FINAL PAPERS, PRESENTATION GUIDELINES, NO-SHOW POLICY

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Final Papers: In order to facilitate high quality panels, all presenters must send a copy of their working paper to their chair, discussant, and the Secretariat by October 15. Papers do not need to be complete with footnotes and bibliography; only a working paper is required. Chairs and discussants cannot do their job adequately if they hear the paper for the first time during the actual presentation; it is vital to the integrity of the panel that the paper be distributed on time. Roundtable and thematic conversation participants do not prepare papers and therefore are not subject to this requirement.

Paper Presentation: Participants should not read their papers, but rather should present them in summary only. Generally, 15 minutes will be allowed for each presentation. The chair is responsible for strict adherence to this rule. The remainder of the time should be devoted to discussion among the panelists and audience.

No-Shows: No-shows are conspicuous in their absence. They inconvenience the chair, discussant and fellow panelists as well as those attending the panel. A no-show has been defined as someone who: 1) is not physically present at his/her panel at the conference, 2) has not notified MESA in advance of an inability to be at the conference, and 3) has not submitted a paper to be read by the panel chair or another person at the conference. No-shows will not be considered for the following year’s program. A person who accomplishes at least one of the above (attends his/her panel, notifies MESA in advance, or submits a paper to be read at his/her panel) will not be penalized.