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You can confirm the AAR's hours of operation under "Office Hours" on the Contact Us page.

No, you do not have to be a member to submit a proposal through OP3. If your proposal is accepted onto the program, then you will need to become an AAR member and be registered for the Annual Meeting before June 30 to remain on the program.

First you will need to log in with your email address and password. Most users will need to create an account, as this is a new feature of our website. After logging in, you will see the Main Menu. There are two links on the page to either propose a paper or propose a session. The Main Menu will show you how many proposals you have created.

Papers:

• Individual paper proposals are for people who want to present a paper.

Sessions:

• A papers session is a fully developed session made up of 3-5 paper presentations on the same theme.
• A panel session is a proposal for an entire session devoted to a single topic which several people will discus

A wild card session is a fully developed session on a topic that is not covered by one of the AAR program units. The session can be in either a papers session format (individual paper presentations) or panel session format (panelists who discuss a central topic). The proposed session should be 90 minutes in length.

Proposals should consist of a short description of the topic, names (and presentations if a papers session), abstract, room, and AV needs. Proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by the Program Committee. If a proposal is deemed appropriate for an existing program unit, it will be forwarded to that program unit for review.

Most of the program units use an anonymous review process to review and consider proposals. During this process, the unit reviewers cannot see the contact information of the person with the proposal; all they can see is the title, proposal, and abstract. If you enter any information in these fields, such as your name, or footnotes referring to your own work, this negates the anonymous review and may lead a program unit to not consider your proposal.

A description is an explication in 7500 characters or less (including spaces) of what you plan to present at the Annual Meeting. It is what the program unit’s chairs and steering committee members will read to evaluate whether they wish to include you in the unit’s sessions. It will not be seen beyond the program unit’s review board.

An abstract is a short paragraph of 1,200 characters or less (including spaces) summarizing your proposal’s topic. If your proposal is accepted, it will be published in the online program book. The abstract is voluntary and is not required. If you do not wish to submit an abstract simply enter “no abstract” into the Abstract field.

If you have already submitted one proposal and want to create a new one, you simply need to return to the Main Menu and press the link for Propose a Paper or Porpose a Ssession. If you have entered two proposals, this link will not appear and you cannot submit another proposal. If you have already started a proposal and want to use it, you need to return to the Main Menu and select the correct proposal and work on it again.

Yes. All proposals are editable until midnight EST on March 1.

Yes, you can delete any proposal until midnight EST on March 1.

You can print your proposal at any time by clicking on the Save and Review button. You can then print your full description and abstract

All abstracts are voluntary and will be published in the online Program Book. Most paper sessions only include the individual participant’s abstracts. However, you can use the abstract to describe the entire theme and focus of the session if you wish. Please remember to not enter any names or other identifying information in the abstract as it will interfere with the anonymous review process.

Yes, a presider is required for all paper and panel sessions. A person cannot act in two roles during a single session, so the presider cannot also be listed as a paper presenter or panelist.

No, a respondent is not required, though it is strongly suggested that you include one.

There is no limit attached to how many presenters can be in one session. However, most paper sessions generally have 3-4 paper presenters. The general rule of thumb is that in a 2.5 hour session time, people will take 15-20 minutes to present their work followed by 10 minutes for questions. This limits the amount of material that can be covered at one time.

There is not limit to how many panelists can be in a session. Most panel sessions have 3-5 panelists. Remember that you should have enough voices to make a conversation, but still have few enough for all voices to be heard.

The proposal should include your argument for why the program unit needs to accept the topic proposed. A strong enough argument for the topic should not require the list of panelist names. Program units often employ an anonymous review process and do not want to see the names of the panelists.

You will add the panelist’s names by clicking on the "View/Add Participants to This Proposal" button. The names will be revealed to the program units after the proposal has been accepted. The program units reserve the right to accept or decline suggested panelists.

If you are submitting a proposal for a co-authored paper, please list the name and institution of the co-author in the Comments field of the proposal. If the proposal is accepted by the unit, the information will be forwarded to the AAR Executive Office for inclusion in the Program Book.