discussant is limited to 10-15 minutes
- As a Canadian Sociological Association Conference participant, the discussant must comply with the association membership requirement and congress delegate policies