Format
All of our Conference sessions will be held in-person at York University (Keele Campus) McLaughlin College-MC and Curtis Lecture Halls-CLH.
Hybrid : Both in-person and remote presentations and audience attendance. Remote presenters and audience members will be able to participate virtually through the Congress virtual platform.
Hybrid Panels, Plenary, and Meetings
In-person : Presentations and audience attendance will be in-person. It may be possible for our members to present remotely but they will not be able to see the other presentations (given in-person or remotely) and audience questions will need to be communicated to the remote presenter by the session chair.
In-person Panels, Plenary, and Meetings
General
- Sessions may be organized independently or by members of a research cluster
- Sessions may be held in English and/or French
- Ideally, sessions should include presenters from different institutions and/or organizations
- A session organizer not presenting in a session may act as chair or discussant (although he or she should not assume both roles)
- Papers must be presented in the order listed in the program (Regular sessions)
- Audience participation should take place at the end of the session
- Sessions will be scheduled in the following time-slots (Eastern Time); 8:30am, 10:30am, 1:30pm, and 3:30pm
- Research Cluster meetings will be scheduled over the lunch break and at 5:30pm
Session Formats
Keynote Lectures – 60 minutes
- Typically 1 speaker and 1 moderator
- In-person presentation with possible inclusion of virtual component
- At least 15 minutes should be reserved for discussion and attendee questions
Regular sessions – 90 minutes
- Between 3 and 5 paper presentations can be accommodated
- A discussant may only be included in session with 3 or 4 presentations
- Maximum 15 minutes allotted per presentation
- In-person presentations with possible inclusion of some virtual presentations
- At least 15 minutes should be reserved for discussion and attendee questions
Panel Sessions – 90 minutes
- May include up to 5 panelists and a moderator
- In-person panel discussion with possible inclusion of virtual component
- At least 15 minutes should be reserved for discussion and attendee questions
Workshop Sessions
- May include facilitators and participants
- In-person only
- Pre-registration through the Canadian Sociological Association is possible
- Contact the Congress planning committee to discuss specifics
Interdisciplinary Sessions
The Canadian Sociological Association welcomes session collaboration with other associations, research groups, or organizations participating in Congress. There are three categories of interdisciplinary sessions each with particular administrative considerations; cross-listed, joint, and co-sponsored.