Workshop Proposal  

Please include following guidelines/ requirements in your workshop proposal

• Workshop Title
• Purpose/ objective
• intended participants, activities, and outcomes
• Workshop facilitators and their affiliation(s) with short bio-sketches
• Relevance to main conference theme (and sub-themes, if any)
• 3-5 keywords/ phrases

(Note: Make sure (1) the world limit of your workshop proposal is 500-600 words, and (2) you complete your workshop activities in an hour and the half.)

Paper and Poster Presentations  

Please include following guidelines/ requirements in the abstract of your paper/ poster presentations

• A title, indicating the issues/subjects being discussed
• A brief context of the paper or poster showing a clear connection with the conference theme (and subthemes)
• Purpose of the presentation
• Key theories, approaches, and/or methodologies informing the study
• Possible implications
• 3-5 keywords/ phrases

(Note: Make sure the word limit of your abstract for paper and poster presentation is 350-500 words) 20 minutes (15 minutes for presentations and 5 minutes for questions) will be allocated for paper session. Dedicated poster sessions will be included within the program where presenters can discuss their work with interested participants.

Abstract/Proposal Selection

We expect diverse, innovative and creative presentations of the paper or poster. Please ensure your abstract meets these requirements:

1. Does the abstract title describe the subject being written about?
2. Does the abstract make a clear statement of the topic of the paper and the research question?
3. Does the abstract capture the interest of a potential reader of the paper?
4. Is the abstract well written in terms of language, grammar, etc.?
5. Does the abstract engage the reader by telling him/her what the paper is about and why they should read it?
6. Does the abstract say how the research was/is being undertaken?
7. Does the abstract indicate the value of the findings and to whom will they be of use?

Adapted from HELTASA2017 (i.e. http://heltasa.org.za/heltasa-conference-2017-dut-announced/ )