JALT2012 Online Submission Form

• As the contact person, you will receive all correspondence relating to the submission and conference.

Important: The contact person is not automatically included as a presenter. If you are presenting, be sure to list yourself in the presenter details section.

• As all correspondence from the program committee regarding your submission will be via email, please ensure you enter a correct working email address! We will be notifying presenters in early July with submission results. It is important you provide an email address you can access at this time, as presenters who do not confirm their intention to present by mid-August may be removed from the schedule. It is your responsibility to confirm your presentation by mid-August even if you are away from home or work.

• Indicate if you are a JALT member, your membership number and chapter. Your membership number can be found on the mailing label of the envelope The Language Teacher is posted in. Leave this blank if you do not know your number.

• Presenter(s): List all presenters below. Order names as you wish them to appear in a publication, moderator first if there is one.

• In proposing paper presentations, we suggest that you include no more than three individuals from any single institution.
• If you, as contact person, are also presenting, be sure to include your details here
• Do not include names of people who will not be attending the conference

• If there are additional presenters to those listed above, enter them here in the format:
Family Name; First Name; Professional Affiliation; JALT Member? (Y/N); Membership Number (if known)
[e.g., Suzuki; Taro; Tokyo University; Y; 1234].
One presenter per line; Don't forget the semi-colons to separate each value.

• To facilitate easier communication between presenters and attendees we will be listing contact email addresses for presenters in the conference handbook. If you would like an email address included with the other presentation details, please enter the address here. Note: One address only.

• If there are any days you cannot attend and present, please indicate below. While we will try to accommodate requests, we cannot guarantee presentations on specific days. Presenters who are unable to attend on specific days may need to be placed on the presenter waiting list and will be scheduled if and when a presentation slot becomes available.

• Will this presentation promote currently or soon-to-be commercially produced materials?

• The maximum length of the title is 50 characters including spaces.
All Titles must be in English.

• Presentations at the conference will be organized according to the interest areas below. Indicate BOTH (A) which learning or teaching context you are targeting AND (B) which content area you feel your presentation best fits.
Note that all Teaching Children context submsissions, if accepted, will be scheduled as part of the JALT Junior section of the conference.

• Note that only a limited number of long paper submissions can be accepted, depending on space available. Only those long papers rated highest in the selection process will be considered. Presenters may be asked to do a short paper instead.

At Hamamatsu we will have some smaller rooms that seat between 24 and 27. If you are interested in presenting in one of these rooms, please indicate so below. While we cannot make any guarantees, we will consider all requests when assigning rooms.

• Enter the main languages in which you will present

• The short summary will be used in the conference program (maximum of 75 words or 150 Japanese characters). Note: This is the only thing conference participants will be able to read in order to decide whether or not to go to your presentation.

• The abstract is what the vetting committee sees when rating presentation proposals. Aim for between 150 - 250 words. Anything under 150 words or over 250 words will be rejected.

• For your presentation, each room will be equipped with tables and chairs. Larger rooms will be provided with a microphone. If you wish to use other equipment, you may bring your own, or the following will be available for rental:

• Digital Projector (for computer display) - charged at 2,000 yen per presentation

Any other equipment, including cassette players and computers, speakers, and any special adapters, must be provided by you. Please note we cannot supply computers.

Please be aware that we cannot guarantee Internet access in any of the presentation rooms.

We will start accepting equipment requests following the notification of the acceptance of presentation proposals. Note that:

• Rental of a digital projector is charged at 2,000 yen per item per presentation.
• The equipment fees must be paid in addition to your conference registration.
• All equipment fees must be paid in full prior to the conference.