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2013 Annual Meeting Submission Information

The deadline for submitting proposals has now passed.

Requirements for individuals and organizers for the 2013 Annual Meeting are found in chronological order, below. Please review in advance of beginning your submission to ensure you have all the necessary information for your proposal. Please be mindful of important submission deadlines.


Requirements for Executive Session Submissions

Panel Submissions – Due February 8, 2013

Submissions consist of two sets of information. 

Organizers are responsible for submitting the first set: the session abstract (of no more than 500 words), keywords, length of session, anticipated attendance, presenter names and roles.  Organizers' membership must be current unless eligible for a membership exemption (anthropologists living outside of the US/Canada or non-anthropologists) and have registered for the 2013 Annual Meeting.  Organizers must submit this information by Noon EDT on  February 8, 2013.

Presenters are responsible for submitting the second set: their own individual abstracts (of no more than 250 words), paper title and keywords.  Organizers are NOT able to upload individual abstracts on behalf of presenters on the panel. Presenters must be current members unless eligible for a membership exemption (anthropologists living outside of the US/Canada or non-anthropologists) and have paid registration for the 2013 Annual Meeting in order to upload abstract information.  Presenters must submit this information by 5:00pm EDT on Monday, April 15, 2013.

Discussants and Chairs must be registered by the April 15, 2013 final deadline in order to appear on the 2013 Annual Meeting Program.

Roundtable Submissions – Due February 8, 2013

Organizers are responsible for submitting the session abstract (of no more than 500 words), keywords, length of session, anticipated attendance, and presenter names.  Organizers' membership must be current and must be registered for the 2013 Annual Meeting.

N.B.: Roundtable presenters do NOT submit individual abstracts. 

Roundtable presenters, and chairs must have a current membership or membership exemption (available only to anthropologists living outside the US/Canada or non-anthropologists) and must pay registration for the 2013 Annual Meeting by the final deadline of April 15, 2013 in order to appear on the program.


Requirements for Section Invited Submissions

Panel Submissions – Due March 15, 2013

Submissions consist of two sets of information. 

Organizers are responsible for submitting the first set: the session abstract (of no more than 500 words), keywords, length of session, anticipated attendance, presenter names and roles.  Organizers' membership must be current unless eligible for a membership exemption (anthropologists living outside of the US/Canada or non-anthropologists) and have registered for the 2013 Annual Meeting.  Organizers must submit this information by 5:00pm EDT on Friday, March 15, 2013.

Presenters are responsible for submitting the second set: their own individual abstracts (of no more than 250 words), paper title and keywords.  Organizers are NOT able to upload individual abstracts on behalf of presenters on the panel. Presenters must be current members unless eligible for a membership exemption (anthropologists living outside of the US/Canada or non-anthropologists) and have paid registration for the 2013 Annual Meeting in order to upload abstract information.  Presenters must submit this information by 5:00pm EDT on Friday, March 15, 2013.

Discussants and Chairs must be registered by the April 15, 2013 final deadline in order to appear on the 2013 Annual Meeting Program.

Roundtable Submissions – Due March 15, 2013

Organizers are responsible for submitting the session abstract (of no more than 500 words), keywords, length of session, anticipated attendance, and presenter names.  Organizers' membership must be current and must be registered for the 2013 Annual Meeting.  Organizers must submit this information by 5:00pm EDT on Friday, March 15, 2013.

N.B.: Roundtable presenters do NOT submit individual abstracts. 

Roundtable presenters, and chairs must have a current membership or membership exemption (available only to anthropologists living outside the US/Canada or non-anthropologists) and must pay registration for the 2013 Annual Meeting by the final deadline of April 15, 2013 in order to appear on the program.


Requirements for Installation Submissions

Installation Submissions – Due April 15, 2013

Organizers are responsible for submitting the session abstract (of no more than 500 words), keywords, length of session, anticipated attendance, presenter names and roles.  Organizers' membership must be current and have registered for the 2013 Annual Meeting.  Organizers must submit this information by 5:00pm EDT on Monday April 15, 2013.

Presenters must be registered by the April 15, 2013 final deadline in order to appear on the 2013 Annual Meeting Program.


Requirements for Volunteered Submissions

Panel & Poster Session Submissions – Due April 15, 2013

Submissions consist of two sets of information. 

Organizers are responsible for submitting the first set: the session abstract (of no more than 500 words), keywords, length of session, anticipated attendance, presenter names and roles.  Organizers' membership must be current and have registered for the 2013 Annual Meeting.  Organizers must submit this information by 5:00pm EDT on Monday, April 15, 2013.

Presenters are responsible for submitting the second set: their own individual abstracts (of no more than 250 words), paper title and keywords.  Organizers are NOT able to upload individual abstracts on behalf of presenters on the panel. Presenters must be current members unless eligible for a membership exemption (anthropologists living outside of the US/Canada or non-anthropologists) and have paid registration for the 2013 Annual Meeting in order to upload abstract information.  Presenters must submit this information by 5:00pm EDT on Monday, April 15, 2013.

Discussants and Chairs must be registered by the April 15, 2013 final deadline in order to appear on the 2013 Annual Meeting Program.

Roundtable Submissions – Due April 15, 2013

Organizers are responsible for submitting the session abstract (of no more than 500 words), keywords, length of session, anticipated attendance, and presenter names.  Organizers' membership must be current and must be registered for the 2013 Annual Meeting.  Organizers must submit this information by 5:00pm EDT on Monday, April 15, 2013.

N.B.: Roundtable presenters do NOT submit individual abstracts. 

Roundtable presenters, and chairs must have a current membership or membership exemption (available only to anthropologists living outside the US/Canada or non-anthropologists) and must pay registration for the 2013 Annual Meeting by the final deadline of April 15, 2013 in order to appear on the program.

Individual Paper or Poster Submissions

Presenters are responsible for uploading their individual paper or poster submission online.  The submission must include the presentation title, abstract (of no more than 250 words), keywords, and co-authors (if applicable). Presenters must be current members unless eligible for a membership exemption (anthropologists living outside of the US/Canada or non-anthropologists) and have paid registration for the 2013 Annual Meeting by 5:00pm EDT, Monday, April 15, 2013.


Program Contact Information
Communications about the program theme should be addressed to the 2013 program chairs   2013aaaprogramchairs@gmail.com. Please refer all other annual meeting questions to Jason G Watkins, or Carla Fernandez of the AAA and Sections Meeting Department at aaameetings@aaanet.org or (703) 528-1902.


2013 Proposal Deadlines

February 8
Deadline for executive session proposals
February 15
Online abstract submission system opens for all proposals
March 1
Decisions on executive sessions announced
March 15
Proposal deadline for section invited sessions and public policy forums
April 4
Results of section invited session proposals announced
April 15
Proposal deadline for volunteered sessions, individual paper proposals, poster presentations, installations and special events. To be included in the 2013 AAA Annual Meeting program, participants must be registered by this date.

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