The Call for the 2018 APA Convention has been posted and can be accessed at the following site: http://www.apa.org/convention/proposals.aspx. We wanted to share some important deadlines and to explain the difference between Collaborative Programming and Divisional Programming.

Important Dates:

  • October 13, 2017: Deadline for Collaborative Program Submissions by 5pm EST
  • December 1, 2017: Deadline for submitting standard convention proposals to Divisions by 5pm EST

A breakdown of deadlines and opportunities to contribute may be found here.

Collaborative Programs

  • Convention chairs from different divisions are actively working with each other to have members develop proposals on cross-cutting issues.
  • Although not required, please contact the 2018 Convention Chair, Nate von der Embse (natev@usf.edu), to indicate if you plan to submit a collaborative proposal so we can arrange enough reviewers, for any assistance with the structure and content of the proposal, or to coordinate with other division members.
  • The following criteria will be considered with collaborative proposals:
    • Only 1 or 2 hour proposals that are collaborative will be considered
    • At least 2 participants must be included in the session
    • Innovative formats encouraged
    • Programs integrating psychological science and practice encouraged
    • Submitters need to identify at least 2 and no more than 7 potential collaborating Divisions relevant to the proposal content. All collaborating divisions will evaluate proposals.
  • Proposals need to designate a Primary Division and be submitted through APA’s convention website: http://www.apa.org/convention/proposals.aspx
  • Proposals that are not forwarded by the divisions listed or accepted by APA central programming will be returned for consideration to the PRIMARY division listed.
  • A collaborative proposal tutorial may be found here.

Proposal Format For Submissions to the Division (not Collaborative)

Division 16 will be accepting proposals for symposia and posters. The deadline for submission is December 1st.  We are strongly encouraging submitters to request to be considered for CE credits. For all submissions, in order to be considered for continuing education (CE) credits, the submitter MUST select the option. We ask that everyone mark this option as many attendees look for sessions available for CEs (APA makes the final decision for assigning sessions to CEs).