ESHS 14 to 17 September 2018 Call for Symposia


The organising committee of ESHS 2018 invite proposals for symposia to be held during the conference. Symposia may take a variety of forms, including a standard panel, a commented panel, or a roundtable (see below); other forms of symposium may be proposed, but organisers are advised to discuss their ideas with the programme coordinator, Frank James (fjames @ ri.ac.uk) in advance of submitting a formal proposal.

Standard panel
Four or five speakers in a 90-minute or 120-minute slot respectively. Each speaker presents and takes questions in their share of the session time one after another. The organiser may propose a chair for the symposium or have one allocated by the conference organisers; the chair may not be a speaker in the session. In addition to the symposium abstract, a paper abstract is required for each speaker.

Commented panel
Four speakers in a 120-minute slot. Each speaker presents one after another. A commentator nominated by the organiser offers a commentary on the papers after they have all been delivered. The session is then open to questions and discussion. The organiser should propose a commentator for the symposium and may propose a chair or have one allocated by the conference organisers. The chair may not be a speaker or commentator in the session. In addition to the symposium abstract, a paper abstract is required from each speaker, but not from the commentator.

Roundtable

Minimum of four speakers in a 90-minute slot. Each speaker makes a short opening statement on the roundtable theme; the session is then opened up to questions and discussion. The organiser may propose a chair for the roundtable, or have one allocated by the conference organisers; the chair may be one of the named participants in the roundtable. Roundtables are best reserved for discussion of professional issues and other topics that can be addressed through informal and personal reflection and discussion, rather than a formal academic presentation. A symposium abstract is required for a roundtable proposal, but paper abstracts from the speakers are not.