[MGSA-L] CALL FOR PAPERS: 27th MGSA SYMPOSIUM at YORK UNIVERSITY, TORONTO, CANADA, 13-16 October, 2022

[MGSA exec. director]

Important Deadlines:

January 15, 2022 ‐ Individual Abstract Submission.

January 31, 2022 ‐ Panel Submission Deadline.

January 31, 2022 ‐    Special Session (roundtable, workshop, or luncheon
brainstorming session) Proposal Submission Deadline.

Acceptances and rejections will be announced on *March 15, 2022*.

Deadlines for submissions are non-negotiable and final.

*All submissions will be made electronically through the forms linked
below. <https://mgsasymposium.org/cfp.html#is> No other means will be
recognized.*
The electronic forms for submission enforce the deadlines. They also
enforce a 350-word limit for individual or panel abstracts and a 500-word
limit for panel introductions and rationales.

It is suggested you write your abstract first and do a word count.

NB When you submit an abstract you will receive a confirmation email. If
you don't, kindly notify the webmaster. <mgsadata at gmail.com> Please ensure
that you submit the email address that you will continue to use and will
check regularly at the times when notifications and updates are sent out.

The forms for submitting proposals open in separate windows so that you may
refer back to this page if needs be.
Individual Paper Proposals

Individuals should submit abstracts electronically of up to 350 words
by January
15, 2022. The Program Committee will inform individuals of acceptances and
rejections by *March 15, 2022*.

Individual Submissions ▶ <https://mgsasymposium.org/forms/1.html>




Panel Proposals

The Panel Convener should submit a panel description of up to 500 words
electronically by January 31, 2022. The description should include the
panel topic and the connections between papers, along with the abstracts of
individual papers, which should not exceed 350 words each. The Program
Committee will inform panel conveners and individuals submitting abstracts
of acceptances and rejections by March 15, 2022. Panels will be reviewed
for the quality of the entire panel and individual papers. They may be
accepted or rejected in their entirety, or papers may be accepted
individually, depending on the quality of submissions

Panels may have no more than 4 participants. If the panel convener wishes
to include a commentator, then the commentator will be the 4th member of
the panel, introduced (but not identified) as a member in the panel
abstract. The abstract should provide the rationale for including a
commentator.

Panel descriptions and individual abstracts must adhere to the blind review
process. The convener of the panel will give the names and affiliations of
individual authors only where it is required in the electronic submission
and not in the panel or individual abstracts.

Panel Submissions ▶ <https://mgsasymposium.org/forms/2.html>




Proposals for Special Session
(Workshop, Luncheon Brainstorming Session)

The Special Session organizer should submit a description of the proposed
session (up to 500 words) electronically by January 31, 2022. Organizers of
special sessions are notified of the PC’s decision by May 1, 2022.

Special sessions are distinct from academic conference panels. They offer
an opportunity for presenters and audience to work through a question,
problem, new approach of pedagogical, practical, or theoretical interest,
or to think more broadly about trends in the field. Discussion with the
audience is a key component. Accordingly, the process of review is
different from that of submitting abstracts for academic panels: the
process is not blind, the proposal is for the entire session and does not
include individual abstracts, and proposals are reviewed after individual
and panel abstract submissions have been vetted.

NB: Only current MGSA members may propose special sessions. Organizers must
be aware that there is no guarantee of acceptance.

Special Session Proposals ▶ <https://mgsasymposium.org/forms/3.html>






General Guidelines and InformationAbstracts

Each paper abstract should explain briefly the scope and focus of the
proposed topic, methodology, research sources, and the broader significance
for its discipline and the field of Modern Greek Studies. All abstracts
should be written with an eye to clarity, coherence, quality, engagement
with existing literature, and the contribution to scholarly debate.

Abstracts should reflect original work that has not been previously
presented or announced in other venues, as this compromises the blind
review process.

No one may present more than one paper or serve as a presenter and
commentator or chair on the same panel.

Jointly authored abstracts and papers are welcome.
Review Process

Abstracts for individual papers and panels should not include the name(s)
of presenters. Compromise of the blind review process automatically
disqualifies the submission.

All submissions will be judged by the MGSA 2022 Symposium Program
Committee. No events will be scheduled that do not follow the submission
process or come directly from the Program Committee. All decisions of the
Committee are final.

While MGSA membership is not a requirement at the time of submitting a
paper or panel, being a member is required for those whose presentations
have been accepted.

While Symposium participants are expected to cover their own expenses, some
funding for graduate students and recent PhDs is available (see below
<https://mgsasymposium.org/cfp.html#grad>).

*Audio-visual*

The Local Arrangements Committee negotiates with the university/conference
center a package for AV that includes projector, screen, internet access,
VGA cable, sound, podium with microphone, and panelists' table with at
least one microphone.

Presenters must send an email notification to mgsa.org at gmail.com if they
need anything in addition to what is provided in the above package.
Allocation of Chairs

The Committee selects all chairs for the program, including panel chairs.
No panel member will serve as presenter and chair of the same panel. The
role of the chair is to keep time and guide discussion. The role of the
chair should not be confused with that of a commentator, who may be
included in the panel proposal as a panel member.
Notes

As per the call for papers, papers should be 20 minutes.  This will be
carefully controlled by the chair of the panel.  You are also kindly
requested to prepare the paper described in the abstract, as this is what
was accepted.

Papers can only be read in person.  No papers will be presented by proxy or
via Skype, Zoom, et al.
Graduate Student Grants

There is a small fund available to defray costs for participating graduate
students and recent graduates who are unemployed. The exact level of
funding that will be made available to graduate students will be announced
at a later date. Funding is contingent on timely registration and
application for funds with documentation of status.
Program Contact Information

Questions may be submitted with this contact form →
<https://mgsasymposium.org/contact.html>

or addressed to:

Dr. Vangelis Calotychos
MGSA Executive Director
mgsa.org at gmail.com
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