Panels Submission Guidelines

Panel sessions provide an opportunity for expert panel members to present their views on a specific topic and then to discuss these views among themselves and with the audience. Panel sessions run for 75 minutes. Usually a panel session starts with a brief introduction of the panel topic and the participants, followed by short presentations by the panelists giving their views. The session must allow sufficient opportunity (about 30 minutes) for an interactive question and answer period involving both the panelists and the audience. The number of participants in a panel is limited to 4, including the moderator, to allow sufficient time for audience questions

Important Dates

  • Panel Submission deadline: Friday, September 10, 2004
  • Author Notification: Monday, November 8, 2004
  • Camera-ready copy due to Publications Editor: Wednesday, December 1, 2004

Proposal Format

The panel proposal is limited to two (2) pages that conform to the panels section of the SIGCSE 2005 Publication Guidelines with the following modifications and exceptions:

  • Do not include an abstract. Instead, the first section should be titled Summary and should provide a summary of the panel written by the moderator.

  • Subsequent sections should contain the position statements of each panelist. Title each section by identifying the author.

  • References where appropriate are encouraged, but not required. If they are included, they should be placed in a separate section titled References and should follow the formatting guidelines.

Panel proposal review is not blind. Criteria used in reviewing the proposals include the likely level of interest of the topic, the presence of panel members with multiple perspectives on the topic, and the likelihood that the panel will leave sufficient time for audience participation.

Electronic Submissions (requires Netscape / IE 3.0 or higher):

Step 1: Write your panel summary using the format specified above.

Step 2: Convert your panel summary into Adobe PDF format. Refer to our Preparing PDF page for help if needed.

Step 3: Submit the PDF document using the online Panel Submission Form. Please do not wait until the last minute to submit your documents because that is when everyone else will be connecting to our server!

Step 4: Make note of the submission ID number and password assigned to your submission. You will receive an e-mail message confirmation.

Step 5: After receiving confirmation, go to the Author Verification Form to review your submission for accuracy. Warning! Several authors have reported problems viewing their PDF files using Internet Explorer. If you experience similar problems, you might want to try another browser such as Netscape or try to download the file and use Acrobat Reader directly.

Questions? Please contact:

Susan Rodger, Panels and Special Sessions Chair
rodger@cs.duke.edu