Call for papers - Early Childhood Australia National Conference

Call for papers

The Call for Papers for the Early Childhood Australia National Conference is now open. It will close 5pm, Wednesday 29 February 2012. To make your submission, click here

For more information, please contact the conference secretariat on 02 6242 1800 or conference@earlychildhood.org.au or download the Application to Present.

Terms & Conditions

If you are selected to present at the conference, you agree to the following terms and conditons:

With your permission your presentation may be recorded (audio or visual) and may be used for example, on the ECA website to be downloaded by interested people.
Acknowledgement of the Indigenous people in the area and the country on which the conference is held at the start of your presentation/workshop. These words will be provided for you at the conference.
Availability for some media comment about the conference.
Presenters must register for the day on which they are presenting at the conference.
Presenters must be available to speak at any time during the conference.
Presenters may be asked to repeat their session if it proves to be popular.

Posters presentations

A highlight in this year's conference will be the space and time dedicated to poster presentations. Presenting a poster is different to giving a talk or presenting a paper. The aim of the poster is to give an outline of an idea, research or piece of work that tells a story and stimulates interest and conversation. It is a great way for people to exchange ideas.

We have developed an electronic template to help with constructing the poster–however, it is only a suggestion and posters can be arranged in many ways. Using the electronic template is a simple process and will allow presenters to arrange their information easily. The template and instructions can be found here.

Posters will be organised into groups of three, according to themes. Each group of three will have 45 minutes to present their poster, with each presentation lasting 15 minutes. Presentations will consist of 10 minutes of discussing the poster, followed by five minutes of question time. To make your poster presentation submission, click here.

Submissions for poster presentations will close 30 March 2012.