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ICPS 2023 Symposium Rules and Guidelines

Overview of Symposia at ICPS 2023

A symposium is a focused session in which individual speakers present their research on a common issue. Symposia should have the dual goals of providing diversity of perspective and integrating those perspectives into a meaningful whole. Although the goal of ICPS is to highlight and support integrative science, it is not a requirement that all research submissions be integrative in nature.

A symposium includes a chair, three to four presenters, and a discussant (optional). One of the speakers in the symposium may act as the chair. Symposia are scheduled in 80-minute time slots and should allow for discussion among presenters and the audience. An LCD projector, screen, microphone and speakers will be available in each presentation room for symposia. Presenters must supply their own laptop computer, as well as all other equipment for their presentation.

Deadlines for Submission

All symposium submissions must be finalized by the extended deadline of Monday, 31 October 2022 at 5:00 PM ET (9:00 PM UTC). Notifications of acceptance or rejection will be sent in December 2022, after the Program Committee has reviewed all symposium submissions.

Review, Selection, and Notifications

Submissions will be reviewed by members of the Program Committee. Only a limited number of symposia can be accepted for presentation at ICPS 2023, so please include as many relevant details as possible in your submission in order for the Program Committee to effectively evaluate your submission.

With all submissions the Program Committee retains the right to request additional information, ask that changes be made to improve a presentation, or decline a presentation the Committee does not find relevant to the meeting or that does not follow the guidelines for submission. No changes can be made after proposals have been submitted unless the Committee has specifically requested that change. The deadline to request any edits to a submission is 31 January 2023.

Occasionally, the Program Committee recommends that a symposium submission be considered for individual poster presentations rather than a symposium. When this happens, the presenters will be notified of this recommendation, and each author will be offered the opportunity to submit individual presentations as posters.

Speaker and Submitter Responsibilities

The Chair of a submission must be an APS Member at the time of the presentation. Submitters do not need to be members to submit proposals or to have proposals reviewed. Please note that you must log in to your APS Member Profile or create a free APS account in order to begin a submission.

The Chair must accept the speaker agreement on behalf of the presenters if their submission is accepted for presentation. Information on how to do so will be included in the emailed acceptance notification.

All presenters must register for the Convention. An Early-Bird rate is available until 5:00 PM ET (9:00 PM UTC) on 31 January 2023.

The name of the proposal submitter will not appear in any program unless the submitter elects to be listed as an author. Submitter information is only used while submitting. After a submission has been finalized, all submission communication will be sent to the Chair of the symposium.

The commitment of all participants must be secured in advance of proposal submission.

The Chair is responsible for sharing submission notifications and information with presenters and co-authors.

Program Participant Registration Policy

All program participants must register and pay the appropriate registration fee. Early registrants receive a discounted rate before the Early-Bird deadline at 5:00 PM ET (9:00 PM UTC) on 31 January 2023. Reminder: All symposium presenters must present on-site at ICPS in Brussels, Belgium. No virtual or remote presentations can be facilitated.

Submission Guidelines

APS seeks presentations showcasing the latest findings in psychological science. Below are some guidelines that can assist in the preparation of your symposium submission.

To submit a symposium, you’ll need to enter the following information:

  • Submitter information: When you begin your symposium submission, you’ll be prompted to log in to your APS Member Profile or create an account. Although membership is not required to submit your research, you must create an APS Profile. Once you log in or create your account, you’ll be automatically redirected to complete your submission.
    • Symposium title: The title should be succinct and descriptive because it will be listed without the abstract in Convention materials. Please use Title Case – e.g., Meaning in Time: We Consider Our Lives Insignificant When Viewed from the Future.
    • Abstract: A brief, high-level overview of the symposium. (50-word maximum).
    • Subject area: Related area of research; used to match the proposal with the best-suited reviewer. Secondary subject area may also be selected.
      • Subject areas: Behavioral Economics, Behavioral Genetics, Biological Psychology, Clinical Science, Cognitive Science, Consumer Behavior, Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Psychology, Epigenetics, Experimental Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Lifespan Development, Linguistics, Methodology, Microbiome, Neuroscience, Perception, Personality/Emotion, Political Psychology, Social Psychology, Teaching of Psychological Science, Other
    • Supporting summary: The supporting summary should describe the overall symposium in detail. In this section, you are encouraged to include information about how the symposium meets the dual goals of providing diversity of perspective and integrating those perspectives into a meaningful whole. (500-word maximum, plain-text format).
      • References are optional (words will count towards the 500-word maximum).
    • Presenter Information: University or business affiliation, individual e-mail address, and highest degree earned must be included for all chairs, presenters/co-authors, and optional discussant. Three to four presenters must be included, in addition to the chair and optional discussant. One of the presenters may act as the chair for the symposium. In that case, you would enter the same person for each role. For each presenter an individual talk title is required and an individual abstract (50 words maximum) is optional.
      • At least one presenter of a symposium submission must be an APS Member at the time of the presentation.