Oral Presentation and posters

Oral presentations will be 15 minutes + 3 minutes for questions.  Oral sessions are 90 minutes, with five papers per session. A chair appointed by the Scientific Committee will introduce the speakers and manage the time. The posters will be placed on display boards in the foyer of the conference venue. The posters will be sorted alphabetically by last name. The presenter should be present at the poster during coffee breaks on Wednesday 6 December and Thursday 7 December for questions and discussions.

An oral paper presentation may be authored by an individual or by a group. If you are unable to find a suitable theme to submit your proposal under the themes then please just use the ‘Other’ category. The submitted abstract should be 300 words or less. Instructions for how to structure an abstract is provided below. In cases where there is more than one author, one person should log in and define themselves as Author 1, and then add all the other authors as Author 2, Author 3, … Author n (n = total number of participants in the paper). Author 1 will be responsible for completing the online form including selecting the main theme and sub-theme. Author 1 will be the person with whom we communicate, and it is their responsibility to liaise with the other named authors.

Symposiums

Symposiums are 90 minutes sessions that include between three and five papers addressing a common theme. Each symposium has a named Chair/Convenor who is responsible for ensuring that the contributors attend the conference. Presenters in a symposium will have between 15 and 25 minutes, depending on the number of papers. The Chair/Convenor is responsible for introducing and closing the session, managing the use of time within the session and to make sure that there is sufficient time for questions and discussion.

One person is responsible for submitting the following (all in one document):

• An abstract (maximum 300 words) that describes the theme of the symposium or round table;
• The shorter abstracts for each of the papers included in the proposed symposium or round table (maximum 150 words for each contribution with name of the author, title of the presentation and content).

The length should not exceed 800 words in total.

One person should log in and define themselves as Author 1, and then add all the other authors as Author 2, Author 3, … Author n (n = total number of participants in the symposium or round table). Author 1 will be responsible for completing the online form including selecting the main theme and sub-theme for the symposium. Author 1 will be responsible for uploading the symposium overview abstract and the abstracts for each of the included papers (all in one paper). Author 1 will be the person with whom we communicate, and it is their responsibility to liaise with the other named authors. 

Workshop

A workshop is a 90 minute session involving interactive learning and the dissemination of training and/or skills, rather than an extended lecture. Workshop organizers will be responsible for introducing themselves and managing time. Workshop organizers decide how much time each speaker will have. Please ensure that there is sufficient time for questions and discussion.

For a workshop one person should submit an abstract of 300 words including a description of the content and how it will be delivered (pedagogical methods, etc.) emphasizing the interactive aspects. In cases where there is more than one author, one person should log in and define themselves as Author 1, and then add all the other authors as Author 2, Author 3, … Author n (n = total number of participants involved in delivering the workshop). Author 1 will be responsible for completing the online form including selecting the main theme and sub-theme. Author 1 will the person with whom we communicate, and it is their responsibility to liaise with the other named authors.

Instructions for the structure of abstracts

ANZSOC conference encourages presentations by practitioners and policy makers, as well as researchers. The submission system does not divide between presentations relating to practice, policy or research, so here are some tips about how you can structure your abstract depending on the focus: 

For presentations about practice or policy state: 

• Background and purpose of the practice or policy initiative;
• A summary of the main points of the practice or policy initiative and any innovative elements;
• Conclusions from and implications of the learning for practice, policy or further research.

 If you are presenting results of research:

• Background and purpose of the study: description of the problem, research question(s) and/or hypotheses;
• Methods: study design, sampling, data collection and approaches to analysis;
• Findings: a select few because of the time limit;
• Conclusions and implications: description of the main outcome(s) of the study and implications for practice, policy or further research.

Review criteria include:

• Overall quality of the abstract or research
• Clarity & soundness of the abstract
• Significance of contribution
• Relevance to conference themes
• Relationship to key issues within Criminology
• The abstract provides new and useful information and adds to current knowledge
• Contemporary issue which is Interesting / Innovative / Different

 We will review all potential presentations and respond to submissions by July 2023.  

    Deadline for abstract submissions was midnight on the 31 May 2023